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Study Group: General Surgeons (US)

Council Members in this Study Group: 467

This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Robert Gilstrap

President
PEACH NET COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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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...

Jeffrey Ballard, MD, FACS, Vascular Surgeon, ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL OF ORANGE, INCJeffrey Ballard, MD, FACS

Vascular Surgeon
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL OF ORANGE, INC
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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...

Howard Beaton, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center (NY)
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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,...

George Deitrick, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF
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George Deitrick, MD, is the Director of Wound Healing Program at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center (Bronx Veterans Medical Research Foundation) in the Bronx, New York. Dr. Deitrick is a General Surgeon and Spinal Cord Injury Physician. He is also an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Mount Sinai...

Jeffrey Everett, MD, Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.Jeffrey Everett, MD

Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
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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 AssociateProfessor...

Forrest Rubenstein, MD

Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgeon
Rubenstein Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
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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,...

John Spurlock, MD, Medical Director, Continence Management Institute of the LeHigh ValleyJohn Spurlock, MD

Medical Director
Continence Management Institute of the LeHigh Valley
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

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...

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The Validity of Kyphoplasty

April 29, 2009

Efficacy and safety of balloon kyphoplasty compared with non-surgical care for vertebral compression fracture (FREE): a randomised controlled trial. | linkinghub.elsevier.com.ezproxy.its.uu.se

This article helps validate Kyphoplasty from the European front.  It does not, however, have direct translation from a financial standpoint beacuse there are vast differences in healthcare funding from Eurpo to the US.

The Days of Old or Maybe Not

March 10, 2009

Hip deals put money in pocket | www.chicagotribune.com

This article is a liberal attempt to marginalize the changes in Orthopedic protocol.  The practices of each individual physician would need to be analyzed to truly apply these very broad statements.  People fail to give surgeons proper credit for implant selection and their "unspoken"...

More Than Just Weight Loss: The Role of Bariatric Surgery in Curing Type 2 Diabetes

January 28, 2009

Diabetes Study Favors Surgery to Treat Obese | www.nytimes.com

20 million people in the US have Type 2 Diabetes.  The disease is a leading cause of blindness, renal failure and amputations and patients have a demonstrably shortened life span.   It is a chronic condition that medical treatment has thus far only been able to control, not cure. ...

Predicting response to anti-EGFR cancer therapy

January 5, 2009

Merck KGaA: Overall Survival in First-Line NSCLC Reaches 15 Months | www.drugs.com

Cetiximab and other anti-EGFR antibodies are effective late-line therapies for colorectal cancer, squamous cell cancers of the head and neck, and non-small cell lung cancer. Response rates are low (10-20%), but these response rates have been shown to be durable and do result in improved survival, particularly...

FDA approval of strattera in kids should be good news for Lilly

May 13, 2008

John Spurlock, MD, Medical Director, Continence Management Institute of the LeHigh Valley

FDA Approves Strattera® for Maintenance of ADHD in Children and Adolescents | newsroom.lilly.com

1. Lilly should be pleased with approval of Strattera in children and adolescents 2. Strattera is the superior agent for ADHD 3. approval should boost Liily sales

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Academic Medical Center/Hospital or Clinic
  • Office Based Private Practice or Clinic
  • Non-Academic Community Hospital or Clinic
  • Academic Institution*

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Physician - Attending Physician
  • Physician - Director
  • Owner
  • Physician - Division Head
  • President
  • Director