ELAINE JAMES, M.D.
50 N. La Cienega Blvd. Ste 218
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
310-922-3940 Cell
Drsewphine@aol.com
EDUCATION:
2008-2011 M.B.A. - George Washington University
School of Business
MBA in Health Care
Off Campus site-Online
1983-1987 M.D. - University of South Carolina
School of Medicine
Columbia, South Carolina
1979-1983 B.A. - Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey
Psychology
BOARD STATUS: Board Certified in General Surgery 1997
(Pending Re-Certification 2009)
INTERNSHIP/RESIDENCY:
1990 - 1995 Martin Luther King/Drew Medical Center
Department of General Surgery
Los Angeles, California
1987 - 1989 University of Maryland Medical Systems
Department of General Surgery
Baltimore, Maryland
FELLOWSHIP:
2007- 2008 Minimally Invasive Surgery Research/Clinical Fellow
Department of Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
1989 - 1990 Trauma Surgery and Critical Care Fellowship/
Clinical Research, Department of Surgery
Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services
(MIEMSS) Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland
AFFLILIATIONS:
2003-2009 American Society for Bariatric Surgery
2003-2009 International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)
2001 National Medical Association
1997 Columbia Medical Society
1997 South Carolina Medical Association
1997 Palmetto Medical, Dental, and Pharmacological Association
1997 Congaree Medical, Dental and Pharmacological Association
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
2007 – 2009 Alternative Care Clinics
4201 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 410
Long Beach, CA 90807
Medical Consultant
2009 – Present Green Medical Management Group
20944 Sherman Way, Suite 207
Canoga Park, CA 91303
Medical Consultant
2009 – Present Woodland Hills Medical Clinic and Urgent Care
5995 Topanga Canyon Blvd
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Urgent Care Provider, Physician Assistant Supervisor
2004 – 2006 K’ima:w Medical Center
P.O. Box 1288
1200 Airport Road
Hoopa, California 95546
Urgent Care Physician on an Indian Reservation
2002 – 2007 Maxim Physicians Services
1825 Market Center Blvd, Ste 410
Dallas, Texas 75207
(Transportation Security Administration - Federalization of Airport Screeners).....Physician Reviewer and Medical
Examiner for California and Nebraska Sites)
2000 – 2002 Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity
Dr. Mathias A. L. Fobi
21520 S. Pioneer Blvd, Ste 204
Hawaiian Gardens, California 90716
Bariatric Surgeon
2001 – 2005 Encompass Medical Services
Physician Reviewer
Des Moines, Iowa
1998 – 2000 The Osler Institute
Surgery Board Review Courses
1094 East Dawn Dr.
Terre Haute, Indiana 47802
Teaching Faculty for the American Board of Surgery Exam
1997 – 1998 Midlands Surgical Associates, P.A.
Director, Dr. Everett Dargan
2010 Farrow Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29203
Attending General Surgeon
LICENSURES:
Federal DEA #BJ284224
California State License #G071988 Active
South Carolina State License #19761 Lapsed
SC Substance Control Abuse #20 - R6
Nebraska State License # 25336 Active
Maryland State License D38928 Expired
CERTIFICATION:
Advanced Trauma Life Support September, 2008
Advanced Cardiac Life Support 2007
Pediatric Advanced Life Support 1997
1st Asia Pacific Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Course
Sponsored by Tyco
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
January 16th - 17th, 2006
ASCION, India’s Annual National Surgery Conference
Live Surgery Case Participant with Dr. Shashank Shah
Jaipur, Rajastan, India
December 25th - 29th, 2005
Laparoscopic Solid Organ Surgery Training
Ethicon Institute of Surgical Education
Mumbai (Bombay), India
December 12th, 2005
General and Bariatric Laparoscopic Surgery Training
Director, Dr. Mahendra Nawaria
Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
October 26th - December 19th, 2005
Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Clinical Training
Director, Dr. Ricardo Cohen and Dr. Carlos Schiavon
Sao Paulo, Brazil
March 18th - April 16th, 2005
International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity
(IFSO) Symposium
Prague, Czech Republic
May 28th - May 30th, 2004
Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Clinical Training
Director, Dr. Jacque Himpens
Brussels, Belgium
May 16th - May 26th, 2004
Advanced Laparoscopic Symposium
Presenter, Dr. Robert T. Marema
Miami, Florida
July 18th, 2002
Top Gun Laparoscopic Skills Laboratory
Director, Dr. Butch Rosser
Beth Israel Hospital, New York, NY
May 21st - May 23rd, 2002
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION:
Pri-Med CME Online Courses
AMA I Category--34 hrs 2008-2009
Baylor College of Medicine Online Courses
AMA I Category--2.25 hrs 2009
Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation
AMA I Category--2.50 hrs 2009
India (OSSICON) National Bariatric Surgery Conference; International Faculty
Ahmadabad, India
February 18th - February 20th, 2005
Advanced Trauma Life Support
September 22nd - September 23rd, 2005
(CME: 19 hrs Category I)
International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
September 8th - September 11th, 2004
ASBS 21st Annual Meeting, San Diego, California
June 12th - June 18th, 2004
(CME: 15 hrs Category I)
Approaches to Bariatric Revision Surgery
Moderator, Dr. Kelvin Higa
San Francisco, California
April 30th - May 1st, 2004
(CME: 7.75 hrs Category I)
Surgery Grand Rounds at Martin Luther King/Drew Hospital
Evaluation and Treatment of Solitary Neck Mass
Dr. Jimmy Brown, ENT
February 27th, 2004
(CME: 1 hr Category I)
Advanced Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Course
Santa Monica, California
November 13th - November 14th, 2003
(CME: 7.75 hrs Category I)
Medial and Surgical Management of Obesity
September 10th, 2003
(CME: 3 hrs Category I)
Contemporary Clinical and Practice Management
Issues in Cardiovascular Medicine
February 11th, 2003
(CME 2 hrs Category I)
ASBS 19th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada
June 24th – June 29th, 2002
(CME: 2 hrs Category I)
Current Updates for the Dx & Txt of Rectal Cancer
Los Angeles, California
May 1st, 2002
(CME: 1 hr Category I)
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity Conference
Co-Director, Dr. Phil Schauer
University of Pittsburg School of Medicine
February 21st - February 24th, 2002
(CME: 18.5 hrs Category I)
National Medical Association Annual Meeting
Nashville, Tennessee
August 2001
(CME: 8 hrs Category I)
Advanced Laparoscopic Surgical Skills & Suturing Techniques
July 30th, 2001
(CME: 4 hrs Category I)
ASBS Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Essentials Course
June 12th - June 13th, 2000
(CME: 12 hrs Category I)
PRESENTATIONS:
Advances on Biologics for Hernia Repair (co-author)
ASGBI Biological Symposium – England, CR Bard, Inc.
May 13 – May 15, 2008
Bariatric Surgery: Impact on Fatty Liver Disease (co-author)
MISS Meeting Honolulu, Hawaii
February 5-8, 2008
Laparoscopic Basics and Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Department of General Surgery, Resident Lecture
University of Nebraska Medical Center
August 24, 2007
Clinical Management of the Bariatric Surgery Patient
Ruby Hall Clinic Hospital Staff
Pune, India
January 18th, 2006
1st Asia Pacific Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Conference
New Delhi, India
International Faculty Guest Speaker:
Topic 1: The Weight of the Journey has been lifted.
Topic 2: The Importance of Support Group Meetings after Bariatric Surgery
January 16th - January 17th, 2006
Inaugural Address to the First Obeso Support Group
“Running the Race Against Obesity”
Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, India
December 7th, 2005
Medical Association of Ahmadabad
Intricate Long-term Txt of Bariatric Surgery Patients
Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
December 18th, 2005
OSSICON 2005 National Bariatric Surgery Conference
Ahmadabad, India
International Faculty Member and Presenter:
Topic 1: Bariatric Surgery, What you need to know and how to ask.
Topic 2: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly. Complications with Gastric Bypass Surgery.
Topic 3: The Circle of Life from Bariatric Surgeon to Bariatric Surgery Patient.
Moderator for Live Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
Open Discussion Panelist for Bariatric Surgery
Hospital Medical Staff CME Meeting Presenter
Indications for Bariatric Surgery
Centinela Hospital, Los Angeles, California
February 21st, 2002
Alternatives to Treating Morbid Obesity, Including Gastric Bypass Surgery
Whittier Hospital, Whittier, California
February 12th, 2002
(CME: 1 hr Category I)
Hospital Medical Staff CME Meeting
Beverly Hospital Montebello, California
Surgical Options vs. Medical Treatment of Morbid Obesity
February 8th, 2002
(CME: 1 hr Category I)
Hospital Medical Staff CME Meeting
JFK Memorial Hospital, Indio, California
Clinical Applications of Surgery for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity
January 23rd, 2002
(CME: 1 hr Category I)
Hospital Medical Staff CME Meeting
Methods of Treating Morbid Obesity: Medical & Surgical
Huntington East Valley Hospital, Glendora, California
January 22nd, 2002
(CME: 1 hr Category I)
Tri-City Regional Medical Center Monthly Meeting
Are There Any Psychiatric or Psychological Contraindications to Obesity Surgery?
TCRM, Hawaiian Gardens, California
December 14th, 2001
(CME: 1 hr Category I)
PUBLICATIONS
Neuroscience Meeting
Type of Music Influences Performance in Robotic Surgery, (in press)
Sui, K., Shu, I., Mukherjee, M., James, E., Oleynikov, D., Stergiou, N.
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Long-term Outcome of Cruroplasty Reinforcement with
Human Acelluar Matrix:
Lee, Y. K., James E., Bocharev V., Oleynikov D.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 May;12(5):811-5.
Epub 2008 Jan 8
American Surgical Association 128th Meeting
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Novel Educational Training in Robot Assisted Surgery (Abstract)
James, E., Siu, K., Lee, I., Mukherjee, M., Stergiou, N., Oleynikov, D. Journal of Sport & amp; Exercise Psychology, 30, S103., 2008
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Robotics and NOTES – A Match Made in Heaven (Abstract)
James, E., Lehman, A., Farritor, S., Oleynikov, D.
Digestive Diseases Week 2008, May 17 - 22, 2008
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Media Appearance: 48 Hours, CBS Television Network
Follow Up Segment on a Bariatric Surgery Patient
Hawaiian Gardens, California
January 2nd, 2002
Center For Surgical Treatment of Obesity
Monthly Bariatric Surgery Patient Newsletter
Educational Column
Hawaiian Gardens, California, 2000-2002
Revision of failed gastric bypass to distal Roux-en-Y gastric bypass:
Fobi, MA., Lee, H., Igwe, D. Jr, Felahy, B., James, E., Stanczyk, M., Tambi, J., Eyong, P.
Obesity Surgery, 2001 April; 11(2):190-5
Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity, Hawaiian Gardens, CA
Prophylactic Cholecystectomy with Gastric Bypass Operation: Incidence of Gallbladder Disease. Fobi, MA., Lee, H., Igwe, D.
Obesity Surgery, 12, 350-353
Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity, Hawaiian Gardens, CA
Band Erosion: Incidence, Etiology, Management and Outcome after Banded Vertical Gastric Bypass
Lee, H., Igwe, D., Felahy, B., James, E., Stanczyk, M., Fobi, MA.
Obesity Surgery, 2001
Gastric Bypass in Patients with BMI <40, but not >32 Without Life-threatening Co-morbidities: Preliminary Report
Fobi, MA., Lee, H., Igwe, D., Felahy, B., James, E., Stanczyk, M., Fobi, N.
Obesity Surgery, Volume 12, Number 1, 1 February 2002, pp. 52 - 56(5)
Media Appearance: CBS--Rescue 911 Series 1 Episode 18
Filmed July 28th, 1989 at R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Aired January 30th, 1990 (Diving victim with cervical fracture)
EDUCATION PROJECTS:
2007 Hands-on presentation on Laparoscopic equipment
Virtual Incision Corporation, CEO, Reed Prior
2007-2008 Developed and implemented the Laparoscopic Training Program for the Surgical Residents and medical students. The course entailed lectures and labs including live
porcine models and endotrainer use for inanimate skills exercises.
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Course #1-- August 24, 2007
Course #2-- October 05, 2007
Course #3—December 14, 2007
Course #4—February 08, 2008
Course #5—April 25, 2008
Course #6—June 13, 2008
RESEARCH PROJECTS:
2007-2008 Completing the IRB application for a Clinical Trial
to evaluate a treatment regimen to control sweet cravings,
a problem that can lead to weight regain in post Bariatric
Surgery Patients.
2007-2008 Active participation in ongoing research with live Bovine
specimens while performing Natural Orifice Translumenal
Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) with the use of Endoscopic, Laparoscopic, and Mini-Robot Instruments.
Assisting the Biomechanics PhD and MS personnel with the
development of a training program to teach human subjects the effective use of the da Vinci Robot
2005 Proposal to study the Thermoregulation in Bariatric Surgery Patients during and after their weight loss.
Question: Hypothalamic regulation vs adipose density?
1990 Prospective Study of Retroperitoneal Hematomas
Journal of Trauma
1983 Princeton University
Senior Thesis Research Project
Library Research and Interviews with Study Participants
Phantom Pain - Etiology, Pathophysiology and
Treatment Modalities
1982 Princeton University
Junior Independent Research Project
Clinical Laboratory Experiment
The Effect of Naloxone, an Opiate Antagonist, on Olfactory Associations in Neonatal Rats
PENDING PATENTS:
Rings of Fire for inanimate laparoscopic skills stations
PERSONAL:
Born: August 16th, 1961
Place of Birth: Sumter, South Carolina
REFERENCES (MEDICAL):
Mrs. A. Mirshogae
Office Manager
Woodland Hills Medical Clinic and Urgent Care
5995 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
(818) 888-7009
Frederick Greene, M.D.
Carolinas Medical Center
1025 Morehead Medical Dr Ste 275
Charlotte, NC 28204
(704) 355-1813
Dmitry Oleynikov, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
983280 Nebraska Medical Center - MSB 4533
Omaha, NE 68198-3280
(402)-559-4581
doleynik@unmc.edu
Maxine Anderson, M.D.
General/Trauma/Bariatric Surgeon
Esplanade Unit #3
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(310) 486-7888
Eva Smith, M.D.
Medical Director of K’ima;w Medical Center
P.O. Box 1288, 1200 Airport Road
Hoopa, CA 95546
(530) 625-4261 Ext. 217
Melvyn Mahon, M.D., FACC
Cardiologist
2753 Laurel Street
Columbia SC 29204
(803) 252-1076
Shashank Shah, M.D.
Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Ruby Hall Clinic
Pune, Maharastra, India
drshashankshah@rediff.com
(011) 91-982-202-6734
Samuel Williams, M.D.
Retired General and Trauma Surgeon
555 Farmers Road
Elloree, SC 29047
(803) 897-3908
REFERENCES (LEGAL):
Mason, Cawood & Hobbs -2008
69 Franklin Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Expert witness for Plaintiff in Bariatric Surgery
Wrongful Death (Settlement out of Court)
Baker, Manock & Jensen Attorneys at Law -2003
Fig Garden Financial Center
5260 North Palm Ave. 4th Floor, Fresno, CA 93704
Medicolegal reviewer for Defense in Bariatric Surgery Case
Daniel M. Graham Attorney at Law -2007/2008
23720 Arlington Avenue, Suite 8
Torrance, California 90501-6124
Expert witness for Plaintiff in Bariatric Surgery Cases
Specifically for Doctors
ICC Underwriters a Division of Insurance Claims Consultants
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