Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae

James Patrick O’Leary, M.D., F.A.C.S.
The Isidore Cohn, Jr., M.D. Professor and Chairman
LSU School of Medicine, Department of Surgery
1542 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112
Office: (504) 568-4751; Fax: (504) 568-4633
E-MAIL: JOLEAR@LSUMC.EDU

Education
1963 B.S., Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, North Carolina
1967 M.D., University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
1968 Intern, Boston City Hospital, First Surgical Service, Boston, Massachusetts
1969-1971 Assistant Resident, General Surgery, Shands Teaching Hospital,
University of  Florida, Gainesville, Florida
1971-1972 Administrative Chief Resident in General Surgery,
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Current Professional Appointments
1989-Present The Isidore Cohn Jr., M.D. Professor and Chairman Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

Board Certifications
1968 National Board of Medical Examiners
1974 American Board of Surgery

Medical Licensure
Texas
Louisiana

Awards/Honors
1963 Salutatorian of Graduating Class BAC
1967 Alpha Omega Alpha
1967 John Gorrie Award: Student with Greatest Promise, University of Florida
1977 President, University of Florida, Medical Alumni Association
1984-1990 Board of Trustees, Belmont Abbey College
Chairman, Academic Affairs Committee, Belmont Abbey College
Executive Committee, Belmont Abbey College
Member, Student Affairs Committee, Belmont Abbey College
1985 President, American Society for Bariatric Society
1986 President, Woodward Society
1996 President, New Orleans Surgical Society
President, Southeastern Surgical Congress
1997 Chairman, Surgery Section, Southern Medical Association
Governor, American College of Surgeons
President-Elect, Association of Program Directors in Surgery
1998 President, Association of Program Directors in Surgery

Teaching Awards
1970 Hugh Hill Award, Outstanding Housestaff Teacher, University of Florida
1973 Teaching Excellence Award, Phase A
1974 Faculty Award, Medical School Class of 1974
1975 Excellence in Medical Education, University of Florida
1977 Hippocratic Award, Outstanding Teacher, University of Florida Medical School
1981 Shovel Award, Outstanding Teacher, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
1991 Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, Aesculapian Society, LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
1992 Excellence in Medicine, AOA Award, LSU School of Medicine
1994 Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, Aesculapian Society, LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
1995 Wall of Fame, University of Florida

National Memberships
American Board of Surgery - Diplomat
American College of Surgeons - Fellow
American Medical Association
American Society for Bariatric Surgery
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
American Surgical Association
Association for Academic Surgery
Association of Veterans Administration Surgeons
Collegium Internationale Chirurgiae Digestivae
Societe Internationale de Chirurgie
Society of University Surgeons
Southeastern Surgical Congress
Southern Medical Association
Southern Surgical Association
Southern Surgeons Club
Surgical Association of Louisiana
The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

Other Current Professioanl Appointments
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
1990-Present Member, Surgery Committee, Charity Hospital
1990-Present Member, Quality Assessment Committee, Charity Hospital
1991-Present Consultant, General Surgery, Veterans Administration
1996-Present Member, Finance Committee, LSU Healthcare Network
1997-Present Chairman, Clinical Chairman Advisory Group
1997-Present Member, Search Committee, Administration
1997-Present Member, Search Committee, Associate Dean Academic Affairs
1998-Present Member, Search Committee, Associate Chief of Staff for Research-VA

National
Southern Medical Association
1993-Present Councilor, Louisiana
1995-Present Chairman, Advisory Committee on Multi-Media Program
1995-Present Member, Coordinating Committee on Education
1995-Present Member, Coordinating Committee on Long Range Planning
1995-Present Member, Task Force on SMA Fellowship Membership Committee
1996-Present Member, President’s Club
1997-Present Chairman, Presidential Committee on Selection
1997-Present Member, Executive Committee

Southeastern Surgical Congress
1996-1997 President
1996-Present Chairman, Finance Committee
1997-Present Nominating Committee

Association of Program Directors in Surgery
1989-Present Member, Board of Directors
1990-Present Chairman, Basic Science Curriculum Committee
1992-Present Member, Executive Committee
1997-Present Chairman, Finance Committee
1998 President
American College of Surgeons
1994-Present Member, Committee on Continuing Education
1996-Present Chairman, Committee on Continuing Education
1996-Present Liasion Member, Program Committee
1997- Governor, representing APDS
1998 Vice-President, Louisiana Chapter

Current Editorial and Advisory Boards
Editorial Board, SESAP, 1985-Present.
Associate Editor, Obesity Surgery, 1992-Present.
Advisory Committee, Current Surgery, 1994-Present.
Zosyn Multi-disciplinary Advisory Board, 1994-Present.
Assistant Editor, Southern Medical Journal, 1995-Present.
Advisory Committee, for Wyeth-Ayerst, 1996-Present.
Editorial Board, American Surgeon, 1998

Recent Publications: Refereed
J. Patrick O'Leary, M.D.
97.  Hunter, S.M., Larrieu, J.A., Ayad, F.M., Griffies, W.S., Deblanc C.H., O’Leary, J.P., Martin, L.F.: The Roles of Mental Health Professionals in Multidisciplinary Medically Supervised Treatment Programs for Obesity. South. Med. J., 90(6):578-86, 1997.
98. O’Leary, J.P.: Lester Dragstedt and the Development of the Vagotomy for Treatment of Ulcer Disease. Asian Journal of Surgery, 20(10):274-278, 1997.
99. O’Leary, J.P.: Through the Looking Glass: Backwards. Am Surg, 1997; 63(12):1029-1035.
100. McHale, A., Buechter, K.J., Cohn, I., O’Leary, J.P.: Surgical Management of Chronic Pain from Chronic Pancreatitis. Am Surg, 63(12):1119-23, 1997.
101. Outlaw, K.K., Vela, A.R., O’Leary, J.P.: Breaking Strength and Diameter of Absorable Sutures after in vivo Exposure in the Rat. Am Surg, 64(4):348-54, 1998.
102. Flattman, G., Steeb, G., Wang, Y., O’Leary, J.P.: Surgical Management of Perforated Duodenal Ulcer. Surg Rounds, (11): In Press

Recent Books and Chapters
16. Alkaline Reflux Gastritis, Burden, W.R., O'Leary, J. P., In: Surgical Clinics of North America, W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1991.
17. Complications of Jejunoileal Bypass and Their Management, Hodges, R.P., O'Leary, J. P. In: Surgery of the Stomach, Duodenum, and Small Intestine, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Boston, MA, 1992.
18. The Physiologic Basis of Surgery. O’Leary, J.P., (Ed.), Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, 1993.
19. The Physiologic Basis of Surgery. 2ed., O'Leary, J.P., (Ed.), Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, 1996.