| |
Planned
Start
Date |
Surgeries Performed To Date |
Avg. Currently Done
Per Week |
Years Experience
With This Type |
O.R. & Hospital Stay Times |
Total
Surgeries |
Lap-to-Open
Conversion |
Avg. O.R. Time (hours/minutes) |
Avg. Hospital Stay (days) |
| LAP-BAND® |
| |
|
1300+ |
|
12 |
4.0 |
0 hour(s) 1 minutes | 1 |
| Additional Experience: |
Director of the Laparoscopy Center and Laparoscopic Bariatric Center at North Shore University Hospital at Syosset. Specialty is the Laparoscopic Lap-Band |
Education and Training
| Medical School: |
The Chicago Medical School – Chicago, IL (graduated 1970) |
| Residency: |
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation – Cleveland, OH (finished 1977) |
Specialized Training:
| Name: | University of Pittsburg |
| Date: | 2002 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York City |
| Date: | 2002 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | SAGES and ASBS Courses |
| Date: | 2002-2003 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | Lap Band Course |
| Date: | 2002 Inamed Corporate |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
Reference Check
Some preliminary effort was made to check
information supplied by or about this surgeon, the results of which are
relayed below, as-is, for information purposes only.
New York State Board for Medicine (Licensure)
Accurate as of: 03/24/04 (Verified ? 03/24/04)
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Licensee Name: Alan Chas Geiss
License Status: Active
License Number: 109380
License Type: MD
Address: 221 Jericho Turnpike
City, State, Zip: Syosset, New York 11791
Orig. License Date: 07/27/71 (issue date)
Education: The Chicago Medical School
Chicago, Illinois
Residency: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
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Received specialized training in laparoscopic and/or
bariatric surgical techniques by:
University of Pittsburg in 2002
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City in 2000
SAGES and ASBS Courses in 2002 and 2003
Inamed Corporate Lap Band Course in 2002
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Key Professional Achievements , Appointments and Awards:
Alan C. Geiss, MD, FACS, has been Director of the Laparoscopic Center at
the Center for Surgical Specialties at North Shore University Hospital
in Syosset, New York, since 1996. For the past three years, he has also
served as Director of the Laparoscopic Skills Development Course at
North Shore LIJ Health System / Yale University.
The author of numerous lectures and scientific articles on laparoscopic
procedures such as hernia repair and bariatric surgery, Dr. Geiss is an
11-time recipient of the Physician?s Recognition Award from the American
Medical Association. He was also named one of ?The Best Doctors In
New York? by New York Magazine in 2000 and 2001.
After pursuing his undergraduate degree at Alfred University in New York,
Dr. Geiss earned his MD at the Chicago Medical School. For his
post-graduate training, he completed a surgical internship at the
Albert Einstein Medical Center in New York followed by a three-year
surgical residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
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ASBS Member
(Verified ? 03/24/04)
AMA Member
(Verified- 03/24/04)
ABS Member
(Verified. Spoke with Terri H., on 03/24/04.)
SAGES Member
(Verified. Spoke with Anthony Ramsey, on 03/24/04.)
