OFFICE ADDRESS Summit Surgical Institute 2800 Marcus Ave., Suite 203 Lake Success, NY 11042 (516) 233-1952 office phone (516) 233-1954 fax staff@summitsurgicalinstitute.com
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
Holy Name Medical Center HUMC-Pascack Valley HUMC-Palisades Hudson Regional Hospital
SPOUSE Roxana G. Kline, MD, FACS, RVT, Vascular Surgeon
EDUCATION 1986 Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI Degree: M.D.
1982 University of Michigan Major: Epidemiology Degree: M.P.H.
1980 University of Michigan Major: Biology and Psychology Degrees: B.A. and B.S. Graduated with Distinction
TRAINING 7/93 - 6/94 University of Pennsylvania Chief Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Timothy J. Gardner, M.D., Chief Deborah Medical Center Lynn McGrath, M.D., Chief
7/92 - 6/93 University of Pennsylvania Senior Assistant Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Verdi J. DiSesa, M.D., Chief Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia William I. Norwood, M.D., Ph.D., Chief
7/91 - 6/92 University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Research - Cardiac Transplantation Verdi J. DiSesa, M.D., Director of Cardiac Transplantation Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery L. Henry Edmunds, M.D. Chief
7/89 - 6/91 Wayne State University Chief Resident in General Surgery Department of General Surgery Detroit Medical Center David Fromm, M.D., Chairman
7/86 - 6/89 Wayne State University Junior Assistant Resident in General Surgery Department of General Surgery Detroit Medical Center Alexander J. Walt, M.D., Chairman (1986-1988) David Fromm, M.D., Chairman (1988-1989)
HOSPITAL POSITIONS 7/02-7/09 Associate Attending Surgeon, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
1/02-7/09 Assistant Attending Surgeon, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
8/95-6/02 Assistant Attending Surgeon, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, New York, NY
7/94-7/95 Associate Surgeon, Department of Surgery, St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, PA Staff Surgeon, Department of Surgery Muhlenberg Hospital Center, Bethlehem, PA
HOSPITAL COMMITTEES Cancer and Leukemia Group B - Surgical Coordinator Blood Transfusion Committee Laparoscopy/ Thoracoscopy Surgical Committee O.R. Standardization Committee Institutional Review Board (IRB) Surgical Compliance Committee Quality Assurance Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS 1995 - present Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Surgery Yeshiva University, New York, NY
1992 – 1994 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA - Instructor of Surgery
1990 - 1992 Wayne State University, Detroit, MI - Instructor of Surgery
SPECIALTY - BOARD CERTIFICATIONS American Board of Thoracic Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery American Board of Surgery American Board of Surgery Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor - Issued by the Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons Diplomat of the American Board of Medical Examiners
AWARDS & HONORS First Place - Third Annual Cardiac Research Symposium Johns Hopkins University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Pennsylvania Reviewer of Annals of Thoracic Surgery (1999-present)
MAJOR PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 1999 NY Society of Thoracic (STS) 1999 Nassau County Medical Society 1998 Society of Thoracic Surgery (STS) 1997 General Thoracic Surgical Club 1997 American College of Surgeons - Fellow 1996 American College of Chest Physicians – Fellow 1995 American College of Surgeons - Associate Fellow 1995 Cancer and Leukemia Group B - Surgical Coordinator @ LIJ 1995 Ravdin-Rhoads Surgical Society 1994 American Medical Association 1994 Pennsylvania Medical Society 1994 Lehigh County Medical Society 1993 American College of Chest Physicians 1992 Wayne State Surgical Society 1987 American College of Surgeons 1987 Detroit Surgical Association 1984 Wayne County Medical Society 1983 Michigan State Medical Society 1983 Phi Beta Pi Medical Fraternity 1982 American Medical Student Association 1981 University of Michigan Public Health Association, Secretary
MEDICAL LICENSURE New Jersey (Active) New York (Active) Pennsylvania (Inactive Status) Florida (Inactive Status) Michigan (Inactive Status)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Radial Artery Angiographic Patencies at 3-4 years @ LIJMC.
Expression and Immune Response of a Foreign Histocompatability Gene Transferred in Utero, Dept. of Surgery, LIJMC.
Origin of Cardiac Tissue in Pulmonary Veins as a Possible Source of Panarrhythmic Atrial Triggers.
Alogenic and Zenogeneic Heart Transplantation: Effects of Intrathymic Manipulation on Heterotopic Heart Transplantation in the Rat and In Utero Induction of Tolerance, 1991- 1992, Brooke Roberts Surgical Research Labs, University of Pennsylvania, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Philadelphia, PA.
Pancreatic and Duodenal Trauma: A Review of the Detroit Receiving Hospital Experience, 1980-1989 Wayne State University, Department of Surgery, Detroit, MI.
Predictors of Obstructive Airway Disease Identified in the Prospective Epidemiology Study in the Population of Tecumseh, Michigan, 1982. University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Ann Harbor, MI.
The Effects of Metal Contaminants Introduced by Fossil Fuel Burning on Intestinal Functions in the Yellow Perch, 1979. University of Michigan, Department of Cellular Biology, Ann Arbor, MI.
GRANTS
U10 Application No. CA5959.4 - $126,179. - Cancer and Leukemia Group B, Surgical Modality Committee.
Long Island Jewish M.C. 1998 (Co-Investigator), Faculty Research Award - $35,000 - Expression and Immune Response of a Foreign Histocompatability Gene Transferred In Utero.
EXHIBITS AND POSTERS Neonatal Thymic Exposure to Alloantigens Produces Donor Specific Adult Tolerance in Experimental Heart Transplantation. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 30th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 31, 1994.
Successful Experimental Heart Transplantation Without Immunosuppressive Drugs. The International Society for Heat and Lung Transplantation, 30th Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, FL, March 31, 1993.
Pancreatic and Duodenal Trauma: A Review of the Detroit Receiving Hospital Experience. Annual Scientific Meeting, Michigan State Medical Society, Dearborn, MI, November 11, 1986.
PRESENTATIONS Multi-Center VATS Experience with Mediastinal Tumors. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Naples, Florida, November 5, 1997.
Role of Midcab Surgery. American Heart Association, CMC - Brooklyn and Queens, Elmhurst, NY, November 6, 1997.
“Esophageal and Thoracic Trauma”. Thoracic Review for Surgery Oral Board Review. Providence, RI, September 12-14, 1997.
“Aortic Dissections and Critical Care Diagnosis and Management”. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Grand Rounds, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, September 4, 1997.
“Esophageal Hematoma: Case Presentation”. General Thoracic Surgical Club (NY Chapter), Rockefeller Research Lab, May 13, 1997.
“Video thoracoscopy Evaluation of a Single Pulmonary Nodule”. Radiology Conference Ground Rounds, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, May 7, 1997.
“Thoracic and Aortic Surgical Cases”. Thoracic Review for Surgery Oral Board Review. Osler Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, February 6-8, 1997.
“Radial Artery: Second Option for Revascularization?” Surgical Ground Rounds, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, January 2, 1997.
“Open Heart Surgery Complications”. Schneider’s Children’s Hospital, April 9, 1996.
“Search for the Perfect Conduit”. Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Rounds, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, March 19, 1996.
“Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery”. NY College of Osteopathic Medicine, March 12, 1996.
“Coronary Artery Anatomy and Variations.” Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Rounds, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, September 19,1995.
"Aprotinin and Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) After Redo CABG." American Society of Extracorporeal Technology. Spring Meeting, June 10, 1995.
“Esophageal and Thoracic Trauma.” Thoracic Review for Surgery Oral Board Review. Osler Institute, Seattle, WA, June 3-4, 1995.
"Duodenal Organ Injury Severity (OIS) and Outcome." 36th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association, August 8, 1994.
"The Future of Pediatric Heart Transplantation.: In Utero Development of Tolerance to Experimental Cardiac Allografts." The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, January 25, 1993.
"The Blight of Biliary Surgery." Wayne State University, Surgical Grand Rounds, March 30, 1991.
"Thoracic Aneurysms - A Dilemma Facing the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon." Wayne State University, Surgical Grand Rounds, September 20, 1990.
"Preoperative Cardiac Assessment and Coronary Revascularization in the High-risk Vascular Patient." Veterans Administration Hospital Surgical Grand Rounds, August 23, 1990.
Historical Perspective of the Relationship Between Doctor William Osler and His Patient, Walt Whitman." Wayne State University Surgical Grand Rounds, February 1985.
"Risk Factors in the Development of Obstructive Airway Disease Identified in the Population of Tecumseh, Michigan." Thomas Vaughn Student Lecture Series, University of Michigan School of Public Health, March, 1982.
"The Structural and Transport Changes in Yellow Perch ‘Brush Border’ Induced Heavy Metals (Hg, Pb, Fe, Cu, Cd, Zn)." Beta Beta Beta Honor Society, University of Michigan, November 1979.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Original Papers:
Kline GM, Shen Z, Mohiuddin M, Ruggiero V, Rostami S, DiSesa VJ. Successful experimental heart transplantation without immunosuppressive drugs. J of Heart and Lung Transpl 12(3):388-93, 1993, May-June.
Mohiuddin M, Kline GM, Shen Z, Ruggiero Vi, Rostami S, DiSesa VJ. Experiments in Cardiac Xenotransplantation: Response to Intrathymic Xenogeneic Cells and Intravenous Cobra Venom Factor. J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg, 106:632-5, May 1993.
Kline GM, Shen Z, Mohiuddin M, Ruggiero V, Rostami S, DiSesa VJ. The Future of Pediatric Heart Transplantation: In Utero Development of Tolerance to Experimental Cardiac Allografts. Ann Thoracic Surg, 57(1):72-4 Discussion 75, January 1994.
Kline GM, Lucas C. Ledgerwood AM, Saxe JM. Duodenal Organ Injury Severity (OIS) and Outcome. The American Surgeon, 60:500-4, July 1994.
Shen Z, Kline GM, Mohiuddin M, DiSesa VJ. Histocompatability Differences in Cardiac Transplant Tolerance Produced by Intrathymic Pretreatment. J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg, 107:1472-5, June 1994.
Kline GM, Shen Z, Mohiuddin M, Rostami S, DiSesa VJ. Tolerance to Experimental Cardiac Allografts Produced by Neonatal Intrathymic Injection of Donor Cells. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 58(5):1316-8; discussion 1318-9, November 1994.
Smyth R, Bavaria J, Hall RA, Kline GM, Kaiser L. Video Removal of Mediastinal Parathyroid Adenoma. Ann Thoracic Surg, 59(1):236-8, January 1995.
Demmy T, Krasna M, Detterbeck F, Kline G, Kohlman L, DeCamp M, Wain J and the CALGB thoracic surgeons. Multi-Center VATS Experience with Mediastinal Tumors. Annals of Thoracic Surg, 66:187-92, July 1998.
Chen A, Broadman R, Frame R, Graver LM, Tranbaugh RF, Banks T, Hoffman D, Palazzo RS, Kline GM,Stelzer P, Harris L, Donato S, Frymus M, Comachi M, Frater RWM, Furlong P, Wasserman F, Cohen B. Routine Myocardial Revascularization with the Radial Artery:A Multi-center Experience, Pending Publication
Sun Y, Bhuiya T, Valderrama E, Kline G, and Kahn L. Pulmonary Crystal-Storing Histocytosis and Extranodal Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphoma Associated with a Fibroleiomyomatous Hamartoma. Annals of Diagnostic Pathology, 7:1: 47-53, February 2003.
REVIEWER Annals of Thoracic Surgery Endourological Society
SURGICAL FORUM, PROCEEDINGS AND TRANSACTIONS Ruggiero V, Rostami S, Kline GM, Mohiuddin M, DiSesa VJ. The Molecular Biology of Cardiac Transplantation: Understanding a Murine Model of Allograft Rejection and Tolerance. Surg Forum 1992; 43:419-21.
ABSTRACTS Kline GM, Shen Z, Mohiuddin M, Ruggiero V, Rostami S, DiSesa VJ. Successful Experimental Heart Transplantation. J of Heart and Lung Transpl, 12:S94, 1993.
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