Rodney J. Mason, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Surgery, was on the team that performed the world's first cervicoscopic esophageal myotomy, as well as the world's first ultrasonic ablation of Barrett's epithelium. He has several research interests including the development of a new endoscopic intraluminal antireflux procedure; the development and application of Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator for the endoscopic intraluminal ablation of Barrett's mucosa; initial evaluation of mano videofluorography in the esophageal function laboratory; and the development of minimally invasive surgical techniques for the performance of cervical esophageal myotomy.
Dr. Mason earned his medical degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and completed his rotating internship at Johannesburg Hospital. He did his residencies at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford Essex, England, Hillbrow Hospital in Johannesburg and Johannesburg Hospital. Dr. Mason also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of the Witwatersrand, and a postdoctoral fellowship in esophageal and foregut surgery at USC. Dr. Mason earned his doctor degree in 1997 from the University of the Witwatersrand and joined the USC faculty in 1998.
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