CURRICULUM VITAE
Stephen D. Weiss, MD
PO BOX 2450
Martinez, CA 94553
Fax: (925) 229 4199
E mail: SWeiss1340@comcast.net
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I am available for local, national or international conferences and/or lectures
in any area of my expertise.
FOR A DETAILED C.V. PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR REQUEST.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / APPOINTMENTS
2000 - 2004
Head, Department of Surgery,
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, (CCRMC),
1987 - Present Attending/Staff Surgeon,
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center , (CCRMC*)
1987 - Present Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family
and Community Medicine, University of California at
1991 - Present Medical Staff Status, Mount Diablo Medical Center, Concord
and John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA.
1997 - Present Honorary Surgeon, of the Unidad de Cirugia Laparoscopica,
Servicio de Cirugia 1, Hospital San Juan de Dios,
MEDICAL STAFF COMMITTEES
Since 1987, when I began my practice at the "County Hospital"* in Martinez, I have participated in and/or chaired numerous Medical Staff Committees and have been active in the leadership of the Department of Surgery. Some of the positions I have held include:
Head, Department of Surgery;
Chair, Invasive Procedure Committee;
Medical Staff Representative,
Disaster Preparedness Committee;
Nutritional Support Team;
Surgery Department Representative
Medical Quality Assurance Committee, and
Acting Head, Department. of Surgery
INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS (NON PROFIT)
1997 - 2001Laparoscopic Program, Hospital San Juan de Dios,
The program has consisted of five on-site visits, four to the Hospital San Juan de Dios, a teaching hospital of the University of Costa Rica and the last one to the Hospital de Guapiles.
The first two visits consisted in developing the laparoscopic cholecystectomy capability of general surgeons. During the second visit the use of the Harmonic Dissector was demonstated during a laparoscopic adrenalectomy.
The third visit was part of a course on advanced laparoscopy where two laparoscopic surgeons from Mexico, one from the U.S.A. and myself were the faculty. Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication and Inguinal Hernia repair were the main focus of the course sponsored by the Servicio de Cirugia 1 y Unidad de Cirugia Laparoscopica of the Hospital San Juan de Dios, which was part of the Congreso Nacional de Medicina,.
The fourth visit was sponsored by Medical Training Worldwide (MTW), a non profit organization, which provided not only material support in the way of equipment donation but also provided the experience and expertise of Horacio Asbun, M.D., a member of the Board of MTW and an expert in advanced laparoscopy. This visit was specifically designed to train three surgeons from the Hospital de Guapiles, a rural hospital in Costa Rica, on the technique of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
The last (fifth)visit took place from March 27 trough March 31, 2000, and the training in laparoscopic cholecystectomy was completed and carried out at the Hospital de Guapiles. Four surgeons were fully trained in the technique and have become elligible for SAGES certification.
EDUCATION
Residency: General Surgery
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco, CA. (1982-87)
Hospital San Juan de Dios, University of Costa Rica,
Medical School: M.D. Degree
University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Languages: Fluent Spanish, French and English.
MEDICAL LICENSES AND BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
*Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery
*Physician and Surgeon, State of California,
Medical Board of California
*D.E.A. License (Current)
*Physician and Surgeon, Colegio de Medicos y Cirujanos,
PUBLICATIONS
Weiss S, Orlich C: "Primary papillary carcinoma of a thyroglossal duct cyst:
report of a case and literature review", Br. J. of Surg.;
78 (1):87-89, January 1991.
Vargas H, Weiss S: "Intoxicacion por Paraquat",
Acta Medica Costarricense, 30 (3):233-238
VIDEOS
Asbun HJ, Weiss S, et. al : "The Technique of Thyroidectomy revisited"
Presented at the American College of Surgeons, Annual Meeting,
Chicago, IL, October 1997 and at the American College of Surgeons Spring
Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April 1998.
Asbun HJ, Velez P, Berguer R, Weiss S, et. al.: "Technical aids in Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy",Presented at the American College of Surgeons Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 1997.
Asbun HJ, Velez P, Berguer R, Weiss S, et. al.: "Technical aids in Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy". Selected by the American College of Surgeons for presentation
at the Joint Meeting of the German Society and the American College of Surgeons
Meeting, May 1996.
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(1) Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) previously known as "Merrithew Memorial Hospital" or "Contra Costa County Hospital".
