GiselleGHamadMDFACS, FASMBS

General Surgery • Rootstown, OH

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Associate Dean of Clinical Faculty Affairs and Professor of Surgery, Northeast Ohio Medical University

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Office
4209 State Route 44
P.O. Box 95
Rootstown, OH 44272
Phone+1 330-325-6277
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2000 - 2001
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 2000
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2000 - 2024
VA State Medical License 1995 - 2002
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2021
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

The Effect of Gastric Bypass on the Pharmacokinetics of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Start of enrollment: 2007 Aug 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Efficacy of a Nasogastric Tube Educational Intervention for Nursing Staff.
Christof Kaltenmeier, Elizabeth Littleton, Lisa Carozza, Risa Kosko, Alison Althans, Barbara L. Lawrence, Giselle G. Hamad> ;The American Surgeon. 2020 Dec 19
Learning to teach: A novel method for assessing surgical trainees' teaching and operative knowledge.
Leah Furman, Eliza B. Littleton, Christof Kaltenmeier, Giselle G. Hamad> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2021 Feb 1
12 citations
Impact of a Surgical Subspecialty Roundtable on Career Perception for Preclerkship Medical Students.
Insiyah Campwala, Edgar Aranda-Michel, Gregory A. Watson, Giselle G. Hamad, Joseph E. Losee, Arman Kilic, Ibrahim Sultan> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 Mar 1
Management of the Gravid Uterus after Abdominal Loss of Domain.
Wendy Chen, Irene T. Ma, Omar E. Beidas, Hyagriv Simhan, Giselle G. Hamad, Jeffrey A. Gusenoff> ;The American Surgeon. 2019 Dec 1
4 citations
Perceptions Regarding Mentorship Among General Surgery Trainees With Academic Career Intentions.
Sara P. Myers, Eliza B. Littleton, Katherine A. Hill, Mohini Dasari, Kristina J. Nicholson, Lawrence M. Knab, Matthew D. Neal, Karen D. Horvath, Mukta K. Krane, Gisell...> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2019 Jul 1
44 citations
A Qualitative Study of Gender Differences in the Experiences of General Surgery Trainees
Sara P. Myers, Katherine A. Hill, Kristina J. Nicholson, Matthew D. Neal, Megan Hamm, Galen E. Switzer, Leslie R. M. Hausmann, Giselle G. Hamad, Matthew R. Rosengart, ...> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2018 Aug 1
6 citations
How can surgeons facilitate resident intraoperative decision-making?
Katherine A. Hill, Mohini Dasari, Eliza B. Littleton, Giselle G. Hamad> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2017 Oct 1
32 citations
Changes in inflammatory endometrial cancer risk biomarkers in individuals undergoing surgical weight loss
Faina Linkov, Sharon L. Goughnour, Tianzhou Ma, Zhongying Xu, Robert P. Edwards, Anna Lokshin, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, Giselle G. Hamad, Carol A. McCloskey, Dana H. Bovb...> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2017 Oct 1
5 citations
Endometrial cancer associated biomarkers in bariatric surgery candidates: exploration of racial differences.
Faina Linkov, Sharon L. Goughnour, Robert P. Edwards, Anna Lokshin, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, Giselle G. Hamad, Carol A. McCloskey, Dana H. Bovbjerg> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2017 May 1
9 citations
SAGES VTE prophylaxis for laparoscopic surgery guidelines: an update.
William S. Richardson, Giselle G. Hamad, Dimitrios Stefanidis> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2017 Jan 13
9 citations
Prophylactic mesh placement for prevention of incisional hernia after open bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mohini Dasari, Charles B. Wessel, Giselle G. Hamad> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2016 Oct 1
23 citations
The effect of video review of resident laparoscopic surgical skills measured by self- and external assessment
Gabriel Herrera-Almario, Katherine A. Kirk, Veronica T. Guerrero, Kwonho Jeong, Sara Kim, Giselle G. Hamad> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2016 Feb 1
6 citations
Assessment of hot flushes and vaginal dryness among obese women undergoing bariatric surgery.
Sharon L. Goughnour, Rebecca C. Thurston, Andrew D. Althouse, Kyle E. Freese, Robert P. Edwards, Giselle G. Hamad, Carol A. McCloskey, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, Dana H. Bo...> ;Climacteric. 2016 Jan 2
18 citations
Endometrial histology in severely obese bariatric surgery candidates: an exploratory analysis
Aiym Kaiyrlykyzy, Kyle E. Freese, Esther Elishaev, Dana H. Bovbjerg, Ramesh K. Ramanathan, Giselle G. Hamad, Carol A. McCloskey, Andrew D. Althouse, Marilyn Huang, Rob...> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2015 May 1
1 citations
Right Lower Quadrant Pain During Pregnancy
R.A. How, Krzysztof J. Wikiel, Giselle G. Hamad> ;JAMA Surgery. 2014 May 1
7 citations
S/he who can, does and teaches. S/he who cannot, doesn't
John L. Falcone, Peter F. Ferson, Giselle G. Hamad> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2014 Jan 1
1 citations
A well-circumscribed, painless abdominal mass
Brian A. Boone, Giselle G. Hamad> ;JAMA Surgery. 2013 Nov 1
22 citations
Improved nondominant hand performance on a laparoscopic virtual reality simulator after playing the Nintendo Wii
Kellie K. Middleton, Travis Hamilton, Pei-Chien Tsai, Dana B. Middleton, John L. Falcone, Giselle G. Hamad> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2013 Jun 13
2 citations
The traveling salesman problem in surgery: economy of motion for the FLS Peg Transfer task
John L. Falcone, Xiaotian Chen, Giselle G. Hamad> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2013 May 1
11 citations
Validity and Interrater Reliability of a Regional Mock Oral Board Examination
John L. Falcone, Daniel J. Gagné, Kenneth K.W. Lee, Giselle G. Hamad> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2013 May 1
23 citations
The state of performance on the American Board of Surgery Qualifying Examination and Certifying Examination and the effect of residency program size on program pass rates
John L. Falcone, Giselle G. Hamad> ;Surgery. 2012 May 1
14 citations
Practice-based learning and improvement: a two-year experience with the reporting of morbidity and mortality cases by general surgery residents.
John L. Falcone, Kenneth K.W. Lee, Timothy R. Billiar, Giselle G. Hamad> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2012 May 1
68 citations
The Effect of Gastric Bypass on the Pharmacokinetics of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Giselle G. Hamad, Joseph C. Helsel, James M. Perel, Gina M. Kozak, Mary McShea, Carolyn Hughes, Andrea L. Confer, Dorothy Sit, Carol A. McCloskey, Katherine L. Wisner> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2012 Mar 1
22 citations
The American Board of Surgery Certifying Examination: a retrospective study of the decreasing pass rates and performance for first-time examinees.
John L. Falcone, Giselle G. Hamad> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2012 Mar 1
60 citations
Research priorities in surgical simulation for the 21st century
Dimitrios Stefanidis, Sonal Arora, David M. Parrack, Giselle G. Hamad, Jeannette Capella, Teodor P. Grantcharov, David R. Urbach, Daniel J. Scott, Daniel B. Jones> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2012 Jan 1
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Committees

Governor-at-Large, Southwest Pennsylvania Chapter, American College of Surgeons 2019 - Present
Chair, American College of Surgeons Committee on Applicants 2018 - Present

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery - ASMBS
Fellow
SAGES
Member
Association for Surgical Education
Member
Association Women Surgeons
Member