| About Dr. Michael Feiz:
Dr. Michael Feiz graduated with Highest Honors from UCLA where he completed a Bachelors of Science degree in Neuroscience and simultaneously conducted research towards a Masters thesis in Biochemistry. Dr. Feiz received his Medical Degree from New York Medical College, with Honors. He completed his internship and residency in Surgery at the world famous Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. He continued subspecialty Fellowship training 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, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association and the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). He is fluent in Spanish and Farsi.
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| Employment: |
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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 |
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| Education: |
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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 |
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Bachelor of Science, Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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1991-1995 |
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| Licensure: |
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| 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 |
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| Professional Associations: |
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- American College of Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- American Society for Bariatric Surgeons
- Society for American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
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| Publications, Presentations, Research Experience |
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“Surgical Complications In Bariatric Patients: What The General Surgeon Should Know”
Sergey Lyass MD, Scott M Cunneen MD, F. Michael Feiz 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 Feizbakhsh MD. Bariatric Times 2006
“Gastric Bypass Versus Gastric Banding in the Superobese”
Sergey Lyass MD, Scott A Cunneen MD, F. Michael Feizbakhsh 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
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| Language Fluency: Spanish, Farsi |
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