Dr. PERRY ZVI HOWARD

Dr. PERRY ZVI HOWARD Profile

Senior lecturer
M.D. 2006
Residency: General Surgery

Department : Surgery
Surgery A
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Email : zperry@post.bgu.ac.il
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Epidemiology of surgery and obesity

Education

  • M.D. 2006
  • MA (Psych Ed.) 2004

Research Interests

  • Bariatric surgery
  • Endocrine surgery and neuroendocrine tumors
  • Epidemiology of Obesity
  • Medical education

Research Topics

  • Bariatric surgery
  • Endocrine surgery and neuroendocrine tumors
  • Epidemiology of Obesity
  • Medical education

Major expertise and techniques in the lab

  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Bariatric surgery
  • Advanced statistical analysis
  • Animal studies of surgical procedures

Publications and funding summary / representative publications and grants

  • Zvi H. Perry, Uri Netz, Solly Mizrahi, Leonid Lantsberg & Boris Kirshtein. Laparoscopic appendectomy as an initial step in independent laparoscopic surgery by surgical residents. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2010 Jun;20(5):447-50.
  • Goldfarb M, Perry Z, A Hodin R, Parangi S. Medical and Surgical Risks in Thyroid Surgery: Lessons from the NSQIP. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Jul 20.
  • Spector D, Perry Z, Konobeck T, Mooradian D and Shikora S. Comparison of Hemostatic Properties Between Collagen and Synthetic Buttress Materials Used in Staple Line Reinforcement in a Swine Splenic Hemorrhage Model. Surg Endosc.
  • Perry ZH, Rosenblatt, A. & Biderman, A. Crisis intervention – the difference in attitudes of physicians and their patients. Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education.

Existing collaborations

  • The outcome of gastric bypass surgery in Diabetes type I patients. With Prop. Shikora, S., Tufts university.
  • Risk Factors for malignancy in patient s referred to thyroid surgery. With Dr. Mekel M., Dr. Hodin R. & Parangi S., Mass General Hospital MA.
  • A comparative study of glucose control inside hospital wards – The sliding scale vs. a revised insulin protocol. With Dr. Liberty I., Dr. Netz U. & Dr. Harman-Bohem, I., Soroka University Medical Center.

Suggested multi-disciplinary research project / research focus topics

  • The effects of bariatric surgery upon metabolic syndrome
  • The combined effect of surgery and endocrinology in neuroendocrine surgery.