Dr. Alan L. Schuricht has 33 years of experience in General Surgery. He earned his BA in Chemistry from Cornell University and his MD from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He completed his residency in General Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Formerly, this expert held roles as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at Perelman School of...
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This highly-qualified expert has 25 years of experience as a surgeon and is actively involved in acute care surgery which includes trauma, surgical critical care (ICU), and emergency general surgery. He earned his BS in biological sciences and chemistry from the University of California at Irvine and his MD from the University of California at San Francisco. He subsequently completed a general...
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Dr. Michael E. Zenilman has 32 years of experience in the field of Surgery. He earned his BS from SUNY at Stony Brook and his MD from SUNY Downstate Medical School. He completed an internship, a residency, and a research fellowship in Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Today, this expert is board certified in Surgery. Formerly, this expert served as a Professor of Surgery at the Johns Hopkins...
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This highly qualified expert has served for 40 years as a board certified Ob-Gyn at a major medical institution. Over the course of his career, he has acquired membership at such prestigious professional societies as the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and has been appointed chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at a major healthcare center.
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Dr. David N. Armstrong has over 30 years of experience in Colon and Rectal Surgery. He earned his BS in Pathology from the University of Manchester and his MD from the University of Manchester School of Medical Sciences. He completed a Residency in General Surgery from Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and then a Research Fellowship in Surgery at State University of New York Upstate Medical...
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This expert has over twenty five years of experience as a nurse anesthetist (CRNA). Over his career, this CRNA worked for multiple independent anesthesia firms providing anesthesia services to various hospitals across Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas and Kentucky. Much of his work is done in CRNA-only rural hospitals and surgery centers. This expert has also worked as a clinical instructor at...
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Dr. William J. Harb has 17 years of experience in the field of Colorectal Surgery. He earned his BA in Political Science from the University of Tennessee and his MD from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center School of Medicine. After completing his residency in General Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Head and Neck...
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This expert has been practicing for approximately 30 years, and is fellowship trained in pediatric orthopedic surgery. Throughout his medical career, he has been appointed to such high ranking medical positions as chief of surgery at an area healthcare center. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His current practice includes general adult and pediatric orthopedic surgery, and he...
Dr. Stephen J. Ferzoco has 25 years of experience in the field of General Surgery. He did his BS from Tufts University and his MD from Yale School of Medicine. After completing his residency in General Surgery from Brigham and Women's Hospital, he went on completing his research fellowship in Cardiac Surgery from Brigham and Women's Hospital. Today, this expert is board certified in...
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This expert is a general dental practitioner with over 40 years of experience in all phases of dentistry including general care, prosthetics, cosmetics, root canals, oral disease therapy, and surgery. He is also a member of such prestigious dental societies as the American Dental Association, the Pennsylvania Dental Association, and is a fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantology,...
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Dr. John A. McKeating has 32 years of experience in the field of Surgery. He earned his BA from Washington and Jefferson College and his MD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Surgery at UPMC Mercy, he went on to complete a fellowship in Surgical Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Today, this expert is board certified in...
This highly qualified, board certified expert earned his Bachelor's and medical degree from Tufts University. This was followed by an internship and residency in general surgery at the Philadelphia General Hospital. Right after he completed his formal medical education, this expert served in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Jackson. This expert is a member of numerous medical...
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Dr. Virendra I. Patel has 15 years of experience in Vascular Surgery. He earned his BS in Biochemical Engineering from the Rutgers University School of Engineering, his BA in Biology from Rutgers University, and his MD from the Tufts University School of Medicine. He also obtained his MPH in Clinical Effectiveness from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health years later. After completing...
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This expert is a highly qualified expert and is a board certified General Surgeon. He received his BA in Literatures in English from Brown University and his MD from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed his residency in General Surgery at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University before completing his fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Gastrointestinal...
Dr. Richard Neville has 31 years of experience in the field of General Surgery and Vascular Surgery. He earned his BS from the University of Notre Dame and his MD from the University of Maryland Baltimore. After completing his internship and residency in General Surgery at Georgetown University, he completed a fellowship in Vascular Surgery at University Hospital. He completed his Postdoctoral...
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Dr. William S. Laycock III has 30 years of experience in the field of Surgery with expertise in General Surgery. He earned his BA from the College of the Holy Cross, his MD from Brown University, and his MS from Dartmouth College. After completing his residency in General Surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, he went on to complete a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at Emory...
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Dr. Scott T. Trexler has 11 years of experience in the field of Trauma Surgery. He earned his BS in Biomedical Sciences from Texas A&M University and his MD from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine. After completing both an internship and residency in General Surgery at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, he went on to complete fellowships in Surgical Critical...
Dr. Andrew S. Agos has 24 years of experience in the field of General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He earned his BA from the University of Chicago and his MD from Chicago Medical School - Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science. After completing his residency in General Surgery at Metropolitan Group Hospitals - University of Illinois, he went on to complete a fellowship in...
Dr. Mark P. Callery has over 32 years of experience in the field of General Surgery, focusing on Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Surgery. He earned his MD from Albany Medical College. He completed both a research fellowship and his residency in General Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He went on to complete a fellowship in Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery at the Royal...
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Dr. George M. Kerlakian has 37 years of experience in General Surgery and Bariatric Surgery. He earned his MD from the Saint Joseph University of Beirut and he completed both his internship and residency in General Surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital. Today, this expert is board certified in Surgery. Formerly, this expert served as Site Director of the Surgical Residency Program at Bethesda North...
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