This is an abridged addition of Dr. Gerhart's CV!

CURRICULUM VITAE
CLARK D. GERHART, M.D., FACS

BOARD
CERTIFICATIONS: American Board of Surgery
October 1996

EDUCATION: Residency in General Surgery
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA
Completed July 1995

Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
MD- May 1990

Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA
BS/Biology - May 1986

ADDITIONAL
EDUCATION: Externship in Cardiothoracic and Thoracoscopic Surgery
University of South Florida. October 1993.

Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopy Course.
Norwalk, Connecticut.
Sponsored by Hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania. May 22-23, 1993.

Microsurgery and Laser Surgery Course. Lehigh
Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
February 1991.

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MEDICAL STAFF
APPOINTMENTS: Berwick Hospital Center, Berwick, PA.
August 2002-Present.

Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA
January 2001- Present.

Wilkes Barre General Hospital, Wilkes Barre, PA
August 2002-Present.

Hazleton General Hospital, Hazleton, PA
July 1995-Sept. 2002.

Hazelton Saint Joseph Medical Center, Hazleton, PA
July 1995 - September 2002.

MEDICAL BOARD
APPOINTMENTS: HAALS Board Member. May 2001 - January 2002

Surgical Case Review Committee Chairman. Hazleton
Saint-Joseph Medical Center. June 1999- February 2002.

Continuing Medical Education Committee. Greater
Hazleton Health Alliance. February 1999 - Present.

Pennsylvania Medical Political Action Committee
Executive Committee. 1999-2000.

Delegate to the Pennsylvania Medical Society House of
Delegates. October 1998, 1999.

Pennsylvania Medical Political Action Committee Board of
Directors. 1998-2000.

Pennsylvania Medical Society Young Physicians Task
Force. 1997.

Hazleton Area Physicians Association Utilization Review
Committee. June 1996-Present.

Medical Advisory Committee to Greater Hazleton Health
Alliance. June 1996- Present.

Operating Room Committee Member. April 1996-Present.

Nutritional Support Committee Chairman. January 1996-2000.

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Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Member.
November 1995-2000.

Institutional Review Board Member.
November 1995- 2000.

OTHER
APPOINTMENTS: Course Director, Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy,
Baltimore, MD. March 1999.

Invited Member, Focus Group of Microlaparoscopy.
Ethicon Endosurgery. Cincinnati, OH. December 16, 1998.

Medical Advisor, Canwell Surgical. Toronto, Canada. 1998.

Guest Faculty, Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Minimally
Invasive Surgery Center, Advanced Laparoscopic
Workshop. (1996-1997)

Course Director, First Annual Clark D. Gerhart, MD
Surgical Support Staff Seminar. Pocono, PA
April 1997, May 1998.

Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support.
March 1993- December 1997

Medical Consultant, Medical Creative Technologies.
Calmar, PA. 1995 to Present.

Clinical Investigator, Pilling Weck Corporation.
King of Prussia, PA 1995-1999.

Invited Member, Focus Group on New Laparoscopic
Technologies. Microsurge, Incorporated. Needham, MA

Assistant Course Director, Laparoscopic Bowel Resection.
Ethicon Incorporated. Sommerville, NJ. February 17, 1993

PROFFESIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS: American Medical Association Political Action Committee.
American Society of Breast Surgeons.
Eastern PA American College of Surgeons.
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Luzerne County Medical Society.
Pennsylvania Medical Society.
Pennsylvania Medical Society Political Action Committee.
Society American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS).
International Adhesions Society.
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HONORS: Honors in Surgical Subinternship- Hahnemann University
Honors in Junior Internal Medicine. Hahnemann University
BS degree completed in three years.
Research in Biology for Senior Honors- Ursinus College.
Dean's Honor List- Ursinus College.

MEDICAL
PUBLICATIONS: Gerhart CD: Hand-assisted laparoscopic vertical banded
gastroplasty. Archives of Surgery. 2000; 135: 795-798.

Gerhart CD: Fine caliber laparoscopic treatment of
intussusception in a child. Contemporary Surgery
2000: 56(3):154, 155-157.

Gerhardt CD, ed: Atlas of hand-assisted laparoscopic
Surgery. Dexterity, Inc. November 1999.

Gerhardt, CD: Needlescopic placement of Tenckhoff
catheters. Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic
Surgeons. 1999;3:155-158.

Meyers WC, et al: Handscopic Surgery: A prospective
multi-center trial of minimally invasive techniques for
complex abdominal surgery. Archives of Surgery.
1999; 134: 477-485.
Presented at New England Surgical Society Meeting
September 1998.

Gerhart, CD: Hand-assisted laparoscopic transhiatal
esophagectomy using the Dexterity Pneumo Sleeve.
Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons.
1998;2(3):295-298.

Gerhart, CD, Nicholas GG, Reed, III J: Colonic ischemia
following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Vascular
Surgery. 1994;23(3):161-166. Presented at the Delaware
Valley Vascular Society- September 1992.

PRESENTATIONS: Gerhart, CD: Overview of advanced laparoscopic
techniques. Beijing, Shanghai, Quingdao, and Wuhan,
China - May 1997, April 1998.

Gerhart, CD: Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery of the
viscera of the digestive system. The Cleveland Clinic
Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio - May 1996.

Gerhart, CD: Minimally invasive surgery: A medical
revolution. Presented Hazleton General Hospital. July 1995.

Gerhart, CD: Stereotactic core biopsy of the breast: An
emerging tool for the management of nonpalpable breast
lesions. Presented At Surgical Grand Rounds, Lehigh
Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA - June 1995.

Gerhart, CD: Case reports demonstrating the use of the
Dexterity Pneumo Sleeve. Presented at the International
College of Surgeons, Rio de Janiero, Brazil - April 1995.

Gerhart, CD, Rovito PF: Technique for laparoscopic
vertical banded gastroplasty: A porcine model. Presented
at the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Endo Expo.
December 1993.

Presented at the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
International Video Festival- August 1994.

Gerhart, CD, Scagliotti C: Appendiceal cancer treated
entirely laparoscopically. A case report. Presented at the
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Endo Expo. December 1993.

Gerhart CD, Boorse RC, Morehouse, T: Open vs.
Laparoscopic colon resection: Are specimens the same?
Presented at the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Endo Expo - December 1993.