Hannah L. Brooks, MD, FACS - USA
North Shore/LIJ at Forest Hills, Dept. Surgery
102-01 66th Rd.
Forest Hills, NY 11375
Ph: 718-830-4083 Fax: 718-459-3086
| Education: Albany Medical College of Union University, NY M.D., 1988 Queens College-CUNY, NY B.A., 1979 Postgraduate Training: Albert Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center, NY Chief Resident and Resident, General Surgery, 1989-1994 New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center, NY Research Fellow, Tumor Immunology/GU-Dr. N. Bander 1988-1989 Professional Employment/Hospital Appointments: North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System @ Forest Hills Director, Breast Surgery Service, June 1999-pres Staff Attending, General, Laparoscopic Surgery, June 1999-pres Clinical Faculty Member, 1999-present Good Samaritan Hospital, LI, NY Attending Surgeon, South Shore Surgical Assoc. General and Breast Surgery, Jan 1999- Apr 1999 Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, NY Assoc. Director of Surgery, St John’s Queens, Jul 94-Dec 1998 Director, Family Health Center Breast Clinic, Apr 95-Dec 1998 Staff Attending-General and Breast Surgery, Jul 1994-Dec 1998 Clinical Faculty Member, Jul 1994-Dec 1998 Academic Appointments: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY Affiliate, Dept. of Surgery, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health Syst. Assistant Professor of Surgery, Sept 1999-present Cornell University Medical College, NY Affiliate, Dept. of Surgery, Catholic Medical Center Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Sep1997- June1999 Board Certification: American Board of Surgery: Board-Certified Oct 1996 National Board Medical Examiners-Diplomate Jan 1991 ACLS and ATLS certified-current Medical License, State of New York, 184637 DEA-current Professional Society Membership: NY Metropolitan Breast Group, Member, 1999-present American Society of Breast Surgeons, Member, 1998-present American College of Surgeons, Fellow, 1998-present American Cancer Society, Member, Queens Council 1997-present American Cancer Soc.,Queens, Chair, Breast Taskforce 1996-present Medical Society of the State of New York 1994-1996 American Medical Association 1994-1995 Awards and Honors: American Cancer Society, Education Award, Nov 1999 For excellence in community and physician education American Cancer Society, Lane Adams Award, 1998-99 For providing outstanding, compassionate, high quality care to people With cancer and their families US Patent #4,693,966 Sloan-Kettering Institute, NY, 1993 For human monoclonal antibodies detecting tumor antigens on melanoma Clifton C Thorne Award, 1988 For academic excellence on ethics in medical care Mosby Book Award, 1988 For academic excellence in medical studies AOA-PHAROS, 1987 Honorable mention in AOA Honor Society Journal- medical ethics Other Professional Activities: Online CME Developer/Producer American Cancer Society, National Office First Online Defense Against Breast Cancer, debuted June 1999 Advisory Council, American Cancer Society Member of advisory council-Queens/Eastern Division, 1996-present Member of curriculum committee, clinical/self breast exam 1997-present Grants writer, Community Education on Breast Screening Smith-Barney, Traveler’s Fund Prepared and submitted successful grant application to fund community outreach to uninsured and underinsured women, 1997 Instructor and Editor, Surgery, USMLE Step III Compass/Arcventures Med Ed, Chicago, IL Preparation of nationally-distributed course materials USMLE Review-Section on Surgery, 1996-97 Original Communications: Journal Publications: Brooks, HL, Mandava, N, Pizzi, W. Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma: A Community Hospital Experience. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Vol 186(6): 622-29, 1998 Brooks, HL, Priolo, S, Waxman, J, Pizzi, W. Cystosarcoma Phylloides: Case report of 11-year survival with malignant variant and review of surgical experience. Contemp. Surgery, Vol 53 (3):169-72, 98 Houghton, AN, Brooks, HL, et al. Detection of cell surface and intracellular antigens by human monoclonal antibodies: Hybrid cell lines derived from lymphocytes of patients with malignant melanoma. Journal of Experimental Medicine V.158:53-65, July 1983 Chapters: Brooks, HL. THE BREASTS. In: Well-Woman Care. Ed. Lichtman, R. Appleton-Lange (2000), in press Brooks, HL. Review of breast disease and management of breast cancer: educational program for SEQUUS. Medical Directions, AZ 1998 Brooks, HL. THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME. In: The Handbook of Vascular Surgery. Eds. Sales, Goldsmith, Veith. Quality Med Publ., 1994 Abstracts: Panetta, TS, Palmer, J, Rosario, AC, Brooks, HL, Veith, FJ. Immunohistochemical demonstration of PAF in rat hippocampus after global brain ischemia. FASEB J. V6:A13-17, 1992 Suggs, W, Brooks, HL, Veith, FJ. PTFE Bypass to Tibial Arteries: Are They Ever Worthwhile? 19th Annual Symposium in Vascular Surgery. Proceedings, Nov 1992 Proshan, S, Panetta, TS, Veith, FJ, Brooks, HL, Rosario, AC, Marin, MC. PAF Immunohistochemical studies in rat hippocampus. IVth International Congress on PAF and Related Lipid Mediators. Proceedings, Sept 1992 Houghton, AN, Brooks, HL. Characterization of melanoma antigen using human-human and human-mouse monoclonal antibodies. American Assoc.Cancer Research. Abstracts, March 1983 Online Programs and Reviews: Brooks, HL Breast Screening and Diagnosis, Community resource. North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Systems Website http://www.nslij.edu In progress (anticipated launch date: June 2000) Brooks, HL Management of Breast Disease: Indications for Referral OBGYN.net website, http://www.obgyn.net. In progress Brooks, HL. First Online Defense Against Breast Cancer, CME. American Cancer Society Website, http://www.vlh.com, June 1999 Brooks, HL. Review of breast disease and management of breast cancer: educational program for SEQUUS. Medical Directions, http://www.md-inc.com, 1998 Brooks, HL. Live, interactive program on management of abnormal mammogram results in 46-year-old female: application of stereotactic biopsy as a diagnostic tool and review of multidisciplinary management of DCIS. POLTALK/CHAT. Physicians’ Online, http://www.pol.net, November, 1997 Brooks, HL. Management of Breast Cancer in the Elderly. Web-based survey of clinicians and review of literature. Clinical Survey. Physicians’ Online, http://www.pol.net, October, 1997 Brooks, HL, Waxman, J. Cystosarcoma Phylloides; Case Report and Review. Online Clinical Quiz. Physicians’ Online, http://www.pol.net , May 12, 1997 Online Surgical Discussion Group-Facilitator Physicians’ Online, Tarrytown, NY Breast surgical case discussions, 1996-present Continuing Medical Education, Presentations: CME Presentation: New Imaging Techniques: The Use of MRI in Breast Cancer Surgery Grand Rounds, Long Island Jewish Hospital Apr 2000 CME Presentation: Low Tech-High Yield: Using the Gail Model, BIRADS, and New Methods to Detect Breast Cancer at its Earliest Stages. CME sponsored by MSSNY & Raytel Imaging, Queens, NY, Mar 2000 CME Presentation: Guidelines for Follow-up After Treatment for Breast Cancer Medicine Grand Rounds, North Shore Univ. Hospital @ Forest Hills, Dec 1999 CME Presentation: Breast Disease and Cancer: Resources on the Internet Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, North Shore Univ. Hospital, Manhasset , Nov 1999 CME, Program Director/Instructor: Calculated Risk: Estrogen Use & Health Risks-Postmenopausal Women CME sponsored by Dept of Surgery, NSLIJ@FH and Merck & Co., Nov 1999 Course Developer/Instructor, CME: Catholic Medical Center, Brooklyn & Queens Computers and Internet for Physicians: A Hands-on Introductory Course, Oct 1997-99 CME Presentation: High Risk Screening and Referral for Genetics Counseling for BRCA, Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, North Shore Univ. Hospital @ Forest Hills Sept. 1999 Chair, CME Symposium: American Cancer Society, Queens Division Annual First Line Defense Against Breast Cancer: Innovations in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Management, Nov 1997 New Developments in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Nov 1998 Chair, CME Symposium: St. John’s Hospital Family Health Center, NY Breast Cancer Management for Primary Care Physicians, Mar 1997 Community Education, Presentations: Community Lecture: Separating Fact from Fiction: An Interactive Program on Breast Health/Disease Lord & Taylor Women’s Health Lecture Series, New York City, May 2000 Community Lecture: “Living With Breast Cancer” Series lecture: How to interpret test results. North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, May 2000 BioMed Educational Program Collaboration: Supervising Instructor, BioMed Program Collaborative Project of Forest Hills High School and NSLIJ, Spr 2000 Community Lecture: High Risk vs. Hype: Assessing Your Risk of Breast Cancer Women’s Wellness Community Lecture, North Shore Univ. Oct 1999 Community Lecture: Screening for Breast Cancer in Older Women Forest Hills Senior Center, Oct 1999 |