Expert Details
Obesity, Comorbidities, Diet, Weight Loss, Eating Disorders, Liver Metabolism, DUI, DWI
ID: 726713
Georgia, USA
After graduating from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara Medical School located in Guadalajara, Mexico, Expert served a Rotating Sub-Internship at The Peninsula General Hospital Center - University of the State of New York Medical School at Stoney Brook continuing with advanced residency training in General and Trauma Surgery at both UMDNJ Rutgers Medical School at Camden, New Jersey and NYU Medical Center at Booth Memorial Hospital Center, NYC, NY. He served as instructor in Advanced Surgical Trauma and Life Support as well as Surgical Consultant in Shock / Trauma at the Booth Memorial Medical Center Clinical Campus for New York University Medical Center.
Expert has served two terms as Chairman of the Medical Ethics and Grievance Committee of the Medical Association of Atlanta and currently serves as a case reviewer for the Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners. He served two terms as Chairman of the Medical Association of Georgia Committee on Prison Healthcare, a committee on which he served for over twenty years. Board Certified by the American Board of Bariatric Medicine, Expert has served as Secretary Treasurer of the board’s sister organization the American Society of Bariatric Physicians; he has also served on the American Society of Bariatric Physicians Board of Trusties and chaired its Ways and Means Committee.
Bariatric Medicine is the recognized medical specialty treating Obesity, Eating Disorders and related metabolic disease. Expert has been in the private practice since 1984. Expert serves as a medical consultant and has attended on the medical staffs of several major Atlanta Hospitals. He frequently lectures at the metropolitan Atlanta medical schools, Morehouse and Emory and routinely lectures nationally on Bariatric Medicine and Bariatric Practice. Expert serves as a medical consultant to all of the major Atlanta television networks WXIA, WGCL, WGNX as well as CNN.
Expert has served two terms as Chairman of the Medical Ethics and Grievance Committee of the Medical Association of Atlanta and currently serves as a case reviewer for the Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners. He served two terms as Chairman of the Medical Association of Georgia Committee on Prison Healthcare, a committee on which he served for over twenty years. Board Certified by the American Board of Bariatric Medicine, Expert has served as Secretary Treasurer of the board’s sister organization the American Society of Bariatric Physicians; he has also served on the American Society of Bariatric Physicians Board of Trusties and chaired its Ways and Means Committee.
Bariatric Medicine is the recognized medical specialty treating Obesity, Eating Disorders and related metabolic disease. Expert has been in the private practice since 1984. Expert serves as a medical consultant and has attended on the medical staffs of several major Atlanta Hospitals. He frequently lectures at the metropolitan Atlanta medical schools, Morehouse and Emory and routinely lectures nationally on Bariatric Medicine and Bariatric Practice. Expert serves as a medical consultant to all of the major Atlanta television networks WXIA, WGCL, WGNX as well as CNN.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1984 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: UAG, Rutgers, NYU |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 1984 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Medical Director | Department: Medical Director |
Responsibilities:Everything in a Medical Practice |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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Professional Societies: American Medical Association Medical Association of Georgia Medical Association of Atlanta American Heart Association - Epidemiology Division National Association for Correctional Healthcare Physicians Southern Medical Association American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP) American Board of Bariatric Medicine (ABBM) North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) American Obesity Association American College of Preventive Medicine Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity The Obesity Foundation Awards: Presidents Award for Meritorious Service - Medical Association of Atlanta Physician Recognition Award- American Medical Association Doctor of the Day- Georgia State Assembly- Governor Zell Miller Doctor of the Day- Georgia State Assembly- Governor Roy Barnes Presidents Meritorious Service Award- American Society of Bariatric Physicians |
Licenses / Certifications |
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MD |
Professional Appointments |
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Professional Societies: American Medical Association Medical Association of Georgia Medical Association of Atlanta American Heart Association - Epidemiology Division National Association for Correctional Healthcare Physicians Southern Medical Association American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP) American Board of Bariatric Medicine (ABBM) North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) American Obesity Association American College of Preventive Medicine Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity The Obesity Foundation L. E. Expert, M.D. Curriculum Vitae - 2 of 3 Awards: Presidents Award for Meritorious Service - Medical Association of Atlanta Physician Recognition Award- American Medical Association Doctor of the Day- Georgia State Assembly- Governor Zell Miller Doctor of the Day- Georgia State Assembly- Governor Roy Barnes Presidents Meritorious Service Award- American Society of Bariatric Physicians |
Awards / Recognition |
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Awards: Presidents Award for Meritorious Service - Medical Association of Atlanta Physician Recognition Award- American Medical Association Doctor of the Day- Georgia State Assembly- Governor Zell Miller Doctor of the Day- Georgia State Assembly- Governor Roy Barnes Presidents Meritorious Service Award- American Society of Bariatric Physicians |
Medical / Professional |
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Medical School- Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, - 1981 Internship- Rotating Sub-Internship Peninsula General Hospital Center/ State University of New York at Stoney Brook Residency- Surgery- UMDNJ Rutgers Medical School - Camden, NJ Surgery- New York University / Booth Memorial Medical Center, NY Fellowship- American College of International Physicians Certification- American Board of Bariatric Medicine- 12/13/1988 #087 License- Georgia #025696 Expiration-. 07/31/2011 |
Publications and Patents Summary |
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Over 100 presentations and publications |
Language Skills
Language | Proficiency |
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Spanish | Fluent- Expert lived and studied for 4 years at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico. |