Curriculum Vitae
Sayeed Ikramuddin, M.D.

Education and Training
Appointment and Positions
Certification and Licensure
Professional Organizations
Service
Teaching
Grant Support
Published Articles
Published Abstracts
Book Chapters and Guest Editorships
Lectures/Courses

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

Undergraduate:
1984-1988 Union College, Schenectady, NY B.S. 1988 Biology/History

Graduate:
7/86-6/90 Albany Medical College M.D. 1990 Medicine
Albany, NY

Post-graduate:
7/90-6/91 Department of Surgery Surgical Intern/John Aust, MD
SUNY Health Sciences Center
Syracuse, NY

7/91-6/92 Department of Surgery Surgical Resident/John Halverson, MD
SUNY Health Sciences Center
Syracuse, NY

7/92-6/93 Department of Surgery Surgical Research Fellow/
SUNY Health Sciences Center Division of Transplantation
Syracuse, NY Diane Tice, PhD

7/93-6/94 Department of Surgery Surgical Resident/John Halverson, MD
SUNY Health Sciences Center
Syracuse, NY

7/94-6/96 Department of Surgery Chief Resident Surgery/John Aust, MD
SUNY Health Sciences Center
Syracuse, NY

7/96-6/97 Department of Surgery Fellow in Advanced Laparoscopic

Ohio State University Surgery/W. Scott Melvin, MD
Columbus, Ohio

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APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS:

Academic:

11/97 – 1/98 Visiting Instructor in Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Surgery

2/98 – 6/98 Instructor in Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Surgery

7/98 – 9/01 Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Surgery

10/01 – present Associate Professor of Surgery

Co-Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Director of Gastrointestinal Surgery
University of Minnesota Medical School
Department of Surgery

Non-Academic:

2/98-8/01 Chief of General Surgery
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Pittsburgh, PA
2/98-10/01 Active Staff

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
Pittsburgh, PA
3/99-2/03 Active Staff

UPMC Beaver Valley / Aliquippa Community Hospital
Aliquippa, PA
11/01-Present Active Staff

University of Minnesota Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
7/04-Present Operating Privileges

Regions Hospital
St. Paul, MN

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CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

American Board of Surgery, certified 9/16/98

State of Minnesota

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS)
The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
American College of Surgeons – Fellow, 2003
Central Surgical Association, 2004
Minnesota Surgical Society
The Engineer’s Club of Minneapolis, Honorary Member

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SERVICE:

Editorial Board: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Bariatric Surgery Task Force, Chairman, SAGES
Communications Committee, Chairman, ASBS
Research and Education Committees, SAGES
Education Committee of the Residency Review Committee for General Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. 1/98 to 10/01
Chairman, Transfusion Committee, VA Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 10/99 to 10/00
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, University of Pittsburgh, 3/99 to 2000
Member of the National Faculty for Bariatric Surgery, sponsored by the American College of Surgeons, 2004-present
Member of the Bariatric Surgery Review Committee for the Surgical Review Corporation, 2004-present

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TEACHING:

University of Minnesota, Department of Surgery CME Course: Advances in Hepatic, Biliary, and Pancreatic Surgery, Minneapolis, MN, June 12-15, 2002.

Instructor, Surgery Proctorship, The University Hospital, Syracuse, NY, July 2-3, 2002.

Faculty for CME course - "Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Course."  Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, July 29-30, 2002.

University of Minnesota Medical School’s 65th Annual Colon and Rectal Surgery: Principles and Practice 2002, Minneapolis, MN, September, 2002.

Instructor, "Essentials & Techniques in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Postgraduate Course." Columbia University, New York, NY; November 14, 2002.

“Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Outcomes and Complications.” Conference: Laparoscopic Surgery for Morbid Obesity, New York City, NY, December 12, 2002.

Video session: “Lap Gastric Bypass – How I Do It.”  Conference: Laparoscopic Surgery for Morbid Obesity, New York City, NY, December 12, 2002.

Course Director, U.S. Surgical Fellowship Course, Norwalk, CT, February 6-7, 2003.

Guest Faculty, "Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity" University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine sponsored seminar, Lake Tahoe, NV, February 18-22, 2003.

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity course, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, October 2, 2003.

Guest Faculty, “Masters Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Workshop,” University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, November 21, 2003.

Guest Faculty, "Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity" University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine sponsored seminar, Whistler, British Columbia, February 19-21, 2004.

Associate Chair and Faculty: Bariatric Surgery Primer Postgraduate Course, American College of Surgeons Spring Meeting, Boston, MA, April 26-27, 2004.

Associate Chair and Faculty: Bariatric Surgery Primer Postgraduate Course, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, New Orleans, LO, October 12-13, 2004.

Faculty for the “Internal Medicine Review & Update” course, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, October 15, 2004.

Faculty for the USS Fellows Bariatric Program in Norwalk, CT, November 11, 2004.

Associate Chair and Faculty: Contemporary Bariatric Surgery Postgraduate Course, American College of Surgeons Spring Meeting, Hollywood, FL, April 17-18, 2005.

Faculty for ASBS sponsored course: Approaches to Bariatric Revision Surgery, San Francisco, CA, April 21-22, 2005.

“Bariatric Surgery in Children,” Topics and Advances in Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School CME Course, Minneapolis, MN, June 9, 2005.

“Current Status of Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery,” Advances in Gastrointestinal and GI Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School CME Course, Minneapolis, MN, June 16, 2005.

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GRANT SUPPORT:

09/03 – 10/06, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
“Safety and Efficacy of the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band (SAGB)”

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PUBLISHED ARTICLES:

1. Burgess RC, Ikramuddin S. Compartment syndrome of the upper extremity. J Kentucky Med Assoc 1990; 88(3):126-8.

2. Ikramuddin S, Bruch D, Halverson JD, Tice D. Antibodies to the adhesion molecule VLA-4 enhance small bowel allograft survival in rats. Surg Forum 1994; 45:409.

3. Tice DG, Bruch D, Ikramuddin S. Anti-VLA-4 and cyclosporine synergistically prolong rat heterotopic small bowel allografts. Transplantation Proceedings. 1996; 28(5):2496.

4. Ikramuddin S, Melvin WS. Chronic pancreatitis. Current Diagnosis and Treatment. Medical Update for Psychiatrists 1997; 3(1):1-6.

5. Ikramuddin S, Lucus J, Ellison EC, Schirmer WJ, Melvin WS. Detection of aerosolized cells during carbon dioxide laparoscopy. J Gastrointest Surg 1998; 2(6):580-3.

6. Schauer PR, Ikramuddin S, McLaughlin RH, Graham TO, Slivka A, Lee KK, Schraut WH, Luketich JD. Comparison of laparoscopic versus open repair of paraesophageal hernia. Am J Surg 1998; 176(6):659-65.

7. Ikramuddin S, Ludetich JD, Nguyen NT, Schauer PR. Reoperative laparoscopic anti-refluc surgery.  Surgical Endoscopy 1999; 13:S40-S11.

8. Nguyen NT, Luketich JD, Shurin MR, Tran Q, Ravid J, Ikramuddin S, Schauer PR. The effect of open and laparoscopic surgery on cellular immunity in a swine model. Surgical Endoscopy 1999; 9:176-180.

9. Schauer PR, Ikramuddin S, Gourash WF. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case report at one-year follow-up. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 1999; 9(1):101-106.

10. Schauer PR, Ikramuddin S, Luketich JD. Minilaparoscopy. Seminars in Laparoscopic Surgery 1999; 6(1):21-31.

11. Schauer PR, Ikramuddin S.  Laparoscopic bariatric surgery.  Surgical Prospectus 1999; 2:1-15.

12. Nguyen NT, Luketich JD, Friedman DM, Ikramuddin S, Schauer PR. Pulmonary embolism following laparoscopic antireflux surgery: a case report and review of the literature. JSLS: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 1999; 3(2):149-53.

13. Schauer PR, Ikramuddin S, Gourash W, Ramanathan R, Luketich J. Outcomes after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity. Ann Surg 2000; 232(4):515-529.

14. Schauer PR, Ikramuddin S. Laparoscopic surgery for severe obesity. Problems in General Surgery 2000; 17(2):39-54.

15. Luketich JD, Fernando HC, Christie NA, Buenaventura PO, Keenan RJ, Ikramuddin S, Schauer PR. Outcomes after minimally invasive esophagomyotomy. Ann Thoracic Surg 2001; 72(6):1909-1912.

16. Schauer P, Hamad G, Ikramuddin S. Surgical management of gastroesophageal reflux disease in obese patients. Sem Laparoscopic Surg 2001; 8(4):256-264.

17. Schauer PR, Ikramuddin S. Laparoscopic surgery for morbid obesity. Surgical Clinics of North America. 2001; 81(5):1145-1179.

18. Posner M, Hamad G, and Ikramuddin S. Cystadenoma of the Appendix Presenting after Previous Remote Appendectomy.  Surgical Rounds. 2001; 24(4):201-203.

19. Avisar E, Ikramuddin S, Edington H. Thoracoscopic internal maammery sentinel node biopsy: an animal model of a new technique.  J Surg Res 2002; 106:254-257.

20. Blachar A, Federle MP, Pealer KM, Ikramuddin S, Schauer PR. Gastrointestinal complications of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: clinical and imaging findings. Radiology 2002; 223(3):625-632.

21. Fernando HC, Luketich JD, Christie NA, Ikramuddin S, Schauer PR.  Outcomes of laparoscopic Toupet compared to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. Surg Endoscopy 2002; 16:905-908.

22. Fernando HC, Schauer PR, Rosenblatt M, Wald A, Buenaventura P, Ikramuddin S, Luketich JD. Quality of life after antireflux surgery compared with nonoperative management for severe gastroesophageal reflux disease. J Amer Coll Surg 2002; 194(1):23-27.

23. Freeza EE, Ikramuddin S, Gourash W, Rakitt T, Kingston A, Luketich J, Schauer P. Symptomatic improvement in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Endoscopy 2002; 16:1027-1031.

24. Frezza EE, Ikramuddin S, Gourash, Schauer P. Laparoscopic resection of a large periadrenal nonmalignant pheochromocytoma. Surg Endoscopy 2002; 16:358-363.

25. Luketich JD, Fernando HC, Christie NA, Buenaventura PO, Ikramuddin S, Schauer PR. Outcomes after minimally invasive re-operation for gastroesophageal reflux disease.  Ann Thoracid Surg 2002; 74:332.

26. Buchwald H, Ikramuddin S. Introduction to supplement: Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in Bariatric Surgery: An Overview of the LAP-BAND.  Amer J Surg (Suppl) 2002; 184:S1-3.

27. Schauer P, Ikramuddin S, Hamad G, Gourash W.  The learning curve for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is 100 cases.  Surg Endosc 2003; 17:212-15.

28. Stanford A, Glascock JM, Eid GM, Kane T, Ford HR, Ikramuddin S, Schauer P.  Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese adolescents.  J Ped Surg 2003; 38:430-3.

29. Hamad GG, Ikramuddin S, Gourash WF, Schauer PR.  Elective cholecystectomy during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Is it worth the wait? Obes Surg 2003; 13:76-81.

30. Schauer PR, Burguera B, Ikramuddin S, Cottam D, Gourash W, Hamad G, Eid GM, Mattar S, Ramanathan R, Luketich J, Barinas-Mitchel E, Rao RH, Kuller L, Kelley D.  Effect of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on type 2 diabetes mellitus.  Ann Surg 2003; 238:467-84.

31. Eid GM. Prince JM. Mattar SG. Hamad G. Ikramuddin S. Schauer PR. Medium-term follow-up confirms the safety and durability of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with PTFE. Surgery 2003; 134(4):599-603.

32. Schauer PR. Ikramuddin S. Hamad G. Eid GM. Mattar S. Cottam D. Ramanathan R. Gourash W. Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: current technique. J Laparoendo Adv Surg Tech. Part A. 2003; 13(4):229-39.

33. Ahmad J, Martin J, Ikramuddin S, Schauer P, Slivka A. Endoscopic balloon dilation of gastroenteric anastomotic stricture after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Endoscopy 2003; 35(9):725-8.

34. Fowler DL, Bailey RW, Ikramuddin S, Wexner SD.  More than a numbers game: credentialing for minimally invasive procedures.  Contemp Surg 2004; 60(3):103-12.

35. Hoang CD, Bakman YG, Ikramuddin S, Maddaus MA. Situs inversus totalis: giant hiatal hernia repair by laparoscopic Collis gastroplasty and Nissen fundoplication.  Surg Endosc 2004; 18:345-349.

36. Eid GM, Mattar SG, Hamad G, Ikramuddin S, Schauer PR. Repair of ventral hernias in morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass should not be deferred.  Surg Endosc 2004; 18:207-210.

37. Barnett SJ, Stanley C, Hanlon M, Acton R, Saltzman DA, Ikramuddin S, Buchwald H.  Long term follow-up and the role of surgery in adolescents with morbid obesity.  SOARDS, in press, 2005.

38. Schauer PR, Ikramuddin S, Gourash WF, Fernstrom M, Sanders M. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: initial results.  J Gastrointest Surg, in press.

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PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS:

1. DBA/2 to CS7BL2 Subcutaneous Small Bowel Allografts Rave Prolonged Survival with Anti-VLA-4 Immunosuppression Ninth International Congress of Immunology San Francisco, CA 1994

2. Anti-VlA-4+ CsA Synergistically Prolong Rat Heterotopic Small Bowel Transplant. Fourth international symposium on Small Bowel Transplantation, October 1994

3. Anti VLA-4 Immunosuppression in Two Rat Small Bowel Transplantation Models. FASEB Journal. April 1996

4. Schauer PR, Ikramuddin S, Gourash WF. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Initial Results A-579 Digestive Diseases Week. May 17-20. 1998  New Orleans, LA

5. Schauer PR, Ikramuddin S, Gourash WF. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Initial Results. A-579 Digestive Diseases Week. 1998 Surgical Endoscopy 12(5)521

6. Schauer PR, Ikramuddin S, Nguyen N, Luketich JD. Mini Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery. Surgical Endoscopy 1998:12(5)567

7. Ikramuddin S, Luketich JD, Nguyen N, Schauer PR.  Reoperative Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery. Surgical Endoscopy 1998:12(5):567

8. Ikramuddin S, Melvin WS, Oglesbee M, Ellison EC.  Laparoscopic Clip Application to the Common Bile Duct Results in Time Dependent Stricture Formation. 1998 Surgical Endoscopy 12(5):521

9. Ikramuddin S, Gourash WF, Nguyen N, Luketich JD, Schauer PR.  Mini Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is a Safe Alternative to the Standard Laparoscopic Approach. Surgical Endoscopy 1998:12(5):504

10. Schauer PR, Ikramuddin S, Gourash W, Panzak G. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for super-morbid obesity. 1999 Digestive Disease Week, 41st Annual SSAT meeting, 1999.

11. Hamad GG, Ikramuddin S, Posner MG, Lee KKW, Schraut WH, Schauer PR. Minimally invasive resection of gastric stromal tumors.  42nd Annual SSAT meeting, May 2001.

12. Hamad GG, Fernando HC, Ikramuddin S, Posner MG, Luketich JD, Schauer PR. Paraesophageal hernia in young adults. 42nd Annual SSAT meeting, May 2001.

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BOOKS AND GUEST EDITORSHIPS:

Buchwald H, Ikramuddin S. Guest Editors, Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in Bariatric Surgery: An Overview of the LAP-BAND.  Amer J Surg Suppl, vol 184, December 2002.

Inabnet W, DeMaria E, Ikramuddin S.  Editors, “Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery”; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.

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LECTURES/COURSES:

“Stapling techniques in LGBP.” SAGES, St. Louis, MO, April 19, 2001

"Laparoscopy in the morbidly obese (including pneumoperitoneum).” SAGES, St. Louis, MO, April 19, 2001

“Laparoscopic two-thirds gastrectomy for arterial adenocarcinoma.” American College of Surgeons, Motion Picture Session, October 9, 2001.

“Splenectomy for malignancy,” University of Minnesota Continuation Course: Advances in Hepatic, Biliary, and Pancreatic Surgery, Minneapolis, MN, June 12-15, 2002.

“Laparoscopic pancreatic resections,” University of Minnesota Continuation Course: Advances in Hepatic, Biliary, and Pancreatic Surgery, Minneapolis, MN, June 12-15, 2002.

“The gastrojejunal anastomosis – available techniques and how to perform them. Is one technique superior to another?” MIS Center Course, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, July 29, 2002.

“Minimally invasive surgery: the 21st Century comes to the OR” University of Minnesota Medical School’s 65th Annual Colon and Rectal Surgery: Principles and Practice 2002, Minneapolis, MN, September 14, 2002.

“Minimally Invasive Surgery.” Invited guest on Fairview HealthWise radio feature, Minneapolis, MN, October 13, 2002.

“Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery.”  East Metro AORN sponsored presentation at the Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Minneapolis, MN, October 28, 2002.

“Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Outcomes and Complications.” Conference: Laparoscopic Surgery for Morbid Obesity, New York City, NY, December 12, 2002.

Video session: “Lap Gastric Bypass – How I Do It.”  Conference: Laparoscopic Surgery for Morbid Obesity, New York City, NY, December 12, 2002.

“A Minimally Invasive Solution for Type 2 Diabetes.” City-Wide Conference in Endocrinology and Diabetes, Minneapolis, MN, January 9, 2003. Moderator for the SAGES Scientific Session, Los Angeles, CA, March 14, 2003.

“History of bariatric surgery.” SAGES 2003 Nurses’ Course, Los Angeles, CA, March 15, 2003.

“Energy metabolism and the biochemistry of morbid obesity.” Lecture at the Bariatric Surgery Primer Postgraduate Course at the Spring Meeting of ACS, New York, NY, April 15, 2003.

“Bariatric surgery complications and their management.” Lecture at the Bariatric Surgery Primer Postgraduate Course at the Spring Meeting of ACS, New York, NY, April 15, 2003.

“The 21st century operating room.”  University of Minnesota Continuation Course: Minimally Invasive Approaches in Surgical Oncology, Minneapolis, MN, April 29, 2003.

“Laparoscopic adrenalectomy.”  67th Annual Department of Surgery University of Minnesota Continuation Course: Advances in Breast Endocrine, and Cancer Surgery. Minneapolis, MN, June 12, 2003.

“The disease of morbid obesity: epidemiology and comorbidities.”  Essentials in Bariatric Surgery Session, 20th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Boston, MA, June 18, 2003.

“Minimally Invasive Surgery: Where are we now? Where are we going?” 66th Annual Colon and Rectal Surgery: Principles and Practice Course 2003.  Minneapolis, MN, September 4, 2003.

“Bariatric Surgery, Cure or Curse?  6th Annual Diabetes Update 2003.  Superior, WI, September 25, 2003.

“Peristomal hernia repairs.” Invited lecturer at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, November 12, 2003.

“Gastric bypass surgery for obesity.”  Fairview Ridges CME conference, January 23, 2004.

“Bariatric surgery and comorbidities.” 9th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Cancun, Mexico, February 2, 2004.

“Mechanisms of surgically induced weight loss.”  9th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Cancun, Mexico, February 4, 2004.

“Surgical Indications, Methods and Results,” Nutrition Week, Las Vegas, NV, February 8, 2004.

“Redo Nissen fundoplication,” Cleveland Clinic’s 3rd Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium, Coral Gables, FL, February 16, 2004.

“Laparoscopic techniques for revisional surgery,” Cleveland Clinic’s 3rd Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium, Coral Gables, FL, February 17, 2004.

“Gastric bypass burgery,” Minnesota Dietetic Association Annual Meeting, Mankato, MN, April 29, 2004.

“Laparoscopic & robotic bariatric surgery.” University of Minnesota Mechanical Engineering’s yearly course, Minneapolis, MN, April 8, 2004.

“Gastric restrictive procedures: VBG and laparoscopic adjustable banding.” American Society for Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 14, 2004.

“Adjustable gastric banding and VBG – open vs laparoscopic.” American Society for Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 14, 2004.

“Laparoscopic Colectomy: Is there a robot in your future?” University of Minnesota, Colon and Rectal Surgery: Principles and Practice, CME Course, Minneapolis, MN, September 9, 2004.

“Bariatric surgery overview,” “Bariatric surgery: making it work,” American College of Physicians, 2004 South Dakota/Wyoming Chapters Scientific Meeting, Spearfish, SD, September 10, 2004.

Visiting Professor, Division of Gastroenterologic and General Surgery at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, September 13, 2004.

“Surgery for reflux,” “Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy – USA Experience,” and Keynote Speaker “Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery,” at the Surgery of the 21st Century symposium at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 20-22, 2004.

“Bariatric Surgery: An Overview and Outcomes,” and “Colorectal Surgery: Is There a Robot in Your Future?” Arab Health Congress 2005, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 14, 2005.

“New Technologies in the MIS Operating Room,” 2005 Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium, Squaw Valley, CA, February 25, 2005.

“Postoperative Care (nutritional management, support group),” “GERD in the Obese: Bypass vs. Nissen,” Bariatric Postgraduate Course at SAGES Annual Meeting, Hollywood, FL, April 13, 2005.

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