Premedical Education

1972

College de La Sagese Beirut, Lebanon

Medical Education

1979

St. Joseph University School of Medicine Beirut, Lebanon

1979

French State Diploma of Medicine

Postdoctoral Training

1979-1984

PGY1-PGY5 General Surgery Resident Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, NY

Licensure

1980

ECFMG 310-579-8

1980

FLEX

1981

New Jersey State License 39577

1982

New York State License 149264

Certification

1985

The American Board of Surgery Diplomate, No. 30679

1993/2003/2013

Recertification (valid until 2026)

1987

The American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care Diplomate, No. 069

1994/2006/2015

Recertification (valid until 2027)

Academic Appointments

1985 - 1990

Assistant Director of Surgery Director SICU Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, NY

1990 - 1996

Associate Director of Surgery Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, NY

1991 - 2003

Director of Laparoscopic Surgery Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, NY

1995 - 2003

Laparoscopic Fellowship Program Director Staten Island University Hospital / SUNY Health Science Center @ Brooklyn Staten Island/Brooklyn, NY

1997 - 1998

Acting Director of Surgery Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, NY

1997 - 2004

Director of Surgical Education Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, NY

1999 - 2022

Professor of Surgery SUNY Health Science Center @Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY

2004 - 2005

Vice Chairman of Surgery MIS Fellowship Program Director Lutheran Medical Center Brooklyn, NY

2004 - Present

Medical Director, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), NYU Langone Health - Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY Designated Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery, 2004 (ASMBS); 2008 (ACS/ASMBS); 2012-Present (ACS)

2005 - 2015

Chairman, Department of Surgery MIS Fellowship Program Director Sr. Vice President Lutheran Medical Center Brooklyn, NY

2015 - Present

MIS Fellowship Program Director NYU Langone Health - Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY

Hospital Privileges

1985 - Present

Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, NY

1999 - Present

SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY

2000 - 2008

Victory Memorial Hospital Brooklyn, NY

2001 - Present

St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Ctr. Staten Island, NY

2004 - Present

Lutheran Medical Center Brooklyn, NY

2007-Present

Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY

Administrative Appointments

2005 - 2015

Chairman, Department of Surgery
Lutheran Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY

1999 - Present

Endosurgery Fellowship Program Director
SUNY Health Science Center @ Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY

1995 - 2003

Endosurgery Fellowship Program Director
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, NY

1997 - 2004

Director of Surgical Education
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, NY

1997 - 1998

Acting Associate Director of Surgery
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, NY

1991 - 2003

Director of Laparoscopic Surgery
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, NY

1990 - 1996

Associate Director of Surgery
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, NY

1985 - 1990

Assistant Director of Surgery
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, NY

Reviewer

1995 - Present

Journal of Surgical Endoscopy

1999 - Present

Journal American College of Surgeons

1999 - Present

The American Journal of Surgery

2001 - Present

SAGES (abstract reviewer)

2002 - Present

SAGES (video reviewer)

2004 - Present

Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques

2005 - Present

SAGES (video reviewer)

2006 - Present

Archives of Surgery

2008 - Present

Annals of Surgical Oncology

2009 - Present

ACS (site reviewer) - Bariatric Center of Excellence

2009 - Present

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

2010 - Present

World Journal of Diabetes

Advisory Boards

2008 - Present

The World Journal of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery

National Committees

1996 - 2003

SAGES Credentials Committee

2000 - 2004

SAGES Education Committee

2002 - Present

Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Council - Program Director

2002 - Present

Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Council - Membership Committee

2003 - 2005

SAGES Technology and Guidelines Committees

1999 - 2000

ACS Credentials Committee

1998 - 1999

SAGES Legislative Review Committee

2006 - Present

SAGES International Relations Committee

2006 - Present

SAGES Development Committee

Oral Presentations (National & International)

February 1992

Laparoscopic hernia repair
Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, Jamaica, NY

March 1992

Laparoscopic surgery
Turkish American Physician's Association Annual Meeting,
New York, NY

May 1992

Endoscopic extraperitoneal hernia repair
New York Surgical Society, New York, NY

November 1992

Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration
New York Surgical Society, New York, NY

November 1992

Laparoscopic hernia repair
Bronx Veteran's Hospital, Bronx, NY

November 1992

Clinical course for surgical pelviscopy
Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany

December 1992

Laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection
New York Surgical Society, New York, NY

February 1993

Laparoscopic hernia repair
Southwest Missouri Conference, St. Clare's Hospital,
New York, NY

February 1993

3rd International Prostate Cancer Update,
Vail, CO

March/April 1993

Extraperitoneal lymph node dissection
SAGES Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ

May 1993

Hernia '93 – Advances or Controversies
Indianapolis, IN

June 1993

Video endourology, video presentation of endoscopic
Extraperitoneal lymph node dissection, Miami, FL

September 1993

Laparoscopic ultrasound training program
Baltimore, MD

October 1993

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Universal Health Conference
Micro Hospital, Samarkand Uzbekistan

December 1993

Laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

January 1994

4th International Prostate Cancer Update
Vail, CO

February 1994

Laparoscopic hernia repair, Grand Rounds
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

April 1994

Comprehensive GYN Endoscopy: Current Practice/Future Trends
Flushing, NY

April 1994

Laparoscopic: splenectomy, inguinal hernia, appendectomy, cholecystectomy and ovarian cystectomy
Almaty, Kazakhastan

June 1994 1,848

Laparoscopic cholecystectomies – a report from a single institution,
4th World Congress Endoscopic Surgery,
Kyoto, Japan

June 1994

Gasless lymph nodes and hernia repairs, 4th World Congress
Endoscopic Surgery, Kyoto, Japan

September 1994

Extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy
Madrid, Spain

October 1994

Laparoscopic hernia repair, Grand Rounds
Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY

December 1994

11th Annual Controversies, Problems and Techniques in Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY

February 1995

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia, laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

February 1995

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia, laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Bloomfontein University, Bloomfontein, South Africa

February 1995

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia, laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Kenridge Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

March 1995

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy insights after four years experience
New York Surgical Society and Philadelphia Academy of Surgery
Conjoint Meeting, New York, NY

May 1995

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia
Athens Navy Hospital, Athens, Greece

May 1995

Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia
The Second Long Island College Hospital Symposium on Minimally Invasive Surgery
Brooklyn, NY

June 1995

Laparoscopic: rectopexy, rectopexy, cecopexy, hiatal hernia, inguinal hernia and liver cysts
Bahrain

June 1995

Laparoscopic: splenectomy, inguinal hernia, varicocelectomy, vagotomy, seromyotomy and hiatal hernia
Kuwait

June 1995

A Safe Alternative for the Posterior Approach in Hernia Surgery
The Third International Congress on New Technology and Advanced Techniques in Surgery
Luxembourg

November 1995

Complications In Laparoscopic Surgery
American College of Surgeons Arizona Chapter Meeting - Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair,
Tucson, AZ

November 1995

Laparoscopic hiatal hernia
Surgical Grand Rounds, St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, NY

February 1996

Advances in laparoscopic surgery
Armed Forces Hospital, Kuwait

March 1996

Laparoscopic reflux surgery: an objective assessment
Philadelphia Academy of Surgery and New York Surgical Society
Conjoint Meeting, Philadelphia, PA

April 1996

Experience with 27 laparoscopic splenectomies (video)
New York Laparoscopic Club, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY

August 1996

ABBI: new technology in breast surgery
Sacred Heart Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon

November 1996

Minimally invasive surgery
Second Egyptian International Conference of Laparoendoscopic
Surgery, Cairo, Egypt

December 1996

New concept: advanced breast biopsy instrumentation (ABBI) methods and results
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

December 1996

Critical Issues in Surgery
Review of laparoscopic procedures: cholecystectomies, resections, hiatal hernias, adrenalectomies, splenectomies
Fourth Annual Symposium, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

January 1997

Minimally invasive breast biopsy: ABBI
New York Surgical Society, New York, NY

March 1997

Advances in laparoscopic hernia
Grand Rounds, Nassau County Medical Center, Mineola, NY

March 1997

A new technique for breast biopsy instrumentation (ABBI)
Portugese Surgical Society, Portugal

May 1997

Laparoscopic surgery for solid organs: spleen and adrenal
St. Peter's Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ

June 1997

Laparoscopic hernia: surgical progress?
Grand Rounds, New York Hospital, New York, NY

June 1997

Five-year experience with EEPH
Joint Euro Asian Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
Istanbul, Turkey

June 1997

Major vascular injuries during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Joint Euro Asian Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
Istanbul, Turkey

June 1997

Laparoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy
Joint Euro Asian Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
Istanbul, Turkey

October 1997

Laparoscopic splenectomy
8th Euro-Arabian Congress, Beirut, Lebanon

October 1997

Colorectal surgery
8th Euro-Arabian Congress, Beirut, Lebanon

October 1997

Extraperitoneal endoscopic inguinal hernia repair, is it still controversial?
8th Euro-Arabian Congress, Beirut, Lebanon

October 1997

Image guided breast biopsy: FNA, large core or ABBI?
8th Euro-Arabian Congress, Beirut, Lebanon

October 1997

Alternatives in treatment of prostate cancer: seed and laparoscopic prostatectomy
8th Euro-Arabian Congress, Beirut, Lebanon

March 1998

Laparoscopic esophageal myotomy
New York Surgical Society and Philadelphia Academy of Surgery
Conjoint Meeting, New York, NY

March 1998

Laparoscopic hernia repair
American Society of General Surgeons, New York, NY

March 1998

Advanced laparoscopic procedures
Surgical Grand Rounds, Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY

May 1998

Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration
Second Annual Long Island Jewish Medical Center Symposium on
Laparoscopic Surgery, New York, NY

May 1998

Management of nonpalpable breast lesions
American College of Surgeons, Brooklyn Chapter, Brooklyn, NY

June 1998

Stereotactic image guided breast biopsy: is ABBI the answer?
The Sixth World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Rome, Italy

June 1998

Stapled or unstapled mesh in a laparoscopic preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair?
The Sixth World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Rome, Italy

June 1998

Spectacular video presentations – laparoscopic prostatectomy
The Sixth World Congress of Endoscopic surgery, Rome, Italy

June 1998

Moderator – Minimally invasive selective lymphadenectomy
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY

December 1998

Program Director – The VIth Annual Symposium Critical Issues in Surgery St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

February 1999

Laparoscopic preperitoneal herniorrhaphy: local vs. general anesthesia?
American Hernia Society, Las Vegas, NV

March 1999

Stapled or unstapled mesh in laparoscopic preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair? One-year follow-up.
SAGES, San Antonio, TX

May 1999

Laparoscopic hernia
Surgical Grand Rounds, Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, NJ

May 1999

Laparoscopic colon surgery, laparoscopic adrenalectomies, CVB, hiatal hernia
French Lebanese Congress

June 1999

The utility of bedside laparoscopy
6th World Endoscopic Surgery, Linz, Austria

June 1999

The future of minimally invasive surgery
Staten Island Academy of Surgery, Staten Island, NY

October 1999

Evolving techniques in laparoscopic hernia
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

December 1999

Laparoscopic autopsy
VII Annual Symposium Critical Issues in Surgery
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

December 1999

Progress in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
VII Annual Symposium Critical Issues in Surgery
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

February 2000

Laparoscopic autopsy
New York Surgical Society, New York, NY

March 2000

Is mesh fixation ever necessary?
SAGES, Atlanta, GA

March 2000

Laparoscopic autopsy
SAGES, Atlanta, GA

May 2000

Indications for laparoscopic splenectomy
7th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Singapore

June 2000

Minimally invasive thyroid surgery
European Association for Endoscopic Surgery 8th International Congress, Nice, France

June 2000

Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
European Association for Endoscopic Surgery 8th International
Congress, Nice, France

October 2000

Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy: beyond the learning curve
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

December 2000

Lateral approach to laparoscopic colon resection
Laparoscopic hernia: current status
Laparoscopic prostate: technique
VII Annual Symposium Critical Issues in Surgery
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

February 2001

Anastomosis in laparoscopic hernia
Grand Rounds, Lincoln Hospital, Bronx, NY

April 2001

Postgraduate course in laparoscopic urology
Lebanese Urological Association, Beirut, Lebanon

May 2001

Laparoscopic prostatectomy
Grand Rounds, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

May 2001

Failed anti-reflux surgery
French Lebanese Symposium on Minimally Invasive Surgery
Beirut, Lebanon

September 2001

Laparoscopic common bile duct by choledochotomy
Laparoscopic hand-assisted surgery: technique
The role of laparoscopy in pancreatic surgery
Beijing International Advanced Course of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Beijing, China

October 2001

Laparoscopic pancreas, spleen and hand-assisted surgery
Solid Organ Course Faculty
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

October 2001

Lap-Band System Workshop
New Orleans, LA

November 2001

Laparoscopic prostatectomy: a role for the general surgeon?
New York Minimally Invasive Surgical Society, New York, NY

December 2001

Advances in laparoscopic surgery: what is effective and what is gimmick?
Brooklyn and Long Island Chapter of The American College of
Surgeons, Uniondale, NY

December 2001

Clinical trials
The American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

March 2002

Director postgraduate course
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair and ventral hernia repair
SAGES – 8th World Congress of Surgery, New York, NY

March 2002

Director postgraduate course
Laparoscopic solid organ surgery
SAGES – 8th World Congress of Surgery, New York, NY

March 2002

Laparoscopy in acute abdomen
SAGES - 8th World congress of Surgery, New York, NY

May 2002

Chairperson colorectal course
Laparoscopic sigmoid colon resection anterior and lateral
IRCAD, Strasbourg, France

October 2002

Laparoscopic bariatric surgery
Academy of Medicine of Richmond, Staten Island, NY

October 2002

Teleconference, laparoscopic hernia under local anesthesia
Chribita, Brazil

March 2003

Co-chairperson postgraduate hernia course
Los Angeles, CA

May 2003

Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy
6th International Symposium on Advanced Laparoendoscopic Surgery
Athens, Greece

May 2003

Laparoscopic colon resection for acute diverticulitis
6th International Symposium on Advanced Laparoendoscopic Surgery
Athens, Greece

May 2003

Total extraperitoneal repair
6th International Symposium on advanced laparoendoscopic Surgery
Athens, Greece

May 2003

Laparoscopic vs. open inguinal hernia repair: comparative studies
6th International Symposium on Advanced Laparoendoscopic Surgery
Athens, Greece

May 2003

Physiology of GERD
6th International Symposium on Advanced Laparoendoscopic Surgery
Athens, Greece

June 2003

The benefits of laparoscopic autopsy
EAES, Glasgow, Scotland

June 2003

Acute urgent reoperation laparoscopy
EAES, Glasgow, Scotland

June 2003

Chair session of reoperative laparoscopy
EAES, Glasgow, Scotland

October 2003

Anatomy and related etiology of groin pain
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

October 2003

Live inguinal hernia repair demonstration
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

December 2003

Advances in minimally invasive surgery
Cancun, Mexico

December 2003

Update on TEP
Cancun, Mexico

March 2004

MIS complications: managing the emergency consultation
TEP after TEP
SAGES, Denver, CO

April 2004

Technical complications of laparoscopic RYGB and Lap-Band
Laparoscopic RYGB: how do I do it?
TEP after TEP
9th Annual Meeting, EAVS, Gdansk, Poland

June 2004

Laparoscopic ventral hernia
The value of restrictive procedures BMI > 50
Meshes and methods of fixations
EAES, Barcelona, Spain

July 2004

How to prevent complications in laparoscopic morbid obesity surgery
Different techniques of laparoscopic RYGB
TEP after TEP
X5 Congreso Internacional, Punta Cana, R.D.

October 2004

Issues in laparoscopic surgery for the medical consultant
Academy of Medicine of Richmond, Staten Island, NY

December 2004

Standardized port placement
Controversies in Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

April 2005

Lap-Band vs. RYGB
New York Surgical Society and the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery, New York, NY
SAGES, Hollywood, FL

May 2005

Results of laparoscopic bariatric surgery
The importance of proper trocar placement
7th Hellenic Surgical Association Meeting, Iaonnina, Greece

June 2005

Diagnostic laparoscopy for pelvic disorders
Tips and tricks in laparoscopic lysis of adhesions
EAES, Venice, Italy

December 2005

First Symposium Selected Topics if Surgery (Faculty)
Brooklyn, NY

January 2006

Treating recurrence after TEP
Suvretta Meeting, St. Moritz, Switzerland

April 2006

Avoiding recurrences in laparoscopic hernias
SAGES, Dallas, TX

April 2006

One hundred medial to lateral laparoscopic colon resections three trocars technique: the learning curve
SAGES, Dallas, TX

October 2006

What causes postoperative herniorrhaphy pain and how do we treat it?
ACS, Chicago, IL

October 2006

Port/trocar placement: general strategies
ACS, Chicago, IL

July 2007

Thyroid surgery by mini incision
EAES, Athens, Greece

July 2007

Pain and neuralgia after hernia surgery: Can it be avoided? And how to treat?
EAES, Athens, Greece

July 2007

How to deal with access injury: vascular and visceral
EAES, Athens, Greece

July 2007

Duodenal jejunal bypass for type II diabetes in non-obese adults
Preliminary results
Athens, Greece

August 2007

Surgery for diabetes
Lanzhou, China

October 2007

Sleeve gastrectomy
International consensus summit for sleeve gastrectomy (ICSSG)
New York, NY

January 2008

Notes and revisions of bariatric surgery
N.E.V.I.S. meeting, British West Indies

February 2008

Long-term results of laparoscopic gastric banding: 6-year experience of a Bariatric Center of Excellence
New York Surgical Society, New York, NY
Huntington Beach, CA

March 2008

To tack or not to tack
American Hernia Society, Scottsdale, AZ

April 2008

Chairman of solid organ course
SAGES, Philadelphia, PA

June 2008

Laparoscopic Management of Giant Scrotal hernias
EAES, Stockholm, Sweden

July 2008

Bariatric surgery update
Lebanese Endocrinology Society, Lebanon

September 2008

First World Conference on Interventional Therapies for Diabetes
New York, NY

October 2008

The role of TAPP in the management of recurrent inguinal hernias
ACS, San Francisco, CA

October 2008

Duodeno-jejunal bypass for type 2 diabetes in non-obese
New Orleans, LA

December 2008

Laparoscopic ventral hernia updates
7th Annual Postgraduate Academic Course, Kuwait City, Kuwait

February 2009

IHS Consensus Meeting
New Delhi, India

April 2009 SAGES

Phoenix, AZ

December 2009

Laparoscopic ventral hernia updates
8th Annual Postgraduate Academic Course, Kuwait City, Kuwait

January 2010

Laparoscopic bariatric surgery, laparoscopic hernia repair
ESLS, Egypt

March 2010

Is there a role for surgery in the treatment of diabetes?
Brooklyn Surgical Society, Brooklyn, NY

March 2010

Emerging Concepts: the impact of laparoscopy on general surgery.
SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY

June 2010

Endoscopic parathyroid surgery, TEP, laparoscopic colon resection (medial to lateral)
Geneva, Switzerland

December 2010

Laparoscopy: the impact on the future
ACS Long Island Chapter, NY

May 2011

Grand Rounds
Armed Forces Hospital, Cairo, Egypt

June 2011

External Examiner
Faculty, Kuwait University, Kuwait

October 2011

Ventral Hernia
5th IEHS Meeting, Suzhou Clinic, China

March 2012

Review of courses of recurrence after inguinal hernia. Are they important?
SAGES, San Diego, CA

October 2012

Advanced laparoscopic procedures
Barranca Bermeja, Colombia

November 2012

Laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair
IEHS, Belgrade, Serbia

June 2013

Updates in laparoscopic hernia repair
Amiri Hospital, Kuwait

August 2013

Diverticulitis: when is early intervention warranted?
Laparoscopic management of perforated diverticulitis
ISSW, Helsinki

February 2014

Assessment of hernia surgery
Inguinal hernia outcomes and approaches
Ventral hernia best approaches and outcomes
Component separation: endoscopy vs. open repair
Annual Kuwait Postgraduate Assembly (AKUPAS), Kuwait

June 2014

Laparoscopic management of groin hernias
Patient selection and pitfalls in TEP/TAPP
14th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Paris, France

February 2015

Grand Rounds
National Guard Hospital, Riad, Saudi Arabia

February 2017

Bariatric surgery: the good, the bad and the ugly
ERAS in bariatric surgery
TEP: evidence based medicine
Maadi Cairo Military Hospital, Cairo, Egypt

November 2017

What is the best operative approach in patients with rectus muscle diastasis?
Management of bowel injury during laparoscopic ventral incisional hernia repair.
Role of biological, biosynthetic and synthetic meshes in ventral hernia repair – what is the best?
Port type, positions, and number in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.
Role of biological meshes in laparoscopic incisional and ventral hernia repair? Are they advantageous in infected abdominal wall?
Robotic approach to the repair of ventral incisional hernias.
IEHS meeting, Beijing, China

November 2017

Bariatric surgery updates
Shanghai, China

June 2019

Materials and innovation
Laparoscopic gastric fundus tamponade: a novel adaptation of the Toupet fundoplication for large paraesophageal hernia repair
IEHS meeting, Nanjing, China

October 2019

Barriers to timely completion of bariatric surgery after initial consultation
Hiatal hernia after Lap-Band (video presentation)
ACS, San Francisco, CA

March 2022

The avoidable delay in weight loss surgery for the super morbidly obese: a cross-sectional study.
SAGES, Denver, CO

March/April 2023

Hoang C, Aydinli H, Ferzli GS
Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: a procedure for the general surgeon's armamentarium.
SAGES, Montreal, Canada

March/April 2023

Hoang C, Garces J, Ferzli GS
Large paraesophageal hernia encountered during roux-en-y gastric bypass: what to do?
SAGES, Montreal, Canada

March/April 2023

Hoang C, Garces J, Ferzli GS
Paraesophageal hernia – the gastrojejunostomy from a prior laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass and hiatal hernia repair is in the chest: what to do?
SAGES, Montreal, Canada

March/April 2023

Vu A, Chiang J, Hoang C, Qian Y, Tursunova N, Nha J, Ferzli GS
Do all roads lead to Rome?: a retrospective analysis on surgical technique in sleeve gastrectomy.
SAGES, Montreal, Canada

August 2023

Minimally invasive hernia surgery – 30 years journey.
15th Annual Conference of the Indian Hernia Society, Varanasi, India

November 2023

Lazar DJ, Ferzli GS
Dare we critique the use of the robotic platform in surgery?
Congress of Digestive Surgery, Nice, France

April 2024

Lazar DJ, Vu AH, Tursunova N, Ferzli GS
Preservation of the gastrophrenic ligament allows for antireflux surgery in medically refractory GERD following sleeve gastrectomy.
SAGES, Cleveland, OH

April 2024

Lazar DJ, Ferzli GS
Are we diluting surgical training? A perspective of the impact of robotics on surgical trainees.
SAGES, Cleveland, OH

April 2024

Carey D, Vu AH, Brown A, Lazar DJ, Ayres J, Gujral A, Tursunova N, Ferzli GS, Cheema F, Tchokouani L
Costs of laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass compared to robotic roux-en-y gastric bypass: a multi-center study.
SAGES, Cleveland, OH

April 2024

Brown A, Vu AH, Carey D, Lazar DJ, Ayres J, Schroder J, Gujral A, Tursunova N, Ferzli GS, Cheema F, Tchokouani L
Costs of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy compared to robotic sleeve gastrectomy: a multi-center study.
SAGES, Cleveland, OH

April 2024

Ferzli GS, Sylla P.
Co-chair Plenary Scientific Session II SS29
SAGES, Cleveland, OH

February 2025

Ferzli GS
The robotic revolution in surgery: not so intuitive after all.
ESLS, Cairo, Egypt

February 2025

Ferzli GS
Revisional weight loss surgery – what are the options?
ESLS, Cairo, Egypt

February 2025

Ferzli GS
Bariatric surgery in adolescents.
ESLS, Cairo, Egypt

March 2025

Brown A, Sergent H, Vu AH, Liu H, Gujral A, Fisher J, Ferzli GS, Chhabra K, Ren-Fielding C, Parikh M, Jenkins M.
Sleeve-to-bypass conversion vs. sleeve with adjuvant GLP-1 receptor agonists; an academic multicenter retrospective study.
SAGES, Long Beach, CA

June 2025

Brown A, Patel S, Vu AH, Somoza E, Mei T, Jenkins M, Tchokouani L, Kurian M, Orandi B, Lipman J, Park J, Chui P, Saunders J, Massie A, Desai S, Zhang D, Segev D, Ferzli GS, Ren-Fielding C, Parikh M, Chhabra K.
Comparative effectiveness of Semaglutide and Tirzepatide vs. bariatric surgery.
ASMBS, Washington, DC

June 2025

Brown A, Li ES, Vu AH, Somoza E, Mei T, Jenkins M, Tchokouani L, Kurian M, Orandi B, Figueredo-Dietes T, Lipman J, Park J, Chui P, Saunders J, Ferzli GS, Ren-Fielding C, Chhabra K, Parikh M.
Band over Bypass.
ASMBS, Washington, DC

September 2025

Ferzli GS
Laparoscopic hernia, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Sixth International Bariatric Oxford University World Congress, Oxford, England

January 2026

Ferzli GS, Brown A, Vu AH.
GLP-1 or surgery or both?
Egyptian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery Conference, 22nd International Congress and Workshop. 20th Winter Meeting of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Endoscopic Surgery Association. 15th IBC Middle East and Africa Symposium, Cairo, Egypt

January 2026

Ferzli GS, Brown A, Vu AH.
Predicting which patients will respond to bariatric surgery: a new adjuvant/neoadjuvant paradigm.
Egyptian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery Conference, 22nd International Congress and Workshop. 20th Winter Meeting of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Endoscopic Surgery Association. 15th IBC Middle East and Africa Symposium, Cairo, Egypt

May 2026

Ferzli GS
Building durable surgeons in the age of robotics.
Grand Rounds, NYU Langone Health, Brooklyn, NY

September 2026

Ferzli GS
Safe dissection in laparoscopic cholecystectomy starts with preserving McElmoyle's Shield.
The 7th IBC Oxford University World Congress, Oxford, UK

Poster Presentations

October 1993

Ferzli GS, Massaad A, Hakim L, Worth MH Jr., Albert P
Gasless extraperitoneal lymph node dissection and hernia repair
Scientific Booth, American College of Surgeons
San Francisco, CA

April 1994

Ferzli GS, Massaad A, Dysarz F, Albert P, Raboy A
Observations in gasless extraperitoneal pelvic lymph node dissection and hernia repair
SAGES, Nashville, TN

May 1994

Ferzli GS, Albert P, Raboy A
Extraperitoneal endoscopic gasless pelvic lymph node dissection (EEGPLND) in staging of localized prostate cancer
American Urological Association, San Francisco, CA

June 1994

Ferzli GS, Massaad A
Why the extraperitoneal approach to hernia repair?
4th World Congress Endoscopic Surgery, Kyoto, Japan

October 1995

Ferzli GS, Fiorillo M, Sabido F
A posterior gastric approach to laparoscopic splenectomy
American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA

October 1995

Ferzli GS, Fiorillo M, Sabido F
A hypogastric approach to laparoscopic cholecystectomy
American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA

June 1996

Ferzli GS, A three-trocar technique for limited renal surgery
4th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, Trondheim, Norway

June 1996

Ferzli GS, Laparoscopic splenectomy in a Jehovah's Witness with profound anemia
4th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, Trondheim, Norway

June 1996

Ferzli GS, A simplified approach to laparoscopic fundoplication
4th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, Trondheim, Norway

June 1996

Ferzli GS, Breast biopsy utilizing the advanced breast biopsy instrumentation (ABBI)
American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA

October 1996

Ferzli GS, Laparoscopic staging of Hodgkin's disease
American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA

October 1996

Ferzli GS, Concomitant extraperitoneal hernia repair and lymph node dissection
American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA

March 1997

Ferzli GS, Sayad P, Puza T, Van Vorst S
ABBI: Advanced breast biopsy instrumentation
SAGES, San Diego, CA

October 1997

Ferzli GS, The efficacy of ERCP in retrieving retained common bile duct stones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a community hospital
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

October 1997

Ferzli GS, Laparoscopic hernia: a review
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

October 1997

Ferzli GS, Laparoscopic transperitoneal lumboperitoneal shunt
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

October 1997

Ferzli GS, Cost effectiveness of type and screen during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

October 1998

Ferzli GS, Recurrent hernias treated with total extraperitoneal approach
American College of Surgeons, Orlando, FL

October 1998

Ferzli GS, The extraperitoneal approach and its ability
American College of Surgeons, Orlando, FL

October 1998

Ferzli GS, Needlescopic extraperitoneal repair of inguinal hernias
American College of Surgeons, Orlando, FL

October 1998

Ferzli GS, Feasibility of laparoscopic extraperitoneal hernia repair under local anesthesia
American College of Surgeons, Orlando, FL

October 1998

Ferzli GS, Staples or unstapled mesh in laparoscopic preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair? One-year follow-up.
American College of Surgeons, Orlando, FL

October 1999

Ferzli GS, Lessons learned from laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA

October 1999

Ferzli GS, New algorithm with bedside laparoscopy for ischemic bowel disease
American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA

October 1999

Ferzli GS, The incidence of incipient contralateral hernia in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA

October 2000

Ferzli GS, Laparoscopic autopsies as a teaching instrument for surgical residents
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

October 2000

Ferzli GS, Laparoscopic resection of duplicated small bowel
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

October 2000

Ferzli GS, Laparoscopic extraperitoneal versus laparoscopic transabdominal prostatectomy
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

October 2000

Ferzli GS, Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for an incidentaloma found to be adrenal histoplasmosis
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

October 2000

Ferzli GS, Minimally invasive thyroid surgery: our experience with 89 mini-thyroidectomies
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

October 2000

Ferzli GS, The lateral approach to laparoscopic left colon resection
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

October 2000

Ferzli GS, Laparoscopic management of collateral endoleak following endovascular management of abdominal aortic aneurysm
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

March 2003

Ferzli GS, Laparoscopic anterior colon vs. laparoscopic lateral colon
SAGES, Los Angeles, CA

March 2003

Ferzli GS, Obstructive symptoms associated with the Lap-Band in the first 24 Hours
SAGES, Los Angeles, CA

October 2003

Ferzli GS, Pushing the upper limits of laparoscopic surgery for splenomegaly
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

October 2003

Ferzli GS, Mesh infection in the era of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

October 2003

Ferzli GS, Laparoscopic extraperitoneal (TEP) approach to acutely incarcerated inguinal hernias
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL

December 2003

Ferzli GS, The role of laparoscopy in pancreatic surgery
Cancun, Mexico

March 2004

Ferzli GS, Lap-Band: is there a learning curve?
SAGES, Denver, CO

March 2004

Ferzli GS, TEP for obturator
SAGES, Denver, CO

March 2004

Ferzli GS, Investigating a possible cause of mesh infection
SAGES, Denver, CO

March 2011

Ferzli GS
Lap-Band
SAGES, San Antonio, TX

March 2011

Ferzli GS
Fast portal colon surgery
SAGES, San Antonio, TX

April 2013

Ferzli GS, Nazir S, Bartnik J, Malhotra V, et al
Laparoscopic weight loss surgery in the super-super obese population: a retrospective review
SAGES, Baltimore, MD

April 2013

Ferzli GS, Swedler DS, Nazir S, Larson SB, et al
Laparoscopic appendectomy for appendiceal abscess: emergent versus interval appendectomy over a five-year period at an urban community hospital
SAGES, Baltimore, MD

April 2014

Ferzli GS, Swedler D, Nazir S, Timoney T
Importance of the node of Calot in gallbladder neck dissection: a novel standardized approach to the laparoscopic cholecystectomy
SAGES, Salt Lake City, UT

June 2014

Docimo S, Crankshaw L, Nazir S, Ferzli GS
Laparoscopic gastric restrictive procedures in the super obese (BMI>60 kg/m2) without use of prophylactic inferior vena cava filters: our experience at a bariatric center of excellence
World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Paris, France

June 2014

Docimo S, Nazir S, Ferzli GS
Laparoscopic weight loss surgery in the super-super obese populations (BMI above 60). Retrospective study
World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Paris, France

September 2016

Ferzli GS
Overview of metabolic surgery
IHTC meeting, Curibita, Brazil

November 2016

Ferzli GS
GERD and achalasia: current treatment options and management
15th World Congress of Surgery, Shanghai, China

March 2017

Ferzli GS
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare yet morbid complication following laparoscopy
SAGES, Houston, TX

March 2017

Ferzli GS
Gastroparesis following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; roux-en-Y is the cure
SAGES, Houston, TX

March 2017

Ferzli GS
Cecal volvulus secondary to bladder sling managed laparoscopically: a case report and review of literature
SAGES, Houston, TX

March 2017

Ferzli GS
What are the barriers for our patients and how can we reach 100%?
SAGES, Houston, TX

June 2017

Ferzli GS
Gastric bypass is safe and effective for the super-super-obese patient
EAES, Frankfurt, Germany

June 2017

Ferzli GS
Cecal volvulus secondary to bladder sling managed laparoscopically: a case report and review of literature
EAES, Frankfurt, Germany

June 2017

Ferzli GS
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare yet morbid complication following laparoscopy
EAES, Frankfurt, Germany

June 2017

Ferzli GS
Veress needle insufflation in the setting of anterior abdominal wall stab wounds
EAES, Frankfurt, Germany

June 2017

Ferzli GS
Compliance with long-term follow-up after bariatric surgery: what are the barriers for our patients and how can we reach 100%?
EAES, Frankfurt, Germany

April 2018

Duffy E, Kassapidis V, Meytes V, Ferzli GS
Routine drain placement and esophagrams no longer play a role in bariatric surgery
SAGES, Seattle, WA

April 2018

Bain K, Meytes V, Ferzli GS
Robotic inguinal hernia repair � a review of current literature
SAGES, Seattle, WA

April 2018

Schulberg S, Gumer J, Goldstein M, Meytes V, Ferzli GS
Is high morbidity and cost associated with tube cholecystostomy worth it? A paradigm shift
SAGES, Seattle, WA

November 2018

Morin N, Ferzli GS
Port-site hernias following robotic colorectal surgery in people with obesity: a case series and review of literature
ASMBS 35th Annual Meeting at Obesity Week 2018, Nashville, TN

November 2018

Liu S, Meytes V, Ferzli GS
Single surgeon outcomes for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
ASMBS 35th Annual Meeting at Obesity Week 2018, Nashville, TN

November 2018

Liu S, Meytes V, Ferzli GS
Incidental well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma discovered in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
ASMBS 35th Annual Meeting at Obesity Week 2018, Nashville, TN

April 2019

Liu S, Morin N, Meytes V, Ferzli GS
Laparoscopic repair of cecal bascule
SAGES, Baltimore, MD

April 2019

Liu S, Nicoara M, Morin N, Ferzli GS
Bleeding Dieulafoy ulcer after gastric sleeve: a case report and examination of the need for preoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy before bariatric surgery
SAGES, Baltimore, MD

April 2019

Morin N, Liu S, Ferzli GS
The surgical management of ingested sharp foreign objects in the small bowel (adults): a case series and review of the literature
SAGES, Baltimore, MD

April 2019

Morin N, Liu S, Ferzli GS
Utility of the incentive spirometer
SAGES, Baltimore, MD

March 2022

Mukherjee I, Le T, Kania T, Ferzli GS
Case report: management of iatrogenic colon perforation
SAGES, Denver, CO

March 2022

Hoang C, Ferzli GS
Over 24 years of evolving technical experience and clinical results for laparoscopic Roux-en-y gastric bypass
SAGES, Denver, CO

March/April 2023

Hoang C, Ferzli GS
Abandoning the critical view of safety: do we dare talk about this?
SAGES, Montreal, Canada

April 2024

Lazar D, Hien Vu A, Tursunova N, Ferzli GS
Preservation of the gastrophrenic ligament allows for antireflux surgery in medically refractory GERD following sleeve gastrectomy
SAGES, Cleveland, OH

April 2024

Chuang E, Chiang J, Patil R, Vu AH, Ferzli GS
Gastric remnant leak after revisional bariatric surgery for laparoscopic gastric plication: a rare case report and review
SAGES, Cleveland, OH

November 2024

Ayemoba J, Watman O, Allen K, Zenilman M, Ferzli GS, Nemr R
Sleeve gastrectomy: follow the ends of the vessels, a step towards standardization of the technique
ASMBS, San Diego, CA

March 2025

Cordero G, Lateef H, Yi JD, Chuang E, Patil R, Vu AH, Ferzli GS
Management of large eroding umbilical hernia: a case report
SAGES, Long Beach, CA

March 2025

Chuang E, Hammam Y, Yi JD, Vu AH, Qian Y, Tursunova N, Ferzli GS
Comparison of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair vs. robotic inguinal hernia repair: a retrospective study
SAGES, Long Beach, CA

March 2025

Cordero G, Lateef H, Yi JD, Chuang E, Patil R, Vu AH, Ferzli GS
Thumbnail gallbladder: a rare case report for a common pathology
SAGES, Long Beach, CA

June 2025

Brown A, Li E, Vu AH, Somoza E, Mei T, Jenkins M, Tchokouani L, Kurian M, Orandi B, Figueredo-Dietes T, Lipman J, Park J, Chui P, Saunders J, Ferzli GS, Ren-Fielding C, Chhabra K, Parikh M
Gastric banding compared to GLP-1 receptor agonist following Roux-en-y gastric bypass surgery
ASMBS, Washington, DC

Publications

Original Peer-Reviewed Reports

• Berliner L, Ferzli GS, Gianvito L, Worth MH Jr.: Lowry R, Redmond P, Silich R: Giant cavernous hemangioma of the liver complicated by abscess and thrombosis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 78, No. 12, 835-840, 1983.
• Ferzli GS, Worth MH Jr.: Direct anastomotic visualization in stapled bilroth II gastrectomy. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Vol. 16, No. 5, 487, 1986.
• Ferzli GS, Pahuja M, Worth MH Jr.: Necrotizing fascitis in alcoholic patients. Infections in Surgery, Vol. 5, 501-506, September 1986.
• Ferzli GS, Ozuner G, Worth MH Jr.: Giant colonic diverticulum with perforation in patient with inflammatory bowel disease. The Journal of Contemporary Gastroenterology, Vol. 2, 25-32, January 1988.
• Ferzli GS, Worth MH Jr., Glaser J: Mediastinitis complicating infectious mononucleosis. Journal of Infections in Surgery, Vol. 7, No. 5, 310-312, May 1988.
• Ferzli GS, Ozuner G, Worth MH Jr.: Diffuse metastatic basal cell carcinoma. Journal of Contemporary Surgery, Vol. 33, No. 5, 25-32, November 1988.
• Ferzli GS, Sullivan L. Worth MH Jr.: The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion in association with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Journal of Contemporary Surgery, Vol. 34, 46-48, January 1989.
• Epstein S, Worth MH Jr., Ferzli GS: Level of amputation following failed vascular reconstruction for lower limb ischemia. Current Surgery, 185-192, May, June, 1989.
• Ferzli GS, Silvestri F: Soft tissue metastasis in carcinoma of the gallbladder. Contemporary Surgery, Vol. 35, 103-105, October 1989.
• Pascal R, Sullivan L, Ferzli GS: Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the pancreas. Journal of Human Pathology, Vol. 20, No. 12, 1215-1217, December 1989.
• Ferzli GS, Ozuner G, Davidson P, Isenberg J, Redmond P, Worth MH Jr.: Barium enema in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Vol. 171, No. 1, 40-43, July 1990.
• Isenberg J, Ozuner G, Worth MH Jr., Ferzli GS: Effort induced spontaneous thrombosis of the left spermatic vein presenting clinically as a left inguinal hernia. Journal of Urology, Vol. 144, 138-139, July 1990.
• Ferzli GS, Worth MH Jr.: A simple technique for localizing nonpalpable breast lesion. Surgery of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Vol. 172, No. 2, 147-148, February 1991.
• Isenberg J, Ozuner G, Girgis I, Ferzli GS, Worth MH Jr.: A rational approach to the diagnosis of cardiac contusion. Contemporary Journal of Surgery, Vol. 38, 47-54, February 1991.
• Ferzli GS, Ozuner G, Worth MH Jr.: The course of candidemia in a surgical intensive care unit: an eight-year review. Journal of Contemporary Surgery, Vol. 39, July 1991.
• Ferzli GS, Kloss D: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: 111 consecutive cases by a single surgeon. American Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 86, No. 9, 1176-1178, September 1991.
• Raboy A, Ferzli GS, Ioffreda R, Albert P: Laparoscopic ureterolithotomy. Journal of Urology, Vol. XXXIX, No. 3, 223-226, March 1992.
• Girgis I, Isenberg J, Ozuner G, Minucci D, Ferzli GS: An outbreak of aminoglycoside resistant aciteno bacter calcoaceticus in an intensive care setting. Journal of Infectious Disease, Vol. 11, No. 3, 28-35, March 1992.
• Ferzli GS, Massaad A, Ozuner G, Worth MH Jr.: Laparoscopic common bile exploration: an operative technique. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Vol. 174, 419-421, May 1992.
• Ferzli GS, Kloss D: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: 165 consecutive cases comparing acute to non-acute cholecystitis. Contemporary Surgery, Vol. 40, No. 6, 17-19, June 1992.
• Ferzli GS, Massaad A, Albert P: Extraperitoneal endoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, 2: 281-286, 1992.
• Ferzli GS, Raboy A, Kleinerman D, Albert P: Extraperitoneal endoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection in the staging of prostatic and bladder carcinoma. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 2, No. 5, 219-223, October 1992.
• Ozuner G, Ferzli GS, Worth MH Jr.: Recurrent gallstone ileus: review of literature and case report. Journal of Contemporary Surgery, Vol. 41, No. 4, 65-68, October 1992.
• Ferzli GS, Raboy A. Trapasso J, Albert P: Extraperitoneal endoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 2, No. 1, 39-44, 1992.
• Ferzli GS, Albert P, Raboy A. Wenof M: Laparoscopic bladder resection for vesical endometrio. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 3, No. 2, 161-165, 1993.
• Ferzli GS, Massaad A, Worth MH Jr.: Endoscopic hernia repair vs. conventional hernia repair: a comparative study. Current Surgery, Vol. 50, No. 4, 291-294, May 1993.
• Ferzli GS, Raboy A, Albert P: Extraperitoneal endoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection. Journal of Contemporary Urology, Vol. 5, No. 5, 15-24, May 1993.
• Kiel T, Ferzli GS, McGinn T: The use of thoracoscopy in the treatment of iatrogenic esophageal perforation. Chest, Vol. 6, No. 103, 1905-1906, June 1993.
• Raboy A, Hakim L, Ferzli GS, Antario J, Albert P: Extraperitoneal endoscopic vesicoureteral suspension. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 3, No. 5, 505-508, 1993.
• Ferzli GS, Albert P: Laparoscopic urology: past, present and future. World Journal of Surgery, Vol. 17, No. 5, 684, September/October 1993.
• Ferzli GS, Massaad A, Dysarz F, Kopatsis A: A Study of 101 patients treated with extraperitoneal endoscopic laparoscopic herniorrhaphy. American Surgeon, Vol. 59, 767-768, November 1993.
• Massaad A, Ferzli GS, Worth MH Jr.: The new paradigm of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration. Current Surgery, Vol. 50, No. 9, November/December 1993.
• Ferzli GS, Massaad A, Fisher R: Choices in laparoscopic herniorrhaphy. Current Surgery, Vol. 50, No. 9, November/December 1993.
• Ferzli GS, Massaad A, Worth MH Jr.: Cardiac and respiratory effects of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Current Surgery, Vol. 50, No. 9, November/December 1993.
• Ferzli GS, Massaad A, Ozuner G, Castellano M: Incidental laparoscopic appendectomy during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 2, No. 4, 165-166, 1994.
• Ferzli GS, Dysarz F: Endoscopic extraperitoneal hernia repair without carbon dioxide insufflation. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 4, No. 5, 301-304, 1994.
• Ferzli GS, Kata E, Raboy A, Albert P: Extraperitoneal endoscopic gasless pelvic lymph node dissection. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 4, No. 2, 113-116, 1994.
• Ferzli GS, Ozuner G, Shaps J, Kiel T: Combined endoscopy and laparoscopy in diagnosing and treating Dieu LaFoy's vascular malformations of the stomach. Surgical Endoscopy, 1994, 8: 332-334.
• Ferzli GS, Massaad A, Kiel T, Worth MH Jr.: The utility of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration in the management of choledocholithiasis. Surgical Endoscopy, 1994, 8: 296-298.
• Ferzli GS, Raboy A, Albert P: Extraperitoneal endoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 8, No. 2, 124-126, 1994.
• Ferzli GS, Daou R: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and gallbladder cancer. Surgical Endoscopy, 8: 1357, 1994.
• Ferzli GS, Kiel T: Evolving techniques in endoscopic extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 9, No. 8, 928-931, 1995.
• Ferzli GS, Fiorillo M: Posterior gastric approach to laparoscopic splenectomy. Surgical Endoscopy, 9: 1017-1019, 1995.
• Ferzli GS, Kiel T: Laparoscopic resection of a large hepatic tumor. Surgical Endoscopy, 9: 733-735, 1995.
• Ferzli GS, Fiorillo M, Sabido F: Hypogastric approach to laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgical Endoscopy, 10: 79-89, 1996.
• Ferzli GS, Piperno B, Massaad A: 1,848 laparoscopic cholecystectomies - a report from a single institution. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 6, 1-11, 1996.
• Ferzli GS, Fiorillo M, Kiel T: Early experience with laparoscopic splenectomy. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 6, No. 2, 83-86, 1996.
• Ferzli GS, Massaad A, Fiorillo M, Hallak A: Endoscopic extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy in 316 patients. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 6, No. 1, 13-16, 1996.
• Ferzli GS, Hurwitz JB, Massaad A, Piperno B: Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: a review. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 6, No. 6, 413-419, 1996.
• Ferzli GS, Massaad A, Fiorillo M, Hallak A: Endoscopic extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy in 316 patients. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol, 6, No. 1, 13-16, 1996.
• Ferzli GS, Kiel T: The role of the endoscopic extraperitoneal approach in large inguinal scrotal hernias. Surgical Endoscopy, 11: 299-302, 1997.
• Ferzli GS, Kiel T, Piperno B, Fiorillo M, Riina L, Sayad P, Davidson P: Pneumothorax as a complication of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Surgical Endoscopy, 11: 152-153, 1997.
• Ferzli GS, Hurwitz JB: Image guided breast surgery: early experience with ABBI. Surgical Endoscopy, 11: 393-396, 1997.
• Ferzli GS, Fiorillo M, Sabido F, Kiel T: Chief resident experience with laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 7, No. 3, 147-150, 1997.
• Ferzli GS, Usal H, Hurwitz JB: Hernia repair during endoscopic extraperitoneal lymph node dissection. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 7, No. 3, 165-167, 1997.
• Ferzli GS, Hurwitz JB, Puza T, Van Vorst S: Advanced breast biopsy instrumentation (ABBI): a critique. Journal of American College of Surgeons, Vol. 185, No. 2, 145-151, 1997.
• Ferzli GS, Fiorillo M, Dysarz F, Hurwitz JB: Laparoscopic splenectomy in a Jehovah's Witness with profound anemia. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 11, No. 8, 850-852, 1997.
• Ferzli GS, Hurwitz JB, Usal H, Massaad A: A three trocar technique for limited laparoscopic renal surgery. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 11, No. 6, 693-695, 1997.
• Ferzli GS, Hurwitz JB, Hallak A, Fiorillo M, Kiel T: A simplified approach to laparoscopic fundoplication. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 11, No. 5, 488-490, 1997.
• Sayad P, Ferzli GS: Gastroesophageal reflux and laparoscopic fundoplication. Hospital Physician, Vol. 11, No. 3, 1997.
• Raboy A, Ferzli GS, Albert P: Initial experience with endoscopic extraperitoneal retropubic radical prostatectomy. Urology, 50: 849-853, 1997.
• Ferzli GS, Solis R, Riina L, Huie F, Sayad P: Laparoscopic staging of Hodgkin's disease. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 7, No. 6, 353-355, 1997.
• Usal H, Sayad P, Hayek N, Hallak A, Huie F, Ferzli GS: Vascular injuries during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgical Endoscopy, 12: 960-962, 1998.
• Raboy A, Albert P, Ferzli GS: Early experience with extraperitoneal endoscopic radical prostatectomy. Surgical Endoscopy, 12: 1264-1267, 1998.
• Ferzli GS, Sayad P, Huie F, Hallak A: Five years experience with endoscopic extraperitoneal hernia repair. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 12, No. 11, 1311-1314, 1998.
• Ferzli GS, Huie F, Hallak A, Sayad P: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia review. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 8., No. 1, 3-10, 1998.
• Ferzli GS, Huie F, Arbit E: Laparoscopic transabdominal lumbo peritoneal shunt. Surgical Endoscopy, 13: 161-163, 1999.
• Ferzli GS, Usal H, Nabagiez J, Sayad P: Cost effectiveness of routine type and screen before laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgical Endoscopy, 13: 146-148, 1999.
• Ferzli GS, Puza T: Breast biopsies with ABBI: Experience with 183 attempted biopsies. The Breast Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, 26-29, 1999.
• Kopatsis A, Solis RL, Cernaianu AC, Riina LH, Davidson PG, D'Anna JJ, Pomper S, Ferzli GS, Silich RJ: Insertion technique and placement site for Greenfield filters: does it make any difference? Vascular Surgery, Vol. 33, No. 1, 15-22, 1999.
• Ferzli GS, Sayad P: Laparoscopic preperitoneal repair of recurrent inguinal hernias. Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques, Vol. 9, No. 2, 127-130, 1999.
• Ferzli GS, Sayad P, Vashit B: The feasibility of laparoscopic extraperitoneal hernia repair under local anesthesia. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 13, No. 6, 588-590, 1999.
• Ferzli GS, Sayad P, Nabagiez JP: Needlescopic extraperitoneal repair of inguinal hernias. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 13, 822-823, 1999.
• Ferzli GS, Sayad P: Extraperitoneal approach and its utility. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 13, 1168-1169, 1999.
• Ferzli GS, Frezza EE, Pecoraro AM, DuAhern K, PhD RN: Staples or non staples mesh in laparoscopic preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair? One year follow-up. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Vol. 188, No. 5, 461-465, 1999.
• Horowitz M, Shah HS, Ferzli GS, Glassberg KI: Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in children. Journal of Urology, Vol. 163, 353, 2000.
• Frezza EE, Ferzli GS: Local and general anesthesia in the laparoscopic preperitoneal hernia repair. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Vol. 4, 221-224, 2000.
• Cacchione RN, Sayad P, Pecoraro AM, Ferzli GS: Laparoscopic autopsies. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 15, 619-622, 2001.
• Ferzli GS, Sayad P: Incidence of incipient contralateral hernia in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 14, 543-545, 2000.
• Horowitz M, Shah HS, Ferzli GS, Sayad P, Glassberg KI: Laparoscopic partial upper pole nephrectomy in infants and children. BJU International (2001), 87, 514-516.
• Ferzli GS, Sayad P, Cacchione RN: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for blunt injury to the pancreas: a case report. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 15, No. 7, 758, 2001.
• Ferzli GS, Pecoraro AM, Cacchione RN, Sayad P, Williams ME: The routine use of diagnostic laparoscopy in the intensive care unit. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 15, No. 7, 638-641, 2001.
• Ferzli GS, Sayad P, Cacchione RN: The lateral approach to laparoscopic sigmoid colon resection. Accepted for surgeon-at-work in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Vol. 193, No. 1, 109-112, 2001.
• Ferzli GS, Sayad P, Abdo Z, Cacchione RN: Minimally invasive, nonendoscopic thyroid surgery. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Vol. 192, No. 5, 665-668, 2001.
• Cacchione RN, DeTurris S, Mungara A, Savino M, Ferzli GS: Laparoscopic prostatectomy. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Vol. 193, No. 4, 454-457, 2001.
• DeTurris SV, Cacchione RN, Mungara A, Pecoraro AM, Ferzli GS: Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy: beyond the learning curve. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Vol. 194, No. 1, 65-73, 2002.
• Wexner SD, Litwin D, Cohen J, Earle D, Ferzli G, et al.: Principles of privileging and credentialing for endoscopy and colonoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc, 55(2): 145-8, 2002.
• Shapiro K, Patel S, Steinberg S, Ferzli GS: Postoperative home visits. Current Surgery, Vol. 60, 6, 2003.
• Allen JW, Rivas H, Cacchione RN, Ferzli GS: Intracorporeal suturing and knot tying broadens the clinical applicability of laparoscopy. Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Vol. 7, No. 2, 137-140, 2003.
• Ferzli GS, Fingerhut A: Trocar placement for laparoscopic abdominal procedures: a simple standardized method. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Vol. 198, No. 1, 163-174, 2004.
• Ferzli GS, Shapiro K, Chaudry G, Patel S: Laparoscopic extraperitoneal (TEP) approach to acutely incarcerated inguinal hernias. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 18, No. 2, 228-232, 2004.
• Patel S. Shapiro K, Abdo Z, Ferzli GS: Obstructive symptoms associated with the Lap-Band in the first 24 hours. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 18, No. 1, 51-56, 2004.
• Shapiro K, Patel S, Abdo Z, Ferzli GS: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: is there a learning curve? Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 18, No. 1, 48-51, 2004.
• Choy C, Shapiro K, Patel S, Graham A, Ferzli GS: Investigating a possible cause of mesh migration during TEP repair. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 18, No. 3, 523-526, 2004.
• Ferzli GS, Patel S, Graham A, Shapiro K: Three new tools for parathyroid surgery: expensive and unnecessary? Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Vol. 198, No. 3, 349-351, 2004.
• Ferzli GS, DeTurris S, Sayad P, Patel S, Shapiro K: TEP after TEP. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 18, No. 3, 526-529, 2004.
• Shapiro K, Patel S, Choy C, Chaudry G, Khalil S, Ferzli GS: Totally extraperitoneal repair of obturator hernia. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 18, No. 6, 954-956, 2004.
• Choy C, Cacchione RN, Moon V, Ferzli GS: Our experience with seven cases of massive splenomegaly. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Advanced Surgical Techniques, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2004.
• Moon V, Chaudry G, Choy C, Ferzli GS: Mesh infection in the era of laparoscopy. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Advanced Surgical Techniques, Vol. 6, No. 4, 2004.
• Ferzli GS, Al-Khoury GE: Treating recurrence after TEP. Hernia, 10: 341-346, 2006.
• Bowne WB, Julliard K, Castro AE, Shah P, Morgenthal CB, Ferzli GS: Laparoscopic gastric bypass is superior to adjustable gastric band in super morbidly obese patients (BMI >50): a prospective comparative analysis. Archives of Surgery, Vol. 141, 683-689, 2006.
• Kim JE, Edwards ED, Bowne WB, Shah P, Castro AE, Moon, V, Gadangi PK, Ferzli GS: Medial to lateral laparoscopic colon resection: a view beyond the learning curve. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 21, No. 9, 1503-1508, 2007.
• Bowne WB, Morgenthal CB, Castro AE, Ferzli GS: The role of endoscopic extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy: where do we stand in 2005? Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 21, No. 5, 707-712, 2007.
• Hardin RE, Bowne WB, LaFortune Y, Cires G, Ferzli GS, Zenilman ME, Gadangi PK: Invasive amebiasis and ameboma formation presenting as a rectal mass: a case report and review of the literature. World Journal of Gastroenterology, Nov. 14; 13 (42), 5659-61, 2007.
• Ferzli GS, Edwards ED, Khoury GE: Chronic pain after inguinal herniorrhaphy. JACS, Vol. 205, No. 2, 333-341, 2007.
• Ferzli GS. Invited critique: Complications in antireflux surgery: national-based analysis of laparoscopic and open fundoplication. Archives of Surgery, Vol. 143, No. 4, 365, April 2008.
• Ferzli GS, Edwards ED: Laparoscopic antihepatic gastrojejunostomy. American Journal of Surgery, Vol. 195, No. 5, 708-710, 2008.
• Ferzli GS, Edwards ED, Al-Khoury G, Hardin RE: Post herniorrhaphy groin pain and how to avoid it. Surg Clin N AM, Vol.88, 203-216, 2008.
• Chiu A, Bowne WB, Zenilman ME, Fingerhut A, Ferzli GS: The role of the assistant in laparoscopic surgery: important considerations for the apprentice in training. Surgical Innovation, Vol. 15, No. 3, 229-236, 2008.
• Ferzli GS, Dominique E, Ciaglia M, Bluth MH, Gonzalez A, Fingerhut A. Clinical improvement after duodenojejunal bypass for non-obese type II diabetes despite minimal improvement in glycemic homeostasis. World Journal of Surgery, 2009 May;33(5): 972-9.
• Itani K, Fitzhibbons R, Awad S, Duh QY, Ferzli GS. Management of recurrent inguinal hernias. JACS, Vol. 209, No. 5, 653-658, Nov. 2009.
• Fingerhut A, Hanna GB, Veyrie N, Ferzli GS, Millat B, Alexakis N, Leandros E Optimal trocar placement for ergonomic intracorporeal sewing and knotting in laparoscopic hiatal surgery. AM J Surg. 2010 Oct; 200(4):519-28. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.01.029. Epub 2010 Jul 16. PMID: 20638045.
• Bittner, et al. Guidelines for laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal hernia [International Endo Hernia Society (IHES)]. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 25, No. 9, Sept. 2011.
• Zendejas B, Peyre S, Smink D, Swain J, Ramshaw B, Smith D, Ferzli GS, Farley D. Cognitive task analysis of the laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair: Efficiency, slow-down moments and teaching principles. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Vol. 213, No. 35, 512-128, Sept. 2011.
• Ferzli GS, Rim S, Edwards E. Combined laparoscopic and open extraperitoneal approach to scrotal hernias. Hernia. 2013 Apr:17(2):223-8. doi: 10.1007/s10029-012-0970-x. Epub 2012 Jul 29. PMID: 22843081.
• Berci G, et. al. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: first, do no harm; second, take care of bile duct stones. Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 27, No. 4, 1051-1054, April 2013.
• Bittner R, Bingener J, Dietz U, Ferzli GS et al. Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society - Part I). Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2-29, January 2014.
• Bittner R, Bingener-Casey J, Dietz U, Ferzli GS et al. Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society - Part II). Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 28, No. 2, 353-379, February 2014.
• Bittner R, Bingener-Casey J, Dietz U, Ferzli GS et al. Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society - Part III). Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 28, No. 2, 380-404, February 2014.
• Timoney M, Nazir S, Swedler D, Fingerhut A, Ferzli GS. Importance of the node of calot in gallbladder neck dissection: an important landmark in the standardized approach to the laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, Vol. 25, No. 1, May 2014; https://doi.org/10.1089/lap.2014.0195.
• Bittner R, Montgomery MA, Arregui E, Bansal V, Bingener J, Bisgaard T, Buhck H, Dudai M, Ferzli GS, Fitzgibbons RJ, Fortelny RH, Grimes KL, Klinge U, Kockerling F, Kumar S, Kukleta J, Lomanto D, Misra MC, Morales-Conde S, Reinpold W, Rosenberg J, Singh K, Timoney M, Weyhe D, Chowbey P; International Endohernia Society. Update of guidelines on laparoscopic(TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal hernia (International Endohernia Society). Surg Endosc. 2015 Feb;29(2):289-321. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-3917-8. Epub 2014 Nov 15. No abstract available. Erratum in: Surg Endosc. 2015 Jun;29(6):1655-6. Koeckerling, F [corrected to Kockerling, F]. PMID:25398194.
• Meytes V, Amaturo M, Price E, Ferzli GS, Timoney M. Intra-abdominal insufflation as a diagnostic modality for penetrating anterior abdominal wall trauma in a busy urban center; a retrospective case series. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (2017);2:49. doi: 10.21037/ales.2017.02.28.
• Schulberg S, Meytes V, Ferzli GS, Adler E, Kopatsis A, Glinik G. Myxedema pseudovolvulus: case series and review of the literature. Accepted to the Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery; ALES-2017-9.
• Victory J, Meytes V, Parish D, Ferzli GS, Nemr R. Co-existent appendicitis and cholecystitis. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (2017);2:54. doi: 10.21037/ales.2017.02.30.
• Meytes, V, Lee A, Pinnell R, Rivelis Y, Ferzli GS, Timoney M. Hybrid fascial closure with laparoscopic mesh placement for ventral hernias: a single surgeon experience. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (2017);2:55. doi: 10.21037/ales.2017.02.31.
• Meytes V, Chang GC, Iskander M, Ferzli GS. Gastric bypass is safe and effective for the super-super obese patient. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery, 2, 38-38. doi:10.21037/ales.2017.02.27.
• Radvinsky D, Iskandar M, Ferzli GS. Bariatric surgery today: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (2017);2:52. doi: 10.21037/ales.2017.02.26.
• Radvinsky D, Iskandar M, Ferzli GS. Update of guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS)) - Part A, Pgs. 1-171. Chapter 10 - Port type, positions, and number in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. Surgical Endoscopy (2019); doi.org/10.1007/s00464-019-06907-7.
• Meytes V, Bain K, LeBlanc K, Ferzli GS. Update of guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS)) - Part A, Pgs. 1-171. Chapter 18 - Management of bowel injury during laparoscopic ventral incisional hernia repair. Surgical Endoscopy (2019); doi.org/ 10.1007/s00464-019-06907-7.
• Stechemesser B, Weyhe D, Ramshaw B, Kockerling F, Ferzli GS. Update of guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS)) - Part A, Pgs. 1-171. Chapter 28 - Role of biological/biosynthetic meshes in laparoscopic incisional and ventral hernia repair. Are they advantageous in infected abdominal wall? Surgical Endoscopy (2019); doi.org/10.1007/s00464-019-06907-7.
• Iskandar M, Ranev D, Ferzli GS. Update of guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS)) - Part B. Chapter 2 - Is there an indication for operative treatment of diastasis recti without hernia formation? Surgical Endoscopy (2019); doi.org/10.1007/s00464-019-06908-6.
• Warren J, Carbonell A, Lomanto D, Fortelny R, Salgaonkar H, Bain K, Meytes V, Ferzli GS. Update of guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS)) - Part B. Chapter 6 - Robotic ventral/incisional hernia repair. Surgical Endoscopy (2019); doi.org/10.1007/s00464-019-06908-6.
• Ferzli GS, Liu S, Iskandar M, Fingerhut A. Laparoscopic gastric fundus tamponade: a novel adaptation of the Toupet fundoplication for large paraesophageal hernia repair. Surgical Endoscopy (2019); doi.org/10.1007/s00464-019-07256-1.
• Ferzli GS, Iskandar M. Laparoscopic totally extra-peritoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery 2019, doi: 10.21037/ales.2019.03.03; http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/ales.2019.03.03.
• Iskandar M, Fingerhut A, Ferzli GS. Posterior infundibular dissection: safety first in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgical Endoscopy (2020);doi.org/10.1007/s00464-020-08281-1.
• Hoang C, Lim D, Qian Y, Tchokouani L, Tursunova Nilulfar, Ferzli GS. The avoidable delay in weight loss surgery for those with BMI over 50. Surgical Endoscopy (2023); doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09484-4.
• Vu A, Chiang J, Hoang C, Qian Y, Tursunova N, Nha J, Ferzli GS. Do all roads lead to Rome?: A retrospective analysis on surgical technique in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgical Endoscopy (2023); doi.org/10.1007/s00464-023-10257-w.
• Vu A, Chiang J, Hoang C, Qian Y, Tursunova N, Nha J, Ferzli GS. Do all roads lead to Rome?: A retrospective analysis on surgical technique in sleeve gastrectomy. Surgical Endoscopy (2023); doi.org/10.1007/s00464-023-10298-1.
• Huber MA, Robbins JM, Sebastian SM, Vu AH, Ferzli GS, Schutzer R, Hingorani A. The robotic approach for vascular and endovascular procedures: a narrative review. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (2023); doi.org/10.21037/ales-23-24.
• Chen S, Chiang J, Ghanem O, Ferzli GS. Decision-making considerations in revisional bariatric surgery. Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques (2024); doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000001296.
• Victory J, Golden A, Jaikaran O, Vu AH, Ferzli GS. Emergent trauma surgery: the role of laparoscopy, thoracoscopy and robotics. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (2024); doi: 10.21037/ales-23-23.
• Lazar D, Fingerhut A, Ferzli GS. One step forward, two steps back: preserving surgical skill in the age of robotics. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (2024); doi: 10.21037/ales-24-20.
• Hoang CM, Ferzli GS. Being critical of the critical view of safety: alternate approach in the armamentarium for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (2024); doi.org: 10.21037/ales-23-62.
• Brown A, Vu AH, Carey D, Lazar D, Sullivan B, Ayres J, Schroder J, Gujral A, Tursunova N, Ferzli GS, Cheema F, Tchokouani L. Hospital charges for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy compared to robotic sleeve gastrectomy: a multicenter study. Surgical Endoscopy (2024); doi.org/10.1007/s00464-024-11058-5.
• Lazar DJ, Ferzli GS. Is the robotic revolution stunting surgical skills? Surg Open Sci (2024);19:63-65; doi:10.1016/j.soopen.2024.03.009.
• Farmah PK, Vu AH, Patil R, Sebastian S, Chiang J, Chuang E, Argiroff A, Timoney, M, Ferzli GS. Minimally invasive surgery for the left-handed surgeon. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (2024); doi.org/10.21037/ales-23-26.
• Brown A, Sergent H, Vu AH, Liu H, Gujral A, Fisher J, Ferzli GS, Chhabra K, Ren-Fielding C, Parikh M, Jenkins M. Sleeve-to-bypass conversion vs. sleeve with adjuvant GLP-1 receptor agonists; an academic multicenter retrospective study. Surgical Endoscopy (2025); doi:10.1007/s00464-025-11942-8.
• Chiang J, Karamitas Y, Vu AH, Ferzli GS. Lateral to medial dissection: a surgical technique for safe management of adhesions encountered in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery (2025); doi 10.21037/ales-25-28.
• Ferzli GS, Karamitas Y, Lazar D. Safeguarding laparoscopic training in the robotic era. Journal of the American Medical Association (2025); doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2025.5162.
• Lazar, D, Ferzli GS. Unentrustable professional activities innovating backwards with robotics in surgical training. Annals of Surgery (2026); doi:10.1097/sla.000000000007037.
• Ferzli GS, Vu AH. Robotic integration without laparoscopic displacement: protecting basic cases in surgical training. Journal of Surgical Education (2026); doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg2026.104108.
• Brown A, Patel S, Vu AH, Somoza E, Mei T, Jenkins M, Tchokouani L, Kurian M, Orandi B, Lipman J, Park J, Chui P, Saunders J, Massie A, Desai S, Zhang D, Segev D, Ferzli GS, Ren-Fielding C, Parikh M, Chhabra K. Comparative effectiveness of Semaglutide and Tirzepatide vs. bariatric surgery. Submitted to Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.
• Brown A, Li ES, Vu AH, Somoza E, Mei T, Jenkins M , Tchokouani L, Kurian M, Orandi B, Figueredo-Dietes T, Lipman J, Park J, Chui P, Saunders J, Ferzli GS, Ren-Fielding C, Chhabra K, Parikh M. Band over Bypass. Submitted to Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.

Other publications

• Bain K, Kassapidis V, Meytes V, Ferzli GS. Portomesenteric vein thrombosis following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: are underlying haematological disortes the culprit? BMJ Case Rep (2018); doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-223937.
• Shinban L, Morin N, Ferzli GS. Closed-loop small bowel obstruction from lateral trocar site hernia following robotic sigmoid resection. BMJ Case Rep (2018); doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-225737.
• Shinban L, Ferzli GS. Management of small bowel perforation following foreign object ingestion. Oxford Medical Case Reports (2018); doi:10.1093/omcr/omy029.
• Nicoara M, Shinban L, Ferzli GS. Laws of attraction: management of magnetic foreign body ingestion. BMJ Case Rep (2018); doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-225939.
• Liu S, Ferzli GS. Symptomatic pulmonary restriction secondary to diaphragmatic eventration and megacolon in adult. BMJ Case Rep (2018); doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-225778.
• Liu S, Bakshi R, Ferzli GS. Mediastinal lipoblastoma: a rare entity discovered on physical exam. BMJ Case Rep (2018); doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-226393.
• Lim D, Liu S, Ferzli GS. Management of sigmoid perforation from chronic constipation and manual disimpaction. BMJ Case Rep (2018); bcr-2018-226886.
• Liu S, Ferzli GS. NUT carcinoma: a rare and devastating neoplasm. BMJ Case Rep (2018); bcr-2018-226526.
• Robalino R, Liu S, Ferzli GS. Modified laparoscopic Janeway gastrostomy: a novel adjunct for the management of choledocholithiasis in Roux-en-Y patients. BMJ Case Rep (2018); bcr-2018-227442.
• Liu S, Ferzli GS. Splenic rupture, liquefaction and infection after blunt abdominal trauma. BMJ Case Rep (2018); bcr-2018-226987.
• Robalino R, Liu S, Ferzli GS. Modified laparoscopic Janeway gastrostomy: a novel adjunct for the management of choledocholithiasis in Roux-en-Y patients. BMJ Case Rep (2018); doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-227442.
• Liu S, Costa J, Ferzli GS. Percutaneous catheter erosion and enteric fistula formation after intervention for perforated appendicitis. Journal of Clinical Pathology. BMJ Case Rep (2018); bcr-22018-227045.
• Liu S, Nicoara M, Morin N, Ferzli GS. Dieulafoy's lesion discovered after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. BMJ Case Rep (2018); doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-227423.
• Liu S, Aydinli HH, Meytes V. Laparoscopic repair of massive Morgagni hernia. Colorectal Disease (2018); doi:10.1111/codi.14420.
• Liu S, Nahum K, Ferzli GS. Splenic rupture, liquefaction and infection after blunt abdominal trauma. BMJ Case Rep (2018); doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-226987.
• Liu S, Ferzli GS. Concurrent internal hernia and intussusception after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. BMJ Case Rep (2018); doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-226617.