Instructional/CME Courses

Instructional/CME Courses Attended:

1. American Seminar Institute, General and Bariatric Surgery Update, May 21 – May 28, 2021, Noord, Aruba at Marriott’s Ocean Club, CME 20
2. American Seminar Institute, General and Bariatric Surgery, Cabo San Lucas Mexico, Mar 02-Mar 06, 2020 CME 10
3. 2nd Annual Updates in General Surgery, Jan 18-21, 2019. Lodge at Vail, Vail Colorado. CME 24.75 hours.
4. American Medical Association Updates in General Surgery, October 2018, Hilton Head, SC CME 20 hours
5. International Federation of Surgical Obesity, 22nd World Congress, August 29 – Sept 2, 2017. London, England, CME 24 hours
6. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 32nd Annual Meeting, Nov 2016. New Orleans, LA CME 30 hours
7. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 31st Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts. Nov 2015, CME 35 hours
8. IFSO Annual Meeting, Sept 2015, Vienna, Austria. CME 20 hours
9. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 30th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia Nov 2014. CME 35 hours
10. MISS Conference, Las Vegas, NV. March 2014. CME 26
11. New York General Surgery Board Review Course. October 31 – Nov 4, 2012. Secaucus, New Jersey. 56 CME hours
12. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 29th Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. June 2012 30 CME hrs
13. American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 28th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. June 12 -17, 2011 30 CME hrs
14. MISS Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah. 26 CME hrs Mar 2010
15. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 26th Annual Meeting. Grapevine, TX. June 21 – 26, 2009 30 CME hrs.
16. USGI Medical. Incisionless Operating Platform Training. Hilton Houston Plaza/Medical Center. Houston TX. May 29 -30, 2009
17. 2009 National Hernia Symposium. MGM Signature Grand. Las Vegas, NV. April 2 – 3, 2009 16 CME hrs.
18. Complementary, Preventive, Disease Reversal, Staying Young and Wellness Therapies Conference. Cleveland Clinic. The Hyatt Regency, Chicago, IL. Dec 5 – 7, 2008 16 CME hrs.
19. Midwest Surgical Society Annual Meeting, , Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI. August 2 -6, 2008 20 CME hrs. 17th Annual General Surgery Forum. University of South Florida. The Pines Lodge, Beaver Creek CO. Jan 21 – 28, 2008. 40 CME hrs.
21. Ethicon Laparoscopic Band Course. Hyatt. Dallas TX. Jan 4 2008
22. 16th Annual SLS Meeting and Endo Expo. Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA. Sept 5 – 7, 2007
23. American Society of Bariatric Society, 24th Annual Meeting. Marriott Hotel and Marina, San Diego CA, June 8 – 14, 2007, 30 CME hrs
24. International Federation of Obesity Surgery. Sidney, Australia. Aug 30 – Sept 4, 2006, 20 CME hrs
25. American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 22nd Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. June 27 – July 2, 2005, 30 CME hrs
a. Masters of Bariatric Surgery Course. Orlando FL. June 28, 2005. 8 CME hrs.
26. BioEnterics Lap Band Adjustable Gastric Banding System. New York, NY. Dec 3 -4, 2004
27. Osler Recertification Review for General Surgery. Indiana School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD. Sept 18 – 21, 2004 40 CME hrs.
28. American Society of Bariatric Surgery, 21st Annual Meeting. Mariott Harbor and Marina. San Diego, CA. June 24 – 29, 2004 15.25 CME hours
a. Advanced Bariatric Surgery Course. June 25, 2004 7.75 CME hrs.
29. Advanced Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Symposium. Nemacolin Woodlands. Nemacolin, PA. March 19 – 20, 2004. 7.5 CME hrs.
30. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colon Surgery and Morbid Obesity, University of Pittsburgh, Whistler, British Columbia, Feb 18 – 21, 2004 17.75 CME hours
31. American College of Surgeons. Chicago, IL. Oct 19 -24, 2003 30 CME hrs.
32. Ethicon-Endolab: Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Colectomy and PPH stapler. May 29 – 30, 2003. 3 CME hrs. William Timmerman, MD.
33. General Surgery Forum. University of South Florida. Vail, CO. Jan 19 – 26, 2002. 21 CME hrs.
34. General Surgery Forum. University of South Florida. Telluride, CO. Jan 14 – 19, 2001. 21 CME hrs.
35. Laparoscopy for the Morbidly Obese. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dec 2000. 21 CME hours.
36. Risk Management – Compliance Matters. An Educational Guide for Physicians and other Health Care Practitioners. 6 CME hrs.
37. Risk Management – Strategies for Physician Managed care. 6 CME hrs.
38. American College of Surgeons. Chicago, IL. Oct 22 – 27, 2000
a. Ultrasound for Surgeons Course – 4 CME hrs.
b. Breast Ultrasound Course – 8 CME hrs.
c. Image Guided Breast Biopsy – 4 CME hrs.
39. American College of Surgeons. San Francisco, CA Oct 10 – 15, 1999
a. Induction into FACS. 30 CME hrs.