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George Ferzli

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George S. Ferzli M.D., F.A.C.S. is a surgeon specializing in Minimally Invasive Surgery, currently practicing in New York City.

Introduction

Dr. George Ferzli has more than 120 peer-reviewed scholarly publications, 2 eBooks, and 11 patents issued for Laparoscopic Instruments.

He has lectured and performed surgeries across 5 continents, in over 30 countries, and in 12 United States.

He speaks fluently in three languages: English, French, & Arabic.

He is licensed to practice medicine in two states (NY & NJ) and has trained 30 Fellows in Minimally Invasive Surgery since 1995.

Personal Life

George S. Ferzli was born in Lebanon on January 10th, 1955. He is an American citizen, married to Berthe Sayegh. Together, they have four children: Georgina Ferzli M.D., Christina Ferzli, George Ferzli Jr. M.D., and Christopher Ferzli.

Education & Early Career

George S. Ferzli graduated College de La Sagese Beirut, Lebanon in 1972. He completed his medical degree & surgical training at St. Joseph University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon in 1979. He then came to the United States and completed his postdoctoral training at Staten Island University Hospital in 1984. In 1985, he was board certified in Surgery and in 1987 became double certified in Surgical Critical Care. Since 1990, he has been practicing minimally invasive surgery and proctoring in the following fields: obstetrics, gynecology, urology, thoracic surgery, general surgery, and colorectal surgery.

Major Career Events

Throughout his career, Dr. Ferzli has achieved medical, surgical, and academic breakthroughs. He became Professor of Surgery at SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, New York, and Clinical Professor of Surgery at New York University School of Medicine,, New York, and has led several fellowship programs. In 1985, Dr. Ferzli became the Assistant Director of Surgery at Staten Island University Hospital. Between 1990 and 2004, he continuously moved through the ranks, holding various administrative positions such as Associate Director of Surgery, Director of Laparoscopic Surgery, Director of Surgical Education, and Endo-Surgery Fellowship Director. During that time, he held multiple positions as Endo-Surgery Fellowship Program Director for SUNY Health Science Center & Lutheran Medical Center.

In 2005, he became Chairman for the Department of Surgery at Lutheran Medical Center, now known as NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn. In 2017, Dr. Ferzli launched the Pink Bra Breast Self-Exam app, designed to help women of all ages to be proactive in early breast cancer detection. He has authored or co-authored more than 120 peer-reviewed scientific articles, and some 30 book chapters, some of which (on extra-peritoneal hernia repair) are milestones in laparoscopic surgery. Of note, he is considered one of the leading authorities in laparoscopic hernia repair and has contributed extensively to the current guidelines on this topic. His h-index is 40.[1]

Dr. Ferzli has delivered hundreds of presentations at conferences and grand rounds the world over, and has been instrumental to the success of many national and international consensus conferences. He has also been actively involved in fellowship programs and has trained many surgeons in minimal access surgery. He has organized and directed over 100 laparoscopic courses worldwide.

Notable Contribution in Minimally Invasive (MIS) techniques and publications


  1. Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia. First described a laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal approach to inguinal hernia repair. 1992[2]
  2. Extraperitoneal endoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection technique described in 1992.[3]
  3. Laparoscopic CBD exploration. Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration is a cost-effective, efficient, and minimally invasive method of treating choledocholithiasis.[4]
  4. Laparoscopic ureter-lithotomy 1992. Successful laparoscopic removal of a distal ureteral cystine stone not amenable to ureteroscopic or medical therapy. This approach offers an alternative to open ureterolithotomy in patients.[5]
  5. Thoracoscopy treatment of iatrogenic esophageal perforation 1993. First described repair of an esophageal perforation using thoracoscopic surgical techniques.[6]
  6. Laparoscopic resection of large hepatic tumor 1995. Laparoscopic removal of a large segment IV liver tumor. A review of the literature showed this to be one of the most complex hepatic lesions to be removed laparoscopically at the time.[7]
  7. Laparoscopic splenectomy 1996. First described in 1992. Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) was introduced as an alternative to the standard surgical approach to either a vertical or transverse laparotomy incision.[8]
  8. TEP prostatectomy 1997. Extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (TEP) along with extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (ELRP).[9]
  9. Laparoscopic transabdominal lumbo-peritoneal shunt 1997. Introduced the lumboperitoneal shunt when communicating hydrocephalus.[10]
  10. Breast biopsies with ABBI 1997. Introduced The use of Advanced Breast Biopsy Instrumentation (ABBI) system to reduce the need for open biopsy. This allows complete removal of specimens in a one-step procedure that does not involve separate trips to radiology and then surgery.[11]
  11. Laparoscopic autopsies 2001. Introduced Laparoscopic autopsies in order to increase consent from the patients’ families and to improve accurate data concerning the cause of death.[12]
  12. Routine use of bedside diagnostic laparoscopy in the intensive care unit 2001. Examined 11 patients to conclude that bedside laparoscopy in the ICU under local anesthesia is a diagnostic and potentially therapeutic tool that can be used safely in the work-up of potential abdominal pathology in critically ill patients.[13]
  13. Lateral approach to laparoscopic sigmoid colon resection 2001. Introduced technique and found that the lateral position provides excellent visualization of the splenic flexure, and the entire left colon can be mobilized easily without the need for excessive retraction.[14]
  14. Minimally invasive non-endoscopic thyroid surgery 2001. Technique of performing thyroid surgery through a 2.5-cm to 3-cm incision, which he called a mini-thyroidectomy.[15]
  15. Trocar placement for laparoscopic abdominal procedures 2004. Recommendations for safe, adapted, worker-friendly laparoscopic access to the abdominal cavity through a standardized methodology of trocar placement, which is based on the location of the target organ, the procedure envisioned, and on patient and surgeon habitus.[16]
  16. Totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair after an original TEP. Is it safe, and is it even possible? TEP repair of recurrent inguinal hernia after a primary TEP repair is entirely feasible technically as well as entirely safe.[17]
  17. Laparoscopic gastric bypass is superior to adjustable gastric band in super morbidly obese patients. In super morbidly obese patients. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band (LAGB) is significantly associated with more late complications, reoperations, less weight loss, less reduction of medical comorbidity, and patient dissatisfaction compared with Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (LRYGB).[18]
  18. Duodeno-Jejunal Bypass 2009. Technique to combat Type 2 Diabetes for non-obese patients. Adults, non-obese (BMI less than 34) will undergo duodenal jejunal bypass. The outcome measures: Blood Sugar, Insulin, HbA1c, CCK, Gastrin, GIP1 and 2, Ghrelin, Cholesterol, Triglycerides, FFA, C-Peptide.[19]
  19. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. A textbook chapter.[20] [21]
  20. Importance of the node of Calot in gallbladder neck dissection: an important landmark in the standardized approach to the laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 2014[22]
  21. Update of guidelines on laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal hernia (International Endohernia Society). 2014[23]
  22. Laparoscopic gastric fundus tamponade: a novel adaptation of the Toupet fundoplication for large paraesophageal hernia repair. 2019[24]
  23. Update of Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS)). 2019[25]

United States Patents Issued


  1. No. 5,171,257 – December 15, 1992; Laparoscopic instrument [26] Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
  2. No. 5,147,373 – September 15, 1992; Laparoscopic instrument [27] Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
  3. No. 5,201,759 – April 13, 1993; Laparoscopic instrument [28] Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
  4. No. 6,050,960 -- April 18, 2000; Laparoscopic instrument [29] Laparoscopic instrument and method for distance measurements of body parts
  5. No. 7,955,275 – June 7, 2011; Laparoscopic instrument and method for distance measurements of body parts[30]
  6. No. 8,934,636 – January 13, 2015; Stethoscope, stethoscope attachment and collected data analysis method and system[31]
  7. No. 9,532,771 – January 3, 2017; Support coupling for surgical instrument[32]
  8. No. 15/894,4453 (62/458,333) – February 12, 2018; Jejunostomy tube development[33]
  9. No. 15/888,750 – March 5, 2018; Endoswab for sampling and culture in minimally invasive surgery[34]
  10. No. 16/408,700 – May 10, 2019; Personal care brush with single-dose dispenser
  11. No. 16/661,092 – October 23, 2019; Oral/facial care brush with dispenser

Publications

eBook: Groin Pain (2012)[35]

eBook: Causes and Treatments for Post-Op Herniorrhaphy Pain presented as a soccer game. (2012)[36]

References

  1. ↑ "George Ferzli - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  2. ↑ Ferzli, George S.; Massad, Aziz; Albert, Peter (1992-12-01). "Extraperitoneal Endoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair". Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery. 2 (6): 281–286. doi:10.1089/lps.1992.2.281. ISSN 1052-3901.
  3. ↑ Ferzli, George; Raboy, Adley; Kleinerman, David; Albert, Peter (1992-10-01). "Extraperitoneal Endoscopic Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection vs. Laparoscopic Lymph Node Dissection in the Staging of Prostatic and Bladder Carcinoma". Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery. 2 (5): 219–222. doi:10.1089/lps.1992.2.219. ISSN 1052-3901.
  4. ↑ FERZLI, G. S; MASSAAD, AZIZ; OZUNER, G.; WORTH, M. H. (1992). "Laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct". Laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct. 174 (5): 419–421. ISSN 0039-6087.
  5. ↑ Raboy, Adley; Ferzli, George S.; Ioffreda, Richard; Alber, Peter S. (1992-03-01). "Laparoscopic ureterolithotomy". Urology. 39 (3): 223–225. doi:10.1016/0090-4295(92)90294-7. ISSN 0090-4295.
  6. ↑ Kiel, Tom; Ferzli, George; McGinn, Joseph (1993-06-01). "The Use of Thoracoscopy in the Treatment of Iatrogenic Esophageal Perforations". CHEST. 103 (6): 1905–1906. doi:10.1378/chest.103.6.1905. ISSN 0012-3692.
  7. ↑ Ferzli, G.; David, A.; Kiel, T. (1995-06-01). "Laparoscopic resection of a large hepatic tumor". Surgical Endoscopy. 9 (6): 733–735. doi:10.1007/BF00187953. ISSN 1432-2218.
  8. ↑ G, Ferzli; Ma, Fiorillo; T, Kiel (April 1996). "Early Experience With Laparoscopic Splenectomy". Journal of laparoendoscopic surgery. PMID 8735044. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  9. ↑ Raboy, A.; Albert, P.; Ferzli, G. (1998-10-01). "Early experience with extraperitoneal endoscopic radical retropubic prostatectomy". Surgical Endoscopy. 12 (10): 1264–1267. doi:10.1007/s004649900833. ISSN 1432-2218.
  10. ↑ Huie, F.; Sayad, P.; Usal, H.; Hayek, N.; Arbit, E.; Ferzli, G. (1999-02-01). "Laparoscopic transabdominal lumboperitoneal shunt". Surgical Endoscopy. 13 (2): 161–163. doi:10.1007/s004649900929. ISSN 1432-2218.
  11. ↑ Ferzli, G. S.; Hurwitz, J. B. (1997-04-01). "Initial experience with breast biopsy utilizing the advanced breast biopsy instrumentation (ABBI)". Surgical Endoscop. 11 (4): 393–396. doi:10.1007/s004649900373. ISSN 1432-2218.
  12. ↑ Cacchione, R.N.; Sayad, P.; Pecoraro, A.M.; Ferzli, G.S. (2001-06-01). "Laparoscopic autopsies". Surgical Endoscopy. 15 (6): 619–622. doi:10.1007/s004640000308. ISSN 1432-2218.
  13. ↑ Pecoraro, A.P.; Cacchione, R.N.; Sayad, P.; Williams, M.E.; Ferzli, G.S. (2001-07-01). "The routine use of diagnostic laparoscopy in the intensive care unit". Surgical Endoscopy. 15 (7): 638–641. doi:10.1007/s004640000371. ISSN 1432-2218.
  14. ↑ Ferzli, George S; Sayad, Paul; Cacchione, Robert N (2001-07-01). "The lateral approach to laparoscopic sigmoid colon resection1 1No competing interests declared". Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 193 (1): 105–108. doi:10.1016/S1072-7515(01)00908-5. ISSN 1072-7515.
  15. ↑ Ferzli, George S; Sayad, Paul; Abdo, Ziad; Cacchione, Robert N (2001-05-01). "Minimally Invasive, Nonendoscopic Thyroid Surgery11No competing interests declared". Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 192 (5): 665–668. doi:10.1016/S1072-7515(01)00831-6. ISSN 1072-7515.
  16. ↑ Ferzli, George S.; Fingerhut, Abe (2004-01-01). "Trocar placement for laparoscopic abdominal procedures: a simple standardized method". Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 198 (1): 163–173. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2003.08.010. ISSN 1072-7515.
  17. ↑ Ferzli, G. S.; Shapiro, K.; DeTurris, S. V.; Sayad, P.; Patel, S.; Graham, A.; Chaudry, G. (March 2004). "Totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair after an original TEPIs it safe, and is it even possible?". Surgical Endoscopy. 18 (3): 526–528. doi:10.1007/s00464-003-8211-0. ISSN 1432-2218. PMID 14752649.
  18. ↑ Bowne, Wilbur B.; Julliard, Kell; Castro, Armando E.; Shah, Palak; Morgenthal, Craig B.; Ferzli, George S. (July 2006). "Laparoscopic gastric bypass is superior to adjustable gastric band in super morbidly obese patients: A prospective, comparative analysis". Archives of Surgery (Chicago, Ill.: 1960). 141 (7): 683–689. doi:10.1001/archsurg.141.7.683. ISSN 0004-0010. PMID 16847241.
  19. ↑ Ferzli, G. S.; Dominique, E.; Ciaglia, M.; Bluth, M. H.; Gonzalez, A.; Fingerhut, A. (2009-05-01). "Clinical Improvement After Duodenojejunal Bypass for Nonobese Type 2 Diabetes Despite Minimal Improvement in Glycemic Homeostasis". World Journal of Surgery. 33 (5): 972–979. doi:10.1007/s00268-009-9968-7. ISSN 1432-2323.
  20. ↑ Cameron, John L.; Cameron, Andrew M. (2011). Current Surgical Therapy. Elsevier Saunders. ISBN 978-1-4377-0823-3. Search this book on
  21. ↑ Ferzli, George S.; Edwards, Eric D. (2011), "Laparoscopic Inguinal Herniorrhaphy", Current Surgical Therapy, Elsevier, pp. 1197–1210, ISBN 978-1-4377-0823-3, retrieved 2020-03-01
  22. ↑ Ferzli, George; Timoney, Michael; Nazir, Sharique; Swedler, David; Fingerhut, Abe (January 2015). "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. Part A. 25 (1): 28–32. doi:10.1089/lap.2014.0195. ISSN 1557-9034. PMID 25559890.
  23. ↑ Bittner, R.; Montgomery, M. A.; Arregui, E.; Bansal, V.; Bingener, J.; Bisgaard, T.; Buhck, H.; Dudai, M.; Ferzli, G. S.; Fitzgibbons, R. J.; Fortelny, R. H. (February 2015). "Update of guidelines on laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal hernia (International Endohernia Society)". Surgical Endoscopy. 29 (2): 289–321. doi:10.1007/s00464-014-3917-8. ISSN 1432-2218. PMC 4293469. PMID 25398194.
  24. ↑ pubmeddev. "Laparoscopic gastric fundus tamponade: a novel adaptation of the Toupet fundoplication for large paraesophageal hernia repair. - PubMed - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  25. ↑ Bittner, R.; Bain, K.; Bansal, V. K.; Berrevoet, F.; Bingener-Casey, J.; Chen, D.; Chen, J.; Chowbey, P.; Dietz, U. A.; de Beaux, A.; Ferzli, G. (10 2019). "Update of Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS))-Part A". Surgical Endoscopy. 33 (10): 3069–3139. doi:10.1007/s00464-019-06907-7. ISSN 1432-2218. PMC 6722153 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 31250243. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  26. ↑ [1], "Laparoscopic instrument", issued 1991-04-29 
  27. ↑ [2], "Laparoscopic instrument", issued 1991-11-01 
  28. ↑ [3], "Laparoscopic instrument", issued 1991-05-21 
  29. ↑ [4], "Laparoscopic instrument", issued 1998-05-20 
  30. ↑ "Laparoscopic instrument and method for distance measurements of body parts". George S. Ferzli, Ferzli George S. 2007-08-28.
  31. ↑ [5], "Stethoscope, stethoscope attachment and collected data analysis method and system", issued 2010-10-07 
  32. ↑ [6], "Support coupling for surgical instrument", issued 2014-06-10 
  33. ↑ [7], "Double Balloon Floating Feeding Jejunostomy Tube", issued 2018-02-12 
  34. ↑ [8], "Endoswab for Sampling and Culture in Minimally Invasive Surgery", issued 2018-02-05 
  35. ↑ ‎Groin Pain. Search this book on
  36. ↑ ‎Treatment of Post Herniorrhaphy Pain. Search this book on


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