John F. Sweeney, MD

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Academic Appointments

		W. Dean Warren Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
		Director, The Emory Simulation, Training, and Robotics Center (ESTAR)

Telephone

404.727.1540

Location of Practice

		Inpatient: Emory University Hospital
		Outpatient: The Emory Clinic

Medical School

Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, Class of 1988

General Surgery Internship and Residency

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 1988-1995

Fellowship/Advanced Training

Surgery Immunology Research Fellowship, University of South Florida, 1991-1993

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery

Editorial Boards

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Honors and Awards

		Senior Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Michigan Medical School, 1999
		William W. Coon Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 2000
		James IV Association of Surgeons Traveling Scholarship; 156th Surgical Traveler to England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia and Hong Kong; 2002-2003
		Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching and Evaluation, Baylor College of Medicine, 2005

Organizational Memberships

		American College of Surgeons, Fellow
		Notre Dame National Monogram Club
		Association for Academic Surgery
		Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
		Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society
		Association of VA Surgeons
		Society of University Surgeons
		Central Surgical Association
		Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Educational Resources Committee
		Harris County Medical Society
		Texas Medical Association
		Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society
		Houston Surgical Society
		American Society for Bariatric Surgery
		Southern Surgical Association

Clinical Interests

		Bariatric surgery
		Laparoscopic colon resection
		Reflux disease
		Hernia repair
		Minimally invasive surgery
		Surgical management of splenic diseases (including laparoscopic removal of the spleen)

Research Interests

		Simulation training
		Minimally invasive surgery to the anterior lumbar region of the spine

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member
2007

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