Licensed Surgical Assistant

J-Philip Nesic, LSA, LMT, RES

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Houston, TX 770241

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Cell: 832-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Foreign Trained General Surgeon (Belgrade Serbia 1991-1994)

• Licensed as a Surgical Assistant by the Texas Medical Board.

• Skilled in all areas of major and minor general surgical procedures performed in hospitals in-patient or out-patient environments.

• Certified by both the American Boards of Surgical Assistants and the National Surgical Assistant Association.

• Certified in Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Surgeries and DaVinci Robot. SKILLS:

• Operating Room:

o Skilled in Operating Room sterile and sub-sterile procedures. o Skilled in setup and troubleshooting of Laparoscopic Equipment. o Skilled in setup and usage/manipulation of DaVinci Robot Xi and Si. o Skilled in patient placement and positioning on various General, Laparoscopic, Robotic, OB/Gyn, Orthopedic, Plastic & Microsurgical tables/frames.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Member of the American College of Surgeons.

• Member of the American Board of Surgical Assistants.

• Member of the National Surgical Assistant Association.

• Member of the Southern Medical Association.

• Member of the American-Serbian Medical Society.

• Member of the Humanitarian Organization Medicins sans Frontiere. WORK EXPERIENCE:

08/2008 - Present Independent Contractor with World Surgical Services, Houston, TX.

11/2017 - 08/2019 Independent Contractor with American Surgical Professionals, Houston TX.

05/2011 - 11/2017 Independent Contractor with Texan Surgical Assistants, Katy TX.

06/2001 - 08/2008 Independent Contractor with American Surgical Assistants, Houston, Texas.

06/2001 - 07/2008 Independent Contractor with First Assistants, Inc. Houston, Texas.

08/1998 - 11/2000 President & COO Surgeons First Assist, Inc. Downers Grove, IL.

07/1996 - 07/1998 Certified Surgical Assistant, Midwest Surgical Assistants, Inc. Schaumburg, Illinois.

08/1995 - 05/1996 Surgical Assistant, Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, Illinois.

02/1995 - 07/1995 Chief Medical Facilitator, Arc-Ventures, Inc. Houston, Texas.

08/1994 - 07/1995 Surgical Assistant, Twelve Oaks Hospital, Houston, Texas.

11/1993 - 07/1995 Surgical Assistant, Sharpstown General Hospital, Houston, Texas.

07/1991 - 10/1993 Medicines Sans Frontiere, member Belgrade, Yugoslavia, MSF Belgium Branch. Dr. Eric Daschy.

07/1991 - 10/1993 General Surgical Resident, University Clinical Hospital

“KBC Zvezdara”, Belgrade, Yugoslavia (Serbia).

EDUCATION:

• General Surgery Residency: University Clinical Hospital, “KBC Zvezdara, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1991-1993.

• Doctor of Medicine: University of Belgrade Medical School, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1985-1991.

• Bachelor of Science: Major: Psychology. Minors: Biology & Sociology. University of Houston, Houston, Texas 1980-1985

• Pre-Med: University of Dallas, Irving, Texas1979-1980 LICENSURE:

Doctor of Medicine, Republic of Serbia Ministry of Health (License # 152-02-138/92-02) June 1991

Licensed Surgical Assistant Texas Medical Board (SA00312) June 2008 CERTIFICATONS:

• Applications of the Harmonic Scalpel May 1999

• National Surgical Assistant Association September 1996

• American Boards of Surgical Assistants January 1996 LANGUAGES:

Fluent in English, French and Serbo-Croatian.

BUSINESS:

Owned, operated and maintained my own Allied Health Professional business since 1998. I feel there is a need, more than ever, for qualified licensed surgical first assistants to work side by side with both hospitals and surgeons for the best operative outcome for patients undergoing surgical procedures.

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