• Immunology for the Surgeon: From Sepsis to Transplantation
  Mark A. Hardy, MD
  
• Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disturbances in Surgical Patients
  David Jonathan Cohen, MD
  
• Breathing is Not Enough: Respiratory Physiology
  Warren D. Widmann, MD
  
• Cardiac Physiology
  Warren D. Widmann, MD
  
• Homeostasis Through Hormone Control
  Mark A. Hardy, MD
  
• Anatomy that Matters
  Warren D. Widmann, MD
  
• GI Physiology
  Tracey D. Arnell, MD
  
• Physiology and Metabolism in Vascular Diseases
  Rajeev Dayal, MD
• The Pathophysiology of Laparoscopic Surgery and How to Avoid Problems
  Brian Jacob, MD
  
• The New Era of Vascular Surgery Part I, The Peripheral Arteries
  Nicholas J. Morrissey, MD
  
• Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Stomach and Duodenum
  Marc Bessler, MD
  
• The Big Decisions in Bariatric Surgery
  Marc Bessler, MD
  
• Management of Critical Issues in the Critical Care Unit
  Warren D. Widmann, MD
  
• What the General Surgeon Needs to Know About Nutrition
  Paul Matthew Starker, MD
  
• Ultrasound for Surgeons
  Beth A. Schrope, MD
  
• What the Surgeon Needs to Know About Anesthesia
  Saundra Curry, MD
  
• Surgical Problems in Pregnancy and Gynecologic Diseases
  Sreedhar Gaddipati, MD
• Review Pre-Test
  Mark A. Hardy, MD
  Warren D. Widmann, MD
• Orthopedic Surgery for the General Surgeon
  Robert Jonathan Strauch, MD
  
• Inflammatory Diseases of the Bowel
  Daniel L. Feingold, MD
  
• The Surgical Aspects of Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease
  Mark A. Hardy, MD
  
• Diseases of the Adrenal, Endocrine Pancreas, and Pituitary
  Mark A. Hardy, MD
  
• Trauma Overview
  Warren D. Widmann, MD
  
• Organ Transplantation
  Mark A. Hardy, MD
  

• The New Era of Vascular Surgery Part II, The Aorta
  James F. McKinsey, MD
  
• Infections in Surgery
  Mario Romagnoli, MD
  
• Surgical Aspects of Hepatobiliary Disease
  Michael J. Goldstein, MD
  
• How to Pass the Certifying Exam (Oral Boards)
  Warren D. Widmann, MD
  
• Medical/Surgical Care in Presidential Assassinations
  John M. Cosgrove, MD
  
• Demonstration Mock Oral Examination
  Mark A. Hardy, MD
  Warren D. Widmann, MD
• The Other Vessels: Veins and Lymphatics
  Roman Nowygrod, MD
  
• Diseases of the Breast
  Mahmoud El-Tamer, MD
  
• Urology for the General Surgeon
  James M. McKiernan, MD
  
• Acute Management of Brain and Spinal Trauma
  John Knightly, MD
  
• What the Surgeon Needs to Know About Statistics
  Michael Argenziano, MD
  
• Motility and Other Esophageal Problems
  Lyall A. Gorenstein, MD
  
• Surgical Highlights in Neonates, Infants, and Children, Part I & II
  Steven Stylianos, MD
• Blood Clotting: Not Enough or Too Much
  David Diuguid, MD
• What the General Surgeon Needs to Know About the Lungs and Mediastinum
  Mark D. Widmann, MD
  
• Burns and Basics of Plastic Surgery
  Robert T. Grant, MD
  
• Basics of Head and Neck Surgery
  Warren D. Widmann, MD
  
• Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Issues in Surgery
  Warren D. Widmann, MD
  
• Geriatric Surgery
  Michael E. Zenilman, MD
  
• Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
  Tracey D. Arnell, MD
  
• Surgical Endoscopy, Top to Bottom
  Tracey D. Arnell, MD
  
• What You Need to Know About Melanoma and Sarcoma
  Aaron H. Chevinsky, MD
  
• Inflammatory and Malignant Diseases of the Pancreas
  Aaron H. Chevinsky, MD
  
• Review Post Test
  Mark A. Hardy, MD
  Warren D. Widmann, MD

Course Directors

Course Faculty

Michael Argenziano, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, Minimally Invasive and
Robotic Cardiac Surgery

Tracey D. Arnell, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair, Medical Education
Program Director,
Surgical Residency

Marc Bessler, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
Director, Center for Metabolic
and Weight Loss Surgery
Director of Minimal Access Surgery

Aaron H. Chevinsky, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
of Surgery New Jersey;
Medical School Chief,
Surgical Oncology; Co-Director,
Carol G. Simon Cancer Center,
Morristown Memorial Hospital

David Jonathan Cohen, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medical Director
Renal Transplantation

John M. Cosgrove, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
Chair, Department of Surgery,
Bronx Lebanon Hospital

Saundra Curry, MD
Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology

Rajeev Dayal, MD
Assistant Professor of
Clinical Surgery
Director, Carotid Stenting

David L. Diuguid, MD
Associate Professor of
Clinical Medicine;
Associate Professor
of Clinical Pathology
Head, Hematology

Mahmoud El-Tamer, MD
Associate Professor
of Clinical Surgery
Medical Director, Breast Center
NYPH Palisades Affiliate

Daniel Feingold, MD
Assistant Professor,
Director of Clinical Trials,
Section of Colorectal Surgery,
Reviewer, Diseases of the Colon
and Rectum, Consultant, Covidien

Sreedhar Gaddipati, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor,
Director, Critical Care Obstetrics

Michael J. Goldstein, MD
Surgical Director,
Pediatric Abdominal Transplantation
Columbia University Medical Center
Medical Director, New York Organ
Donor Network

Lyall A. Gorenstein, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
of Surgery, Director, Minimal
Access Thoracic Surgery

Robert T. Grant, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery;
Chief, Plastic Surgery,
Director, Plastic Surgery Residency Program,
Columbia and Cornell

Mark A. Hardy, MD, FACS
Auchincloss Professor of Surgery,
Director Emeritus,
Transplantation Program

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

Jack Knightly, MD
Chief, Neurosurgery,
Morristown Memorial Hospital;
Vice-Chair, Atlantic
Neuroscience Institute

James M. McKiernan, MD
John and Ireene Given
Assistant Professor Urology,
Chairman of the Herbert Irving
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Clinical Research Committee

James F. McKinsey, MD
Associate Professor of
Clinical Surgery;
Interim Chief, Bi-Campus
Division of Vascular Surgery,
Columbia and Cornell

Nicholas J. Morrissey, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, Clinical Trials,
Vascular Surgery

Roman Nowygrod, MD
Professor of Surgery
Director, Vein Disorder Center

Mario Romagnoli, MD
Assistant Professor of
Clinical Medicine

Beth A. Schrope, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Course Instructor in Ultrasound
American College of Surgeons

Craig R. Smith, MD
Calvin F. Barber
Professor of Surgery
Interim Chairman,
Department of Surgery;
Chief, Division of
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Paul M. Starker, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery;
Chief, Surgery, Overlook Hospital

Robert J. Strauch, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical
Orthopaedic Surgery

Steven Stylianos, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Florida International University College of Medicine, Miami, FL
Voluntary Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

Mark D. Widmann, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery;
Chief Thoracic Oncology;
Carol Simon Cancer Center,
Atlantic Health System

Warren D. Widmann, MD, FACS
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Department of Surgery
Staten Island University Hospital

Michael E. Zenilman, MD, FACS
Clarence and Mary Dennis Professor and Chairman,
Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center