• Cardiac Physiology
  
• Respiratory Physiology: Breathing is Not Enough
  
• Anatomy that Matters
  
• The Government and the Surgeon
  
• Basics of Head and Neck Surgery for the Surgeons Who Operate on the Belly
  
• The Spleen and the Surgeon
  
• Medical Ethics, Legal and Regulatory Issues in Surgery
  
• How to Pass the Certifying Exam (Oral Exam)
  
• Surgical Highlights in Neonates, Infants, and Children, Part I & II
  Warren D. Widmann, MD, FACS

• Fluids and Electrolytes, Acid Base
  Russel J. Crew, MD

• Immunology for the Surgeon
  
• Hormone Physiology: Making Sense of the Endocrine System
  Mark A. Hardy, MD, FACS

• Physiology and Metabolism in Vascular Diseases
  Rajeev Dayal, MD

• GI Physiology
  Tracey Arnell, MD

• The Pathophysiology of Laparoscopic Surgery and How to Avoid Problems
  Brian Jacob, MD

• Trauma I: A Crash Review of Trauma
  
• Trauma II: Organ Specific Trauma
  Ronald J. Simon, MD

• The Big Decisions in Bariatric Surgery
  
• Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Stomach and Duodenum
  Marc Bessler, MD

• Diseases of the Breast: It is Not All Cancer
  Mahmoud El-Tamer, MD

• Critical Issues in the SICU
  
• Surgical Infections: What Can We Do to Avoid Them and How Do We Treat Them When We Get Them
  Ajai Malhotra, MD

• Motility and Other Esophageal Problems
  Lyall A. Gorenstein, MD

• Review: Pre-Test
  
• Review: Post-Test
  Mark A. Hardy, MD, FACS
  Warren D. Widmann, MD, FACS

• Orthopedic Surgery for the General Surgeon
  Robert J. Strauch, MD

• The Current Treatment of Diseases of the Aorta
  James F. McKinsey, MD

• Surgical Aspects of Hepato-Biliary Disease
  Antonio Picon, MD

• Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
  
• Surgical Endoscopy, Top to Bottom
  Tracey Arnell, MD

• Everything but the Aorta: Peripheral Vascular Disease
  Gautam Shrikhande, MD

• Surgical Problems in Pregnancy and Gynecologic Diseases
  Sreedhar Gaddipati, MD

• Burns and Basics of Plastic Surgery
  Robert T. Grant, MD

• Medical Aspects of Presidential Assassinations
  John Cosgrove, MD

• What the General Surgeon Needs to Know About the Lungs, Mediastinum, and Thoracoscopy
  Mark D. Widmann, MD

• Urology for the General Surgeon
  James M. McKiernan, MD

• Inflammatory and Malignant Diseases of the Colon
  Daniel Feingold, MD

• Small Intestine
  
• Inflammatory and Malignant Diseases of the Pancreas
  
• What You Need to Know About Melanoma and Sarcoma
  
• Hernia Surgery
  
• Principles and Complications of Chemotherapy and Radiation
  Aaron H. Chevinsky, MD

• Principles of Anesthesia for the General Surgeon
  Vivek Moitra, MD

• Adrenal, Endocrine Pancreas, Pituitary
  
• Thyroid and Parathyroid
  Tobias Carling, MD, PhD

• The Other Vessels: Veins and Pulmonary Embolism
  Roman Nowygrod, MD

• Bio-Statistics
  Patrick L. Reavey, MD

• Ultrasound for Surgeons
  Beth A. Schrope, MD

• Breast Imaging
  Carolyn Raia, MD

• Geriatric Surgery
  Michael M. Zenilman, MD

• Blood Clotting
  David L.Diuguid, MD

• Organ Transplantation
  Lloyd E. Ratner, MD

Program Directors

Program Faculty

Antonio Alfonso, MD
Distinguished Teaching Professor of Surgery
State University of New York
Downstate Medical Center
Chair of the Department of Surgery
SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Tracey Arnell, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair, Medical Education
Program Director, Surgical Residency,
Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery,
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Marc Bessler, MD
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Chief, Division of Minimal Access/Bariatric Surgery Director, Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/
Columbia University Medical Center

Tobias Carling, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery,
Director, Yale Endocrine Neoplasia Laboratory
Department of Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine

Aaron H. Chevinsky, MD
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Chief, Surgical Oncology
Co-Director, Carol G. Simon Cancer Center
Morristown Memorial Hospital

John Cosgrove, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Albert Einstein Medical School
Chairman Department of Surgery
Bronx Lebanon Hospital

Russell J. Crew, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Rajeev Dayal, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery,
Director, Carotid Interventions,
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

David L. Diuguid, MD
Hope Sheridan Associate Professor of Medicine,
Head Hematology, Head, Anticoagulation Clinic
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Mahmoud El-Tamer, MD
Attending Surgeon
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Board of Directors of the National Accreditation
Program for Breast Centers
Chair, NAPBC Information
Technology and Outcomes Committee

Daniel Feingold, MD
Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Trials
Section of Colorectal Surgery
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Reviewer, Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Sreedhar Gaddipati, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Director
Critical Care Obstetrics
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Lyall A. Gorenstein, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
Director, Minimal Access Thoracic Surger,
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Robert T. Grant, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery
Chief, Joint Division of Plastic Surgery
Director, Combined Plastic Surgery
Residency Program
Columbia and Cornell
Plastic Surgeon in Chief
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Mark A. Hardy, MD, FACS
Auchincloss Professor of Surgery
Director Emeritus and Founder
Renal and Islet Transplantation
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Brian Jacob, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Surgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Director, Baricenter
Laparoscopic Surgical Center of New York

Ajai Malhotra, MD
Professor of Surgery
Virginia Commonwealth University

Michael Marvin, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery
Chief, Division of Transplantation
DUniversity of Louisville, Kentucky

James M. McKiernan, MD
John and Ireene Given
Associate Professor, Urology
Chairman of the Herbert Irving
Comprehensive Cancer
Center Clinical Research Committee
Director of Urologic Oncology
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

James F. McKinsey, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Chief
Bi-Campus Division of Vascular Surgery and
Endovascular Interventions, Columbia and Cornell
Director, Bi-campus Vascular Fellowship
New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

Vivek Moitra, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesia
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Roman Nowygrod, MD
Professor of Surgery, Director, Vein Disorder Center
Director Medical Student Clerkship
Medical Student Preceptorship
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Antonio Picon, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
State of New York Downstate Medical Center
Director Surgical Oncology
Staten Island University Hospital

Carolyn Raia, MD
Attending Radiologist, Co-Director, Breast Center
Staten Island University Hospital

Lloyd E. Ratner, MD
Professor of Surgery
Director of Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Patrick L. Reavey, MD
Fellow, Plastic Surgery
Columbia-Cornell Combined
Plastic Surgery Program

Beth A. Schrope, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Director, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ
ACS Instructor in Sonography

Gautam Shrikhande, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Ronald J. Simon, MD
Professor of Surgery
NYU School of Medicine,
Director, Division of Trauma
Emergency Surgery and Critical Care
NYU Langone Medical Center

Robert J. Strauch, MD
Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Mark D. Widmann, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Chief Thoracic Oncology
Carol Simon Cancer Center
Atlantic Health System

Warren D. Widmann, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor of Surgery
State University of New York
Downstate Medical Center
Special Lecturer, Department of Surgery
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons,

Michael M. Zenilman, MD
Professor of Surgery, Vice Chair
Director for Regional Surgery
Department of Surgery
Johns Hopkins University Medical Center