Aaron Chevinsky, MD, FACS - Medical Editor

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Chief of Surgical Oncology and Co-director of the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• Director of the Gastrointestinal Cancer subgroup, Carol G. Simon Cancer Center, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• Clinical Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
• Clinical Adjunct Professor, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Board Certifications:

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

Education:

• MD, State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine, New York, NY
• Residency, SUNY at Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
• Fellowship in Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, OH

Dr. Chevinsky is a frequent lecturer having given more than 50 presentations. He has also appeared multiple times on television and radio news broadcasts to discuss detection, awareness, and treatment of melanoma, skin, breast, and colorectal cancers. Dr. Chevinsky is an experienced board review lecturer who provides a comprehensive review laser-focused on the exam.

Michael J. Costanza, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate 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 served as 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.

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.

Donald E. Fry, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Emeritus Professor, University of Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
• Executive Vice-President, Clinical Outcomes Management, Michael Pine and Associates, Chicago, IL

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, Ohio State University, College Of Medicine, Columbus, OH
• Residency, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
• Clinical Fellowship, American Cancer Society

Dr. Fry’s distinguished career includes teaching for nearly 30 years at the medical schools of University of Louisville, Case Western Reserve University, and most recently at the University of New Mexico where he served as professor and chairman of the Department of Surgery as well as the chief of Surgery and director of Trauma Service at the University of New Mexico Hospital. Dr. Fry has also participated in numerous endowed lectureships across the country and is the recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award of The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Fry has published nearly 400 scholarly papers and abstracts, more than 100 book chapters, and 8 books. He is also on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals.

Sreedhar Gaddipati, MD, FACOG

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University, New York, NY
• Director of Critical Care Obstetrics, Columbia University, New York, NY

Board Certifications:

• Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Education:

• MD, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
• Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Hutzel Women's Hospital/The Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
• Fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine, City University of New York, Mount Sinai School of Medicine/Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

Dr. Gaddipati is an experienced lecturer for general surgery board review courses. He has been recognized for academic excellence for his teaching skills at Columbia University and twice has received the CREOG National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education.

Daryhl L. Johnson, II, MD, MPH

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
• Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Florida-Jacksonville College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
• Fellow, Division of Burn, Trauma, & Critical Care, UT Southwestern School of Medicine, Park Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX

Dr. Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He has held several other professional appointments, including Resident Reviewer at McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing, Co-founder of REACH Trauma Outreach Program, and a Resuscitation Committee Member at the University of Florida-Jacksonville. Dr. Johnson’s interests and specialties are in Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery.

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 serves as the team physician for the Chicago Blackhawks and Concordia College football and baseball, as well as for some Chicagoland area high schools. He also founded the Jefferson Medical College Orthopaedic Mentorship Program. Dr. Leland is an experienced board review lecturer who focuses on the high-yield orthopaedic information for general surgeons.

Mary S. Maish, MD, MPH

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Chief, Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, Washington Hospital Healthcare System, Fremont, 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’s 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. Dr. Maish’s board review lectures are described as excellent, concise, and extremely board focused.

Srikumar Pillai, MD, FACS

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Professor of Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago IL
• Director of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Trauma Center, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
• Director of Pediatric Surgery Services, St. Alexius Medical Center, Hoffman Estates, IL

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 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

Dr. Portugal 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. He is an outstanding speaker who provides excellent, board-focused instruction.

Russell Reid, MD , PhD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Bernard Sarnat Scholar of Craniofacial Research
• Assistant Professor of Surgery and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Attending Surgeon, Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
• Residency Program Liaison, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (University of Chicago)

Board Certifications:

• Plastic Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery

Education:

• MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• PhD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• Residency, Integrated Program in Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University/McGaw Medical Center, Chicago, IL
• Craniofacial Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Reid is a member of the Education Committee for the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons and the Research Committee of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. He is a reviewer for the publications Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal and Journal of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Dr. Reid has also authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, as well as book chapters in texts such as Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Essentials for Students and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Board Review.

Dorry Segev, MD, PhD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Professor of Surgery and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• Director of Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Board Certifications:

• General Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Education:

• MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• Residency, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• Research Fellow, Harvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
• Fellowship in Transplant Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• MHS, Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• PhD, Clinical Investigation, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Dr. Segev's clinical focus is minimally invasive live donor surgery and incompatible organ transplantation. His research interests include mathematical modeling and optimization and clinical decision-making in older patients with renal failure. Dr. Segev has received numerous awards such as the 2009 Julius Jacobson Promising Investigator Award from the American College of Surgeons, Clinical Scientist Development Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and John Merrill Award in Transplantation from the American Society of Nephrology.

Dr. Segev has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and is a reviewer for journals such as New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA. He is also an associate editor for the American Journal of Transplantation, as well as the journal Liver Transplantation.

Cord Sturgeon, MD, FACS

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

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

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.

S. Rob Todd, MD, FACS

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Professor of Surgery, New York University, New York, NY
• Attending Surgeon, Bellevue Hospital Center and Tisch Hospital, New York, NY

Board Certifications:

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

Education:

• MD, Texas Tech University, El Paso, TX
• Residency, Texas Tech University, El Paso, TX
• Fellowship, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
• Fellowship, Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX

Dr. Todd has recently worked with the American Board of Surgery as an Associate Examiner for the General Surgery Certifying Examination. He has also received the Who’s Who in America 2012 award and several teaching awards at the University of Texas Medical School and Texas Tech University. Dr. Todd has also authored many articles and book chapters, including the Textbook of Critical Care and Critical Care Medicine.

Konstantin Umanskiy, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

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

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
• John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL

Dr. Umanskiy has authored many articles and book chapters, including chapters on colorectal disease and cancer for The Mont Reid Surgical Handbook. He is an ad-hoc reviewer for the American Journal of Surgery and Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. Dr. Umanskiy was awarded first prize in the Resident Research Competition for the Chicago Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

Michael C. Woo, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Attending Anesthesiologist, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Board Certifications:

• Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology

Education:

• MD, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI
• MD, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI
• Fellowship in Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Dr. Woo is an experienced board review lecturer who highlights the most important anesthesia topics for general surgeons. He has also authored several peer-reviewed journal articles, most recently in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Phillip H. Zaret, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

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

Board Certifications:

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

Education:

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

Dr. Zaret's energetic lectures deliver extremely high yield topics for complete board exam review. He has been awarded Clinical Professor of the Year 17 times at The Chicago Medical School and Surgical Teacher of the year several times at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr Zaret has also been a recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.