Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Participation in ASMBS 32nd Annual Meeting at ObesityWeek – 22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Certificate of Attendance – 2013 MISS Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium Metabolic/Bariatric Sessions I–VI Certificate of Attendance – 2014 MISS Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium Metabolic/Bariatric Program Certificate of Attendance – 2015 MISS Hands-On Workshop: Interventional Endoscopy Certificate of Attendance – 2015 MISS Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium Colon, Foregut, Hernia, and Metabolic/Bariatric Programs Certificate of Training Completion – ORBERA™ Intragastric Balloon System Masters of Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery – Statement of Credit Certificate of Credit – SSO 68th Annual Cancer Symposium Board Certification in Surgery – The American Board of Surgery Diplomate of the American Board of Bariatric Medicine LAP-BAND® System Workshop – BioEnterics Adjustable Gastric Banding Certification Postdoctoral Fellowship in Surgical Oncology – UCLA Department of Surgery Candidate Membership – The Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity – University of Pittsburgh CME Certification Bariatric Surgery Preceptorship – Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity 54th Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium – American Society of Bariatric Physicians Active Member – American Society of Clinical Oncology Associate Member – American Society of Clinical Oncology Affiliate Surgeon – American Society for Bariatric Surgery Fellow of the International College of Surgeons in General Surgery Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) Regular Member – American Society for Bariatric Surgery Doctor of Medicine – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Clinical Fellow in Surgical Oncology – John Wayne Cancer Institute Clinical Fellowship in Oncology – American Cancer Society & University of California LAP-BAND® System Workshop – Adjustable Gastric Banding Training (BioEnterics) Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity – University of Pittsburgh CME 54th Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium – Physicians’ Course Membership – The American Society of Breast Surgeons Physician’s and Surgeon’s Certificate – Medical Board of California ASBS Preceptorship Program – Certificate of Completion Honorary Doctor – Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi Fellow in Surgical Oncology – International College of Surgeons (2002) Completion of ABBM Review Course – American Board of Bariatric Medicine (2003) General Surgery Internship, Residency & Chief Residency – University of Texas Medical School at Houston Surgical Oncology Fellowship – John Wayne Cancer Institute (1996–1997) ASBS Preceptorship Program – Certificate of Completion (2004) American College of Surgeons – Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery CME Certificate (2002) 2003 Western Regional Obesity Course Completion – American Society of Bariatric Physicians 54th Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium – Basic Bariatric Course 53rd Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium – Physicians’s Course Laparoscopic Management of Hepatic Malignancies Course – Certificate of Participation Surgical Concepts in Single Incision Adjustable Gastric Banding – Certificate of Completion Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine Maintenance of Certification in General Surgery – American Board of Surgery Most Compassionate Doctor – Patients’ Choice Award (2011) America’s Top Surgeons – 2007 (Surgical Oncology / Bariatric Surgery) Strathmore’s WHO’S WHO Honors – 2000–2001 Active Member – Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), 2006 Gastric Imbrication/Pleat Course – Bariatric Surgical Solutions, Tijuana (2011) Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication (LGCP) Course – Cleveland Clinic (2011) Making Strides Against Breast Cancer – Certificate of Appreciation (2000) LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System – Advanced Surgeon Training Certificate (2010) Certification × View Full Size
Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Participation in ASMBS 32nd Annual Meeting at ObesityWeek – 22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Certificate of Attendance – 2013 MISS Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium Metabolic/Bariatric Sessions I–VI
Certificate of Attendance – 2014 MISS Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium Metabolic/Bariatric Program
Certificate of Attendance – 2015 MISS Hands-On Workshop: Interventional Endoscopy
Certificate of Attendance – 2015 MISS Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium Colon, Foregut, Hernia, and Metabolic/Bariatric Programs
Certificate of Training Completion – ORBERA™ Intragastric Balloon System
Masters of Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery – Statement of Credit
Certificate of Credit – SSO 68th Annual Cancer Symposium
Board Certification in Surgery – The American Board of Surgery
Diplomate of the American Board of Bariatric Medicine
LAP-BAND® System Workshop – BioEnterics Adjustable Gastric Banding Certification
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Surgical Oncology – UCLA Department of Surgery
Candidate Membership – The Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO)
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity – University of Pittsburgh CME Certification
Bariatric Surgery Preceptorship – Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity
54th Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium – American Society of Bariatric Physicians
Active Member – American Society of Clinical Oncology
Associate Member – American Society of Clinical Oncology
Affiliate Surgeon – American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Fellow of the International College of Surgeons in General Surgery
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Regular Member – American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Doctor of Medicine – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Clinical Fellow in Surgical Oncology – John Wayne Cancer Institute
Clinical Fellowship in Oncology – American Cancer Society & University of California
LAP-BAND® System Workshop – Adjustable Gastric Banding Training (BioEnterics)
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity – University of Pittsburgh CME
54th Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium – Physicians’ Course
Membership – The American Society of Breast Surgeons
Physician’s and Surgeon’s Certificate – Medical Board of California
ASBS Preceptorship Program – Certificate of Completion
Honorary Doctor – Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi
Fellow in Surgical Oncology – International College of Surgeons (2002)
Completion of ABBM Review Course – American Board of Bariatric Medicine (2003)
General Surgery Internship, Residency & Chief Residency – University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Surgical Oncology Fellowship – John Wayne Cancer Institute (1996–1997)
ASBS Preceptorship Program – Certificate of Completion (2004)
American College of Surgeons – Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery CME Certificate (2002)
2003 Western Regional Obesity Course Completion – American Society of Bariatric Physicians
54th Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium – Basic Bariatric Course
53rd Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium – Physicians’s Course
Laparoscopic Management of Hepatic Malignancies Course – Certificate of Participation
Surgical Concepts in Single Incision Adjustable Gastric Banding – Certificate of Completion
Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine
Maintenance of Certification in General Surgery – American Board of Surgery
Most Compassionate Doctor – Patients’ Choice Award (2011)
America’s Top Surgeons – 2007 (Surgical Oncology / Bariatric Surgery)
Strathmore’s WHO’S WHO Honors – 2000–2001
Active Member – Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), 2006
Gastric Imbrication/Pleat Course – Bariatric Surgical Solutions, Tijuana (2011)
Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication (LGCP) Course – Cleveland Clinic (2011)
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer – Certificate of Appreciation (2000)
LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System – Advanced Surgeon Training Certificate (2010)
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