Michael E. Zenilman, M.D. - Curriculum Vitae, Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Date of Birth:	March 14, 1958
Place Of Birth:	Far Rockaway, New York
Education
Undergraduate:	SUNY at Stony Brook (1976-1980) Highest Honors Honors Department of Biology Phi Beta Kappa
Medical School:	SUNY Downstate Medical School (1980-1984) Summa Cum Laude Alpha Omega Alpha
Internship & Residency Training:	Barnes Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine (1984-1990), Samuel A. Wells, Jr., M.D., Chairman Chief Resident - Barnes Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine (1990-1991) Samuel A. Wells, Jr., M.D., Chairman
Research Fellowships:	Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine (1986-1988)
Licensure & Board Certification:	American Board of Surgery, # 37543, September, 1992, recertified 2003 State of New York, #195794-1, 1994 State of Maryland, #D41600, May, 1991 National Board of Medical Examiners, #294780, July, 1985 Advanced Trauma Life Support, April, 1989
Academic & Administrative Appointments:
Faculty Appointments:	Clarence and Mary Dennis Professor and Chairman, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 2001-present Coordinator, Molecular Genetic Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Tract, of the Joint SUNY Downstate/Brooklyn Polytechnic BioEngineering PhD Program, 2004 Acting Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, October, 2001- January 2003. Visiting Professor of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2001- present. Vice Chairman and Program Director, Surgical Residency, Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, December 1998-2000. Associate Professor of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, May, 1996-2000. Chief, General Surgical Service, Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1996-1999. Assistant Professor of Surgery, Chief, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, July, 1994- May, 1996. Assistant Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, July, 1991 - June 1994 Special Volunteer - Diabetes Unit, National Institute on Aging Gerontology Research Center, April, 1992 - June, 1994
Hospital Appointments:	Attending Surgeon, University Hospital of Brooklyn (SUNY), Feb, 2001-present Attending Surgeon, Kings County Hospital, Feb 2001-present Attending Surgeon, Brooklyn VA Hospital, Feb 2001-present Attending Surgeon, Lutheran Hospital, Jan 2003-present Attending Surgeon, Long Island College Hospital, Nov 2002-present Attending Surgeon, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, July, 1994-present Attending Surgeon, Montefiore Medical Center, July, 1994-present Attending Surgeon, Jacobi Medical Center, July, 1994-1997 Attending Surgeon, Calvery Hospital, May, 1996-2001 Attending Surgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital, July, 1991- June, 1994 Attending Surgeon, Francis Scott Key Medical Center, July, 1991 - June, 1994
Professional Societies:	American Surgical Association, 2006 New York Academy of Medicine, 2003 Society of LaproEndoscopic Surgeons, 2003 American Bariatric Society, 2002 Brooklyn Medical Club, 2002 International Society for Digestive Surgery, 2001 Society of Surgical Chairs, 2001 Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), 2000 American Physiological Society, 1999 FASEB, 1999 Society of University Surgeons, 1998 American Pancreatic Association, 1997 Surgical Biology Club I, 1996 New York Surgical Society, 1996 New York Academy of Sciences, 1996 Association for Surgical Education, 1995 Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1994 American Gastroenterological Association, 1994 International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, 1994 Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 1994 Pancreas Club, 1992 Baltimore Academy of Surgery, 1993 Association for Academic Surgery, 1992 American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1991 Baltimore City Medical Society, 1991 Fellow, Southeastern Surgical Congress, 1991
Awards & Honors:	Outstanding Leadership Award, SUNY Downstate National Healthcare Quality Week, October, 2005 Outstanding Leadership Award, SUNY Downstate National Healthcare Quality Week, October,2004 Attending of the Year, Montefiore Medical Center/AECOM Surgical Residency, June, 1998 Member, Diabetes Training and Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1997 Faculty Fellowship, American College of Surgeons, 1993 Summa Cum Laude, SUNY Downstate Medical School, June, 1984 Clarence Dennis Award for Surgical Scholarship, SUNY Downstate Medical School, June, 1984 Alpha Omega Alpha - June, 1984 David Scherf Award for Cardiovascular Research, New York Academy of Medicine, April, 1982 NIH Student Summer Research Fellowship, Downstate Medical School, 7/81-8/81, 7/82-8/82 Phi Beta Kappa, 1980 Highest Honors, SUNY at Stony Brook, June, 1980 Honors, Department of Biology, SUNY at Stony Brook, June, 1980
Academic Administrative Experience:	Co- Director, Annual Symposium of Selected Topics in Surgery, SUNY Downstate and Lutheran Medical Center, 2005- 2006 Member, Task Force on Geriatric Surgery, American College of Surgeons Division of Education 10/04-10/07 Editorial Board, Am College of Surgeons Web Portal- Geriatric Surgery Community- 2005-present Editorial Board, World Journal Gastroenterology, 2003- present Editorial Board, Archives of Surgery, 2002- present Councilor, NY Surgical Society, 2002-present President, Brooklyn Surgical Society, 2002-3 Member, Board of Directors, Brooklyn and Long Island Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 2002 Chairman, Student and Resident Education Committee, Brooklyn and Long Island Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 2002 Vice President, Brooklyn Surgical Society, 2001 Member, Committee on Education, Society of University Surgeons, 2001- 2003 Member, Promotions Committee, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2000- 2001 Member, Program Committee, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 1999-present Course Director, Surgical Controversies in Appendicitis, Pancreatitis, and Soft Tissue Infections, American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, Oct 10, 1999 Course Director, Management of Complications of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, Oct 10, 1999 Administrative Editor, Practical Reviews in General Surgery, 1997-2001 Member, Center for Scientific Review, Surgery and Bioengineering Study Section (SB) National Institute of Health, Feb, 1998 Member, Center for Scientific Review, Special Emphasis Panel, (ZRG1 SB-01) National Institute of Health, Feb, 1998 Ad hoc Reviewer, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2000 Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2000 Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Surgical Research, 1999-present Ad hoc Reviewer, International Journal of Cancer, 1998-present Ad hoc Reviewer, Surgery, 1998-present Course Faculty and Lecturer: General Surgery Board Review, Department of Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1994- present Course Faculty and Lecturer: Controversies, Problems and Techniques in Surgery, Department of Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1994- present External Reviewer, VA Merit Review Program, 1996-1998 Member, Admissions Committee, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1997- 1998 Site Director, AECOM Student Rotation, 7/94-2/98 Member, Membership Committee, Association for Academic Surgery, 11/93-11/95
Hospital Administrative Experience:	Assistant Medical Director for Quality of Care, University Hospital of Brooklyn, 2005-present Director of Surgical Services, Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 7/96- 5/99 Chair, Peer Review Board, Montefiore Medical Center, 8/96-present Member, Palliative Care Initiative, Montefiore Medical Center, 2/98-present Member, GCRC Advisory Committee, AECOM, 1/97- present Member, Bioethics Committee, Montefiore Medical Center, 8/96-2/98 Chair, O.R. Committee, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 7/96- 10/96 Chair, Quality Improvement Coordinating Council, Albert Einstein College of Medicine 7/95-7/96 Course Director, Basic Science Course for MMC Surgical House Staff, 9/94-6/99 Institutional Review Board, Francis Scott Key Medical Center, 8/91 - 6/94 Advisory Board, General Clinical Research Center, Francis Scott Key Medical Center, 9/91 - 6/94 Standards Committee,Francis Scott Key Medical Center 7/92 - 6/94 Geriatric Steering Committee, Francis Scott Key Medical Center, 11/93 - 6/94
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