History
During Medical School at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and my Surgical Internship at Yale-New Haven ,my objective was to become an expert in Abdominal Surgery, After an inclusive training in Clinical Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, I became Chief of General Surgery in the Army at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe for three years. I have been in private practice since then and have expanded interests ,skills and knowledge including pioneering experience in Advanced laparoscopic Surgery.The extensive experience in traditional and modern surgery had led me to the specialty that I described in the preview. I continue to aim at providing the most appropriate remedy for surgical problems individualized to the needs of each patient.
Specialties
My past fifty years of Surgical experience has generated increasing knowledge and expertise in abdominal surgery which clarifies my interpretation of the treatment of primary and complicated, acute and chronic abdominal problems and treatment by selecting, selectively , Advanced Laparoscopic(Minimized incisions and access ,but still very invasive ) or Historical Open Surgical approaches . Laparoscopy(performed for 30 years) has great advantages for most intraabdominal problems like hernias , gallbladder, colon, appendix and more complicated organs. Open techniques are, however, sometimes preferable when considering risk factors, expected extent of