| EDUCATION |
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1984 |
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Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany |
| M.D. |
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1985 |
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Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany |
| Ph.D. |
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| RESIDENCIES |
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1989 - 1994 |
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
| General Surgery |
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| FELLOWSHIPS |
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1987 - 1989 |
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Pittsburgh Cancer Institute |
| Postdoctural Research Fellowship |
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1994 - 1996 |
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY |
| Surgical Oncology Fellowship |
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| HONORS AND AWARDS |
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2006 |
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UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
| Residents’ Theodor Kocher Teaching Award |
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2001 |
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Japan Surgical Society |
| Traveller’s Grant Award to the 101st Annual Congress, Sendai, Japan |
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2001 |
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NIH-K12 Fellow Award |
| City of Hope National Medical Center |
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1995 |
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Society of Surgical Oncology |
| 48th Annual Cancer Symposium: Poster Presentation Award |
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1989 |
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
| International Research Training Award |
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| BOARD CERTIFICATIONS |
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| General Surgery |
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| PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / AFFILIATIONS |
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| American Association for Cancer Research |
| Society of Surgical Oncology |
| American College of Surgeons (FACS) |
| Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract |
| Society of University Surgeons |
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