Name in Full
Ata Mazaheri, M.D.

Business Address
Department of Surgery
Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery
University of Southern California
Keck School of Medicine
1450 San Pablo Street, Suite 5400
Los Angeles, CA 90033

Ph: (323) 442-6849
Fax: (323) 442-5756
E-mail: amazaheri@surgery.usc.edu

EDUCATION

College
Baccalaureate of Science in Biology
Emphasis in Cellular and Molecular Biology
University of California Los Angeles
1994

Medical School
Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
October 1995 - May 2000

Internship
University of California Los Angeles
Harbor Medical Center
July 2000 - June 2002

Residency
Loyola University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
July 2002 - June 2005

Fellowship
Colorectal & Pelvic Floor Surgery
Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery
USC Department of Surgery
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
July 2005 - Present

Honors and Awards
Overall honors on First Professional Exams
Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland

Certificate of first class honors in Tropical Medicine
Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland

Nomination, Gold Medal in Neonatal Medicine
Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland

President's List, UCLA School of Biology

Dean's List, UCLA School of Biology

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Academic Appointments
Clinical Instructor of Surgery
Division of Colorectal & Pelvic Floor Surgery
USC Department of Surgery
2005 - Present

Other
Staff Research Assistant
UCLA Department of Surgery
1996

Teaching Assistant
Biology, UCLA School of Medicine
January 1995 - June 1995

SPECIFIC AREAS OF CLINICAL INTEREST/EXPERTISE

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Rectal Cancer - Sphincter Preservation
Anal Incontinence
Constipation
Anorectal Physiology and Function Tests
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Rectal Prolapse
Complex Pelvic and Anorectal Trauma
Preservation of Pelvic Neuroanatomy in Rectal Cancer Surgery
Evaluation and treatment of infectious colitis
Diagnosis and treatment of diverticular disease
Treatment of complicated diverticulitis
Minimally invasive techniques in the treatment of hemorrhoidal disease
Operative and non-operative treatment of anal fissures
Evaulation and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
Treatment of Pernieal Sepsis
Complex pelvic floor reconstruction
Repair of complex inguinal hernias
Complications of colonoscopic procedures
Dilatation of colorectal strictures
Evaluation and treatment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Medical and Surgical Treatment of Crohn's Disease
Ileal Pouch and Anal Anastomosis for Ulcerative Colitis
Evaluation and treatment of Crohn's peri-anal disease
Intestinal Stomas
Evaluation and treatment of Rectovaginal Fistula
Design of new essary for detecting HIV viral load in the gut
Use of the Teres minor muscle as free flap in reconstructive surgery
Peripheral blood CD4+ cells in patients with IBD
Extraction of potentially chemotactic agents from H. pylori cultures

PUBLICATIONS