Demetrius E.M. Litwin, M.D.

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Demetrius E. M. Litwin, M.D., M.B.A.
Professor and Chairman,
Department of Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical Scholl

JOURNAL ARTICLES:
1.   Inglis FG, Rusnak CH, Litwin DEM: Recent gastroplasty experience in Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Surgery 1984: 27: pp. 229-31.

2.    Litwin DEM, Taylor BR, Langer B, Greig P: Non-parasitic cysts of the liver: The case of conservative surgical management. Annals of Surgery 1987: 205: pp. 45-58.

3.    Litwin DEM: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: An innovative new technique. Saskatchewan Medical Journal 1990: 1: pp. 1-3.

4.    Johnson D, Litwin DEM, Osachoff J, McIntosh D, Bersheid B, Church D, Yip R, Gallagher C: Postoperative respiratory function after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy 1992, 2(3): 221-6.

5.    Girotti MJ, Nagy AG, Litwin DEM, Mamazza J, Poulin EC: Laparoscopic surgery-base armamentarium. Canadian Journal of Surgery 1992: 35: pp. 281-284.

6.    Litwin DEM, Girotti MJ, Poulin E, Mamazza J, Nagy AG: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Trans-Canada experience with 2201 cases. Canadian Journal of Surgery 1992: 35: pp. 291-296.

7.    Nagy AG, Poulin EC, Girotti MJ, Litwin DEM, Mamazza J: History of laparoscopic surgery. Canadian Journal of Surgery 1992: 35: pp. 271-274.

8.    Poulin EC, Mamazza J, Litwin DEM, Nagy AG, Girotti MJ: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Strategy and concerns. Canadian Journal of Surgery 1992: 35: pp. 285-290

9.    Litwin D, Rossi L, Oleniuk F, Kenney B: Laparoscopic groin hernia repair. International Surgery 1994, 79(4): 296-9.

10. Southerland SR, Remedios AM, McKerrell JG, Litwin D: Laparoscopic approaches to the lumbar vertebrae. An anatomic study using a porcine model. Spine, 1995, 20(14): 1620-3.

11. Wise Unger S, Glick GL, Landeros M, Cystic Duct Leak Study Group (Litwin D). Cystic duct leak after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A multi-institutional study. Surgical Endoscopy, 1996: 10, pp. 1189-1193.

12. Rossi L, Litwin DEM, Gowda K: Anatomic thoracoscopic lobectomy (ATL) without mini-thoracotomy: preliminary experience. 1996, Surg laparosc Endosc 6(1): 49-55.

13. Hackam DJ, Saibil F, Wilson S, Litwin D: Laparoscopic management of intussusception caused by colonic lipomata: a case report and review of the literature. Surg Laparoscopy Endoscopy 1996, 6(2): 155-9.

14. Cleator IGM, Litwin DEM, Phang T, Brosseuk DT, Rae AJ: Laparoscopic Ileogastrostomy. Journal of Obesity, 1994, Vol 4(4): 358-360.

15. Litwin DEM, Pham QN, Oleniuk FH, Klulfinger AM, Rossi L: Laparoscopic groin hernia surgery: the TAPP procedure. Transabdominal preperitoneal hernia repair. Canadian Journal of Surgery, 1997, 40(3): 192-8.

16. Willsher PC, Sanabria JR, Gallinger S, Rossi L, Strasberg S, Litwin, DEM: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis: A Safe Procedure. J of Gastrointest Surg. 1999

17. Tandan VR, Litwin D, Asch M, Margolis M, and Gallinger S: Laparoscopic cyrosurgery for hepatic tumors. Experimental observations and a case report. Surgical Endoscopy, 1997, 11(11): 1115-7.

18. Wilmont C, Watemberg S, Landou O, Litwin D: Of balloon axilloscopy and avoidance of iatrogenic injury to the long thoracic nerve. Arch Surg, 1997, 132(10): 1121-4.

19. Saiki Y, Litwin DEM, Brigras JL, Waddell J, Konig A, Baik S, Navasarikar A, Rebeyka, IM: Reducing the deleterious effects of intrauterine C02 during fetoscopic surgery. Journal of Surg Res
69(1): 51-4.

20. Callery MP, Litwin DEM, Meyers WC: Laparoscopic Surgery of the Liver Biliary Tract. Berkshire Medical Journal 6(1): 3-8.

21. Khoury G, Litwin D, Shabb N, Jabbour-Khoury S, Mneimneh M: Laparoscopic marsupialization vs. splenectomy in the management of true cysts of the spleen. (Submitted for publication).

22. Willsher PC, Urbach G, Cole D, Schumacher S, Litwin DEM: Outpatient Laparoscopic Surgery. Australian and New Zealand J of Surg, 68:769-773, 1998.

23. Kelly JJ, Meyers WC, Sandor A, Litwin DEM: Laparoscopic Gastrectomy in the Porcine Model: Our Initial Experience with a New Hand-assist Device. Surg Lap & Endoscopy 1998.

24. Southern Surgeons’ Club Study Group: Meyers WC, Foley DP, Sandor A, Litwin DEM, et al: Handoscopic Surgery: A Prospective Multicenter Trial of Minimally Invasive Technique for Complex Abdominal Surgery. Arch of Surg, May 1999, 134: 477-486.

25. Foley D, Garrett W, Lohnes J, Mandlebaum B, Murray E, Eliadi C, Ricciardi R, Kelly J, Gallagher K, Litwin DEM, Callery MP, Waite R, Gilroy A, Busconi B: Management of Severe Lower Abdominal or Inguinal Pain in High Performance Athletes/ Amer J of Sports Med, Jun 1999.

26. Litwin DEM, Novitsky Y, Kercher KW, Sandor A, Yood SM, Kelly JJ, Meyers WC, Gallagher KA. “Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy Surgery” Surgical Technology International IX, 2000

27. Litwin DEM, Novitsky Y, Kercher KW, Sandor A, Yood SM, Kelly JJ, Beane RM, Ek S, Meyers WC, Gallagher KA. “New Device for Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery” Surgical Technology International IX, 2000

28. Temple LK, Litwin DE, McLeod RS. A meta-analysis of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in patients suspected of having acute appendicitis. Canadian Journal of Surgery, 42(5):377-83, Oct 1999

29. Willsher PC, Lieberman I, Salo P, Litwin DEM: Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Exposure for Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine, 2000, Feb 15, 25(4): 509-14.

30. Litwin DEM, HALS Study Group. Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) with the HandPort™ System: initial experience with 68 patients. Ann Surg. 2000 May; 231(5): 715-23.

31. Arous EJ, Nelson PR, Yood, SM, Kelly JJ, Sandor A, Litwin, DE. Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Aortobifemoral Bypass Grafting. Journal of Vascular Surg, 2000, June 31(6) 1142-8.

32. MacFadyen BV, Litwin D, Park A, Phillips EH. Symposium: Laparoscopic Splenectomy Part 1. Contemporary Surgery 2000, June, 56(6): 345-35

33. MacFadyen BV, Litwin D, Park A, Phillips EH. Symposium: Laparoscopic Splenectomy Part 2. Contemporary Surgery 2000, June, 56(6): 398-407

34. Litwin DEM, HALS Study Group. Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery vs standard laparoscopic surgery for colorectal disease. Surgical Endoscopy 2000, Oct 14(10) 896-901.
35. Szabo Z, Avery GJ, II, Sandor A, Litwin DEM. Suturing and knotting techniques
       for thoracoscopic cardiac surgery. Surgical Clinics of North America, 2000, Oct,
       80(5): 1555-74

BOOKS/CHAPTERS:
1.   Litwin D. Risks to fertility with laparoscopic mesh repair inguinal hernia: Advances or controversies, Radcliffe Medical Press, Oxford.

2.    Litwin D, Rossi L: Laparoscopic management of pancreatic disease. Principles of Laparoscopic Surgery, Raven Press, New York.

3.    Litwin D, Taylor H: Laparoscopic management of pancreatic pseudocysts. Operative Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy, Raven Press, New York.

4.    Litwin D, Rossi L: Laparoscopic gastrectomy and reconstruction. Endosurgery, Churchill Livingstone, New York.

5.    Litwin DEM, Kelly JJ, Callery MP: Laparoscopic Surgery of the Spleen, Adrenal, and Pancreas. Current Review of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Springer-Verlag, New York,

6.    Litwin DEM, Kelly JJ: Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Gastrectomy. Smith & Nephew, Inc. (Cummins, MacFail, & Nutty, Inc.) 1998.

7.    Kelly JJ, Sandor A, Litwin DEM: Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Gastrectomy. Endosurgery for Cancer, Landes Bioscience, 1999.

8.    Litwin DEM, Willsher PC: Laparoscopy and Gastric Cancer: Perspective and Controversies. Endosurgery for Cancer, Landes Bioscience, 1999.

9.    Sugg SL, Litwin DEM: Laparoscopic Adrenal Surgery: Endosurgery for Cancer,
Landes Bioscience, 1999.

10. Yood SM, Litwin DEM: Laparoscopic Approach to Gastric Cancer, Minimally
Invasive Cancer Management, Edited by Greene FL, Heniford BT. Springer-Verlag
New York, Inc, 2000

11. Sandor A, Litwin DEM, Conlan AA: Thoracoscopic Management of Pleural
Disease. Surgical Laparoscopy 2nd, Edited by Zucker KA. Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins, 2001.

12. Sandor A, Conlan AA, Rossi L, Litwin DEM: Thoracoscopic Lung Resection.
Surgical Laparoscopy 2^nd . Edited by Zucker KA. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
2001.

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS/INVITED PROFESSORSHIPS:
1.    Greater Victoria Hospital, 1. Preceptor, 2. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Victoria, British Columbia, 1990.

2.    Melfort Union Hospital, 1. Preceptor, 2. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Melfort, Saskatchewan, 1990.

3.    Visiting Professor - MSA, 1. Preceptor, 2. Laparoscopic Hernia Repair, 3. Laparoscopic Left Hemicolectomy, 4. Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication. Abbotsford, British Columbia, 1991.

4.    Visiting Professor - Vancouver General Hospital and Royal Jubilee Hospitals, 1. Preceptor, 2. Laparoscopic Hernia Repair, 3. Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication, 4. Laparoscopic Taylor Procedures. Victoria, British Columbia, 1991.

5.    Visiting Professor - Hospital St. Luc, Universite de Montreal, 1. Preceptor, 2. Laparoscopic Taylor. Montreal, Quebec, 1991.

6.    North York Branson Hospital, Annual Clinic Day, Current Management of Gallstone Diseases. Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 1989.

7.    University of Saskatchewan, 4^th Annual Highlights in Medicine Conference, GI Endoscopy: Current roles. Saskatoon, Jun 1989.

8.    Department of Community Health and Epidemiology: Screening: Clinical epidemiology and prevention: A Conference for Physicians. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Apr 1990.

9.    1990 Canadian Society of Laboratory Technologists National Congress: Hepatic Transplantation. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Jun 1990.

10.   Course: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Aug 1990.

11.   Recent Advances in Medicine, Treatment of Gallstones in the 90’s: The pill, the knife or the wave. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Nov 1990.

12.   Course: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Nov 1990.

13.   Prince Albert District Medical Society Meeting, Investigation and Management of Biliary Tract Diseases. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Dec 1990.

14.   Tri-Hospital City Wide Rounds, Regina General Hospital, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Regina, Saskatchewan, Dec 1990.

15.   Course: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Dec 1990.

16.   Course: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Jan 18-19, 1991.

17.   Greater Victoria Hospital, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Victoria, British Columbia, Feb 1991.

18.   North Battleford and District Medical Society Meeting, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Feb 1991.

19.   Course: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: University of British Colombia, Vancouver, British Columbia. Mar 1991.

20.   Course: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: University of Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, Mar 1991.

21.   Annual Meeting of the Alberta Association of General Surgeons, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Banff, Alberta, Apr 1991.

22.   Course: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Apr 1991.

23.   Course: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Apr 1991.

24.   Course: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 1991.

25.   6^th Annual Highlights in Medicine, College of Medicine Alumni Association, University of Saskatchewan, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Jun 1991.

26.   Course: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Montreal, Quebec, Jun 1991.

27.   Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: TransCanada experience with 2201 cases. Quebec City, Quebec, Sep 1991.

28.   7^th Annual Surgical Update, University of British Columbia, Department of Surgery Laparoscopic Biliary Tract Surgery. Vancouver, British Columbia, Nov 1991.

29.   International Minimal Access Surgery Symposium, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: TransCanada experience with 2201 cases. Kansas City, Kansas, Nov 1991.

30.   Course: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Vancouver, British Columbia, Nov 1991.

31.   University of Calgary, 1. Course Director, 2. Difficult Cholecystectomy, 3. Laparoscopic Appendectomy, 4. Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair. Calgary, Alberta, March 1992.

32.   Nanaimo Regional Hospital, Laparoscopic Surgery in the 90’s. Nanaimo, British Columbia, May 1992.

33.   Visiting Professor - Grand Rounds, Vancouver General Hospital. Laparoscopic Surgery in the 90’s. Vancouver, British Columbia, May 1992.

34.   Visiting Professor - Grand Rounds, St. Paul’s Hospital, Laparoscopic Surgery in the 90’s. Vancouver, British Columbia, May 1992.

35.   Surgical Rounds at Victoria Regional Hospital, Laparoscopic Surgery in the 90’s. Victoria, British Columbia, May 1992.

36.   11^th Congress of Surgeons Italy, Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair. Terrasini, Italy, Jun 1992.

37.   1^st European Meeting of Hospital Surgeons, Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair. Terrasini, Italy, Jun 1992.

38.   3^rd World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Performing ERCP in an animal model. Bordeaux, France, Jun 1992.

39.   1^st International “Hands-On” Therapeutic ERCP Conference, Intraoperative ERCP, Bordeaux, France, Jun 1992.

40.   University of British Columbia, 1. Course Director, 2. Difficult Cholecystectomy, 3. Laparoscopic Colon Resection, 4. Laparoscopic Hernia Repair. Vancouver, British Columbia, Jun 1992.

41.   Visiting Professor, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Laparoscopic Surgery in the 90’s. Vancouver, British Columbia, Jun 1992.

42.   Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Symposium on Laparoscopic Upper GI Surgery at Royal College of Physicians Meeting, Hiatus Hernia Repair. Ottawa, Ontario, Sep 1992.

43.   2^nd Annual Congress of the Canadian Society for Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Laparoscopic Inguinal Herniorrhaphy. Ottawa, Ontario, Sep 1992.

44.   Universite de Montreal, 1. Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection, 2. Laparoscopic Taylor Procedure. Montreal, Quebec, Sep 1992.

45.   McGill University, 1. Laparoscopic Taylor Procedure, 2. Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection. Montreal, Quebec, Sep 1992.

46.   79^th Annual Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct 1992.

47.   SAMRT 50^th Anniversary Annual General Conference, Endoscopic Cholecystectomy. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Oct 1992.

48.   University of California, 1. Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration, 2. Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair, 3. Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication, 4. Laparoscopic Pediatric Surgery. San Francisco, California, Oct 1992.

49.   American College of Surgeons - 78^th Annual Clinical Congress, Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct 1992.

50.   International Minimal Access Surgery Symposium, 1. Laparoscopic Hernia Repair, 2. Laparoscopic Pediatric Surgery. Kansas City, Kansas, Nov 1992.

51.   XXVIII World Congress of the International College of Surgeons, Laparoscopic Bowel Surgery. Cairo, Egypt, Nov 1992.

52.   Laval University, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and Therapeutic ERCP. Quebec City, Quebec, Nov 1992.

53.   Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Faculty: O. R. Teaching. Van Nuys, California, Jan 1993.

54.   Lebanese Order of Physicians/Lebanese Surgical Society, 1. Inguinal Hernia Repair, 2. Taylor Procedure, 3. Faculty: O. R. Teaching. Beirut, Lebanon, Feb 1993.

55.   Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes, Hernioplastia Inguinal Laparoscopica. Goiania, Brazil,
Feb 1993.

56.   Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani, 1. Gastrectomia Totale, 2. Cisto-gastrostomia per pseudocisti pancreatica, 3. Perforazione G.D., 4. Invited Panelist. Rimini, Italy, May 1993.

57.   Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes, 1. Panel: The Laparoscopic Management of the Sclerotrophic Gallbladder, 2. Difficult Cholecystectomy: When to convert?. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 1993.

58.   Canadian Society of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery, Laparoscopic Gastrectomy. Vancouver, British Columbia, Sep 1993.

59.   Canadian Association of General Surgeons, Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Hernia (TAPP) Repair. Vancouver, British Columbia, Sep 1993.

60.   16^th Annual Gastroenterology Days, Endoscopy and Minimal Access Surgery, 1. Minimal Access Surgery for the Biliary Tract, 2. Diagnosis and Management of Complications of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, 3. Minimal Access Surgery: What are the horizons beyond the biliary tract? Regina, Saskatchewan, Oct 199

61.   Medical Staff, Queensway General Hospital, Laparoscopic Surgery. Etobicoke, Ontario, Oct 1993.

62.   Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Symposium - Issues and Controversies, 1. Anatomy/Anterior Approaches, 2. Laparoscopic Hernia Repair. University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Nov 1993.

63.   The Lebanese Order of Physicians/The Lebanese Surgical Society. 1. Results of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, 2. Intra-operative Exploration of the Common Bile Duct,
3. Trans-abdominal Peritoneal Hernia Repair, 4. Laparoscopic Management of Peptic Ulcer Disease, Laparoscopic management of Hirshsprung’s Disease, 6. Training Programs and Credentialing: The Canadian Experience. Beirut, Lebanon, Jan 1994.

64.   IV Curso International de Cirurgia Laparoscopica, Hospital Samaritano, 1. Laparoscopic Gastrectomy, 2. Inguinal Hernia Repair, 3. Laparoscopic Pediatric Surgery, 4. Laparoscopic Gastrectomy: Live Surgery, 5. Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration: Live Surgery. Goiania, Brazil, Mar 1994.

65.   University of Toronto, Department of Surgery, 1. Laparoscopic Update on Gastroduodenal Surgery, 2. Laparoscopic Hernia Repair, 3. The TAPP Repair: Techniques and Results to 1994. Toronto, Ontario, Apr 1994.

66.   Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract/American Society for GI Endoscopy, Success of Laparoscopic Surgery in Common Bile Duct Stones. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 1994.

67.   III Congreso Nacional de Cirugia Endoscopica, 1. Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery, 2. Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy, 3. Gastric Carcinoma Management by Laparoscopy. Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, May 1994.

68.   International “Hands-On” Therapeutic ERCP Conference, ERCP in the Animal Model. Baltimore, Maryland, Jun 1994.

69.   4^th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, 1. Emergency Laparoscopy, 2. Anesthesia and Laparoscopy, Panel Chairman. Kyoto, Japan, Jun 1994.

70.   Canadian Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, 1. Laparoscopic Colon Resection: University of Toronto, 2. Laparoscopic Bypass Procedures, 3. General Concepts in Minimal Access Surgery, 4. Chair Session. Montreal, Quebec, Jul 1994.

71.   Annual Conference Day, Division of Surgery, Peterborough Hospitals, Minimal Access Surgery in Children. Peterborough, Ontario, Nov 1994.

72.   XXIX World Congress of the International College of Surgeons, The Laparoscopic Assessment of Tumors of the Liver and Pancreas. London, England, Nov 1994.

73.   American College of Surgeons, Misericordia General Hospital, Advances in Laparoscopic Surgery. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Nov 1994.

74.   Sunnybrook Gut Club, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Current State of the Laparoscopic Art of Surgery. Toronto, Ontario, Dec 1994.

75.   5^th International Meeting of Laparoscopic Surgeons, Hospital Samaritano, 1. Laparoscopic Approach to Biliary Carcinoma, 2. Laparoscopic Cryotherapy of the Liver Metastases, 3. Transcholedochtomy Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration, 4. Laparoscopic Partial and Total Gastrectomy, 5. Laparoscopic Gastrectomy. Goiania, Brazil, Feb 1995.

76.   Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Small and Large Bowel Obstruction. Orlando, Florida, Mar 1995.

77.   Asociacion Mexicana de Cirugia Laparoscopica, 1. Laparoscopic Treatment of Acid-Peptic Disease, 2. Antibiotics and Immunologic Response to Laparoscopic Surgery. Hualtuco, Mexico, May 1995,

78.   Ontario Medical Association, Laparoscopic Surgery: Which Procedures are Practical? Toronto, Ontario, May 1995.

79.   International “Hands-On” Therapeutic ERCP Conference, ERCP in the Animal Model. Baltimore, Maryland, Jun 1995.

80.   4^th GI Tract Laparoscopic Surgery International Meeting, Routine versus Selective Intra-operative Cholangiography. Liege, Belgium, Sep 1995.

81.   Canadian Association of General Surgeons, Annual Meeting of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Laparoscopic Hernia Repairs. Montreal, Quebec, Sep 1995.

82.   Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy 7^th Annual International Conference, Modern Training Methods in Minimal Invasive Therapy. Portland, Oregon, Sep 1995.

83.   Continuing Education, Faculty of Medicine, Gastroenterology and General Surgery, The Role of Laparoscopy in Colorectal Cancer Surgery; Acute Cholecystitis in the era of Laparoscopy, University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, Laparoscopic surgery in IBD: Who and when? Nov 1995.

84.   International College of Surgeons Winter Conference, 1. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, 2. Laparoscopic Colon Resection: Colon Controversies, 3. Groin Hernia Repair, 4. Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Procedures. Puerto Rico, Dec 1995.

85.   Continuing Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Workshop: Laparoscopic surgery for a common duct exploration and solid organ surgery. Toronto, Ontario, Feb 1996.

86.   5^th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery and SAGES, 1. Moderator: Scientific Session Adrenal, 2. Laparoscopic Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer and the Complications of Chronic Pancreatitis. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mar 1996.

87.   American College of Surgeons, Laparoscopic Gastrectomy. New York, New York, Apr 1996.

88.   Intn’l College of Surgeons, Laparoscopic Splenectomy. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Apr 1996.

89.   Update in General Surgery 1996, University of Toronto, Workshop: Common Duct Exploration and Solid Organ Surgery. Toronto, Ontario, Apr 1996.

90.   Continuing Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Endoscopic exposure of the lumbar spine. Toronto, Ontario, May 1996.

91.   5^th International “Hands-On” Therapeutic ERCP Conference, ERCP in the Animate Model. Baltimore, Maryland, May 31, - Jun 1996.

92.   Associacao Latinoamericana de Cirurgia Endoscopica Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes, 1. Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair, 2. Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication. Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 1996.

93.   II Congreso Latinoamericano de Cirugia Endoscopica, 1. Laparoscopic Gastrectomy, 2. Pancreatic Laparoscopic Treatment and Chronic Pancreatitis Complications, 3. Laparoscopic Gastroesophageal Surgery. Caracas, Venezuela, South America, Jul 1996.

94.   Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1. Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy, 2. Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Sep 1996.

95.   Cleveland Clinic, Laparoscopic Access for Spine Surgery Day, Laparoscopic Digestive Surgeon’s Approach. Cleveland, Ohio, Oct 1996.

96.   Cleveland Clinic, Advanced Laparoscopic Gastric Surgery Day, Laparoscopic Gastric Surgery. Cleveland, Ohio, Nov 1996.

97.   X Brazilian Congress of Digestive Endoscopy, 1. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Common Bile Duct Exploration, 2. Results of Laparoscopic Gastrectomy, 3. Laparoscopic Partial Gastrectomy, 4. Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy, 5. Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration: Results. Goiania, Brazil, Nov 1996.

98.   SAGES, Faculty for training course on Common Bile Duct stones, Intestinal Obstruction: Is there a role for laparoscopic adhesiolysis? San Diego, California, Mar 1997.

99.   Telemedicine Canada Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Controversies in Laparoscopic Surgery: e.g., Inguinal Hernia Repair and Hiatus Hernia Repair. Toronto, Ontario, Apr 1997.

100.UMMC - Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair and other Current Laparoscopic Procedures, Worcester, MA, Apr 1997.

101.Update in General Surgery, 37^th Annual Course for Practicing Surgeons, Department of Surgery, Biliary Tract. Toronto, Ontario Apr 1997.

102.Continuing Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto Endoscopic Spine Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, May 16-17, 1997.

103.35^th North American Federation Congress International College of Surgeons, Technique and Equipment for Transperitoneal Endoscopic Lumbar Spine Exposure, Laparoscopic TAPP Procedure. Vancouver, British Columbia, Jul 1997.

104.UMMC - Intra-Operative Ultrasound, Worcester, MA, Jul 18, 1997 and Sep 1997.

105.ACS Clinical Congress, SAGES GERD Course, Chicago, IL, Oct 1997.

106.Course: Laparoscopic Spine Course, SpineTech, Inc., New York, Oct 1997.

107.48^th Annual Meeting American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Panelist: Exposure for Hepatobiliary Surgery - How I do it. Chicago, IL Nov 1997.

108.UMMC - Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication Conference, Worcester, MA, Jan 1998.

109.Cleveland Clinic, Spine Symposium, Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion Workshop, Cleveland, Ohio, Jan 1998.

110.UMMC – Bioengineering and Minimally Invasive Surgery Rounds, Mar 19, 1998.

111.UMMC – Endosuturing Conference, Mar 20, 1998.

112.UMMC – Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion Workshop, Mar 27, 1998.

113.26^th Annual Spring ACS Meeting - Post Graduate Course: “Laparoscopic Treatment of Pancreatic Disease. Baltimore, Maryland, April 26 - Apr 29, 1998.

114.Uncensored Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery - “Pitfalls of laparoscopic surgery in small bowel obstruction.” - SAGES, Seattle, Washington, Apr 1998.

115.Cleveland Clinic, Advances in Endoscopic Spinal Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio, May 14 - 15, 1998.

116.SSAT/SAGES Joint Symposium on Minimally Invasive Surgery – Digestive Disease Week, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 17-20, 1998.

117.UMMC – Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy with HandPort Device. Jun 18, 1998.

118.UMMC - Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion Workshop, Jun 20, 1998.

119.New England Spine Study Group 1998 Summer Meeting – “Surgical Approaches.” Manchester Village, Vermont, Aug 14, 1998.

120.X Congresso Paraguayo de Cirugia, Asuncion, Paraguay, Sep 9-12, 1998.

121.3º Congresso Latino-Americano de Cirurgia Endoscopica, Congresso Paulista de Video-Cirugia da SOCIPAV, Congresso de Video-Cirugia de Regiao Sudeste da SOBRACIL. Sao Paulo, Brazil,
Sep 16-19, 1998.

122.Massachusetts Medical Society – 1998 American Medical Association-Medical Student Section Conference: Surgical Advancements: Surgery without surgery?, UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA, Oct 24, 1998.

123.ACS – 84^th Annual Clinical Congress. Postgraduate Course: Diseases of Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas: “Open versus Laparoscopic versus Laparoendoscopic.” Orlando, Florida, Oct 27, 1998.

124.ACS – 84^th Annual Clinical Congress. Cine’ Clinic I, Discussant: Shouldice Inguinal Hernia Repair. Orlando, Florida, Oct 27, 1998.

125.Cleveland Clinic, , Advances in Endoscopic Spinal Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio, Oct 28, 1998.

126.UMMC – Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication Workshop. Nov 1998.

127.UMMC – Bioengineering and Minimally Invasive Surgery Rounds, Mechanics and Materials of Spinal Fusion, Anterior placement of cage device via laparoscopy, Nov 19, 1998.

128.UMMC – Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion Workshop. Nov 1998.

129.Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York: Grand Rounds, Laparoscopy TeleConference, Nov 24, 1998.

130.6^th Annual Symposium on Critical Issues in Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery/Computer Assisted Surgery: Laparoscopic Spinal Surgery, Hand-assisted Laparoscopy, and Laparoscopic Gastrectomy. St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, Dec 3-5, 1998.

131.Worcester Polytechnic Institute Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar: An overview of Laparoscopic Surgery. Worcester, Massachusetts, Dec 7, 1998.

132.Baystate Medical Center Surgical Grand Rounds: Laparoscopic Handport Surgery. Springfield, Massachusetts, Dec 17, 1998.

133.UMMS – Advanced Laparoscopic Suturing Workshop. Jan 22, 1999.

134.UMMS - Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery (HALS) With HandPort™: a New Hand-assist Device. Jan 29, 1999.

135.Surgical Unit of New Technology – Symposium – Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Feb 3-5, 1999.

136.UMMS – Advances in Endosurgery – 4^th Year Medical Students, Feb 11, 1999.

137.UMMS/UMASS MEM/Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Biomedical Engineering and Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium: Operating Room Set-up and Visual Perception. Feb 11, 1999.

138.America’s Conference – Hepatobiliary Surgeons – Teleconference: Laparoscopic Live Donor Nephrectomy Case Presentation. Feb 19, 1999.

139.UMMS - Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery (HALS) With HandPort™: a New Hand-assist Device. Mar 5, 1999.

140.UMMS – Common Bile Duct Exploration Workshop. Mar 19, 1999

141.SAGES Scientific Session - Learning Center: Solid Organ Removal. San Antonio, Texas, Mar 24-27, 1999.

142.UMMS - Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication Workshop. Apr 9, 1999.

143.UMMS - Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery (HALS) With HandPort™: a New Hand-assist Device.
Apr 16, 1999.

144.Baystate Medical Center – Grand Rounds Teleconference.