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Curriculum
Vitae
Demetrius
E. M. Litwin, M.D., M.B.A.
Professor of Surgery
Chairman,
Department of Surgery
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ADDRESS: |
UMass Memorial Health Care
Department of Surgery, H1-760
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester,
MA 01655-0333
Phone: (508)
856-7553
Fax:
(508) 856-7545
e-mail:
demlitwin@laparoendoscopy.com
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| PRESENT
POSITION: |
Professor of Surgery
Chairman, Department of Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical School
UMass/Memorial Health Care
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| EDUCATION: |
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Medical
School: |
1974-1979
M.D.
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Post-Graduate
Training: |
1979
- 1980
Flexible Internship (Rotating)
St.
Thomas Hospital Medical Centre, Akron, Ohio
1981 -
1985
General Surgery Residency
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jan
- Jun, 1985
Surgical Endoscopy Fellowship
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
Supervisor: Taylor,
BR
Jul 1985 - Jun 1986 Chief Resident
University
Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jul 1986 - Jun 1987 Fellowship in Liver,
Pancreas and Biliary Tract Surgery
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
1989
Detweiler Traveling Fellowship of the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada McGill Summer
Course in Epidemiology
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
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Other: |
1973
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1974
Pre-medicine, Faculty of Arts and Science
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
May - Jun
1989 Department of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summer Program
School of Graduate Studies: Epidemiology, Principles
of Inferential
Statistics in Medicine, Seminar Health Research,
Practical Aspects of Protocol Development, Intro. to Computers
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
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| APPOINTMENTS: |
Aug 2004 -
Chairman,
Department of Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Sep 2001 - Aug 2004
Vice-Chairman and Chief of General Surgery,
Department of Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Feb
2001 – Aug 2001 Interim Chairman, Department of
Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Mar 2000 – Jan 2001 Vice-Chairman, Department of Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Aug 1997 – Jul 2000 Director Smith + Nephew Center
for Research in Endoscopic
Surgery
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The Center resulted in 30 invention disclosures, 20
U.S.
patent applications, 5 licenses and a marketed product –
HandPort ™
Jul 1997 - Present Associate
Professor of Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Services
Director, UMass EndoSurgery Center
Director, US Surgical Center of Excellence
UMass/Memorial Health Care
Oct 1993 - Jul 1997 Assistant Professor
Director, Minimal Access Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Sep 1990 – Sep 1993 Director of Laparoscopic Training
Program
Saskatoon City Hospital
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jan 1989 - Aug 1990 Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jul 1986 - Jun 1987 Instructor, Department
of Surgery
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
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| HOSPITAL
APPOINTMENTS: |
Aug
1997 – Present Active Staff, Division of
General Surgery
UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, Massachusetts
Sep 1993 – Jul 1997 Active Staff, Division of
General Surgery
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
Sep 1993 – Jul 1997 Active Staff, Division of
General Surgery
Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
Sep 1990 - Sep 1993 Active Staff, Division of General
Surgery
Saskatoon City Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jan 1989 - Aug 1990 Active Staff, Division of
General Surgery
University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jan 1988 - Dec 1988 Active Staff, Division of
General Surgery
North York Branson Hospital, Willowdale, Ontario
Jul 1987 - Dec 1987 General Surgery Locum
Tenen
North York Branson Hospital, Willowdale, Ontario
July 1986- Jun 1987 General Staff
Privileges
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
May 1981 - Jun 1987 General Practice, Locum Tenen
Shellbrook, Saskatchewan
Jul 1980 - Dec 1980 General Practice, Locum
Tenen
Prince Albert Medical Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
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