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Bariatrics

Publication Title		Citation
Reducing Costs with Hand-Sewn Gastrojejunostomy During Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity		JSLS, 2002, 6(3):248
Reducing Costs with Hand-Sewn Gastrojejunostomy During Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity		Am Surg, 2002, 68(7) 640-3
Should Cholecystectomy be a Routine Part of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass for Obesity: A Cost Analysis		Surg Endosc, 2002, 16 (Suppl 1): S243
Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity in Patients 50 Years or Older. Is Laparoscopic Technique Safer?		Amer Surgeon, 2003, 68(7): 640-643
Preoperative Factors Predictive of Complicated Postoperative Management After Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass For Morbid Obesity		Surg Endosc, 2003, 17(10):1900-4
Gastrojejunostomy During Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Analysis of Three Techniques		Archives of Surgery, 2003, 138: 181-184
The Effects of Gastric Surgery on Systemic Ghrelin Levels in the Morbidly Obese		Arch Surg, 2004, 139:780-784
Extensive Preoperative Testing is not Necessary in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass		J Gastrointestinal Surg, 2004, 8(2): 159-165
Laparoscopic Revision of Bariatric Procedure: Is it Feasible?		Amer Surgeon, 2005, 71(1):6-10
Invited Presentations/Lectures/Courses	Date	Meeting/Course
Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery	03/99	Carolinas Medical Center Handoscopy Course, Charlotte, NC
Gastric Bypass is the Best Bariatric Procedure and may be Performed Laparoscopically	10/99	Annual Meeting of ACS, Orlando, FL
Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity	03/00	12th Annual Diabetes Update – New Solutions
Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic VBG	04/00	SAGES 2000
Bariatric Surgical Update	04/00	Obesity Update 2000
Surgical Alteration of GI Anatomy: The Cure to Morbid Obesity?	09/00	SGNA Annual Meeting, Pine Mountain, GA
(1) Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders after Weight Loss Surgery, (2) Weight Loss Surgery in the High Risk Patient – Monitoring and Intra-op Management	02/01	MIS for GERD & Obesity, Snowbird, UT
Laparoscopic Bariatric Procedures	03/01	North Carolina Telemedicine Course, Multiple Sites
Laparoscopic Weight Loss Surgery – Postoperative Care and Long Term Follow Up	04/01	SAGES Annual Meeting, St Louis, MI
Gastrojejunal Stricture Following Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass	05/01	SSAT 2001
(1) Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass – The Emory Experience, (2) Weight Loss Surgery – Other MIS Alternatives	02/02	Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, Dallas, TX
Preoperative Factors Predictive of Complicated Postoperative Management After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity	02/02	ACS Forum
(1) Nutritional Management after Weight Loss Surgery, (2) Strategies for Managing the Large Liver during Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, (3) Nutritional Management after Weight Loss Surgery	02/02	MIS GERD & Obesity, Breckenridge, CO
Cost Analysis of Management of Gallbladder in Obesity and WLS	04/02	SAGES Annual Meeting
(1) What’s Hot in Anti-Obesity Surgery, (2) Reducing Costs with Hand-Sewn Gastrojejunostomy During Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity	09/02	Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 11th International Congress and Endo Expo., New Orleans, LA
Bariatric Surgery, President's Panel Discussion	02/03	Southeastern Surgical Congress 2003 Annual Scientific Meeting, Savannah, GA
Surgical Management of Severe Obesity	02/03	University Woodruff Health Sciences Center Administration Building, Atlanta, GA
Optimal Management of the Morbidly Obese Patient: Gastric Bypass	03/03	SAGES Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA
Weight Loss Surgery: Patient Selection and Techniques	04/03	Victoria Hospital GI Surgery (Grand Rounds), Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Characterization of Interleukin-18 (IL-18) in Bariatric Surgery Patients	02/04	Southeastern Surgical Congress 2004 Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA
Bariatric Surgery	03/04	National Alumni Association - 2004 Annual Regional Conference, Morehouse School of Medicine, Charleston, SC
Advanced LVHR and Bariatric Symposium	06/04	W. L. Gore & Associates, Duck Island, NC

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Colon

Publication Title		Citation
Laparoscopic Surgery for Cancer Patients		CA Cancer J Clin, 1997; 47: 327-350
Laparoscopy for Diagnosing and Staging Malignancy		Sem in Surg Onc, 1999; 16(4): 279-283
Laparoscopy for the Cancer Patient: Guest Editor Editorial		Sem in Surg Onc, 1999; 16(4): 277-278
Model for Teaching Advanced Laparoscopic Procedures to Residents: The Laparoscopic Colectomy Paradigm		J Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, 2001; 5:372-373
Model for Teaching Laparoscopic Colectomy to Surgical Residents		Am J Surg, 2003; 186:45-48
Laparoscopic Versus Open Resection for the Treatment of Diverticular Disease		Surg Endosc, 2003; ON-LINE First: DOI:10.1007/s00464-003-8809-2. Paper – Surg Endosc, 2004; Feb;18(2):276-80
Laparoscopic Palliative Surgery for Complicated Colorectal Cancer		Surgical Endoscopy, 2005; 19(1):43-6
Presentations/Lectures/Courses	Date	Meeting/Course
Preoperative Localization of Colon Lesions as an Adjunct to Laparoscopic Assisted Colon Resections	03/94	SAGES 1994
Laparoscopic Colon Resection: Oral and Video Presentation	11/94	National Cancer Institute, Moscow, Russia
Laparoscopic Surgery for Cancer, Chairman of the Symposium	08/98	World Congress of the International Union Against Cancer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Laparoscopic Colectomy	06/00	Grand Rounds, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Laparoscopic Colectomy – After the Learning Curve	02/01	SES 2001
Laparoscopic Colon and Solid Organ Course	06/01	Carolinas Medical Center (CLASP course), Charlotte, NC
Update on Laparoscopic Colectomy	12/01	SLS 2001
Laparoscopic Colon Resection Course	02/02	Carolinas Medical Center (CLASP Course), Charlotte, NC
Laparoscopic Left Colectomy, Laparoscopic & Hand Assisted Colorectal Surgery	04/03	The Carolinas Laparoscopic and Advanced Surgery Program, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Laparoscopic Colectomy Hand-Assisted Colectomy	06/03	Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

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Hernia

Publication Title		Citation
Laparoscopic Repair of Bilateral and Recurrent Inguinal Hernias		Am Surg, Sept, 1999
1000 Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal Hernia Repairs: After the Learning Curve		Proceedings of the 7th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, 6/00
Laparoscopic Repair of Incisional Hernias in 100 Patients		Proceedings of the 7th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, 6/00
TEP Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair in Patients with Previous Lower Abdominal Surgery		Proceedings of the 7th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, 6/00
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair- A Report of 100 Consecutive Cases		Surg Endosc, 2000, 14: 419- 423
Laparoscopic Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair in 407 Patients		Journal of the ACS, June, 2000
Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: Lessons Learned After 1224 Consecutive Cases		Surg Endosc, 2001, 15: 50-54
Presentations/Lectures/Courses	Date	Meeting/Course
A Laparoscopic Approach to Abdominal Wall Defects	7/99, 11/99, 2/00, 4/00, 6/00, 9/00, 3/01, 5/01	Carolinas Medical Center (CLASP courses), Charlotte, NC
A Laparoscopic Approach to Abdominal Wall Defects	3/99, 9/99	Pennsylvania Hospital Courses, Philadelphia, PA
Laparoscopic Inguinal and Ventral Hernia Repair	10/99	UPMC Course, Pittsburgh, PA
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair	2/00	UCSF Course, San Francisco, CA
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia	9/00	UK course, Lexington, KY
A Workshop on Laparoscopic Repair of Abdominal Wall Defects	5/00	National University Hospital Course, Singapore
Laparoscopic Repair of Incisional Hernias: The Standard of Care vs. Another Way to Skin the Cat	6/00	Minimally Invasive Surgery and Therapeutics (MIST) Society Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA
A Laparoscopic Approach to Abdominal Wall Defects	8/00, 11/00, 9/01	UT Memphis Courses, Memphis, TN
Laparoscopic Approach to Abdominal Wall Defects	10/00	Scandinavian College of Surgeons, Oslo, Norway
Laparoscopic Approach for Abdominal Wall Defects	4/00	Grand Rounds-University of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
Laparoscopic Inguinal and Ventral Hernia Repair	5/00	Grand Rounds-University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair	3/01	Grand Rounds-New York University, NY, NY
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair	5/01	Tulane University Course, New Orleans, LA
Scientific Presentations at Meetings	Date	Meeting
1000 Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal Hernia Repairs: After the Learning Curve	3/99	Sages 1999
Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Ventral Hernia Repair	2/99	SES Congress 1999
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair	3/99	Society of General Surgeons 1999
1000 Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal Hernia Repairs: After the Learning Curve	6/00	World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery 2000
Polyester Mesh for Total Extraperitoneal (TEP) Laparoscopic Hernia Repair: Initial Experience in the United States	3/02	SAGES 2002
Comparison of Costs Between Laparoscopic and Open Ventral Hernia Repair	5/02	American Hernia Society 2002

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Foregut

Publication Title		Citation
Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage from an Ulcer on a Nissen Fundoplication		Am J Gastroenterol, 2000; 95:315-316 (letter)
Heartburn is More Likely to Recur after Toupet Fundoplication than Nissen Fundoplication		Am Surg, 2000; 66:1-9
Laparoscopic Minimal Access Surgery – Where are We Now? Where are We Going?		Gastroenterology, Supplement: GI Therapeutics 2000. 2000; 118:S148-S165
Esophagus; In: Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence		New York: Springer-Verlag. Chapter 26, 455-488
Laparoscopic fundoplication: Experience with 1000 Cases		Surg Endosc, 2000; 14:S164
Resection and Advancement of Esophageal Mucosa: A Potential Therapy for Barrett’s Esophagus		Surg Endosc, 2000; 14:S180
Non-erosive Esophageal Reflux Disease (NERD): Are These Patients Different?		Surg Endosc, 2000; 14:S222
Morbid Obesity does not Predict a Poor Outcome after Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery		Gastroenterology, 2000; 118:SSAT A1033
Esophageal Body Function in Patients with Paraesophageal Hernia is Similar to Those with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease		Gastroenterology, 2000; 118:SSAT A1033.
Frequency of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Foregut Surgery		Surg Endosc, 2001; 15 (Suppl 1): S103
Outcome of Laparoscopic Repair of Paraesophageal Hernia in 136 Patients		Surg Endosc, 2001; 15 (Suppl 1): S95
Clinical and Histological Follow-up after Antireflux Surgery for Barrett’s Esophagus		Gastroenterology, 2001; 120 (5)(Suppl 1):A-43
“Wrap Tension” as an Objective Determinant for the Creation and Calibration of Esophagogastric Fundoplication		Gastroenterology, 2001; 120 (5)(Suppl 1):A-345
Laparoscopic Repair of Paraesophageal Hernia is Subject to Recurrence but Rarely Requires Reoperation		Gastroenterology, 2001; 120 (5)(Suppl 1):A-478
Primary Motor Disorders of the Esophagus in the Aged: Should Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy be Withheld?		Gastroenterology, 2001; 120 (5)(Suppl 1):A-479
Nissen Fundoplication Improves Gastric Motility in Patients with Delayed Gastric Emptying		Surg Endosc, 2001; 15(3):271-274
Response of Atypical Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux to Antireflux Surgery		British J Surg, 2001; 88:1649-52
Outcomes of Laparoscopic Fundoplication for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Paraesophageal Hernia		Surg Endosc, 2001; 15:691-9
A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Laparoscopic Appendectomy with Open Appendectomy: Clinical and Economic Analyses		Surgery 2001; 129:390-400
Resection and Advancement of Esophageal Mucosa		Surg Endosc, 2001; 15:937-41
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)		In: The Practice of General Surgery, WB Saunders. Chapter 44, 2002; 307-313
Frequency Of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Foregut Surgery		Surg Endosc, 2002; 16:777-80
Clinical and Histologic Follow-Up After Antireflux Surgery for Barrett’s Esophagus		J of Gastrointestinal Surg, 2002; 6(4):532-9
Gallbladder Function Before and After Fundoplication		J. Gastrointest Surg, 2002; 6:806-11
Childhood Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) Symptoms in Adult Patients With GER Symptoms		J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 2002; 35(3):334-8
Gastrojejunostomy During Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Analysis of Three Techniques		Arch Surg, 2003; 138: 181-184
Laparoscopic Resection of Posterior Duodenal Bulb Carcinoid Tumor		Amer Surg, 2003; 69(9):792-795
Pregnancy and Delivery after Antireflux Surgery		Amer J Surg, 2003; 69(9): 792-5
Comparative Results of Endoluminal Gastroplasty and Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery for the Treatment of GERD		Surg Endosc, 2004; 18(2):261-5
Disparity Between Symptomatic and Physiologic Outcomes Following Esophageal Lengthening Procedures for Antireflux Surgery		J Gastroenterol Surg, 2004; 8:31-39
Gastric Bypass Induces Early Alterations in Gut Hormone Gene Expressions Associated with Glucose Metabolism		J Am Coll Surg, 2004; 198:S
Presentations/Lectures/Courses	Date	Meeting/Course
Failed Fundoplication: Approaches and Outcomes with Redo Surgery	02/00	Egyptian Society of Surgeons, Cairo, Egypt
(1) Laparoscopic Fundoplication: Experience with 1000 Cases, (2) Resection and Advancement of Esophageal Mucosa: A Potential Therapy for Barrett’s Esophagus, (3) Non-erosive Esophageal Reflux Disease (NERD): Are These Patients Different?, (4) Laparoscopic Management of Foregut Neoplasms – Moderator	03/00	SAGES 2000, Atlanta, GA
(1) Morbid Obesity Does not Predict a Poor Outcome After Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery, (2) Esophageal Body Function in Patients with Paraesophageal Hernia is Similar to Those With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	05/00	DDW SSAT 2000, San Diego, CA
(1) Frequency of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Foregut Surgery, (2) Outcome of Laparoscopic Repair of Paraesophageal Hernia in 136 Patients, (3) KTP Laser Ablation Following Anti-reflux Surgery Provides Durable Regression of Barrett’s Esophagus	04/01	SAGES 2001, St. Louis, MO
Long-term Outcome of Laparoscopic Fundoplication for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Detailed Analysis of 100 Patients	04/01	American Surgical Association, Colorado Springs, CO
Laparoscopic Esophageal Mucosal Stripping: A Minimally Invasive Method of Resection of Dysplastic Barrett’s Esophagus	04/01	SAFCS Conference, San Antonio, TX
(1) Clinical and Histological Follow-up After Antireflux Surgery for Barrett’s Esophagus, (2) “Wrap Tension” as an Objective Determinant for the Creation and Calibration of Esophagogastric Fundoplication, (3) Laparoscopic Repair of Paraesophageal Hernia is Subject to Recurrence but Rarely Requires Reoperation, (4) Primary Motor Disorders of the Esophagus in the Aged: Should Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy be Withheld?	05/01	DDW SSAT, Atlanta, GA
Operative Management of GERD: Do We Have the Ideal Operation?	10/01	Minnesota Surgical Society Fall Meeting, Duluth, MN
Management Strategies for Failed Fundoplication	11/01	Annual Meeting of The Georgia Surgical Society, Sea Island, GA
Laparoscopic Management of the GE Junction: Pitfalls and Adverse Outcomes	12/01	Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons – International Congress and Endo Expo, New York, NY
Operative Management of GERD: Do We Have the Ideal Operation?	01/02	University of Rochester Grand Rounds, Rochester, NY
Laparoscopic Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Presence of Poor Esophageal Motility and the Short Esophagus	04/02	American College of Surgeons Spring Meeting, San Diego, CA
(1) Indications for Concomitant Gastric Drainage Procedures and Foregut Surgery in the Laparoscopic Era, (2) Radiofrequency Energy Deliver to the Gastroesophageal Junction for Failed Fundoplication: Porcine Model, (3) Delayed Referral for Surgical Management of Achalasia Impacts Patient Physical Decline	05/02	DDW SSAT
Anti-Reflux Surgery for Refractory GERD	09/02	Georgia Gastroenterologic and Endoscopic Society, 2002 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA
Laparoscopic Management of Common Bile Duct Stones	10/02	American College of Surgeons (Postgraduate Course #16) 2002 Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA
Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery, SAGES Resident Workshop, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy & Laparoscopy: An Introduction for Surgeons	07/03	Ethicon Endosurgery Institute, Cincinnati, OH
Surgical Treatment of GERD in Patients with Asthma	10/03	Southeastern Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology Society (SEAA), Wild Dunes, SC
Management of GERD – Endoscopic, Medical and Surgical Approaches	11/03	NEOSGE and the Cleveland Surgical Society, Cleveland, OH
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy & Laparoscopy: An Introduction for Surgeons	02/04	SAGES Residents Workshop, Cincinnati, OH
Laparoscopic Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	02/04	Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Laparoscopic Foregut Surgery/GERD	08/04	SAGES, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Laparoscopic Management of the Short Esophagus	10/04	American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA
When Fundoplication Fails: Redo?	12/04	116th Annual Meeting of the Southern Surgical Association
Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Massive Splenome	02/05	Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans, LA

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Solid Organ

Publication Title		Citation
Laparoscopic Surgery for Cancer Patients		CA Cancer J Clin, 1997; 47:327-350
Laparoscopy for Diagnosis and Staging Malignancy		Sem in Surg Onc, 1999; 16(4):279-283
Can Present Technology be Integrated to Facilitate Laparoscopic Living Donor Hepatectomy?		Surg Endosc 2003, 17(5):750-753
Invited Presentations/Lectures	Date	Meeting/Course
Laparoscopic Surgery for Cancer Including Liver Resection	08/98	World Congress of The Internation Union Against Cancers, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Laparoscopic Solid Organ Surgery: How, What, When & Why? Introduction: What Do I Need?	03/99	SAGES Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
Laparoscopic Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts	05/99	American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Digestive Diseases Week, Orlando, FL
Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy	03/00	1st Annual Symposium of Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery, Dexterity Surgical, Inc., SAGES Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA
Application of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques in Renal Transplantation and Renal Disease	06/00	Emory University Renal Transplant Division and Local Area Nephrologists, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Atlanta, GA
Laparoscopic Solid Organ Removal	04/01	SAGES Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO
Can Present Technology be Integrated to Facilitate Laparoscopic Live Donor Hepatectomy?	03/02	SAGES Annual Meeting, New York, NY
Hand-assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A Single Center’s Early Experience	09/02	Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 11th International Congress and Endo Expo, New Orleans, LA

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Education

Publication Title		Citations
The Use of Telemedicine for Mentoring Surgeons Learning Advanced Laparoscopic Procedures		J Med and Virtual Reality, 1996:1(2)52-55
Medical Education Through Interactive Technology		Atlanta Medicine, 1997; 70(4)29-32
The Use of Multimedia Interactive Programs to Assist Training of Laparoscopic Procedures		Proceedings of the 6th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. 1998: 1257-1260
Simulation Technology in Surgical Education: Can we Assess Manipulative Skills and What Does it Mean to the Learner?		Studies in Health Technology & Informatics. 1998; 50:379-80
Laparoscopic GI Surgery: The Cost of Resident Training		Gastroenterology, 1999; 116:S0263
Simulation Technology: A Strategy for Implementation in Surgical Education and Certification		Presence 2000; 9(6):632-637
A Computer-Based Laparoscopic Skills Assessment Device Differentiates Experienced From Novice Laparoscopic Surgeons		Surg Endosc, 2000; 14:S157
Assessing Laparoscopic Manipulative Skills		Amer J Surg, 2001; 181:547-50
A Computer-Based Laparoscopic Skills Assessment Device Differentiates Experienced From Novice Laparoscopic Surgeons		Surg Endosc, 2001; 15:1085-9.
The Use of Multimedia Interactive Programs to Assist Training of Laparoscopic Procedures		Surg Endosc, 2001; 15:21-27
The Use of Multimedia Interactive Programs to Assist Training of Laparoscopic Procedures		2001 Proceedings of the 6th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
Psychomotor Skills Assessment in Practicing Surgeons Experienced in Performing Advanced Laparoscopic Procedures		JACS 2003, 197;479-488
Objective Assessment of Psychomotor Skills for Laparoscopy with a Box-Trainer and Virtual Reality Task: Results from 100 Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons’ Performance		J Am Coll Surg, 2003; 197:479-488
Objective Psychomotor Skills Assessment of Experienced and Novice Endoscopists with a Virtual Reality Simulator		J GI Surg, 2003; 7:871-8
Does Setting Specific Goals and Providing Feedback During Training Result in Better Acquisition of Laparoscopic Skills?		Amer Surg, 2004; 70(1):35-9.
Discrimitive Validity of the MIST VR Using Expert Performance Criteria Levels		Surg Endosc, 2004; 18(4) 660-5
Presentations/Lectures/Courses	Date	Meeting/Course
The Use of Telemedicine in the Training and Education of Laparoscopic Surgery	03/95	GA Chapter of ACS, Sea Island, GA
The Use of Telemedicine in the Training and Education of Laparoscopic Surgery	03/95	SAGES, Orlando, FL
The Use of Multimedia Interactive Training for Teaching Residents Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery	03/95	SAGES, Seattle, WA
Integration of Virtual Reality Surgical Simulator into General Surgery Resident Training Program	06/95	Virtual Reality in Medicine and Developers’ Expo, Cambridge, MA
The Use of Telemedicine in Surgery	06/95	Telemedicine 2000, Lake Tahoe, NV
Addressing Barriers to Telemedicine	10/95	Tel Med I, Anaheim, CA
The Use of Telemedicine in Surgery	12/95	SLS, Orlando, FL
The Use of Telemedicine to Assist Surgeons Performing Advanced Laparoscopic Procedures	03/96	SAGES, Orlando, FL
Who are our Residents and How do They Learn? Characterization by Survey of Personal Profile and Learning Style	03/96	APDS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ
The Laparoscopic “Learning Curve” as Defined by Perceptual Mapping	03/96	SAGES Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
Simulation Technology Applied to Medicine	07/96	Med Tec Medical Technology Education Conference, Orlando, FL
Virtual Presence and International Laparoscopic Surgery	08/96	Georgia Statewide Telemedicine Program Conference, Macon, GA
Use of CD-Rom and Multimedia Interactive Training for Laparoscopic Surgery	12/96	New Technologies in Laparoscopic Surgery, Duke Univ, Durham, NC
Simulation Technology: Implementation in Surgical Education and Certification	02/97	Simulation in Medicine, Detroit, MI
Simulation Technology in Surgical Education: Preliminary Results with a Task Performance Assessment Device	03/97	Laparoscopic Surgery Workshop, Cleveland, OH
(1) How Residents Learn: An Assessment of Behavior and Learning Styles, (2) Adaptive Perceptual Mapping of Educational Tools Used by Surgical Residents	11/97	Association of Academic Surgery Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX
Simulation Technology in Surgical Education: Can We Assess Manipulative Skills and What Does it Mean to the Learner?	01/98	MMVR, San Diego, CA
Assessing Laparoscopic Manipulative Skills: Beyond the Stopwatch	04/98	SAGES Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA
Future Technology Update: New Technologies for Teaching Laparoscopic Surgery	12/98	SLS, San Diego, CA
Laparoscopic GI Surgery: The Cost of Residency Training	05/99	SSAT Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL
Future Technology Update: Computer Applications in Laparoscopic Surgery – Today and Tomorrow	12/99	SLS, New York, NY
A Computer Based Laparoscopic Skills Assessment Device Differentiates Experienced From Novice Laparoscopic Surgeons	04/00	SAGES Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA
Simulators in Residency Training: Is it Time?	05/00	UNC Surgical Grand Rounds, Chapel Hill, NC
Surgical Simulation in General Surgery Residency Training	02/01	Egyptian Society of Surgeons, Cairo, Egypt
Surgical Residency Training Decreases the Likelihood of Bile Duct Injury During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy	04/01	American Surgical Association, Colorado Springs, CO
Workshop Discussant	07/01	Metrics for Objective Assessment of Surgical Skills Workshop, Phoenix, AR
Program Chairman	03/02	SAGES Annual Meeting Educators Lunch, New York, NY
New Paradigms in Surgical Education: Learning Outside the Operating Room	04/02	Mercer University, Surgical Grand Rounds, Macon, GA
The Future of Laparoscopic Training: A Convergence of Technologies	09/02	Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 11th International Congress and Endo. Expo., New Orleans, LA
The Implications of the Changing Residency on MIS Training	03/03	SAGES Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA
Training in Endoscopic Surgery: From VR to OR	04/03	Huddinge University Hospital Surgical (Grand Rounds), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Proficiency Based Modular Curriculum for SUIUS Training	01/04	American Board of Surgery Annual Retreat, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Restructuring General Surgery Residency Training	01/04	The American Surgical Association Blue Ribbon Committee, ACS, Chicago, IL
Teaching New Surgical Techniques and Procedures Using Advanced Educational Tools and Curricular Design	04/04	Tung Wah Hospital, Department of Surgery, Hong Kong, China
Challenges to Training and Assessing Operative Skills	02/05	Northwestern University (Grand Rounds), Chicago, IL
Using Simulation in the Training of Surgeons	02/05	Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Dana Point, CA

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