CURRICULUM VITAE
PRESENT- POSITION
- 1999 – present : Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Advanced Laparoscopic and Endocrine Surgery
California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco, California.
EDUCATION
- 1983 – 1987 : Moorhead State University,Moorhead, Minnesota
BA Chemistry, Cum Laude. - 1987 – 1991 : University of Minnesota Medical School,Minneapolis, Minnesota , Medical Doctor.
- 1991 – 1998 : University of California Medical Center San Francisco, California Resident in Surgery.
- 1993 – 1995 : University of California Mount ZionEndocrine Surgery Laboratory San Francisco, California Fellow in Endocrine Surgery.
- 1998 – 1999 : Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York Fellow in Laparoscopic Surgery.
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION
- 1991 : California G75072
- 2000 : Diplomate, American Board of Surgery ID 054935; Cert. # 44963
- 2001 : Fellow, American College of Surgeons
RESEARCH
- 1988 – 1989 : Medical Student Research Project University of Minnesota Medical School Scott Gruber, MD, Robert Cipolle, Pharm.D.& Daniel Canafax, Pharm.D.Context: Local immunosuppression in canine renal allografts; heparin pharmacokinetics; and reviewing the incidence of malignancy in transplant recipients.
- 1989 – 1991 : Summer Independent Research University of Minnesota Medical School Otitis Media Research Center G. Scott Giebink, MD and Daniel. Canafax, Pharm.D.Context: Antimicrobial drug penetration in otitis media
- 1993 – 1995 : Endocrine Surgery Research Fellow University of California, San Francisco Orlo H. Clark, MD and Ulli Weier, MD in conjunction with Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory,Department of Molecular Cytogenetics.Context: Thyroid Oncogenesis, specifically the application of molecular cytogenetic techniques to detect the presence of oncogenes in thyroid tumors.
MANUSCRIPTS
Rosenthal R, Jossart GH et al
- 2012 Jan-Feb; 8(1):8-19 : International Sleeve Gastrectomy Expert Panel Consensus Statement: est practice guidelines based on experience of >12,000 cases. Surg Obes Relat Dis.
- 2011 Oct; 23(10): 1535-45 : Holty Je, Parimi N, Ballesteros M, Blackwell T, Jossart GH, Bravata DM Does Surgically Induced Weight Loss Improve Daytime Sleepiness? Obes Surg.
- 2011 Jul; 43(8):587-90 : Valentine AR, Raff H, Liu H, Ballesteros M, Rose JM, Jossart GH, Bravate DM. Salivary cortisol increases after bariatric surgery in women. Horm Metabl Res.
- 2010 Jun; 20(3):146-7 : Jossart GH. Complications of Sleeve Gastrectomy: bleeding and prevention. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech.
- 2010-2: 13-22 : O’Brien B, Jossart GH, Ito Y, Greulich-Bode KM, Weier JF, Munne S, Clark OH, Weier HU. Chromosomal Rainbows Detect Oncogenic Rearrangements of Signaling Molecules in Thyroid Tumors. Open Cell Signal J.
Lee CM, Jossart GH
- 2012 Jan-Feb; 8(1):8-19 : International Sleeve Gastrectomy Expert Panel Consensus Statement: est practice guidelines based on experience of >12,000 cases. Surg Obes Relat Dis.
- 2011 Oct, 23(10): 1535-45 : Holty Je, Parimi N, Ballesteros M, Blackwell T, Jossart GH, Bravata DM. Does Surgically Induced Weight Loss Improve Daytime Sleepiness? Obes Surg.
- 2011 Jul, 43(8):587-90 : Valentine AR, Raff H, Liu H, Ballesteros M, Rose JM, Jossart GH, Bravate DM. Salivary cortisol increases after bariatric surgery in women. Horm Metabl Res.
- 2010 Jun, 20(3) : Jossart GH. Complications of Sleeve Gastrectomy: bleeding and prevention. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech.
- 2010 Feb, 13-22 : O’Brien B, Jossart GH, Ito Y, Greulich-Bode KM, Weier JF, Munne S, Clark OH, Weier HU. Chromosomal Rainbows Detect Oncogenic Rearrangements of Signaling Molecules in Thyroid Tumors. Open Cell Signal J.
PRESENTATIONS
June 25th-2015
Sleeve Gastrectomy for Gastroparesis. ASMBS Obesity Week-end. Las Vegas.
Dec 6th-2012
Sleeve and Hiatal Hernia Repair.Live Surgery.International Consensus Summit for Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Sep 28th-2012
Sleeve Gastrectomy: How I do it and what are the options. Management of the Sleeve Gastrectomy Patient. Chicago.
Nov 20th,21st-2009
The Sleeve as a revisional/rescue procedure. ANZ Sleeve Gastrectomy Symposium (ASGS).Australia.
Oct 11th-2009
The Sleeve Gastrectomy and Hiatal Hernia: How I do it. American College of Surgeons Postgraduate Course. Chicago.
Sep 17th-2009
The Failed Sleeve: How to Approach the Problem.Postgraduate CME Course, Portland, OR.
Feb 27th-2009
Jossart GH. Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Results from Northern California. California Chapter of the ASMBS. Long Beach, CA.
May 11th-2007
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Long-term results. Postgraduate CME Course. Las Vegas, NV.
June 23rd-2015
The Sleeve is now up in the chest. ASMBS Obesity Week-end. Las Vegas.
Nov 2nd-2012
Long Term Outcomes after Sleeve Gastrectomy. Michigan Bariatric Society, 5th Annual Meeting. Ann Arbor.
Mar 12th-2012
The Sleeve and Diabetes Mellitus, Metabolic Surgery and Cure of Diabetess. SAGES.
Nov 20th,21st-2009
How I do the Sleeve-Technical Aspects. ANZ Sleeve Gastrectomy Symposium (ASGS). Australia.
Oct 11th-2009
The Sleeve Gastrectomy: Management of Obstruction. American College of Surgeons Postgraduate Course. Chicago, IL.
Mar 19,21-2009
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Mid-term Weight Loss Results. The Second Annual International Consensus Summit for Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Jun 17th-2008
Early Outcomes with Sleeve Gastrectomy. Gastric Restriction Course: Adjustable Gastric Band and Sleeve Gastrectomy. ASMBS 25th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
May 31st-2008
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. CME Course. Weill Medical College, Cornel University, New York, NY.
Dec 7th-2012
Routine Hiatal Hernia Repair to Avoid Reflux. International Consensus Summit for Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Oct 25th-2012
Staple Line Management to Prevent Stenosis and Bleeding. ASMBS 3rd Annual Fall Educational Event.Las Vegas.
Nov 13th-2009
The Sleeve Gastrectomy: Patient Selection and Follow up. Tennessee Chapter of the ASMBS. Nashville,TN.
Nov20th,21st-2009
If I can do them all, why do I prefer the Sleeve. ANZ Sleeve Gastrectomy Symposium (ASGS)Australia.
Sep 17th-2009
The History of Sleeve Gastrectomy. Postgraduate CME Course, Portland, OR.
Apr 22nd-2009
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Mid-term Results. SAGES Postgraduate Course. Phoenix, AZ.
Oct-25th-2008
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Mid-term Weight Loss Results. The First Annual International Consensus Summit for Sleeve Gastrectomy (ICSSG-1). New York.
May 16th-2005
Lee CM, Taller J, Feng JJ, Jossart GH. The Best Laparoscopic Bariatric Operation for Older Patients,Comparison of after the Band, Vertical Gastrectomy.
Nov 7th-2004
Lee CM, Feng JJ,Jossart GH. Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity in 216 Patients,Report of Two-Year Results. SAGES. Dallas, TX.
Jun/13/04-Jun/18/04
Lee CM, Feng JJ, Jossart GH.Comparison of BMI-matched patients undergoing laparoscopic isolated vertical sleeve gastrectomy versus laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass.American Society of Bariatric Surgery 21st Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Mar/31/04-Apr/3/04
Lee CM, Feng JJ, Jossart GH. Isolated laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy for superobese or high-risk patients results in weight loss with minimal morbidity. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Denver, CO.
Feb/2/04-Feb/7/04
Lee CM, Feng JJ,Jossart GH. Totally laparoscopic duodenal switch with hand-sewn retrocolic duodenoenterostomy: experience with 52 patients. World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Cancun, Mexico.
Apr 22,24-1995
Jossart GH, Greulich KM, Siperstein AE, Duh Q, Clark OH and Weier HW. Molecular and cytogenetic Characterization of a t(1;10;21) translocation in the human papillary thyroid cancer cell line TPC-1 expressing the ret/H4 chimeric transcript.
Oct/10/04-Oct/14/04
Lee CM, Feng JJ, Jossart GH. ‘Bariatric surgery failure rate’: a proposed measure of efficacy following morbid obesity operations. Submitted American College of Surgeons 90th Clinical Congress, Surgical Forum, New Orleans, LA.
Mar/31/04-Apr/4/04
Lee CM, Feng JJ,Jossart GH. Totally laparoscopic duodenal switch with hand-sewn retrocolic duodenoenterostomy. Video abstract. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Denver, CO.
Mar/31/04-Apr/3/04
Lee CM, Feng JJ, Jossart GH. Totally laparoscopic duodenal switch with hand-sewn retrocolic duodenoenterostomy: experience with 52 patients. Society of American Gastrointestinal End oscopic Surgeons, Denver, CO.
April-2001
Jossart GH,Nuglozeh-Buck, D,Rabkin RA.A laparoscopic technique for duodenal switch: Experience with 150 patients. Presented at Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, St.
May 20,24-1991
Jossart GH, Erdmann GR, Le CT, Giebink GS, Juhn SK, Canafax DM. Effect of pH and protein binding on middle ear anti-microbial drug penetration. Fifth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Oct/10/04-Oct/14/04
Lee CM, Feng JJ,Jossart GH. Laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy, a novel bariatric operation: superior to established bariatric operations? Submitted American College of Surgeons 90th Clinical Congress, Papers Session, New Orleans, LA.
Mar/31/04-Apr/3/04
Lee CM, Feng JJ, Jossart GH. Totally laparoscopic versus hand-assisted duodenal switch: results in fewer wound-related complications. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Denver, CO.
Feb/2/04-Feb/7/04
Lee CM, Feng JJ, Jossart GH. Totally laparoscopic versus hand-assisted duodenal switch: results in fewer wound-related complications. World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Cancun, Mexico.
June 2000
Jossart GH, Rabkin RA. A Laparoscopic procedure for biliopancreatic diversion(BPD) with duodenal switch.American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Memphis, Tennessee.
Feb 4-1990
Canafax DM, Jossart GH, Erdmann GR, Levitt DG, Kucera P, Le CT, Juhn SK, Giebink GS.A new model for measuring middle ear antimicrobial drug,Midwinter Meeting of the association for Research in Otolaryngology,St.Petersburg Beach,Florida.