Michael Schuhknecht Detroit, Michigan, USA M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Michael Schuhknecht completed his general surgical residency at St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital, and he has outstanding experience in critical care medicine. He is Co-Director of the hospital's resident teaching program. He is an associate member of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS). Specialties Gastric Bypass Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB)

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Premedical: Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan, B.S. Physiology-1988

Medical: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, E. Lansing, Michigan, D.O.-1989-1993

Training

Internship: Bi-County/Detroit Riverview Hospital, Detroit, Michigan-1993-1994
Residency: Bi-County/Detroit Riverview Hospital, General Surgery, Detroit, Michigan-- 1994-1997
Residency: St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital, General Surgery, Detroit, Michigan-1997-1998

Licensure and Certification

Physician, State of Michigan, No. 5101012060
Board Eligible, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons-1998

Hospital and Professional Appointments

St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital, Staff Privileges, Detroit, MI-1998-present
Harper Hospital-Detroit Medical Center, Staff Privileges, Detroit, MI-1998-present
Grace/Sinai Hospital-Detroit Medical Center, Staff Privileges, Detroit, MI-1998-2000
St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital, Assistant Program Director, General Surgery, Detroit, MI-1999-present

Faculty Appointments

Associate Clinical Professor, Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, E. Lansing, MI-1999-present

Honors and Awards

Sandoz Award, Michigan State University-1993
Intern of the Year, Bi-County/Detroit Riverview Hospital-1993-1994
Resident of the Year, Bi-County/Detroit Riverview Hospital-1994-1995
Chief Surgical Resident, Bi-County/Detroit Riverview Hospital-1996-1997
Chief Surgical Resident, St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital-1997-1998
Resident of the Year, St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital-1997-1998
Clinical Instructor of the Year, St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital-1998-2000

Professional Societies

American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
American Osteopathic Association
American Medical Association
American Society for Bariatric Surgery
International Federation of Surgeons for Obesity
Michigan Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Sigma Sigma Phi National Osteopathic Honor Society
Professional Service
Moderator, Critical Care, COGMET, E. Lansing, MI-Sept. 1999
Moderator, Hernia, COGMET, E. Lansing, MI-Oct. 2000
Moderator, Upper Intestine, COGMET, E. Lansing, MI-Jan. 2001
Surgical Quality Assurance, St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital, Detroit, MI-1997-present
Medical Records Committee, St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital, Detroit, MI-1998-present
Medical Education Committee, St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital, Detroit, MI-1997-present
Medical Executive Committee, St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital, Detroit, MI-2000-present
Continuing Medical Education Committee, St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital, Detroit, MI-1998-present

Publications

1. Wood MH, Sapala JA, Sapala MA, Schuhknecht MP, Flake TM, Jr. Micropouch^SM gastric bypass: indications for gastrostomy tube placement in the bypassed stomach. Obes Surg 2000;10:413-19.

2. Wood MH, Sapala JA, Sapala MA, Schuhknecht MP, Flake TM, Jr. The micropouch^SM gastric bypass. Anatomical and physiologic considerations in primary and revisionary operations. Obes Surg 2000;10:339-40 (abstract).

3. Sapala JA, Wood MH, Sapala MA, Schuhknecht MP, Flake TM, Jr. The micropouch^SM gastric bypass: technical considerations in primary and revisionary operations. Obes Surg 2001;11:3-17.

Presentations

Roux-en-y gastric bypass. Technical challenges in accessing the distal gastric remnant. Wood MH, Sapala JA, Sapala MA, Schuhknecht MP, Flake TM, Jr. Presentation. 13th International Symposium on Obesity Surgery, 4th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO), Salzburg, Austria-Sept. 1999

Micropouch^SM gastric bypass: indications for gastrostomy tube placement in the bypassed stomach. Poster Presentation. 17th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Memphis, TN-June 2000.

The micropouch^SM gastric bypass: anatomical and physiologic considerations in primary and redo operations. Sapala JA, Sapala MA, Wood MH, et al. Presentation. 5th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO), Genoa, Italy-Sept. 2000

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