PRESENTATIONS AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

1. Emory University Hospital Minimal Invasive Conference, Atlanta, GA, November 7-8, 1996. Instructor, Video Endosurgery for Gastrointestinal Disease.



2. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), San Diego, CA, March 19 -22, 1997. Spivak H, Richardson WS, Hunter JG. The use of bipolar electro-surgery, Laparosonic coagulating shears, and vascular clips for hemostasis of small and medium sized vessels. Oral presentation.
   
   
3. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), San Diego, CA, March 19 -22, 1997. Spivak H, Trus TL, Nguyen CC, Hunter JG. Minimally invasive surgery for benign gastric tumors. Video program.
   
   
4. Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), Chicago, IL, May 11-14, 1997. Spivak H, TL. Trus, Waring PJ, Hunter JG. Laparoscopic fundoplication for peptic esophageal strictures and dysphagia. Poster presentation.
   
   
5. Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), Chicago, IL, May 11-14, 1997. Richardson WS, Spivak H, Hudson JE, Budacz MA, Hunter JG. Teflon buttress inhibits recanalization of the "Uncut" roux limb. Poster presentation.
   
   
6. The 6th International Meeting of the European Video Surgery Society, Jerusalem, Israel, March 8-11, 1998. Baniel J, Spivak H. Laparoscopic nephrectomy, The first two cases in Israel.
   
   
7. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Seattle, WA. April 1-4, 1998. Spivak H, Hunter JG. Primary diaphragmatic closure of large paraesophageal hernias. Video program.
   
   
8. Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), New Orleans, LA, May 17-20, 1998. Spivak H, Smith CD, Phichith A. Galloway K, Waring JP, Hunter JG. Asthma and gastroesophageal reflux: Fundoplication decreases need for systemic corticosteroids. Oral presentation (by second author) at the plenary session of the AGA. Digestive Disease Week.
   
   
9. The Society of Israeli Surgeons one day meeting, Herzelia, Israel, October 14, 1998. Spivak H, Nudelman I, Fuco V, Rubin M, Raz P, Peri A, Eidelman LA, Lelcuk S. Laparoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair with spinal anesthesia and nitrous oxide insufflation. Oral presentation and co-chairman of session III.
   
   
10. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Orlando, FL, October 25-30, 1998. Spivak H, Trus TL, Nguyen CC, Hunter JG. Minimally invasive surgery for benign gastric tumors. Motion Picture Exhibition.
    
    
11. The 18th Israeli Urologic Society Congress, Eilat, Israel, November, 1998. Baniel J, Spivak H. Laparoscopy in kidney surgery. Oral presentation.
    
    
12. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), San Antonio, TX. March 24-27, 1999. Spivak H, Nudelman I, Fuco V, Rubin M, Raz P, Peri A, Lelcuk S, Eidelman LA. Laparoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair with spinal anesthesia and nitrous oxide insufflation. Oral presentation.
    
    
13. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), San Antonio, TX. March 24-27, 1999. Spivak H, Menes T. Spivak-Kroizman T. Laparoscopy: Searching for the proper insufflation gas. Poster presentation.
    
    
14. Contemporary Aspects of Endoscopic Surgery (Chairman- Prof. G. Buess). Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel, May 23rd, 1999. Spivak H. Gastroesophageal reflux related asthma: Fundoplication decreases need for systemic corticosteroids. Oral presentation.
    
    
15. The 14th International Symposium on Obesity Surgery, 5th Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity, 2nd International Symposium on Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery. Genoa, Italy, September 22-24, 2000. Rubin M, Benchetrit S, Lustigman H, Lelcuk S, Spivak H. Two step technique may improve outcome in the initial experience with the adjustable gastric band (LAP-BAND©). Oral presentation.
    
    
16. The 8th World Congress of Endoscopc Surgery, (SAGES). March 13-16, 2002, New-York, NY. Rubin M, Spivak H. Prospective study of 298 patients undergoing laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding using the two-step technique. A technique to prevent postoperative slippage. Poster presentation.
    
    
17. The 19th annual meeting, American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS). July 24-28, 2002, Las-Vegas NV. Spivak H, Rubin M. Laparoscopic management of LAP-BAND slippage. Video presentation.
    
    
18. The 9th World Congress of Endoscopc Surgery, (SAGES). March 12-15, 2003, Los Angeles, CA. Spivak H, Guerrero C. The LAP-BAND system in the united states: One surgeon's experience with 271 patients. Oral presentation.
    
    
19. The 10th World Congress of Endoscopc Surgery, (SAGES). March 31 to April 4, 2004, Denver, CO. Hewitt MF, Half E, Spivak H. Experience With 500 Lap-Band® Patients In The United States. Poster presentation.
    
    
20. Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), May 11-14, 2004 New Orleans, LA. Half E , Hewitt MF, Onn A, Spivak H. Marked improvement of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension, diabetes, and other obesity-related illnesses following a gastric restriction procedure with an adjustable band. Distinguished poster presentation.
    
    
21. The 12th World congress of Endoscopic Surgery (SAGES). April 26 to 29, 2006, Dallas, TX. Spivak H, Beltran OR, Slavchev P, Wilson EB. Laparoscopic revision from LAP-BAND to gastric bypass. Poster presentation.
    
    
22. The 12th World congress of Endoscopic Surgery (SAGES). April 26 to 29, 2006, Dallas, TX. . Provost D, Ren C., Hutter M, Spivak H, Jones S, Poires W, Jones D, Morton J. Faculty of SAGES Evening Symposium: New standards in Bariatric surgery.
    
    
23. The 23rd annual meeting, American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS). June 26 to July 1,2006, San Francisco, CA. Spivak H, Beltran OR, Laparoscopic revision technique from LAP-BAND to gastric bypass with distal esophagoplasty. Video presentation and ASBS education library.
    
    

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