Jaime Ponce Dalton, Georgia, USA M.D., F.A.C.S. Dr. Jaime Ponce has performed over 1000 Adjustable Gastric Band procedures since 1997, being one of the most experienced AGB surgeons in the United States. He was selected to participate on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clinical trials of two brands of adjustable gastric bands. He has received many awards and been invited to lecture extensively about the surgical treatment of morbid obesity with specific emphasis in the gastric band. Specialties Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB)

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

8/83-7/90 I.T.E.S.M. School of Medicine.
Monterrey, Mexico.
M.D.

8/89-5/91 Instituto Nacional de la Nutricion
"Salvador Zubiran" (I.N.N.S.Z.)
Department of Experimental Surgery.
Mexico City, Mexico.
Research Fellow in Surgery.

7/91-6/97 East Tennessee State University
James H. Quillen College of Medicine
General Surgery Residency

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
 
7/97-10/99 Private Practice General Surgery/ Associate Professor of
Surgery.

10/99- General and Bariatric Surgery Private Practice
8/02- Bariatric Surgeon.

HONORS/AWARDS

MEDICAL SCHOOL:Rank 2nd in class
Class President (Junior year)
Honor Mention

RESEARCH FELLOW:  Ministry of Education Scholarship to assist at
the XIII International Congress of the       
Transplantation Society in San Francisco, CA.
August 1990. (Two papers were accepted for    
presentation).

ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA: Membership to the Delta Chapter of Tennessee of Alpha
Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society (1997).

UPJOHN'S RESIDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD. 1997

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

ECFMG Valid Standard Certificate. No. 446-773-4
ACLS June 1991.
ATLS September 1991.
ATLS Instructor 1996-2000.
FLEX Part I & II June 1992.
      Medical License. Mexico. 1990.
Medical License in the State of Georgia 1998. No. 046635
Medical License in the State of Tennessee 2002 No. 36423
American Board of Surgery Feb. 1998.Certificate No. 42963
       (score 95th percentile)
Mexican Board of General Surgery. May 1998. No. 980003.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Clinical Instructor in the Department of Surgery at East Tennessee State
University. Johnson City, TN. (July 1996-June 1997)

Associate Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Hospital
San Jose - Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
(ITESM). Monterrey, MEXICO. (July 1997 -Sept 1999).


LANGUAGES

English
Spanish


ORGANIZATIONS

Delta Chapter of Tennessee of Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical
Society (AOA)
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Whitfield County Medical Society
Medical Association of Georgia (MAG)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS)
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)


PUBLICATIONS

Lopez-Medrano, RM., Ponce, J., Varela, G., Chavira, SC., Orozco, C., and
Odor-Morales, A. Extensive decrease in insulin secretion by the pancreas
preserved for 24 hours in UW-1 solution. Transplantation Proceedings.
23:1676-78. 1991.

Odor-Morales, A., Lopez, RM., Varela, G., Ponce, J., Luque, E., Chavira,
SC., and Larriva, J. Increased thromboxane production by the pancreas
after 24-hour preservation in UW-1 solution. Transplantation
Proceedings. 23:1643-44. 1991.

Ponce, J., Garrett, A., Manahan, E., and Kao, R.L.  Resuscitation of
ischemic myocardium with adenosine.  Physiologist. 35:A24. 1992

Ponce, J. and Lewis, J.V. Urethral injury associated with pelvic
fracture. Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association. 87:335-6. 1994.

Kao, R.L., Ding, M., Ponce, J., and Browder, W.  Improved cardiac
function after prolonged cold storage by 2,3-butanedione monoxime. FASEB
Journal. 8:A831. 1994.

Kao, R.L., Demmy, T.L., Manahan, E., Ponce, J., and Browder, W.
Adenosine improves the recovery of ischemic myocardium during
reperfusion.  Drug Deve Res. 31:284. 1994.

Ponce, J. and Lewis, J.V.  Blunt injury to the subclavian artery.
Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association.  88:62-3, 1995.

Ponce, J., Cutshall, KE., Hodge, MJ. and Browder, W. The lost
laparoscopic stone. Potential for long-term complications. Archives of
Surgery. 130:666-8. 1995

Ren, CJ, Horgan, S, Ponce, J.  US Experience with the LAP-BANDR System.
American Journal of Surgery.  Suppl. 184, S46-50, 2002.


Ponce, J, Sanchez, R, Rodriguez, A. Swedish Band vs Lap-Band: A
Comparison Study of 200 Patients with up to 24 Months follow-up. Obesity
Surgery, 13, 199, 2003 (ASBS Abstract).

Ponce, J, Paynter, S, Fromm, R, Manahan, E. Bringing International
Lap-Band Experience to the U.S. Improves Outcomes: 200 patients with up
to 24 Months Follow-up. Obesity Surgery, 13, 572, 2003 (IFSO Abstract).


RESEARCH

Research Fellow in Surgery. (8/89-5/91):
a) Effect of pancreas preservation time in thromboxane
production and insulin secretion.
b) Experimental pancreas/kidney transplantation.
c) Workout of prospective candidates for pancreatic
clinical transplantation.

General Surgery Residency (5/92-11/92):
a) Resuscitation of ischemic myocardium with adenosine.

FDA Clinical Trial: "Treatment of Severely Obese Patients with the
LAP-BAND System. A Treatment Use Study." Protocol LAGB-001-C.
(9/00-7/01).

FDA Clinical Trial: "A Single-Arm, Multi-Center Study of the Safety and
Effectiveness of The Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band (SAGB) in the
Treatment of Morbid Obesity" Protocol CI-02-006 (6/03- )



PRESENTATIONS

"Extensive decrease in insulin secretion by the pancreas preserved for
24 hours in UW-1 solution" XIII International Congress of the
Transplantation Society. San Francisco, California. August 1990.

"Increased thromboxane production by the pancreas after 24-hour
preservation in UW-1 solution" XIII International Congress of the
Transplantation Society. San Francisco, California. August 1990.

"Resuscitation of ischemic myocardium with adenosine" American
Physiological Society Conference. Orlando, Florida. November 1992.

"Common bile duct strictures" Grand Rounds. Bristol Regional Medical
Center. Bristol, Tennessee. March 1993.

"Resuscitation of ischemic myocardium with adenosine" 9th Student
Research Forum. East Tennessee State University. Johnson City,
Tennessee. April 1993.

"Clinico-pathologic case presentation: liver abscess and portal vein
thrombosis" Grand Rounds. Bristol Regional Medical Center. Bristol,
Tennessee. June 1994.

"Acute appendicitis in the elderly" 88th Annual Scientific Assembly of
the Southern Medical Association. Orlando, Florida. November 1994.

"Surgical residents' perceptions of presenting medical grand rounds"
15th Annual Meeting of the Association for Surgical Education. Tucson,
Arizona. May 1995.

"Incarcerated hernia in the elderly patients".  Southeastern Surgical
Congress. Tampa, Florida. February 1996.

"Spontaneous Splenic Rupture Secondary to Lymphoma: a rare occurrence."
91st Annual Meeting of the Southern Medical Association. November 1997.

"Adjustable Gastric Band for Morbid Obesity. History, Evolution and
Technical Aspects"  First International Course of Adjustable Gastric
Band. Monterrey, Mexico. November 1998.

"Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band (Lap-Band) and Obesity Overview"
Grand Rounds. West Suburban Hospital. Chicago, Illinois. May 29, 2002.

"Swedish Band vs. Lap-Band.  A comparison study of 200 patients with up
to 24 months follow-up. American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Boston,
Massachusetts. June 19, 2003.

"Bringing International Experience to the U.S. with the Lap-Band System"
Mexican Society of Obesity Surgery National Congress. World Expert
Meeting and Consensus: One Decade of the Bioenterics Lap-Band System,
Evolution of Guidelines for Optimal Safety and Efficacy. Playa del
Carmen, Cancun, Mexico. June 25, 2003.

"Comparison between Lap-Band and Swedish Band" Mexican Society of
Obesity Surgery National Congress. Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Mexico.
June 27, 2003.

"Outcomes After Lap-Band Placement: Weight Loss - A Review of U.S. Data"
Lap-Band Advanced Course. Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Feb. 18,
2004.

"Optimizing Your Obesity Practice: Patient Recruitment"  Lap-Band
Advanced Course. Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Feb. 18, 2004.

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