Stephen Joffe MD

General Surgery•Cincinnati, OH

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Esteemed Quondam Professor of Surgery

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4400 Drake RdCincinnati, OH 45243
Phone+1 513-271-0670
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Summary

Currently Visiting Professor in History of Medicine at Cedar Sinai Medical Center,Los Angeles.
Esteemed Professor of Surgery and Medicine at University of Cincinnati Medical Center with the subspecialty of Gastro-Intestinal and Endocrine Surgery.
Founder ,CEO and Chairman of several Medical Service and Device Companies including two Publically traded companies on NASDAQ with one reaching 1.5 Billion dollars in market valuation.Written extensively in peer review journals,book chapters and published several books on lasers in medicine and history of medicine including the anatomist Vesalius.

Education & Training

University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1985
University of StellenboschMD, 1976
University of the WitwatersrandClass of 1967
University of StellenboschBS, 1963

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1980 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1987 - 1996
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

National Registry of Who's Who 2001 Edition (Life Member), 2001
Twentieth Century Award for Achievement Winner International Biographical Centre, 1993
Who's Who Registry of Global Business Leaders Marquis Who's Who, 1993
Men of Achievement International Optical Science and Engineering, 1992
Entrepreneur of the Year Ernst & Young Inc, 1992, 2000
Who's Who in Leading American Executives US Registry, 1992-1993
Who's Who in the World Eleventh Ed. Marquis Who's Who, 1991, 1995
Who's Who in Finance and Industry Marquis Who's Who, 1991-1993
The 1989 Enterprise Award Winner Cincinnati Business Courier, 1989
Paul Sherlock Distinguished Lecture New York Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, NY, 1987
Poona Oration, Indian Society of Gastroenterology, India 1986
Co-chairman of Lasers in Medicine The International Society of Optical Engineering, 1986-1989
Who's Who in the Midwest 19th Ed. Marquis Who's Who, 1985
Co-chairman Second International YAG Laser Society, Munich, Germany, 1985
Who's Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology 1985
Who's Who in Optical Science and Engineering 1985
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons, 1983
Chairman and Co-founder of First International YAG Laser Society, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1983
Fellow Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 1973
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 1973
Fellow College of Surgeons of South Africa, 1972
Barnes Agranat Scholarship 1967
Harwood Nash Memorial Prize 1966
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Vesalius annotations and the rise of early modern medicine.
Dániel Margócsy, Mark Somos, Stephen N. Joffe
Lancet. 2019-02-23
Sex, religion and a towering treatise on anatomy.
Dániel Margócsy, Mark Somos, Stephen N. Joffe
Nature. 2018-08-13
The Andreas Vesalius woodblocks: a four hundred year journey from creation to destruction.
Stephen N. Joffe, Veronica Buchanan
Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica. 2016-12-01

Journal Articles

Retinal blood vessel diameter during migraine.
Joffe, S.N, South African Medical Journal
The diagnosis of postoperative deep vein thrombosis in South Africa.
Joffe, S.N, Vena
Hyperparathyroidism.
Louw, J.H., and Joffe, S.N, South African Medical Journal
Racian incidence of postoperative deep vein thrombosis in South Africa.
Joffe, S.N, British Journal of Surgery
The prediction of postoperative deep vein thrombosis, using a newly described test of platelet function.
King, J.B. and Joffe, S.N, Thrombosis et Diathesis Haemorrhagica
The incidence of postoperative deep vein thrombosis.
Joffe, S.N, Thrombosis Research
Prevention of postoperative deep vein thrombosis.
Joffe, S.N, South African Medical Journal
The incidence of postoperative deep vein thrombosis in ophthalmology.
Joffe, S.N, Ophthalmic Research
The incidence of postoperative deep vein thrombosis in neurosurgical patients.
Joffe, S.N, Journal of Neurosurgery
Postoperative deep vein thrombosis in children.
Joffe, S.N, Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Prevention of fatal postoperative pulmonary embolism by low doses of heparin An International Multicentre Trial.
Joffe, S.N., Kakkar, V.V., Corrigan, T.P., and Fossard, D.P, Lancet ii
A reappraisal of the clinical diagnosis of postoperative deep vein thrombosis.
Joffe, S.N, Angioplasty
Quantitative immunocytochemical studies on rodent antral G cells.
Pallone, F., Polak, J.M., Bloom, S.R., Joffe, S.N., and Baron, J.H, Rendiconti Gastorenterologica
Quantification of physiological changes in gut endocrine cells: Immunocytochemical and radioimmunoassays of secretin cell function.
Polak, J.M., Pearse, A.G.E., Bloom, S.R., and Joffe, S.N, Acta Hepato Gastroenterologica
Natural history and morphology of secretagogue induced duodenal ulcers in rats.
Gaskin, R.J., Gad, A., Barros D'sa, A.A.J., Joffe, S.N., and Baron, J.H, Gastroenterology
Endoscopy, routine and double contrast barium meal in the diagnosis of gastric and duodenal disorders.
Rogers, I.M., Sokhi, G.S., Module, B., Joffe, S.N., and Blumgart, L.H, Lancet i
Prevention of secretagogue induced ulcers in the rat.
Joffe, S.N., Gaskin, R., Barros D'sa, A.A.J., and Baron, J.H, Gastroenterology
Vagotomy and experimental duodenal ulcers.
Joffe, S.N., and Ferrie, M.M, Acta HepatoGastroenterologica
Deep vein thrombosis after renal transplantation.
Joffe, S.N, Vascular Surgery
Postoperative deep vein thrombosis in otolaryngolic surgery.
Joffe, S.N, Archives of Otolaryngology
Drug prevention of postoperative deep vein thrombosis. A comparative study of heparin and sodium polysulphate.
Joffe, S.N, Archives of Surgery
A juvenile with alcohol associated pancreatitis.
Joffe., S.N., Thomson, W.O., and Imrie, C.W, Journal of Alcoholism
Secretagogue produced duodenal ulcers in the rat.
Joffe, S.N., Gaskin, R.J., Barros D'sa, A.A.J., and Baron, J.H, British Journal of Surgery
Is duodenitis a dyspeptic myth?
Thomson, W.O., Joffe, S.N., Robertson, A.G., Lee, F.D., Imrie, C.W., and Blumgart, L.H, Lancet i
Cimetidine and experimental duodenal ulcers.
Joffe, S.N., and Ferrie, M.M, IRCS Journal of Medicine Science
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Books/Book Chapters

Clinical Chemistry: Theory, analysis, and correlation.
Chapter: Gastrointestinal Hormones
Page 639 - 649Joffe, S.NEditors: Stephanic Bircher.The C.V. Mosby CoEdition 2nd,
Problems in General Surgery.
Chapter: Endoscopic laser therapy for gastrointestinal bleeding
Page 407 - 422Joffe, S.NEditors: Robert E. Madden, M.D., Lloyd M. Nyhus.J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA
Methods in Clinical Chemistry.
Chapter: Laboratory approach to pancreatic disease and malabsorption
Page 812 - 816Joffe, S.NEditors: A. Pesce and L. Kaplan.C.V. Mosby Co, St. Louis, MO
Endoscopic Laser Surgery Handbook.
Chapter: Laser therapy for the lower gastrointestinal tract
Page 255 - 279Joffe, S.NEditors: S.M. Shapsay.Marcel Dekker, Inc, New York, NY
Flex Re.
Page 284 - 308Joffe, S.N. - Co-AuthorMedical Examination Publishing Company, New YorkEdition 3rd,
Endoscopic Laser Surgery Handbook.
Chapter: Lasers in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery
Page 281 - 300Joffe, S.N., and Sankar, M.YEditors: S.M. Shapsay.Marcel Dekker, Inc, New York, NY
Diseases of the Duodenum.
Chapter: Duodenitis: The aetiology, diagnosis, clinical presentation, radiological, endoscopic and histologic features and management
Joffe, S.N., and Sankar, M.YEditors: A. Gad.
Advances in Nd:YAG Laser Surgery.
Chapter: Clinical applications in gastrointestinal bleeding
Page 30 - 41Joffe, S.N., and Dwyer, REditors: Joffe, S.N., and Oguro, Y.Springer-Verlag, New York
Advances in Nd:YAG Laser Surgery.
Chapter: Splenic resection with the SLT contact Nd:YAG laser systemic: A comparison of contact Nd:YAG with the CO2 laser
Page 256 - 265Foster, J., Schroder, T., Brackett, K., and Joffe, S.NEditors: Joffe, S.N., and Oguro, Y.Springer-Verlag, New York
Advances in Nd:YAG Laser Surgery.
Chapter: Liver and pancreatic laser surgery
Page 266 - 270Schroder, T., and Joffe, S.NEditors: Joffe, S.N., and Oguro, Y.Springer-Verlag, New York
Advances in Nd:YAG Laser Surgery.
Chapter: Computer-controlled contact Nd:YAG laser system for interstitial local hyperthermia
Page 302 - 310Daikuzono, N., Ohyama, M., Joffe, S.N., Suzuki, S., Tajiri, H., and Tsunekawa, HEditors: Joffe, S.N., and Oguro, Y.Springer-Verlag, New York
The Surgical Clinics of North America Techniques of Colorectal Surgery.
Chapter: Laser Surgery in Colonic and Anorectal Lesions
Joffe, S.N., and Sankar, M.YW.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA
Seminars in Surgical Oncology.
Chapter: Contact YAG laser system in abdominal surgery, in particular Hepatic and Pancreatic Surgery
Joffe, S.NEditors: Gerald P. Murphy.Alan R. Liss, Inc, New York
Current Surgical Therapy.
Chapter: Endoscopic Laser Palliation of Gastrointestinal Tumors
Page 370 - 375Joffe, S.NB.C. Decker, Inc, Toronto, Philadelphia
Current Surgical Therapy.
Chapter: Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumors
Page 258 - 262Joffe, S.NEditors: J.L. Cameron.B.C. Decker, Inc, Philadelphia, PAEdition 2nd,
Laserthermia: A new method of interstitial local hyperthermia using the contact Nd:YAG Laser.
Joffe, S.N., Tajiri, H., Oguro, Y., Daikuzono, N., Suzuki, SRadiologic Clinics of North America
Tribute to Dr. T.H. Maiman.
Chapter: Application of Lasers in Medicine and Surgery
Joffe, S.NEditors: Andrew Rawicz, PhD.
Encyclopedia of Optical Engineering.
Chapter: Lasers in Medicine, Lasers and Laser Optics
Joffe, S.NMarcel Dekker, Inc, New York, NY
Atlante Di Chirurgia Laser - E:36.
Chapter: Chirurgia epatica e pancreatica
Joffe, S.N., Sankar, M.Y
Neodymium-YAG Laser in Medicine and Surgery.
Joffe, S.N., Muckerheide, M.C., and Goldman, LElsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc, New York
Lasers in Medicine - An Introductory Guide.
Absten, G.T., and Joffe, S.NChapman and Hall, London, England
Advances in Nd:YAG Laser Surgery.
Joffe, S.N., and Oguro, YSpringer-Verlag, New York
Lasers in Medicine
Joffe, S.N., Parrish, J.A., Scott, R.SProceedings of SPIE
Nd:YAG Laser in Medicine and Surgery, Proceedings of III International Nd:YAG Laser Symposium.
Joffe, S.N., Oguro, Y., and Atsumi, KPreferred Postgraduate Service, Tokyo, Japan
Lasers in Medicine.
Joffe, S.N., and Atsumi, KProceedings of SPIE
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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