Dr. Feiz & Associates

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About Dr. Feiz Michael Feiz, M.D., F.A.C.S. is widely regarded as possibly the finest practitioner of bariatric medicine in the United States. Since opening his Beverly Hills, California practice, he has pioneered improved weight loss surgeries and has performed countless successful gastric sleeves and other beneficial weight loss procedures. A world class surgeon, Dr. Feiz has received praise from countless grateful patients for their outstanding outcomes as well as for his compassionate bedside manner. Dr. Feiz, whose practice boasts a zero mortality rate, understands the often touchy issues surrounding excess weight and weight loss; he is happy to discuss whatever concerns patients might have before and after their weight loss procedures. Before starting his current practice, Dr. Feiz completed his internship and residency in Surgery at the world famous Los Angeles County USC Medical Center. He performed his fellowship work at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, where he received specialized training in Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery. He is an active Member of the American Society for Bariatric Surgeons, and the American College of Surgeons. A superb communicator in three languages, Dr. Feiz is fluent in Spanish and Farsi as well as English. Employment: Assistant Professor of Surgery, USC Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine 2007-Present Physician Specialist Surgery Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 2005-Present Attending Staff Surgeon Olympia Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 2006-Present Attending Staff Surgeon Garden Grove Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 2006-Present Education: Laparoscopic Surgery Fellow, Junior Attending Center for Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 2005-2006 Senior Registrar Pancreatic and Foregut Surgery Department of Surgery, Derriford Hospital, England 2005 Chief Resident Department of Surgery University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 2004-2005 Resident Department of Surgery University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 2001-2004 Intern Department of Surgery University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 2000-2001 Doctor of Medicine New York Medical College, School of Medicine, Valhalla, NY 1996-2000 Masters of Science, Neuroscience University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 1995-1996 Bachelor of Science, Chemistry & Biochemistry University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 1991-1995 Licensure: American Board of Surgery Associate Fellow California State Medical Board A79543 Drug Enforcement Agency BF8001997 Advanced Cardiac Life Support 498261 Inamed Lap Band Certified 2005 Professional Associations: American College of Surgeons American Medical Association American Society for Bariatric Surgeons Society for American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Publications, Presentations, Research Experience “Surgical Complications In Bariatric Patients: What The General Surgeon Should Know” Sergey Lyass MD, Scott M Cunneen MD, F. Michael Feiz, M.D., FACS MD. Presented at Scientific Session of the Society of American Gastroententestinal Endoscopic Surgeons 2006 “Free Perforation of a Gastric Ulcer One Year After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass” Neel R Joshi MD, Sergey Lyass MD, F. Michael Feiz, M.D., FACSbakhsh MD. Bariatric Times 2006 “Gastric Bypass Versus Gastric Banding in the Superobese” Sergey Lyass MD, Scott A Cunneen MD, F. Michael Feiz, M.D., FACSbakhsh MD. Society of American Gastrointentestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons 2005 “Separation of Components: A Good Alternative to Mesh Repair for Infected Large Ventral Hernias” Emergency Surgical Service Grand Rounds LAC+USC Medical Center May 2005 “Subclavian Artery Aneurysm as a Source of Distal Emboli” Max Gaspar Honorary Vascular Symposium USC, Keck School of Medicine Department of Surgery Grand Rounds September 2004 “Emergency Department Thoracotomy: Indications and Outcomes.” Moderator: Demetrious Demitriades Combined Trauma and Emergency Department Symposium November 2004 Passarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Cerebroside Sulfate Activator Protein in Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, 1995 – 1996 Passarow Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Activator Protein Receptor Activation in Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, 1994 – 1995 University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine Department of Pathology Postmortem Examinations and slide preparation, 1993-1996 Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA Evaluated a-Crystalline Lens Protein in Diabetic Neuropathy, 1992-1993 Elana Rackman