PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS

1. Manji N, Shikora S, McMahon M, Blackburn GL, Bistrian BR.  Peritoneal dialysis for acute renal failure: overfeeding resulting from dextrose absorbed during dialysis.  Poster presentation, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 13th Clinical Congress, Miami, Florida, February, 1989.
2. Shikora SA, Bistrian BR, Hollingshead J, Bothe A, Blackburn GL, Benotti PN.  Revisional surgery; safe and effective therapy for failed bariatric operations.  Paper presentation, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 6th Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, June, 1989.
3. Shikora SA, Bistrian BR, Borlase BC, Blackburn GL, Stone MD, Benotti PN. Work of breathing; a reliable predictor of weaning and extubation.  Paper presentation, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 18th Annual Educational & Scientific Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, June, 1989.
4. Faculty, "Advances in Hyperalimentation:  A Practical Approach," Work of breathing.  Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School and Nutrition Support Service of the New England Deaconess Hospital. Boston, Massachusetts, September, 1989.
5. Lowell JA, Shikora SA, Stuart RK, Benotti PN, Bothe A.  A technique of the exchange of tunneled silastic catheters and implantable infusion ports.  Poster presentation, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 14th Clinical Congress, San Antonio, Texas, January, 1990.
6. Shikora SA, Driscoll DF, Bistrian BR.  Use of TIBC:Fe ratio to differentiate between the anemia of iron deficiency and acute inflammation.  Poster presentation, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 14th Clinical Congress, San Antonio, Texas, January, 1990.
7. Shikora SA, MacDonald GF, Bistrian BR, Borlase BC, Benotti PN.  Could the work of breathing optimize the application of pressure support ventilation for respiratory muscle conditioning?  Paper presentation, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, 51st Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September, 1991.
8. Lowell JA, Shikora SA, Stuart RK, Bistrian BR.  A new central venous catheter system to prevent arrythmias caused by guidewire overinsertion.  Poster presentation, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 16th Clinical Congress, Orlando, Florida, January, 1992.
9. Shikora SA, Gaines CE.  Surgical alternatives for the treatment of obesity.  Paper presentation, Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, 39th Annual Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1992.
10. Faculty, "Nutritional Medicine Service Management for Dietitians Symposium," Nutrition support for the hospitalized patient / Enteral nutrition, it only takes guts, USAF, 386th Biomedical Sciences Training Squadron.  Sheppard AFB, Texas.  March 1993.
11. Shikora SA, Karulf RE, Kissinger DP, Brown TR  The expanding role of advanced laparoscopic techniques in the field of general surgery.  Paper presentation, Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, 40th Annual Symposium, Biloxi, Mississippi, April, 1993.
12. Faculty, "Malnutrition in the Hospitalized Patient.  Optimal Therapeutic Intervention," Approaches to nutrition support in battle casualties & trauma. Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School and Nutrition Support Service of the New England Deaconess Hospital.  Boston, Massachusetts, May, 1993.
13. Faculty, "Nutrition Assessment Postgraduate Short Course,"  The metabolic response to stress and the refeeding syndrome / Approaches to nutrition support in battle casualties & trauma. The Nutrition Care Division, Brooke Army Medical Center.  Fort Sam Houston, Texas, June, 1993.
14. Faculty, "Nutritional Support of the Critically Ill Patient Workshop," Nutritional support for the critically-ill patient. University of Texas, El Paso, Thomason Hospital.  El Paso, Texas, October, 1993.
15. Faculty, "Nutrition Support: Strategies to Improve Outcome," Approaches to nutrition support in battle casualties & trauma, Department of Continuing Education of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and the Alamo Area Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. San Antonio, Texas, November, 1993.
16. Faculty, Postgraduate course, "Critical Care II.  Enteral Nutrition:  Its Increasing Importance in the ICU." (Course Director)  Can enteral nutrition be successfully utilized in the critically ill? American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 18th Clinical Congress, San Antonio, Texas, January,1994.
17. Faculty, Physician's Workshop, Indirect calorimetry and its usefulness in clinical nutrition support.  American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 18th Clinical Congress, San Antonio, Texas, January, 1994.
18. Abrahamian GA, Shikora SA.  Can a bariatric surgery program succeed without close patient proximity? The experience in a military medical center. Paper presentation, Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, 41st Annual Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1994.
19. Browning SM, Brown TR, Shikora SA,.Karulf RE.  Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication at Wilford Hall Medical Center. Paper presentation, Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, 41st Annual Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1994.
20. Faculty,Approaches to nutrition support in battle casualties & trauma, current military practice and lessons learned from the civilian sector, Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, 41st Annual Symposium.  San Antonio, Texas, April, 1994.
21. Faculty, "Malnutrition in the Hospitalized Patient.  Major Advances in Nutritional Medicine & Metabolic Support,” Special nutrients for gut feeding. Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School and Nutrition Support Service of the New England Deaconess Hospital.  Boston, Massachusetts, May, 1994.
22. Faculty, "Malnutrition in the Hospitalized Patient.  Major Advances in Nutritional Medicine & Metabolic Support," Nutritional support for the critically ill obese patient. Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School and Nutrition Support Service of the New England Deaconess Hospital.  Boston, Massachusetts, May, 1994.
23. Speaker, Nutritional support for the critically-ill patient. New Mexico Dietetic Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico. May, 1994.
24. Keynote Address, New Frontiers in Nutrition,  Nutritional support for the cancer patient. Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.  May, 1994.
25. Abrahamian GA, Shikora SA.  Can a Bariatric surgery program succeed without close patient proximity? The experience in a military medical center.  Paper presentation, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 11th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June, 1994.
26. Faculty,"Challenges in Nutrition Support:  The Role of Nutritional Medicine in Health Care," Special nutrients for gut feeding. Geisinger Medical Center and the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Hershey, Pennsylvania, August, 1994.
27. Faculty,"Challenges in Nutrition Support:  The Role of Nutritional Medicine in Health Care," Critical care of the obese patient . Geisinger Medical Center and the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Hershey, Pennsylvania, August, 1994.
28. Faculty, "Malnutrition in HIV Infection," Nutritional assessment of the HIV-infected patient. The Academy of Medicine of New Jersey and the Infectious Diseases Society of New Jersey.  Newark, New Jersey, November, 1994.
29. Faculty, Physician's Roundtable, Nutrition support for the critically ill morbidly obese patient.  American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 19th Clinical Congress, Miami Beach, Florida, January, 1995.
30. Faculty, "19th annual Mid Winter Seminar - Family Practice," Nutrition in the elderly, Alamo Chapter of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.  San Antonio, Texas, February, 1995.
31. Browning SM, Dorlac WC, Shikora SA, Karulf RE.  Management of the adult mobile cecum syndrome: Laparoscopically assisted ileocecectomy.  Paper presentation, Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, 42nd Annual Symposium, Dayton, Ohio, April, 1995.
32. Browning SM, Shikora SA, Brown TR.  Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication made simple.  Poster presentation, Southwestern Surgical Congress, 47th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1995.
33. Faculty,"Current Issues in Nutrition Support.  Annual Conference," Cost savings in nutritional support for patients. Enteral versus Parenteral. Division of Continuing Education, Texas Tech University and the Sylvia Griffith Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.  Methodist Hospital, Lubbock, Texas, June 1995.
34. Faculty, "Controversies in Nutrition '95," Early enteral feeding: Techniques and feasibility. Office of Continuing Education of Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Gulf Coast Society for Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition.  Houston, Texas, September 1995.
35. Shikora SA. "Current Issues in Enteral Nutrition Support,"  Weighted versus non-weighted feeding tubes:  Role of motility agents. First Annual Ross Enteral Device Conference, Sanibel Island, Florida, September 1995. 
36. Faculty, Physician's Roundtable, Nutrition support for the critically ill morbidly obese patient.  American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 20th Clinical Congress, Washington, D.C., January, 1996.
37. Shikora SA, Saltzman E, Benotti PN.  Should older patients be denied gastric surgery (GS) for intractable morbid obesity?  Paper presentation, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 13th Annual Meeting, Quebec, Canada, June, 1996.
38. Faculty, "Treatment of Obesity and Eating Disorders.  New Paradigms for the 21st Century," Surgical treatment of obesity. Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School and Tufts University School of Medicine.  Boston, Massachusetts, June, 1996.
39. Shikora SA. "Issues of Enteral Access in the High Risk Patient,"  Enteral feeding tube placement in obese patients: Considerations for nutrition support. Second Annual Ross Enteral Device Conference, Carefree, Arizona, September 1996. 
40. Faculty, "Hyperalimentation: A Practical Appraoch," Nutritional support for the critically ill ventilated patient. Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School and Nutrition Support Service of the New England Deaconess Hospital.Boston, Massachusetts, September, 1996.
41. Faculty, "Second Annual Geriatric Symposium," Nutrition for the 21st century. Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens.  Queens, New York, December, 1996.
42. Postgraduate course, "Critical Care I.  Nutrition Support in the ICU." (Course Director)  Medical and nutritional management of the critically ill obese patient.  American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 21st Clinical Congress, San Francisco, California, January, 1997.
43. Physician's Workshop, "Obesity Management." (Course Moderator) Surgical treatment of obesity. American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 21st Clinical Congress, San Francisco, California, January, 1997.
44. Faculty, Physician's Roundtable, Current recommendations for albumin therapy.  American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 21st Clinical Congress, San  Francisco, California, January, 1997.
45. Ogawa AM, Shikora SA, Muskat PC, et al.  The thermodilution technique (TD) for measuring resting energy expenditure (REE) does not agree with indirect calorimetry (IC) for the critically ill.   Poster presentation, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 21st Clinical Congress, San  Francisco, California, January, 1997.
46. Faculty, "Weaning Symposium: Management of the Ventilator-Assisted Patient in the Rehabilitation Setting” Nutrition support of the mechanically ventilated patient. Shaughnessy-Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital.  Salem, Massachusetts, March, 1997.
47. Faculty, "Malnutrition in the Hospitalized Patient. TPN: Redefining Indicators and Outcome," Nutritional support for the critically ill ventilated patient. Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School and Nutrition Support Service of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.  Boston, Massachusetts, May, 1997.
48. Faculty, Workshop, "Treatment of Obesity and Eating Disorders,"Surgical obesity treatment program. Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School and Tufts University School of Medicine. Boston, Massachusetts, June, 1996.
49. Faculty, "Nutrition Support: Treating Life's "Little" Problems," Nutrition support for the critically ill obese patient, Department of Continuing Education of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and the Alamo Area Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. San Antonio, Texas, November, 1997.
50. Keynote address, "Early Nutrition Support: Enteral vs. Parenteral, You Decide,"  The benefits of early enteral nutrition, Continuing Medical Education, The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens.  Queens, New York, December, 1997.
51. Postgraduate course, "Critical Care I.  Nutrition Support in the ICU." (Course Director)  Parenteral versus enteral nutrition:  Is one approach truly superior?  American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 22nd Clinical Congress, Orlando, Florida, January, 1998.
52. Seminar, "Obesity Management." (Course Moderator) Nutritional consequences of gastric restrictive surgery. American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 22nd Clinical Congress, Orlando, Florida, January, 1998.
53. Faculty, “Fifth Annual Nutrition Update.” Nutrition support for the critically ill obese patient, Mississippi Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.  Jackson, Mississippi, April, 1998.
54. Faculty, “Obesity: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Clinical Practice,” Superobesity, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. Boston, Massachusetts, June, 1998.
55. Faculty, "Treatment of Obesity and Eating Disorders, " Surgical treatment, Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School and Tufts University School of Medicine. Boston, Massachusetts, June, 1998.
56. Gallivan EK, Shikora SA, Saltzman E, Benotti PN.  Is cholecystectomy truly necessary for all patients at time of gastric bypass  Poster presentation, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 15th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June, 1998.
57. Faculty, “Obesity in Children and Adults & Pharmacy Law,” Surgical intervention in obesity, Office of Continuing Education of Northeastern University, Bouve College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Weston, Massachusetts, November, 1998.
58. Faculty, “Practical Issues in Providing Nutrition Support,” Nutrition support for the critically ill obese patient,North Texas Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Dallas, Texas, December, 1998.
59. Postgraduate course, "Critical Care I.  Nutritional Topics in Critical Care." (Course Director)  Nutrition support of the mechanically ventilated patient  American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 23rd Clinical Congress, San Diego, California, January, 1999.
60. Faculty, “Cycling Through the Nutrition Path,” Nutrition support for the critically ill obese patient, Massachusetts Dietetic Association 1999 Spring Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, May 1999. 
61. Faculty, “International Symposium of Laparoscopic Surgery.  State of the Art, Energy sources: New and old, Thessaloniki, Greece, May 1999. 
62. Faculty, “International Symposium of Laparoscopic Surgery.  State of the Art, Surgical treatment of obesity for the new millennium, Thessaloniki, Greece, May 1999.
63. Surgical Intervention (Session Moderator), "Treatment of Obesity and Eating Disorders” (Course Co-director), Surgical treatment, Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, June 1999.
64. Faculty, “Nutrition for Practitioners. Integrating Nutrition in Medical Care,” Obesity: Implications of surgery for the gastroenterologist and the nutritionist, Gastro’99, Western Canada Nutrition Day 1999, Vancouver, B.C, Canada, September 1999.
65. Faculty, “Obesity: The New Epidemic.  Consequences & Solutions.” Minimally invasive surgery for severe obesity, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. Englewood, New Jersey, October 1999.
66. Faculty, “Obesity: Risks to Women.” Surgical treatment of obesity for the new millennium.  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Auburn Hospital. Newton, Massachusetts, May 2000. 
67. Participant, 2000 Medical Nutritional and Device Roundtable, "Enteral Nutrition and Device Use in Alternative Care."  Carefree, Arizona, June 2000.
68. Faculty, “Critical Care and Nutritional Support of the Obese Patient,” Critical care of the obese patient , A.S.P.E.N. Audioteleconference.  June 2000.
69. Faculty“Essentials of Bariatric Surgery Course,” Gallbladder management in bariatric surgery.  American Society for Bariatric Surgery 17th Annual Meeting, Memphis, Tennessee, June 2000.
70. Shikora SA, Schumann R, Weiss J, et al.  Incisional infiltration with local anesthetic offers a simple and effective strategy for perioperative analgesia in gastric bypass surgery: an interim analysis of a clinical trial. Paper presentation.  American Society for Bariatric Surgery 17th Annual Meeting, Memphis, Tennessee, June 2000.
71. Faculty, “Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders,” Surgical treatment of obesity for the new millennium, Division of Continuing Education, Medical College of Georgia.  Sea Island, Georgia, July 2000.
72. Faculty, Symposia, “Update on obesity.”  Surgical treatment of obesity, state-of-the-art for the new millennium,  European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 22nd Clinical Congress, Madrid, Spain, September 2000. 
73. Shikora SA, Bessler M, Fisher BL, et al.  Laparoscopic insertion of the Implantable Gastric Stmulator (IGS™):  Initial surgical experience.  Paper presentation.  14TH International Symposium on Obesity Surgery.  5th Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.  Genoa, Italy, September 2000.
74. Facility, “Enhancing the Safety of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Redefining Hospital Nutrition in Modern Medicine,” Surgical treatment of obesity, Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 2000. 
75. Faculty, “Nutrition for the Practicing Clinician.” Surgical treatment of obesity for the new millennium,.American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 25th Clinical Congress. Chicago, Illinois, January 2001. 
76. Faculty, Workshop, “Who Wants to Be a Clinical Pearl?”  How early is early enteral nutrition and is it really beneficial?, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 25th Clinical Congress. Chicago, Illinois, January 2001.
77. Faculty, “Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity and GERD Related Topics.” Preop selection, evaluation, and preparation, UPMC Health System, Snowbird, Utah, February, 2001.
78. Faculty, “Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity and GERD Related Topics.” Standards for bariatric surgery programs, UPMC Health System, Snowbird, Utah, February, 2001.
79. Faculty, “Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity and GERD Related Topics.” Gastric pacing for weight loss, UPMC Health System, Snowbird, Utah, February 2001.
80. Faculty, Postgraduate course, “Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery.”  Surgical treatment for severe obesity: Preoperative evaluation and selection, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, St. Louis, MO, April, 2001.
81. Faculty, “2001 Massachusetts Dietetic Association’s Annual Convention.”  Surgical treatment of obesity for the new millennium, Randolph, MA, May 2001.
82. Faculty, Essentials in Surgical Support Course.” Perioperative issues, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 18th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, June 2001.
83. Shikora S, Martin L, McCallum R, et al.  The implantable gastric stimulator (IGSTM).  A laparoscopic procedure for the treatment of obesity.  Poster presentation, America Society for Bariatric Surgery, 18th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, June 2001.
84. "Comprehensive Strategies for the Management of Obesity” (Course Co-director), The role of obesity surgery: Outcomes, Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 2001.
85. "Comprehensive Strategies for the Management of Obesity” (Course Co-director), Primary care management of surgical post-op patients, Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 2001.
86. Faculty, “Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders,” Current surgical treatment for morbid obesity, Division of Continuing Education, Medical College of Georgia.  Sea Island, Georgia, July, 2001.
87. Spanos CP, Saltzman E, Trigilio CM, Shikora SA.  A comparative study in percentage of weight loss between laparoscopic and open roux-en-Y gastric bypass.  Paper presentation. 6th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.  Chania, Crete Greece, September 2001.
88. Shikora SA, Knox TA, Bailen L, et al.  Successful use of endoscopic ultrasound (EU) to verify lead placement for the implantable gastric stimulator (IGSTM). Paper presentation. 6th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.  Chania, Crete Greece, September 2001.
89. Faculty, “Laparoscopic Bariatric Workshop.” History and evolution of bariatric surgery.  University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, November 2001.
90. Faculty, “Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Courses 2002.”Perioperative issues (DVT prophylaxis, gallbladder management, antibiotic prophylaxis).  Endo-Surgery Institute and the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Celebration, Florida, January 2002.
91. Faculty, “Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Courses 2002.”Postop follow-up and nutrition management.  Endo-Surgery Institute and the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Celebration, Florida, January 2002.
92. Faculty, “Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity and GERD Related Topics.” Standards for bariatric surgery programs, UPMC Health System, Breckenridge, Colorado, February, 2002.
93. Faculty, “Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity and GERD Related Topics.” Gastric pacing for weight loss, UPMC Health System, Breckenridge, Colorado, February 2002.
94. Faculty, “Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity and GERD Related Topics.” Bariatric surgery for adolescents and the aged, UPMC Health System, Breckenridge, Colorado, February 2002.
95. Faculty, “Societa Italiana di Chirurgia dell’ Obesita.  1o Meeting Invernale.” The use of Peri-Strips Dry ® in obesity surgery, Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, March 2002.
96. Faculty, “Societa Italiana di Chirurgia dell’ Obesita.  1o Meeting Invernale.” Gastric pacing for weight loss, Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, March 2002.
97. Tarnoff M, Libby E, Shikora SA.   Endoscopic injection of fibrin glue: An adjunct to nonoperative management of post-gastric bypass anastomotic leak and gastrogastric fistula.  Poster presentation.  2002 World Congress of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons.  NYC, New York, March 2002.
98. Faculty, “Laparoscopic Bariatric Workshop.” History and evolution of bariatric surgery.  University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, May 2002.
99. Faculty, “New Therapies for Obesity.” Gastric pacing.  Digestive Disease Week 2002, San Francisco, California, May 2002.
100. “Practical Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity” (Course Co-director), Update on weight loss surgery: What is state of the art?, Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 2002.
101. Faculty, “Essentials in Surgical Support Course.” Perioperative issues, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 19th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 2002.
102. “Masters Course.”(Course Co-director),  DVT, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 19th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 2002.
103. Faculty, The use of Peri-Strips Dry® in morbid obesity surgery, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 19th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 2002.
104. Arnold W, Tarnoff M, Shikora SA. Comparing seam burst pressure:  Buttressed versus non-buttressed linear cutting staple devices in a porcine model. Poster Presentation. American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 19th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 2002.
105. Tarnoff M, Trigilio C, Shikora SA.  Bypassing the bypass (Video Presentation). American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 19th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 2002.
106. Faculty, Gastric byass:  Ring restriction? Without bandage. 7th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.  Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 2002.
107. Faculty, Gastric pacing: Up-to-date results.7th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.  Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 2002.
108. Shikora SA, Tarnoff ME.  Paper presentation.  Operative technique modification improves lead security for the Transcend ® implantatble gastric stimulator (IGS). 7th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.  Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 2002.
109. Shikora SA, Tarnoff ME.  Paper presentation.  Reinforcing gastric staple lines with Peri-Strips Dry® (PSD) may prevent gastric leak after laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity. 7th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.  Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 2002.
110. Faculty, Symposia, “Critical Care,” Nutritional support for the critically ill obese patient. European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 24th Clinical Congress, Glasgow, Scotland, September 2002.
111. Faculty, “Laparoscopic Bariatric Workshop.” History and evolution of bariatric surgery.  University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, October 2002.
112. Live Telesurgery, American College of Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Laparoscopic roux-Y gastric bypass, Stryker Endosurgery booth, San Francisco, California, October 7, 2002.
113. Live Telesurgery, American College of Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Laparoscopic roux-Y gastric bypass, U.S. Surgical Corporation booth, San Francisco, California, October 9, 2002.
114. Faculty,  “Focus on Obesity:  Medical, Surgical, Dietary & Exercise.”  Surgical management of obesity.  Western Canada Nutrition Day, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, November 2002. 
115. Postgraduate course, "Critical Care II." (Course Moderator)  Nutrition support for the critically ill obese patient  American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Nutrition Week 2003, San Antonio, Texas,  January 2003.
116. Faculty, “Principles of Bariatric Surgery Workshop.”  Postoperative follow-up and nutrient management.  Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons/U.S. Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, Connecticut, February 2003.
117. Faculty, “Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity and GERD Related Topics.” Perioperative management issues, UPMC Health System, Lake Tahoe, California, February 2003.
118. Faculty, “Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity and GERD Related Topics.” Buttressing the gastric pouch, is it necessary? UPMC Health System, Lake Tahoe, California, February 2003.
119. Faculty, “Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity and GERD Related Topics.”Update on gastric pacing for weight loss, UPMC Health System, Lake Tahoe, California, February 2003.
120. Live Telesurgery, “Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, “ Laparoscopic roux-Y gastric bypass, Stryker Endosurgery booth, Los Angeles, California, March 2003.
121. Tarnoff M, Kim J, Shikora S.  Laparoscopic approaches to internal hernia after gastric bypass, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, 2003 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, March 2003.
122. Faculty, “The Laparoscopic Bariatric Masters Program,” DVT/PE. Celebration, Florida, March 2003. 
123. Faculty, “The Laparoscopic Bariatric Masters Program,” Update on gastric pacing for weight loss. Celebration, Florida, March 2003.
124. Faculty, “The Laparoscopic Bariatric Masters Program,” Circular stapler anastomosis and techniques for placng the anvil (video presentation). Celebration, Florida, March 2003.
125. Faculty, “Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, 50th Annual Meeting,” Nutrition support of the critically ill obese patient, San Antonio, Texas, April 2003. 
126. Faculty,  “Bariatric Surgical Primer,”Postgraduate, Course American College of Surgeons 31stAnnual Spring Meeting.  Pre-, intra-, and postoperative care of the bariatric patient, New York, New York, April 2003.
127. Faculty, “Controversies in Bariatric Surgery.” SSAT/SAGES Joint Symposium, Digestive Disease Week 2003. Electrical stimulation for weight loss, Orlando,  Florida, May 2003.
128. “Practical Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity” (Course Co-director), Surgical choices & options, Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 2003.
129. Faculty, “Essentials in Bariatric Surgery.” Preoperative screening, evaluation, and management of comorbidities, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 20th Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, June 2003.
130. Faculty, “Essentials in Bariatric Surgery.” Perioperative care:  Special issues, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 20th Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, June 2003.
131. Faculty, “Advanced Bariatric Surgery Course.” Surgical contraindications American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 20th Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, June 2003.
132. Shikora SA, Tarnoff, ME.  The implantable gastric stimulator (IGS®) for weight loss.  Are two leads better than one? Paper Presentation. American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 20th Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, June 2003.
133. Kim J, Shikora S.  Internal hernia (IH) after retrocolic, retrogastric Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP). Poster Presentation. American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 20th Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, June 2003.
134. Faculty, “A.S.P.E.N. Symposium, Nutrition and Cancer,” Inpatient management of nutrition therapy, IX Latin American Congress on Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Federacion Latinoamericana de Nutricion Parenteral y Enteral, Havana, Cuba, June 2003.
135. Faculty,, Present and future of gastric pacing.  8th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.  Salamanca, Spain, September 2003.
136. Shikora SA, Kim JJ, Tarnoff ME. Gastric staple line buttressing with Peri-Strips Dry ® (PSD) is Safe and May Prevent Gastric Leak After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity. Paper Presentation.  8th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity.  Salamanca, Spain, September 2003.
137. Faculty, Symposia, “Track 1:  Insulin Resistance-Is Insulin Resistance the Cause of Obesity?” Bariatric surgery and glucose metabolism. European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 25th Clinical Congress, Cannes, France, September 2003.
138. Faculty, Symposia, “Outcome of Nutritional Support” Obesity. European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 25th Clinical Congress, Cannes, France, September 2003.
139. Shikora SA, Tarnoff ME. Bridging the Gap Between Drugs and Conventional Surgery: The Implantable Gastric Stimulator (IGS®), a New Approach for the Treatment of Severe Obesity.  Paper Presentation.  North American Association for the Study of Obesity, 2003 Annual Scientific Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 2003. 
140. Faculty,  “Bariatric Surgical Primer,”Postgraduate, Course American College of Surgeons 89th Annual Clinical Congress.  Pre-, intra-, and postoperative care of the bariatric patient, Chicago, Illinois, April 2003.
141. Faculty,  “Bariatric Surgical Primer,”Postgraduate, Course American College of Surgeons 89th Annual Clinical Congress.  Recognition and management of complications, Chicago, Illinois, April 2003.
142. Live Telesurgery, “American College of Surgeons 89th Annual Clinical Congress,” Laparoscopic roux-Y gastric bypass, Stryker Endosurgery booth, Chicago, Illinois, October 2003.
143. Faculty, “Fundamentals of Bariatric Surgery.”Perioperative issues (DVT prophylaxis, gallbladder management, antibiotic prophylaxis).  Endo-Surgery Institute and the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Kissimmee, Florida, December 2003.
144. Faculty, “Fundamentals of Bariatric Surgery.”Preoperative assessment, screening, and Management of co-morbidities.  Endo-Surgery Institute and the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Kissimmee, Florida, December 2003.
145. Faculty, “Fundamentals of Bariatric Surgery.”Perioperative complications and management .  Endo-Surgery Institute and the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Kissimmee, Florida, December 2003.
146. Faculty, “Fundamentals of Bariatric Surgery.”Postoperative follow up and nutrition management .  Endo-Surgery Institute and the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Kissimmee, Florida, December 2003.
147. Faculty, “Essentials in Bariatric Surgery.”  Requirements of a comprehensive bariatric program:  Physician and Institutional Issues.  American Society for Bariatric Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2004. 
148. Faculty, “Essentials in Bariatric Surgery.”  Peri-operative issues.  American Society for Bariatric Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2004.
149. Faculty, “Essentials in Bariatric Surgery.”  Post-operative follow-up and nutritional management.  American Society for Bariatric Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2004.
150. Faculty, “Advanced Bariatric Surgery.”  Stenosis of the gastrojejunostomy.  American Society for Bariatric Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2004.
151. Faculty, “Advanced Bariatric Surgery.”  Fibrin glue & buttress materials:  What works and what doesn’t.  American Society for Bariatric Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2004.
152. Postgraduate course, "Critical Care I." (Course Moderator)  Nutrition support for the critically ill obese patient.  American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Nutrition Week 2004, Las Vegas, January 2004.
153. Faculty, Symposia, “Bariatric Surgery:  What’s the Big Controversy.” Complications of bariatric surgery. American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Nutrition Week 2004, Las Vegas, January 2004.
154. Faculty, “Selected Topics in Bariatric Surgery.”  Update on gastric pacing.  The 3rd Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Coral Gables, Florida, February 2004.
155. Faculty, “Complications After Gastric Bypass - Diagnosis and Treatment.”  Management of Internal Hernias.  The 3rd Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Coral Gables, Florida, February 2004.
156. Faculty, “Fourth Annual Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium.” Laparoscopic gastric bypass:  Jejunojenunostomy,  UPMC Health System, British Columbia, Canada, February 2004.
157. Faculty, “Fourth Annual Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium.” Gastric pacing:  Is the pace increasing?  UPMC Health System, British Columbia, Canada, February 2004.
158. Faculty, Postgraduate course, “Complications in Bariatric Surgery and How to Manage Them.” Long-term Nutritional Complications, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Denver, Colorado, March 2004.
159. Faculty, “14th Annual Advances and Controversies in Clinical Nutrition.”  Obesity surgery:  Open, closed, pass, or switch, what is best?    Mayo Clinic Foundation, Naples, Florida, April 2004.
160. Faculty, “14th Annual Advances and Controversies in Clinical Nutrition.”  Gastric pacing for weight loss: 2004 update.    Mayo Clinic Foundation, Naples, Florida, April 2004.
161. Faculty, “The Health Implications of Obesity on Communities of Color,” Bariatric surgery:  A surgical weight loss option.  New England Regional Black Nurses Association, Inc, 28th Annual Spring Meeting. Norwood, Massachusetts, April 2004. 
162. Faculty, “The ASBS Consensus Conference on the State of Bariatric Surgery and Morbid Obesity:  Health Implications for Patients, Health Professionals and Third-Party Payors.”  Gastric pacing.  American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Washington, DC.
163. Faculty, “Twelfth International Workshop on Electrogastrography.”  Gastric electric stimulation for obesity:  Clinical studies.  International Electrogastrography Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2004.
164. Shikora SA, Kim JJ, Tarnoff ME.  The use of Peri-Strips Dry® (PSD) on gastric staple lines could potentially save lives after laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity.  Paper Presentation.  International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity, European Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004.
165. Faculty, “New Treatment Options:  Progress in Implantable Gastric Stimulation for Obesity.”  Transneuronix Symposium.  The surgical procedure:  Combining safety with simplicity. International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity, European Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004.
166. Faculty, “New Treatment Options:  Progress in Implantable Gastric Stimulation for Obesity.”  Transneuronix Symposium.  What are the Yanks doing?  Ongoing U.S. trials of gastric pacing for obesity. International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity, European Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004.
167. Shikora SA.  Implantable gastric stimulation (IGS®) for the treatment of severe obesity:  The United States experience.  Poster Presentation.  13th European Congress on Obesity, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004.
168. Shikora SA.  The introduction of a pre-operative screening algorithm may dramatically improve weight loss with Implantable Gastric Stimulator (IGS) therapy.  Paper Presentation.  American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 21st Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, June 2004. 
169. Tarnoff M, Kim J, Shikora S.  The plateau of morbidity and mortality after laparoscopic gastric bypass.  Poster Presentation. American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 21st Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, June 2004. 
170. Faculty, “Essentials in Bariatric Surgery Course,” Peri-operative issues (DVT prophylaxis, antibiotics, gallbladder, sleep apnea). American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 21st Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, June 2004. 
171. “Masters’ Postgraduate Course (Course co-director),” Bariatric surgeons should not perform 2-stage procedures for high-risk bariatric surgery patients. American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 21st Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, June 2004. 
172. Faculty, Cook Bariatric Symposium, “The Devil’s in the Details,” Massive liver and laparoscopic gastric bypass:  Using the Nathanson retractor.  American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 21st Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, June 2004. 
173. “Practical Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity” (Course Co-director), Obesity surgery.  Outcomes & results, Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 2004.
174. Symposia, “Selected Topics in Obesity” (Course Co-director),  Bariatric surgery for the treatment of extreme obesity:  What is the state of the art?  European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 26th Clinical Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2004.
175. “Bariatric Summit 2004” (Course Co-director),  Pediatric obesity:  Is it the next great epidemic?  Kiawah Island, South Carolina, September 2004. 
176. “Bariatric Summit 2004” (Course Co-director),  Implantable gastric stimulation. Kiawah Island, South Carolina, September 2004.
177. “Bariatric Summit 2004” (Course Co-director),  Patient selection:  Best & worst candidates. Kiawah Island, South Carolina, September 2004.
178. Shikora SA.  Laparoscopic roux-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP):  Results and learning curve of a high volume academic program.  Paper presentation. New England Surgical Society, Eighty-Fifth Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 2004.
179. “Advanced Bariatric Surgery Course” (Course Director), Future Technologies,  American Society for Bariatric Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2004. 
180. “Advanced Bariatric Surgery Course” (Course Director), Contraindications to surgery,  American Society for Bariatric Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2004.
181. Keynote Speaker,  “6th Annual Clinical Nutrition Symposium.  Current Advances in Practice & Research Trends in Clinical Nutrition, New advances in obesity treatment-The gastric stimulator, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, October 2004.
182. Faculty, “Laparoscopic Surgery Innovations 2004,” Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, West Palm Beach, Florida, October 2004. 
183. Faculty, “Laparoscopic Surgery Innovations 2004,” Video:  Laparoscopic gastric banding, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, West Palm Beach, Florida, October 2004.
184. Faculty, “Laparoscopic Surgery Innovations 2004,” Video:  Gastric pacing, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, West Palm Beach, Florida, October 2004.
185. Faculty, “Waist Management Symposia, “New and established surgical treatments of obesity and expected outcomes, American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, Florida, November 2004.
186. “Unified Approach to Bariatric Surgery:  Bringing the Team Together,” (Course Director), Patient contraindications to surgery, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2005.
187. “Unified Approach to Bariatric Surgery:  Bringing the Team Together,” (Course Director),  Long term nutritional and metabolic support, American Society for Bariatric Surgery,  Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2005.
188. Faculty, Postgraduate course, "Obesity:  Cutting Edge Technologies and Treatments."  Implantable Gastric Stimulation for weight loss, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition Week 2005, Orlando, Florida, January 2005.
189. Faculty, Symposia, “The Essence of Bariatric Surgery.” The role of obesity surgery:  Outcomes.  American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition Week 2005, Orlando, Florida, February 2005.
190. President’s Address, “Severe obesity:  A growing health concern A.S.P.E.N. should not ignore, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition Week 2005, Orlando, Florida, February 2005.
191. Faculty, Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium 2005, Perioperative management:  Managing weight loss before surgery.  Lake Tahoe, California, February 2005.
192. Faculty, Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium 2005, Staple line reinforcement.  Lake Tahoe, California, February 2005.
193. Faculty, “14th Annual Contemporary Topics in Nutrition Symposium:  Meeting the Challenges of Obesity.”  Assessing and feeding the critically ill obese patient, Rhode Island Hospital Food and Nutrition Services, Providence, Rhode Island, March 2005. 
194. Faculty, “MedAssets Annual Meeting 2005, Nutrition concerns for the bariatric patient, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2005.
195. Shore R, Shikora SA, Kim JJ, Tarnoff ME.   Avoiding obstruction at the jeuno-jejunostomy during laparoscopic gastric bypass.  Oral and poster presentations.  2005 Surgical Spring Week, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons.  Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 2005.
196. Faculty, “International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, 14th Annual Congress of Endosurgery in Children, Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and gastric pacing, Venice Lido, Italy, June 2005.
197. “Practical Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity” (Course Co-director), Evaluation of the surgical patient:  How to match the right patient with the right operation, Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 2005.
198. “Practical Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity” (Course Co-director), Bariatric surgery; A systemic review, Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 2005.
199. Faculty, Transneuronix Symposium, “New Horizons in Obesity Treatment:  Patient Selection, Clinical & Scientific Update in Implantable Gastric Stimulation,” Summary of clinical study results, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 22nd Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 2005. 
200. “Essentials in Bariatric Surgery:  Foundations to a Successful Practice,” (Course Director), Contraindications for surgery, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 22nd Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 2005.
201. “Essentials in Bariatric Surgery:  Foundations to a Successful Practice,” (Course Director), Common peri-operative complications,  American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 22nd Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 2005.
202. Shore RC, Kim J, Tarnoff M, Shikora SA, The impact of post-op hemorrhage on  patients undergoing laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass (paper presentation),  American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 22nd Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 2005.
203. Shikora SA, Kim JJ, Shore RC, Tarnoff M, Comparison of internal hernias (IH) between open and laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass (GBP) (poster presentation), American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 22nd Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 2005.
204. Shikora SA, Maude-Griffin R, BaroScreen: Using machine learning to improve patient selection for implantable gastric stimulation (paper presentation), American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 22nd Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 2005.
205. Faculty, “Patient Safety in Obesity Surgery.  Defining Best Practices.” Gastric pacing, Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, July 2005.
206. Faculty, “Patient Safety in Obesity Surgery.  Defining Best Practices.” Acceptable Co-morbidity, Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, July 2005.
207. Faculty, “Bariatric Endoscopic Surgery Trends 2005.” Obesity is a surgical disease, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 2005.
208. Faculty, “Bariatric Endoscopic Surgery Trends 2005.” Contraindications to bariatric surgery, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 2005.
209. Faculty, “Bariatric Endoscopic Surgery Trends 2005.” Future technologies in bariatric surgery, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 2005.
210. Faculty, “Progress in Implantable Gastric Stimulation.”  U.S. clinical update, 10th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity, Maastricht, The Netherlands, August 2005.
211. Shikora SA, Maude-Griffin R. Improved weight loss outcomes for IGS® obesity therapy using BaroScreen TM patient selection algorithm (paper presentation), 10th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity, Maastricht, The Netherlands, August 2005.
212. “Bariatric Summit 2005” (Course Co-director), Patient selection:  Is preoperative weight loss beneficial?  Amelia Island, Florida, September 2005.
213. “Bariatric Summit 2005” (Course Co-director), Contraindications to surgery, Amelia Island, Florida, September 2005.
214. “Bariatric Summit 2005” (Course Co-director), Implantable Gastric Stimulation, Amelia Island, Florida, September 2005.
215. Faculty, “Bariatric Surgery for the Non-Bariatric Surgeon,” Pre- and long-term care, American College of Surgeons, 91st Annual Clinical Congress, San Francisco, California, October 2005. 
216. Faculty, “Innovative Strategies for Diabetes Management,” Alternative weight reduction therapy utilizing the Implantable Gastric Stimulator, 8th Annual Diabetes Management Conference, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 2005.
217. Speaker, Medtronic Bakken Colloquium “Tackling Obesity,” Update: bariatric surgery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 2005. 
218. Faculty, “Laparoscopic Surgery Innovations 2006,” Intra-op complications & how to avoid them, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, West Palm Beach, Florida, October 2006.
219. Faculty, “Laparoscopic Surgery Innovations 2006,” Gastric pacing for morbid obesity & video, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, West Palm Beach, Florida, October 2006.
220. Faculty, “Unified Approach to the Bariatric Patient,” (Course Director), Patient contraindications to surgery, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2006.
221. Faculty, “Unified Approach to the Bariatric Patient,” (Course Director), New Technologies, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2006.
222. Faculty, “Unified Approach to the Bariatric Patient,” (Course Director), Long term nutritional and metabolic support, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2006.
223. Faculty, “Unified Approach to the Bariatric Patient,” (Course Director), Point counterpoint-Is preop weight loss necessary?, American Society for Bariatric Surgery,  Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2006.
224. Faculty, Clinical Nutrition Week 2006, Symposia, “Gastric Bypass for Obese Adolescents:  Clinical Data and Ethical Dilemmas.” Clinically severe obesity and gastric bypass in adolescents.  American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Dallas, Texas, February 2006.
225. Faculty, “The 5th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium,” Contraindications to bariatric surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Coral Gables, Florida, February 2006.
226. Faculty, “The 5th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium,” Update on gastric pacing for weight loss, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Coral Gables, Florida, February 2006.
227. Faculty, Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium 2006, Preoperative weight loss:  Should this be the standard.  Vail, Colorado, February 2006.
228. Faculty, Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium 2006, Allied Health Course, “Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence:  Making the Grade.” Surgical program requirements.  Vail, Colorado, February 2006.
229. Faculty, Advanced OR Nurses and Surgical Team Course, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Complications in adjustable gastric bands which need surgical intervention and case studies.  Washington DC, March 2006.
230. Faculty, Advanced OR Nurses and Surgical Team Course, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Gastric Stimulator:  Operative procedure, equipment, and update.  Washington DC, March 2006.
231. Faculty, Bariatric Surgery Postgraduate Course, “Technical Mastery of Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery:  A Video-Based Course.” Fibrin glue and staple line reinforcement, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Dallas, Texas, April2006.
232. Faculty, Central Travel Club, Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.  Update on bariatric surgery, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2006.
233. Faculty, Translational Symposium “Gastrointestinal Electrical Function and Obesity,” Ongoing clinical trials of Implantable Gastric Stimulation as treatment of obesity, Digestive Disease Week 2006, Los Angeles, California, May 2006.
234. Speaker, Louisville Gut Club, GI complications of bariatric surgery, Louisville, Kentucky, June 2006.
235. Keynote Address, “Nutrition and Medicine:  The Brave New World.” Nutritional complications of bariatric surgery, Kentucky Chapter of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Louisville, Kentucky, June 2006.
236. Faculty, Advanced OR Nurses and Surgical Team Course, Pitfalls in advanced bariatric surgery.  How to avoid problems. American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Boston, Massachusetts, June 2006.
237. Faculty, Advanced OR Nurses and Surgical Team Course, Bariatric surgery.  A systemic review. American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Boston, Massachusetts, June 2006.
238. Speaker, (Live Webcast), “BariMD Ask the Experts.”  Contraindications to bariatric surgery, June 2006.
239. Faculty, “20th Annual Practical Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity” (Course Co-director), Future technologies:  The next generation, Department of Continuing Education of the Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 2006.
240. Faculty, Advanced OR Nurses and Surgical Team Course, Complications in adjustable gastric bands which need surgical intervention and case studies. American Society for Bariatric Surgery 23rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, June 2006.
241. Faculty, Advanced OR Nurses and Surgical Team Course, Gastric Stimulator:  Operative procedure, equipment, and update. American Society for Bariatric Surgery 23rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, June 2006.
242. Faculty, Essentials of Bariatric Surgery:  The Foundations to a Successful Practice (Course Director), Contraindications for surgery. American Society for Bariatric Surgery 23rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, June 2006.
243. Faculty, Essentials of Bariatric Surgery:  The Foundations to a Successful Practice (Course Director), Long term nutrition consequences. American Society for Bariatric Surgery 23rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, June 2006.
244. Faculty, Advanced Bariatric Surgery:  Controversies in Bariatric Surgery, (Course Director), Nutritional support for the critically ill patient. American Society for Bariatric Surgery 23rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, June 2006.
245. Kim JJ, Shikora SA, Claros L,Tarnoff M.  Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding:  Does routine standardized follow-ups improve weight loss outcomes (Poster Presentation)? American Society for Bariatric Surgery 23rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, June 2006.
246. Faculty, VII Congreso Latinoamericano de Cirugia Endoscopica, Implantable Gastric Stimulation for weight loss, Miami, Florida, July 2006.
247. Faculty, New Developments in Bariatric Surgical Practice, Laparoscopic gastric pacing; a realistic option for weight reduction?  Association of Upper GI Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 2006.
248. “Bariatric Summit 2006” (Course Co-director), The benefits of preoperative weight loss, fact or fiction? Amelia Island, Florida, September 2006.
249. “Bariatric Summit 2006” (Course Co-director), Contraindications to surgery, Amelia Island, Florida, September 2006.
250. Faculty, New England Quality Care Alliance Fall Forum, Adolescent and Adult Obesity, Randolph, Massachusetts, September 2006.
251. Faculty, “Avancos e Controversias em Terapia Nutricional,” Bariatric surgery – state of the art, 10th Congress of the Brazilian Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2006.
252. Faculty, “Avancos e Controversias em Terapia Nutricional,” Surgical treatment of the complications of bariatric surgery, 10th Congress of the Brazilian Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2006.
253. Faculty, “Avancos e Controversias em Terapia Nutricional,” Acute pancreatitis, 10th Congress of the Brazilian Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2006.
254. Faculty, “Perioperative Management of the Obese Surgical Patient,” Operative exposure, associated comorbidities, faculty and transport issues, vascular access, and hypertension management, American College of Surgeons, 92 Annual Congress, Chicago, Illinois, October 2006.
255. Faculty, “Bariatric Surgery for all Surgeons,” Other bariatric surgery procedures: Pacing, balloons, American College of Surgeons, 92 Annual Congress, Chicago, Illinois, October 2006.
256. Keynote Speaker, Obesity and Diabetes Symposium, The skinny on weight loss surgery, Baystate Health Office of Continuing Education, Holyoke, Massachusetts, October 2006.
257. Faculty, Mapping the Future and the Sixth Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board, What is the future of bariatric surgery?  What are the dynamics and where is it going?  Ethicon Endo-Surgery, New York City, New York, October 2006.
258. Faculty, “Clinical Nutrition Update,” Bariatric surgery.  Long term nutritional and metabolic support.  First Annual Clinical Nutrition Symposium, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, November 2006.
259. Faculty, “Advanced Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery:  Beyond the Basics,” Does it matter? Banded vs. unbanded gastric bypass, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 2006.
260. Faculty, “Advanced Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery:  Beyond the Basics,” Bariatric surgery and pregnancy, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 2006.
261. Faculty, “Advanced Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery:  Beyond the Basics,” New technologies and new procedures on the horizon, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 2006.
262. Faculty, “Advanced Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery:  Beyond the Basics,” Does it matter?  Preoperative weight loss, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 2006.
263. Faculty, “2nd Annual Selected Topics in Surgery,” Future technologies in bariatric surgery, Lutheran Medical Center, New York City, New York, November 2006.
264. Faculty, “Bariatric Nutrition Course,” Nutritional component of the bariatric surgical program:  Maximizing the Dietitian’s role.  BariMD, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, December 2006.
265. Faculty, “Bariatric Nutrition Course,” Future technologies in bariatric surgery.  BariMD, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, December 2006.
266. Faculty, “Unified Approach to Bariatric Surgery:  Bringing the Bariatric Team Together,” (Course Director), Point counterpoint-Is preoperative weight loss necessary? American Society for Bariatric Surgery,  Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2007.
267. Faculty, “Unified Approach to Bariatric Surgery:  Bringing the Bariatric Team Together,” (Course Director), Point counterpoint-Is a staged approach necessary for a high risk patient? American Society for Bariatric Surgery,  Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2007.
268. Faculty, “Unified Approach to Bariatric Surgery:  Bringing the Bariatric Team Together,” (Course Director), Outcomes of bariatric surgery, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2007.
269. Faculty, “Unified Approach to Bariatric Surgery:  Bringing the Bariatric Team Together,” (Course Director), Long term nutritional requirements, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2007.
270. Faculty, “Unified Approach to Bariatric Surgery:  Bringing the Bariatric Team Together,” (Course Director), Emergent technologies in bariatric surgery, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2007.
271. Faculty, Clinical Nutrition Week, ASGE Symposia, Endoscopic Treatments for Obesity, Endoscopic treatments for obesity, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Phoenix, Arizona, January 2007.
272. Faculty, Clinical Nutrition Week, CSPEN Symposia, Nutrition Support in the Bariatric Surgery Patient, Complications of bariatric surgery, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Phoenix, Arizona, January 2007.
273. Faculty, “The 6th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium,” Patient selection, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Coral Gables, Florida, February 2006.
274. Faculty, “The 6th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium,” When to remove a band and to which procedure to convert, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Coral Gables, Florida, February 2006.
275. Faculty, “Advanced Nurse and Surgical Team Course.  Collaborative Approach in the Complete Hospital Care of the Bariatric Patient,” American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Complications in adjustable gastric banding.  Orlando, Florida, March 2007.
276. Faculty, “Advanced Nurse and Surgical Team Course.  Collaborative Approach in the Complete Hospital Care of the Bariatric Patient,” American Society for Bariatric Surgery, What’s new on the horizon.  Orlando, Florida, March 2007.
277. Faculty, “Advanced Bariatric Technique Surgical Course:  Technical Pearls, Expert Opinions, and Tricks of the Trade,” American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Circular gastrojejunostomy (into the belly).  Orlando, Florida, March 2007.
278. Faculty, “Advanced Bariatric Technique Surgical Course:  Technical Pearls, Expert Opinions, and Tricks of the Trade,” American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Preoperative preparation, weight loss, smoking.  Orlando, Florida, March 2007.
279. Faculty, Advanced Bariatric Technique Surgical Course:  Technical Pearls, Expert Opinions, and Tricks of the Trade,” American Society for Bariatric Surgery, What to do with the really high risk patient.  Orlando, Florida, March 2007.
280. Faculty, “Bariatric Nutrition Course,” Nutritional component of the bariatric surgical program:  Maximizing the Dietitian’s role.  BariMD, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 2007.
281. Faculty, “Bariatric Nutrition Course,” Bariatric surgery: What is new on the horizon.  BariMD, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 2007.
282. Lapham T, Tarnoff M, Kim J, Shikora S.  Use of a bladed opticalperitoneal access trocar in the uninsufflated abdomen:  A five-year esperience.  Poster presentation.  2007 Surgical Spring Week, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV, April 2007.
283. Faculty, “Everything You Wanted to Know About the Foregut.” Gastric pacing for obesity, SAGES/ACS, Combined Session. 2007 Surgical Spring Week, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV April 2007.
284. Royal College Speaker, Emerging technologies in bariatric surgery.  British Columbia Surgical Society 60th Annual Spring Meeting, Victoria British Columbia, May 2007.
285. Royal College Speaker, Complications of bariatric surgery.  British Columbia Surgical Society 60th Annual Spring Meeting, Victoria British Columbia, May 2007.
286. Keynote Speaker, New horizons in bariatric surgery.  ILSI BIOMED Israel 2007, Tel Aviv, Israel, June 2007.
287. Faculty, Allied Health Postgraduate Course D - Nutrition and Bariatric Surgery, Presurgical weight loss:  Barrier or benefit? American Society for Bariatric Surgery 24th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, June 2007.
288. Faculty, Essentials in Bariatric Surgery Course (Course Co-Director), Contraindications to surgery – When to just say no. American Society for Bariatric Surgery 24th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, June 2007.
289. Faculty, Advanced Bariatric Life Support Course, Acute nutritional emergencies and early nutritional support. American Society for Bariatric Surgery 24th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, June 2007.
290. Faculty, Advanced Bariatric Surgery Course (Course Co-Director), Controversies in Bariatric Surgery, Staple line reinforcement – Is the cost justified?. American Society for Bariatric Surgery 24th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, June 2007.
291. Faculty, Primary Clinician’s Tract (Course Co-Director), The importance of preoperative weight loss.  American Society for Bariatric Surgery 24th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, June 2007.
292. Faculty, Primary Clinician’s Tract (Course Co-Director), Future modalities for the treatment of obesity:  Endoscopic, surgical and medical.  American Society for Bariatric Surgery 24th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, June 2007.
293. Faculty, 21st Annual International Conference on Practical Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity (Course Co-Director), Should there be standard requirements for a bariatric program?  Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 2007.
294. Faculty, Advanced Laparoscopy 2007.  International Symposium, Preoperative evaluation and procedure selection for morbid obesity.  Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel July 2007.
295. Faculty, Advanced Laparoscopy 2007.  International Symposium, New horizons in bariatric surgery.  Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel July 2007.
296. Faculty, “Bariatric Nutrition Course,” Future technologies in bariatric surgery.  BariMD, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 2007.
297. “Bariatric Summit 2007” (Course Director), Future trends:  Are we winning or losing?  Amelia Island, Florida, September 2007.
298. “Bariatric Summit 2007” (Course Director), Fighting against insurance denials.  Amelia Island, Florida, September 2007.
299. “Bariatric Summit 2007” (Course Director), Electrical Stimulation, vagal blocks, etc.  Amelia Island, Florida, September 2007.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

1. Medical Grand Rounds, Salem Hospital, Salem, Massachusetts.  Nutritional needs of the ventilator dependent patient with reference to the weaning process.  October 1989.
2. Surgical Grand Rounds, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Chronic ventilator dependence and the work of breathing.  April, 1991.
3. Cardiothoracic Grand Rounds, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.  Chronic ventilator dependence and the work of breathing.  May, 1991.
4. Surgical Grand Rounds, The Symmes Hospital, Arlington, Massachusetts.   Nutritional needs of the ventilator dependent patient with reference to the weaning process.  June, 1991.
5. Guest lecture, University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Nursing, San Antonio, Texas.  Nutritional support for the critically-ill patient .  March, 1992.
6. Surgical Grand Rounds, Darnell USA Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas.  Nutritional support in the hospitalized patient / Surgical treatment of morbid obesity.  April, 1992.
7. Grand Rounds, Sid Peterson Hospital, Kerrville, Texas.  Nutritional support in the hospitalized patient / Nutritional support for the home patient.  September, 1992.
8. Guest lecture, Alamo Area Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Meeting, North Central Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas.  Nutritional support for the critically-ill patient.  January, 1993.
9. Guest lecture, University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Nursing, San Antonio, Texas.  Nutritional support for the critically-ill patient .  March, 1993.
10. Grand Rounds, Mercy Hospital, Laredo, Texas.  Nutritional support in the hospitalized patient.  March, 1993.
11. Grand Rounds, Wilson Memorial Hospital, Floresville, Texas.  Nutritional support in the hospitalized patient.  May, 1993.
12. Guest lecture, Parrish Medical Center, Titusville, Florida.  Nutritional support for the hospitalized patient.  October, 1993.
13. Guest lecture, Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, Florida.  Nutritional support for the hospitalized patient.  October, 1993.
14. Tumor Conference, Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center, Meridian, Mississippi.  Nutritional support for the cancer patient.  January, 1994.
15. Guest lecture, University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Nursing, San Antonio, Texas.  Nutritional support for the critically-ill patient .  February, 1994.
16. Surgical Grand Rounds, Kansas Medical Education Foundation, Topeka, Kansas.  Nutritional support for the critically-ill patient .  March, 1994.
17. Guest lecture, Nueces County Medical Education Foundation, Corpus Christi, Texas. Nutritional support for the hospitalized patient.  March, 1994.
18. Guest lecture, Seton Medical Center, Austin, Texas.  Enteral nutrition:  It only takes guts.  June 1994.
19. Guest lecture, Methodist Hospital, Lubbock, Texas.  Enteral nutrition:  It only takes guts  July 1994.
20. Guest lecture, Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas.  Enteral nutrition:  It only takes guts  September 1994.
21. Guest lecture, Memorial Hospital, Salem County, New Jersey.  Nutritional support for the hospitalized patient  September, 1994.
22. Visiting professor, Nutritional Symposium, Varna, Bulgaria.  Nutritional support in the hospitalized patient  October, 1994.
23. Visiting professor, Nutritional Symposium, Sofia, Bulgaria.  Nutritional support in the hospitalized patient  October, 1994.
24. Visiting professor, Nutritional Symposium, Bucharest, Romania.  Nutritional support in the hospitalized patient  October, 1994.
25. Guest lecture, New Orleans Society of Critical Care, New Orleans, Louisiana. Nutritional support for the critically-ill patient  December, 1994.
26. Guest lecture, University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Nursing, San Antonio, Texas.  Nutritional support for the critically-ill patient .  February, 1995.
27. Guest lecture, Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.  Cost savings and nutritional support for patients.  Enteral feeding versus TPN.  April, 1995.
28. Guest lecture, Alamo Area Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Meeting, Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas.  Surgical treatment of morbid obesity.  May, 1995.
29. Guest lecture, Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.  Indirect calorimetry and its usefulness in clinical nutrition support.  May, 1995.
30. Guest lecture, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, Kansas.  Nutritional support for the critically-ill patient.  November, 1995.
31. Guest lecture, Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka, Kansas.  Cost savings and nutritional support for patients.  Enteral feeding versus TPN.  November, 1995.
32. Surgical Grand Rounds, Kansas Medical Education Foundation, Topeka, Kansas.  Early enteral feeding: Techniques and feasibility/Nutritional support for the critically ill obese patient. November, 1995.
33. Guest lecture, Central Florida Chapter of the Case Managers Society, Center Florida Altamonte Hospital, Orlando, Florida.  Nutritional assessment of the HIV-infected patient. January, 1996.
34. Surgical Grand Rounds, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Surgical treatment of morbid obesity. January, 1996.
35. Guest lecture, Massachusetts Dietetic Association Dietitians in Nutrition Support Practice Group, Boston, Massachusetts.  Nutrition support for the critically ill morbidly obese patient. April, 1996.
36. Clinical Nutrition Grand Rounds, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.  Immunonutrition. April, 1996.
37. Guest lecture, Department of Surgery, Boston University Medical Center Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.  Special nutrients for gut feeding. May, 1996.
38. Medical Grand Rounds, Roger Williams Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.  Nutritional support for the hospitalized patient - new perspectives. May, 1996.
39. Grand Rounds, Norwood Hospital, Norwood, Massachusetts.  Surgical treatment of morbid obesity. May, 1996.
40. Guest lecture, Continuing Medical Education, Community Medical Center, Toms River, New Jersey.  Nutrition in critical care. June, 1996.
41. Teleconference Network of Texas, Nutrition Updates 1995-1996, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.  When NOT to start TPN. September, 1996.
42. Guest lecture, Northeastern Massachusetts Dietetic Association, Hunt Center, Danvers, Massachusetts.  Nutrition support for the hospitalized patient- new perspectives.September, 1996.
43. Guest lecture, Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.  When NOT to start TPN. October, 1996.
44. Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine, St. Joseph Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.  When NOT to start TPN. October, 1996.
45. Medical Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine, Helene Fuld Medical Center, Trenton, New Jersey.  When NOT to start TPN. November, 1996.
46. 46.Medical Staff Lecture, Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  Nutrition support for the hospitalized patient- new perspectives.  February, 1997.
47. Medical Grand Rounds, Roger Williams Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.  Nutritional support for the hospitalized patient - new perspectives. March, 1997.
48. Medical Staff Lecture, Quincy Hospital, Quincy, Massachusetts.  Nutrition support for the hospitalized patient- new perspectives.  April, 1997.
49. Guest lecture, "Enteral Feeding Seminar," Prescott, Arizona.  Nutrition support for the hospitalized patient- new perspectives.  April, 1997.
50. Guest lecture, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas.  Approaches to nutrition support in battle casualties & trauma, current military practice and lessons learned from the civilian sector.  April, 1997.
51. Guest lecture, Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas.  Immunonutrition.  April, 1997.
52. Medical Grand Rounds, Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, Massachusetts.  Nutrition support for the hospitalized patient- new perspectives.  May, 1997.
53. Guest lecture, Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.  Nutrition support for the hospitalized patient- new perspectives.  May, 1997.
54. Medical Grand Rounds, Mercer Medical Center, Trenton, New Jersey.  Benefits of early enteral nutrition.  September, 1997.
55. Grand Rounds, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Medford, Massachusetts.  Surgical treatment of obesity.  October, 1997.
56. Medical Service Conference, Beverly Hospital, Beverly, Massachusetts.  Nutrition support for the hospitalized patient- new perspectives.  October, 1997.
57. Surgical Grand Rounds, Salem Hospital, Salem, Massachusetts.  Surgical treatment of obesity.  October, 1997.
58. Guest lecture, Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana.  Cost savings and nutritional support for patients.  Enteral feeding versus TPN.  December, 1997.
59. Guest lecture, Central New England ASPEN Chapter, Boston, Massachusetts.  Nutrition support for the critically ill obese patient.  April, 1998.
60. Guest lecture, Malden Hospital Family Practice Residency, Malden, Massachusetts.  Surgical treatment of obesity, April 1998.
61. Guest lecture, Critical Care Grand Rounds, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Short bowel syndrome, May 1998.
62. Medical Grand Rounds, Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, Massachusetts.  When NOT to start TPN, May 1998. 
63. Grand Rounds, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, New York.  Nutrition support in the traumatized patient, May 1998.
64. Surgical Lecture, Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro, Massachusetts.  Surgical treatment of obesity, September 1998.
65. Grand Rounds, Western Massachusetts Hospital, Westfield, Massachusetts.  Nutritional support of the mechanically ventilated patient, October 1998.
66. Guest lecture, Desert Samaritan Medical Center, Mesa, Arizona.  The benefits of early enteral nutrition, October 1998. 
67. Guest lecture, Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia, New Hampshire.  Early enteral nutrition, techniques and feasibility, March 1999.
68. Guest lecture, Nutrition Support Forum, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Nutrition support for the critically ill obese patient, September 1999.
69. Guest lecture, The Greater Fall River Physician CME Program, Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, Massachusetts. Nutrition support for the critically ill obese patient, October 2000.
70. Guest lecture, Surgical Grand Rounds, St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford, Massachusetts.  Surgical treatment of obesity, October 2000. 
71. Surgical Grand Rounds, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Surgical treatment of obesity, October 2000.
72. Surgical Grand Rounds, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, Connecticut,. Surgical treatment of obesity for the new millennium, March 2001.
73. Guest lecture, do IV Curso de Problemas Metabolicos em Oncologia, Hospital Alemao Oswaldo Cruz, Sao Paulo, Brazil,  Nutrition support for the critically ill, August 2002.
74. Guest lecture, Grand Rounds. Newport Hospital. Newport, Rhode Island.  Update:  Bariatric surgery, December 2002.
75. Guest lecture, Medical Staff Conference, St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Surgical management of obesity, October 2003.
76. Surgical Grand Round, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick,  New Jersey, Bariatric surgery:  What is the state of the art?  October 2003.
77. Presentation, Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts, Minimally Invasive Surgery, October 2003.
78. Surgical Grand Rounds, The Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Surgical management of obesity, October 2003.
79. Surgical Grand Rounds, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Obesity surgery: Open, closed, pass, or switch, what is best? April 2004.
80. Surgical Grand Rounds, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Obesity surgery: Open, closed, pass, or switch, what is best? June 2004.
81. Guest lecture, Greater Pittsburgh Area Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nutritional ramifications of bariatric surgery, June 2004.
82. Guest lecture, Tufts University School of Medicine Medical Device Symposium, Boston, Massachusetts, The Implantable Gastric Stimulator, a new approach for the treatment of severe obesity, June 2004.
83. GI Grand Rounds, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, Update:  Bariatric surgery, June 2004. 
84. Guest lecture, CIMIT Forum on Gastric Pacing, Harvard Medical School, The Implantable Gastric Stimulator, a new approach for the treatment of morbid obesity, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2004.
85. Surgical Grand Rounds, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Update:  Bariatric surgery, November 2005.
86. Guest lecture, Synovis Surgical Innovations, “National Sales Meeting,” Update:  Bariatric surgery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 2006.
87. Obs/Gyn Grand Rounds, MetroWest Hospital, Framingham, Massachusetts, Update:  Bariatric surgery, March 2006.
88. Guest speaker, NY/NJ Bariatric Forum, Emerging technologies in weight loss surgery, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, New Jersey, April 2006.
89. Medical Grand Rounds, South Shore Hospital, Update:  Bariatric surgery, Weymouth, Massachusetts, May 2006.
90. Surgical Rounds, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, The future of bariatric surgery, Newton, Massachusetts, February 2007.