Jeffrey Zitsman, MD |
Positions and Appointments |
| 2005-present | |
Director, Center for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 2005-present | |
Attending Surgeon |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 2004-present | |
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery |
| Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY |
Clinical Specialties
Adolescent obesity surgery
Pediatric Minimally invasive surgery
Chest wall abnormalities
Research Interests
Adolescent obesity surgery
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Education and Training |
| 1983-1985 | |
Chief Resident, Pediatric Surgery |
| Children's Hospital of New York/CUMC, New York, NY |
| 1980-1981 | |
Administrative Chief Resident/Chief Resident in Surgery |
| Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA |
| 1976-1980 | |
Intern/Resident in Surgery |
| Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA |
| 1972-1976 | |
MD |
| Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA |
| 1970-1972 | |
AB, Natural Science |
| Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
Professional Experience
| 2002-2007 | |
Director, Minimal Access Surgery |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1997-2004 | |
Assistant Clinical Professor, Surgery |
| Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY |
| 1991-present | |
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY |
| 1988-1997 | |
Lecturer, Surgery |
| Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY |
| 1985-1988 | |
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Surgery |
| UMD of New Jersey, Camden, NJ |
| 1985-1988 | |
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics |
| UMD of New Jersey, Camden, NJ |
Professional Societies and Committees
American Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Committee on Pediatric Surgery (2008-2010)
Program Committee (2009-2011)
American Pediatric Surgical Association
Committee on Childhood Obesity (2006-2009)
Endosurgery Committee, (2002-2005)
International Pediatric Endosurgery Group
New York Surgical Society
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
American Academy of Pediatrics (Surgical Section), Fellow
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Selected Publications Zitsman JL, Point/Counterpoint: What is the most appropriate surgery for obese adolescents? Surgery News, 2006;2; No 9 (September).
Zitsman JL, Oh No—Not the Children! Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care, 2006; 1; 225-227.
Goldstein AM, Cho NL, Mazziotti MV, Zitsman JL: Pneumatically assisted laparoscopic reduction of intussusception. Pediatr Endosurg Innovative Techniques, 2003, Volume 7, Number 1, 33-37
Zitsman JL, Current Concepts in Minimal Access Surgery for Children, Pediatrics, 2003; 111; 1239-1252
Goldstein AM, Cho NL, Mazziotti MV, Zitsman JL: Pneumatically assisted laparoscopic reduction of intussusception. Pediatr Endosurg Innovative Techniques, 2003, Volume 7, Number 1, 33-37
Zitsman JL, Current Concepts in Minimal Access Surgery for Children, Pediatrics, 2003; 111; 1239-1252
Zitsman JL, Mahadevan, Chivate J, et al, Case Study: A pulmonary cyst in a 3-year old girl. Pulmonary Rev. 1994;4: 32-33
Zitsman JL: Pseudoaneurysm following penetrating trauma in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Surg, 1998;33:1574-1578
John R, Zitsman JL: Pitfalls in transinguinal diagnostic laparoscopy for contralateral hernia. Pediatr Endosurg Innovative Technique, 2, 55-9, 1998
Presentations Zitsman JL. Managing the left gastric artery during adolescent laparoscopic gastric banding (LAGB). 17th Annual Meeting, International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, Cannes, France, June 12-15, 2008.
Lee E, Jean A, Oberfield SE, Conroy R, Kiefer K, Raker C, Zitsman JL, Fennoy I. Effect of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) on metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in morbidly obese adolescents. 91st Annual Meeting, The Endocrine Society, June 10-13, Washington, D.C.
Jean AM Korner J, Conwell I, Shonkweiler RJ, Zitsman JL, McMahon DJ, Kiefer K, Raker C, Zwany SK, Oberfield SE, Fennoy I. The impact of gastric banding on ghrelin, peptide YY, leptin, and insulin adolescents. 91st Annual Meeting, The Endocrine Society, June 10-13, Washington, D.C.
Moraitis D, Kini SU, Annamaneri RK, Basu A, Zitsman JL: Laparoscopy in complicated pediatric appendicitis. 12th Annual Congress for Endoscopy in Children. Los Angeles, California, March 2003
APSA Endoscopy Committee: A survey of laparoscopic experience prior to pediatric surgery training. 34th Annual Meeting. American Pediatric Surgical Association, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 2003
Jeffrey L Zitsman MD, Marc S Arkovitz MD, Teaching the Team: Nurse Education in Pediatric Minimal Access Surgery. 13th Annual International Pediatric Endosurgery Group Meeting, Maui, HI, May 5-9, 2004.
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CHN Room 212
3959 Broadway
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 914-722-6737
Fax: 914-722-6739
jlz2@columbia.edu
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