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Dr. John Sweeney
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John F. Sweeney, MD

PDF of Dr. Sweeney's CV

Academic Appointments
green arrow W. Dean Warren Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
green arrow Director, The Emory Simulation, Training, and Robotics Center (ESTAR)

Telephone
green arrow 404.727.1540

Location of Practice
green arrow Inpatient: Emory University Hospital
green arrow Outpatient: The Emory Clinic

Medical School
green arrow Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, Class of 1988

General Surgery Internship and Residency
green arrow University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 1988-1995

Fellowship/Advanced Training
green arrow Surgery Immunology Research Fellowship, University of South Florida, 1991-1993

Board Certification
green arrow American Board of Surgery

Editorial Boards
green arrow Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Honors and Awards
green arrow Senior Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Michigan Medical School, 1999
green arrow William W. Coon Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 2000
green arrow James IV Association of Surgeons Traveling Scholarship; 156th Surgical Traveler to England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia and Hong Kong; 2002-2003
green arrow Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching and Evaluation, Baylor College of Medicine, 2005

Organizational Memberships
green arrow American College of Surgeons, Fellow
green arrow Notre Dame National Monogram Club
green arrow Association for Academic Surgery
green arrow Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
green arrow Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society
green arrow Association of VA Surgeons
green arrow Society of University Surgeons
green arrow Central Surgical Association
green arrow Educational Resources Committee, Continuing Education Committee, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
green arrow Harris County Medical Society
green arrow Texas Medical Association
green arrow Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society
green arrow Houston Surgical Society
green arrow American Society for Bariatric Surgery
green arrow Southern Surgical Association

Clinical Interests
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Bariatric surgery

green arrow Laparoscopic colon resection
green arrow Reflux disease
green arrow Hernia repair
green arrow Minimally invasive surgery
green arrow Surgical management of splenic diseases (including laparoscopic removal of the spleen)

Research Interests
green arrow The clinical outcomes of minimally invasive surgical procedures and the role of medical student and resident education in these areas

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member
green arrow 2007

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