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I am a US trained physician, board certified in gastroenterology and liver diseases, with 20 years experience and over 20,000 endoscopic procedures performed, including upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP and their related therapeutic procedures.
Twenty years in private practice in NY has afforded me ample experience in the day to day gastrointestinal and liver disease problems as well as the more unusual.
As a former attending at NY Presbyterian hospital, I had the privilege of teaching and supervising gastroenterology trainees.
For the last few years I have been actively engaged in the evolving area of bariatrics, which is the treatment of obesity. This is a brand new area in gastroenterology. I have invented an endoscopic (non-surgical) weight loss device with 4 patents currently pending. It is currently undergoing FDA trials. We expect 35 lbs. weight loss over 6 months in almost 90% of our patients. Human trials will begin in 2008. I will keep you posted. |
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| Fields of Expertise: |
Gastroenterology, ESOPHAGEAL DILATATION, ESOPHAGEAL SCLEROTHERAPY, ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY, PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY, COLONOSCOPY, POLYPECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS LIVER BIOPSY, ERCP AND SPHINCTEROTOMY, LASER ENDOSCOPY BILIARY STENTING AND DILATION, INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON DEPLOYMENT. |
| Fellowship: |
07/83 - 06/84 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER DENVER, COLORADO
FELLOWSHIP GASTROENTEROLOGY/ LIVER DISEASE
07/84 ? 06/85 BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER NEW YORK, NY
FELLOWSHIP - GASTROENTEROLOGY AND LIVER DIS
YAG LASER TUMOR ABLATION RESEARCH
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| Residency: |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine-
Bronx Municipal Hospital 1980-1983 |
| Medical School: |
07/76 - 06/80 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
DOWN STATE MEDICAL CENTER BROOKLYN, NY
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE - CUM LAUDE
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| Undergraduate: |
09/72 - 06/76 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, NEW YORK
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN BIOLOGY - CUM LAUDE
MINOR : MATHEMATICS
ELECTED TO THE BIOLOGY HONORS SOCIETY
RECIPIENT OF THE FOUNDERS DAY AWARD
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| Professional
Experience: |
06/85 - 8/06 PRIVATE PRACTICE MONROE, NY
5/05 Founded Spatz Medical
7/05 FOUNDED SPATZ MEDICAL LLC
SPATZ FGIA Inc
ORANGE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
1. ARDEN HILL CAMPUS GOSHEN, NY
2. HORTON MEDICAL CAMPUS MIDDLETOWN, NY
3. HORTON MEDICAL PAVILION MIDDLETOWN, NY
ST. ANTHONY?S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WARWICK, NY
ASSISTANT ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, Part Time
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, DIVISION OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
COLUMBIA PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CTR., NEW YORK, NEW YORK
11/1/96 - 2001
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| Medical Licenses: |
New York
New Jersey
North Dakota
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| Board Certificaitons
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DIPLOMATE NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
DIPLOMATE AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 09/83
DIPLOMATE AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE GASTROENTEROLOGY 11/85 |
| Research: |
Floating Gastrointestinal Anchor: USPTO application # 60/787,124
PCT/IL 2005/001381
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES
A. UTILITY OF 99mTc-SUCRALFATE AS AN ULCER IMAGING AGENT.
B. EFFICACY OF SUCRALFATE AS A MAINTENANCE DRUG IN PREVENTING RECURRENCE OF DUODENAL ULCER.
C. EFFICACY OF PROSTAGLANDINS IN THE TREATMENT OF GASTRIC ULCERS
BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER
A. THE UTILITY OF HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE IN THE EARLY DETECTION AND THERAPY OF COLON CANCER
B. TUMOR ABLATION VIA LASER ENDOSCOPY
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
A. SYNTHESIS OF EPSILO-AMINO CYCLIC AMP - INDEPENDENT STUDY (1975)
MANHATTAN EYE, EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL - EYE BANK FOR SIGHT RESTORATION
A. EFFECTS OF PHARMACOLOGIC AGENTS ON INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE (1973 - 1978)
FDA INVESTIGATOR
A. ORAL 5 - ASA (DIPENTUM) (1989)
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| Publications: |
FDA Advisory committee on pediatric obesity, Dec 05
Statement on Intragastric Balloons for Obesity
Geneva Bridges Conference, March 06 (by invitation)
Presented Spatz FGIA research data and worldwide obesity epidemic
American Society of Bariatric Physicians ? October 2006
?Non-Surgical Adjuncts to Weight Loss?
ILSI(Israel Life Science Industry) Bio-Med Conference- June 2007
Presentation of Abstract "Intragastric Balloon for Obesity-next generation"
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| Major
Accomplishments, Honors and Awards: |
ASSISTANT ATTENDING IN CLINICAL MEDICINE, Part Time
COLUMBIA PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER
11/1/96 - 2001
Founders Day Award- New York University
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| Spoken Languages: |
Hebrew
English
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| Hobbies and
Interests: |
Sking, horseback riding, biking, windsurfing |
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