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June 2008                   Quality of Life Improvement Post-Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass

                                    N Ballem, K Yellumahanthi, M Wesley, RH Clements

                                    University of Alabama at Birmingham

                                    Presented at ASMBS, Washington DC

 

June 2008                    Gastrointestinal Symptom Improvement Post-Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Long-term Data

                                    N Ballem, K Yellumahanthi, M Wesley, RH Clements
University of Alabama at Birmingham

                                    Presented at ASMBS, Washington DC

 

May 2008                    Bone Health in Men: Osteoporosis & Hyperparathyroidism

                                    A Greene, N Ballem, R Parikh, A Siperstein, M Milas

                                    Cleveland Clinic

                                    Presented at Cleveland Surgical Society, Cleveland, OH

 

May 2008                    Endocrine Effects of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: 1,000 patient analysis with Long term Follow up

                                    N Ballem, K Yellumahanthi, M Wesley, RH Clements

                                    University of Alabama at Birmingham

                                    Submitted to International Congress of Endocrinology

 

April 2008                   Benefits of Laparoscopy for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts

                                    J Argo, N Ballem, K Y ellumahanthi, RH Clements

                                    University of Alabama at Birmingham

                                    Presented at SAGES, Philadelphia, PA

 

April 2008                   Laparoscopic Management of Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome

                                    N Ballem, B Sorensen, J Hunter, RH Clements

                                    University of Alabama at Birmingham

                                    Presented at SAGES, Philadelphia, PA

 

March 2008                 Open Versus Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repairs: 5 year Outcomes

                                    N Ballem, R Parikh, E Berber, A Siperstein

                                    Cleveland Clinic

                                    Accepted for publication in Surgical Endoscopy

 

March 2008                 Laparoscopic Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts

                                    J Argo, N Ballem, K Yellumahanthi, RH Clements

                                    University of Alabama at Birmingham

                                    Plenary Session World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery

                                    Tokyo, Japan

 

February 2008             Vitamin D Deficiency: After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

                                    RH Clements, K Yellumahanthi, M Wesley, N Ballem, K Bland

                                    University of Alabama at Birmingham

                                    Oral Presentation at SESC 2008

                                    Published in American Surgeon

 

February 2008             Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Prospective Analysis of

Radiofrequency Ablation

N Ballem, T Pitt, E Berber, A Siperstein

Cleveland Clinic

Plenary Session IHPBA 2008

Manuscript submitted to HPB

 

January 2008               Appreciation of Osteoporosis Among Men with

Hyperparathyroidism

N Ballem, R Parikh, A Greene, A Siperstein, M Milas

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Accepted for publication Endocrine Practice

 

 

December 2007           Laparoscopic Management of Median Arcuate Ligament

Syndrome

                                    J Argo, N Ballem, J Hunter, RH Clements

                                    University of Alabama at Birmingham

                                    Video Submission for DDW/SSAT 2008

 

November 2007          Retained Capsule Endoscopy: Retrieved by Minimally Invasive

Methods

N Ballem, A Siperstein, E Berber

Cleveland Clinic

Submitted to DDW/ASGE 2008

 

November 2007          Why Pharmacologic Prophylaxis May be More Harmful than

Helpful among Bariatric patients: Review of 900 consecutive cases

N Ballem, K Yellumahanthi, J Argo, M Wesley, RH Clements

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Submitted to ASMBS 2008

 

November 2007          Quality of Life Improvement After Bariatric Surgery: 5 year

Outcomes utilizing SF-36 Analysis

N Ballem, K Yellumahanthi, J Argo, RH Clements

University of Alabama at Birmingham

                                    Accepted for presentation ASMBS 2008

 

November 2007          GI Symptomatology Improvement after Bariatric Surgery

                                    N Ballem, K Yellumahanthi, J Argo, RH Clements  

                                    University of Alabama at Birmingham

                                    Accepted for presentation ASMBS 2008

 

October 2007              Laparoscopic Assisted ERCP: PostRoux En Y Gastric Bypass

                                    N Ballem, J Hunter, RH Clements

                                    University of Alabama at Birmingham

                                    Video Submission for DDW/ASGE 2008

 

October 2007              Techniques in Head and Neck Ultrasound for Endocrine Disease

                                    N Ballem, R Parikh, E Berber, M Milas, A Siperstein

                                    Cleveland Clinic

                                    Presented at American College of Surgeons Video Session

 

October 2007              Osteoporosis in Men: Novel Trends

                                    N Ballem, R Parikh, E Berber, A Siperstein, M Milas

                                    Cleveland Clinic

                                    Cleveland Clinic Research Symposium

 

September 2007          Laparoscopic Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts: Benefit Analysis

                                    J Argo, K Reddy, N Ballem, RH Clements

                                    UAB, Birmingham, Alabama

                                    Oral presentation SAGES 2008

 

August 2007               Laparoscopic approach for Paragangliomas: A Case series

                                    N Ballem, M Milas, E Berber, A Siperstein

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Video Submission for SAGES 2008

 

August 2007               Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Unresectable

Hepatocellcular Carcinoma: Long term Follow up

N Ballem, E Berber, AE Siperstein

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Ohio

Submitted to IHPBA 2007

 

August 2007               Laparoscopic IMA ligation for Type II Endoleak

                                    N Ballem, J Hunter, RH Clements

                                    UAB, Birmingham, Alabama

                                    Video Submission for SAGES 2008

 

July 2007                     Laparoscopic Duodenojejunostomy for SMA syndrome

                                    N Ballem, B Sorensen, J Hunter, RH Clements

                                    UAB, Birmingham, Alabama

                                    Video Submission for SAGES 2008

 

June 2007                    Why Do Claims Get Denied?: Reimbursement for Gastric Bypass

                                    S Veejay,  N Ballem, B Chand, P Schauer

                                    Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

                                    Presented ASBS 2007

 

June 2007                    Thyroid Hormones: The Effects of Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass

                                    C Silas, N Ballem, B Chand, P Schauer

                                    Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

                                    Presented ASBS 2007

 

June 2007                    The Importance of Recognizing Osteoporosis &

Hyperparathyroidism in Men

N Ballem, R Parikh, C Garner, E Berber, A Siperstein, M Milas

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Presented Endocrine Society 2007

                                   

May 2007                    Long-term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Hernia Repairs

                                    N Ballem, E Berber, A Siperstein

                                    Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

                                    Presented Cleveland Surgical Society 2007

 

May 2007                    Why Localization Studies Fail: Analysis of 1,000 Patients

                                    R Parikh, N Ballem, C Garner, E Berber, M Milas, A Siperstein

                                    Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

                                    Presented AAES 2007

 

April 2007                   Laparoscopic Versus Open Hernia Repair: 5yr Recurrence Rates

                                    N Ballem, R Parikh, E Berber, A Siperstein

                                    Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

                                    Presented SAGES 2007

                                    Manuscript Submitted to Surgical Endoscopy

 

April 2007                   Analysis of factors affecting Laparoscopic Splenectomy

                                    T Pitt, N Ballem, B Chand, P Schauer

                                    Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

                                    Presented SAGES 2007

 

April 2007                   Survival after Radiofrequency Ablation of Colorectal Liver

Metastases: 10 year Experience

A Siperstein, N Ballem, R Parikh, E Berber

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Presented ASA 2007

Accepted for publication in Surgery              

 

Aug. 2006                   Gastric Bypass in a Factor Five Deficient Patient

                                    H Syed, N Ballem, H Beaton

                                    North General Hospital, New York, NY

Obesity Surgery, Vol. 16, Number 8, Aug 2006, pp.1104-1006(3)

 

July 2006                     The Role of Medical Reprocessing

                                    Evaluating the current controversies and understanding the

legislative and economic impact.

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Dr. Ballem, Dr. Siperstein

 

2005                            Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Dr. Emond, Chief of Liver Transplant Surgery

Dr. Varadarajan, Retrospective Review of Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension Patients and the Evolution of their Management.

 

2001                            Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Research Assistant

Dr. Michel Gagner, MD, Chief of Laparoscopic Surgery

Dr. Kini, Research Fellow, Dr. Gentileschi, Associate Professor of Surgery

Developing new techniques for Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Kidney Transplantation

 

1991-1992                                      Harvard Medical School, Research Assistant

Dr. Czeisler, MD, Dr. Dijk, MD

Laboratory for Circadian and Sleep Disorder Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Womens Hospital

Boston, MA

Analyzed the role of the circadian pacemaker and sleep homeostat response to varying sleep wake cycles.

 

DJ Dijk, CA Czeisler, Paradoxical timing of the circadian rhythm of sleep propensity serves to consolidate sleep and wakefulness in humans, Vol. 166 of Neuroscience Letters, 166 (1):63-8,1994, Jan. 17.

 

1999-2000                                      Princess Margaret Hospital, Research Assistant

Dr. Magnus, MD, Chief of Neurosurgery & Associate Professor of Surgery

Collected & analyzed data regarding the incidence of Myelomeningoceles and the use of Folic Acid.