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Harry Reich, MD, FACOG,
Manabu Yamamoto, MD, PhD
Harold Brem, MD, FACS,
Steven F. Harwin, MD, FACS,
Michael T. Manley, PhD,FRSA
Michael A. Mont, MD.
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SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 22ND EDITION e-pub
SURGICAL OVERVIEW
Roberto Gazzeri, MD, Marcelo Galarza, MD, Alex Alfier, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy PMID:22915500
Choice of Device for Parenchymal Transection in Laparoscopic Hepatectomy
Umut Sarpel, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, NY Diego M. Ayo, MD, Surgical Resident, New York University School of Medicine New York, NY, Elliott J. Newman,MD, Associate Professor of Surgery New York University School of Medicine New York, NY PMID: 23023571
WOUND HEALING
Chronic Wound-associated Pain, Psychological Stress, and Wound Healing Kevin Y. Woo, PhD, RN, FAPWCA, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Wound Care Consultant, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PMID: 23023574
HERNIA REPAIR
Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Quality of Life after Shoudice or Mesh Plug Repair for Inguinal Hernia: Short-term Results Emilie Lermite, MD, PhD, Consultant Surgeon, Digestive Surgery Department, CHU Angers Angers, France, Jean-Pierre Arnaud, MD, Professor of Surgery Digestive Surgery Department, CHU Angers Angers, France PMID:23023573
Fixation-free Inguinal Hernia Repair Using a Dynamic Self-retaining Implant
Giuseppe Amato, MD, Consultant Professor, Department of General And
Emergency Surgery, Antonino Agrusa, MD, Research Fellow, Department Of
General And Emergency Surgery, Giorgio Romano, MD, Associate Professor,
Department of General and Emergency Surgery, University of Palermo,
Palermo, Italy PMID: 23065807
GENERAL SURGERY
Overview of Outcomes of Laparoscopic and Open Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in the United States
Hossein Masoomi, MD, General Surgery Resident, University of California
Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, Ninh T. Nguyen, MD, FACS,
FASMBS, Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Gastrointestinal
Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange,
California, Michael J. Stamos, MD, FACS, Professor and Chair,
Department of Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center,
Orange, California, Brian R. Smith, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Assistant
Professor of Surgery & Associate Residency Program Director,
University of California Irvine Medical Center, Chief, General Surgery
& Resident Director, VA Healthcare System Long Beach,
California PMID: 23065805
GYNECOLOGY
New Surgical Technique For Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence
TVT-ABBREVO: From Development to Clinical Experience
David Waltregny, MD, PhD, Head of The Department of Urology
University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium Jean De Leval, MD, PhD,
Consultant, Department of Urology University Hospital of Liège, Liège,
Belgium
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Bicruciate Retaining Arthroplasty
Michael A. Mont, MD, Co-Director, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, Mario John, MD, Howard University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Washington DC Department of Orthopaedics Howard University Hospital Washington District of Columbia
Aaron J Johnson, MD, Orthopaedic Research Fellow, Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland PMID: 22915498
New Technologies in Knee Arthroplasty
Qais Naziri, MD,
Fellow,
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics,
Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement,
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, MD, Robert Pivec, MD,
Fellow
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics,
Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, Steven F. Harwin, MD, FACS,
Chief of Adult Reconstructive Surgery and Total Joint, Replacement,
The Center for Reconstructive Joint Surgery,
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, Christopher R. Costa, MD,
Fellow,
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics,
Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement,
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, Aaron J. Johnson, MD,
Fellow,
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics
Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement,
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, Peter M. Bonutti, MD,
Director,
Bonutti Clinic,
Effingham, IL, Michael A. Mont, MD,
Co-Director,
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics,
Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement,
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD PMID: 22915499
Procedure Simplification: The Role of Single-Use Instruments in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Arup K. Bhadra, MD, MRCS, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Rockland Orthopedics
& Sports Medicine, P.C., Grzegorz J. Kwiecien, BA, Research
Fellow, University of Louiville, KY, Steven F. Harwin, MD,
FACS, Chief of Adult Reconstructive Surgery and Total Joint
Replacement, The Center for Reconstructive Joint Surgery Beth
Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, Aaron J. Johnson M.D., Research
Fellow, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics Center for Joint
Preservation and Replacement, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore,
Baltimore, MD, Michael A. Mont, M.D., Co-Director,
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Center for Joint
Preservation and Replacement, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore,
MD, Arthur L. Malkani, MD, Chief of Adult Reconstructive Surgery,
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louiville,
KY PMID: 23023576
Can TKA be Avoided? Alternate Strategies. Youssef Sabry, MD, Research Fellow, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, Tennison Malcolm, BA, Medical Student, Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, Caleb R. Szubski, BA, Research Coordinator, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, Wael K. Barsoum, MD, Chairman, Surgical Operations, Staff, Orthopaedic Surgery Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio PMID: 23023575
Review: Biomechanical Issues in Total Hip Replacement Kevin L. Ong, Ph.D., PE, Senior Managing Engineer, Exponent, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, Michael T. Manley, FRSA, PhD, Academic Director, Homer Stryker Center for Orthopaedic Education Mahwah, NJ, Visiting Professor, Department of Biomechanics, University of Bath, Bath, UK, James Nevelos, PhD, Director, Hip Research, Stryker Orthopaedics Mahwah, NJ, Kenneth Greene MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Akron, OH PMID: 23023572
Titanium Expandable Pedicle Screw for the Treatment of Degenerative and Traumatic Spinal Diseases in Osteoporotic Patients: Preliminary Experience. Roberto Gazzeri, M.D. Consultant Neurosurgeon, Raffaelino Roperto, M.D. , Consultant Neurosurgeon , Claudio Fiore, M.D., Consultant Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy PMID:23023577
A Simple Tool for the Adjustment of the Guide Wire Position in Hip Resurfacing
Michael Nogler, M.D., M.A., M.Sc., Professor, Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery, Unit of Experimental Orthopaedics, Medical
University Innsbruck, Austria, David Putzer, M.A.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Unit of Experimental Orthopaedics,
Medical University Innsbruck, Austria, Eckart Mayr,
M.D. Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Medical University of
Innsbruck, Austria PMID: 23065803
Computer-based Assessment and Classification of Periacetabular Osteolytic Lesions: A New Method
Michele F. Surace, MD., Associate Professor, Department of
Reconstructive Sciences and advanced Technology, University of
Insubria, Varese, Italy, Alessandro Fagetti, MD, Resident, Department of
Reconstructive Sciences and Advanced Technology, University of
Insubria, Varese, Italy, Luca Monestier, MD, Resident, Department of
Reconstructive Sciences and Advanced Technology, University of
Insubria, Varese, Italy, Mario Ronga, MD, Assistant Professor,
Department of Reconstructive Sciences and Advanced
Technology,University of Insubria, Varese, Italy, Paolo Cherubino,
MD, Professor and Chief, Orthopedics Clinic and Department of
Reconstructive Sciences and Advanced Technology, University of
Insubria, Varese, Italy PMID:23065802
Successful Treatment of Pseudoaneurysm Rupture After Pylorus Preserving Pancreaticoduodenectomy by Covered Stent Placement
Shunsuke Onizawa, M.D., Assistant Professor , Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tatsuo Araida, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chief , Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological Surgery, Mie Hamano, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological Surgery, Joe Toda, M.D., Assistant Professor and Chief, Department of Interventional Radiology, Asuka Tsuchiya, M.D., Assistant Professor , Department of Interventional Radiology, Masakazu Yamamoto, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery ,Tokyo Women’s Medical University Hospital, Chiba, Japan PMID: 23065804
Treatment of Severe Post-traumatic Bone Defects With Autologous Stem Cells Loaded on Allogeneic ScaffoldsEttore Vulcano, MD, Orthopedic Surgery Resident, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Daniele A. Falvo, MD, Orthopedic Surgery Resident, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Luigi Murena, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopedics,Department of Trauma And Orthopaedic Surgery, Antonio Rossi, MD, PhD, Microbiologist, The Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Paolo Cherubino, MD, Chief And Professor of Orthopedics Department of Trauma And Orthopaedic Surgery, Andreina Baj, PhD, Microbiologist, The Laboratory of Medical Microbiology Antonio Toniolo, MD, Chief and Professor of Medical Microbiology University of Insubria Medical School and Ospedale di Circolo E Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy PMID: 23065806
Bearing Surfaces for Hip Arthroplasty- Is Metal-on-metal a Passing Fancy?
Reginald K. Lee, MS, Senior Research Engineer, Stryker Orthopaedics, Mahwah, NJ, Jim Nevelos, PhD, Research Director, Stryker Orthopaedics, Mahwah, NJ, Jonathan Vigdorchik, MD, Chief Resident, DMC-Providence Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Detroit, MI, David C. Markel, MD, Chairman, DMC-Providence Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program, Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery, Providence Hospital, Detroit, MI PMID: 23065801
Single-use Cutting Blocks and Trials Lower Costs in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
Michael A. Mont, MD,
Co-Director,
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics,
Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement,
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore,
Baltimore, MD, Robert Pivec, MD,
Research Fellow,
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics,
Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement,
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore,
Baltimore, MD, Aaron J. Johnson, MD,
Research Fellow
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics,
Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement,
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore,
Baltimore, MD, Kimona Issa, MD,
Research Fellow,
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics,
Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement,
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore,
Baltimore, MD PMID: 23109073
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"The editors of Surgical Technology International have developed a superb monograph which deserves close attention by not only physicians but also the individuals who are responsible for supporting the economics of medicine." …
Frederick L. Greene, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA
Editor-in-Chief:
Zoltan Szabo, Ph.D., F.I.C.S.
Dr. Szabo accomplishments in medical research and education have
primarily been in magnified surgery, beginning with microsurgery in
1972 (Reconstructive Neurovascular, Fertility surgery, Urology,
Ophthalmology) and subsequently in laparoscopic surgery two decades
later (general, gynecology, urology, fetal, and cardiovascular Robotic
surgery). He was involved with pioneering work in both modalities
including research and development of techniques, teaching methodology,
clinical applications, instrumentation and sutures, all of which have
become standards in numerous surgical specialties.
Established the first multidisciplinary microsurgery training and
research laboratory with coworkers and they subsequently published the
first teaching manual in 1975
Among other factors “Training the trainers” program was responsible for the rapid dissemination of this new modality.
In 1983 conducted a series of microsurgery lectures and workshops
in Hungary the first in a series of micro and later in Laparoscopic
Educational Mission.
In 1991, during the first Advanced Laparoscopic Course at the
University of Utah Medical School the systematic suturing technique was
introduced by Dr. Szabo, heralding in the second phase of laparoscopic
evolution: Advanced Laparoscopy.
In 1992 at UC Davis with coworkers created the first successful
Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy study on dogs proving its
feasibility for clinical application.
In 1992 Established and run the first Formal Academic Laparoscopic
teaching course as an Associate Director with coworkers at the
University of California, Medical School, and Dept. of Surgery which
served as a model that many other programs had emulated world wide.
He was first to accomplish a successful LIMA to LED anastomosis (22 minutes) in
A surviving large animal model using a remote Surgical Robot (Zeus), proving its potential usefulness in cardiac surgery.
He was also a principal member of a team which was first to develop
direct fetal (fetoscopic) percutaneus-transuterin access and operative
techniques at UCSF in a joint project with the University Of Munster,
Germany
1993 First Base of the Brain Workshop with University of St. Louis, Medical School, Dept. of Neurosurgery
1993 The first series of Advanced Laparoscopic Workshop in Pecs,
Debrecen, Szeged, and subsequently several workshop every year until
accepting the invitation of University Szeged Medical School as a
Visiting Professor to train the in house residents and interested
Clinicians in 2003 an co editing the course Syllabus in 2006.
Dr. Szabo has trained thousands of surgeons over the past thirty years worldwide.
Organized extensive training programs, workshops in USA, Canada,
Singapore, Florence, Caracas, Neuss, Tokyo, New Delhi, Ludhiana, Mumby,
Ujvidék, Szeged, Pécs, Debrecen and Budapest.
Conducted Advanced Laparoscopic workshops in India in 1996, 2003 and 2004
He has written extensively(13 books), including co-authoring a
textbook, editing an annual surgery review book, numerous book chapters
and serving on the editorial board of various surgical journals.
Dr. Szabo is a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons,
U.S. Section, and he is a honorary member of three prestigious surgical
societies: the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic
Surgeons (SAGES), Hungarian Gynecological Society, Yugoslav Endoscopic
Society, honorary member, and Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
(associate member). He is a member of several other surgical
organizations and is the founder and Director of the Microsurgery &
Operative Endoscopy Training (MOET) Institute in San Francisco,
accredited with commendations for educational design from the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
Previous formal academic affiliations have included with the
University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry, (San Francisco) and the
University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco (UCSF) He
currently serves on various committees of SAGES and is the recipient of
numerous awards for his research work and innovative teaching
methodology, including commendations for educational design from the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
Dr. Szabo has always worked with the outstanding pioneers of
surgery and their ambitious disciples, seamlessly combining talents,
providing leadership, organizational skill and working tirelessly on a
global scale, advancing the Science of Magnified Surgery.
In Hungary the first educational visit took place in 1983 when Pof. Gal and Prof. Lampe arranged a microsurgical workshop in Debrecen, Prof. Kis the leader of the OTKI arranged a workshop in Budapest. There was a Lecture and workshop in Szeged on the invitation of Prof. Herceg.
Prof. A. Johannes Coburg
Dr. A. Johannes Coburg had his surgical training at Oldenburg, starting 1966, and Hannover. 1969/70 he was research fellow on the field of organ transplantation with Professor Thomas Starzl at Denver. Back to Hannover Medical School, he became senior co-worker with Professor Rudolf Pichlmayr in general surgery and organ transplantation. 1978 he was elected to become head of Surgical Clinic I (General and Vascular Surgery) in the City Hospital Neuss/Rhine, Teaching Hospital of University of Düsseldorf.
His research was confined to transplant immunology,
immunosuppression, vascular access surgery, and many various general
surgical topics. His thesis (Habilitation) about „Clinical Application
of Normovolemic Hemodilution“ (1975), using autologous blood in order
to save homologous blood transfusions, was correlated with extended
circulatory and coagulation studies in major surgical procedures. For
lectures about this topic he was invited by eight American University
Hospitals that he visited on a round trip in 1976 (Boston, Chicago,
Denver, San Francisco, a.o.).
In 1979, he became Professor of Surgery.
His clinical work at Neuss comprised general (visceral), vascular, and thoracic surgery.
In 1990, he established endodcopic surgery in the City Hospital
Neuss. From 1991 symposia and workshops for training in endoscopic
surgery, under the auspices of German Society of Surgery, were
started to be held twice a year, for 2 days each, throughout 2002, most
of which together with Professor Zoltan Szabo as Chief Tutor.
Dr. Coburg has given 122 written publications and given 168 oral presentations. He is a member of German Society of Surgery since 1972, of German Society of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, of Northern-German, Rhine-Westfalian and Middle-Rhine Society of Surgery. In 2001, he was honored with the Silver Medal of the City of Neuss.
After retirement, he continues teaching at surgical seminars for medical students. He partakes in voyages and river cruises as a ship´s doctor. He is an advisor in medical litigation lawsuits, and helps to foreward the hospice idea. He is also involved in the article selection process, commissioning key authors and new surgical topics for Surgical Technology International.
Manabu Yamamoto, MD, Ph.D
Manabu Yamamoto, MD PhD, Director and Chairman, Adachi Kyosai Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Yamamoto started his endoscopic career during the surgical
internship in 1985. He did more than 500 procedures per year using
flexible endoscopy including UGI, colonoscopy, ERCP, EST, polypectomy,
hemostasis and EIS/EVL other than the surgeries. During his fellowship
at University of Colorado (1990-1992), he worked closely with Professor
Greg Van Stiegmann who pioneered laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This
has greatly influenced the future direction of his carrier. Now, he
is one of the leading endoscopic surgeon for both Japanese and
American societies.
He also is well known as a director and chief singer of Japanese comedy touch singing/dancing surgeons group called “SAGES Far East” and acts at many meetings in the World. Dr Yamamoto is Board member of Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery as well as the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
Raghu S. Savalgi, MD, PhD(surg), FRCS
Harry Reich, MD, FACS, FACOG,
Dr. Harry Reich is the immediate past president of the International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy (ISGE) and was honorary chairman of the 2006 AAGL annual meeting. He is known worldwide as a pioneer in the field of laparoscopic surgery. His special interest and expertise include total laparoscopic hysterectomy for the large uterus, excision of rectovaginal endometriosis, adhesion surgery, and prevention and management of laparoscopic complications.
In 1991, Dr. Reich received the Excel Award for extraordinary contributions to laparoscopy from the SLS and is the first non-European honorary member of the European Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy. He was the director of advanced laparoscopic surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City from 1995 to 2000.
Dr. Reich performed a number of “firsts”, including laparoscopic electrosurgical oophorectomy, laparoscopic hysterectomy, total laparoscopic hysterectomy, laparoscopic lymphadenectomy in women (for ovarian c/a) and men (for prostate c/a), laparoscopic rectal resection (for excision of full thickness rectal endometriosis), laparoscopic hysterectomy for cancer, fetoscopic umbilical cord ligation (for an acardiac twin at 19 weeks gestation).
Dr. Reich’s professional memberships include the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (Past President), the International Society of Gynecologic Endoscopists (Past President) and the AAGL. Currently, Dr. Reich operates internationally at workshops.
Harold Brem, MD
Trained as a general surgeon, Harold Brem, MD FACS is the Chief of the Division of Wound Healing & Regenerative Medicine at Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola NY.
The Winthrop University Hospital Wound Program focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to improving clinical outcomes for all wound patients as objectively measured by decreased wound area and improved quality of life. As part of this program, Dr. Brem directs an outpatient wound center, a dedicated inpatient wound unit and a research lab.
Dr. Brem's research, funded by the NIH includes a wound-healing laboratory focused on molecular and cellular basis of non-healing wounds, as well as novel delivery systems. His work has focused on all aspects of care including surgical technique, writing protocols, clinical trials, and wound outcomes-related research. He also developed a comprehensive Wound Electronic Medical Record (WEMR).
Additionally, he has focused on the development of standard protocols for treatment of chronic wounds and the integration of multidisciplinary, evidence-based practices for optimal outcomes in non-healing wounds, objectives that serve as the foundation for this conference. Dr. Brem is then author of numerous peer reviewed manuscripts and a recipient of multiple NIH research grants.
His passion for clinical education is apparent in the design of this certificate course. The focus is not just in providing the clinician with the best available scientific information, but rather how they can translate this knowledge into their daily practice.
Steven F. Harwin, M.D., F.A.C.S
Dr. Harwin specializes in surgery of the hip, knee and shoulder including total hip and knee replacement and arthroscopic surgery of the knee and shoulder, ACL ligament reconstruction and rotator cuff disorders. All procedures are performed in a minimally invasive fashion.
He is a designer of primary and revision hip and knee prostheses and
orthopaedic instruments and devices that are have been implanted in
over 1 million patients world-wide, including the Trident, Talon and
Restoration PS Total Hip system, the Modular Revision Total Hip system
and the Kinemax, Scorpio and Triathlon Total Knee systems.
Dr. Harwin is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Chief of Adult Reconstructive
Surgery of the Hip and Knee at the Beth Israel Medical Center. He
founded and directs The Center for Reconstructive Joint Surgery and has
served as director of the New York Center for Bloodless Medicine and
Surgery.
He has extensive operative experience and has performed over 12,000
joint replacements and arthroscopic procedures. He has been named a
"Top Surgeon in America", "Best Doctor in America", "Top Orthopaedist in
America", "Best Doctor in the New York Metro Area", and a “New York
Super Doctor”.
Dr. Harwin is a member of the editorial board of several academic
publications, including the Journal of Arthroplasty, Orthopedics and the
Journal of Knee Surgery and has contributed more than 150 scientific
articles, book chapters, surgical techniques and academic presentations.
He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, a
fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American
College of Surgeons, a member of the American College of Sports Medicine
and a Charter Member of the American Association of Hip and Knee
Surgeons.
Further information about Dr. Harwin can be found on his website www.drharwin.com.
Editorial Advisory Board
Mohan C. Airan, M.D., F.A.C.S.,
F.A.C.M.Q.
Chicago, Illinois
Tom Bates, F.R.C.S.
Ashford, UK
Giorgio Brunelli, M.D.
Brescia, Italy
John C. Chiu, M.D., D.Sc, F.R.C.S.
Newbury Park, California
Stephen Chadwick, M.S.,
F.R.C.S.
London, U.K.
Sir Alfred Cuschieri, M.D.,
Ch.M., F.R.C.S. Ed.
Dundee, U.K
Gergely Csáky, M.D., Ph.D.
Debrecen, Hungary
Suresh V. Desphande, MD,
New Delhi, India
Gary A. Fantini, M.D., F.A.C.S.
New York, New York
Michel Gagner, M.D., F.R.C.S.C., F.A.C.S.
New York, New York
István Gál, M.D., Ph.D.
Gyöngyös, Hungary
Kenneth Hansraj, M.D.
New York, New York
Edward R. Howard, M.S.,F.R.C.S.
London, U.K.
W. R. Eric Jamieson, M.D.,F.R.C.S.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Steven G. Kaali, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
New York, New York
Morris D. Kerstein, M.D.,F.A.C.S.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jonathan Kruskal, Ph.D.
Boston, Massachusetts
James E. Lewis, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
San Francisco, California
Adolph Lombardi, M.D.
Columbus, Ohio
Paolo Maccharini, M.D.
Hannover, Germany
R. Unnikrishnan Nair, M.D.,F.R.C.S.
Leeds, U.K.
Ernane D. Reis, M.D.
New York, New York
Col. Richard M. Satava, D.,F.A.C.S.
Seattle,, Washington
Raghu Savalgi M.D., Ph.D(surg), F.R.C.S.
New Haven CT
Paul S. Strange, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Christof Sohn, M.D.
Heidelberg, Germany