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7. Foreign Medical Grad Considered an Expert in his Field A recent article published in the New York Times told the story of Dr. Tomoaki Kato, one of the few surgeons in the United States who an expert in ex vivo resection. Dr. Kato is a foreign medical graduate currently working at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Ex vivo resection is a surgical procedure where organs are removed and operated on outside the body in order to remove tumors that cannot be treated in any other way, and then sewing the organs back in. The procedure is a long one, that can last over 30 hours, involves several surgeons and anesthesiologists, and is highly expensive. Dr. Kato has lead 16 such surgeries and assisted in several more. Dr. Kato received his medical degree from Osaka University in Japan and then trained and worked for 12 years in Miami. In 2008, Dr. Kato began working at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City as a professor of surgery and the surgical director for liver and gastrointestinal transplantation. The article can be found at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/health/23liver.html Disclaimer: This newsletter is provided as a public service and not intended to establish an attorney client relationship. Any reliance on information contained herein is taken at your own risk. |
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