Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 205-208 , April 2007

Does a One-Day Course Influence Surgeon Adoption of Laparoscopic Ventral Herniorrhaphy?

Presented at the 1st Annual Academic Surgical Congress (Association for Academic Surgery), San Diego, CA, February 7–11, 2006.

  • Marc Zerey, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
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  • Kent W. Kercher, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
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  • Ronald F. Sing, D.O.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Bruce J. Ramshaw, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Columbia, Missouri
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  • Guy Voeller, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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  • Adrian Park, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • B. Todd Heniford, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationTo whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed at Department of General Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, 1000 Blythe Blvd., MEB no. 601, Charlotte, NC 28203.

Received 7 February 2006

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PII: S0022-4804(06)00490-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.09.012

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 205-208 , April 2007

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