Study Group: General Surgeons (US)(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 453
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President
Peachnet Communications
Robert Gilstrap is the President at Peachnet Communications, Inc., a wireless retailer and reseller. Peachnet represents Cingular Wireless, Nextel, T-Mobile, Sprint PCS, DirecTV, Dish Network, Direct-Way, StarBand Sirius Satellite Radio. They also represent smaller companies in the prepaid cellular...
Assistant Professor of Surgery
MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
George Deitrick, MD, is the Director of Wound Healing Program and Spinal Cord Injury Unit at Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New York. He is a General Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Dr. Deitrick has over 20 years of experience...
Jeffrey Everett, MDDirector of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Jeffrey E. Everett, MD, is Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiac Surgery and Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Previously, he was Director of Heart Transplantation, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiac Surgery, and Associate Professor...
Jeffrey Ballard, MD, FACSVascular Surgeon
St.joseph Hospital of Orange Inc.
Jeffrey Ballard, MD, FACS, is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon who practices at St. Joseph Hospital of Orange, California. He also has a appointment as Clinical Professor of Surgery at University of California, Irvine. Dr. Ballard offers comprehensive care for all problems of arterial and venous...
Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgeon
Rubenstein Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Forrest Rubenstein, MD, FACS, is a Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgeon in private practice. Dr. Rubenstein is board certified in General, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. He has experience in cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery, aortic surgery, trauma, endovascular surgery, drug eluting stents,...
Associate Professor of Surgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center (NY)
Howard Beaton, MD, is an Attending Surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Previously, he was the Chairman of Surgery at North General and NYU Downtown Hospitals. Dr. Beaton has over 25 years of experience in clinical practice of general surgery,...
John Spurlock, MDMedical Director
Continence Management Institute of the LeHigh Valley
John Spurlock, MD, is Medical Director of the Continence Management Institute of the Lehigh Valley. Dr. Spurlock has expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of female urinary incontinence and pelvic prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction. His areas of interest include minimally invasive surgery for...
Related Study Groups
| Study Group Name | Members |
|---|---|
| Bariatric Surgeons | 190 |
| Hepatobiliary Surgeons | 95 |
| Oncologists (US) | 2255 |
| Trauma Surgeons (US) | 115 |
| Surgeons who Perform Lap-Band Procedures | 30 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgeons (US) | 332 |
| Physicians who Implant Alloderm Grafts (US) | 66 |
GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)
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Bariatric surgery is a major operative procedure that caries significant morbidity and mortality risks due to the comorbid diseases seen in this patient population. This procedure is increasing in frequency as more patients are willing to have it and more surgeons are becoming proficient. The...
This article presents the new CMS guidelines that deny higher payments for the additional costs associated with treating patients for certain hospital - acquired infections and medical errors. While these are laudable goals, to assume that all infections are the result of poor medical practice is an...
Most Common Company Types:
- Academic Medical Center/Hospital or Clinic
- Office Based Private Practice or Clinic
- Non-Academic Community Hospital or Clinic
- Academic Institution*
Most Common Job Types:
- Physician - Attending Physician
- Physician - Director
- Owner
- Physician - Division Head
- President
- Director