Nir Wasserberg, M.D.

Name in Full
Nir Wasserberg, M.D.

Business Address
Department of Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery 1450 San Pablo Street, Suite 5400 Los Angeles, CA 90033

Business Phone: 323-442-6849
Business Fax: 323-442-5756

Education

High School
Rothberg High School, Ramat Hasharon, Israel, 1978-1981
Tel-Aviv University, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv, Israel – Biology, 1986-1987

College
Ben-Gurion University School of Medicine, Beer Sheva, Israel – Medicine, B.S., 1987-1990

Medical School
Tel-Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel – Medicine, M.D., 1991-1994

Internship
Tel-Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tiqva, Israel – Internship in Medicine, 1994-1995

Residencies

• Tel-Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tiqva, Israel – Residency in General Surgery, 1995-1999

• Tel-Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tiqva, Israel – Residency in General Surgery, 2001-2002

Research Fellowship

• University of Miami School of Medicine – Jackson Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Liver and G.I. Transplantation – Research Fellowship/A.Tzakis, 1999-2001

• Clinical Observership -Cleveland Clinic Florida colorectal surgery/SD. Wexner, 11/2000

Awards
1998-Schatz Family Foundation –Research grant

Board Certification

• USMLE I
• USMLE II
• General Surgery – Israel

Professional Background

Specific Teaching Responsibilities

• Anatomy and Physiology Tutor - The Israel College for Alternative Medicine, 1995-1996

• Tel-Aviv, Israel General surgery, School for New Immigrant Doctors, Rabin Medical Center -Israel –Tutor, 1996

• Operating Room – Course for nurses, tutor, 1998

• Surgical Clerkship; Tutor to 3rd year medical students, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, New York State/American Program, 2001

• Surgical Clerkship; Tutor to 3rd year medical students, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, New York State/American Program, 2002

• Surgical Clerkship; Tutor 5th year medical students, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 2003

PUBLICATIONS

Manuscripts Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals

1. Wasserberg N, Feinmesser M, Schachter J, Fenig E, Gutman H. Sentinel-node guided lymph-node dissection for merkel cell carcinoma. Eur J Surg Oncol. 1999 Aug;25(4):444-6.

2. Wasserberg N, Schachter J, Fenig E, Feinmesser M, Gutman H. Applicability of the sentinel node technique to Merkel cell carcinoma. Dermatol Surg. 2000 Feb;26(2):138-41.

3. Rubin M, Moser A, Vaserberg N, Greig F, Levy Y, Spivak H, Ziv Y, Lelcuk S. Structured triacylglycerol emulsion, containing both medium- and long-chain fatty acids, in long-term home parenteral nutrition: a double-blind randomized cross-over study. Nutrition. 2000 Feb;16(2):95-100.

4. Wasserberg N, Morgenstern S, Schachter J, Fenig E, Lelcuk S, Gutman H. Risk factors for lymph node metastases in breast ductal carcinoma in situ with minimal invasive component.Arch Surg. 2002 Nov;137(11):1249-52.

5. Wasserberg N, Salgar S, Yang D, Santiago S, Ruiz P, Niv Y, Ho S, Mor E, Tzakis A. Tacrolimus does not upregulate mucin gene expression after small bowel transplantation in rats.Transplant Proc. 2003 Mar;35(2):670-1.

6. Wasserberg N, Salgar SK, Yang D, Ruiz P, Ho SB, De Faria WL, Santiago SF, Gandia CE, Miller J, Niv Y, Tzakis AG. Expression of MUC2 and MUC4 proteins and cytokines: early markers of intestinal graft rejection. Transplantation. 2003 Apr 27;75(8):1249-55.

7. Nir Wasserberg ; Israel Nudelman ; Zeev Fuko ; Moshe Rubin Laparoscopic Repositioning of Heliogast® Gastric Band after Anterior Slippage Obes Surg. 2003 oct;13(5):780-3.

8. Wasserberg N, Tzakis AG, Santiago SF, Ruiz P, Salgar SK. Anastomotic Healing in a Small Bowel Transplantation Model in the Rat. World J Surg. 2003 Nov 26 [Epub ahead of print]

9. Nir Wasserberg, Eyal Gal, Zeev Fuko, Yaron Niv, Shlomo Lelcuk, Moshe Rubin. SURGICAL CLIP FOUND IN A DUODENAL ULCER AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY. Surg lap endos.(in press) 10. Greif F. Schechter Y., Wasserberg N., Gutman H. Carcinoma arising in Intraductal Breast papilloma . Arch Surg (in press)

Published Abstracts

1. Wasserberg, N., Salgar, S.K., Yang, D., Ruiz, P., Ho, S., DeFaria, W., Santiago, S., Gandia, C., Ricordi, C., Miller, J., Niv, Y., Tzakis, A. Intragraft IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha expression Correlates with increased goblet cell number and MUC2 & 4 Expression in Intestinal Graft Rejection. Transplantation, 74:64 (Abstract .No.154), 2002.

2. W De Faria, G Kleiner, P Tryphonopoulos, Wasserberg N, P Ruiz, C Gandia, J Miller, C Ricordi, A Tzakis Neointestine Engineering by Transplantation of Enterocytes into the Abdominal Cavity. Transplantation, August 27, 2002: 74(4): s346

Oral Presentations in Meetings

1. Wasserberg N, Morgensteren S, Schachter J, Lelcuk S, Gutman H. Risk Factors for Lymph Node Metastases in Breast Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ with Minimal Invasive Component. 22nd Israeli Surgical Association Congress. May 2001 Tel-Aviv Israel.

2. Wasserberg N, Pileggi A, Salgar S, Defaria W, Ruiz P, Ricordi C, Inverardi L, Tzakis A. Protective Response of Heme Oxigenase-1 in Intestinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Induced Injury. 10th Congress of the European Society of Transplantation. October 2001 Lisbon POrtugal.

3. Wasserberg N, Salgar S, D Yung, Ruiz P, Ho SB, Defaria W, Santiago S, Niv Y, Ricordi C, Tzakis A. MUC2 and MUC4 Proteins as Early Markers of Graft Rejection in Rat Intestinal Transplant Model. The Israeli Gastrointestinal Society Semiannual Meeting. December 2001 Eilat Israel.

4. Wasserberg N., Pileggi A., Salgar S., De Faria W., Ruiz P., Ricordi C.,Inverardi L., Tzakis A.G. Heme Oxygenase-1 Induction Reduced Intestinaldamage after Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. "Bench to Bedside: Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Clinical Transplantation." American Society of Transplant Surgeon's Winter Symposium. Miami Beach, Florida. January 2002.

5. N. Wasserberg , S. Salgar, S. Santiago , P. Ruiz , S. Ho , E. Mor , A. Tzakis. FK506 (Tacrolimus) Does Not Upregulate Mucin Gene Expression After Small Bowel Transplantation in Rat. The Israeli Society of Transplantation Meeting. Jun 2002 Haifa Israel.

6. D.Yang, S. Salgar, N. Wasserberg, P. Ruiz, S.Ho, W.Defaria, S.Santiago, C.Gandia, Y Niv, C Ricordi, A Miller and A Tzakis. Intragraft IFN-? and TNF-a Expression Correlates with Increased Goblet Cell Number amd MUC 2 & 4 Expression in Orthotopic Intestinal Transplants in Rats. XIX International Congress of the Transplantation Society, Miami, FL. August, 2002.

7. Nir Wasserberg, Zeev Fuko , Shlomo Lelcuk , and Moshe Rubin. Laparascopic Giant Chronic Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair - a Video Session. The Israeli Laparoscopic Surgery Society Meeting. Eilat, Israel. October 2002.

8. Nir Wasserberg,Zeev Fuko, Rona Elram ,Moshe Rubin. Prospective Study Comparing the Lap-band®, the Swedish®, and the Heliogast® bands for laparoscopic gastric banding. The Israeli laparoscopic surgery society meeting Eilat Israel October 2002.

9. R. Elram, N. Wasserberg, M. Rubin. Laparoscopic Robotic Surgery and Tele-monitoring in Adult: Early Clinical Results. The Israeli Laparoscopic Surgery Society Meeting. Eilat, Israel. October 2002.

10. Nir Wasserberg , Isreal Nudelman , Zeev Fuku , Moshe Rubin. Laparoscopic Repositioning of Heliogast® Gastric Band After Anterior Slippage. 24th Israeli Surgical Association Congress. 6/ 2003, Dead See Israel.

11. Nir Wasserberg, Hagit Tulchinsky , Jacob Schachter, Meora Feinmesser , Karol Segal, Haim Gutman Is Sentinel-Lymph-Node Biopsy (SLNB) for Malignant Melanoma Complication-Free? 24th Israeli Surgical Association Congress. 6/ 2003, Dead See Israel.

Poster Presentations in Meetings

1. De Faria W, Salgar S, Ruiz P, Vianna R, Wasserberg N, Gandia C, Santiago S, Ricordi C, Miller J, Tzakis A. Neointestine engineering by transplantation of enterocytes on a biodegradable polymer. Transplant 2001; Joint meeting of the American Society of Transplantation. May 11-16, 2001 Chicago, Illinois

2. Wasserberg N, Salgar S, Ruiz P, Ho SB, Defaria W, Santiago S, Niv Y, Ricordi C, Tzakis A .MUC2 and MUC4 Protein Expression in a Rat Intestinal Allograft Rejection Model. 10th Congress of the European Society of Transplantation October 2001.

3. Wasserberg N., Pileggi A., Salgar S., De Faria W., Ruiz P., Ricordi C.Inverardi L., Tzakis A.G. Induction of HO-1 Upregulation Protects Intestine from Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. 2nd International Conference on Heme-Oxygenase (HO/CO) and Cellular Stress Response. Catania, Italy, 2002.

4. Wasserberg N., Pileggi A., Salgar S., De Faria W., Ruiz P., Ricordi C.,Inverardi L., Tzakis A.G. Inducted HO-1 upregulation with cobaltprotoporphyrin protects intestine from ischemia/reperfusion injury. XIX International Congress of the Transplantation Society, Miami, FL August, 2002.

5. W De Faria, G Kleiner, Wasserberg N P Tryphonopoulos, P Ruiz, C Gandia, J Miller, C Ricordi, A Tzakis Neointestine Engineering by Transplantation of Enterocytes into the Abdominal Cavity. XIX International Congress of The Transplantation Society, Miami, August 25-30, 2002

6. T Fukumori , S Santiago, S Salgar , P Ruiz , N Wasserberg, De Faria, P Tryphonopoulos , C Gandia , P Pappas , F Huijing , JM Saudubray , V Esquenazi , J Miller and A Tzakis .SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN SERUM CITRULLINE LEVELS IN INTESTINAL ISCHEMIA/REPERFUSION INJURY AND SMALL BOWEL GRAFT REJECTION MODELS. The American Society of Transplantation. 2003.

7. Rona Elram, Nir Wasserberg, Israel Nudelman, Moshe Rubin. Previous laparoscopic Experience Enables Expeditious Adjustment to Robotic Surgery. 24th Israeli Surgical Association Congress. 6/ 2003, Dead See Israel.