Written by Virginia Hernia Institute

GEORGE KEVIN GILLIAN M.D., F.A.C.S.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Business Contacts

Surgical Specialists of Northern Virginia

8988 Lorton Station Boulevard, Suite 202

Lorton, VA 22079

703.313.8808 – office 703.313.8850 – fax

 

Education and Employment

1984-1988 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

-Bachelor of Science-Biology and Psychology

1988-1990 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas

-First and second years of medical school

1990-1992 University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine

-Doctorate of Medicine, May 16, 1992

1992-1993 Department of Surgery, University of Missouri-Columbia

-Resident and Research Fellow

1993-1998 Department of Surgery, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

-Residency, General Surgery

1998-1999 Minimally Invasive Surgical Training Institute, Baltimore, Maryland

-Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Director – W. Peter Geis MD.

1999-2002 Surgery Associates, Chartered. Clinton, Maryland

2002-present Advanced Surgery of Alexandria, President/Treasurer

2005-present Surgical Specialists of Northern Virginia, partner

Administrative

2001- 2002 Chief of General Surgery, Southern Maryland Hospital Center, Clinton, MD

2000 - 2002 Creator and Surgical Director - Southern Maryland Hospital Reflux Treatment Center.

2002-2007 Director of Inova Alexandria Hospital Heartburn Treatment Center

2007- 2008 Chairman Department of Surgery, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, VA

2008-present Director of Heartburn Treatment Center, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Virginia

2008-present Director of the Washington Hernia Center, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington Virginia

Teaching

1999-2000 Teaching Faculty for Laparoscopic Surgical Courses in: Ventral Hernia, Inguinal Hernia, Colon, GERD/Gastric and Solid Organ at M.I.S.T.I, Baltimore, Maryland

2000-present Teaching Faculty for Laparoscopic Surgical Courses in: Ventral Hernia at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ.

2000-2001 On-Site Moderator and Distance Learning Faculty for, “A New Perspective On Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Avoiding Complications.” Courses sponsored by Ethicon Endo-Surgery

2000-present Course Director for Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair : A Distance Learning Program at GATE Institute, Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD

2000-present Surgical Preceptor for Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery for DAVOL Inc., Ethicon Endo-Surgery and Applied Medical

2001-present National Speaker for the Ventral Hernia “Roadshow” sponsored by DAVOL, Inc.

2002-present Course Director for Reducing Anxiety and Expanding Your Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery, a multidisciplinary course sponsored by Ethicon Endo-Surgery at George Washington Hospital Center.

2002-present Course Director for Hand-assisted Laparoscopy and Colon Surgery , sponsored by Applied Medical (Gel Port)

2003 Course Faculty, Advanced Surgical Therapies for the Colorectal Patient. Featuring Hand Assisted Colectomy and PPH procedures. Roper Hospital, Charleston, SC. Sponsored By Ethicon Eno-Surgery

2004 Course Faculty, Strategies for Laparoscopic Cholcystectomy,Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication and Hand-Assisted Surgery. Ethicon Endo-Surgery. Cincinnati, OH

2004 Course Faculty, Cholecystectomy,Appendectomy, Ventral Hernia Repair and Lysis of Adhesions. Ethicon-Endo Surgery, Cincinnati, OH

2004,2005 Faculty for Rocky Mountain Advanced Surgical Symposium

2004-present Course Director of Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair courses at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, VA. Sponsored by DAVOL, Inc.

2008-present Course Director of Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair courses at Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA. Sponsored by DAVOL, Inc.

2004-2006 Guest faculty and live surgery for International Hernia Symposium. Wiesbaden, Germany. Topic – Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia

2009-present Course Director for Reducing Anxiety and Expanding Your Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery, a multidisciplinary course sponsored by Ethicon Endo-Surgery at GATE Institute, Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD

Certification

National Board of Medical Examiners Parts I, II, and III

Diplomate of The American Board of Surgery 11/3/99

Memberships

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgery (SLS)

American Hernia Society

Research Experience

1985-1986 Research Assistant, Transplant Immunology Lab, Duke University

1989 Research Assistant, Washington University School of Medicine

1992–1993 Critical Care Research, University Missouri-Columbia

1998-present Research in Minimally Invasive Surgery

Production of Instructional Videotapes for Laparoscopic Surgery

Clinical Research in Laparoscopic Surgery

Publications:

Iliac Vein Injury Called Serious Risk of Lap Anterior Spine Fusion , in Laparoscopic Surgery Update 1999 Vol. 7(4) :42-43

An Algorithm for the Treatment of Chronic Pain After Inguinal Herniorrhaphy, W Peter Geis, M.D., Kuldeep Singh,and G Kevin Gillian, M.D., In Nyhus LM, Condon RE, Eds. Hernia 5th edition, Chapter 27 pp 307-315

Curing Reflux and Hiatal Hernias –A Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach, Kevin Gillian, M.D., In Health Scene, Southern Maryland Hospital Center Publications, Winter 1999

Open-minded hernia repair, G Kevin Gillian, M.D, In Contemporary Surgery, Sept 2001, Vol 57,No 9

Laparoscopic Incisional and Ventral Hernia Repair (LIVH): An Evolving Outpatient Technique. G. Kevin Gillian, M.D., W. Peter Geis, M.D., Gary Grover, M.D. JSLS(2002)6:315-322.

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, W Peter Geis, M.D. and G. Kevin Gillian, M.D, In Prevention and Management of Laparoendoscopic Surgical Complications, 2^nd edition, pp 185-192

Burst Strength of Ventral Hernia Repairs in a Chronic Porcine Model: Comparison of Repairs Fixated with the SorbaFix™ Fixation System to Those Using Permanent Fixation. G. Kevin Gillian, M.D,, F.A.C.S., Jeffrey R. Scott, Ph,D, Shiow-jyi Wey, Ph.D, Vincent Roy, P.Eng, Ian D. McRury, Ph.D., white paper released 2009 by Davol Inc.

Fixation Burst Strength of Ventral Hernia Repairs: Using the PermaSorb Disposable Fixation Device Compared to Repairs Using Permanent Fixation in an Animal Study, G. Kevin Gillian, M.D,, F.A.C.S., Ian D. McRury, Ph.D, Jeffrey R. Scott, Ph,D, Shiow-jyi Wey, Ph.D, Vincent Roy, P.Eng,., white paper released 2009 by Davol Inc.

Abstracts

Laparoscopic Giant Hiatal Hernia Repair: Technique, Risks and Benefits. G Kevin Gillian, M.D., W. Peter Geis, M.D., Marcos Berry, M.D., Constantinos Stratoulias, M.D. (submitted to SAGES 1999)

Learning Models For Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Anastomoses: Design and Implementation. W Peter Geis, M.D., Steven Lincoln, M.D., G. Kevin Gillian, M.D., Thomas Kelly, M.D., Harold Tabaie, M.D. (submitted to The American Association for Thoracic Surgery 1999)

4-D and 6-D Visualization in Minimally Invasive Surgery: Approved Visibility, Safety, and Efficiency. W. Peter Geis, M.D., G. Kevin Gillian, M.D., Marcos Berry, M.D. (Presentation at Medicine Meets Virtual Reality: 7)

Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resections: A Work In Progress, Kevin Gillian, M.D., H Charles Kim, M.D. (submitted to SAGES 1999)

Avoidance of Laparoscopic Port-Site Hernias: Use of Oblique Abdominal Wall Entry With Non-Bladed Trocars. W Peter Geis, M.D., G Kevin Gillian, M.D., Paul C McAfee, M.D., H Charles Kim, M.D., Constantinos Stratoulias, M.D., (submitted to SAGES 1999)

Surgeon Rationale For Use Of Preceptoring In Minimally Invasive Surgery: Experiences And Outcomes. W Peter Geis, M.D., H.Charles Kim, M.D., G Kevin Gillian, M.D. (submitted to SAGES 1999)

Preceptorship Experiences in Minimally Invasive Surgery. W Peter Geis, M.D., Consstantinos Stratoulias, M.D. H Charles Kim. M.D., Paul McAfee, M.D. G. Kevin Gillian, M.D., Marcus Berry, M.D. JSLS (1998)2:359

Laparoscopic Highly Selective Vagotomy (HSV) as a Component of Nissen Fundoplication. Constantinos Straoulias, M.D., W. Peter Geis, M.D., G. Kevin Gillian, M.D., Marcus Berry, M.D. JSLS (1998)2:372

Laparoscopic Pyloroplasty in Patients with Delayed Gastric Emptying. W Peter Geis, M.D. Jeffery T. Zern. M.D. G. Kevin Gillian, M.D., Mark Noar, M.D., Constantinos Stratoulias. Minimally Invasive Therapy& Allied Technologies. 7(1). 1998. Presented at SMIT 10th Annual Meeting.

Laparoscopic Giant Hiatal Hernia Repair: Technique, Risks and Benefits. G Kevin Gillian, M.D., W. Peter Geis, M.D., Marcos Berry, M.D., Constantinos Stratoulias, M.D. JSLS(1998)2:373

The Use of Handoscopy to Facilitate Laparoscopic-Assisted Splenectomy in Patients with Giant Splenomegaly, Kuldeep Singh, M.D., W. Peter Geis, M.D., Kevin Gillian, M.D. JSLS (2000)4:61

Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication and Hiatus Hernia Repair in the Elderly, Constantinos Stratoulias, M.D., W. Peter Geis, M.D., Kevin Gillian, M.D., Jeffery T. Zern, M.D.,

JSLS(2000)4:62

Ventral Heria Repair Strength with the SorbaFix Absorbable Fixation System in a Porcine Model, G. Kevin Gillian, M.D, Hernia(2009)

Presentations:

Common Iliac Vein Injury During Laparoscopic Anterior Spine Fusion. G Kevin Gillian, M.D., Marcus Berry, M.D., Constantinos Stratoulias, M.D. Paul McAfee, M.D. W. Peter Geis, M.D. JSLS (1998)2: (Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Endo Expo ‘98)

Avoidance of Laparoscopic Port-Site Hernias: Use of Oblique Abdominal Wall Entry With Non-Bladed Trocars. W Peter Geis, M.D., G Kevin Gillian, M.D., Paul C McAfee, M.D., H Charles Kim, M.D., Constantinos Stratoulias, M.D., (SAGES 1999)

Laparoscopic Diverting Colostomy for Fournier’s Gangrene, G. Kevin Gillian, M.D. Chiarmonte, Robert, M.D. JSLS (2001)5:403, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 10th International Congress and Endo Expo.

Adult Pyloric Stenosis- A Primary or Secondary Disorder: Laparoscopic Pyloroplasty as Definitive Treatment. Kevin Gillian, M.D., W. Peter Geis, M.D. Constantinos Statoulias, M.D., Jeffery T Zern, M.D., Mark Noar, M.D. JSLS(2000)4:41. 8th Intermational Meeting of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons and Endo Expo ’99.

Invited Speaker at International Hernia Society meeting in London 2003

Invited Speaker on the subject of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair for Hernia Repair 2004. The American Hernia Society annual meeting

4^th International Hernia Symposium (2004). Wiesbaden, Germany. Invited speaker on IPOM-Kugel Patch

5^th International Hernia Symposium (2005). Wiesbaden, Germany. Invited speaker and guest surgeon IPOM-Kugel Patch

6^th International Hernia Symposium (2006). Wiesbaden, Germany. Invited speaker and guest surgeon IPOM-Kugel Patch6^th

International Hernia Symposium (2007). Wiesbaden, Germany. Invited speaker and guest surgeon IPOM-Kugel Patch and Emergency Laparoscopic Hernia Repair

2009 National Hernia Symposium, Las Vegas, NV. Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair with Absorbable Fixation

Ventral Heria Repair Strength with the SorbaFix Absorbable Fixation System in a Porcine Model, 4^th International Hernia Congress. Berlin, Germany. 2009

Future of Fixation in Ventral Hernia Repair: Should We Compromise on Strength. ,

4^th International Hernia Congress. Berlin, Germany. 2009

Poster Presentations:

Laparoscopic Giant Hiatal Hernia Repair: Technique, Risks and Benefits. G Kevin Gillian, M.D., W. Peter Geis, M.D., Marcos Berry, M.D., Constantinos Stratoulias, M.D. (SAGES 1999)

Surgeon Rationale For Use Of Preceptoring In Minimally Invasive Surgery: Experiences And Outcomes. W Peter Geis, M.D., H.Charles Kim, M.D., G Kevin Gillian, M.D.( SAGES 1999)

Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resections: A Work In Progress, Kevin Gillian, M.D., H Charles Kim, M.D. (SAGES 1999)

Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: An Evolving Outpatient Procedure, Kevin Gillian, M.D., Gary Grover, M.D. JSLS (2001) 5:401, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 10th International Congress and Endo Expo.

Educational Videos:

Laparoscopic Repair of Paracolostomy Hernia. G Kevin Gillian, M.D., H Charles Kim, M.D. W.Peter Geis, M.D. (Accepted into SAGES video library 1999)

Retooling Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Progress Towards Humanism. W.Peter Geis, M.D., G. Kevin Gillian, M.D. (submitted to SAGES for 1999)

Pyloroplasty, Laparoscopic Focus on Suture/Tying Devices & 5mm Harmonic Scalpel. W. Peter Geis, M.D., G. Kevin Gillian, M.D. (submitted to SAGES for 1999)

Laparoscopic Left Adrenalectomy: The Direct Route. W Peter Geis, M.D., G Kevin Gillian, M.D. (Accepted for presentation at American College of Surgeons meeting 1999)

Right Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomy: Maximum Versatility. W Peter Geis, M.D., G Kevin Gillian, M.D. (Accepted for presentation at American College of Surgeons meeting 1999)

Re-Engineering Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Elimination of Biliary Injuries. W. Peter Geis, M.D., G Kevin Gillian, M.D. (Accepted for presentation at American College of Surgeons meeting 1999)

The Use of Handoscopy to Facilitate Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Patients with Giant Splenomegaly. G. Kevin Gillian, M.D., Kuldeep Singh, M.D., W. Peter Geis, M.D. (Submitted to 2000 Clinical Congress American College of Surgeons)

Laparoscopic Repair of Complex Lower Abdominal Ventral Incisional Hernias. W. Peter Geis, M.D., Kuldeep Singh, M.D., G. Kevin Gillian, M.D. ( 2000 Clinical Congress American College of Surgeons)

An Alternative Approach to Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: LCS-5 in Lap Chole “Dome-Down”. An instructional CD-ROM distributed by Ethicon Endo-Surgery at SAGES 2000

Laparoscopic Resection of Giant Esophageal Diverticuli and Heller Myotomy. W. Peter Geis, M.D., Kuldeep Singh, M.D., G Kevin Gillian, M.D. ( 2000 Clinical Congress American College of Surgeons)

Science of the Harmonic Scalpel (2002) Ethicon Endo-Surgery

Laparoscopic Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair with Composix EX Mesh. G. Kevin Gillian, M.D. Distributed by DAVOL, Inc.

Harmonic Scalpel Insight, LapChole & Lap Ventral Hernia Repair. Ethicon Endo-Surgery 2004

Evolution of Hernia Repair. Cine-med, Continuing Medical Education Program

Current Projects

Prospective Study Utilizing 5mm LCS energy source and “Dome-Down technique” to minimize injury during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. W Peter Geis, M.D., G Kevin Gillian, M.D.

On-Site Moderator and Distance Learning Faculty for, “A New Perspective On Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Avoiding Complications.” Courses sponsored by Ethicon Endo-Surgery

Course Director for Reducing Anxiety and Expanding Your Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery, a

multidisciplinary course sponsored by Ethicon Endo-Surgery at George Washington Medical

Center, Washington, D.C

Course Director for Inserting Hand Assisted Laparoscopy (HAL) into your practice. Sponsored

by Applied Medical at the University of Tennessee Medical School, Memphis

Development of a National Training Center for Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia repair at Inova

Mount Vernon Hospital in Conjuction with DAVOL, Inc 2004-2007

Development of a National Training Center for Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia repair at Virginia Hospital Center in Conjunction with DAVOL, Inc. 2008-present

Industry Affiliations

Physician Consultant for Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Physician Consultant and Speaker Bureau for DAVOL, Inc.

Innovation Council of Surgeons, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Proctor and Speaker for Applied Medical

Medical Advisory Board for Sandhill Scientific

Outside Interest

Foreign travel, wine tasting, piano, football, tennis, snow skiing and golf