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Dr. H. Joseph Naim's Curriculum Vitae

Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Department of Surgery

General Surgery
Advancved Laparoscopic Surgery
Bariatric Surgery/ Gastric Bypass & Lap-Band

10921 Wilshire Blvd, #1104
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Office: 310.208.7744
Fax: 310.208.7755


Diplomate, American College of Surgeons
Fellowship trained in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
Member, American Society of Bariatric Surgeons
 


Education
College Los Ángeles Valley College; Van Nuys, CA
Jan 89- Jul 91
Major in Biology
University University of Southern California; Los Angeles, CA
Aug 91- Dec 93
Bachelor of Science in Biology with Departmental Honors
Medical School Mount Sinai School of Medicine; New York, NY
Aug 94- Apr 98
Medical Degree with distinction in Research



Residency
General surgery
PGY I-IV 		New York Methodist Hospital; Brooklyn, NY
Cornell University Medical College
07/01/98- 06/30/02
Including:
Thoracic, Vascular, Pediatric, Critical Care, Orthopedic, Urology, Gynecology, Plastic, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine
Total Major Cases: 1089
Chief Resident New York Methodist Hospital; Brooklyn, NY
Cornell University Medical College
07/01/02- 06/30/03
Total Major Cases: 225



Rotations
Trauma Surgery King’s County Hospital; Brooklyn, NY
SUNY Down State Medical Center
04/01/2001- 05/30/2001
Transplant Surgery Westchester Medical Center; Valhalla, NY
New York Medical College
04/01/2000- 04/30/2000
Burn New York-Presbyterian Hospital; New York, NY
The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
07/01/2000- 07/30/2000
Cardiac Surgery New York-Presbyterian Hospital; New York, NY
The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
10/01/1999- 10/31/1999



Fellowship
Minimally Invasive
Bariatric Surgery 		University Medical Center at Princeton; Princeton, NJ
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
07/01/03- 06/30/04
Experience in 300 cases including:
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass:
Open Gastric Bypass
Revision of Gastric Bypass
Lap-Band placement

Preceptor: Dr. Robert E. Brolin, MD; www.njbariatricspc.com
Former President of American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASBS)


Medical Staff Membership

UCI Medical Center. Orange, CA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery

Cedars –Sinai Medical Center. Los Angeles, CA
Associate Surgeon

Century City Doctors Hospital. Century City, CA
Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery

Brotman Medical Center. Culver City, CA
Staff Surgeon

Olympia Medical Center. Los Angeles, CA
Staff Surgeon

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center. Los Angeles, CA
Staff Surgeon

VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
Staff Surgeon
 


Medical Licenses

New Jersey State # 25MA07583500 (Inactive) Issue Date: 05/02/03
New York State # 219621 (Inactive) Issue Date: 09/31/00
California State # A81554 Issue Date: 01/01/03


Board Certification

American Board of Surgery


Clinical Research & Publications

  1. A. Philippe Chahinian, John P. Mandeli, Harry Gluck, Houshmand Naim, Alvin S. Teirstein, James F. Holland. Effectiveness of Cisplatin, Paclitaxel, and Suramin against Human Malignant Mesothelioma Xenografts in Athymic Nude Mice.
    Department of Neoplastic Diseases, Mount Sinai Medical Center
    Journal of Surgical Oncology. 1998; 67(2):104-111
     
  2. H. Joseph Naim, Bashar Fahoum. Meckel’s Diverticulum.
    Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital
    Applied Radiology. 2002; 31(7): 35-36
     
  3. H. Joseph Naim, Moshe Schein. No operative Management of an Abdominal Nail-Gun Injury.
    Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital
    Surgical Rounds. 2003; 26(4): 185-187
     
  4. Sonal G. Gandhi, Ian K. Komenaka, H. Joseph Naim. Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome after Laparoscopic Tubal Ligation.
    Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital
    The Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2003; 48(4): 302-305
     
  5. H. Joseph Naim, Piotr J. Gorecki. Fournier’s Gangrene.
    Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital
    Resident & Staff Physician. 2003; 49(1): 43&58
     
  6. H. Joseph Naim, David Korst. VATS for Excision of Mediastinal Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma.
    Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital
    Surgical Rounds 2003; 26(9): 438-440
     
  7. H. Joseph Naim, Robina Smith, Piotr J. Gorecki. Emergent Laparoscopic Reduction of Acute Gastric Volvulus with Anterior Gastropexy.
    Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital
    Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Tech. 2003; 13(6): 389-91
     
  8. H. Joseph Naim, Piotr J. Gorecki, Leslie Wise. Early Lap-Band Erosion Associated with Colonic Inflammation: Case Report and review of literature.
    Department of Surgery; New York Methodist Hospital
    Journal of Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. 2004; 9:102-104
     
  9. H. Joseph Naim, Piotr J. Gorecki. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital
    Patient Care. June 2004; 67
     
  10. Ninh T. Nguyen, J. Esteban Varela, Allen Sabio, Joseph Naim, Michael Stamos,
    Samuel Wilson. Reduction in Prescription Costs after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. Department of Surgery, University of California Irvine School of Medicine
    The American Surgeon. October 2006; 72:853-856


Submitted Publications

  1. Ninh T. Nguyen, H. Joseph Naim, Samuel E. Wilson. Anti-Obesity Surgery and its complications.
    Department of Surgery, UCI Medical Center
    Submitted for publication
     

Presentation

  1. H. Joseph Naim, Piotr J. Gorecki, Leslie Wise. Early Lap-Band Erosion Associated with Colonic Inflammation: Case Report.
    Department of Surgery; New York Methodist Hospital
    Oral Presentation. 12th International Congress and Endo Expo
    Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Aug 2003
    Honorable Mention/Awarded certificate of Merit
     
  2. Piotr Gorecki, H. Joseph Naim, Ajay Chopra, Lilian Katz, Leslie Wise. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in surgical residency program. The prospective analysis of the first 100 cases.
    Department of Surgery; New York Methodist Hospital
    Oral Presentation. SAGES 2004
     
  3. Ninh T. Nguyen, J. Esteban Varela, Allen Sabio, H. Joseph Naim, Michael Stamos, Samuel E. Wilson. Reduction in Prescription Cost after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass.
    Department of Surgery, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California
    American College of Surgeons, Southern California chapter, 2006 Annual Meeting
     
  4. H. Joseph Naim, Bariatric Surgery and Gastric Banding.
    Department of Surgery, UCI Medical Center
    Surgery Grand Rounds, May 2006
     
  5. H. Joseph Naim, Minimally Invasive GI Surgery
    Encino-Tarzana Medical Center
    Jan 2007
     
  6. H. Joseph Naim, MD. Options of Weight Loss Surgery
    Diar TV International, Diar TV Studios
    Feb. 23, 2007


Posters

  1. George Wu, H. Joseph Naim, Mareb Krikhely, Truc Ly, Michael Dolan. Adult Intussusception.
    Department of Surgery; New York Methodist Hospital
    Resident Poster Presentation. May 22, 2002
     
  2. H. Joseph Naim, Robina Smith, Piotr J. Gorecki. Emergent Laparoscopic Reduction of Acute Gastric Volvulus with Anterior Gastropexy.
    Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital
    Poster Presentation. 12th International Congress and Endo Expo/ Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Aug 2003
     
  3. J. Esteban Varela, Joseph Naim, Ninh T. Nguyen. Outcomes of Laparoscopic Gastric Restrictive Procedures in Academic Centers.
    Department of Surgery. UCU Medical Center
    Poster Presentation, ASBS Conference, San Francisco. June 2006

Video

Ninh T. Nguyen, J. Esteban Varela, H. Joseph Naim. Laparoscopic Ivery Lewis Esophagectomy
Department of Surgery. UCI Medical Center
Video Presentation, ASBS Conference, San Francisco. June 2006
 

Awards

  1. Oceanographic Associates Award, Hancock Institute of Marine Biology at USC
    Wrigley’s Science Center; Catalina Island, CA. 1992
     
  2. Hadassah Exchange Program Scholarship, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    Hadassah Medical Center; Jerusalem, Israel. 1997
     
  3. Resident Achievement Award, The Society of Laparoendoscopicscopic Surgeons
    New York Methodist Hospital; Brooklyn, N.Y. 2003
     
  4. The Highest Research Productivity Award, Department of Surgery
    New York Methodist Hospital; Brooklyn, N.Y. 2003
     
  5. Faculty Certificate of Recognition for Scientific Presentation, SLS 12th International Congress and Endo Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada. 2003


Basic Science Research

  1. V. A. Hospital; Sepulveda, CA
    May 90- Apr 91
    Optimizing Quantitation of Interleukin II using HPLC
    Preceptor: Ken Tachiki, PHD
     
  2. Wrigley’s Science Center; Catalina Island, CA
    Jan 92-Apr 92
    Role of Sea Water Calcium in Fertilization of Sea Urchin
    Independent Research. Catalina Science Semester
     
  3. Mount Sinai Medical Center; New York, NY
    May 94- Aug 96
    Combination Chemotherapy for Malignant Mesothelioma
    Preceptor: Philippe Chahinian MD
     

Honors

  1. Deans List
    University of Southern California/ Los Angeles Valley College
     
  2. Departmental Honors Program
    USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. University of Southern California
     
  3. Honors Research Track
    Mount Sinai Medical Center. Mount Sinai School of Medicine
     

Society Affiliations

  1. American College of Surgeons
    Member
  2. American Society of Bariatric Surgery
    Member Surgeon
  3. The Society of Laparoendoscopicscopic Surgeons
    Member
  4. New York State Society of Surgeons
    Member
  5. IFSO, the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity
    Member


Continuing Medical Education

  1. Specialty Review in General Surgery
    Chicago, IL. Aug 2002. 78 Hrs
     
  2. Master Class in Laparoscopic General Surgery
    SLS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas. Sep 2003. 8 Hrs
     
  3. Surgery Board Review Course
    Dallas, Texas. Feb 2004. 30 Hrs
     
  4. Essentials of Bariatric Surgery
    ASBS Annual meeting. San Diego. Jun 2004
     
  5. Physician’s Recognition Award
    American Medical Association. Jul 2001-Jul 2004
     
  6. Advanced Bariatric Surgery
    ASBS Annual meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 2005
     
  7. Pacific Rim Robotics Conference
    UCI, Orange, Ca, January 2006
     
  8. The 6th Annual Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium
    Vail, Colorado, February 2006
     
  9. Advanced Bariatric life Support
    ASBS Annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, June 2006
 


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