Advanced Minimally Invasive/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship: July June 2009 The Methodist Hospital - Houston, TX

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1 Curriculum Vitae Northeast Surgery of Maine 417 State Street, Suite 330 Bangor, ME Phone: Fax: Education: Advanced Minimally Invasive/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship: July June 2009 The Methodist Hospital - Houston, TX General Surgery Residency: July June 2008 New York Medical College/ Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center Program - Bronx, NY General Surgery Residency: September 1993-September 1997 Tehran University of Medical Sciences/ Dr Shariaty University Hospital Program Tehran, Iran Medical School: February July 1993 Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) - Tehran, Iran Examinations and Certifications: - Successfully passed the American Board of Bariatric Medicine Exam, September Certified by American Board of Surgery, March Permanent certification by ECFMG, October Certification by Iranian National Board of General Surgery, September 1997 Professional Experience: * Bariatric Surgeon: Since September 2009 Northeast Surgery of Maine/ Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME * Assistant Professor of General Surgery, October September 2001 Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) * General Surgeon, January October1999 Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) * Surgeon, Researcher and Instructor, October September 2001 Iranian Center for Breast Cancer (ICBC)

2 Research and Teaching Experience: * Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery: Since February 2011 The University of Vermont * Surgery Instructor: July June 2008 New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY * Participated in Susan Komen Grant Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Liaison, Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Bronx, NY * Research Fellow September June 2003 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI * Lecturer May September 2001 Educational Development Center (EDC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Professional Memberships: - Fellow of American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) - Fellow of American College of Surgeons (ACS) - Member of Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Honors and Awards: - Resident Achievement Award, Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons The Best Resident Teacher Award: Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center/ Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center Highest Percentile Award in American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam: New York Medical College/ Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center/ Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center Graduated from Surgical Residency in Iran with Honors; 1997 (Highest Annual Surgical Residency Exam Scores every year in residency, Highest Score in Oral Boards; and Recognized as the Best Resident Teacher in Dr Shariati University Hospital) - Graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences with Honors; 1993

3 Contributions: * Poster Presentations: - Laparoscopic Esophageo-Jejunostomy, Ultrasound-guided Cervical Esophagostomy, As the Second Stage in Treatment of Two Patients with Upside-down Stomach Due to Para-Esophageal Hiatal Hernia, Timothy Opperman MD, Patrick Reardon MD, et al Accepted for Poster Presentation in Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons 2009 Annual Meeting - Two Millimiter Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: The Correct First Step Before Advancing to NOTES Timothy Oppermann MD,, Brian Dunkin MD, et al Accepted for Poster Presentation in Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgesns 2009 Annual Meeting - Large Blood Clot Causing An Acute Obstruction at the Jejunojejunostomy Following Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Obos I Ekhaese MD, Timothy Oppermann MD, Luis Bonialla MD,, Phillip Leggett MD, Patrick Reardon MD - Bowel Perforation Caused by Oral Polystyrene Sulfonate (Kayexalate), Soula Priovolos MD, Bhuvaneswari Dorai MD Poster presentation New York Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, March Phylloides Tumor and Its Unexpected Behavior: Report of Recurrence of a Benign Phylloides Tumor as Pulmonary Metastasis Poster presentation in The First Iranian Congress of Cancer Research, Urmia, Iran, May 2001 * Podium Presentations: - Diseases of the Breast Panelist in 24th Annual Scientific Congress of Iranian Association of Surgeons, Tehran, Iran, May Complications of Central Venous Catheterization in Dr Shariaty University Hospital Podium Presentation in the 20th Annual Scientific Congress of Iranian Association of Surgeons, Tehran, Iran, May 1997 Paper publication: - The Impact of Pfannenstiel Scars on TRAM flap Complications, Edwin Wilkins MD Annals of Plastic Surgery 53(5): , November 2004

4 * Books: Participation in consensus and writing of Iranian National Protocol for Breast Diseases ICBC, 2001 Participation in Writing of the First TUMS Textbook of Surgery, TUMS 2001 Participation in Writing of Students Handbook of Clinical Skills, TUMS, 2001 * Lectures: Bariatric Surgery; A Dialogue With Non-Bariatricians: Presented for Medial Staff in Calais Regional Hospital, June 2011 Sleeve Gastrectomy for Nurses: Presented for Surgical Nurses of Eastern Maine Medical Center, May 2011 Bariatric Surgery; A Dialogue With Primary Care Colleagues: Presented for Primary Care Providers in Eastern Maine Medial Center, April 2011 Bariatric Surgery for Pharmacist: Presented for Pharmacist Team of Eastern Maine Medical Center, February 2011 Lectures in Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center and Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center Weekly Conferences Regular lectures for medical students and residents, as appointed by the Department of Surgery of TUMS Lectures in numerous workshops of EDC for medical faculty Subject: New Methods of Teaching Lectures in numerous workshops for general surgeons, gynecologists, general practitioners and midwives, held by Iranian Medical Council and ICBC Subject: Breast Diseases Fields of Interest: Bariatric Surgery* Abdominoplasty/Panniculectomy Hernia: Anatomy and Repair, Laparoscopic Approaches Hiatal hernia repair, and anti-reflux surgery Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and other minimally invasive procedures Upper endoscopy as related to bariatric issues (ulcers, strictures, etc) Medical Education Clinical Research

5 Languages (Besides English): Beginner in Spanish and French Fluent in Farsi (Persian) Fields of Personal Interest and Hobbies: Drawing and Painting Literature and Poetry Practicing piano History, museums, theater and movies Hiking, biking, traveling and natural sceneries Cooking and Baking Spending time with my family