OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor
Laparoscopy & Hysteroscopy

Andrew I. Brill, MD - USA
Articles and Interviews on OBGYN.net by Dr. Brill

Education

Residency Women's Hospital
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Los Angeles County Medical Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
1977 - 1980
Internship Women's Hospital
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Los Angeles County Medical Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
1976 - 1977
Medical School University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
1972 - 1976
Undergraduate Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa
1968 – 1972

Academic Appointments

Professional Experience

Medical Licensure and Certification

State of Illinois: Active

State of California: Active

Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology November, 1982

Board Recertification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology August, 1993

Fellow

Professional Organizations

Board memberships and Committees

Faculty Teaching Engagements

Grand Rounds

Presentations

Publications

  1. Brill AI. Treatment of fibroids via uterine artery occlusion (uterine artery embolization and Doppler-guided uterine artery occlusion): potential role in today’s armamentarium. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 Feb 11. [Epub ahead of print]
  2. Brill AI. Bipolar electrosurgery: convention and innovation. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Mar;51(1):153-8.
  3. Brill A, Ghosh K, Gunnarsson C, Rizzo J, Fullum T, Maxey C, Brossette S. The effects of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hysterectomy, and appendectomy on nosocomial infection risks. Surg Endosc. 2008 Feb 23;
  4. Brill AI. Hysterectomy in the 21st century: different approaches, different challenges. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Dec;49(4):722-35.
  5. Brill AI, Fleshman JW Jr, Ramshaw BJ, Wexner SD, Kaidar-Person O. Minimally invasive procedures: What family physicians need to know. J Fam Pract. Nov 2005;54(suppl):1-22
  6. Brill, AI. Mapping the thermal gradient of a new radiofrequency bipolar sealing device, EnSeal, using real-time thermography. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 11(3)(S): S30
  7. Brill AI. First year international commercial experience with Essure hysteroscopic sterilization procedure. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 11(3)(S): S30
  8. Song A, Advincula A, Brill A, Reynolds R. Preliminary experience with enseal bipolar vessel sealing system in gynecologic laparoscopy. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 11(3)(S): S86
  9. Brill, AI. Energy-based techniques to ensure hemostasis in laparoscopy. Contemp Surg. 60(11): 514-19, 2004.
  10. Brill, AI, Cohen, BM. Fundamentals of peritoneal access. A CME article. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 10(2): 286-300, 2003.
  11. Munro MG, Brill AI. Electrosurgery-induced generation of gases: comparison of in vitro production using bipolar and monopolar electrodes. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 10(2): 252-59, 2003
  12. Brill, AI. Energy-based techniques to ensure hemostasis during laparoscopy. ObGynMgmt. 15(5): 27-38, 2003.
  13. Scoccia B, Elter K, Brill AI. Cervicoisthmic laparoscopic preconceptional cerclage in a woman with repeated midtrimester cervical cerclage failure. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 8(3)(S): S62-63
  14. Cooper, J., Brill, AI., Fulop, T. Is endometrial pretreatment necessary in NovaSure[TM] 3-D endometrial ablation? Gynaecological Endoscopy. 10(3):179-182, 2001.
  15. Munro MG, Brill AI, Levy BS, Luciano AA. Tissue damage variables: energy source and operator. Fertil Steril. 76: 1081-2, 2001
  16. Stoloff DR, Isenberg RA, Brill AI. Venous air and gas emboli in operative hysteroscopy. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 8: 181-92, 2001
  17. Corson SL, Brill AI, Brooks PG, Cooper JM, Indman PD, Liu JH, Soderstrom RM, Vanaillie TG: One-year result of the Vesta System for Endometrial Ablation. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 7:489-497, 2000
  18. Brill AI: Energy Systems For Operative Hysteroscopy. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 27:317-326, 2000
  19. Loffer FD, Bradley LD, Brill AI, Brooks PG, Cooper JM: Hysteroscopic Fluid Monitoring Guidelines. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 7:167-168, 2000
  20. Loffer FD, Bradley LD, Brill AI, Brooks PG, Cooper JM: Hysteroscopic Training Guidelines. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 7:165, 2000
  21. Deckhardt R, Brill AI, Schreiber Y, Kretschmer M, Peurner T: Is local anesthesia beneficial in preventing shoulder pain after laparoscopy? J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 6:521-523, 1999
  22. Scialli AR, for the Pelvic Pain Expert Working Group (Brill AI): Evaluating chronic pelvic pain. A consensus recommendation. Pelvic Pain Expert Working Group.J Reprod Med. 44:945-952, 1999
  23. Surrey ES, and the Add-Back Consensus Working Group (Brill AI): Add-back therapy and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists in the treatment of patients with endometriosis: can a consensus be reached? Add-Back Consensus Working Group. Fertil Steril. 71:420-424, 1999
  24. Nezhat CH, Nezhat F, Brill AI, Nezhat C: Normal Variations of Abdominal and Pelvic Anatomy Evaluated at Laparoscopy. Obstet Gynecol. 94:238-242, 1999
  25. Corson SL, Brill AI, Brooks PG, Cooper JM, Indman PD, Liu JH, et al: Interim Results of the American Vesta Trial of Endometrial Ablation. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 54:505-506, 1999
  26. Engstrom JL, Rose R, Brill AI, Polhill KM, Lukanich CM, Fritz L: Midwifery Care of the Woman with Menorrhagia. J Nurse-Midwifery. 44:89-105, 1999
  27. Corson SL, Brill AI, Brooks PG, Cooper JM, Indman PD, Liu JH, et al: Interim Results of the American Vesta Trial of Endometrial Ablation. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 6:45-49, 1999
  28. Brill AI, Feste JR, Hamilton TL, Tsarouhas AP, Berglund SR, Petelin JB, et al: Patient Safety During Laparoscopic Monopolar Electrosurgery-Principles and Guidelines. J Soc Laparoendosurg. 2:221-225, 1998
  29. Brill AI: Energy Systems for Operative Laparoscopy: It’s Not the Wand, It’s the Magician. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 5:333-349, 1998
  30. Brill AI, Rogers Jr. R: A New Paradigm for Resident Training. Editorial. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 5:219-220, 1998
  31. Brill AI, Rogers Jr. R: A Comprehensive Program for Resident Training in Operative Laparoscopy. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 5:223-228, 1998
  32. Nezhat F, Brill AI, Nezhat CH, Nezhat A, Seidman D, Nezhat CR: Laparoscopic Appraisal of the Anatomic Relationship of the Umbilicus to the Aortic Bifurcation. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 5:87-92, 1998
  33. Gale P, Adeyemi B, Ferrer K, Ong A, Brill AI, Scoccia B: Histologic Characteristics of Laparoscopic Argon Beam Coagulation. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 5:19-22, 1998
  34. Brill AI: The Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain. OB/GYN & Endosc News. 3:10, 1995
  35. Brill AI, Nezhat F, Nezhat CR, Nezhat CH: The Incidence of Adhesions After Prior Laparotomy: A Laparoscopic Appraisal. [letter of reply to the editor] Obstet Gynecol. 85:1064-1065, 1995
  36. Brill AI: What is the Role of Hysteroscopy in the Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding? Clin Obstet Gynecol. 38:319-345, 1995
  37. Brill AI, Nezhat F, Nezhat CR, Nezhat CH: The Incidence of Adhesions After Prior Laparotomy: A Laparoscopic Appraisal. Obstet Gynecol. 85:269-272, 1995
  38. Rosenzweig BA, Brill AI: Laparoscopic Colposuspension Operation, PRO. J Gynecol Surg. 10:203, 1994
  39. Nezhat F, Brill AI, Nezhat CR, Nezhat CH: Traumatic Hypogastric Artery Bleeding Controlled with Bipolar Desiccation During Operative Laparoscopy. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 1:171-173, 1994
  40. Marcovici I, Rosenzweig BA, Brill AI, Khan M, Scommegna A: Cervical Pregnancy: Case Reports and a Current Literature Review. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 49:49-55, 1994
  41. Baggish MS, Brill AI, Rosenzweig BA, Barbot JE, Indman PD: Fatal Acute Glycine and Sorbitol Toxicity During Operative Hysteroscopy. J Gynecol Surg. 9:137-143, 1993
  42. Font G, Brill AI, Stuhldreher P, Rosenzweig BA: Endoscopic Management of Incidental Cystotomy During Operative Laparoscopy. J Urology. 149:1130-1131, 1993
  43. Marcovici I, Rosenzweig BA, Brill AI, Scommegna A: Colchicine and Post-Inflammatory Adhesions in a Rabbit Model: A Dose-Response Study. Obstet Gynecol. 82:216-218, 1993
  44. Nezhat F, Brill AI, Nezhat CH, Nezhat CR: Adhesion Formation After Endoscopic Posterior Colpotomy. J Reprod Med. 38:534-536, 1993
  45. Marcovici I, Brill AI, Scommegna A: Effects of Colchicine on Pelvic Adhesions Associated with the Intrauterine Inoculation of Neisseria Gonorrhea in Rabbits. Obstet Gynecol. 81:118-121, 1993

Textbooks

  1. Reconstructive and Reproductive Surgery in Gynecology. Edited by BrillAI and GomelV, London, UK, Informa Healthcare, 2010.
  2. Electrosurgery, BriilAI, APGO Educational Series on Women’s Health Issues, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2010
  3. Educational Objectives: Core Curriculum in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 6th ed. Duff P, Schink J, Brill AI, Gibbons WE, Laube DW, Musich JR, Wolfe HM Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology, American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, 2000.

Book Chapters

  1. Brill AI: Principles and Practice of Electrosurgery. In Reconstructive and Reproductive Surgery in Gynecology. Edited by Brill and Gomel, London, UK, Informa Healthcare, 18-28, 2010.
  2. Brill AI: Principles for Laparoscopic Peritoneal Access. In Reconstructive and Reproductive Surgery in Gynecology. Edited by Brill and Gomel, London, UK, Informa Healthcare, 29-37, 2010.
  3. Goldberg JM, Brill AI: Instrumentation and Energy Sources Utilized During Laparoscopic Procedures. In Basic, Advanced, and Robotic Laparoscopic Surgery. Edited by Karram, Falcone, and Goldberg, Philadelphia, PA, Saunders, 37-54, 2010.
  4. Brill AI: Credentialing in Hysteroscopic Surgery. In Hysteroscopy Office Evaluation and Management of Uterine Cavity. Edited by Bradley and Falcone, Philadelphia, PA, Mosby Elsevier, 259-263,2009.
  5. Soderstrom RM, Brill AI: Principles of Electrosurgery as Applied to Gynecology. In Telinde’s Operative Gynecology,10th ed. Edited by Rock and Jones III, Philadelphia, PA, JS Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 280-297, 2008.
  6. Brill AI: The use of Contemporary Energy Modalities during Laparoscopic Surgery. In Modern Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding. Edited by Miller and O’Donovan, London, UK, Informa, 94-99, 2008.
  7. Brill, AI, Traynor MP, Pasic P: Reducing Risk and Maximizing Efficacy with Thermal Modalities. Complications of Gynecologic Endoscopic Surgery. Edited by Isaacson, Philadelphia, PA, Saunders Elsevier, 115-126, 2006.
  8. Munro, MG, .Brill AI : Gynecologic endoscopy. In Novak’s Gynecology, 13th ed. Edited by Berek, Philadelphia, PA , JS. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 711-760, 2002.
  9. Brill AI, Munro, MG: Gynecologic endoscopy. In Novak’s Gynecology: Self-Assessment and Review, 2nd ed. Edited by Berek, Philadelphia, PA, JS. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 162-171, 2003.
  10. Brill AI: Using Electrosurgery and Ultrasonic Energy During Operative Laparoscopy. In A Practical Manual of Laparoscopy; A Clinical Cookbook. Edited by Pasic R, Levine R. New York, New York, Parthenon Publishing Group, 73-92, 2002.
  11. Brill AI: The NovaSure System for Endometrial Ablation. Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy. Edited by Brooks P, Bradley L, Cooper J, Phillips J. Santa Fe Springs, California, The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Publications, Inc., 101-102, 2001.
  12. Brill AI: Laparoscopic Retropubic Colposuspension Procedures. In Practical Manual of Operative Laparoscopy and Hysterectomy, 2nd ed. Edited by Azziz R, Murphy A. New York, Springer-Verlag, Inc., 209-223, 1996.
  13. Brill AI: Laparoscopic Retropubic Colposuspension Procedures. In Advances in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Edited by Rock JA. Mosby-Year Book Inc., 3:203-222, 1996.
  14. Brill AI: Preoperative and Postoperative Care of Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. In Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Repair of Pelvic Floor Defects. Edited by Liu CY. Oxford, Blackwell Science, Inc., 80-105, 1995.
  15. Brill AI, Platt L: Rh erythroblastosis fetalis. In Management of Common Problems in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Edited by Mishell DR, Brenner PP. Oradell, NJ, Medical Economics Company, Inc., 29-37, 1988

Book Reviews

Editorial Board

Journal Reviewer

Grants

Awards

2010 Best Doctors in America
2009 Best Doctors in America
2008 Best Doctors in America
2007 Best Doctors in America
2006 Best Doctors in America
2005 Best Doctors in America
2004 Best Doctors in America
2003 Best Doctors in America
2002 Golden Laparoscope Award for Best Surgical Video – Second Place
“Laparoscopic Dissection of the Paravesical Space”
Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy
31st Annual Meeting of AAGL
Miami, Florida
1999 “Golden Apple” award for excellence in resident education
1998 Postgraduate Paper Competition – First Prize
7th Congress of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE)
“Predicting depth of 3-D bipolar radiofrequency endometrial ablation with real time ultrasound monitoring: a histological correlation”
1995 "Golden Apple" award for excellence in resident education

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