Faculty Directory

Certification in Health Simulation Education- 8 hour course at Simulation Center. August 2010 Certified for Development of Simulation Scenarios for Resident Teaching. ( 8/2010 - 9/2012 )

Seminars and Conferences

American Academy of Pediatrics- member of surgical section. 5 min podium presentation- A multicenter study of factors associated with redo nissen fundoplication in children ( 11/2012 )

September 2012 American College of Surgeons:Surgeons as Educators Course (60 hours) ( 9/2012 - 11/2012 )

American Academy of Pediatrics- surgery section- Planning multicenter study of redo nissen fundoplications in children with GERD with Children''s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO ( 10/2010 - 6/2012 )

planning multicenter study of redo nissen fundoplications in children with GERD- with Children''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO

Advanced Laparoscopy Courses: 2012 International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (Lecture and Lab) San Diego, CA 20 hours ( 3/2012 )

Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons - attended meeting. 5 min podium video presentation. Endoscopic Excision of 2 Midline Sternal Subcutaneous Dermoids 20 hours ( 9/2011 )

Sept 2011: International Conference on Residency Education; 3 min Poster presentation Development of a Successful Laparoscopy Curriculum 20 hours ( 1/2011 - 9/2011 )

Int Euroconsortium of the Cong Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group. Late Presenting CDH- a 21 year single Center review. 3 min oral Poster presentation and 20 hours of CME. Rome Italy ( 2/2011 - 6/2011 )

Advanced Laparoscopic Course: American Pediatric Surgery Association Neonatal Laparoscopic Surgery(Lecture and Lab) 5 min Podium Presentation ( 5/2010 - 5/2011 )

Advanced 8 hour laparoscopic course presented by APSA. Also attended meeting in 2011.

SAGES- Meeting March 2011. 20 hours of CME. Attended Lectures/ videos for Complications in Redo Nissen Fundoplication in Adults. How to teach Fundamentals of laparoscopic Surgery to Residents. Personal education, development and planning of future projects. ( 3/2011 )

Advanced Laparoscopic Course: International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (Lecture and Lab)- Also poster presentation in 2010 ( 6/2010 )

8 hour advanced laparoscopic course by IPEG.

Pediatric Academic Society: Poster Presentation- The Contribution of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease to Weight Loss in NICU Infants. April 2010 ( 5/2010 )

Poster presentation and 20 hours of CME seminars.

American College of Surgeons, So. Cal Chapter. Trauma Lectures for CME. Santa Barbara, CA ( 1/2010 )

Also oral presentation at pediatric surgery subsection

Advanced Laparoscopic Course. International Pediatric Endosurgery Group Meeting, Phoenix, AZ - April 2009. (30 hours) Poster Presentation. ( 4/2009 )

Main International Group of Pediatric Surgeons committed to advancing laparoscopic surgery in children.

Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. Toronto, Canada - August 2008. Weight Gain in Infants With GERD Managed with Medical Therapy or Fundoplication. 3 min Oral Poster Presentation ( 8/2008 )

Weight Gain in Infants With GERD Managed with Medical Therapy or Fundoplication. 3 minute Oral Poster presentation at the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons.

American Pediatric Surgery Association, Phoenix, Arizona May 27 - June 1, 2008. ( 5/2008 )

Section on Pediatric Surgery, American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, CA October 27-30, 2007. ( 10/2007 )

American Pediatric Surgery Association, Orlando, Florida, May 24-27, 2007. ( 5/2007 )

Regular member of this association. Main international group for pediatric surgery.

American College of Surgeons, Pediatric Surgery Subsection. January 19-21, 2007. ( 1/2007 )

Baerg, Elihu - Oral Presentation Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction in Children American College of Surgeons, Jan 19-21, 2007. Santa Barbara, CA

Member-American Pediatric Surgical Association-National meeting ( 5/2006 )

Member- American College of Surgeons- Pedatric Surgery Section Meeting ( 1/2006 )

Baerg, Chiriano Oral Presentation A Puzzling Case of Precocious Puberty in a Seven Year Old Girl American College of Surgeons, Jan 20, 2006. Santa Barbara, CA

Member-Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons- National and International Meeting ( 9/2005 )

Special Projects

2010-2011 Abstract Reviewer for Pediatric Academic Society Meeting, Denver, Colorado Focus: Infant Nutrition and Resident Education ( 10/2010 - 5/2011 )