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Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: June 15, 1966
Place of Birth: Bangkok, Thailand
Citizenship: USA
EDUCATION
1996-1998: Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
1991- 1996: General Surgery Residency
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
1987-1991: University of Southern California School of
Medicine
Los Angeles, CA 90033
M.D. awarded June 1991
1984-1987: University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
B.S. in Electrical Engineering with High Honors
B.A. in theoretical Mathematics with High Honors
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Ohio State
University
Advances in Cardiac Surgery, Off-Pump Coronary Artery
Bypass, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1998-Present: California Pacific Medical Center
1998-Present: Marin General Hospital
1998-Present: Saint Mary’s Hospital
1998-Present: Salinas Valley Memorial Medical Center
CERTIFICATION
American Board of Thoracic Surgery: 1999 (#6327)
American Board of Surgery: 1997 (#41919)
National Board of Medical Examiners: 1992
California Licensure: 1992 (#G075213)
DEA: 1992 (#BT3420318)
PUBLICATIONS
1. Tang E. Hepatitis C Virus: A review. West J Med 1991;
155:164
2. Tang E, Tang G, Berne TV. Prognostic indicators in
fungemia of the surgical patient. Arch Surg 1993; 128: 759
3. Tang E, Berne TV. Intravenous pyelography in penetrating
trauma. Am Surg 1994; 60: 384-386
4. Tang E, Stain SC, Tang G, Froes E, Berne TV. Timing of
laparoscopic surgery in gallstone pancreatitis. Arch Surg 1995; 130: 496-500
5. Tang E, Davis J, Silberman H. Bowel obstructions in cancer
patients. Arch Surg 1995; 130: 832-837
6. Tang E, Ortega AE, Anthone G. Intra-abdominal abscesses
following laparoscopic Appendectomies. Surg Endosc 1996;10:327-328.
7. Ortega AE, Tang E, Froes ET, Asensio JA, Kathkhouda N,
Demetriades D. Laparoscopic evaluation of penetrating thoracoabdominal trauma.
Surg Endosc 1996; 10: 19-21.
8. Katkhouda N, Wattanaserichagoon S, Tang E, Yassini P,
Ngaorurgsri V. Laparoscopic lumbar sympathectomy. Surg Endosc 1997; 11:257-260.
9. Katkhouda N, Waldrep DJ, Campos GM, Tang E, Offerman S,
Trussler AP, Gugenheim J, Mouiel J. An improved technique for laparoscopic
highly selective vagotomy using harmonic shears. Surg Endosc 1998; 12:1051-1054.
ABSTRACTS
1. Tang E, Appleman MD, Heseltine PNR. The effect of
intrapartum antibiotic therapy on perinatal Listeria monocytogenes
infections. J Perinat 1991; 11: 83
PRESENTATIONS
1. The effect of intrapartum antibiotic therapy on perinatal Listeria
monocytogenes infections. Annual meeting of American Perinatal Association
1991, New Orleans.
2. Prognostic indicators in fungemia of the surgical patient.
Annual meeting of Western Surgical Association 1992, San Antonio.
3. Intravenous pyelography in penetrating trauma. Annual
meeting of the southern California chapter of the American College of Surgeons
1993, Santa Barbara, CA
4. Timing of laparoscopic surgery in gallstone pancreatitis.
Annual meeting of the Western Surgical Association 1994, Palm Desert, CA.
5. Bowel obstructions in cancer patients. Annual meeting of
the Pacific Coast Surgical Association 1995, Seattle, WA.
6. Intra-abdominal abscesses following laparoscopic
appendectomies. Third International Congress on New Technology and Advanced
Techniques in Surgery 1995, Luxembourg.
7. Laparoscopic evaluation of penetrating thoraco-abdominal
trauma. Annual meeting of Society of American gastrointestinal and endoscopic
surgeons (SAGES) 1995, Orlando, FL.
8. Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiac Surgery
Grand Rounds, California Pacific Medical Center, Feb, 2000
9. Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiology
Conference, California Pacific Medical Center, August, 2000
10. Introduction to Cardiac Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital,
November 2000
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Ortega AE, Tang E. Laparoscopic Appendectomy. In: Hunter
J, eds. Endosurgery. Livingston & Churchill;New York, NY 1997.
2. Katkhouda N, Tang E, Ortega AE, Nguyen P, Waldrep D, Goh
P, Mouiel J. Gastrectomie Laparoscopique. In Mouiel J, Eds. Actualities
Digestives MedicoChirurgicales. Masson Presse; Paris 1996.