240 Williamson Street, Suite 304
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
Tel: (908) 282-2000
Fax: (908) 282-6660
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128 South Euclid Street
Westfield, NJ 07090
Tel: (908) 928-1234
Fax: (908) 928-0262
Date of Birth
9/4/69
Place of Birth
Lebanon
Citizenship
United States
Objective
Advanced Pelvic and Laparoscopic Surgery, Urogynecology
Experience
10/02-Present
C.A.P.S.
Center of Avanced Pelvic Surgery, LLC.
Trinitas Hospital
240 Williamson Street, Suite 300
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
10/01-09/02
East Metro OB/GYN Specialists, Inc.
1311 Milstead Avenue
Conyers, Georgia 30012
7/00-9/31/01
Southeastern Gynecology/Oncology, LLC
Advanced Pelvic Surgery/Urogynecology
Fellowship
Northside Hospital
Atlanta, GA
7/96-6/00
Residency Training in Gynecology & Obstetrics
Seton Hall University
School of Graduate Medical Education
OB/GYN Program
4/99
Galloway Fellowship in GYN/ONC
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
Hospital Affiliations
Residency
St. Elizabeth/Trinitas Hospital
Elizabeth, NJ
St. Michael Medical Center
Newark, NJ
Fellowship
Northside Hospital
Atlanta, GA
Practice
Center for Advanced Pelvic Surgery
240 Williamson Street, Suite 300
Elizabeth , NJ 07207
(908) 282-2000
Education
8/92-5/96
St. George's University School of Medicine
Grenada
Graduate Education
Degree Doctorate of Medicine
Graduated Epsilon Ioata Alpha
9/91-7/92
American Lebanese University, Lebanon
Graduate Education
Major: Masters of Science in Business Management
1/88-2/91
American University of Beirut
Undergraduate Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology (NY State Diploma)
9/86-7/87
Secondary Education
Marian College Champville-French And Lebanese State Baccalaureate
Professional Organizations
Fellow, A.C.O.G.
Candidate American College of Surgeons
Alliance Francaise
Member of the Graduate Medical Education Committee at Seton Hall University
Languages
French (fluent, written and spoken)
English (fluent, written and spoken)
Arabic (fluent, written and spoken)
Spanish (working knowledge)
Employer
C.A.P.S.
Center of Avanced Pelvic Surgery, LLC.
Trinitas Hospital
240 Williamson Street, Suite 304
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
Affiliations
Women's Care Physician's Group
65 Jefferson Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Tel: (908) 994-5506
Southern Gynecology/Oncology, LLC
980 Johnson Ferry Rd., N.E.
Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30342-1609
Tel: (678) 420-4101
University Appointments
5/2008 - Present
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
UMDNJ
Newark, NJ
4/2007 - Present
Clinical Assistant Professor
Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Department of Physician Assistant
Awards
1999
"Special Excellence in Endoscopic Procedures"
The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
Resident Of The Year Award
Cathedral Health Care, House Staff Award
1997-1998
Best Teaching Resident Award
Berlex Laboratory GYN/OB Survey
1998
Teaching Resident Of The Year
Cathedral Health Care, House Staff Award
1996-1997
Best Teaching Resident Award
Berlex Laboratory GYN/OB Survey
Certificates
4/99
Galloway Fellowship In Gynecology/Oncology
(MSKCC)
5/99
Certificate of Commendation
Cathedral Health Care, Inc.
Licensure
New Jersey State Medical Board
Georgia State Medical License
Publications
Mitra, S.C; Seshan, S.V; Riachi, L:
"Placental Vessel Morphometry In Growth Retardation And Increased Resistance
Of The Umbilical Artery Doppler Flow"
The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 9:181-286 (2000)
Riachi, L.; Neeraj, K.; Miklos, J.: "Repeat TVT Sling For The Treatment Of
Recurrent Stress Urinary Incontinence"
Case Report
International Urogynecology Journal, (June, 2002)
Specialized Training
04/01
Tension-free Support for Incontinence (TVT)
Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA
01/04
TVT- Obturator System, professional educational program
Somerville, NJ
01/04
Incontinence & Vaginal Prolapse Sling Surgery
USS Women's Healthcare
02/04
TOT, for urinary incontinence
St.Louis, MO
03/04:
TVT Obturator Workshop
University of Liege, Belgium
Assisting Prof. Jean de Leval, father of the TVT-O
01/05
TVM (Trans-Vaginal-Mesh) Workshop
Jeanne de Flandre Hospital, Lille University, France
Assisting Michel Cosson, M.D. member of the TVM group
TVM
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Assisting Prof. Bernard Jacquetin, leader of the TVM group
TVM
Saint Pol sur Mer, France
Assisting Prof. Philipe Debodinance, member TVM group
11/05
Personalized Training in Laparoscopy
Centre International de Chirugie Endoscopic ( CICE )
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Lectures
05/02
Urinary Incontinence: Diagnosis and Treatments
United way of Greater Union County
10/03
New Procedures for Female Incontinence
Trinitas Hospital
03/04
Advances in Surgical Treatment of SUI
Semmelweis-Waters Conference,
UMDNJ, NJ Medical School
04/04
Treatment Modalities in the Management of Overactive Bladder
Westfield, NJ
03/05
Behavioral Interventions for OAB
NJ American Physical Therapy Association
06/05
New Techniques in the Treatment of Prolapse
Ob/gyn Dept. Trinitas Hospital
4/06
Advances in Surgical Treatment of SUI
Staten Island University Hospital, NY
9/06
Surgery and Stress Urinary Incontinence
Beth Israel, New York, NY
8/07
To Mesh Or Not To Mesh
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Speaker
Gynecare (NJ)
Pfizer (NJ)
Preceptor
Gynecare TVT-O technique
Trained more than 300 physicians from NY, NJ area
Travelled to many hospitals for hands-on preceptorship