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Dr. Aziz Merchant

Assistant Professor
Surgery, Central Michigan University College of Medicine
1000 Houghton Avenue
 

Brief Biography:


Faculty and Educational Appointments Board Certification:
American Board of Surgery, Sept 2008.
May 2010 to current: Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Department of Surgery (Formery Synergy Medical Education Alliance)

Education/Training/Professional:
2010 December: Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Certified
2010 June: Certification in wound healing and hyperbaric oxygen, National Wound Healing Centers
2008 October: American Board of Surgery Certified
2008-2009: Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery and Endosurgery, Atlanta, GA. Fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Gastrointestinal Surgery.
2002-2005: Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA. Fetal Immunology Research Fellowship, Project dates from July, 2002 to 2005. 2000-2008: Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Washington, DC. 1996-2000: Surgical Residency,Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA. MD in 2000.
1992-1996: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. BS Chemistry with Honors in 1996.

 

Academic positions:


Academic Appointments:
January 2012 to current: Associate Program Director, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Department of Surgery
May 2011 to current: Assistant Professor, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Department of Surgery
May 2010 to current: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Michigan State University-College of Human Medicine.
May 2010 to December 2011: Assistant Program Director, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Feb 2012 to current: Director of Surgical Research, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Department of Surgery.
May 2010 to current: Director, Surgical Skills Simulation and Minimally Invasive Simulation. Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Department of Surgery. 2009 to April 2010: Iroqouis Memorial Hospital, Il and Union County Hospital, Anna, Il, General Surgery.

 

Research interests:


Research Experience:
2002-2005: Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pediatric/Fetal Surgery, Dr. Alan W. Flake. Manipulation of Prenatal Stem Cell Transplant Biology.
1998-2000: Thomas Jefferson University, Interventional Radiology, Dr. Paul Macke Consigney. The Role of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 After Balloon Angioplasty 1996-1997: Thomas Jefferson University, Biochemistry, Dr. Ya Ming Hou. The Mechanism of Structural Interactions of tRNA and tRNA Synthetases During Transcription. 1994-1996: Howard Hughes Fellowship, University of Chicago, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dr. Joseph A. Piccirrilli. Efficient Synthesis of Thioalkyl Uridines for Analysis of Ribozyme Structure and Function.

 

Any other information:


Publications:
1. Serio SJ, Schafer P, Merchant AM. Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia and Small Bowel Obstruction as a Rare Complication of a Penile Prosthesis. Manuscript submitted to the journal Hernia for peer-review, assigned to number HERN-D-11-00416.
2. Kim R, McCoy M, Bistolarides P, and Merchant AM. Richter’s Epigastric Hernia with Transverse Colon Strangulation: A Case Report and Brief Review, American Surgeon, Accepted for publication online Paulus, E, Merchant AM, Lin E. Management of Parasophageal Hernias in Morbidly Obese Patients, Bariatric Times, Nov 2011:8-13. Addink M, Merchant AM, Bistolarides P. Colonic Volvulus in an adult after childhood Ladd's procedure for malrotation: A case report. Journal of Surgical Education, Accepted for Publication, Ref No. CURRSURG-D-11-00039R2.
3. Merchant AM, Sarmiento JM. Laparoscopic resection of a hilar cholangiocarcinoma (including major hepatectomy, bile duct resection and biliary reconstruction). Joint American and International Congress on HPB Surgery. Buenos Aires, Argentina. May 2010. Video Submission. Merchant AM, Cook MW, White BC, Davis SS, Sweeney JF, Lin E. Transumbilical Gelport access technique for performing single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS). J Gastrointest Surg. 2009 Jan;13(1):159-62.
4. Merchant AM , Cook MW, White BC, Jeansonne LO, Chavarriaga LF, Davis SS, Sweeney JF, Lin E. Comparison Between Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair With Sleeve Gastrectomy And Paraesophageal Hernia Repair Alone In Morbidly Obese Patients. Amer Surgeon, 2009 Jul;75(7):620-5.
5. Merchant AM, Lin E. Single Incision Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy for a Colon Mass: A Technical Report. Dis Colon Rectum 2009 May;52(5):1021-4. Peranteau WH, Merchant AM, Hedrick HL, Liechty KW, Howell LJ, Flake AW, Wilson RD, Johnson MP, Bebbington MW, Adzick NS. Prenatal course and postnatal management of peripheral bronchial atresia: association with congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2008;24(3):190-6.
6. Hedrick HL, Danzer E, Merchant AM, Bebbington MW, Zhao H, Flake AW, Johnson MP, Liechty KW, Howell LJ, Wilson RD, Adzick NS. Liver position and lung-to-head ratio for prediction of extracorporal membrane oxygenation and survival in isolated left congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Am J of Obst and Gyn. 2007 Oct;197(4):422.e1-4. 7. Merchant AM, Bhanot P, Evans SRT. “Management of Iatrogenic Splenic Injury” in Management of Complex Complications in Abdominal Surgery, Operative Techniques in General Surgery, ed. Russel Nauta , Elsevier-Mosby, Vol 10(1), p 4-10, Mar 2008. Merchant AM, and Newman KD. “Pyloromyotomy” , Chapter 87 in Surgical Pitfalls, ed. Stephen R.T. Evans, Elsevier-Mosby, p 871-875, October 2008. Merchant AM, Peranteau WP, Wilson RD, Johnson MP, Bebbington MW, Hedrick HL, Flake AW, Adzick NS. Postnatal Chest Wall Deformities after Fetal Thoracoamniotic Shunting for Congenital Cystic adenomatoid Malformation. Fetal Diag Therapy. 2007 Jul 24;22(6):435-439.
8. Parenteau W, Adibe O, Endo M, Merchant AM, Flake AW. CD26 inhibition enhances allogeneic donor cell homing and engraftment after in utero hematopoietic cell transplantation. Blood. 2006 Dec 15;108(13):4268-74
9. Merchant AM, Hedrick HL, Johnson MP, Wilson RD, Crombleholme TM, Howell LJ, Adzick NS, Flake AW. Management of Fetal Mediastinal Teratoma. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Jan;40(1):228-31.
10. Merchant AM, Flake AW, Surgeons and Stem Cells: A pragmatic perspective on shifting paradigms. Surgery. 2004; 136(5): 975-980
11. Javazon EH, Merchant AM, Danzer E, Flake AW., Reconstitution of hematopoiesis following intrauterine transplantation of stem cells. Methods Mol Med. 2004;105:81-94. Sun S., Merchant AM, Xiao-Qing T, Anjaneyulu PSR, Piccirilli JA “ Efficient Synthesis of S-(Thioalkyl)uridines via Ring Opening of Ureidomethylene Thiolactones,” Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1996: 61(17); 5708.
Meetings, Posters, and Invited Talks
1. Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 2012
Scientific Session, March, 2012,
2. San Dieg, CA. A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of Staple Line Reinforcement During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG), Accepted for Poster Presentation. Synergy Medical Education Alliance, Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds, January 2011.
3. Bowel Obstruction and Abdominal Pain. Synergy Medical Education Alliance, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds, January 2011.
4. Abdominal Wall Complications After Laparotomy. Emory University, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, April 2009.
5. Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using the GelPort System, Video Presentation Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Miami Beach, FL, 2006.
6. Postnatal Chest Wall Deformities after Fetal Thoracoamniotic Shunting for Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation. Plenary Talk, Association of Academic Surgeons, Houston TX, 2005.
7. Fetal Gene Therapy for FVIII Deficiency. American Pediatric Surgical Association, Jacksonville FL, 2005.
8. Management of Fetal Mediastinal Teratoma. International Society of Experimental Hematologists, Annual Meeting, 2004 New Orleans, LA. “Early Engraftment Kinetics of In Utero Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Dose Dependence and Route of Administration.”

Poster Presentation:
International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, Annual Meeting 2004, Charleston, SC. “Sustained Expression of Factor VIII After In Utero Gene Transfer in Hemophilia A Mice.”
Oral Presentation:
International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, Annual Meeting 2004, Charleston, SC. “Management of Massive Mediastinal Teratoma.” Oral Presentation. American Society of Hematology, Annual Meeting 2003, Philadelphia, PA. “Complete Correction of Sickel Cell Disease Pathophysiology in High-level Allogeneic Chimeras Create by a Strategy of In Utero Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation with Postnatal Enhancement of Chimerism.” Poster Presentation.

 

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