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Beth A. Schrope MD, PhD, FACS

Address:	Herbert Irving Pavilion 161 Fort Washington Avenue 8th Floor New York, NY 10032
Phone:	212.305.9441
Fax:	212.305.5992

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Positions and Appointments

2002 – Present	Assistant Professor of Surgery NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2001 – Present	Attending Surgeon NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

The Pancreas Center Specialty

Surgical Treatment of Pancreatic Diseases
Specialized in Pancreatitis

Education and Training

1992 – 1996	Medical Degree Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1988 – 1992	PhD in Biomedical Engineering Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
1988 – 1992	MS in Biomedical Engineering Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
1984 – 1988	BS in Biomedical Engineering Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Board Certifications

Diplomate, American Board of Surgery.
Instructor of the National Ultrasound Faculty, American College of Surgeons.
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer.
Surgery Privileges at Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ.

Professional Experience

2001 – 2002	Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery Division of Surgical Specialties NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2000 – 2001	Administrative Chief Resident Surgery
1996 – 2001	Resident, Department of Surgery NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
1992 – 1998	Research Director Reshet Incorporated, Ewing, NJ

Professional Honors

2007	Guide to America's Top Surgeons Consumers' Research Council of America

Recent Committee Memberships and Professional Societies

American College of Surgeons
American Society for Bariatric Surgery
New York Surgical Society
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

Selected Publications

Schrope, B., Allendorf, J., Dinorcia, J., Bill, A., Digiorgi, M., Chabot, J., "A single institution retrospective review of laparoscopic and open distal pancreatectomies," presented at the Seventh American Hepatopancreatobiliary Congress, Las Vegas, NV, April 21, 2007, HPB, volume 9, supplement number 1, April 2007.

Allendorf, J., Lauerman, M., Bill, A., Digiorgi, M., Goetz, N., Schrope, B., Sherman, W., Fine, R., Chabot, J., "Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation for patients with locally unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: safety, efficacy and survival," presented at the Seventh American Hepatopancreatobiliary Congress, Las Vegas, NV, April 21, 2007, HPB, volume 9, supplement number 1, April 2007.

Allendorf, J., Lauerman, M., Laskowski, I., DiGiorgi, M., Schrope, B., and Chabot, J., "Pancreatectomy with vascular resection and reconstruction: A single institution 12 year experience," The New York Surgical Society Conjoint Scientific Session with the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery, April 18, 2007, New York Academy of Medicine.

Dinorcia, Joseph and B. Schrope, "Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Metastatic Ocular Melanoma: A Case Report," Surgical Rounds, May 2006, pp 235-239.

Allendorf, J., Schrope, B., Inabnet,W., Chabot, J., "Postoperative Glycemic Control in Patients Undergoing Central Pancreatectomy for Mid-Gland Lesions," International Surgical Week ISW 2005, Durban, South Africa, August 21-25, 2005.

Laskowski, I., Allendorf, J., Schrope, B., Gabay, M., Goetz, N., and Chabot, J., "Pancreatectomy with vascular resection and reconstruction: A single institution 10-year experience," Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Volume 9, Issue 4, 1 April 2005, Page 606.

Gondi, V., Allendorf, J., Twaddell,, W., Schrope, B., Rotterdam, H., and Chabot, J. "Lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis: A case report and review of 240 cases," Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Volume 9, Issue 4, 1 April 2005, Page 60.

Fogelman, D.R., J. Chen, J. Chabot, J. Allendorf, B. Schrope, R. Ennis, S. Schreibman and R. Fine, "The evolution of adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation for advanced pancreatic cancer: from 5-FU to GTX," Oncology Clinics of North America, 2004.

Stoutenberg, J.P., B. Schrope and H.L. Kaufman, "Adjuvant therapy for malignant melanoma," Expert Reviews in Anticancer Therapy, 4(5), 2004, pp. 89-101.

Reviews, Chapters, and Editorials

Reviewer, "Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases," 2005-present.

Reviewer, "Transplantation," 2004-present.

Course Director, "Managing the Bariatric Surgery Patient", Valley Hospital/Columbia University Joint CME, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ, October 19, 2006.

Course Director, "Surgical Ultrasound," Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, May 4, 2006.

Course Director, "Bariatric Surgery and the Obese Woman", Valley Hospital/Columbia University Joint CME, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ, March 6, 2006.

Course Director, "Bariatric Surgery and the Obese Woman", Columbia University CME, Irvington, NY, January 26, 2006.

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