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

• Fluids and Electrolytes, Acid Base
  
• Bio-Statistics
  Scott Bloom, MD

• Immunology for the Surgeon
• Hormone Physiology
  Mark A. Hardy, MD, FACS

• Physiology and Metabolism in
  Vascular Diseases
  Rajeev Dayal, MD

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

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

• Trauma Overview
• Organ-Specific Trauma
  Ronald J. Simon, MD

• Diseases of the Breast
  Mahmoud El-Tamer, MD, FACS

• Anesthesia for Surgeons
  Leon Specthrie, MD

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

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

• Orthopedic Surgery for the General Surgeon
  Robert Jonathan Strauch, MD

• Radiation Oncology and Radiation Safety
  Phillip M. Vigneri, MD

• Everything but the Aorta: Peripheral
  Vascular Disease
  Jonathan Deitch, MD

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

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

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

• Ultrasound for Surgeons
  Beth A. Schrope, MD

• Demonstration Mock Oral Examination
  Mark A. Hardy, MD, FACS and
  Warren D. Widmann, MD, FACS

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

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

• Critical Issues in the SICU
• Surgical Infections
  Ronald Scott Chamberlain, MD

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

• Diseases of the Adrenal, Endocrine Pancreas,
  and Pituitary
• The Surgical Aspects of Thyroid and
  Parathyroid Disease
  Tobias Carling, MD, PhD

• Breast Imaging
  Carolyn Raia, MD

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

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

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

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

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

• Geriatric Surgery
  Michael E. Zenilman, MD

• Blood Clotting: Not Enough or Too Much
  David Diuguid, MD

• Transplantation
  Lloyd E. Ratner, MD

Course Directors

Mark A. Hardy, MD, FACS
Course Co-Director

Auchincloss Professor of Surgery
Director Emeritus and Founder
Renal and Islet Transplantation
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Warren D. Widmann, MD, FACS
Course Co-Director

Professor of Clinical Surgery
State University of New York
Downstate Medical Center
Special Lecturer, Department of Surgery
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Faculty

Tracey D. 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
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia
University Medical Center
New York, NY

Scott Bloom, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
State University of New York
Downstate Medical Center
Director, Division of General Surgery
Program Director
Staten Island University Hospital

Tobias Carling, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Endocrine Surgery)
Director, Yale Endocrine Neoplasia Laboratory

Ronald Scott Chamberlain, MD
Chairman and Surgeon-in-Chief
St. Barnabas Medical Hospital, Livingston, NJ
Professor of Surgery
New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

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

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

Jonathan Deitch, MD
Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Associate Chair, Department of Surgery
Director, Vascular Fellowship
Staten Island University Hospital

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, FACS
Attending Surgeon
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Board of Directors, National Association Program
for Breast Centers,
NAPBC Information and Technology Outcomes
Committee Chair

Daniel Feingold, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Director of Clinical Trials
Section of Colorectal Surgery
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Sreedhar Gaddipati, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Division of Maternal/Fetal Medicine
Director, Critical Care Obstetrics
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons

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

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

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

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

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

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

Leon Specthrie, MD
Attending Anesthesiologist
Vice Chair Anesthesia Group
Previously, Assistant Clinical Professor
of Anesthesiology
Mt. Sinai Medical School

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

Phillip M. Vigneri, DO
Chief, Radiation Oncology
Staten Island University Hospital

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

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