Dr. H. Joseph Naim received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and received his Medical Degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City with a distinction in Research. He completed his residency in General Surgery at New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he was Chief Resident during his final year. Dr. Naim completed his Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery at University Medical Center at Princeton, N.J., under the direction of world renowned bariatric surgeon Robert E. Brolin, MD.

Dr. Naim's CV:

Board Certified in General Surgery

Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Fellowship Trained in Bariatric Surgery

Member, American College of Surgeons

Member, ASMBS, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Member, IFSO, International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity

Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery

St. Mary Medical Center at Long Beach, Dignity Health

Accredited Center for Bariatric Surgery by American College of Surgeons (ACS)

And

Southern California Hospital at Culver City, Prospect Medical

Accredited center for bariatric Surgery by American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Other Hospital & Surgery Center Affiliations
Cedar Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles,

Silver Lake Medical Center, Los Angeles

Soma Surgery Center, Beverly Hills

South Coast Surgery Center, Costa Mesa

Dr. Naim received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from University of Southern California in Los Angeles, with Departmental Honors. He then completed his medical training at prestigious Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in New York City with Distinction in Research. This was followed with four years of training in General Surgery which concluded with an additional year as Chief Surgical Resident at New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. His interest in Weight Loss Surgery took him to another year of Fellowship training in University Medical Center at Princeton, under direction of world renowned Bariatric surgeon, Robert E. Brolin, MD.

Subsequently in 2004 he started his practice in the Los Angeles area. His love in field of surgery and surgical weight loss took him to UCI Medical Center, as Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery where he was teaching other surgeons in cutting edge surgical techniques. He is an author of multiple scientific articles.

He is a member of Multiple Surgical Societies including American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and is a member of Medical Staff in some of the best hospitals in United States including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

His expertise includes Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve, Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding, Revisional Bariatric Surgery, and surgical treatment of other Gastro-Intestinal problems like Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).

Curriculum Vitae

Education

College           

Los Ángeles Valley College; Van Nuys, CA

Jan 89- Jul 91            

Major in Biology

University      

University of Southern California; Los Angeles, CA

Aug 91- Dec 93          

Bachelor of Science in Biology with Departmental Honors

Medical School

Mount Sinai School of Medicine; New York, NY

Aug 94- Apr 98          

Medical Degree with distinction in Research

Residency

General surgery

PGY I-IV        

New York Methodist Hospital; Brooklyn, NY

                         Cornell University Medical College

07/01/98- 06/30/02     

Including: Thoracic, Vascular, Pediatric, Critical Care, Orthopedic, Urology, Gynecology, Plastic, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine

Chief Resident          

New York Methodist Hospital; Brooklyn, NY

                       Cornell University Medical College

07/01/02- 06/30/03

Rotations

Trauma Surgery      

King’s County Hospital; Brooklyn, NY

SUNY Down State Medical Center

04/01/2001- 05/30/2001

Transplant Surgery 

Westchester Medical Center; Valhalla, NY

New York Medical College

                    04/01/2000- 04/30/2000         

Burn                          

New York-Presbyterian Hospital; New York, NY

The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell

                    07/01/2000- 07/30/2000         

Cardiac Surgery         

New York-Presbyterian Hospital; New York, NY

The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell

                      10/01/1999- 10/31/1999

Fellowship

Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery     

University Medical Center at Princeton; Princeton, NJ

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

                                    07/01/03- 06/30/04

Experience in 300 cases including:

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass:

Open Gastric Bypass

Revision of Gastric Bypass

Lap-Band placement

Preceptor: Dr. Robert E. Brolin, MD; www.njbariatricspc.com

Former President of American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASBS)

Medical Licenses

New Jersey State       # 25MA07583500 (Inactive)              Issue Date:      05/02/03

New York State         # 219621 (Inactive)                             Issue Date:      09/31/00

California State         # A81554                                            Issue Date:      01/01/03

Clinical Research & Publications

1.         A. Philippe Chahinian, John P. Mandeli, Harry Gluck, Houshmand Naim, Alvin S. Teirstein, James F. Holland. Effectiveness of Cisplatin, Paclitaxel, and Suramin against Human Malignant Mesothelioma Xenografts in Athymic Nude Mice.

Department of Neoplastic Diseases, Mount Sinai Medical Center

Journal of Surgical Oncology. 1998; 67(2):104-111

2.         H. Joseph Naim, Bashar Fahoum. Meckel’s Diverticulum.

Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital

Applied Radiology. 2002; 31(7): 35-36

3.         H. Joseph Naim, Moshe Schein. No operative Management of an Abdominal Nail-Gun Injury.

Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital

Surgical Rounds. 2003; 26(4): 185-187

4.         Sonal G. Gandhi, Ian K. Komenaka, H. Joseph Naim. Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome after Laparoscopic Tubal Ligation.

Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital

The Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2003; 48(4): 302-305

5.         H. Joseph Naim, Piotr J. Gorecki. Fournier’s Gangrene.

Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital

Resident & Staff Physician.  2003; 49(1): 43&58

6.         H. Joseph Naim, David Korst. VATS for Excision of Mediastinal Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma.

Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital

Surgical Rounds 2003; 26(9): 438-440

7.         H. Joseph Naim, Robina Smith, Piotr J. Gorecki. Emergent Laparoscopic Reduction of Acute Gastric Volvulus with Anterior Gastropexy.

Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital

            Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Tech. 2003; 13(6): 389-91

8.         H. Joseph Naim, Piotr J. Gorecki, Leslie Wise. Early Lap-Band Erosion Associated with Colonic Inflammation: Case Report and review of literature.

Department of Surgery; New York Methodist Hospital

Journal of Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. 2004; 9:102-104

9.         H. Joseph Naim, Piotr J. Gorecki. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital

Patient Care. June 2004; 67

10.       Ninh T. Nguyen, J. Esteban Varela, Allen Sabio, Joseph Naim, Michael Stamos,

Samuel Wilson. Reduction in Prescription Costs after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. Department of Surgery, University of California Irvine School of Medicine

The American Surgeon. October 2006; 72:853-856

Submitted Publications

1.         Ninh T. Nguyen, H. Joseph Naim, Samuel E. Wilson. Anti-Obesity Surgery and its complications.

Department of Surgery, UCI Medical Center

Submitted for publication

Presentation

1. H. Joseph Naim, Piotr J. Gorecki, Leslie Wise. Early Lap-Band Erosion Associated with Colonic Inflammation: Case Report.

Department of Surgery; New York Methodist Hospital

Oral Presentation. 12^th International Congress and Endo Expo

Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Aug 2003

Honorable Mention/Awarded certificate of Merit

2. Piotr Gorecki, H. Joseph Naim, Ajay Chopra, Lilian Katz, Leslie Wise. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in surgical residency program. The prospective analysis of the first 100 cases.

Department of Surgery; New York Methodist Hospital

Oral Presentation. SAGES 2004

3. Ninh T. Nguyen, J. Esteban Varela, Allen Sabio, H. Joseph Naim, Michael Stamos, Samuel E. Wilson. Reduction in Prescription Cost after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass.

Department of Surgery, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, California

American College of Surgeons, Southern California chapter, 2006 Annual Meeting 

4. H. Joseph Naim, Bariatric Surgery and Gastric Banding

Department of Surgery, UCI Medical Center

Surgery Grand Rounds, May 2006

5. H. Joseph Naim, Minimally Invasive GI Surgery

Encino-Tarzana Medical Center

Jan 2007

6. H. Joseph Naim, MD. Options of Weight Loss Surgery

Diar TV International, Diar TV Studios

Feb. 23, 2007

Posters

1.         George Wu, H. Joseph Naim, Mareb Krikhely, Truc Ly, Michael Dolan. Adult Intussusception.

Department of Surgery; New York Methodist Hospital

Resident Poster Presentation. May 22, 2002  

2.         H. Joseph Naim, Robina Smith, Piotr J. Gorecki. Emergent Laparoscopic Reduction of Acute Gastric Volvulus with Anterior Gastropexy.

Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital

Poster Presentation. 12^th International Congress and Endo Expo/ Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Aug 2003

3.         J. Esteban Varela, Joseph Naim, Ninh T. Nguyen. Outcomes of Laparoscopic Gastric Restrictive Procedures in Academic Centers.

            Department of Surgery. UCU Medical Center

Poster Presentation, ASBS Conference, San Francisco. June 2006

Video

Ninh T. Nguyen, J. Esteban Varela, H. Joseph Naim. Laparoscopic Ivery Lewis Esophagectomy

Department of Surgery. UCI Medical Center

Video Presentation, ASBS Conference, San Francisco. June 2006

Awards

1.         Oceanographic Associates Award, Hancock Institute of Marine Biology at USC

Wrigley’s Science Center; Catalina Island, CA. 1992

2.         Hadassah Exchange Program Scholarship, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Hadassah Medical Center; Jerusalem, Israel. 1997

3.         Resident Achievement Award, The Society of Laparoendoscopicscopic Surgeons

New York Methodist Hospital; Brooklyn, N.Y. 2003

4.         The Highest Research Productivity Award, Department of Surgery

New York Methodist Hospital; Brooklyn, N.Y. 2003

5.         Faculty Certificate of Recognition for Scientific Presentation, SLS 12^th International Congress and Endo Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada.  2003

Basic Science Research

1.         V. A. Hospital; Sepulveda, CA

May 90- Apr 91          

            Optimizing Quantitation of Interleukin II using HPLC

Preceptor: Ken Tachiki, PHD

2.         Wrigley’s Science Center; Catalina Island, CA

Jan 92-Apr 92

Role of Sea Water Calcium in Fertilization of Sea Urchin

Independent Research. Catalina Science Semester

3.         Mount Sinai Medical Center; New York, NY

May 94- Aug 96

            Combination Chemotherapy for Malignant Mesothelioma

Preceptor: Philippe Chahinian MD

Honors

1.         Deans List

University of Southern California/ Los Angeles Valley College

2.         Departmental Honors Program

USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. University of Southern California

3.         Honors Research Track

Mount Sinai Medical Center. Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Society Affiliations

• American College of Surgeons

• American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

• IFSO, the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity