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:
St Luke’s Cornwall Hospital
Attending General and Breast Surgeon
Director, Breast Surgery Service
Clinical Faculty NYCOM
Jan 2009-present
Queens Long Island Medical Group, LI, NY
Attending General, Laparoscopic, Breast Surgery
Clinical Faculty, NYCOM and Touro-PA,@NSLIJ system
Risk Management-Surgery
Physicians’ Proactive-Risk Retention Group, Board Member
Jan 2004-Dec 2008
Long Island College Hospital-Continuum (P/T)
Part time Clinical Director, Breast Surgery
Staff Attending, General and Breast surgery
Nov 02-Jan 04
North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System @ Forest Hills
Director, Breast Surgery Service, June 1999-pres
Staff Attending, General, Laparoscopic Surgery, June 1999-2004
Clinical Faculty Member, 1999-present
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:
NYCOM
Affiliate, Dept of Surgery, North Shore LIJ Health System at Forest
Hills
Instructor, Surgery, Sept 2002-presentAlbert 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, Recertification
Oct. 2007
National Board Medical Examiners-Diplomate Jan 1991
ACLS and ATLS certified-current
Medical License, State of New York
DEA-current
Professional Society Membership:
American College of Surgeons, Queens/LI, Young Surgeons Rep. 2001-02
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 1997-2006
American Cancer Soc.,Queens, Chair, Breast Taskforce 1996-2006
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:
Breast Specialist, consultant
Breast Lumps: Cases and Controversies
Peter Berge, PA, JD
Members.aapa.org/aapaconf2006, April 2006
Legal consultant, MLMIC
Breast Surgery, expert consultant
2003-present
Breast Specialist, consultant
Certified Nurse Midwifery Program
Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Ronnie Lichtman, PhD, Chair
2004-present
Online Consulting Editor
Breast Health and Disease
www.Obgyn.net
1999-present
Online Breast Editor
Imaginis.com
2000-present
North Shore LIJ Website Chief Editor, Breast
Breast Health and Cancer Management
Launched 2002
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
June 2002
Brooks, HL, et al. Breast Myths and Misconceptions, Online resource.
Imaginis website. www.imaginis.com
July 2001
Brooks, HL Management of Breast Disease: Indications for Referral
OBGYN.net website, http://www.obgyn.net. July 2001
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:
CEE Presentation:
Medical/Legal Issues in Women’s Healthcare: Update on Breast Cancer
Diagnosis and Treatment.
Contemporary Forums, New York, NY 2005
CME, Clinical Lecturer and Instructor
Clinical Trainer for American Cancer Society, Manhattan
Beth Israel Medical Center, June 2002
CME: Grand Rounds, Medicine
Follow up After Treatment for Breast Cancer
North Shore Univ Hospital, Forest Hills, Jan 2002
CME: Grand Rounds, Medicine
Early Detection: Back to Basics in Diagnosis of Breast Disease
New York University/Bellevue Medical Center, Nov 2001
CME: Grand Rounds, Ob/Gyn
Managing Breast Cancer in Pregnancy: Options
Long Island Jewish Hospital, April 2001
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:
Breast Health: What’s a Man Got to Do With It?
“Let’s Talk About Health” 2nd Annual Health Care Conference for Adults
50+
East Hills, NY May 2002
“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 |
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