Namir Katkhouda
Expert in minimally invasive surgery, especially laparoscopic techniques
Professor of Surgery
Vice Chairman of Surgery
Chief, Division of General and Laparoscopic Surgery
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Contact at: (323) 442-5709 or nkatkhouda@surgery.usc.edu
Expertise:
- laparoscopic treatment of adrenal
and splenic disease
- laparoscopic spine surgery
- gastrointestinal surgery
- minimally invasive treatment of
gastroesophageal reflux disease
- minimally invasive surgery of biliary
tract
- laparoscopic /open hernia repair
- robotics in surgery - telemedicine
- minimally invasive weight-loss surgery
Additional Information:
- Author of Principles of Laparoscopic Surgery: Basic and Advanced
Techniques (1995) and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery: Techniques
& Tips (1997), as well as 150 papers and book chapters in the field of
laparoscopic surgery
- Editorial Board Member, Surgical Endoscopy and Laparoscopy, Endoscopic Surgery and Allied Technologies
- Knight of The French Legion of Honor, France's highest distinction bestowed by President Jacques Chirac in December 2007
- President, California Chapter of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Foreign Languages:
French and German
More:
For more information go to:
http://www.surgery.usc.edu/divisions/nontrauma/pioneer%20in%20mis.html
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