Lecturers

Michael J. Costanza, MD - Medical Editor                                               
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services, SUNY Upstate Medical University
• Attending Surgeon, SUNY Upstate Medical University
• Attending Surgeon, VA Health Care Network Upstate New York at Syracuse, NY

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery and Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, Ohio State University College of Medicine
• Residency, University of Tennessee Medical Center
• Fellowship in Vascular Surgery, University of Maryland Medical System

Dr. Costanza has performed the clinically innovative procedures of Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stent and Endovascular Aneurysm Repair. He has also serves at the Chairman of the Surgical Pathology Tissue Committee VA Health Care Network Upstate New York at Syracuse, and has received the Hiram Crutchfield Resident Teaching Award.

“Excellent speaker. Good focus on board subjects, great fund of knowledge.” –Attendee of 2009 Comprehensive Review of General Surgery Qualifying Exam Course

David C. Cronin, MD, Ph.D., F.A.C.S.      
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Professor of Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Director, Liver Transplantation, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y.
• Ph.D., University of Chicago
• Residency, University of Chicago
• Fellowships in Transplant Surgery and Medical Ethics, University of Chicago

Dr. Cronin participates regularly in invited lectures nationally and internationally on the topics of ethics and transplantation. He has authored more than 60 articles and numerous book chapters and reviews.  Dr. Cronin has also been listed in America’s Top Surgeons by Consumers’ Research Council of America and Best Doctors in America by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.

“Great lecture, questions applied & were clear.”– Attendee of 2009 Comprehensive Review of General Surgery Qualifying Exam Course

Barish Edil, MD - Medical Editor      
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor Surgery and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
• Attending Surgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI
• Residency, University of Oklahoma
• Fellowship in Surgical Oncology and Assistant Chief of Service, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Dr. Edil has participated in more than 20 invited lectures and serves as a peer reviewer for several scholarly medical journals. His expertise with the board exam, he passed the American Board of Surgery Qualifying Exam in the 95^th percentile, helps to guide the board exam focus of the American Physician Institute review course.

Scott Eggener, MD                                                                       Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Co-Director, Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program, University of Chicago Medical Center

Board Certifications:

• Urology, American Board of Urology

Education:

• MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
• Residency, Northwestern University-McGaw Medical Center
• Fellowship in Urologic Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Dr. Eggener has authored more than 70 articles, reviews, and chapters. He is frequently invited to speak and lecture in the field of urology, and serves as a reviewer for 15 scholarly medical journals.

 “Excellent – knowledgeable about subject & questions to be covered on exam.”   –Attendee of 2009 Comprehensive Review of General Surgery Qualifying Exam Course

Ginard Henry, MD                                
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Plastic Surgeon, Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Board Certifications:

• Plastic Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery

Education:

• MD, University of California, San Francisco, CA
• Residency, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA
• Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery, San Antonio Hand Center/University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX

Dr. Henry has written several medical articles and served as workgroup editor for Essential for Students: Plastic Surgery 7th Ed. 2007. Dr. Henry participates in invited lectures and Grand Rounds, and is a returning lecturer with American Physician Institute.

“Well prepared, knew the high yield topics.”   –Attendee of 2009 Comprehensive Review of General Surgery Qualifying Exam Course

Nabil Issa, MD                                          
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• Director, General Surgery Clerkship for 3rd year Medical Students, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Board Certifications:

• Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, Mustansiriya University, Baghdad, Iraq
• Residency, Fairview Hospital-Cleveland Clinic Health System, Cleveland, OH
• Fellowship in Surgical Critical Care, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Dr. Issa has been honored with Excellence in Teaching Awards from the Northwestern University Surgical Residency Program and from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He has authored 6 medical book chapters, as well as numerous articles and abstracts. He is very involved in medical education, and has participated as an examiner and committee member at the Chicago City-Wide Mock Oral Board Exam in Surgery.

Roopa Kohli-Seth, MD, FCCP                          
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Professor of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
• Director, Central Venous Access Service, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Director, Critical Care Education, Mount Sinai Hospital

Board Certifications:

• Critical Care, American Board of Internal Medicine

Education:

• Residency, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
• Fellowship in Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital

Dr. Kohli-Seth has provided board review instruction for general surgery residents as well as critical care fellows for the last 10 years. She is also involved in the teaching activities of Critical Care Controversies Moderator, ICU Inpatient Rounds, Grand Rounds, and lectures in Critical Care invasive procedures. She has published several peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters.



Anjali Kumar, MD, MPH - Medical Editor                          
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
• Attending Surgeon, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• MPH, Harvard University, Boston, MA
• Residency, University of California San Francisco East Bay, Oakland, CA
• Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cornell University and Columbia University – New York Presbyterian Hospitals, New York, NY

Dr. Kumar has co-authored multiple articles, reviews, and editorials in refereed journals. She has also contributed a chapter to Case Studies: Emergency Medicine.



J. Martin Leland III, MD                   
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Attending Surgeon, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Attending, University of Chicago Medical Center

Board Certifications:

• Board Eligible for AAOS (Passed Written Boards July 2007)

Education:

• MD, Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
• Residency, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
• Fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Leland founded the Jefferson Medical College Orthopaedic Mentorship Program. He serves as the team physician for the Chicago Blackhawks and Concordia College football and baseball, as well as for some Chicagoland area high schools.

“Good communication skills, well prepared, very appropriate.”  –Attendee of 2009 Comprehensive Review of General Surgery Qualifying Exam Course

 



Mary S. Maish, MD, MPH                  
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
• Founder and Director, UCLA Center for Esophageal Disorders, Los Angeles, CA

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery, American Board of Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Education:

• MD, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
• Residency, Michigan State University, East Lasing, MI
• MPH, Harvard University, Boston, MA
• Fellow, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Maish is also a mock oral board examiner for the general surgery residency program at UCLA, as well as an interviewer for the cardiothoracic residency and general surgery residency programs at the university. Her work as the founder and director of the UCLA Center for Esophageal Disorders provides community information, multidisciplinary conferences, and a foundation for education and training of surgical residents while addressing the needs of patients with esophageal cancer and benign esophageal conditions.

 




Martin Makary, MD, M.P.H.             
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
• Mark Ravitch Endowed Chair of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Johns Hopkins University
• Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Surgical Outcomes Research

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, Thomas Jefferson University
• M.P.H., Harvard University
• Residency, Georgetown University
• Fellowship in Surgical Oncology, Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Makary is the editor of General Surgery Review, and is a section editor for The Johns Hopkins ABSITE Review Manual. Additionally, he has written many medical book chapters and more than 60 articles. Dr. Makary is also a regular ‘on-air’ medical guest for CNN Headline News and Fox News Channel, National Desk.

 




J. Michael Millis, MD, FACS             
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Chief, Section of Transplantation, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Director, University of Chicago Medical Center Transplant Center, Chicago, IL
• Medical Director, D4 ICU, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, University of Tennessee, Center of the Health Sciences, Memphis, TN
• Residency, University of California at Los Angeles, CA
• Dumont UCLA Transplant Fellow, University of California at Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Millis has given more than 100 presentations and lectures locally, nationally, and internationally. He has authored several book chapters and more than 100 peer-reviewed articles. He is a reviewer for several medical journals, such as JAMA, and is on the editorial board of 3 others, including Liver Transplantation and Surgery. He is also on the board of directors for the Illinois chapter of the American Liver Foundation.

 



Sarah McLaughlin, MD                  
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
• Staff Surgeon, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, University of Missouri at Kansas City
• Residency, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
• Fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Dr. McLaughlin has authored numerous articles and book chapters, most recently a chapter in Kuerer’s Breast Surgical Oncology. Dr. McLaughlin currently serves as a member at large on the Education Committee at Mayo Clinic Florida. She has also been the recipient of the Scholarly Opportunity Award from the Mayo Foundation.

 



Michael D. Moen, MD, FACOG, FACS
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Associate Program Director,  Department of OB/GYN Residency, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
• Director, Pelvic Medicine Center, Edward Hospital, Naperville, IL
• Attending Surgeon, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL

Board Certifications:

• Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Education:

• MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
• Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
• Fellowship in Advanced Gynecologic Surgery/Urogynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Dr. Moen has consistently received awards for medical teaching from Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and Chicago Medical School. He has also been listed in Best Doctors in America and in America’s Top OB/GYN-Urogynecology by Consumer’s Research Council. Dr. Moen is also regularly invited to present Grand Rounds at several Chicagoland-area hospitals.



Srikumar Pillai, MD, FACS
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Director of Pediatric Surgery, Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital Pediatric Pavilion, Concord, NC
• Attending Surgeon, Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital Pediatric Pavilion, Concord, NC

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, The Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA
• Residency, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
• Fellowship in Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Dr. Pillai has lectured nationally and internationally, presenting Grand Rounds as well as to medical associations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, Surgical Division and the British Association of Pediatric Surgery. He has also been honored with the Chairman’s Award from the Department of Surgery at Ohio State University College of Medicine.



Louis Portugal, MD, FACS                                      
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Attending Physician, University of Chicago

Board Certifications:

• Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology

Education:

• MD, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO
• Residency in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine At Chicago
• Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center

American Physician Institute is pleased to have Dr. Portugal as returning lecturer. He is a highly sought-after educator in the field of otolaryngology, having participated in more than 100 invited lectures.  Dr. Portugal also chairs two committees and is a member of three others at the University of Chicago Medical Center.



Cord Sturgeon, MD, FACS            
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• Director of Endocrine Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Fellowship in Endocrine Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

Dr. Sturgeon has received the Northwestern University Department of Surgery Teaching Award in 2006 and 2008, and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Teaching Award in 2008 and 2009. He has also authored many articles and several book chapters, including the upcoming edition of Northwestern Handbook of Surgical Procedures.

 



Konstantin Umanskiy, MD                  
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
• Attending Surgeon, University of Chicago Medical Center

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery, American Board of Surgery
• Colon and Rectal Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Education:

• MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
• Residency, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
• Fellowship in Trauma/Critical Care, University of Cincinnati

Dr. Umanskiy is an ad-hoc reviewer for American Journal of Surgery and Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. He has also authored several articles and book chapters, including two chapters on colorectal disease and cancer for The Mont Reid Surgical Handbook.

 



Jeffrey D. Wayne, MD, FACS              
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• Chief, Melanoma and Sarcoma Surgical Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, Boston University School of Medicine
• Residency, University of Chicago Hospitals
• Fellowship in Surgical Oncology, University of Texas

Dr. Wayne has been honored repeatedly with teaching awards, most recently being named Outstanding Teacher at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Wayne has served as Cancer Liaison Physician to the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer since 2008.



Christopher Wohltmann, MD                
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Trauma Center, Springfield, IL
• Associate Director of Trauma and Medical Director Surgical ICU, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
• Residency, Robert Packer Hospital Surgical Residency, Sayre, PA
• Fellowship in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of  Louisville, Louisville, KY

Dr. Wohltmann previously served as the Chief of Trauma Services at William Beaumont William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, TX. He is a certified ATLS instructor and course director, and participates as faculty in mock oral board reviews.



Phillip H. Zaret, MD                                                               
Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Professor of Surgery, Rosalind Franklin University/Chicago Medical School
• Associate Professor Department of Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University/Chicago Medical School

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery

  Education:

  • MD, University of Illinois School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
  • Residency, Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center
  • Fellowship in Surgical Critical Care/Trauma, Cook County Hospital

  Dr. Zaret has been awarded Clinical Professor of the Year 17 times at The Chicago Medical School and Surgical Teacher of the year 4 times at Mount Sinai Hospital. In 2006, Dr. Zaret was given the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.

Course Objectives

- To comprehensively review the fundamentals of current General Surgery understanding.
- To demonstrate increased knowledge of principles & practice in General Surgery, including:
·  Epidemiology, anatomy, physiology, pathology, and clinical presentations of disease.
·  Diagnostic evaluation, including appropriate use of radiologic imaging.
·  Indications for surgical and non-surgical treatment.
·  Surgical management, including wound healing, immunology, infection, antibiotic usage, fluid management, shock and resuscitation, metabolism, and use of enteral and parenteral nutrition.
·  Preoperative, operative and postoperative care, including management of comorbidities and complications.
·  Minimally invasive surgical procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, including basic and advanced laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures.
Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Clearview CME Institute and The American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies LLC. Clearview CME Institute is accredited by the ACCME to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: Clearview CME Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 44 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials.