Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Laparoscopic Clinical Fellowship, Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine 1998 - 1999
  • Laparoscopy Research Fellowship, Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine 1997 - 1998
  • General Surgery Resident, Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital 1994 - 1997
  • General Surgery Resident, Surgery, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine 1993 - 1994
  • General Surgery Resident, Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital 1992 - 1993
  • M.D., Medical College of Pennsylvania 1992
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  Medical Licensure

  • 13529. New Hampshire. 2023
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  Academic Positions Outside Duke

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Virginia. 1999 - 2002
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artificial intelligence--Medical applications
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomedical engineers
  • Business incubators
  • Career changes--United States
  • Conversion to Open Surgery
  • Diffusion of Innovation
  • Disposable medical devices
  • Disposable medical devices--Reuse
  • Endoscopic surgery
  • General Surgery
  • History of Medicine
  • Innovation
  • Innovation and access to health technologies
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Medical Device Legislation
  • Medical Device Recalls
  • Medical instruments and apparatus
  • Patient Safety
  • Philosophy of history, [law, medicine, etc.]
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Robotics in medicine
  • Safety-Based Medical Device Withdrawals
  • Staplers (Surgery)
  • Surgery
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted
  • Surgery, Minor
  • Surgery, Operative
  • Surgical instruments and apparatus
  • Teaching and curriculum (innovations, teaching practices, studies of curriculum materials, effective teaching, etc. )
  • Technological tools and other materials in teaching and learning (research on innovations, role in student learning, use of tools by teachers, etc.)
  • Video-Assisted Surgery
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Clary, E. M., S. M. Bruch, C. L. Lau, A. Ali, E. G. Chekan, M. J. Garcia-Oria, and S. Eubanks. “Effects of pneumoperitoneum on hemodynamic and systemic immunologic responses to peritonitis in pigs.” J Surg Res 108, no. 1 (November 2002): 32–38. https://doi.org/10.1006/jsre.2002.6520.
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    • McMahon, R. L., A. Ali, E. G. Chekan, E. M. Clary, M. J. Garcia-Oria, M. C. Fina, R. L. McRae, et al. “A canine model of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).” Surg Endosc 16, no. 1 (January 2002): 67–74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s004640080153.
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    • Gandsas, A., K. Draper, E. Chekan, M. Garcia-Oria, R. L. McMahon, E. M. Clary, R. Monnig, and S. Eubanks. “Laparoscopy and the internet. A surgeon survey.” Surg Endosc 15, no. 9 (September 2001): 1044–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s004640080192.
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    • Chekan, E. G., C. Nataraj, E. M. Clary, T. Z. Hayward, F. J. Brody, J. C. Stamat, M. C. Fina, W. S. Eubanks, and C. J. Westcott. “Intraperitoneal immunity and pneumoperitoneum.” Surg Endosc 13, no. 11 (November 1999): 1135–38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649901189.
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    • Stamat, J. C., E. G. Chekan, A. Ali, A. Ko, T. A. Sporn, and W. S. Eubanks. “Laparoscopy and mesothelioma.” J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 9, no. 5 (October 1999): 433–37. https://doi.org/10.1089/lap.1999.9.433.
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    • Brody, F. J., E. G. Chekan, T. N. Pappas, and W. S. Eubanks. “Conversion factors for laparoscopic splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenic purpura.” Surg Endosc 13, no. 8 (August 1999): 789–91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649901100.
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    • Chekan, E. G., L. Clark, J. Wu, T. N. Pappas, and S. Eubanks. “Laparoscopic biliary and enteric bypass.” Semin Surg Oncol 16, no. 4 (June 1999): 313–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1098-2388(199906)16:4<313::aid-ssu6>3.0.co;2-d.
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    • Hughes, S. G., E. G. Chekan, A. Ali, K. L. Reintgen, and W. S. Eubanks. “Unusual complications following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication.” Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 9, no. 2 (April 1999): 143–47.
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    • Chekan, E. G., and T. N. Pappas. “The laparoscopic management of gastroesophageal reflux disease.” Adv Surg 32 (1999): 305–30.
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    • Chekan, E. G., T. Z. Hayward, F. J. Brody, G. P. Purcell, K. Hayward, T. N. Pappas, and W. S. Eubanks. “Computers in surgical residencies.” Current Surgery 55, no. 9 (November 1, 1998): 391–96.
    • Chekan, E. G., C. Westcott, V. H. Low, and K. A. Ludwig. “Small bowel intussusception and laparoscopy.” Surg Laparosc Endosc 8, no. 4 (August 1998): 324–26.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Ali, A., E. G. Chekan, M. G. Oria, M. Fina, E. Clary, S. Bruch, T. Pappas, and W. S. Eubanks. “A canine model of gastroesophageal reflux disease.” In Gastroenterology, 116:A1295–A1295, 1999.
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    • Clements, R. H., E. G. Chekan, W. S. Eubanks, M. D. Holzman, C. D. Lind, F. J. Brody, K. W. Sharp, P. C. Wang, and W. O. Richards. “Symptomatic outcome after laparoscopic heller esophagomyotomy with and without fundoplication.” In Gastroenterology, 114:A1383–A1383. Elsevier BV, 1998. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(98)85617-5.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Advising & Mentoring

  • Medical Students, Residents, faculty interested in non-clinical pathways.
    
    Undergraduate and Graduate Biomedical Engineering students interested in clinical pathways and/or medical school.

  Available to mentor:

  • Fellow
  • Other
  • Resident
  • Undergraduate

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