DELBERT ALAN JOHNS,
M.D.
Curriculum
Vitae
Current Status
Private Practice
Physician: Licensed to practice since 1974;
Private Practice in
Obstetrics and Gynecology since 1978.
Office Addresses:
3700 Rufe Snow Dr., Fort Worth, Texas 76180
817-284-1152
1325 Pennsylvania, Suite 350, Fort Worth, Texas 76104
817-810-9224
Education and
Certification
Place of Birth and
early education: Graham, Texas
College: University
of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas 1970, B.A.
Medical School:
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; 1974, M.D.
Internship:
Rotating; John Peter Smith Hospital; Fort Worth, Texas; 1974-75.
Residency:
Obstetrics and Gynecology; John Peter Smith Hospital; Fort Worth, Texas;
1975-78.
Certification:
Certified by The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Feb. 5, 1981.
Certified in
Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy by Accreditation Council for Gynecologic
Endoscopy 1996.
Academic
Appointments
Clinical Associate
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Senior Attending,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, John Peter Smith Hospital; Fort
Worth, Texas.
Other Appointments
Vice Chief,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harris Hospital-Methodist; Fort
Worth, Texas; 1984-88.
Chief, Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harris Hospital-Methodist; Fort Worth, Texas;
Feb., 1988-January, 1990.
Director, In Vitro
Fertilization Center, Harris Hospital-Methodist; Fort Worth, Texas;
1985-88.
President,
Dallas/Fort Worth OB/GYN Society; 1/88-1/89
Director,
Gynecologic Laparoscopy Center, Harris Hospital - Fort Worth, Fort Worth,
Texas; June 1990 - present.
Scientific Society
Memberships and Associations
Fellow - American
College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellow - American
College of Surgeons
Society of
Reproductive Surgeons, Vice-President 1998-1999; Current President.
American Fertility
Society
Central Association
of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Southern
Gynecological and Obstetrical Society
Gynecologic Laser
Society (Executive Committee Member-at-Large), 1988-1990; Treasurer, 1990 -
1992; Vice President, 1992 - 1993.
American Association
of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (Member -Editorial Publication, Education
Committee); Trustee, 1992 - 1994.
Editorial Board -
Journal of Gynecologic Surgery; Michael S. Baggish, M.D.,
Editor-in-Chief.
Adhoc Reviewer -
Fertility and Sterility, 1992 to present.
Editorial Board -
Journal of American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, 1994 -
present.
Adhoc Reviewer -
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993 to present.
Presentations
"Treatment of 105
Consecutive Ectopic Pregnancies by Laparoscopy"; presented at American
Fertility Society Meeting; Reno, Nevada;
November, 1987.
"Irrivac - A New
Instrument for Operative Laparoscopy"; presented at Gynecologic Laser
Society; Boston, Mass.; Feb. 1987.
"CO2 Laser
Laparoscopy for Treatment of Endometriosis"; presented at the AAGL Meeting; November 9,
1984.
"Tubal
Pregnancy-Current Diagnostic Trends and Surgical Alternatives"; presented at
Southern Gynecological and Obstetrical Society; November 9, 1986; New
Orleans, Louisiana.
"Laparoscopic
Oophorectomy and Salpingo-oophorectomy"; 200 Cases; presented at AAGL Annual
Meeting; Dallas, Texas; Nov. 1988.
"Update on
Laparoscopic Surgery"; presented to the Southern Gynecological and
Obstetrical Society and the Southern Medical Association Annual Meeting; New
Orleans, Louisiana; November, 1988.
"Operative
Laparoscopy-Ectopics and Adnexa"; presented at the Annual Meeting; Texas
Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; March 3, 1989; Austin,
Texas.
"Adhesion Formation
and Reformation After Operative Laparoscopy: Assessment at Early
Second-Look Procedures"; presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of The
American Fertility Society; October 15-18, 1990; Washington, D.C. (Society
of Reproductive Surgeons Prize Paper)
"Advances in
Gynecologic Surgery" - Don G. Harrell Lectureship, Methodist Medical Center,
Dallas, Texas; October 26, 1991.
"Laparoscopic
Hysterectomy - Have We Gone Too Far?" - Dallas/Fort Worth OB/GYN Society;
D/FW Marriott, Dallas, Texas; April
l4, l992.
"Advanced Operative
Laparoscopy - Fact or Fiction?"; Grand Rounds, Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, Tennessee, October 21, l992.
"Cost Effective
Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy"; 1993 Annual Meeting of the
Florida Section and the Florida Obstetric and Gynecologic Society, Sponsored
by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Mariott's Casa
Marina Resort, Key West, Florida, Dec. 3-5, 1993.
"The Technology
Horizon - Disposables vs. Non-Disposables - What is the Way For the
Future?", Annual Endoscopic Exposition, Endo Expo '93, Sponsored by The
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando,
Florida, December 9-11, 1993.
"Disposable vs.
Reusable Instruments in the Operating Room"; Video Segment II, MVP Video
Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Volume VII, No. 2, March 1994, pp. 6-7.
"Laparoscopic
Treatment of Adnexal Mass"; Audiovisual Program, Postgraduate and Clinical
Programs, 42nd Annual Clinical Meeting of The American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 7-12, 1994, Convention Center, Orlando,
Florida.
"The Medical and
Economic Impact of Laparoscopically-Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH) in
a Large Metropolitan Not-For-Profit Hospital"; presented at The Central
Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 62nd Annual Meeting, October
13, 14, 15, 1994, The Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee.
"Cost-Effectiveness
of Endoscopic Surgery"; 29th Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly Meeting; December 1-3,
1994, The
Westin Hotel, Galleria Dallas, Dallas,
Texas.
"Update on
Laparoscopic Surgery in the New Health Care System" and "Complications of
Laparoscopic Surgery"; Presented at the Sixty-Sixth Annual Meeting of ACOG
Texas Section and the Texas Association of OB/GYN, April 5-7, 1995,
Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas.
"Management of
Adnexal Mass, Laparoscopy vs Laparotomy"; Presented at the Contemporary
Issues and Practice in OB/GYN meeting, September 26-30, 1995; UT
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas.
"Laparoscopic
Vascular Injuries"; American Society for Reproductive Medicine Society of
Reproductive Surgeons, October 7-8, 1995; Seattle, Washington.
"Debate: Management
of Adnexal Mass, Laparoscopy vs. Laparotomy"; Sponsored by The Department of
OB/GYN, Southwestern Medical School and Parkland Memorial Hospital and The
Office of Continuing Education: Contemporary Issues and Practices in OB-GYN,
September 26-30, 1995, The Westin Galleria Hotel, Dallas, Texas.
"Aromatase
Expression in Endometriosis", Luis S. Noble, Evan R. Simpson, Alan Johns,
and Serdar E. Bulun; This work was presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of
the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Chicago, Illinois; March 13-18,
1995.
"Complications of
Laparoscopic Surgery", D. Alan Johns; Presented at the Hampton Road
Fertility Society, James M. Shwayder, M.D., President; Norfolk,
Virginia, December 12, 1995.
“Laparoscopy & The
Adnexal Mass”, D. Alan Johns; Grand Rounds Presentation, University of Texas
Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas. February 2, 1996.
“Complications of
Endoscopy”, D. Alan Johns; Presented at the Contemporary Issues and
Practices In OB/GYN; sponsored by The Department of OB/GYN, Southwestern
Medical School, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Continuing Education; The West
Galleria Hotel, Dallas, Texas, Sept. 11-14, 1996.
“Office Laparoscopy
- Pros and Cons”, D. Alan Johns, ASRM 52nd Annual Meeting, 29th
Postgraduate Program, Boston Massachusetts,
November 2-6, 1996.
“Molecular Basis for
Prostaglandin E2 Induction of Local Estrogen Biosynthesis in Endometriosis”,
Noble L, Johns DA, et al; Prize Paper presented at the ASRM 52nd
Annual Meeting, 29th Postgraduate Program, Boston Massachusetts,
November 2-6, 1996.
“LAVH: Long and
Very Hard or Just The Right Thing To Do?”, D. Alan Johns, 9th
Annual Pelham P. Staples, Jr., M.D., Educational Symposium, Controversies in
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Arlington, Texas, September 11-13, 1997.
“Complications of
Endoscopy”, D. Alan Johns, M.D. presented at the Contemporary Issues and
Practices in OB/GYN at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
at Dallas, October 8-11, 1997.
“Hysterectomy,
Managed Care and the Laparoscope”, D. Alan Johns, M.D., presented at the
Southern Medical Associations’s 91st Annual Scientific Assembly
at Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 6-9,
1997.
“Management of
Ectopic Pregnancy, Medical vs. Surgical” and “ Trocars and Their Problems”,
D. Alan Johns, M.D., presented at the 10th Annual Pelham P.
Staples, Jr., M.D. Education Sympsoium at the Arlington Marriott Hotel,
Arlington, Texas, October 8-10, 1998.
“New Energy Sources
in Surgical Practice” and “GYN Perspectives, Emphasis on Bipolar
Electrosurgery”, presented at the 84th Annual Clinical Congress,
American College of Surgeons, Orlando, Florida, October 25-30, 1998.
“Operative
Laparoscopy”, D. Alan Johns, M.D. presented at Contemporary Issues and
Practices in OB/GYN at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Texas,
October 29, 1998.
“Use of Crinone* for
Luteal Support in In Vitro Fertilization Cycles.” S. J. Chantilis,
K.M. Zeitoun, S.I. Patel, D. A. Johns, V. A. Madziar, D. D. McIntire. The
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas,
presented at the ASRM Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, September 1999.
“Clinical Evaluation
of INTERGEL Adhesion Prevention Solution For the Reduction of Adhesions
Following Peritoneal Cavity Surgery. D. Alan Johns. Texas Healthcare, Fort
Worth, Texas and the INTERGEL International Adhesion Study Group., presented
at the ASRM Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, September 28, 1999.
Books
New Concepts in the
Management of Tubal Pregnancy;
Christian Egater (Editor); Austria; Vol. 5; pp 21-26.
Clinical Obstetrics
and Gynecology;
"Laparoscopic Oophorectomy/Oophorocystectomy"; Vol. 34, No. 2; June, 1991;
pp. 460-467.
Complications of
Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy,
"Perforation of the inferior epigastric vessels"; Randle S. Corfman, Ph.D.,
M.D., Michael P. Diamond, M.D., Alan H. DeCherney, M.D., Editors, Blackwell
Scientific Publications, 1993; pp 38-41.
Inside Gynecologic
Surgery: An Illustrated Guide,
Susan Garnett-Nell, R.N., M.S.N., C.N.O.R. and D. Alan Johns, M. D.,
F.A.C.O.G., Distributed by Ad/Com Inc. Publishing, 1993.
Infertility and
Reproductive Medicine Clinics of North America,
“Controversies in Endoscopy", D. Alan Johns, M. D., Guest Editor, Vol. 4,
No. 2, April, 1993.
Infertility and
Reproductive Medicine Clinics of North America,
“Controversies in Endoscopy", D. Alan Johns, M. D., Guest Editor, Vol. 4,
No. 2, April, 1993; Reusable Instruments for Operative Laparoscopy; pp.
233-238.
Endoscopic Surgery
for Gynaecologists,
Edited by Chris Sutton and Michael Diamond; Laparoscopic Treatment of Tubo-ovarian
Abscess, pp. 154-158; W. B. Saunders Company Ltd, 1993.
Endoscopic Surgery
for Gynaecologists,
Edited by Chris Sutton and Michael Diamond; Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal
Hysterectomy (LAVH), pp. 179-186; W. B. Saunders Company Ltd, 1993.
Laparoscopic Surgery,
Edited by Garth H. Ballantyne, M.D., Patrick F. Leahy, M.B., Irvin M. Modlin,
M.D., Ph.D., "Endometriosis," Michael P. Diamond, M.D. and D. Alan Johns,
M.D., pp. 379-393, W. B. Saunders Company, 1994.
Laparoscopic
Hysterectomy and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction,
Edited by C.Y. Liu; "Laparoscopic-Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy", D. Alan
Johns, pp 149-167, Blackwell Science, 1996.
Hysterectomy,
Edited by Michael P. Diamond, James F. Daniell, Howard W. Jones, III;
"Laparoscopic-Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy: Electrosurgical Techniques", D.
Alan Johns, pp. 45-58, Blackwell Science, 1996.
Gynecologic
Endoscopy: Principles in Practice,
Edited by Michael J. Sammarco, Thomas G. Stovall, John F. Steege;
"Laparoscopic Treatment of the Adnexal Mass", D. Alan Johns, pp 37-49,
Williams & Wilkins, 1996.
Operative
Gynecologic Endoscopy,
Edited by Joseph S. Sanfilippo, Ronald L. Levine; "Laparoscopic-Assisted
Hysterectomy: American Perspective", C.Y. LIU and D. Alan Johns, pp 116-127
& "Laparoscopic Tubal Reanastomosis", D. Alan Johns, pp 192-198, Springer,
1996.
Endoscopic
Management of Gynecologic Disease,
Edited by G. D. Adamson and D. C. Martin; “Cost Effectiveness and
Laparoscopic Surgery”, D. Alan Johns, pp 415-419, Lippincott-Raven
Publishers,
Philadelphia, 1996.
Diagnostic Imaging
and Endoscopy in Gynecology, A Practical Guide,
Edited by Ivo Brosens and Kees Wamsteker, “Diagnosis of Adhesive Disease”,
CL Kowalczyk, DA Johns, MP Diamond, pp270-277, and “Diagnosis of Ectopic
Pregnancy”, MA Allon, MC Treadwell, DA Johns, and MP Diamond, pp 313-323.
Endometrium and
Endometriosis,
Edited by Michael Diamond and Kevin Osteen, “Techniques of Treatment of
Peritoneal Endometriosis - Electrosurgery”, D. Alan Johns, Blackwell
Science, November 1997.
Complications of
Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy, Second Edition,
Edited by Randle S. Corfman, Ph.D., M.D., Michael P. Diamond, M.D., Alan H.
DeCherney, M.D., “Perforation of the Inferior Epigastric Vessels, D. Alan
Johns, Blackwell Science 1997, chapter 6.
Clinical Obstetrics
and Gynecology;
Edited by Roy M. Pitikin, M.D. and James R. Scott, M.D., "Supracervical
Versus Total Hysterectomy"; D. Alan Johns, M.D., Vol. 40, No. 4; December
1997; pp. 903-913.
The Masters’
Techniques In Gynecologic Surgery, Operative Laparoscopy, Second Edition,
Edited by Richard M. Soderstrom, M.D., “Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal
Hysterectomy (LAVH)”, D. Alan Johns, M.D., Lippincott-Raven, 1998, Chapter
16-2, pp 221-227.
Endometrium and
Endometriosis,
Edited by Michael Diamond, M.D. and Kevin Osteen, M.D., “Techniques of
Treatment of Peritoneal Endometriosis - Electrosurgery”, D. Alan Johns,
M.D., Blackwell Science, November 1997, Chapter 26, pp208-212.
Endoscopic Surgery
for Gynecologists,
Second Edition, “ Laparoscopic Treatment of Tubo-Ovarian Abscess” pp.
241-248 and “Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH)” pp.
300-307; W. B. Saunders Company Ltd, 1998.
Publications
- Peer Reviewed
Management of
Unruptured Ectopic Pregnancy with Laparoscopic Carbon Dioxide Laser;
Fertility and Sterility; Vol. 46; No. 4; October, 1986; pp 703-705.
Laparoscopic
Treatment of 109 Consecutive Ectopic Pregnancies; Journal of Reproductive
Medicine; Vol. 33; No. 11; pp 885-890; Nov. 1988.
"Clomiphene
citrate-induced gamete intrafallopian transfer with diagnostic and operative
laparoscopy"; Fertility and Sterility; Vol. 56, No. 2; August, 1991;
pp. 311-313.
“Operative
Laparoscopy Study Group. Postoperative adhesion development after operative
laparoscopy: Evaluation at early second-look laparoscopy. Fertility
Sterility 1991; 55:700-704.
"Laparoscopic
Oophorectomy", The Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Vol. 38, No. 7,
pp. 497-501, July, 1993.
"Laparoscopic
Removal of Gonads in Women with Abnormal Karyotypes", A. Arici, W. H. Kutteh,
S. J. Chantilis, D. A. Johns and B. R. Carr, The Journal of Reproductive
Medicine, Vol. 38, No. 7, pp. 521-525, July, 1993.
"Adequacy of
Laparoscopic Oophorectomy", D. Alan Johns, M.D. and Michael P. Diamond,
M.D., The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic
Laparoscopists, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 20-23, November, 1993.
"Hysterectomy”, L.
A. Demco, M.D., D. A. Johns, M.D., S. R. Kovac, M.D., T. L. Lyons, M.D.,
H. Reich, M.D., The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic
Laparoscopists, Vol. 1, No.3, pp. 287-295, 1994.
"Laparoscopically
Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH)", D. A. Johns and M. Diamond, The
Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Vol. 39 (6): 424-428, June 1994.
"Laparoscopic
Neosalpingostomy in a Patient with Bilateral Congenital Distal Fallopian
Tube Absence: Case Report and Review", Benito Carrera-Leal, M.D., D. Alan
Johns, M.D. and Frank D. DeLeon, M.D.; Journal of Gynecologic Surgery,
Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 193-196, Fall 1994.
"The Medical and
Economic Impact of Laparoscopically-Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy in a Large
Metropolitan Not-For-Profit Hospital"; The American Journal of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 172, No. 6, pp 1709-1715, June 1995.
“The Comparative
Effect on Bone Density, Endometrium, and Lipids of Continuous Hormones as
Replacement Therapy (CHART Study), a Randomized Controlled Trial”, Speroff
L, Rowan J, Symons J, Genant H, Wilborn W. The Journal of the American
Medical Association, Vol. 276, No. 17, p1397-1403, November 1996.
(Clinical Investigator).
“Reduction of
Adhesions after Uterine Myomectomy by Seprafilm* Membrane (HAL-F): A
Blinded, Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Clinical Study”, (*The
Seprafilm Adhesion Study Group): Fertility and Sterility, Vol. 66,
No. 6, pp904-910, December 1996. (Clinical Investigator)
“Aromatase
Expression in Endometriosis and its Inhibition in Endometrium are Regulated
by Competitive Action of Two Transcription Factors: Steroidogenic Factor-1
(SFI) and Chicken Ovalbumin Upstream Promoter-Transcription Factor (COUP-TF),
The Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Prize Paper,
International Federation of Fertility Societies and the American Society for
Reproductive Medicine, 16th World Congress on Fertility and
Sterility, 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for
Reproductive Medicine, San Francisco, California, October 3-9, 1998.
“Use of Crinone*
vaginal progesterone gel for luteal support in in vitro fertilization
cycles”: Fertility and Sterility, Vol. 72, No. 5, pp823-829,
November 1999. (Clinical Investigator)
“Progesterone
Receptor Isoform A But Not B is Expressed in Endometriosis*”: Journal of
Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol. 85, No. 8., pp:2897-2902,
August 2000.
Publications -
Non-Peer Reviewed
Laser Technique
Successfully Treats Ectopic Pregnancy; Clinical Laser Monthly; Vol.
6; No. 6; June, 1988.
"Consider the
Laparoscope for an Ectopic Gestation"; Contemporary OB/GYN; Vol. 34;
June 1989; pp. 67-69.
"Ancillary
Instruments for Laser Laparoscopy"; Clinical Practice of Gynecology;
Vol. 2, No. l; 1990.
"Laparoscopic
Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy"; AAGL Manual of Endoscopy; Chapter
20, pp. 125-131.
"Laparoscopically
Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy: A Cost-Effective Approach"; The Female
Patient, Vol. 19, No. 2; February, 1994; pp. 46-58.
Symposium,
"Laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy", Contemporary OB/Gyn;
Vol. 38; April 15, 1993; pp. 71-100
“Should we use
laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy? Yes. LAVH is safe and
cost-effective. No. LAVH is expensive and difficult., Contemporary OB/GYN,
Vol 45, April
15, 2000; pp.
11-20.
Teaching Experiences
(Faculty Member)
"Basic and Advanced
Laser Surgery in Gynecology"; Harris Hospital-Methodist; Fort Worth,
Texas; Feb. 22-23, 1985.
(Program Chairman)
"Basic and Advanced
Laser Surgery in Gynecology"; Harris Hospital-Methodist; Fort Worth, Texas;
October 4-5, 1985. (Program Chairman)
"Basic and Advanced
Laser Surgery in Gynecology"; Harris Hospital-Methodist; Fort Worth, Texas;
Feb. 7-8, 1986. (Program Chairman)
"Gynecologic
Endoscopic Surgery"; Washington, D.C." October
22-24, 1987.
"Advanced Laser and
Operative Laparoscopy"; Orlando, Florida; November 22-25, 1987.
"Hysteroscopy and
Operative Laparoscopy"; Harris Hospital-Methodist; Fort Worth, Texas;
February 6-7, 1987. (Program Chairman)
"Operative
Laparoscopy for Gynecologists"; Harris Hospital-Methodist; Fort Worth,
Texas; July 17-18, 1987.
(Program Chairman)
"Lasers in
Gynecology"; AAGL post-graduate course; October 11-14, 1987; San Francisco, California.
"Operative
Laparoscopy"; Grand Rounds; University of California School of Medicine;
Irvine, California; March 4, 1988.
"Operative
Laparoscopy"; Grand Rounds; Long Beach Memorial Hospital; Long Beach,
California; March 7, 1988.
"Operative
Laparoscopy"; Grand Rounds; Department of OB/GYN; University of Connecticut
School of Medicine; Hartford, Connecticut; January 14-15, 1988.
"Operative
Laparoscopy for Gynecologists"; Harris Hospital-Methodist; Fort Worth,
Texas; February 19-20, 1988.
(Program Chairman)
Formal Discussant -
"Laparoscopic Treatment of Endometriosis by the Use of the Nd:Yag Laser
Sapphire Contact Tips"; Central Association of Obstetrician and
Gynecologist; Salt Lake City,
Utah; Sept. 22, 1988.
"Laparoscopic
Surgery: The American Experience"; August 11-13, 1988; Baltimore, Maryland.
"Advanced Laser
Laparoscopy and Operative Laparoscopy"; October 20-22, 1988; Orlando,
Florida.
"Operative
Laparoscopy, The American Experience"; November 10, 1988; American
Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists post-graduate course; Dallas,
Texas.
"Advanced Lasers in
Gynecology" - GLS Post Graduate Course; Annual Meeting - Gynecologic Laser
Society; Orlando, Florida; March 29-30, 1989.
"Advanced Operative
Laparoscopy", April 27-29, 1989; Registry Resort; Scottsdale, Arizona
(Program Chairman).
"Advanced Operative
Laparoscopy", July 28-29, 1989; Worthington Hotel; Fort Worth, Texas
(Program Chairman).
"Advanced Operative
Laparoscopy", September 21, 1989; J.W. Marriott Hotel; Washington, D.C.
"Endoscopic Laser
Surgery", October 16-18, 1989; Buena Vista Palace, Lake Buena Vista,
Florida.
"5th Annual Laser
Symposium for Gynecology", November 9-11, 1989; Tucson Hilton East; Tucson,
Arizona.
"New Horizons in
Operative Laparoscopy" - Southern Medical Association - 83rd Annual
Scientific Assembly; November 5-8, 1989; Washington, D.C. (Program
Chairman)
"Update on
Gynecologic Surgery" - Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly - 24th Annual
Meeting; November 30-December 2, 1989; Westin Hotel, Dallas, Texas.
"Advanced Operative
Laparoscopy" - February 8-10, 1990; Registry Resort; Phoenix, Arizona;
(Program Chairman).
"Gynecologic
Endoscopy and Laser Surgery" - March 2-4, 1990; University Park Hotel; Salt
Lake City, Utah.
"Advanced Operative
Laparoscopy" - May 17-19, 1990; Worthington Hotel; Fort Worth, Texas;
(Program Chairman).
"Argon Laser -
Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery Workshop" June 28, 1990; Physicians Day
Surgery Center, Dallas, Texas.
"Advanced Operative
Laparoscopy" - September 13-15, 1990; The Sheraton Stamford Hotel & Towers, Stamford, Connecticut.
(Program Chairman)
"Endoscopic Laser
Surgery" - October 18-20, 1990; Buena Vista Palace Hotel, Walt Disney World
Village, Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
"Advanced Operative
Endoscopy" - October 31 - November 3, 1990; Four Seasons Resort & Club, Irving, Texas.
(Program Chairman)
"Contemporary Issues
& Practices in OB-GYN" - November 6-10, 1990; The Westin Hotel, Dallas,
Texas.
"Advanced Operative
Laparoscopy" - February 7-9, 1991; Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas
(Program Chairman).
"Advanced Operative
Laparoscopy" - April 6-7, 1991; St. Mary of the Plains Hospital, Lubbock,
Texas (Program Chairman).
"Advanced Endoscopic
Surgery" - April 25-27, 1991; Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel, Santa Barbara,
California.
"Advanced Operative
Laparoscopy" - May 2-4, 1991; Harris Hospital-Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas.
(Program Chairman)
"Advanced Operative
Laparoscopy" - June 6-7, 1991; Harris Hospital-Fort Worth, Fort Worth,
Texas.
(Program Chairman)
"Contemporary
Endoscopy," American Fertility Society Postgraduate Course; American
Fertility Society 47th Annual Meeting; October 19-20, 1991.
"Operative
Laparoscopy Symposium - Do You Have To Use a Laser?" -American Fertility
Society 47th Annual Meeting; October 23, 1991 -Presenter.
"Advanced
Gynecologic Surgery" - The Park Hyatt Hotel,
Washington, D. C.; January 22-25, 1992.
"Advances in
Obstetrics and Gynecology" - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of
Maricopa Medical Center and the Phoenix OB/GYN Society, Fifteenth Annual
Postgraduate Course, Scottsdale Hilton Hotel, Scottsdale, Arizona; February
26-28, 1992.
"Current Concepts in
the Management of Ovarian Masses and Cancer of the Ovary" - Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas and
Division of Continuing Education, The University of Texas, Southwestern
Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, The Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas;
February 29, 1992.
"Advanced Operative
Laparoscopy and Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy" - The Good
Samaritan Hospital Laser Center, San Jose, California; March 7 & 8, l992.
"The First
Comprehensive Workshop on Operative Gynecologic Endoscopy for Residents and
Fellows" - The Doubletree Hotel, Dallas, Texas;
March 14-15, 1992.
"Technologies In
Obstetrics and Gynecology, New Approaches to Old Problems" - Albuquerque
Hilton Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico;
April 10-11, 1992.
"Endometrial
Ablation Seminar"; Fort Worth
Surgery Center, Fort Worth, Texas, September 11-12, 1992.
"Advanced
Laparoscopic Surgery Including Laser Endoscopy", International Congress of
Gynecologic Endoscopy - AAGL 21st Annual Meeting, Sheraton Chicago Hotel &
Towers, Chicago, Illinois; September 23-27, l992. (Co-Chairperson)
"District VII -
Operative Gynecologic Endoscopy", The American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists, St. Louis, Missouri;
September 30 and October l, l992.
"Practical Updates
In Gynecology"; St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Women's Care
Center, The Ritz-Carlton, Phoenix, Arizona, November 5-7, l992.
"Contemporary Issues
and Practices in OB-GYN"; Sponsored by The Department of Obstetrics &
Gynecology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,
Southwestern Medical School; The Westin Hotel, Dallas, TX, November 3-7,
1992.
"Operative
Hysteroscopy" and "Operative Laparoscopy"; Southern Medical Association's
86th Annual Scientific Assembly; San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio,
Texas, November 13-14, 1992.
"The Advanced
Gynecologic Surgery Seminar"; The Park Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D. C., January
27-30, 1993.
"Controversies in
Laparoscopy"; Post-Graduate Course, Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas,
Sponsored by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and John Peter
Smith Hospital, February 12-13, 1993. (Program Chairman)
"Advanced Operative
Gynecologic Endoscopy"; Post-Graduate Course, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas,
Nevada, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, March 4-6,
1993.
"A Comprehensive
Workshop on Operative Gynecologic Endoscopy for Residents & Fellows"; The
Doubletree at Lincoln Center,
Sponsored by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, March
27-28, 1993.
"Contemporary Issues
and Practices in OB-Gyn"; Post-Graduate Symposium, Sponsored by The
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital, The Westin
Hotel, Dallas, Texas, October 19-23, 1993.
"Advanced
Laparoscopic Surgery Including Hysterectomy: Cost Effective Techniques for
the 90's"; Post-Graduate Symposium, American Association of Gynecologic
Laparoscopists Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California,
November 11, 1993.
"Laparoscopic
Approach to the Adnexal Mass"; 1993 Annual Meeting of the Florida Section
and the Florida Obstetric and Gynecologic Society, Sponsored by The American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Mariott's Casa Marina Resort,
Key West, Florida, December 3-5, 1993.
"Controversies in
Endoscopy," Sponsored by Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, John Peter
Smith Hospital, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at
Dallas, The Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas, January 27-29, 1994.
(Program Chairman)
"Basic and Advanced
Operative Endoscopy for the Gynecologic Surgeon;" The Gynecologic Laser and
Advanced Technology Society; Sponsored by the University of Connecticut
School of Medicine: Office of Continuing Education and Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Marriott's Marco Island Resort and Golf Club,
Marco Island, Florida, February 4-6, 1994.
"Cost Effectiveness,
Complications and Safety in Gynecologic Endoscopy;" Sponsored by The
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists; The Pointe Hilton Resort
at Squaw Peak, Scottsdale,
Arizona, February 25-26, 1994.
(Program Chairman).
Annual Meeting of
the Asociacion Mexicana De Endoscopia Ginecologica Y Microcirugia, Puerto
Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, July 13-16, 1994.
"Endoscopic Surgery,
Falloposcopy, and Advances in Ultrasonography"; Post-Graduate Course
sponsored by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; November 10-13, 1994,
at the Ritz-Carlton Naples, Naples, Florida.
"Operative
Laparoscopy"; Post-Graduate course sponsored by The American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists; January 26-28, 1995, Ritz-Carlton Rancho
Mirage, Rancho Mirage, California.
"Jornadas De
Laparoscopia Em Ginecologia"; Integradas nas comemoracoes do 25th
Aniversario do H.D. Beja, Dias 16, 17, 18, de Fevereiro de 1995, Beja,
Portugal. (Program Director)
"Practility
Infertility and Reproductive Endocrinology"; Sponsored by The Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southwestern Medical School and The office of
Continuing Education, April 21-23, 1995, The Loews Anatole Hotel, Dallas,
Texas. (Faculty member)
"Laparotomy versus
Laparoscopy"; Postgraduate Course, American Society for Reproductive
Medicine Society of Reproductive Surgeons; October 7-8, 1995, Seattle,
Washington. (Faculty member)
"Management of
Endoscopic Complications and Medical Legal Implications"; Presented at the
World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, AAGL 24th Annual Meeting, November 8-12, 1995,
Marriott's
Orlando World Center, Orlando, Florida.
"Gynecologic
Endoscopic Surgery and the Infertile Patient"; Post Graduate Course III,
Pacific Coast Fertility Society, 44th Annual Meeting, April 17-21, 1996,
Stouffer Renaissance Esmeralda Resort, Indian Wells, California.
"Advanced Endoscopic
Surgery"; ACOG 120 Course, 44th Annual Meeting, April 27th-28th,
1996, Denver, Colorado.
"Critical Review of
Endoscopic Surgical Techniques, Surgical Indications, and Complications";
Sponsored by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, July 31 - August 3,
1996; Four
Seasons Resort Nevis, Nevis, West
Indies.
"Operative
Hysteroscopy and Resectoscopy"; Education
Center Harris Methodist Fort Worth, September 6 & 7, 1996, Fort Worth,
Texas. (Program Director).
“Endoscopic
Complications & Legal Implications”, Post-Graduate Course, 25th
Annual Meeting of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists,
September 25, 1996, Chicago Hilton & Towers, Chicago, Illinois. (Program Chairman)
“Cost Effective
Laparoscopy?” and “Managed Care and Laparoscopy”, The 15th Annual
Gynecological Surgery Seminar, November 1-2, 1996, Baptist Memorial Hospital
and The University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine, Dept. OB/GYN,
Memphis, Tennessee.
“Endoscopy and Managed
Care”, ACOG District VII Annual District Meeting, November 16-20, 1996, New
Orleans Hilton Riverside & Towers, New Orleans, Louisiana. (Program
Chairman)
“Complications in
Operative Laparoscopy” and “Tissue Removal in Laparoscopy”, Duke University Medical Center, Durham,
North Carolina, January 15, 1997.
“Office Laparoscopy -
Debate (con)” and “Avoiding Complications in Laparoscopy”, 1997 Progress in
OB/GYN, University of Alabama -
Birmingham, February 7, 1997.
“Advanced Endoscopic
Surgery”, Post-Graduate Course presented at the ACOG 45th Annual
Clinical Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 26-30, 1997.
“Operative
Laparoscopy: By and For Experts”, 53rd Annual Meeting and 30th
Postgraduate Program, American Society For Reproductive Medicine,
Cincinnati, Ohio, October 18-22, 1997. (Program Chairman)
“Minimally Invasive
Techniques for the Reproductive Surgeon”, Post Graduate Course presented at
the46th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Fertility Society, Renaissance
Esmeralda Resort, Indian Wells, California, April 22-26, 1998.
“Advances and Treatment
of Benign Gynecological Conditions”, Post Graduate Course presented at the
47th Annual Clinical Meeting of ACOG, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
May 15-19, 1999.
“Update on
Endometriosis”, 11th Annual Pelham P. Staples, Jr., M.D.
Education Symposium, Practical Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology, The
Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas, September 23-25, 1999.
“SRS Debate”, ASRM/CFAS
Annual Meeting, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 25-30, 1999.
“Endometriosis Y2K”,
ASRM/CFAS Annual Meeting, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 25-26, 1999. (Program
Chairman)
“Operative
Laparoscopy”, 1999 Current Issues and Practices in OB/GYN and
Ultrasonography Course, Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas, October 20,
1999.
“Pearls and Pitfalls of
Laparoscopic Technique: Optimizing Efficiency and Safety”, Global Congress
of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Bally’s Las Vegas, Las Vegas,
Nevada, November 8-11, 1999.
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