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Curriculum Vitae

Professor Shamir Omar Cawich Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences

University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad & Tobago Telephone #: 1-868-798-9627; Email: socawich@hotmail.com

NAME: Shamir Omar Cawich

POST: Professor of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery & Surgical Anatomy

ORCHID ID: 0000-0003-3377-0303 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3377-0303

SCOPUS ID: 14051448300 http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=14051448300

GOOGLE SCHOLAR ID: http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=kCUnmYcAAAAJ&hl=en

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree / Fellowship University / Professional Society Date Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) University of the West Indies, Mona 1998 Doctorate Medicus (DM General Surgery) University of the West Indies, Mona 2005 Fellow - FCCOS Caribbean College of Surgeons 2005 Expert Witness Training (UK) Medical Protection Society 2009 ATLS Instructor Certification American College of Surgeons 2009 Fellow - FICA International College of Angiology 2009 Fellow - FACS American College of Surgeons 2009 Hepatopancreaticobiliary Sub-Specialty Southampton University NHS Trust 2010 International Fellow - IHPBA International Hepatopancreatobiliary Association 2011 International Fellow - EHPBA European Hepatopancreatobiliary Association 2011 Certificate of Completion - Trainer’s Course Royal College of Surgeons 2013 Fellow - CaSES Caribbean Society of Endo-Laparoscopic Surgeons 2013 Fellow - AHPBA American Hepatopancreatobiliary Association 2014 Member - Caribbean AHPBA Caribbean Chapter of AHPBA 2016 Full Professorship in Surgery University of the West Indies 2017

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EXPERIENCE Post Where Held Dates Internship in medical specialties University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica 1998-1999 Resident: Emergency Medicine University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica 1999-2000 Resident: General Surgery University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica 2000-2005 Lecturer in Anatomy University of the West Indies, Jamaica 2006-2008 Lecturer in General Surgery University of the West Indies, Jamaica 2008-2010 Senior Fellow in HPB Surgery Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust 2010-2011 Lecturer in General Surgery University of the West Indies, Mona Campus 2011-2013 Senior Lecturer in Surgery University of the West Indies, St. Augustine 2013-present Full Professorship in Surgery University of the West Indies, Trinidad, WI 2017 CURRENT DUTIES (i) Undergraduate Teaching for MBBS Surgery (ii) Post-graduate Teaching for DM General Surgery Degree (iii) Supervision of post-graduate research (iv) Examination Duties

Under-Graduate (MBBS) Anatomy – Examiner (2006-2013) Undergraduate Examiner in MBBS Surgery – Examiner (2006-2013) Post-Graduate (DM) Surgery – Examiner (2006-2013) Junior Clerkship Examination in Surgery – Organization / Execution of exam Senior Clerkship Examination in Surgery – Organization / Execution of exam

(v) Honorary Consultant Surgeon, Port of Spain General Hospital Clinical teaching – undergraduate and postgraduate level Full clinical responsibilities (vi) Site Coordinator for Post-Graduate Programme in General Surgery St Augustine Campus - Port of Spain

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Citations (Google Citation Index as of November 13, 2017):

Total number of citations = 595 Citation H-Index = 11

I-10 Index = 17 Four (4) Books / Book Chapters Published: 1. Dan D, Naraynsingh V, Cawich SO, Maharaj R, Beharry C, Deonarine K. Surgical Procedures on the

Thyroid: Techniques and Outcomes. Published in Thyroidectomy. Editor: K Rodolfo. Publication Date 2015; Chapter 5; Pages 61-90. Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, USA Print: ISBN: 978-1-63321-440-8.

2. Cawich SO, Gardner, Naraynsingh V, Dan D, Shetty R. Book Chapter: Surgical Anatomy of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands: A Review of Anatomic Variants and Clinical Correlates. Published in Thyroidectomy. Editor: K Rodolfo. Publication Date 2015; Chapter 6; Pages 91-119. Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, USA Print: ISBN: 978-1-63321-440-8.

3. Cawich SO, Dan D, Naraynsingh V. Cannabis Body Packing: A Caribbean Perspective.

Published in Handbook of Cannabis and Related Pathologies: Biology, Parmacology, Diagnosis and Treatment, Edited by Victor R. Preedy. Publication Date 2017; Chapter 13; Pages 122-128. Elsevier Publications, 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AS, UK. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800756-3.00014-4 Print: ISBN 978-0-12-800756-3

4. Cawich SO, Deonarine U, Harding HE, Dan D, Naraynsingh V. Cannabis and Post-Operative

Analgesia. Published in Handbook of Cannabis and Related Pathologies: Biology, Parmacology, Diagnosis and Treatment, Edited by Victor R. Preedy. Publication Date 2017; Chapter 46; Pages 450-458. Elsevier Publications, 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AS, UK. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800756-3.00014-4 Print: ISBN 978-0-12-800756-3

132 Research Articles Published in Peer Reviewed Journals 1. Cawich SO, DIG Mitchell, MS Newnham, M Arthurs. A Comparison of Open and Laparoscopic

Cholecystectomy by a Surgeon in Training. West Indian Medical Journal. 2006; 55(2): 103-109. Impact Factor 0.28; Number of Citations 15; Pubmed Index ID 16921704; ISSN 0043-3144; DOI:10.1590/S0043-31442006000200008

2. Cawich SO, DIG Mitchell, EW Williams, ME McFarlane, A Martin, J Plummer, G Blake, MS

Newnham, H Brown. Emergency Room Thoracotomy in Jamaica: A Case Controlled Study. International Journal of Surgery. 2007; 5(5): 311-315. Impact Factor 1.65; Number of Citations 6; Pubmed Index ID 17513183; ISSN 1743-9191; DOI:10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.03.006

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3. Cawich SO, ME McFarlane, DIG Mitchell. Fistuloclysis: A Novel Approach to Management of Enterocutaneous Fistulae. Internet Journal of Surgery. 2007; 9(2). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 2; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1528-8242; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJS/9/2/12591

4. Williams EW, Cawich SO, Irvine R, S Shah S, Williams-Johnson J, Blake G, Singh P, Hall N, Espinosa K, French S. Lessons from Surgical Embolectomy for Saddle Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report and Literature Review. Internet Journal Thoracic & Cardio Vascular Surgery. 2007:10(1). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1524-0274; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJTCVS/10/1/5930

5. Cawich SO, Gibson TN, Mitchell DIG, Williams EW, Simpson L. Adult Intussusception from an

Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp: A Report and Literature Review. Int Journal of Pathology. 2007; 6(3). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 4; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1528-8307; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJPA/7/1/8942

6. Williams EW, Cawich SO, M James, R Felix, H Ashman, V Douglas, J Williams-Johnson, S French,

AH McDonald. Penetrating Neck Trauma and the Aberrant Subclavian Artery. West Indian Medical Journal. 2007: 56 (3): 288-293. Impact Factor 0.28; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID 18072416; ISSN 0043-3144; DOI:10.1590/S0043-31442007000300021

7. Cawich SO, McFarlane MEC, Mitchell D. Fistuloclysis: Cost Effective Nutrition for Patients with

Enterocutaneous Fistulae. Internet Journal of Third World Medicine. 2007; 4(2). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 2; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1539-4646; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJTWM/4/2/13200

8. Cawich SO, Bambury I, Mitchell DIG, Plummer JM, Williams EW. Colostomy for a Fourth Degree

Perineal Laceration: Where is the evidence? Int Journal Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 2007; 8(2). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1528-8439; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJGO/8/2/13327

9. Cawich SO, Williams EW, Simpson LK, Evans NR, Johnson P. Treating cocaine body packers: The

unspoken personal risks. Journal of Forensic Legal Medicine. 2008: 15 (4): 231-234. Impact Factor 0.99; Number of Citations 2; Pubmed Index ID 18423356; ISSN 1752-9281; DOI:10.1016/j.jflm.2007.10.010

10. Cawich SO, Mathew AT, Mohanty SK, Huizinga SKJ. Percutaneous Gastrostomy in the Cayman Islands. Internet Journal of Gastroenterology. 2008;6 (2). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1528-8323; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJGE/6/2/3658

11. Cawich SO, Arthurs M, Williams EW, Mitchell DIG, Laws DAL, Williams-Johnson J, Plummer J,

Brown H. A Retrospective Evaluation of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Jamaica. Internet Journal of Surgery. 2008; 14(2). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1528-8242; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJS/14/2/6532

12. Cawich SO, Arthurs M, Williams EW, Laws DAL. The effect of increased case volume on

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy outcomes: A single endoscopist experience. Internet Journal of Third World Medicine. 2008; 6(2). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1539-4646; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJTWM/6/2/11867

13. Cawich SO, Mathew AT, Mohanty SK, Huizinga SKJ. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A

Retrospective Audit from The Cayman Islands. Internet Journal of Surgery. 2008; 15(1).

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Impact Factor 0; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1528-8242; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJS/15/1/4384

14. Crandon IW, Harding HE, Williams EW, Cawich SO, Williams-Johnson J. Emergency Department Physician Training in Jamaica: A National Public Hospital Survey. BMC Emergency Med. 2008; 8:11. Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 9; Pubmed Index ID 1000968593; ISSN 1471-227X; DOI:10.1186/1471-227X-8-11

15. Cawich SO, Arthurs M, Plummer J, Harding HE, Crandon IW, Williams EW. Validating Endoscopic

Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Jamaica: A Retrospective Audit. Internet Journal of Surgery. 2008; 16(1). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1528-8242; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJS/16/1/7919

16. Crandon IW, Harding HW, Williams EW, Cawich SO. Inter-Hospital transfer of trauma patients in a developing country: A prospective descriptive study. International Journal of Surgery. 2008; 6: 387-391. Impact Factor 1.65; Number of Citations 7; Pubmed Index ID 21419240; ISSN 1743-9191; DOI:10.1016/j.ijsu.2011.03.002

17. Williams EW, Cawich SO, Irvine R, Ramphal P. Epidemiology of Spontaneous Pneumo-thoraces in Jamaica. Internet Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. 2008;12 (1). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1524-0274; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJTCVS/12/1/13597

18. Cawich SO, Mitchell DIG, Martin A, Brown H, DaCosta V, Lewis T, Newnham M, Christie L. Management of Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries at the University Hospital of the West Indies. West Indian Medical Journal. 2008; 57(5): 482-485. Impact Factor 0.28; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID 19565979; ISSN 0043-3144; DOI:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19565979

19. Cawich SO, Mitchell DIG, Crandon IW, Williams EW. Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Trauma: What is

the Role in Caribbean Countries? Int J Emerg and Intensive Care Med. 2008: 11 (1). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1092-4051; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJEICM/11/1/6540

20. Cawich SO, Johnson P, Gardner M, Williams EW, Burnett L. Radiologic Evaluation of the Stylohyoid

Syndromes. Int J Radiology. 2008; 8(1). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 3; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1528-8404; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJRA/8/1/5142

21. Cawich SO, Bambury I, Mitchell DIG, Plummer J, Newnham MS, Christie L. Is a Diverting Colostomy

Required after Repair of Obstetric Anorectal Injuries? Int J Third World Med. 2008; 6(2). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1539-4646; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJTWM/6/2/9170

22. Cawich SO, Gardner M, Johnson P, Shetty R, Wolf KW. The clinical significance of an elongated styloid process. Int J Fam Pract. 2008; 6(1). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 2; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1528-8358; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJFP/6/1/13086

23. Cawich SO, Williams EW, Evans NR, Johnson P. Occupational Hazard: Treating Cocaine Body

Packers in Caribbean Countries. International J Drug Policy. 2008; 20(4): 377-380. Impact Factor 3.252; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID 18815021; ISSN 0955-3959; DOI:

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10.1016/j.drugpo.2008.06.005. 24. Cawich SO, Arthurs M, Plummer J, Mitchell DIG, Murphy T, Williams E, McFarlane MEC, Newnham

MS, Brown H, Frankson MAC. An Evaluation of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: The Importance of Case Volume in Improving Outcome. Int J Third World Med. 2009; 7(2). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1539-4646; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJTWM/7/2/5787

25. Cawich SO, Rose REC, Harding HE, Crandon IW, McDonald AH, Fearron-Boothe D. Extremity Injuries From Motorcycle Road Traffic Accidents: The Experience From a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Jamaica. Int J Emerg Med. 2009; 5(1). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 4; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1092-4051; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJEM/5/1/6646

26. Cawich SO, Williams EW, Irvine R, Harding HE, Isaacs M. Management of Spontaneous

Pneumothorax in a Developing Caribbean Nation: A Clinical Practice Audit. Int J Pulmon Med. 2009;10(2). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1531-2984; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJPM/10/2/10879

27. Cawich SO, Valentine C, Evans NR, Harding HE, Crandon IW. The Changing Demographics of Cocaine Body Packers in Jamaica. Int J Forensic Sci. 2009; 3(2). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 3; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1540-2622; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJFS/3/2/7957

28. Cawich SO, Gardner M, Shetty R, Harding HE. A Post Mortem Study of Elongated Styloid Processes

in a Jamaican Population. Int J Biol Anthropol. 2009; 3(1). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 5; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1939--4594; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJBA/3/1/4152

29. Cawich SO, Harding HE, Leake PA, Arthur M. Inflammatory Polyp as a Lead Point for Jejunal

Intussusception. Int J Surg. 2009; 18 (2). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1528-8242; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJS/18/2/7212

30. Leake PE, Cawich SO, McFarlane ME. Gastro-pleural fistula - a rare complication of chronic

traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. Internet Journal of Surgery. 2009; 19(1). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1528-8242; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJS/19/1/8564

31. Cawich SO, Brown H, Martin A, Newnham M, Venugopal R, Williams EW. Arteriovenous Fistulae as Vascular Access for dialysis: The Preliminary Experience at the University Hospital of the West Indies. International Angiology. 2009;18(1):29-32. Impact Factor 1.014; Number of Citations 2; Pubmed Index ID PMC2726567; ISSN 1061-1711;

32. Cawich SO, Crandon IW, Harding HE, McLennon N. Clinical Presentations of Pituitary Adenomas at

a University Hospital in Jamaica. Internet Journal of Family Practitioners. 2009; 7(2). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1528-8358; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJFP/7/2/7011

33. Crandon IW, Harding HE, Cawich SO, McDonald AH, Fearron-Boothe D. Motorcycle accident injury profiles in Jamaica: an audit from the University Hospital of the West Indies. International Journal Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 2009; 16(3): 175-178. Impact Factor 0.786; Number of Citations 7; Pubmed Index ID 19941216; ISSN 1745-7300

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34. Crandon IW, Harding HE, Cawich SO, Frankson MAC, McDonald AH, Fearron-Boothe D, Meeks-Aitken N, Watson K, Gordon-Strachan G, James KC. The Impact of Helmets on Motorcycle Head Trauma at a Tertiary Hospital in Jamaica. BMC Res Notes. 2009. 2:172. Impact Factor 1.39; Number of Citations 2; Pubmed Index ID 19715612; ISSN 1756-0500

35. Cawich SO, Arthurs M, Plummer J, T Murphy, A Mathew, DIG Mitchell, SK Mohanty, W Huizinga, MA

Frankson & EW Williams. Gastroenterologist versus Surgeon Performed Endoscopic Gastrostomy: A Multi-Centre Comparatison. Int J Third World Med. 2009;8(1). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1539-4646; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJTWM/8/1/12046

36. Cawich SO, Iheonunekwu N, Hendriks F, Hoeksema G. Kidney Replacement Therapy For Stage 5 Kidney Disease in the Cayman Islands. International Urology Nephrology. 2010: 42(2): 461-464. Impact Factor 1.293; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID 19350410; ISSN 1573-2584

37. AT Barnett, SO Cawich, IW Crandon, JF Lindo, G Gordon-Strachan, D Robinson, D Ranglin.

Informed consent from patients participating in medical education: A survey from a university hospital in Jamaica. BMC Research Notes. 2009, 2:252. Impact Factor 1.39; Number of Citations 3; Pubmed Index ID 20003471; ISSN 1756-0500

38. Crandon IW, Cawich SO, McLennon N, Harding HE, Gordon-Strachan G. Trans-Sphenoidal Resection of Pituitary Tumours: Therapeutic Outcomes with the Sub-Labial Paraseptal Approach. Int Journal of Neurosurgery. 2009; 6(2). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1528-8285; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJNS/6/2/4092

39. Cawich SO, Iheonunekwu N, Hendriks F, Van Hanswijck de Jonge L, Frankson MAC, Hoeksema G.

Access Surgery for Haemo-Dialysis in the Cayman Islands: Preliminary Results of a Vascular Access Service. International Angiology. 2009; 18(2): 71-74. Impact Factor 1.014; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID PMC2726567; ISSN 1061-1711

40. Williams EW, Cawich SO, Shah S, Hendricks SJ, Edwards I, Gordon-Strachan G, Williams-Johnson

J, Bruce C, Singh P, French S, Hutson R, Reid M, Crandon IW. Delays in presentations of stroke patients at the University Hospital. West Indian Medical Journal. 2009; 58(4): 341-6. Impact Factor 0.28; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID 20099774; ISSN 0043-3144

41. Cawich SO, Harding HE, Evans NR, Crandon IW, Martin AC. Revisiting Current Strategies for

Primary Prevention of Motorcycle Collisions in Jamaica. J Injury Violence Res. 2010; 2(1): 55-60. Impact Factor 0.28; Number of Citations 3; Pubmed Index ID 21483199; ISSN 2008-2053; DOI:10.5249/jivr.v2i1.13.

42. Cawich SO, Downes R, Martin AC, Evans NR, Mitchell DIG, Williams EW. Colonic Perforation: A

Lethal Consequence of Cannabis Body Packing. J Legal Forensic Medicine. 2010; 17: 269-271. Impact Factor 0.760; Number of Citations 8; Pubmed Index ID 20569954; ISSN 1752-928X

43. Asnani M, Williams EW, Cawich SO, Reid M, Mansingh A, Shah S, Williams-Johnson J. Bilateral Psoas Abscesses and Vertebral Osteomyelitis in a Patient With Sickle Cell Disease. British Medical Journal Case Reports 2010. doi:10.1136/bcr.01.2010.2642 Impact Factor 1.53; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID 22778281; ISSN 0959-8138

44. Downes R, Cawich SO. Para-Duodenal Hernia. International Journal of Surgical Case Reports.

2010: 1(2): 19-21. Impact Factor 0.33; Number of Citations 4; Pubmed Index ID 22096667; ISSN 2210-2612; DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2010.06.003

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45. Cawich SO, Harding HE, Evans NR, Crandon IW, Mitchell DIG, Martin AC, Rose R. Strategies for Secondary Prevention of Motorcycle Road Traffic Accident Injuries: Time for Policy Re-Evaluation in Jamaica. Int J Emerg Intensive Care Med. 2010; 12(1). Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 2; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1092-4051; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJEICM/12/1/5695

46. Cawich SO, Jefferson D, Smith G, Hoeksema G, Iheonunekwu N, Hendriks F, Van Hanswijck de

Jonge L, Harding HE, Gordon-Strachan G. Cost Benefit Comparison of Haemodialysis Accesses in a Developing Country and North American Centres. International Angiology. 2010; 19(1): Impact Factor 1.014; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID PMC2726567; ISSN 1061-1711

47. Cawich SO, Harding HE, Crandon IW, Evans NR, McDonald AH, Fearron-Boothe D. Helmet Laws in

Jamaica: An Observational Study of Non-Compliant Motorcycle Accident Victims. Internet Journal of Third World Medicine. 2010;9(1).DOI:http://ispub.com/IJTWM/9/1/7231 Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1539-4646;

48. Plummer JM, Mitchell DIG, Arthurs M, Leake PA, Deans-Minott J, Cawich SO, Martin AC.

Laparoscopic colectomy for colonic neoplasms in a developing country. International Journal of Surgery. 2011; 9 (5): 382-385. Impact Factor 1.65; Number of Citations 5; Pubmed Index ID 21419240; ISSN 1743-9191

49. Lewis T, DaCosta V, Harriott J, Wynter S, Christie L, Cawich SO. Factors related to Obstetric Third

and Fourth Degree Perineal Lacerations in a Jamaican Cohort. West Indian Medical Journal. 2011; 60(2): 195-198. Impact Factor 0.28; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID 20099774; ISSN 0043-3144

50. Crandon IW, Harding HE, Cawich SO, Webster D. Complicated Head Trauma from Machete Wounds: The experience from a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Jamaica. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 2011; 28(4): 1-5. Impact Factor 0.786; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID 101580585; ISSN 2090-6528

51. Dasgupta S, French S, Williams-Johnson J, Hutson R, Hart N, Wong M, Williams EW, Espinosa K,

Maycock C, Edwards R, McCartney T, Cawich SO, Crandon IW. EMS Response to an Airliner Crash. Pre-Hospital Disaster Medicine Journal. 2012; 27(3): 1-4. Impact Factor 0.36; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID 22853919; ISSN 1879-1026

52. Dan D, Nararynsingh V, Cawich SO, Jonnalagadda R. The History of Laparoscopic General Surgery

in the Caribbean. West Indian Medical Journal. 2012; 61(4): 465-469. Impact Factor 0.32; Number of Citations 3; Pubmed Index ID 20099774; ISSN 0043-3144

53. Cawich SO, Samuels L, Bambury I, Cherian CJ, Christie L, Kulkarni S. Complete Anal Sphincter

Complex Disruption from Intercourse: A Case Report and Literature Review. International Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2012; 3: 565-568. Impact Factor 0.33; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index 24514007; ISSN 2210-2612

54. Cawich SO, Mohanty SK, Albert M, Simpson LK, Bonadie KO, Dapri G. Single Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Straight Instruments: A National Audit in Jamaica. Caribbean Medical Journal. 2012; 74(2): 5-7. Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 0374-7042;

55. Cawich SO, Albert M, Mohanty SK, Dapri G. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Straight Instruments Through One Incision: Learning from The Early Experience in Jamaica. Int J Surg. 2012; 28(4): DOI: 10.5580/2c68. Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1528-8242; DOI:http://ispub.com/IJS/28/4/14350

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56. Newnham MS, Brown H, Martin AC, Plummer JM, Mitchell DI, Cawich, SO. Management of breast

abscesses in Jamaican women: Is there need for a paradigm shift? West Indian Medical Journal. 2012; 61(3): 245-248. Impact Factor 0.32; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID 20099774; ISSN 0043-3144

57. McGaw CD, Tennant I, Harding HE, Cawich SO, Crandon IW, Walters CA. Healthcare workers’

attitudes to and compliance with infection control guidelines in the operating department at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Jamaica. International Journal of Infection Control. 2012; v8:i13. doi: 10.3396/ijic.v8i3.023.12 Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 1996-9783; DOI:10.3396/ijic.v8i3.023.12

58. Islam S, Harnarayan P, Cawich SO, Budhooram S, Bheen V, Mahabir V, Ramsewak S, Aziz I,

Naraynsingh V. Epidemiology of Diabetic Foot Infections in an Eastern Caribbean population: A Prospective Study. Permanente Journal. 2013; 17(2): 37-40. Impact Factor 0.29; Number of Citations 6; Pubmed Index ID 23704841; ISSN 1552-5767

59. Johnson PB, Cawich SO, Roberts P, Shah S, Gardner MT, Gordon-Strachan G, Pearce NW. Variants of hepatic arterial supply in a Caribbean population: A computed tomography based study. Clinical Radiology. 2013; 68(8): 823-827. Impact Factor 1.663; Number of Citations 3; Pubmed Index ID; ISSN 1365-229X; DOI:pii: S0009-9260(13)00128-1. 10.1016/j

60. Islam S, Harnarayan P, Cawich SO, Mahabir V, Budhooram S, Bheem V, Ramsewak S, Naraynsingh

V. Secondary Prevention of Diabetic Foot Infections in a Caribbean Nation: A Call for Improved Patient Education. International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds 2013; 12(3): 232-236. Impact Factor 1.194; Number of Citations 3; Pubmed Index ID 23667105; ISSN 1751-9918; DOI: 10.1177/1534734613486151]

61. Islam S, Cawich SO, Budhooram S, Harnarayan P, Mahabir V, Ramsewak S, Naraynsingh V.

Microbial profile of diabetic foot infections in Trinidad and Tobago. Primary Care Diabetes. 2013:7(4):303-308. Impact Factor 1.609; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID 23742849; ISSN 1751-9918; DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2013.05.001

62. Jefferson DA, Harding HE, Cawich SO, Jackson-Gibson A. Post-Operative Analgesia in the

Jamaican Cannabis User. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 2013; 45(3): 227-232. Impact Factor 1.21; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Indexed 24175487; ISSN 0279-1072; DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2013.803644

63. Kirby X, Mitchell D, Williams NP, Cawich SO. Diabetic Mastopathy: An Uncommon Complication of Diabetes Mellitus. Case Reports in Surgery. 2013; 198502(4): Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index 23936718; ISSN 2084-8812 DOI:10.1155/2013/198502.

64. Cawich SO, Mohanty SK, Bonadie KO, Simpson LK, Johnson PB, Shah S, Williams EW. Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair in a Developing Nation: Short Term Outcomes in 103 Consecutive Procedures. Journal of Surgical Techniques Case Report. 2013; 5(1): 15-19. Impact Factor 0.36; Number of Citations 2; Pubmed Indexed 24470844; ISSN 2084-8812

65. Cawich SO, Tennant IA, McGaw CD, Harding HE, Walters CA, Crandon IW. Infection Control

Practice in the Operating Room: Staff Adherence to Existing Policies in a Developing Country. Permanente Journal. 2013; 17(3): 114-118. Impact Factor 0.29; Number of Citations 6; Pubmed Index ID 23704841; ISSN 1552-5767

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66. Johnson PB, Cawich SO, Shah SD, Aiken W, McGreggor RG, Brown HA, Gardner MT. Accessory renal arteries in a Caribbean population: A CT based study. Springer Plus. 2013; 2: 443. Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID 24046814; ISSN 2193-1801; DOI:10.1186/2193-1801-2-443

67. Cawich SO, Harding HE, Crandon IW, McGaw CD, Barnett AT, Tennant I, Evans NR, Martin AC,

Simpson LK, Johnson PB. Leadership in Surgery for Public Sector Hospitals in Jamaica: Strategies in the Operating Room. Permanente Journal. 2013; 17(3): 121-125. Impact Factor 0.29; Number of Citations 6; Pubmed Index ID 23704841; ISSN 1552-5767

68. Johnson PB, Cawich SO, Shah S, Gardner MT, Roberts P, Stedman B, Pearce NW. Vascular Supply

to the Liver: Report of a Rare Arterial Variant. Case Rep Radiology. 2013. Impact Factor 0.36; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index 24159405; ISSN 1933-0693; DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/969327

69. Naraynsingh V, Ramnarine I, Cawich SO, Maharaj R, Dan D. Cervical Leverage: A New Technique

to Deliver Deep Retrosternal Goitres without Thoracotomy. International Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2013; 4(11): 991-996. Impact Factor 0.33; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index 24076566; ISSN 2210-2612; DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2013.08.014

70. Cawich SO, Barnett AT, Crandon IW, Drew DS, Gordon-Strachan G. From the Patient’s Perspective:

Is there a need to improve the quality of informed consent in training hospitals? Permanante Journal. 2013; 17(4): 22-26. Impact Factor 0.29; Number of Citations 6; Pubmed Index ID 23704841; ISSN 1552-5767

71. Johnson PB, Cawich SO, Roberts P, Shah S, Gardner MT, Pearce NW. Corrigendum to Variants of

hepatic arterial supply in a Caribbean population. Clinical Radiology. 2013; 68(11): 1183. Impact Factor 1.663; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID 24156802; ISSN 1365-229X; DOI:http://www.clinicalradiologyonline.net/article/S0009-9260%2813%2900370-X

72. Cawich SO, Johnson PB, Williams EW, Naraynsingh V. Non-Surgical Pneumoperitoneum after oro-

genital intercourse. International Journal Surgical Case Reports. 2013; 4(11): 1048-1051. Impact Factor 0.33; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index 24121052; ISSN 2210-2612; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2013.08.022

73. Johnson PB, Cawich SO. Comments on Variants of Hepatic Supply in a Caribbean Population - A

Reply. Clinical Radiology. 2013. 69(1): 58-59. Impact Factor 1.663; Number of Citations 3; Pubmed Index ID 24156802; ISSN 1365-229X; DOI:pii: S0009-9260(13)00415-7.

74. Cawich SO, Albert M, Mohanty SK. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy using standard instruments

through a single umbilical incision: feasibility in Jamaica. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(1): 1-2. Impact Factor 0.32; Number of Citations 1; Pubmed Index ID 20099774; ISSN 0043-3144

75. Cawich SO, Murphy T, Shah S, Barrow P, Arthurs M, Ramdass MJ, Johnson PB. Endoscopic

Transmural Drainage of Pancreatic Pseudocysts: Technical Challenges in the Resource Poor Setting. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2013; 942832: 1-6. Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID 24377052; ISSN 2090-6528; DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/942832

76. Naraynsingh V, Cawich SO, Maharaj R, Dan D. Inguinal Hernia and Airport Scanners: An Emerging

Indication for Repair? Case Reports in Medicine. 2013; 952835: 1-3. Impact Factor 0.33; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Indexed 24368923; ISSN 1687-9627

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77. Maharaj R, Cawich SO, Harnarayan P, Naraynsingh V. Hepatobiliary cystadenomas - correspondence. Annals Royal College Surgeons England. 2013;96(4): 326. Impact Factor 1.329; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index 24780041; ISSN 0035-8843; DOI:10.1308/003588414X13946184900048.

78. Naraynsingh V, Cawich SO, Maharaj R, Dan D. Retrograde Thyroidectomy: A Technique for Visualization and Preservation of the External Branch of Superior Laryngeal Nerve. International Journal Surgical Case Reports. 2014:5(3):122-125. Impact Factor 0.33; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index 24514007; ISSN 2210-2612

79. Maharaj R, Harnarayan P, Cawich SO, Harnarayan P, Naryansingh V. Reduced complication rate

after modified binding purse-string-mattress sutures pancreatogastrostomy versus duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy. Surgeon: Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland. 2014;12(2):17. DOI:10.1016/j.surge.2013.12.008 Impact Factor 2.207; Pubmed Indexed 24529792; Citations 0; ISSN 1479-666X

80. Naraynsingh V, Cawich SO, Maharaj R, Dan D, Hassranah D. Anatomic and Clinical Rationale of the V-Sign to Detect Accessory Axillary Breast Tissue. International Journal of Womens' Health. 2014:6:245-248. DOI:10.2147/IJWH.S58709 Impact Factor N/A; Pubmed Indexed 24591849; Citations 0; ISSN 1179-1411;

81. Harding HE, Cawich SO, Williams EW, Crandon IW, Williams-Johnson J. Epidemiology of Tetanus in Jamaica: 1993-2010. Tropical Doctor. 2014: 44(3): 166-168. Impact Factor 0.611; Pubmed Indexed 1301706; Citations 0; ISSN 0049-4755; DOI:10.1177/0049475514526714

82. Cawich SO, Islam S, Hariharan S, Harnarayan P, Budhooram S, Ramsewak S, Naraynsingh V. The Economic Impact of Hospitalization for Diabetic Foot infections in a Caribbean Nation. Permanente Journal. 2014: 18(1): 101-104 Impact Factor 0.29; Pubmed Index ID 24595216; Citations 1; ISSN 1758-1133

83. Cawich SO, Johnson PB, Shah S, Roberts P, Arthurs M, Murphy T, Bonadie KO, Crandon IW, Harding HE, Abu-Hilal, Pearce NW. The Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Hepatobiliary Diseases: A Working Model in the Caribbean Setting. Journal Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 2014;7:227-230.. Impact Factor: N/A; Pubmed Index ID 24920917; Citations 0; ISSN 1178-2390; DOI:10.2147/JMDH.S60604

84. Cawich SO, Mohanty SK, Simpson LK, Ramdass MJ, Naraynsingh V. Is laparoscopic appendectomy

safe when performed in a low volume setting? International Journal of Biomedical Sciences. 2014: 2014; 10(1): 31-35. DOI:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3976445/ Pubmed Index ID 25018679; Citations 0; ISSN 1555-2810; Impact Factor N/A;

85. Cawich SO, Johnson PB, Dan D, Naraynsingh V. Surgical Leadership in the Time of Significant Generational Diversity. Surgeon: Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland. 2014. 12: 235-236. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2014.03.007 Impact Factor 2.207; Pubmed Index ID 24731408; Citations 1; ISSN 1479-666X

86. Cawich SO, Harnarayan P, Budhooram S, Naraynsingh V. Axillary Artery Injury Accompanying Humeral Neck Fracture. International Angiology. 2015; 24(3):296-299. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1372246 Impact Factor 1.014; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID PMC2726567; ISSN 1061-1711

87. Dan D, Rambally R, Cawich SO, Maharaj R, Naraynsingh V. Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasms of the

Pancreas. A report of Two Cases. Case Reports in Medicine. 2014. 356379:1-5. DOI:.org/10.1155/2014/356379

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Impact Factor 0.36; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID 24982677; ISSN 1687-9627 88. Cawich SO, Islam S, Harnarayan P, Budhooram S, Young-Pong C, Naraynsingh V. Abdominal Wall

Disruption with Evisceration after Blunt Trauma. British Medical Journal Case Rep. 2014: 06/2014. Impact Factor 1.52; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID 24899004; ISSN 1757-790X; DOI:10.1136/bcr-2014-203646.

89. Cawich SO, Kulkarni S, Ramdass MJ, Hassranah D, Bambury I, Christie LR, Naraynsingh V.

Clinician Compliance with Best Practice Recommendations to Repair Severe Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries. Permanente Journal. 2014:18(3):27-31. Impact Factor 0.29; Number of Citations 6; Pubmed Index ID 23704841; ISSN 1552-5767

90. Cawich SO, Hassranah D, Naraynsingh V. Idiopathic Thyroid Abscess. International Journal of

Surgical Case Reports. 2014:5(8):484-486. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.05.019 Impact Factor 0.33; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index 24514007; ISSN 2210-2612

91. Naraynsingh V, Bahadursingh S, Maharaj R, Harnarayan P, Cawich SO. Surgery in the West Indies:

A perspective from Trinidad. Current Medicine Research and Practice. 2014. 4: 1126-129. Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index 0; ISSN 2352-0817. DOI:10.1016/j.cmrp.2014.06.001

92. Cawich SO, Mohanty SK, Simpson LK, Bonadie KO. Is Emergent Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy For

Acute Cholecystitis Safe in a Low Volume Resource Poor Setting? International Journal of Surgery. 2014:12(8):798-802. DOI:10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.06.006 Impact Factor 1.66; Number of Citations 5; Pubmed Index ID 21419240; ISSN 1743-9191;

93. Cawich SO, Harnarayan P, Islam S, Bobb NJ, Budhooram S, Ramsewak S, Ramdass MJ,

Naraynsingh V. Topical “Soft Candle” Applications for Infected Diabetic Foot Wounds: A Cause for Concern? International Journal of Biomedical Sciences. 2014; 10(2): 111-117. Pubmed Index ID 25018679; Citations 0; ISSN 1555-2810; Impact Factor N/A; DOI:www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25018679

94. Cawich SO, Harnarayan P, Budhooram S, Bobb NJ, Islam S, Naraynsingh V. Wonder of Life

(Kalanchoe Pinnata) Leaves to Treat Diabetic Foot infections in Trinidad & Tobago: A Case Control Study. Tropical Doctor. 2014;44(5):1-5. DOI:10.1177/0049475514543656 Impact Factor 0.611; Pubmed Indexed 1301706; Citations 0; ISSN 0049-4755

95. Cawich SO, Albert M, Singh Y, Dan D, Mohanty SK, Walrond M, Francis W, Amir S, Isaacs M,

Simpson LK, Bonadie KO, Williams EW, Dapri G. Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in the Anglophone Caribbean: A Multi Centre Audit of Regional Hospitals. International Journal of Biomedical Sciences. 2014;10(3):191-195. Pubmed Index ID 25018679; Citations 0; ISSN 1555-2810; Impact Factor N/A

96. Bahadursingh S, Maharaj R, Harnarayan P, Cawich SO, Yearwood M, Naraynsingh V

Mammographic Screening: Is it relevant to developing countries? Current Medicine Research and Practice. 2014:5:1-3. DOI:org/10.1016/j.cmrp.2014.08.001 Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index 0; ISSN 2352-0817.

97. Cawich SO, Wilson C, Simpson LK, Baker AJA. Stump Cholecystitis: Laparoscopic Completion

Cholecystectomy With Basic Laparoscopic Equipment in a Resource Poor Setting. Case Reports in Medicine. 2014:787631:1-4. DOI:10.1155/2014/787631 Impact Factor 0.33; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Indexed 25214849; ISSN 1687-9627.

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98. Harnarayan P, Cawich SO, Islam S, Ramsewak S, Naraynsingh V. Self-Directed Treatment for Lower Limb Wounds in Persons with Diabetes: A Short Report. Journal of Patient Preference and Adherence. 2014;8:1173-1177. DOI:10.2147/PPA.S68680; Impact Factor 1.491; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Indexed 25214770; ISSN 1177-889X

99. Wilson CB, Cawich SO, Simpson LK, Baker AJA. Starting a Laparoscopic Surgery Service in a Rural

Community Hospital in Jamaica: Successes and Challenges of the Percy Junor Hospital Experience. Caribbean Medical Journal. 2014; 76(1): 8-11 Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 0374-7042;

100. Cawich SO, Hassranah D, Pooram D, Dan D, Narayansingh V. Acute Appendicitis? An Unusual

Differential. Tropical Doctor. 2014;9:1-3. DOI: 10.1177/0049475514550064 Impact Factor 0.61; Pubmed Indexed 25253669; Citations 0; ISSN 0049-4755

101. Cawich SO, Thomas D, Hassranah D, Naraynsingh V. Evolution of Single Incision Laparoscopic

Cholecystectomy in the Caribbean: Toward Conventional Instruments Without Working Ports. Case Reports in Surgery. 2014:164342:1-4. DOI dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/164342 Impact Factor 0.31; Pubmed Indexed 25214849; Citations 0; ISSN 1687-9627

102. Cawich SO, Arthurs M, Murphy T, Bonadie KO, Robert HA, Naraynsingh V. Complications of ERCP for Choledocholithiasis in a Sickle Cell Cohort. Tropical Doctor. 2014;45(1):15-20. Impact Factor 0.611; DOI:10.1177/0049475514552550; Pubmed Indexed 25315239; Citations 0; ISSN 0049-4755

103. Cawich SO, Wright D, Kulkarni S, Rattray C, Bambury I, Christie LR, Naraynsingh V. Severe

Perineal Lacerations in Obstetric Practice: A Single Centre Evaluation of Repair Failures. International Scholarly Research Notes in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2014:18(3):27-31. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7812/TPP/13-167; Impact Factor 0.29; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID; ISSN 1552-5767

104. Cawich SO, Harnarayan P, Islam S, Budhooram S, Ramsewak S, Naraynsingh V. Adverse

Events in Diabetic Foot Infections: A Case Control Study Comparing Early versus Delayed Medical Treatment after Home Remedies. Risk Management & Healthcare Policy. 2014:7:239-243. DOI:10.2147/RMHP.S72236; Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Indexed 25473322; ISSN 1179-1594

105. Naraynsingh V, Maharaj R, Cawich SO. Letter to the Editor about Penile Fracture: Peno-scrotal

Approach with Degloving of Penis after Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2014: 86(4): 304. DOI: 10.4081/aiua.2014.4.304 Impact Factor N/A; Citations 0; Pubmed Indexed 9308247; ISSN 1124-3562

106. Harnarayan P, Cawich SO, Harnanan D, Seepaul T, Budhooram S. Brachial Artery Injury Accompanying Closed Elbow Dislocations. International Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2015: 100-102. DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.12.009 Impact Factor 0.33; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index 24514007; ISSN 2210-2612

107. Cawich SO, Thomas DAW, Ramjit C, Bhagan R, Naraynsingh V. Complex liver resections for colorectal metastases: Are they safe in the low-volume, resource-poor Caribbean setting? Case Rep Surg. 2015; 570968:1-6. DOI:10.1155/2015/570968. Impact Factor 0.61; Pubmed Indexed; Citations 0; ISSN 1687-9627

108. Singh Y, Cawich SO, Aziz I, Naraynsingh V. Delayed Splenic Abscess after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. British Medical Journal of Case Reports. British Medical Journal Case Reports. 2015. DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-208057. Impact Factor N/A; Pubmed Indexed 25691579; Citations 0; ISSN 1757-790X

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109. Cawich SO, Mohammed E, Mencia M, Naraynsingh V. Upper Limb Ischemic Gangrene as a

Complication of Hemodialysis Access. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine. 2015: 830219: 1-5 Impact Factor N/A; Pubmed Indexed 4355559; Citations 0; ISSN 2090-6994

110. Ramdass MJ, Cawich SO, Pooran S, Milne D, Ali E, Naraynsingh V. Declaration of a State of

Emergency in Trinidad & Tobago: Effect on Trauma Admissions at the National Referral Trauma Center. Journal Pre-Hospital Distaster Medicine. 2015; 30(3): 1-4. Impact Factor N/A; Pubmed Indexed 25783806; Citations 0; ISSN 1945-1938

111. Joseph A, Cawich SO. Early Versus Delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute

Cholecystitis: A Prospecitve Case-Control Study. Caribbean Medical Journal. 2015; 77(1): 10-12. Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID N/A; ISSN 0374-7042;

112. Cawich SO, Mohammed F, Spence R, Albert M, Naraynsingh V. Colonic Foreign Body Retrieval

Using a Modified TAMIS Technique with Standard Instruments and Trocars. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2015; 815616: 1-4. doi:10.1155/2015/815616. Impact Factor N/A; Pubmed Indexed -; Citations 1; ISSN 2090-6498

113. Cawich SO, Ramjit C. Herald Bleeding from a Ruptured Primary Hepatic Angiosarcoma. Journal

of Molecular & Clinical Oncology. 2015;3:1063-1066. DOI: 10.3892/mco.2015.575 Impact Factor N/A; Pubmed Index ; Citations 0; ISSN

114. Cawich SO, Thomas D, Ragoonanan V, Naraynsingh V. The Hanging Manoeuver to Complete Liver Resection for a Locally Advanced Angiosarcoma: A Case Report. International Journal Surgery Case Reports. 2015;16(1):52-55. DOI 10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.09.006 Impact Factor 0.33; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index 24514007; ISSN 2210-2612

115. Gardner MT, Cawich SO, Shetty R, Pearce NW, Naraynsingh V. Hepatic Surface Grooves in an

Afro Caribbean Population. Italian Journal of Anatomy & Embyology. 2015; 210(2): 117-126. Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index; ISSN

116. Cawich SO, Gardner MT, Shetty R, Pearce NW, Naraynsingh V. Accessory Inferior Sulci of the

Liver in Afro-Caribbean Populations. International Journal Biomedical Sciences. 2016:12(2):58-64. Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations ; Pubmed Index; ISSN

117. Cawich SO, Mahadeo C, Rambaran M, Amir S, Rajkumar S, Crandon IW, Naraynsingh V.

Advancement of Laparoscopic Surgery in Guyana: A Working Model for Developing Countries. Advances Medical Education & Practice. 2016;7:605-610. Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations ; Pubmed Index 27822131; PMCID PMC5087586; ISSN: 1179-7258/1179-7258; DOI:10.2147/AMEP.S83374

118. Cawich SO, Pooran S, Amow B, Ali E, Mohammed F, Mencia M, Ramsewak S, Hariharan S,

Naraynsingh V. Impact of a Medical University on Laparoscopic Surgery in a Service-Oriented Public Hospital in the Caribbean. Journal of Risk Management & Healthcare Policy. 2016:9:1-8. Impact Factor N/A; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index: 27895521; PMCID: PMC5118042; ISSN 1179-1594; DOI: 10.2147/RMHP.S89724

119. Cawich SO, Mohammed F, Spence R, Naraynsingh V. Laparoscopic Removal of a Gallbladder

Remnant in a Patient with Severe Biliary Pancreatitis. Journal Surgical Case Reports. 2016:9:1-4. DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjw163; Impact Factor ; Number of Citations ; Pubmed Index 28068648; ISSN 2042-8812

120. Singh Y, Cawich SO, Olivier L, Mohammed F, Kuruvilla T, Naraynsingh V. Pancreatic Pseudocyst: Combined Single Incision Laparoscopic Cystogastrostomy and Cholecystectomy in a

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Resource Poor Setting. Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2016;11:1-4. DOI 10.1093/jscr/rjw176; Impact Factor ; Number of Citations ; Pubmed Index 28068648; ISSN 2042-8812

121. Cawich SO, Naraynsingh V. Technical Note: Rapid, Large Volume Resuscitation at Resuscitative Thoracotomy by Intra-Cardiac Catheterization. Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2016;1:1-2. DOI 10.1093/jscr/rjw189; Impact Factor ; Number of Citations ; Pubmed Index 28068648; ISSN 2042-8812

122. Singh Y, Cawich SO, Ramjit C, Naraynsingh V. Rare Liver Tumour: Symptomatic Giant von

Meyenburg Complex. Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2016:11:1-4. DOI 10.1093/jscr/rjw195; Impact Factor ; Number of Citations ; Pubmed Index 28068648; ISSN 2042-8812

123. Cawich SO, Thomas DA, Mohammed F, Bobb NJ, Williams D, Naraynsingh V. A Management Algorithm for Retained Rectal Foreign Bodies. American Journal of Men's Health. 2016: 1: 1-9. Impact Factor 2.141; Number of Citations 2; Pubmed Index 27903951; ISSN 1557-9883/1557-9891; DOI:10.1177/1557988316680929

124. Cawich SO, Gardner MT, Pearce NW, Shetty R, Naraynsingh V. Association between Hepatic Surface Grooves and Diaphragmatic Slips. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embyrology. 2017: 122(1): 64-66. Impact Factor 0.5; Number of Citations; Pubmed Index ID 27086442; ISSN 1122-6714 / 2038-5129;

125. Naraynsingh V, Cawich SO, Hassranah D, Maharaj R, Islam S, Singh Y. Retrograde Thyroidectomy For Preservation Of The External Branch Of The Superior Laryngeal Nerve-A Case Series. International Journal of Surgery Reports. 2017: In Press. DOI 10-.1016/j.ijscr.2017.04.030 Impact Factor 0.73; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID 28624166; ISSN 2210-2612; NLM ID 101529872

126. Naraynsingh V, Cawich SO, Hassranah D, Daniel F, Maharaj R, Harnarayan P. Segmental Colectomy for Bleeding Diverticular Disease Guided by the 'PEEP Test'. Tropical Doctor. 2017; 47(4): 1-5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0049475517724690; Impact Factor 0.45; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID; ISSN 0049-4755; NLM ID 1301706

127. Cawich SO, Thomas DAW, Ragoonanan V, Ramjit C, Narinesingh D, Naraynsingh V, Pearce NW. Modified Hanging Maneouvre Facilitates Inferior Vena Cava Resection and Reconstruction During Extended Right Hepatectomy. Journal of Molecular and Clinical Oncology. 2017;7(4):687-692. Impact Factor; Number of Citations;0 Pubmed Index ID 28856002; ISSN 2049-9450 / 2049-9469; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1352

128. Naraynsingh V, Cawich SO, Islam S, Pran L. “Saw Tooth” Operation for Giant Fibroadenomas. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2017; 41:304-306. Impact Factor 0.73; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID; ISSN 2210-2612; NLM ID 101529872; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.10.053.

129. Naraynsingh V, Goli S, Cawich SO, Islam S, Singh Y, Maharaj R. CT Guided Appendicectomy Incision: A Prospective Case Series. International Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2017:41:307-310. Impact Factor 0.73; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID; ISSN 2210-2612; NLM ID 101529872; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.10.046

130. Cawich SO, Ledesma Z, Sampath L, Sandy S. Clinico-Pathologic Features of Solid Pseudopapillary Pancreatic Neoplasms in an Eastern Caribbean Population. Tropical Doctor. 2017;

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3: 1-4. DOI: 10.1177/0049475517744961 Impact Factor 0.45; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID; ISSN 0049-4755; NLM ID 1301706

131. Cawich SO, Spence R, Mohammed F, Gardner M, Sinanan A, Naraynsingh V. The Liver and

Chilaiditi's Syndrome: The Significance of Hepatic Surface Grooves. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports. 2017: 5: 1-4. DOI: 10.1177/2050313X17744979. Impact Factor; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID; ISSN 2050-313X; NLM ID 101638686

132. Cawich SO, Teelucksingh S, Hassranah S, Naraynsingh V. The Role of Oral Antibiotics for Prophylaxis against Surgical Site Infections after Elective Colorectal Surgery. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2017; 9(12): 246-255. Impact Factor 2.8; Number of Citations 0; Pubmed Index ID; ISSN 1007-9327; NLM ID 100883448

133. Cawich SO. Surgery in the Caribbean: Charging Forward in the 21st Century. Journal of

Caribbean College of Surgeons. 2018; 1: 6-7. 134. Singh Y, Cawich SO, Kuruvilla T, Mohammed S, Arra A. Mature Cystic Teratoma Hiding in the

Retroperitoneum of an Adult. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2018; 8313261: 1-3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8313261

135. Cawich SO, Thomas DA, Naraynsingh V. Access Platforms for Single Incision Laparoscopic

Surgery with Straight Instruments. Journal of Caribbean College of Surgeons. 2018; 1: 23-26.

132 Papers Presented at Conferences (Abstracted) 1. SO Cawich, DIG Mitchell, A Martin, MS Newnham, VE Dacosta, T Lewis, H Brown, L Christie. Can

we Improve Therapeutic Outcomes after Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury at the University Hospital in Jamaica? West Ind Med J. 2007; 56(1): 53.

2. SO Cawich, EW Williams, DIG Mitchell, ME McFarlane, G Blake, MS Newnham, A Martin, JM

Plummer, H Brown. Does Emergency Room Thoracotomy really save lives in Caribbean Countries? West Ind Med J. 2007; 56(1): 54

3. SO Cawich, M Arthurs, T Murphy, JM Plummer, DIG Mitchell, EW Williams, MS Newnham, MEC

Mcfarlane. Recent Advances in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography at the University Hospital of the West Indies. West Ind Med J. 2007; 56(S3): 3

4. SO Cawich, M Arthurs, EW Williams, DAL Laws and J Williams-Johnson. The Experience with

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Jamaica. West Ind Med J. 2007; 56(S3): 32.

5. JM Plummer, MA Arthurs, DIG Mitchell, J Deans-Minott, SO Cawich. Laparoscopic Colectomy the

University Hospital of the West Indies: Are we ready for prime time? West Ind Med J. 2007; 56(S3): 21.

6. SO Cawich, A Mathew, SK Mohanty, W Huizinga. Surgical Management of Gallstone Disease in the

Cayman Islands. West Ind Med J. 2008; 57(S4): 46-47. 7. SO Cawich, M Arthurs, DIG Mitchell, JM Plummer, T Murphy, A Mathew, SK Mohanty, W Huizinga,

G Hoeksema, MA Frankson, HE Harding, EW Williams. Medical or Surgical Endoscopists for Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: Is There a Difference? West Ind Med J. 2008; 57(S4): 47.

8. SO Cawich, EW Williams, R Irvine, HE Harding, M Isaacs. Treatment of Spontaneous

Pneumothoraces in Kingston, Jamaica: A Multi-Centre Audit. West Ind Med J. 2008; 57(S4): 47-48.

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9. SO Cawich, C Valentine, M Isaacs, HE Harding. Internal Concealment of Cocaine: Demographics in

Western Jamaica. West Ind Med J. 2008; 57(S4): 48. 10. SO Cawich, A Mathew, SK Mohanty, W Huizinga, G Hoeksema. Tube Gastrostomy using the

Endoscopic Technique: An Update From the Cayman Islands. West Ind Med J. 2008;57(S4):48-49. 11. SO Cawich, IW Crandon, HE Harding, MAC Frankson, N Mclennon, AH McDonald, D Fearon-

Boothe, N Meeks-Aitken. The Effect of Protective Headgear Utilization on Traumatic Brain Injury from Motorcycle Accidents: A Case Controlled study. West Ind Med J. 2009; 58(S2): 29.

12. SO Cawich, EW Williams, HE Harding, M Isaacs, R Ivine. Spontaneous Pneumothorax:

Epidemiologic Patterns in Kingston, Jamaica. West Ind Med J. 2009; 58(S2): 63. 13. SO Cawich, N Iheonunekwu, F Hendriks, G Hoeksema. Kidney Replacement Therapy for Stage 5

Chronic Kidney Disease in the Cayman Islands. West Ind Med J. 2009; 58(S2): 51-52. 14. SO Cawich, N Iheonunekwu, F Hendriks, G Hoeksema, L Van Jaswijck de Jonge, MAC Frankson,

HE Harding. Vascular Access Operations for Dialysis in the Cayman Islands: Results of a Pilot Study. West Ind Med J. 2009; 58(S2): 63.

15. SO Cawich, IW Crandon. Sub-labial para-septal trans-sphenoidal approach to excise pituitary

tumours at the University Hospital of the West Indies. West Ind Med J. 2009; 58(S4): 45. 16. SO Cawich, IW Crandon, HE Harding, M Isaacs, D Webster. Complicated head trauma from

machete wounds: the experience at the University Hospital of the West Indies. West Ind Med J. 2009; 58(S4): 45.

17. SO Cawich, IW Crandon HE Harding, N McLennon, M Isaacs. Clinical Profile of Pituitary Tumours at

the University Hospital of the West Indies. West Ind Med J. 2009; 58(S4): 46. 18. AT Barnett, SO Cawich, IW Crandon, JF Lindo, G Gordon-Strachan, D Robinson. Medical Student

Training at a University Hospital in Jamaica: A Survey of Patient Awareness and Attitudes. West Ind Med J. 2010; 59(S2): 38.

19. H Brown, SO Cawich, A Martin, M Newnham, R Venugopal, EW Williams. Vascular Access

Operations for Renal Replacement Therapy: Preliminary Results of a Vascular Access Service in Jamaica. West Ind Med J. 2010; 59(S2): 48-49.

20. SO Cawich, D Jefferson, G Smith, N Iheonunekwu, F Hendriks, HE Harding, G Gordon-Strachan.

Creating Dialysis Accesses in a Developing Caribbean Nation: A Cost-Benefit Analysis. West Ind Med J. 2010; 59(S2): 49.

21. IW Crandon, HE Harding, SO Cawich, C Bruce, D Webster. The Experience of the University

Hospital of the West Indies with Complicated Civilian Head Injury from Machete Assaults. West Ind Med J. 2010; 59(S2): 50.

22. HE Harding, SO Cawich, IW. Crandon, NR Evans, AH McDonald, D Fearron-Boothe, M Isaacs.

Motorcycle Helmet Laws in Jamaica: An Observational Study of Non-Compliant Accident Victims. West Ind Med J. 2010; 59(S2): 51.

23. M Isaacs, SO Cawich, REC Rose, HE Harding, IW Crandon, D Fearon-Boothe, DIG Mitchell.

Extremity Injuries From Motorcycle Road Traffic Accidents: The Experience From a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Jamaica. West Ind Med J. 2010; 59(S2): 51.

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24. McGraw CD, Harding HE, Tennant I, Cawich SO, Crandon IW, Walters CA, White S. Infection control practices in the Operating Theatre at UHWI. West Ind Med J. 2010:59(S4):28-29.

25. M Isaacs, EW Williams, SO Cawich, S Shah, S J Hendricks, I Edwards, O Morgan, G Gordon-

Strachan, J Williams-Johnson, C Bruce, P Singh, S French, R Hutson. The Timing of Stroke Presentation at University Hospital of the West Indies. West Ind Med J. 2010; 59(S2): 52-53.

26. McGaw CD, Harding HE, Tennant IA, Cawich SO, Crandon IW, Walters CA, White S. Infection

Control Practice in the Operating Theatre: Assessing Healthcare Workers’ Attitude and Compliance with Policies. West Ind Med J. 2010; 59(S2): 53.

27. Cawich SO, Barnett AT, Crandon IW. Post-Graduate Surgical Training: Improving the Quality of the

Process of Informed Consent for Surgery in Training Hospitals. West Ind Med J. 2011; 60(S2): 31-32. 28. Cawich SO, Arthurs M, Murphy T, Martin AC, Mitchell DIG, Gordon-Strachan G. Screening for

Common Duct Stones with Pre-Operative Endoscopic Cholangiogram in a Sickle Cell Cohort. West Ind Med J. 2011; 60(S2): 46.

29. Isaacs M, Harding HE, Arthurs M, Murphy T, Cawich SO, Martin AC, Roberts HA, Strachan-Gordon

G. An Audit of ERCP Morbidity in Patients with Homozygous Sickle Cell Haemoglobinopathy at the UHWI. West Ind Med J. 2011; 60(S2): 51-52.

30. Abu Hilal M, Di Fabio F, Cawich SO, Hamdan M, Scio A, Primrose JN, Pearce NW. Single-centre

experience of pure laparoscopic liver resection for malignant disease: short and mid-term results support the oncological efficacy of minimally invasive liver surgery. HPB. 2011; 13(S2): 142-143.

31. Dasgupta S, Williams E, French S, Williams-Johnson J, Hutson R, Hart N, Wong M, Espinosa K,

Maycock C, Edwards R, McCartney T, Cawich SO. The Emergency Medical Services Response to the AA737 crash in Kingston Jamaica, December 2009. WIMJ. 2011; 60(4): 31.

32. Edwards L, Cawich SO, Abu Hilal M, Frola C, Pearce N. Metastatic Neuro-endocrine Carcinoma:

How feasible is the laparoscopic approach to liver resections? 8th Annual European NET Conference for Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuroendocine Tumor Disease. Neuroendocrinol. 2011; 94(s1): 15. (DOI:10.1159/000328441). Impact Factor 3.272

33. Edwards L, Cawich SO, Abu-Hilal, MX, Carlo F, Pearce N. Laparoscopic Approach to Metastatic

NET Disease. United Kingdom and Ireland Neuroendocrine Tumour Society 9th National Conference. London. UKINETS. 2011;25:P015. (Available online at http://www.ukinets.org/events/2011/2011_book.pdf)

34. Edwards L, Pearce N, Abu-Hilal M, Cawich SO. mNET (Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumours): A

Review. 9th Annual E-NET Conference for Diagnosis and Treatment of NET Disease. Copenhagen. Neuroendocrinol. 2012; 95(s1): 9(c30). Impact Factor 3.272

35. Lewis T, DaCosta V, Cawich SO, Harriott J, Wynter S, Christie L. A Retrospective Case Control Analysis of Predispositions to Severe Obstetric Perineal Lacerations. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S2): 42-43.

36. Cawich SO, Pearce NW, Abu-Hilal MX. Sub-Specialty Training in Hepato-pancreatobiliary

Techniques: The Learning Curve for Laparoscopic Hepatic Pedicle Occlusion. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S3): 7.

37. Cawich SO, Mohanty SK, Harding H, Bonadie KO, Simpson LK, Johnson PJ, Shah S, Roberts PO,

Williams EW, Soe-Htwe Y. Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: An Audit of 88 Consecutive Patients. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S3): 8-9.

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38. Bonadie KO, Arthurs M, Murphy T, Cawich SO, Martin AC, Williams EW, Soe-Htwe Y. Peri-Operative Management Protocol for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-pancreatography in a Sickle Cell Cohort in Jamaica. A Critical Analysis. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S3): 9-10.

39. Simpson LK, Cawich SO, Morris CH, Bonadie KO, Isaacs M. New Frontiers in Diabetes Management

– The Surgeon’s Role. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S3): 10. 40. Cawich SO, Albert M, Mohanty SK, Singh Y, Dan D, Walrond M, Francis W, Amir S, Simpson LK,

Bonadie KO, Williams EW, Dapri G. Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Multi-Centre Audit. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S3): 12.

41. Cherian JC, Cawich SO, Wilson C, Baker A, Llyod C, Thomas C. Healthcare Workers’ Attitudes

Toward Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery Practice in Jamaica: A National Survey. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S3): 11-12.

42. Roberts PO, Mitchell DIG, Toppin PJ, Johnson P, Cawich SO, Shah S, Leake PA. A Case of

Laparoscopic Liver Resection in Jamaica. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S3): 12 43. Simpson LK, Cawich SO, Morris CH, Bonadie KO, Babikir OM, Giulianotti PC. Robotic inguinal

Hernia Repair. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S3): 12-13. 44. Johnson PJ, Shah S, Cawich SO. Interventional Management of Failing or Failed Haemodialysis

Accesses. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S3): 13. 45. Cawich SO, Pearce NW, Abu-Hilal MS, DiFabio F. Short Term Results of Left Lateral

Segmentectomy for Malignant Disease with a Totally Laparoscopic Approach. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S3): 15-16.

46. Felix O, Albert M, Izfar S, Atallah S, DeBeche-Adams TH, Larach S, Cawich SO. Surgical Treatment

of Acute Complicated Diverticulities: Feasibility of a Totally Laparoscopic Approach to Colectomy. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S3): 18.

47. Cawich SO, Mohanty SK, Harding H, Bonadie KO, Simpson LK, Johnson PJ, Shah S, Roberts P,

Williams EW. Laparoscopic Transabdominal pre-peritoneal repair of inguinal herniae: A Multicentre Study of Therapeutic Outcomes. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 15.

48. Cawich SO, Roberts H, Arthurs M, Murphy T, Martin A, Shah S, Johnson PJ, Gordon-Strachan G. A

Critical evaluation of indications for endoscopic retrograde cholangiography for common bile duct stones in patients with Sickle Cell Disease: A Case controlled study. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 17

49. Hart N, Cawich SO. Trauma Care: Implementation of a Trauma Team in Emergency Departments

across the Caribbean. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 18. 50. Barnett AT, Cawich SO, Crandon IW, Lindo JF, Gordon-Strachan G. Training in Surgery: Patients’

attitudes toward Participating in Education. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 21-22. 51. Cawich SO, Dapri G, Albert M, Mohanty SK, Singh Y, Dan D, Walrond M, Francis W, Amir S,

Simpson LK, Bonadie KO, Williams EW. Multi-centre study of single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomies in the English-speaking Caribbean. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 23.

52. Cawich SO, Albert M, Mohanty SK, Felix O, Dapri G. Training in Advanced Surgical Techniques: A

Series of Emergent Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies for Acute Cholecystitis. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 24.

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53. Rabaza J, Verdeja JC, Cawich SO. Surgical training in the era of advanced laparoscopy and robotic surgery. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 25.

54. Pearce NW, Cawich SO. Surgical Management of Hilar Cholangio-Carcinomas in the Caribbean

setting. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 25. 55. Mohamed J, Cawich SO. Left Sided Appendicitis? A review of Clinical Features and Treatment. West

Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 26. 56. Kirby X, Mitchell DIG, Williams N, Cawich SO. Diabetic Mastopathy: A Rare Complication of Diabetes

Mellitus. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 32. 57. Mohammed J, Cawich SO, Hart N. Trauma Care: An Update on the Management of Duodenal

Injuries. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 35. 58. Cawich SO, Cherian CJ, Roberts PO, Shah S, Johnson PJ, Murphy T, Arthurs M, Bonadie KO,

Simpson LK. Whipple’s Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Pushing the Limits of Resectability in the Caribbean Setting. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 37.

59. Cawich SO, Cherian CJ, Samuels L, Bambury I, Christie L. Non-Obstetric Anal Sphincter Complex

disruption: A Report and Literature Review. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 38. 60. Roberts PO, Mitchell DIG, Toppin PJ, Johnson PJ, Cawich SO, Shah S, Leake P. Laparoscopic Liver

Resections in Jamaica. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 42. 61. Simpson LK, Cawich SO, Morris CH, Bonadie KO, Babikir OM, Guilianotti PC. Robotic Inguinal

Hernia Repair. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 43. 62. Downes R, Evans NR, Cawich SO. Colonic Perforation: A Lethal consequence of Cannabis Body

Packing. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 47. 63. Bonadie K, SoTwe Y, Arthurs M, Murphy T, Cawich SO, Simpson LK, Isaacs MS, Williams EW,

Harding H. Critical Analysis of a Peri-Operative Management Protocol in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 49.

64. Cawich SO, Lewis T, DaCosta V, Harriott J, Wynter S, Bambury I, Christie L. Predictive factors for

anal sphincter injuries at delivery: A case control study. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 50. 65. Cawich SO, Williams EW, Harding HE, Isaacs MS. Aetiology of spontaneous pneumothoraces in

Jamaica. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 51. 66. Cawich SO, Pearce NW, Abu-Hilal MX, DiFabio F. Liver resection for malignant disease: Short term

results of left lateral segmentectomy with a totally laparoscopic approach. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 47.

67. Feix O, Albert M, Izfar S, Atallah S, DeBeche-Adams TH, Larach S, Cawich SO. Laparoscopic

colectomy for acute complicated diverticulitis: Feasibility and safety of a totally laparoscopic single stage approach. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 52-53.

68. Cawich SO, Cherian CJ, Wilson C, Baker A, Lloyd C, Thomas C. Challenges against the

advancement of minimally invasive surgery in Jamaica: A national hospital survey. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 54.

69. Downes R, Cawich SO. Para-duodenal hernia: A case report and review of the literature. West Ind

Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 55.

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70. Simpson LK, Cawich SO, Morris CH, Bonadie KO, Isaacs M. New frontiers in diabetes management: The surgeon’s role. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 56.

71. Cawich SO, Pearce NW, Abu-Hilal MX. Surgical sub-specialty training in hepatopancreatobiliary

(HPB) surgery for the Caribbean. West Ind Med J. 2012; 61(S4): 58. 72. Cawich SO, Mohanty SK, Dapri G, Albert M, Singh Y, Dan D, Walrond M, Francis W. Single incision

laparoscopic cholecystectomy with standard instruments in the Anglophone Caribbean: A three year multicenter audit of regional hospitals. HPB. 2012; 14(S2): 357.

73. Cawich SO, Pearce N, Abu-Hilal M, DiFabio F, Armstrong T. Metastatic Neuroendocrince

Carcinoma: Feasibility of liver resections using the laparoscopic approach. HPB. 2012; 14(S2): 423.

74. White MJ, Edwards LM, Cawich SO, Frola C, Abu-Hilal M, Pearce NW. Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours: Does Aggressive surgical intervention improve outcomes? Gut. 2012; 61(S2): 56. DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302514a.129 (available online: http://gut.bmj.com/content/61/Suppl_2/A56.1.abstract?sid=7a58a1ff-d7c2-403e-9938-81ff5722c1b3)

75. Edwards LM, White MJ, Cawich SO, Abu-Hilal M, Frola C, Pearce NW. Intra-Abdominal Metastases

from Neuroendocrine Tumours: How feasible is a laparoscopic approach to liver resection? Gut. 2012;61(S2):58. DOI:10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302514a.134. [Available online at: http://gut.bmj.com/content/61/Suppl_2/A58.1.abstract?sid=7a58a1ff-d7c2-403e-9938-81ff5722c1b3]

76. Josephs AM, Mohanty SK, Simpson LK, Cawich SO. Surgical Treatment for Acute Cholecystitis: An

Audit of Emergent Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(3): 7. 77. Wilson C, Simpson LK, Baker A, Cawich SO. Starting a Laparoscopic Service in a Rural Hospital:

Challenges and Successes. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(3): 12. 78. Johnson P, Shah S, Cawich SO, Gardner MT, Roberts P, Gordon-Strachan G, Pearce NW. Anatomic

Variants of Arterial Supply to the Liver in Jamaican Patients. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(3): 14. 79. Cawich SO, Abu-Hilal M, Simpson LK, Pearce NW. Training Surgeons in the Modern Laparoscopic

Era. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(3): 18. 80. Simpson LK, Cawich SO, Aiken R, Morris CH, Josephs A, Williams N, Vascianna CA, Thomas J.

Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy in Jamaica. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(3): 18. 81. Wilson C, Mohanty SK, Simpson LK, Baker A, Cawich SO. Post-Cholecystectomy Syndrome: A

Series of Completion Cholecystectomies using a Laparoscopic Approach. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(3): 20.

82. Wilson C, Simpson LK, Baker A, Cawich SO. Starting a Laparoscopic Service in a Rural Community

Hospital - Challenges and Successes. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(S4): 19. 83. Wilson C, Mohanty SK, Baker A, Simpson LK, Cawich SO. Starting a Laparoscopic Service in a

Rural A Series of Completion cholecystectomies using the laparoscopic approach. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(S4): 24.

84. Cawich SO, Pearce NW, Abu-Hilal M. Training for Hepatobiliary Surgery in the modern laparoscopic

era. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(S4): 24-25. 85. Crandon IW, Harding HE, Cawich SO, McDonald AH, Fearon-Boothe D, Rhoden A, Meeks-Aitken N.

Outcome of severe head injury in a developing country using evidence based guidelines. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(S4): 28.

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86. Islam S, Harnarayan P, Budhooram S, Cawich SO, Mahabir V, Ramsewak S, Naraynsingh V. Microbial profile of diabetic foot infections in Trinidad and Tobago. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(S4): 30.

87. Cawich SO, Johnson PB, Shah S, Gardner MT, Roberts P, Gordon-Strachan G, Pearce NW.

Variants of hepatic arterial supply in a Caribbean population. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(S4): 31-32. 88. Josephs AM, Cawich SO, Mohanty SK, Simpson LK. Acute cholecystitis: feasibility of an emergent

laparoscopic approach in a Caribbean nation. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(S4): 36. 89. McLennon N, Crandon IW, Cawich SO, Harding HE. Clinical profile of pituitary tumours in Jamaica.

West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(S4): 49. 90. Cawich SO, Tennant I, McGaw CD, Harding HE, Walters CA, Crandon IW. Infection control practice

in the operating room: Staff compliance with existing policies in a developing country. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(S4): 50

91. Islam S, Harnarayan P, Cawich SO, Budhooram S, Bheem V, Mahabir V, Ramsewak S, Aziz I,

Naraynsingh V. Epidemiology of diabetic foot infections in an eastern Caribbean population: a prospective study. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(S4): 50.

92. Cawich SO, Rose REC, Harding HE, et al. Extremity injuries from motorcycle road traffic accidents:

The experience from a tertiary referral hospital in Jamaica. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(S4): 51. 93. McLennon N, Crandon I, Cawich SO, Harding H. Sublabial paraseptal trans-sphenoidal approach to

excise pituitary tumours at the University Hospital in Jamaica. West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(S4): 52-53. 94. Josephs A, Simpson L, Cawich SO, Aitken R. Paget’s disease of the breast: Is a mastectomy still the

recommended treatment of choice? West Ind Med J. 2013; 62(S4): 53. 95. Cawich SO. Economic Impact of hospitalization for diabetic foot infections in the Caribbean.

Caribbean Medical Journal. 2014: 76(1):57 96. Islam S, Budhooram S, Naraynsingh V, Cawich SO. Double Volvulus. Caribbean Medical Journal.

2014: 76(1):67 97. Islam S, Shah J, Aziz I, Cawich SO, Naraynsingh V. Emergency thoracotomy: Isolated Internal

Thoracic Arterial Injury. Caribbean Medical Journal. 2014:76(1):67-68. 98. Islam S, Shah J, Cawich SO, Naraynsingh V. A Case Of Neglected Giant Phylloides. Caribbean

Medical Journal. 2014:76(1):68 99. Islam S, Budhooram S, Naraynsingh V, Cawich SO. Volvulus of Ileum: A rare cause of small bowel

obstruction. Caribbean Medical Journal. 2014:76(1):69 100. Simpson LK, Ramdial J, Josephs A, Sinclair S, Morris CH, Cawich SO, Aitken R. Peptic Ulcer

Disease and the 21st Century General Surgeon. West Ind Med J. 2015; In Press 101. Milne DM, Cawich SO, Ramdass JM, Pooran S, Ali E, Naraynsingh V. State of Emergency in

Trinidad & Tobago: The Effect on Admissions for Penetrating Tauma at the National Trauma Centre. Caribbean Medical journal. 2015;S1:15.

102. Cawich SO, Mohammed F, Thomas DA, Bobb NJ, Naraynsingh V. Retained Rectal Foreign

Bodies: A Management Algorithm. Caribbean Medical journal. 2015;S1:15. 103. Cawich SO, Mohammed F, Spence R. Best Practice for Colorectal Surgery: A Survey of

Caribbean Surgeons’ Use of Mechanical Bowel Preparation. Caribbean Medical journal. 2015;S1:20.

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104. Milne DM, Cawich SO, Ramdass MJ, Hassranah D, Naraynsingh V. Clinician Compliance with

Best Practice Recommendations to Repair Anal Sphincter Injuries. Caribbean Medical journal. 2015;S1:20.

105. Cawich SO, Rattan J, Bonaide LO, Mohanty SK, Naraynsingh V. Is Emergent cholecystectomy

Safe in a Low Volume Resource Poor Setting? Caribbean Medical journal. 2015;S1:21-22. 106. Spence R, Cawich SO, Dan D, Naraynsingh V. Laparoscopic Re-Operation for Symptomatic

Gallbaldder remnants: A Series from the Caribbean. Caribbean Medical journal. 2015;S1:22. 107. Mohammed F, Cawich SO, Naraynsingh V. Novel Modificaiton of the TAMIS technique suited to

Low Resource Countries. Caribbean Medical journal. 2015;S1:22. 108. Guermo E, Cawich SO, Gardner MT, Shetty R, Naraynsingh V. Hepatic Surface Anatomy:

Variations in the Caribbean Population. Caribbean Medical journal. 2015;S1:2-23. 109. Rattan J, Cawich SO, Islam S, Budhooram S, Harnarayan P, Naraynsingh V. Microbial Profile of

the Diabetic Foot Infection in Trinaidad & Tobago. Caribbean Medical journal. 2015;S1:23. 110. Mohammed F, Cawich SO, Spence R, Rattan J. Non-Operative Management of Abdominal

Gunshot Wounds. Caribbean Medical journal. 2015;S1:2-28. 111. Rattan J, Cawich SO, Thomas D, Mohammed F, Spence R. Feasibility of Laparoscopic

Explantation for infected inguinal Hernia Mesh. Caribbean Medical journal. 2015;S1:2-31. 112. Cawich SO, Gardner MT, Shetty R, Naraynsingh V. Venous drainage Patterns of the Liver: Is it

Different in the Caribbean Population? Caribbean Medical journal. 2015;S1:32 113. Cawich SO. Economic Impact of Diabetic Foot Infections in Trinidad & Tobago. Caribbean

Medical Journal. 2015;S2:7. 114. Naraynsingh V, Hassranah D, Daniel F, Maharaj R, Cawich SO. Segmental versus Total

Colectomy for Bleeding Diverticular Disease: Use of the PEEP Test. Caribbean Medical Journal. 2016; 78(1-S2): 17-18.

115. Ramdass MJ, Milne D, Cawich SO, Pooran S, Ali E, Mohammed F. Patterns of Trauma in Port of

Spain over a Seven Year Period. Caribbean Medical Journal. 2016; 78(1-S2): 20-21. 116. Cawich SO, Sampath L, Singh Y, Francis W, Griffith PS. Single Incision Appendectomy in the

Caribbean Setting. Caribbean Medical Journal. 2016; 78(1-S2): 24-25. 117. Shah J, Islam S, Cawich SO, Naraynsingh V. Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: Prospective

experience at San Fernando Teaching Hospital in 85 Patients. Caribbean Medical Journal. 2016; 78(1-S2): 26-27.

118. Cawich SO, Sinanan A, Johnson P, Gosein M. Arterial Supply to the Liver in an Unselected West

Indian Population. HPB Journal. 2017; P149 119. Sinanan A, Cawich SO, Thornton A, Maharaj P. Study of Anatomic Variants & Congential

Anomalies in the Biliary Tree in a Caribbean Population. HPB Journal. 2017; S1:P163. 120. Cawich SO, Thornton A, Gardner MT, Shetty R, Pearce NW, Naraynsingh V. Cadaveric Study of

Accessory Sulci on the Visceral Surface of the Liver. HPB Journal. 2017; S1:P164.

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121. Cawich SO, Gardner MT, Sinanan A, Naraynsingh V. Liver Surface Anatomy: New Association with Chilaiditi’s Syndrome. HPB Journal. 2017; P187

122. Cawich SO, Thornton A, Sinanan A, Pearce NW, Naraynsingh V. Liver Anomalies and their

Association with Chilaiditi's Syndrome. JCCS. 2017; 1(S1): 9. 123. Naraynsingh V, Cawich SO, Hassranah D, Maharaj R, Islam S, Singh Y. Retrograde

Thyroidectomy: A new technique for preservation of the External Branch of the Superior Laryngeal Nerve. JCCS. 2017; 1(S1): 22.

124. Naranysingh V, Goli S, Cawich SO, Islam S, Singh Y, Maharaj R. CT Guided Appendectomy

Incision: A Prospective Study. JCCS. 2017; 1(S1): 27. 125. Cawich SO, Sampath L, Ledesma Z, Sandy S, Naraynsingh V. Clinico-Pathologic Features of

Frantz Tumours in Trinidad & Tobago. JCCS. 2017; 1(S1):30. 126. Cawich SO, Williams CJ, Bernard T, Mitchell K, Fraser O. Gallbladder and Extra Hepatic Bile

Duct Cancer in Trinidad and Tobago. JCCS. 2017; 1(S1):31. 127. Cawich SO, Naraynsingh V, Sinanan A, Gosein M, Pearce N, Rampersad F. Prospective Study

of the Arterial Supply to the Liver in Trinidad & Tobago. JCCS. 2017; 1(S1):31-32. 128. Cawich SO, Rattan J. Laparoscopic Colectomy. JCCS. 2017; 1(S1): 7. 129. Mudeen A, Mencia M, Cawich SO, Bronte-Tinkew J. Staphylococcus Caprae-Infected Total Hip

Arthroplasty. JCCS. 2017; 1(S1):40. 130. Sinanan A, Cawich SO, Thornton A, Maharaj P. A Study Of Anatomical Variants of The Biliary

Tree In A Caribbean Population. JCCS. 2017; 1(S1): 46. 131. Cawich SO, Thornton A, Gardner MT, Shetty R, Pearce NW, Naraynsingh V. An Anatomic Study

Of Accessory Sulci On The Visceral Surface Of The Liver. JCCS. 2017; 1(S1): 48. 132. Mohammed S, Singh Y, Kurvilla T, Cawich SO. Mature Cystic Teratoma in the Adult

Retroperitoneum. JCCS. 2017; 1(S1): 41 89 Papers Presented at Conferences and Seminars (Non-Abstracted) 1. Cawich SO. Design and Implementation of Surgical Day Case Units. University of the West Indies

Annual Anaesthetic Symposium, University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica, July 2004.

2. Cawich SO. Diagnosis and Treatment of Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis. University of the West Indies Annual Anaesthetic Symposium, University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica, July 2005.

3. Cawich SO. Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery. University of the West Indies Clinical

Symposium, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica, December 2005.

4. Cawich SO. Ano-Rectal Birth Trauma and the Clinical Complications. International Perinatal And

Complications Conference, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica, February 2006.

5. Cawich SO. Advances in Therapeutic Modalities for Anal Incontinence. Association of Surgeons in

Jamaica Annual Clinical Conference, River Side Lodge, Black River, Jamaica, February 2006.

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6. Cawich SO. Evaluation of Penetrating Vascular Zone I Neck Injuries. Caribbean College of Surgeons

International Clinical Conference, Sunset Jamaica Grande, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, June 2006.

7. Cawich SO. Evaluating the Utility of Emergency Room Thoracotomy for Trauma. Association of Surgeons in Jamaica Annual Weekend Clinical Meeting, Starfish Trewlany, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, November 2006.

8. Cawich SO. Injuries to the Anal Sphincters in Obstetric Practice: The University Hospital Experience.

Association of Surgeons in Jamaica 49th Annual Scientific Conference, The Courtleigh Auditorium, Kingston, Jamaica May 2007.

9. Cawich SO. A Critical Evaluation of Resuscitative Thoracotomy in the Caribbean. Caribbean College

of Surgeons 5th Annual Scientific Conference, Coconut Bay Hotel, St Lucia, June 2007.

10. Cawich SO. Thoracotomy in the Emergency Room? The Experience in Jamaica. Jamaica Emergency Medicine Association Annual Scientific Conference, Pegasus Auditorium, Jamaica, June 2007.

11. Cawich SO. Endoscopic Gastrostomy: Who Should Perform This - Surgeons or Gastroenterologists?

A Multi-centre Comparative Study. Association of Surgeons in Jamaica 50th Annual Scientific Conference. The Courtleigh Auditorium, Kingston, Jamaica, May 2008.

12. Cawich SO. A Multi-Centre Comparative Study of Endoscopic Gastrostomy: Does the Surgeon have

any role? Caribbean College of Surgeons 6th Annual Scientific Conference, Breezes Hotel, Bahamas, June 2008.

13. Cawich SO. Emergency Department Physician Training in Jamaica: A National Public Hospital

Survey. Caribbean College of Surgeons 6th Annual Scientific Conference, Breezes Hotel, Bahamas, June 2008.

14. Cawich SO. Transfer of Injured Patients Between Hospitals: A Prospective Evaluation of the Transfer

Protocols in Jamaica. Jamaica Emergency Medicine Association Annual Scientific Conference, Pegasus Auditorium, Jamaica, June 2008.

15. Cawich SO. Prospective Evaluation of the Protective Effect of Helmets on Motorcycle Head Trauma

in Jamaica. Jamaica Emergency Medicine Association Annual Scientific Conference, Pegasus Auditorium, Jamaica. March 2009.

16. Cawich SO. Vascular Access in Caribbean Countries: A Cost Benefit Analysis. Association of

Surgeons in Jamaica 51st Annual Scientific Conference. The Pegasus Auditorium, Kingston, Jamaica, May 2009.

17. Cawich SO. The Effect of Protective Headgear Utilization on Traumatic Brain Injuries from Motorcycle

Accidents: A Case Controlled Study. Caribbean College of Surgeons 7th Annual Scientific Conference. Marriott Hotel, St Kitts and Nevis. June 2009.

18. Cawich SO. A Prospective Evaluation of the Inter-Hospital Transfer Process of Traumatized Patients

in Jamaica. Caribbean College of Surgeons 7th Annual Scientific Conference. Marriott Hotel, St Kitts and Nevis. June 2009

19. Cawich SO. Clinical Management of Bowel Obstruction: Therapeutic Updates. Cayman Islands

Health Service Authority Clinical Conference. Hibiscus Conference Centre. Georgetown Hospital, Cayman Islands, WI. April 8, 2010

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20. Cawich SO. Pathophysiology and Treatment of Chronic Leg Ulcers. 17th Annual International Diabetes Conference. Sunset Grande Hotel. Ocho Rios, Jamaica. March 26, 2011.

21. Cawich SO. Feasibility of Liver Resections via the Laparoscopic Approach for Neuroendocinre liver

metastases. Association of Surgeons 53rd Annual Clinical Congress. Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston Jamaica. May 14, 2010.

22. Cawich SO. Epidemiology of Chronic Lower Limb Wounds in a Developing Caribbean Country.

Association of Surgeons 53rd Annual Clinical Congress. Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston Jamaica. May 15, 2010.

23. Cawich SO. An Audit of Informed Consent for Surgery in a Training Hospital in the Caribbean.

Caribbean College of Surgeons 10th Annual Scientific Conference, Breezes Hotel, Grenada, June 2011.

24. Cawich SO. Laparoscopic Major Liver Resection for Hepatic Neuroendocrine Metastases. Caribbean

College of Surgeons 10th Annual Scientific Conference, Breezes Hotel, Grenada, June 2011. 25. Cawich SO. Surgical Considerations in Diabetic Foot Care: Improving the Current Standard of Care

in Jamaica. Jamaica Chiropractic Association’s 2nd Annual Foot Care Symposium, Montego Bay Conference Centre, Jamaica. September 2011.

26. Cawich SO. Surgical Access for Renal Failure: Balancing Cost and Clinical Benefit in the Context of

Resource Scarcity in a Developing Nation. Georgetown Hospital Annual Clinical Conference. Princess Hotel, Guyana. November 20, 2011.

27. Cawich SO. Surgical Emergencies: Management of Gangrenous Small Bowel (SMA Territory):

Therapeutic Update. Cayman Islands Health Service Authority Clinical Conference. Hibiscus Conference Centre. Georgetown Hospital, Cayman Islands, WI. March 28, 2012.

28. Cawich SO. Laparoscopic Surgery: Benefits and Disadvantages in Jamaica. National Laparoscopic

Training Course: Percy Junor Hospital, Spaulding, Jamaica. November 23, 2012. 29. Cawich SO. Laparoscopic instrumentation and Access: An Overview. National Laparoscopic Training

Course: Percy Junor Hospital, Spaulding, Jamaica. November 23, 2012. 30. Cawich SO. Minimally Invasive Cholecystectomy: A Review from Mini-Lap to NOTES. National

Laparoscopic Training Course. Percy Junor Hospital, Spaulding, Jamaica. April 19, 2013. 31. Cawich SO. Modern Management of Gallbladder Disease in the Caribbean. Medical Association of

Jamaica Annual National Symposium. Kingston, Jamaica. June 9, 2013. 32. Cawich SO. Foot Complications from Diabetes: A Caribbean Perspective. University of Belize

Diabetes Conference. Belmopan, Belize. November 14, 2014 33. Cawich SO. A laparoscopic approach to liver resections. Netherlands Foundation for Clinical Training

Fourth Annual Laparoscopic Conference. April 23, 2014 34. Cawich SO. Laparoscopic approach to the difficult cholecystectomy. Fourth Annual Curacao

Laparoscopic Conference. April 25, 2014 35. Cawich SO. Technical Decision Making in patients with difficult haemodialysis access. University of

the West Indies Vascular Symposium. February 3, 2015 36. Cawich SO. Modern Management of Gallstone Disease. Trinidad & Tobago Medical Association

Annual Symposium. February 12, 2015

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37. Cawich SO. Complications during laparoscopy. Gynaecology Workshop in Advanced Laparoscopy.

March 12, 2015 38. Cawich SO. Bariatric Surgery in the Caribbean. Guyana Medical Council Annual Symposium. May

24, 2015. 39. Spence R, Cawich SO, Thomas D. Tackling Hematochezia: A Big Problem for the Small Bowel.

Society of Surgeons in Trinidad & Tobago National Grand Rounds. Oct 18, 2015. 40. Spence R, Cawich SO, Mohammed M. Interpreting Hepatic Grooves: Chilaiditi’s Sign Revisited.

Society of Surgeons in Trinidad & Tobago National Grand Rounds. Oct. 18, 2015. 41. Cawich SO. Liver Resection in the Caribbean. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Surgical Workshop.

Bridgetown, Barbados. Jan 29-30, 2016. 42. Cawich SO. SILS Appendectomy & Cholecystectomy: Where are we in the Caribbean? Princess

Margaret Hosptial MIS Workshop. Nassau, Bahamas. Feb 16-17, 2016. 43. Cawich SO. The Laparoscopic Approach to Appendectomy. Intermediate Level Laparoscopic

Workshop. University of the West Indies. Trinidad & Tobago. March 13, 2016. 44. Cawich SO. Updates in the Surgical Management of the Acute Abdomen. Trinidad & Tobago Medical

Association Conference. Macoya, Trinidad & Tobago. March 29, 2016. 45. Cawich SO. Laparoscopic Surgery for the Caribbean. Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation

Invited Lecture. Guyana Public Hospital, Guyana. May 28, 2016. 46. Cawich SO. Moving Toward Advanced Laparoscopy in Guyana. Medtronic Laparoscopic Workshop.

Pegasus Hotel. Guyana. September 7, 2016 47. Cawich SO. Emergency Laparoscopy for the Acute Abdomen in the Caribbean. Medtronic

Laparoscopic Workshop. Pegasus Hotel. Guyana. September 7, 2016 48. Cawich SO. Multi-Trocar Laparoscopy and Single Incision Laparoscopic Approaches to

Cholecystectomy. Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Laparoscopic Workshop. Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Guyana. September 8-9, 2016

49. Cawich SO. Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair - Technical Approaches. Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Laparoscopic Workshop. Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Guyana. September 8-9, 2016

50. Cawich SO. Laparoscopic Practice for Guyana. Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation

Laparoscopic Workshop. Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Guyana. September 8-9, 2016 51. Cawich SO. Avoiding Bile Duct Injuries at Laparoscopy. 2016 Annual CaSES Symposium, Melia

Hotel, Nassau, Bahmas. October 20, 2016 52. Cawich SO. Intra-Operative Duct Injury. 2016 Annual CaSES Symposium, Melia Hotel, Nassau,

Bahmas. October 20, 2016

53. Cawich SO. A Modified TAMIS Technique for use in Resource Poor Settings. 2016 Annual CaSES Symposium, Melia Hotel, Nassau, Bahmas. October 21, 2016

54. Cawich SO. SILS Total Colectomy with Ileal-Anal Pouch Anastomosis. 2016 Annual CaSES

Symposium, Melia Hotel, Nassau, Bahmas. October 22, 2016

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55. Cawich SO. Establishing Partnerships within the Region: Advancement of Laparoscopy in Guyana.

2016 Annual CaSES Symposium, Melia Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas. October 22, 2016 56. Cawich SO. Guidelines for Breast Cancer Treatment. Trinidad & Tobago 6th Annual Oncology

Conference. Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. November 13, 2016 57. Cawich SO. Multidisciplinary Healthcare for Hepatopancreatobiliary Diseases in the Caribbean

Setting. Inaugural Meeting of the Caribbean Chapter of the American Hepatopancreatobiliary Association. Nassau, Bahamas, January 26, 2017

58. Cawich SO. Advancing Minimally Invasive Surgery in Jamaica. Medical Link Laparoscopic Conference, Kingston, Jamaica. March 8, 2017

59. Cawich SO. Technical Aspects of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair. Medical Link Laparoscopic Conference, Kingston, Jamaica. March 8, 2017

60. Cawich SO. Appendectomy via a Laparoscopic Approach: Video Presentation

UWI Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop, EWMSC, Trinidad & Tobago. March 10, 2017

61. Cawich SO. Multiple and Single Trocar Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Medtronic Surgical Conference, Kingston, Jamaica. March 9, 2017

62. Cawich SO. Laparoscopic Appendectomy in the Caribbean. Medtronic Surgical Conference, Kingston, Jamaica. March 9, 2017

63. Cawich SO. Caring for Patients with Pancreatitis.

Abbott Surgical Meeting, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. April 20, 2017

64. Cawich SO. Laparoscopic Repair for Ventral Herniae GHPC Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop, Georgetown, Guyana, May 30, 2017

65. Cawich SO. Laparoscopic Appendectomy in the Caribbean GHPC Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop, Georgetown, Guyana, May 30, 2017

66. Cawich SO. The Team Approach to Laparoscopic Surgery GHPC Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop, Georgetown, Guyana, May 30, 2017

67. Cawich SO. Surgical Solutions for Chronic Disease Control. Trinidad & Tobago Medical Association Educational Symposium, Trinidad & Tobago, August 24, 2017 Appendix 121

68. Cawich SO. Techniques for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

May Pen MIS Hernia Workshop, May Pen, Jamaica, Sept 21, 2017 69. Cawich SO. Ventral Hernia: Laparoscopic repair Options

May Pen MIS Hernia Workshop, May Pen, Jamaica, Sept 21, 2017 70. Cawich SO. Live Surgery Demonstration: Laparoscopic TAPP Repair

May Pen MIS Hernia Workshop, May Pen, Jamaica, Sept 21, 2017 71. Cawich SO. Live Surgery Demonstration: Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair

May Pen MIS Hernia Workshop, May Pen, Jamaica, Sept 21, 2017 72. Cawich SO. Techniques for Hemi-Colectomy

Medtronic Laparoscopic Colorectal Workshop, Spaulding, Jamaica, Sept 22, 2017

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73. Cawich SO. Live Surgery Demonstration: Laparoscopic Right Colectomy

Medtronic Laparoscopic Colorectal Workshop, Spaulding, Jamaica, Sept 22, 2017 74. Cawich SO. Techniques for Anterior Resection

Medtronic Laparoscopic Colorectal Workshop, Spaulding, Jamaica, Sept 22, 2017 75. Cawich SO. Live Surgery Demonstration: Laparoscopic Anterior Resection

Medtronic Laparoscopic Colorectal Workshop, Spaulding, Jamaica, Sept 22, 2017 76. Cawich SO. Updates in Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases.

Caribbean Association of Oncology & Haematology Symposium, Trinidad & Tobago, October 1, 2017

77. Cawich SO. The Surgical Anatomy of the Caribbean Liver. UWI Research Day. Trinidad & Tobago, November 9, 2017

78. Cawich SO, Naraynsingh V, Hassranah D, Maharaj R, Skeete R. Segmental Colectomy for Bleeding Diverticular Disease Guided by the ‘PEEP Test’. North West Regional Health Authority Research Symposium, Government Health Plaza, Port of Spain, Trinidad. November 17, 2017.

79. Cawich SO, Thornton A, Sampath L, Ledesma Z, Sandy S. Solid Pseudopapillary Tumours of the

Pancreas in Trinidad & Tobago. North West Regional Health Authority Research Symposium, Government Health Plaza, Port of Spain, Trinidad. November 17, 2017.

80. Cawich SO, Ali R, Barrow S, Alexandrov V, Charles J, Sandy S. Prospective Evaluation of the

Hepatic Surface Grooves in Trinidad & Tobago. North West Regional Health Authority Research Symposium, Government Health Plaza, Port of Spain, Trinidad. November 17, 2017.

81. Cawich SO, Islam S, Jackman J, Naraynsingh V. Microbial Profile of Diabetic Foot Infections in

Trinidad and Tobago. North West Regional Health Authority Research Symposium, Government Health Plaza, Port of Spain, Trinidad. November 17, 2017.

82. Cawich SO, Franklin R. Adverse Events in Diabetic Foot Infections: A Case Control Study Comparing

Early versus Delayed Medical Treatment after Home Remedies. North West Regional Health Authority Research Symposium, Government Health Plaza, Port of Spain, Trinidad. November 17, 2017.

83. Cawich SO, Thomas DA, Thornton A. Safety of Emergent Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute

Cholecystitis in a Low Volume Resource Poor Setting. North West Regional Health Authority Research Symposium, Government Health Plaza, Port of Spain, Trinidad. November 17, 2017.

84. Cawich SO, Thomas DA, Mohammed F, Naraynsingh V. A Management Algorithm for Retained

Rectal Foreign Bodies. North West Regional Health Authority Research Symposium, Government Health Plaza, Port of Spain, Trinidad. November 17, 2017.

85. Cawich SO, Mohammed F, Spence R, Naraynsingh V. Laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder

remnant in a patient with severe biliary pancreatitis. North West Regional Health Authority Research Symposium, Government Health Plaza, Port of Spain, Trinidad. November 17, 2017.

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86. Ramdass MJ, Cawich SO, Pooran S, Milne D, Ali E, Naraynsingh V. Declaration of a State of Emergency in Trinidad and Tobago: Effect on the Trauma Admissions at the National Referral Trauma Centre. North West Regional Health Authority Research Symposium, Government Health Plaza, Port of Spain, Trinidad. November 17, 2017.

87. Mencia M, Mudeen A, Cawich SO, Bronte-Tinkew J. Staphylococcus caprae-Infected Total Hip

Arthroplasty: Rare Case Report. North West Regional Health Authority Research Symposium, Government Health Plaza, Port of Spain, Trinidad. November 17, 2017.

88. Haralsingh A, Rawlins R, Cawich SO. A review of biopsy procedures among EGFR-tested NSCLC

patients at the EWMSC. North West Regional Health Authority Research Symposium, Government Health Plaza, Port of Spain, Trinidad. November 17, 2017.

89. Ramdass MJ, Milne D, Cawich SO, Pooran S, Ali E, Mohammed F. Patterns of Trauma at the A&E

Department POSGH over a 7-year period. North West Regional Health Authority Research Symposium, Government Health Plaza, Port of Spain, Trinidad. November 17, 2017.

90. Cawich SO. Microbiology of Foot Infections: Current Guidelines for Management. Innovations in Wound Care Symposium / Limb Salvage in Trinidad &Tobago. Chaguanas, Trinidad & Tobago. December 10, 2017.

Other Publications 1. Interview: Health Report on Hernia Surgery. Television Jamaica. Published July 12, 2011.

[http://televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/PrimeTimeNews.aspx/Videos/14265] 2. Interview: Health Report on Robotic Surgery. Television Jamaica. Published September 21, 2011.

[http://televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/PrimeTimeNews.aspx/Videos/12506] 3. Interview: Health Update on Laparoscopic Surgery. Smile Jamaica. Published on Jan 20, 2012

[http://www.televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/SmileJamaica.aspx/Videos/15229]

4. Interview: Foot Complications of Diabetes. Television Jamaica. Published April 10, 2012. [http://www.televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/PrimeTimeNews.aspx/Videos/17333]

5. Newspaper Article: Helpful Hands and Healing Hearts. Jamaica Gleaner. Published on Feb 9, 2013.

[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120209/news/news1.html]

6. Newspaper Article: Pioneering Work at Percy Junor Hospital. Jamaica Observer. Published on Jan 14, 2013. [http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Pioneering-work-at-Percy-Junor]

7. Newspaper Article: Keyhole Surgery: The Future in Trinidad & Tobago. Trinidad Express. Published

on Nov. 17, 2013. [http://www.trinidadexpress.com/featured-news/Keyhole-surgery-the-future-in-TT-232279531.html]

8. Newspaper Article: Laparoscopic Liver Resections. Trinidad & Tobago Guardian. Published on Nov.

6, 2013. [http://digital.guardian.co.tt/?iid=83751&startpage=page0000036#folio=36]

9. Interview: Modern Endoscopic Surgery. IE-TV published on Nov 16, 2013. [http://vimeo.com/78675360]

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10. University of the West Indies. Hepatopancreatobiliary Workshop. Faculty of Medical Sciences Highlights Magazine. 2013; 1(1): 1-2.

11. North West Regional Health Authority. Advanced Keyhole Liver and Pancreas Surgery introduced at the POSGH. 2014; February. [Available online at http://www.nwrha.co.tt/news.html]

12. Matroo C. Laparoscopy: More Surgeons Choosing Less Invasive Options. Newsday Trinidad. Section

B. 2014; April 8: Page 1-6. 13. Royal College Of Surgeons. Hernia International Visits Trinidad in the West Indies. Royal College of

Surgeons’ Bulletin. 2015; March 2, 2015. [http://www.herniainternational.org.uk/page31.htm Page] 14. Bahamas Public Hospital Authority. Princess Margaret Hospital Performs the First Single Incision

Laparoscopic Anterior Resection of the Rectum in the Caribbean Region. Bahamas Public Hospital Authority Bulletin. February 23, 2016. [Available online at: ]

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LIST OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES (WITH DETAILS) Coordinator for 42 Research Conferences and Workshops: 1. UWI Minimally Invasive Colorectal Workshop Apr. 1-3, 2010

Head of Colorectal Fellowship Training Programmes in Florida, Professor Matthew Albert, hosted a two-day workshop on Ultrasound guided haemorrhoidal ligation and laparoscopic colonic resection. (Supplement 1 at pages 1 & 2)

2. UWI Robotic Surgery: Workshop Jul. 14-15, 2011

Programme director of Miami Baptist Robotic Fellowship, Professor Jorge Rabaza, was invited to host a workshop on Robotic Surgery. A live link to a robotic operating theatre was organized. (Supplement 1 at pages 3 & 4)

3. UWI / American Hepatopancreatobiliary Association Symposium Dec. 16, 2011 Consultant Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Professor Elijah Dixon, hosted an educational symposium at the Department of Surgery of the UWI. This interactive session was linked through video conferencing to sister campuses of the University of the West Indies. (Supplement 1 at page 5 & 6)

4. UWI Workshop on Advanced Single Incision Laparoscopy Jan. 16, 2012

Internationally acclaimed minimally invasive surgeon and founder of SILS in Europe, Professor Giovanni Dapri, hosted a workshop on advanced laparoscopic surgery. Professor Dapri mentored local surgeons in advanced laparoscopic techniques at the UWI. (Supplement 1 at pages 7, 8 & 9)

5. UWI Hernia Workshop Jan. 17, 2012

Minimally invasive surgeon, Dr. Sanjib Mohanty, carried out a laparoscopic hernia repair workshop at the UWI Mona Campus (Supplement 1 at page 9)

6. Association of Surgeons in Jamaica Annual Clinical Symposium May 18-19, 2012

This is a two-day academic meeting organized by the Association of Surgeons in Jamaica. Duties involved organization of all scientific content for this annual clinical symposium (Supplement 1 at pages 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16)

7. Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Clinical Symposium Jun 7-10, 2012

This is the largest meeting of a dedicated surgical audience from the Caribbean region. This meeting takes place over two-days and involves a host of international speakers and regional experts. (Supplement 1 at pages 17, 18 & 19)

8. National Laparoscopic Training Workshop - Percy Junor Hospital Nov. 23, 2012

A national training workshop was organized to educate surgeons across Jamaica in advanced laparoscopic surgery techniques. This involved didactic lectures with live laparoscopic operations and interactive tutorials over 1 day. (Supplement 1 at pages 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 & 25)

9. Association of Surgeons’ Annual Weekend Retreat Clinical Meeting Nov. 10, 2012 This is a weekend meeting organized by the Association of Surgeons in Jamaica. Duties involved organization of all scientific content for this meeting (Supplement 1 at page 26)

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10. UWI / Caribbean Obesity Conference – Montego Bay Conference Centre Mar. 2-3, 2013 An international panel of speakers was retained in this conference to address a regional audience on all matters relating to obesity management in the Caribbean. (Supplement 1 at pages 27, 28 & 29)

11. Medical Association of Jamaica National Laparoscopic Training Workshop April 19, 2013

The Medical Association of Jamaica National Training Workshop was organized to educate surgeons across Jamaica in advanced laparoscopic techniques. This involved didactic lectures with live operations over 1 day. (Supplement 1 at pages 30 & 31)

12. Association of Surgeons in Jamaica Annual Clinical Symposium June 13-16, 2013

This is a two-day academic meeting organized by the Association of Surgeons in Jamaica. Duties involved organization of all scientific content for this annual clinical symposium (Supplement 1 at pages 32, 33, 34, 35 & 36)

13. Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Clinical Symposium Jun 13-16, 2013

This is the largest meeting of a dedicated surgical audience from the Caribbean. This meeting takes place over 2 days and involves a host of international speakers and regional experts. (Supplement 1 at pages 37, 38, & 39)

14. UWI / Port of Spain General Hospital Laparoscopic Workshop Nov. 11, 2013

This was the inaugural workshop in minimally invasive surgery at this facility in which Professor Dapri was invited to proctor local surgeons in reduced access laparoscopy. This involved didactic lectures and live laparoscopic operations over 1 day. (Supplement 1 at pages 40)

15. UWI/CaSES (Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons) Meeting Nov. 6-10, 2013

This was the inaugural meeting of the CaSES society dedicated to an international audience of surgeons with interests in laparoscopic surgery. This meeting contained live operations on the first day followed by didactic lectures on the subsequent 3 days. The meeting faculty included a large cadre of international and regional experts. (Supplement 1 at pages 41)

16. UWI/ Royal College of Surgeons’ Laparoscopic Workshop Jan. 6, 2014

Faculty from the Royal College of Surgeons participated with local certified tutors to train 18 candidates in principles of laparoscopic surgery at the St. Augustine Campus. (Supplement 1 at pages 42)

17. UWI Laparoscopic Workshop at St. Augustine Jan. 11, 2014

This was an animal model workshop where 14 candidates were tutored in intermediate level laparoscopic skills, performing cholecystectomies and laparoscopic suturing in pig models at the St. Augustine Campus. (Supplement 1 at page 43)

18. Society of Surgeons in Trinidad & Tobago Annual Clinical Symposium Mar. 22, 2014 The annual clinical symposium is organized by the Society of Surgeons in Trinidad & Tobago and includes scientific presentations related to Caribbean surgery. This is in the format of a scientific meeting. (Supplement 1 at pages 44 & 45)

19. UWI Port of Spain General Hospital Laparoscopic Workshop Mar. 24, 2014 This was a workshop in colorectal surgery in which Professor Arena was invited to proctor local surgeons in laparoscopic colectomy with didactic lectures and live operations over 1 day. (Supplement 1 at pages 46 & 47)

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20. UWI Sangre Grande Hospital Laparoscopic Workshop Mar. 26, 2014 This was a workshop in which Professor Orazzio was invited to proctor local surgeons in laparoscopic splenectomy. This involved didactic lectures and live laparoscopic operations over 1 day. (Supplement 1 at pages 48 & 49)

21. UWI / Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Laparoscopic Workshop June 6, 2014 A group of general surgeons from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation in Guyana were mentored in advanced laparoscopic operations during this workshop that involved a series of lectures and four advanced laparoscopic operations for hands on training. (Supplement 1 at pages 50, 51 & 52)

22. Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Clinical Symposium Jun 13-16, 2014 This is the largest meeting of a dedicated surgical audience from the Caribbean. This meeting takes place over 2 days and involves a host of international speakers and regional experts. (Supplement 1 at pages 53, 54 & 55)

23. CaSES (Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons) Annual Meeting Nov. 10-11, 2014

This was the inaugural meeting of the CaSES society dedicated to an international audience of surgeons with interests in laparoscopic surgery. This meeting contained live operations on the first day followed by didactic lectures on the subsequent 3 days. The meeting faculty included a large cadre of international and regional experts. (Supplement 1 at pages 56, 57 & 58)

24. UWI Hernia Repair Workshop at Port of Spain General Hospital February 25, 2015

This was a workshop in which Professor Brian Stephenson was invited to proctor surgeons in techniques for open inguinal hernia repair under local anaesthesia. This involved didactic lectures and live open operations over 1 day at the Port of Spain General Hospital (Supplement 1 at pages 272 & 273)

25. Barbados Pancreas Workshop April 29-30, 2015 This was a regional workshop that was geared to familiarize regional surgeons with techniques for pancreatic resections. During this workshop a live operative proctorship in pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed. UWI surgeons successfully completed the first recorded pancreaticoduodenectomy with vein resection and reconstruction in Barbados.

26. Guyana Bariatric Workshop May 21-23, 2015 During this workshop, surgeons in Guyana were tutored in techniques for bariatric operations.

27. Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Clinical Symposium Jun 11-14, 2015 This is the largest meeting of a dedicated surgical audience from the Caribbean. This meeting takes place over 4 days and involves a host of international speakers and regional experts.

28. Liver Resection Workshop in Barbados June 24-28, 2015

This was a workshop geared toward tutoring regional surgeons in techniques for liver resections. This workshop also involved live operative proctorships in right liver resection.

29. UWI Endo-Thyroid Workshop July 2, 2015

This workshop was carried out at the General Hospital in Port of Spain over one day. This was a workshop in which Dr. Ning Ma was invited to proctor surgeons in endoscopic techniques for thyroidectomy. A live operative proctorship was also performed.

30. Barbados Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Workshop Aug 27-28, 2015

This was a regional workshop that was geared to familiarize regional surgeons with techniques for HPB operations. During this workshop a live operative proctorship in pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed.

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31. CaSES (Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons) Annual Meeting Oct. 21-25, 2015 This was the inaugural meeting of the Caribbean endoscopic society dedicated to an international audience of surgeons with interests in laparoscopic surgery. This meeting contained live operations on the first day followed by didactic lectures on the subsequent 3 days. The meeting faculty included a large cadre of international and regional experts.

32. Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Clinical Symposium Jun. 15-18, 2016

This is the largest meeting of a dedicated surgical audience from the Caribbean. This meeting takes place over 4 days and involves a host of international speakers and regional experts.

33. Medtronic Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop Sept. 7-9, 2016

This was a workshop aimed at an audience of surgeons with basic experience in laparoscopic surgery with the aim of imparting an intermediate level of laparoscopic skill sets. This meeting took place over 3 days and involved regional experts in laparoscopy.

34. Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeon’s (CaSES) 4th Annual Symposium Oct. 19-22, 2016 This was a workshop aimed at an audience of surgeons with basic experience in laparoscopic surgery with the aim of imparting an intermediate level of laparoscopic skill sets. This meeting took place over 4 days and involved regional experts in laparoscopy.

35. CaSES Outreach Symposium at Kingston Public Hospital. November 18, 2016 This outreach workshop was aimed at an advanced audience of surgeons at the Kingston Public Hospital with advanced laparoscopic experience. The aim was to further development of advanced laparoscopic skill sets.

36. Inaugural Meeting of the Caribbean Chapter of the January 26, 2017 American Hepatopancreatobiliary Association This landmark meeting marked the inauguration of the Caribbean Chapter of the AHPBA – a body of HPB surgeons for the Americas. Several experts in HPB diseases from the Caribbean, Canada and the USA held a symposium to update members on andvances in HPB diseases.

37. CaSES (Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons) Annual Meeting June 13-14, 2017

This meeting was involved a dedicated audience of regional endoscopic surgeons with interests in laparoscopic surgery. This meeting contained live operations and didactic lectures. The meeting faculty included a large cadre of international and regional experts.

38. Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Clinical Symposium Jun. 15-17, 2017

This is the largest meeting of a dedicated surgical audience from the Caribbean. This meeting takes place over three days and involves a host of international speakers and regional experts.

39. Inter-Health Canada TCI Workshop Jul. 11-14, 2017

This outreach workshop was aimed at an audience of laparoscopic surgeons at the Cheshire Medical Centre in Providencialies in Turks and Caicos. The workshop included live surgical demontrations, proctorships and didactic lectures that were aimed at further development of advanced laparoscopic skill sets.

40. Percy Junor Hospital Colorectal Workshop Sept. 22, 2017 This workshop was aimed at an audience of surgeons at the Percy Junor Hospital in Spalding, Jamaica. The workshop included live surgical demonstrations, proctorships and didactic lectures that were aimed at further development of advanced laparoscopic skill sets.

41. May Pen Hospital Laparoscopic Workshop Sept 21, 2017 This outreach workshop was aimed at an audience of laparoscopic surgeons at the May Pen Hospital in Mandeville, Jamaica. The workshop included live surgical demonstrations, proctorships and didactic lectures that were aimed at further development of advanced laparoscopic skill sets.

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42. Caribbean Association of Haematology & Oncology 6th. Annual Symposium Oct 1, 2017 This educational symposium was aimed at a group of sub-specialty trained oncologists in active practice in the Caribbean. The symposium included a series of educational lectures followed by smaller breakout sessions aimed at further development of medical and surgical oncology in the Caribbean setting (Appendix 122a-c).

Mentored 20 Persons for Their First Publication: 1. Richard Felix

Williams EW, Cawich SO, M James, R Felix, et al. Penetrating Neck Trauma and the Aberrant Subclavian Artery. West Indian Medical Journal. 2007: 56 (3): 288-293.

2. Necia R Evans

Cawich SO, Williams EW, Simpson LK, Evans NR, Johnson P. Treating cocaine body packers: The unspoken personal risks. Journal of Forensic Legal Medicine. 2008: 15 (4): 231-234.

3. Ajit T Matthew

SO Cawich, AT Mathew, et al. Percutaneous Gastrostomy in the Cayman Islands. Int J Gastroenterol. 2008;6 (2).

4. Sanjib K Mohanty

SO Cawich, AT Mathew, SK Mohanty, et al. Percutaneous Gastrostomy in the Cayman Islands. Internet Journal of Gastroenterology. 2008;6 (2).

5. William KJ Huizinga

SO Cawich, AT Mathew, SK Mohanty, WKJ Huizinga. Percutaneous Gastrostomy in the Cayman Islands. Internet Journal of Gastroenterology. 2008;6 (2).

6. Dale A Laws

Cawich SO, Arthurs M, Williams EW, Mitchell DIG, Laws DAL, et al. A Retrospective Evaluation of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Jamaica. Int J Surgery. 2008; 14(2).

7. Tenaj Lewis

Lewis T, DaCosta V, Harriott J, Wynter S, Cawich SO. Factors related to Obstetric Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Lacerations in a Jamaican Cohort. West Ind Med J. 2011; 60(2): 195-198.

8. Lisa Burnett Cawich SO, Johnson P, Gardner M, Williams EW, Burnett L. Radiologic Evaluation of the Stylohyoid Syndromes. Int J Radiology. 2008; 8(1).

9. Ramanand Shetty

Cawich SO, Gardner M, Johnson P, Shetty R, Wolf KW. The clinical significance of an elongated styloid process. Int J Fam Pract. 2008; 6(1).

10. Melody Shanaz Isaacs

Cawich SO, Williams EW, Irvine R, Harding HE, Isaacs M. Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a Developing Nation: A Clinical Practice Audit. Int J Pulmon Med. 2009;10(2).

11. Noel McLennon

Cawich SO, Crandon IW, Harding HE, McLennon N. Clinical Presentations of Pituitary Adenomas at a University Hospital in Jamaica. Int J Fam Prac. 2009; 7(2).

12. Greg Hoeksema

SO Cawich, N Iheonunekwu, F Hendriks, G Hoeksema. Kidney Replacement Therapy For Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease in the Cayman Islands. Int Urol Nephrol. 2010: 42(2): 461-464.

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13. Deonne Ranglin

AT Barnett, SO Cawich, IW Crandon, JF Lindo, G Gordon-Strachan, D Robinson, D Ranglin. Informed consent from patients participating in medical education: A survey from a university hospital in Jamaica. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:252.

14. Diaqua Robinson

AT Barnett, SO Cawich, IW Crandon, JF Lindo, G Gordon-Strachan, D Robinson. Informed consent from patients participating in medical education: A survey from a university hospital in Jamaica. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:252.

15. Ross Downes

Downes R, Cawich SO. Para-Duodenal Hernia: Case Report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2010:1(2):19-21 16. Joseph Cherian

Cawich SO, Samuels L, Bambury I, Cherian CJ, et al. Complete Anal Sphincter Complex Disruption from Intercourse: A Report and Literature Review. International J Surg Case Rep. 2012; 3: 565-568.

17. Shariful Islam

Islam S, Harnarayan P, Cawich SO, et al. Epidemiology of Diabetic Foot Infections in an Eastern Caribbean population: A Prospective Study. Perm J. 2013; 17(2): 37-40.

18. Xenophon Kirby

Kirby X, Mitchell D, Williams NP, Cawich SO. Diabetic Mastopathy: An Uncommon Complication of Diabetes Mellitus. Case Rep Surg. 2013; 198502(4): doi:10.1155/2013/198502

19. Vinoo Bheem Islam S, Harnarayan P, Cawich SO, Budhooram S, Bheem V, et al. Epidemiology of Diabetic Foot Infections in an Eastern Caribbean population: A Prospective Study. Perm J. 2013; 17(2): 37-40.

20. Vijay Mahabir

Islam S, Harnarayan P, Cawich SO, Budhooram S, Bheen V, Mahabir V, et al. Epidemiology of Diabetic Foot Infections in the Eastern Caribbean: A Prospective Study. Perm J. 2013; 17(2): 37-40.

Invited Guest / Keynote Speaker for 71 Research Conferences and Workshops: 1. Belize Medical Association Annual Clinical Congress, Belize, Central America Oct 22, 2009

(Supplement 1 at pages 59 & 60) 2. Surgical Considerations in Internal Drug Concealment.

Cayman Islands Hospital Clinical Congress; Orchid Conference Room, Cayman Oct 9, 2009 (Supplement 1 at page 61)

3. Management of Adult Intussusception.

Clinicopathologic Conference, University of the West Indies, Jamaica Jan 27, 2010 (Supplement 1 at pages 62)

4. A Rare Cause of Intestinal Obstruction: Adult Intussusception

Cayman Islands Hospital Clinical Congress; Orchid Conference Room, Cayman Mar 11, 2010 (Supplement 1 at pages 62, 63, 64 & 65)

5. Abdominal Injuries in Sports Medicine. Sports Medicine Conference, University of the West Indies Aug 29, 2011 (Supplement 1 at pages 66)

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6. Infections in Diabetes: Defining Surgeons’ Roles and Responsibilities.

Diabetes Educators of the Caribbean 2nd Annual Clinical Symposium, Jamaica Mar 24, 2011 (Supplement 1 at pages 67)

7. Evaluating the Quality of Informed Consent in Surgical Training.

Georgetown Hospital Annual Clinical Conference, Georgetown, Guyana Nov 20, 2011 (Supplement 1 at pages 68)

8. Future in Anaesthesia: Robotic Surgery Caribbean Association of Nurse Anaesthetists’ Annual Symposium, Jamaica Nov 12, 2011 (Supplement 1 at pages 69 & 70)

9. Laparoscopic Hepatectomy in Developing Countries with Scarce Resources? Georgetown Hospital Annual Clinical Conference, Georgetown, Guyana Nov 20, 2011 (Supplement 1 at pages 68)

10. Cholecystectomy without abdominal scars – Feasibility in the Caribbean. 3rd Reduced Access Laparoscopy Workshop, Kingston, Jamaica Jan 20, 2012 (Supplement 1 at pages 71)

11. Reinventing the Wheel? Implementation of a Laparoscopic Surgical Service in Guyana.

Georgetown University, Georgetown, Guyana Apr 19, 2012 (Supplement 1 at pages 72)

12. Management of Iatrogenic Bile Duct Injuries in the Caribbean Setting.

Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Conference, Trinidad and Tobago Jun 21, 2012 (Supplement 1 at pages 73 & 74)

13. Introducing a Laparoscopic Surgery Service at Type B Hospitals In Jamaica.

National Laparoscopic Training Course, Spaulding, Jamaica Nov 23, 2012 (Supplement 1 at pages 75 & 76)

14. Trans-Umbilical Cholecystectomy: Techniques for Access and Instrumentation.

National Laparoscopic Training Course, Spaulding, Jamaica Apr 19, 2013 (Supplement 1 at pages 77 & 78)

15. Modern Management of Gallstone Disease in the Anglophone Caribbean.

Medical Association of Jamaica Symposium, Kingston, Jamaica Jun 9, 2013 (Supplement 1 at pages 79, 80 & 81)

16. Foot Complications from Diabetes: A Caribbean Perspective. Second Annual Diabetes Conference, University of Belize, Belize Nov 14, 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 82 & 83)

17. The laparoscopic approach to liver resections. Fourth Annual Curacao Laparoscopic Conference, Curacao April 23, 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 84, 85, 86 & 87)

18. Beyond Simple Cholecystectomies. Fourth Annual Curacao Laparoscopic Conference, Curacao April 25, 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 84, 85, 86 & 87)

19. Cholecystectomy: Beyond the Traditional 4 Ports and on to 1 port Georgetown Hospital Corporation Laparoscopic Conference, Guyana June 6, 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 88)

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20. Techniques for inguinal Hernia Repair: TAPP

Georgetown Hospital Corporation Laparoscopic Conference, Guyana June 6, 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 88)

21. Techniques for inguinal Hernia Repair: TEP Georgetown Hospital Corporation Laparoscopic Conference, Guyana June 6, 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 88)

22. Extraction of the Gallbladder Remnant for Stump Cholecystitis Caribbean Society of Endo-Laparoscopic Surgeons’ Conference, Curacao Nov 21, 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 274,275 & 276)

23. Technical Decision Making in patients with difficult haemodialysis access. University of the West Indies Vascular Symposium Feb 3, 2015 (Supplement 1 at pages 277)

24. Modern Management of Gallstone Disease. Trinidad & Tobago Medical Association Annual Symposium Feb 12, 2015 (Supplement 1 at pages 278 & 279)

25. Complications during laparoscopy.

Gynaecology Workshop in Advanced Laparoscopy, Trinidad March 12, 2015

26. Performing Pancreatic Surgery Barbados Pancreas Workshop, Barbados April 29, 2015

27. Bariatric Surgery in the Caribbean Guyana Medical Council Annual Symposium, Georgetown, Guyana May 24, 2015

28. Performing Liver Surgery in the Caribbean Atmosphere Queen Elizabeth Hospital Surgery Workshop, Barbados June 24-27, 2015

29. Measuring the Economic Impact of Hospitalization for Diabetic Infections in Trinidad Trinidad & Tobago Medical Association Annual Symposium July 5, 2015

30. Techniques for Pancreatic Resections Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados Aug 27-28, 2015 31. International Education Session: Expert Panelist

American College of Surgeons’ Invited Expert Guest Panelist Oct 4-8, 2015 32. Techniques for Liver Surgery Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados Jan 29-30, 2016 33. Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy and Cholecystectomy Princess Margaret Hospital, Nassau, Bahamas Feb 16-17, 2016 34. A Laparoscopic Approach to Appendectomy

UWI Laparoscopic Workshop – Intermediate Level March 13, 2016

35. Updates in Surgical Management of the Acute Abdomen Trinidad & Tobago Medical Association Conference, Macoya, Trinidad March 29, 2016

36. Laparoscopic Surgery for the Caribbean.

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Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Invited Lecture, Guyana May 28, 2016 37. Moving Toward Advanced Laparoscopy in Guyana

Medtronic Laparoscopic Workshop, Guyana Sept. 7, 2016

38. Emergency Laparoscopy for the Acute Abdomen in the Caribbean. Medtronic Laparoscopic Workshop, Guyana Sept. 7, 2016

39. Multi-Trocar Laparoscopy and SILS Approaches to Cholecystectomy.

Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Laparoscopic Workshop, Guyana Sept. 8-9, 2016

40. Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair - Technical Approaches. Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Laparoscopic Workshop, Guyana Sept. 8-9, 2016

41. Laparoscopic Practice for Guyana

Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Laparoscopic Workshop, Guyana Sept. 8-9, 2016

42. Avoiding Bile Duct Injuries at Laparoscopy CaSES 4th Annual Symposium, Bahamas October 20, 2016

43. Management of Intra-Operative Duct Injury

CaSES 4th Annual Symposium, Bahamas October 20, 2016

44. Modified TAMIS Techniques for use in Resource Poor Settings CaSES 4th Annual Symposium, Bahamas October 21, 2016

45. Single Site Procto-Colectomy and Ileal-Anal Pouch Anastomosis

CaSES 4th Annual Symposium, Bahamas October 21, 2016 46. Establishing Partnerships within the Region: Advancement of Laparoscopy in Guyana

CaSES 4th Annual Symposium, Bahamas October 22, 2016 47. Advanced Laparoscopic Hepatobiliary Surgery in the Caribbean November 18, 2016 Kingston Public Hospital Laparoscopic Symposium, Kingston, Jamaica 48. Guidelines for Treatment of Breast Cancer in the Caribbean November 13, 2016 TTMA 6th Annual Oncology Conference, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 49. Multidisciplinary Care for Hepatopancreatobiliary Diseases in the Caribbean. January 26, 2017

Caribbean Chapter of AHPBA Inaugural Meeting, Nassau, Bahamas 50. Advancing Minimally Invasive Surgery in Jamaica. March 8, 2017 Medical Link Laparoscopic Conference, Kingston, Jamaica 51. Technical Aspects of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair. March 8, 2017 Medical Link Laparoscopic Conference, Kingston, Jamaica 52. Appendectomy via a Laparoscopic Approach: Video Presentation March 10, 2017 UWI Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop, EWMSC, Trinidad & Tobago 53. Multiple and Single Trocar Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. March 9, 2017 Medtronic Surgical Conference, Kingston, Jamaica

54. Laparoscopic Appendectomy in the Caribbean. March 9, 2017 Medtronic Surgical Conference, Kingston, Jamaica

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55. Caring for Patients with Pancreatitis. Abbott Surgical Meeting, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. April 20, 2017

56. Laparoscopic Repair for Ventral Herniae

GHPC Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop, Georgetown, Guyana May 30, 2017

57. Laparoscopic Appendectomy in the Caribbean GHPC Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop, Georgetown, Guyana May 30, 2017

58. Constructing a Team Approach to Laparoscopic Surgery GHPC Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop, Georgetown, Guyana May 30, 2017

59. Chiliaditi’s Syndrome and the Liver Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons Symposium, Montego Bay, Jamaica June 13, 2017 60. Laparoscopic Approach to Colectomy Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Meeting, Montego Bay, Jamaica. June 14, 2017 61. Surgical Solutions for Chronic Disease Control.

Trinidad & Tobago Medical Association Educational Symposium, Trinidad & Tobago Aug 24, 2017 Appendix 121

62. Techniques for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair May Pen MIS Hernia Workshop, May Pen, Jamaica Sept 21, 2017

63. Ventral Hernia: Laparoscopic repair Options

May Pen MIS Hernia Workshop, May Pen, Jamaica Sept 21, 2017 64. Laparoscopic TAPP Repair as Live Surgery Demonstration

May Pen MIS Hernia Workshop, May Pen, Jamaica Sept 21, 2017 65. Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair As Live Surgery Demonstration:

May Pen MIS Hernia Workshop, May Pen, Jamaica Sept 21, 2017 66. Techniques for Hemi-Colectomy

Medtronic Laparoscopic Colorectal Workshop, Spaulding, Jamaica Sept 22, 2017 67. Laparoscopic Right Colectomy as Live Surgery Demonstration

Medtronic Laparoscopic Colorectal Workshop, Spaulding, Jamaica Sept 22, 2017 68. Techniques for Anterior Resection

Medtronic Laparoscopic Colorectal Workshop, Spaulding, Jamaica Sept 22, 2017 69. Laparoscopic Anterior Resection as Live Surgery Demonstration

Medtronic Laparoscopic Colorectal Workshop, Spaulding, Jamaica Sept 22, 2017 70. Updates in Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases.

Caribbean Association of Oncology & Haematology Symposium, Trinidad & Tobago Oct 1, 2017 (Appendix 122a-c)

71. Surgical Anatomy of the Caribbean Liver

University of the West Indies Faculty Research Day Nov 9, 2017 (Appendix 123)

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Supervision of Post-Graduate Research / Proctorships in Surgery

1. Post-Graduate Supervision: Dr. Carlos Wilson (Surgery – Jamaica) Supervised post-graduate work on gallbladder surgery. This candidate completed post-graduate surgical studies in 2009. (Research work has been published and listed in publications)

2. Faculty: Belize Renal Association Training Day (Belize) Organized by Dr. Jorge Hidalgo. A local team including surgeons and operating room staff were proctored in vascular access techniques at the Karl Heusner Hospital in Belize on October 2009 (Supplement 1 at pages 89, 90,91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 & 97)

3. Post-Graduate Supervision: Dr. Tenaj Lewis (O&G - Jamaica) Supervised post-graduate work on anal sphincter injuries. This candidate completed post-graduate studies in 2009. (Research work has been published and listed in publications)

4. Post-Graduate Supervision: Dr. Ross Downes (Surgery – Jamaica) Supervised post-graduate work on hernia surgery. This candidate completed post-graduate surgical studies in 2010. (Research work has been published and listed in publications)

5. Post-Graduate Supervision: Dr Joseph Cherian (Surgery - Jamaica) Supervised post-graduate work on hernia surgery. This candidate completed post-graduate DM studies in 2012. (Research work has been published and listed in publications)

6. Post-Graduate Supervision: Dr. Cheetanand Mahadeo (Surgery – Guyana) Supervised post-graduate work in laparoscopic surgery at the Guyana Public Hospital (Supplement 1 at pages 98. 99 & 231)

7. Post-Graduate Supervision: Dr. Xenophon Kirby (Surgery - Jamaica) Supervised post-graduate work on breast surgery. This candidate completed post-graduate studies in general surgery in 2012. (Research work has been published and listed in publications)

8. Faculty: Jamaica National Laparoscopic Training Course (Jamaica)

Several surgeons were proctored in laparoscopic hernia surgery at the Percy Junor Hospital on November 23, 2012. This also included sessions for the operating room nurses. (Supplement 1 at pages 75 & 76)

9. Faculty: UWI Hepatopancreatobiliary Workshop (Trinidad & Tobago) Several surgeons were proctored in liver resection techniques in an animal lab model at the St. Augustine Campus on June 21, 2012. (Supplement 1 at pages 73 & 74)

10. Faculty: Jamaica National Laparoscopic Training Course (Jamaica)

Several surgeons were proctored in single incision laparoscopic surgery at the Percy Junor Hospital on April 19, 2013 (Supplement 1 at pages 77 & 78)

11. Post-Graduate Supervision: Dr. Shariful Islam (Trinidad & Tobago) Supervised post-graduate candidate’s research on the management of the diabetic foot. This candidate is expected to complete post-graduate surgical studies in 2015. (Research work has been published and listed in publications)

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12. Faculty: Royal College Basic Skills Training Course (Trinidad & Tobago)

Several surgical trainees were proctored in basic surgical skills at the St. Augustine Campus in September, 2013 (Supplement 2 at pages 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13)

13. Post-Graduate Supervision: Dr. Andrew Joseph (Jamaica)

Supervised post-graduate work on acute cholecystitis. This candidate is expected to completed post-graduate studies in 2014. (Research work has been published as abstracts and listed in publications)

14. Post-Graduate Supervision: Dr. Omar Feilx (Jamaica)

Supervised post-graduate work on lapaorscopic colorectal surgery. Research work has been published as an abstract and presented at regional surgery meeting. This candidate is expected to complete post-graduate studies in 2015. (Research work has been published as an abstract and listed in publications)

15. Post-Graduate Supervision: Dr. Dwayne Wright (O&G – Jamaica)

Supervised post-graduate work on severe perianal lacerations. Research work has been submitted for publication and awaiting decision. This candidate completes post-graduate studies in 2014. (Research work has been submitted for publication and listed in publications)

16. Faculty: Royal College Basic Skills Training Course (Trinidad & Tobago)

Several surgical trainees were proctored in basic surgical skills at the St. Augustine Campus on January 4, 2014 (Supplement 2 at pages 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13)

17. Faculty: Royal College Laparoscopic Surgery Training Course (Trinidad & Tobago)

Surgical trainees were proctored in laparoscopic skills at St. Augustine Campus on Jan 6, 2014 (Supplement 2 at pages 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19)

18. Faculty: UWI Laparoscopic Surgery Training Course (Trinidad & Tobago)

Surgical trainees were proctored in laparoscopic skills at St. Augustine Campus on Jan 11, 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 104)

19. Surgical Proctor: Barbados Pancreatic Surgery Workshop (Barbados) Invited proctor in live pancreatic surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados on April 29, 2015. (Supplement 1 at page)

20. Surgical Proctor: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Surgery Workshop (Barbados)

Invited proctor in liver surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on June 24-27, 2015.

21. Surgical Proctor: Barbados Liver Surgery Workshop (Barbados) Invited proctor in liver surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on January 29-30, 2016.

22. Surgical Proctor: Princess Margaret MIS Workshop (Nassau, Bahamas)

Invited proctor in MIS surgery at the Princess Margaret Hospital on February 16-17, 2016. 23. Faculty: Intermediate Laparoscopic Surgery Course (Trinidad & Tobago)

Surgical trainees were proctored in laparoscopic skills at St. Augustine Campus on March 13, 2016

24. Faculty: Royal College Basic Skills Training Course (Trinidad & Tobago) Several surgical trainees were proctored in basic surgical skills at the St. Augustine Campus on March 19-20, 2016

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25. Faculty: GHPC Laparoscopic Training Workshop (Guyana) Several surgical trainees were proctored in advanced laparoscopic surgical skills at the Guyana Public Hospital Corporation on September 7, 2016

26. Surgical Proctor: Medtronic Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop (Guyana) Surgeons were proctored in five laparoscopic operations performed in real time at the Guyana Public Hospital Corporation on September 8, 2016

27. Surgical Proctor: Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons Laparoscopic Workshop (Bahamas) Surgeons were proctored via live operation in Single Site (SILS) Colectomy at the Princess Margaret Hospital in the Bahamas on October 20, 2016.

28. Faculty: 4th Annual CaSES Clinical Symposium (Nassau, Bahamas) This was the 4th annual meeting of this laparoscopic society that involved training for practicing laparoscopic surgeons in the Caribbean region.

29. Faculty: Kingston Public Hospital Laparoscopic Conference (Kingston, Jamaica)

This meeting was aimed at an advanced surgical audience with the aim of facilitating development of laparoscopy across the Caribbean region. The meeting was held at the Kingston Public Hospital on November 18, 2016.

30. Faculty: 6th Annual TTMA Oncology Conference (Port of Spain, Trinidad)

This conference was dedicated to establishing guidelines for diagnosis, treatment of breast cancer tailored to the needs of the Caribbean region. The meeting was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad on November 13, 2016.

31. Faculty: Caribbean Obesity Forum (Kingston, Jamaica) This Symposium is a specialized forum aimed at specifically the management of obesity and related conditions. The meeting was held in Kingston, Jamaica on November 19, 2016

32. Faculty: Medical Link Laparoscopic Surgery Symposium (Kingston, Jamaica) This was an annual surgical meeting where surgeons were proctored in advanced laparoscopic techniques. The meeting was held in Kingston Jamaica on March 8-10, 2017.

33. Faculty: UWI Intermediate Laparoscopic Course (Trinidad & Tobago) Surgical trainees proficient in laparoscopic techniques were tutored in advanced laparoscopic techniques as a part of on-going training to achieve competency in laparoscopy. The meeting was held in Kingston Jamaica on March 12, 2017.

34. Faculty: GHPC Laparoscopic Training Course (Guyana) Several surgical trainees were tutored in laparoscopic surgical skills by lectures and simulated classroom training at the Guyana Public Hospital Corporation on May 30, 2016

35. Proctor for Live Surgery Demonstrations: GHPC Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop (Guyana) Surgical trainees proficient in basic laparoscopy were proctored at intermediate laparoscopic techniques during live operations in this hands-on workshop. This workshop was part of on-going programme to achieve competency in laparoscopy. The Live Operative Workshop was held in the Operating Room at Georgetown, Guyana on May 31, 2017.

36. Faculty: 5th Annual CaSES Clinical Symposium (Montego Bay, Jamaica)

This was the 5th annual meeting of this laparoscopic society that involved training for practicing laparoscopic surgeons in the Caribbean region. The meeting was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica on June 13-14, 2017

37. Faculty: 15th Annual Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Clinical Symposium (Montego Bay, Jamaica)

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This was the 15th annual meeting of this surgical society that encompassed surgeons across the Caribbean region. The meeting was geared toward uplifting the surgical community in the Caribbean region though surgical education. The meeting was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica on June 15-17, 2017

38. Faculty: Percy Junor Hospital Colorectal Workshop (Spalding, Jamaica)

This workshop was aimed at an audience of surgeons at the Percy Junor Hospital in Spalding, Jamaica. The workshop included live surgical demonstrations, proctorships and didactic lectures that were aimed at further development of advanced laparoscopic skill sets. The meeting was held in Spalding, Jamaica on September 22, 2017.

39. Faculty: May Pen Hospital Laparoscopic Workshop (Mandeville, Jamaica) This outreach workshop was aimed at an audience of laparoscopic surgeons at the May Pen Hospital in Mandeville, Jamaica. The workshop included live surgical demonstrations, proctorships and didactic lectures that were aimed at further development of advanced laparoscopic skill sets. The meeting was held in Mandeville, Jamaica on September 21, 2017.

40. Faculty: Caribbean Oncology and Haematology Annual Symposium (Port of Spain, Trinidad) This educational symposium targeted tertiary level specialists with oncology interests practicing in the Caribbean. The symposium was geared to continued education for professionals across the region in an attempt to improve oncology standards. The meeting was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad from September 29 to October 1, 2017 (Appendix 122a-c).

STATEMENT OF PUBLIC, PROFESSIONAL and/or EXTRA-DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

Public Service 1. UWI / Belize Medical Association Kidney Outreach Programme 2009 - 2010

This is a charity service organized by the Belize Medical & Dental Association (BMDA). Over a period of five days, usually in October, patients with renal failure were evaluated and had access operations performed at the Karl Heusner Hospital in Belize City. This also involves mentoring of local surgeons to provide this service on a continued basis. (Supplement 1 at pages 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110)

2. Educational Lecture on Hernia Surgery July 12, 2011 A televised educational lecture was delivered to the general public on hernia surgery. Interview duration 15 mins. (Available: http://televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/PrimeTimeNews.aspx/Videos/14265)

3. Educational Lecture on Robotic Surgery Sept 21, 2011

A televised educational lecture was delivered to the general public on robotic surgery. (Available: http://televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/PrimeTimeNews.aspx/Videos/12506)

4. Educational Lecture: Updates on Laparoscopic Surgery Jan 20, 2012

A televised educational lecture was delivered to the general public on laparoscopic surgery at the University of the West Indies. Interview duration: 15 minutes. (Available: http://www.televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/SmileJamaica.aspx/Videos/15229)

5. Educational Lecture on Foot Complications of Diabetes Apr 10, 2012

A televised educational lecture was delivered to the general public on the foot complications of diabetes mellitus as a part of UWI diabetes outreach programme. Interview duration 12 minutes. (Available: http://www.televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/PrimeTimeNews.aspx/Videos/17333)

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6. Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Apr. 16-18, 2012 Over this period, sub-specialty surgical care was delivered to public patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital in Guyana. This involved laparoscopic resections and mentoring of local surgeons in laparoscopic techniques in order for this service to be offered on a continued basis. (Supplement 1 at pages 98, 99)

7. Educational Lecture on Endoscopic Surgery Nov 16, 2013

As a part of promotional activity for the University of the West Indies / CaSES’ annual clinical symposium, a televised education lecture was delivered to the public on endocsopic surgery. Interview duration 1 Hour. (Available at: http://vimeo.com/78675360)

8. Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation June 6, 2014

During this period, local surgeons at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation were mentored in laparoscopic operations. This involved hands on training in four advanced laparoscopic operations at the Public Hospital in Guyana. (Supplement 1 at pages 111, 112 & 113)

9. Barbados Pancreas Workshop April 29, 2015

At this workshop, local surgeons were proctored in live pancreatic surgery techniques at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados. Two Whipple’s pancreaticoduodenectomies were scheduled for live demonstrations.

10. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Surgical Workshop (Liver Resections) June 24-27, 2015 At this workshop, local surgeons were proctored in techniques for liver resection during liver operations at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados on June 24-27, 2015. There was one liver resection scheduled for a live OR demonstration.

11. American College of Surgeons’ Annual Clinical Conference – Chicago Oct. 4-8, 2015

This is the annual scientific meeting for the prestigious American College of Surgeons. As a guest panelist for the International Educational Session it was required to comment on nine presentations by international surgeons.

12. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Liver Surgery Workshop - Barbados Jan 29-30, 2016

Barbadian surgeons were proctored in oncological liver resections during live surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados on June 29-30, 2016.

13. Princess Margaret MIS Workshop – Nassau, Bahamas Feb 16-17, 2016

Surgeons in the Bahamas were proctored on techniques for single incision laparoscopic surgery at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau, Bahamas on Feb 16-17, 2016.

14. GHPC Laparoscopic Workshop – Georgetown, Guyana Sept 9, 2016 During this period, local surgeons at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation were mentored in laparoscopic operations. This involved hands on training in advanced laparoscopic operations at the Public Hospital in Guyana.

15. CaSES Laparoscopic Workshop – Nassau, Bahamas Oct 19-22, 2016 During this workshop, local surgeons at the Princess Margaret Hospital were mentored in single incision laparoscopic colectomy. This involved hands on training in advanced laparoscopic operations at the Princess Margaret Hospital in the Bahamas.

16. Caribbean Obesity Forum Annual Symposium November 19, 2016

This Symposium was aimed specifically at increasing the awareness of obesity in the Caribbean region and to discuss its management and treatment of related conditions.

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17. Trinidad & Tobago 6th Annual Oncology Conference November 13, 2016 This conference was dedicated to establishing guidelines for diagnosis, treatment of breast cancer tailored to the needs of the Caribbean region. The meeting was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad on November 13, 2016.

18. Kingston Public Hospital Laparoscopic Workshop November 18, 2016 During this meeting, local surgeons in Jamaica were mentored in laparoscopic hepatobiliary surgical techniques.

19. Medical Link Laparoscopic Symposium March 8-10, 2017

During this meeting, local surgeons in Jamaica were mentored in advanced laparoscopic surgical techniques.

20. Abbott Surgical Educational Meeting April 20, 2017 This was an educational meeting for pancreatologists to discuss recommendations for nutritional management in Acute Pancreatitis.

21. GHPC Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop - Georgetown, Guyana May 30, 2017 During this period, local surgeons at the public hospital in Guyana were mentored in laparoscopic techniques. This involved hands on training in laparoscopic operations at the Public Hospital in Guyana.

22. CaSES 5th Annual Clinical Symposium – Montego Bay, Jamaica June 14, 2017 During this workshop, local surgeons at the Hospigen Hospital in Montego Bay were mentored in techniques to complete laparoscopic colectomy. This involved hands on training during live surgery in laparoscopic colectomies at the Hospigen Hospital in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

23. CCOS Annual Clinical Symposium – Montego Bay, Jamaica June 15-17, 2017

This was the 5th annual meeting of this laparoscopic society that involved training for practicing laparoscopic surgeons in the Caribbean region.

24. Inter-Health Canada TCI Workshop - Providenciales, Turks and Caicos July 11-14, 2017

This outreach workshop was aimed at an audience of laparoscopic surgeons at the Cheshire Medical Centre in Providencialies in Turks and Caicos. The workshop included live surgical demonstrations, proctorships and didactic lectures that were aimed at further development of advanced laparoscopic skill sets.

25. Percy Junor Hospital Colorectal Workshop - Spalding, Jamaica September 22, 2017

This workshop was aimed at an audience of surgeons at the Percy Junor Hospital in Spalding, Jamaica. The workshop included live surgical demonstrations, proctorships and didactic lectures that were aimed at further development of advanced laparoscopic skill sets.

26. May Pen Hospital Laparoscopic Workshop - Mandeville, Jamaica September 21, 2017 This outreach workshop was aimed at an audience of laparoscopic surgeons at the May Pen Hospital in Mandeville, Jamaica. The workshop included live surgical demonstrations, proctorships and didactic lectures that were aimed at further development of advanced laparoscopic skill sets.

27. Trinidad & Tobago Medical Association Educational Symposium – Trinidad August 24, 2017 This educational symposium was organized by the TTMA and aimed at surgical education for practitioners in Trinidad & Tobago. I participated as the invited keynote guest speaker to address the audience on “surgical solutions for chronic diseases” (Appendix 121)

28. Caribbean Association of Oncology & Haematology Symposium – Trinidad October 1, 2017 This educational symposium was organized by the CAOH and aimed at education for oncologists and haematologists across the Caribbean region. I participated as an invited speaker to address the audience on “Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases” (Appendix 122a-c)

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29. University of the West Indies Research Symposium – Trinidad November 9, 2017

This educational symposium was organized by the UWI and was geared to showcasing the current activities of the UWI and its contribution to societal advancement. I participated as an invited speaker to address the audience on “The Surgical Anatomy of the Caribbean Liver” (Appendix 124)

Extra-Departmental Service 1. Liaison: UWI / Ryerson University BSc Nursing Anatomy Course 2006 - 2007

2. Liaison: UWI Post-Graduate Surgical Anatomy Course 2006 - 2007 3. Surgery Representative: UWI Annual Principal’s Research Day Committee 2008 - 2010

(Supplement 1 at pages 114, 115, 116 & 117) 4. Chairman: UWI Department of Surgery Scientific Conference Committee 2010 - 2012

(Supplement 1 at pages 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130 & 131) 5. Council Member: Caribbean Accreditation Medical Council 2009 - 2012

(Supplement 1 at pages 134-139) 6. Liaison in Surgery: UWI Family Medicine Postgraduate Programme 2010 - 2011

(Supplement 1 at pages 140) 7. Council Member: UWI Faculty of Medical Sciences’ Research Committee 2011 - 2013

(Supplement 1 at pages 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153, 154 & 155)

8. Scientific Secretary: Association of Surgeons in Jamaica 2011 - 2013 (Supplement 1 at pages 187, 188, 189, 190 & 191)

9. Scientific Secretary: Caribbean College of Surgeons 2011 - 2013 (Supplement 1 at pages 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166 & 167)

10. Chairman: UWI Hepatopancreatobiliary Multidisciplinary Team 2011 - 2013 (Supplement 1 at pages 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 179, 180, 181 & 182)

11. External Examiner in Post-Graduate Surgery: Georgetown University 2012 - 2013 (Supplement 1 at pages 183, 184, 185 & 186)

12. Chairman: Publication Committee for Caribbean College of Surgeons 2011 - 2013

(Supplement 1 at pages 162)

13. Research Secretary: Caribbean Obesity Society 2013 - 2015 (Supplement 1 at pages 192, 193, 194 & 195)

14. Founding Member: Caribbean Society for Endo-laparoscopic Surgeons 2013 (Supplement 1 at pages 196, 197, 198, 199, 200 & 201)

15. Secretary: Caribbean Society for Endo-laparoscopic Surgeons 2012 - 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 202, 203, 204, 205 & 206)

16. Council Member: Society of Surgeons in Trinidad & Tobago 2013 - 2015 (Supplement 1 at pages 207, 208, 209, 210, 211 & 212)

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17. Associate Editor: Caribbean Medical Journal 2013 - 2015 (Supplement 1 at pages 213)

18. Faculty: Curacao Educational Course in Laparoscopic Surgery 2013 - 2015

(Supplement 1 at pages 214)

19. Scientific Secretary: Caribbean College of Surgeons 2013 - 2016 (Supplement 1 at pages 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166 & 167)

20. External Examiner for Undergraduate Surgery at University of Guyana June 14, 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 215 & 216)

21. Chairman: Publication Committee for Caribbean College of Surgeons 2013 - 2016 (Supplement 1 at pages 162)

22. Founding Member: Caribbean Chapter of the American HPB Association 2015 23. External Examiner in Post-Graduate Surgery: Georgetown University June 15, 2015 24. Secretary: Caribbean Chapter of American HPB Association 2015 - 2016 25. External Examiner in Under-Graduate Surgery: Georgetown University Sept. 25, 2015

26. Expert Guest Panelist: American College of Surgeons’ Education Session Oct. 20-24, 2015 27. Faculty: Intermediate Laparoscopic Surgery Course UWI 2015 28. External Examiner in MBBS Undergraduate Surgery: Georgetown University May 28, 2016 29. Secretary: Caribbean Society for Endo-laparoscopic Surgeons 2015 - 2016

(Supplement 1 at pages 202, 203, 204, 205 & 206)

30. External Examiner for Post-Graduate Surgery: Georgetown University May 29, 2016 31. Chairman: Journal Steering & Development Committee

Journal of the Caribbean College of Surgeons 2016-2017 32. Faculty: GHPC (Guyana Public Hospital Corporation) Laparoscopic Workshop Sept 9, 2016

33. Council Member: Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Outreach & Disaster Committee 2016-2017

34. External Examiner for Under-Graduate Surgery: Georgetown University Sept 7-8, 2016 35. Editor in Chief for Journal of The Caribbean College of Surgeons October 2, 2016 36. Educational Consultant for Covidien / Medtronic 2016-2017 37. Faculty: CaSES Laparoscopic Workshop: Nassau, Bahamas Oct 19-22, 2016 38. Head of Training: Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons 2016-2017 39. Editorial Board Member – Permanente Journal, Canada Jan 20, 2017

(Appendix 118) 40. Faculty: Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop: Trinidad & Tobago Mar 10, 2017

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41. Faculty: Medical Link Laparoscopic Workshop: Jamaica Mar 8, 2017 42. Faculty: Abbott Surgical Educational Workshop April 20, 2017

43. Faculty: GHPC (Guyana Public Hospital Corporation) Laparoscopic Workshop May 30, 2017 44. Faculty: 5th CaSES Laparoscopic Workshop: Montego Bay, Jamaica June 14, 2017 45. Faculty: CCOS Clinical Symposium: Montego Bay, Jamaica June 15-17, 2017 46. Faculty: Inter-Health Canada TCI Workshop - Providenciales, TCI July 11-14, 2017 47. Vice President: The Caribbean College of Surgeons June 13, 2017 48. Faculty: Percy Junor Hospital Colorectal Workshop - Spalding, Jamaica Sept 22, 2017

49. Faculty: May Pen MIS Hernia Workshop - Mandeville, Jamaica Sept 21, 2017

50. Scientific Consultant for Medtronic Caribbean - Puerto Rico 2017-2019

(Appendix 120)

51. Faculty: Caribbean Association of Oncology & Haematology –Trinidad Oct 1, 2017 (Appendix 122a-c) 52. Faculty: UWI Research Symposium Nov 7, 2017 (Appendix 123) 53. Recipient: AHPBA international Relations Traveling Fellowship Award Nov 8, 2017 (Appendix 124)

Contributions to the University of the West Indies

1. Mentorship: Twenty (20) persons across several disciplines mentored for their first publications Richard Felix. Necia R Evans, Ajit T Matthew, Sanjib K Mohanty, William KJ Huizinga, Dale A Laws, Tenaj Lewis, Lisa Burnett, Ramanand Shetty, Melody S Isaacs, Noel McLennon, Greg Hoeksema, Deonne Ranglin, Diaqua Robinson, Ross Downes, Joseph Cherian, Shariful Islam, Xenophon Kirby, Vijay Bheem and Vijay Mahabir (all listed above as full publications)

2. Workshops

Coordination of forty (42) regional workshops • UWI Minimally Invasive Colorectal Workshop Apr 1-3, 2010

(Supplement 1 at pages 1 & 2) • UWI Robotic Surgery Workshop Jul 14-15, 2011

(Supplement 1 at pages 3 & 4) • UWI / American Hepatopancreatobiliary Association Symposium Dec 16, 2011

(Supplement 1 at pages 5 & 6) • UWI Workshop on Advanced Single Incision Laparoscopy Jan 16, 2012

(Supplement 1 at pages 7, 8 & 9) • Association of Surgeons in Jamaica Annual Clinical Symposium May 18-19, 2012

(Supplement 1 at pages 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16) • Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Clinical Symposium Jun 16-17, 2012

(Supplement 1 at pages 17, 18 7 19) • National Laparoscopic Training Workshop Nov. 23, 2012

(Supplement 1 at pages 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 & 25) • Association of Surgeons’ Annual Weekend Retreat Clinical Meeting Nov. 10, 2012

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(Supplement 1 at pages 26) • UWI Caribbean Obesity Conference Mar. 2-3, 2013

(Supplement 1 at pages 28 & 29) • Medical Association of Jamaica Laparoscopic Training Workshop April 19, 2013

(Supplement 1 at pages 30 & 31) • Association of Surgeons in Jamaica Annual Clinical Symposium Jun. 13-16, 2013

(Supplement 1 at pages 32, 33, 34, 35 & 36) • Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Clinical Symposium Jun 13-16, 2013

(Supplement 1 at pages 37, 38 & 39) • UWI / Port of Spain General Hospital Laparoscopic Workshop Nov 11, 2013

(Supplement 1 at pages 40) • UWI/ Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons Meeting Nov 6, 2013

(Supplement 1 at pages 41) • Belize Medical Association Kidney Outreach Programme Oct 22, 2010

(Supplement 1 at pages 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222 & 223) • Royal College of Surgeons’ Basic Surgical Skills Workshop Jan 4-5, 2014

(Supplement 1 at pages 42) • UWI Laparoscopic Workshop at St Augustine Campus Jan 11, 2014

(Supplement 1 at pages 43) • Society of Surgeons in Trinidad & Tobago Annual Clinical Symposium Mar. 22, 2014

(Supplement 1 at pages 44 & 45) • UWI Port of Spain General Hospital Laparoscopic Workshop Mar. 24, 2014

(Supplement 1 at pages 46 & 47) • UWI Sangre Grande Hospital Laparoscopic Workshop Mar. 26, 2014

(Supplement 1 at pages 48 & 49) • UWI / Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Laparoscopic Workshop June 6, 2014

(Supplement 1 at pages 50, 51 & 52) • Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Clinical Symposium Jun 13-16, 2014

(Supplement 1 at pages 53, 54 & 55 • CaSES (Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons) Annual Meeting Nov 10-11, 2014

(Supplement 1 at pages 56, 57 & 58) • UWI Hernia Repair Workshop at Port of Spain General Hospital Feb 25, 2015

(Supplement 1 at pages 272 & 273) • Barbados Pancreas Workshop April 29-30, 2015

(Supplement ) • Guyana Bariatric Workshop May 21-23, 2015

(Supplement ) • Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Clinical Symposium Jun 10-12, 2015

(Supplement ) • Liver Surgery Workshop in Barbados Jun 24-28, 2015

(Supplement ) • UWI Endo-Thyroid Workshop July 2, 2015

(Supplement ) • Barbados Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Workshop Aug 27-28, 2015

(Supplement ) • CaSES (Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons) Annual Meeting Oct. 21-25, 2015

(Supplement ) • Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Clinical Symposium Jun 16-18, 2016

(Supplement ) • Medtronic Laparosopic Workshop Sept 7, 2016

Pegasus Hotel, Guyana • Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GHPC) Laparoscopic Workshop Sept 8-9, 2016

(Supplement ) • CaSES (Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons) Annual Meeting Oct 19-22, 2016

(Supplement ) • Inaugural Meeting of Caribbean Chapter of AHPBA Jan 26, 2017

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(supplement ) • UWI Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop Mar 10, 2017

(supplement) • Abbott Surgical Educational Workshop April 20, 2017

(supplement) • Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GHPC) Laparoscopic Workshop May 30, 2017

(Supplement ) • CaSES (Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons) Annual Meeting Jun 13-14, 2017

(supplement ) • Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Clinical Symposium Jun 15-17, 2017

(supplement ) • Scientific Consultant for Medtronic Caribbean 2017-2018

(Supplement 120)

3. Leadership Roles at the University of the West Indies Member of fifteen (15) UWI Committees: • Liaison for UWI / Ryerson University Bachelor in Nursing Science Degree 2006 - 2007 • Liaison for UWI Post-Graduate Surgical Anatomy Course 2006 - 2007 • Curriculum development / Electronic course conversion for course NE10A 2006 - 2007 • Surgery Representative for Annual Principal’s Research Day Committee 2008 - 2010

(Supplement 1 at pages 114, 115, 116 & 117) • Chairman of Department of Surgery’s Scientific Conference Committee 2010 - 2012

(Supplement 1 at pages 118, 119, 121, 122, 125, 126, 127, 128, 130, 132 & 133) • Liaison in Surgery for Family Medicine Postgraduate Programme 2010 - 2011

(Supplement 1 at pages 140) • Council Member for Faculty of Medical Sciences’ Research Committee 2011 - 2013

(Supplement 1 at pages 141, 142, 144, 145, 147, 148, 149, 152, 153, 154 & 155) • Chairman for UWI Hepatopancreatobiliary Multidisciplinary Team 2011 - 2013

(Supplement 1 at pages 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 179, 180, 181 & 182) • Member: CAAM-HP Accreditation Committee for UWI 2015 - 2016 • Coordinator (POS): UWI Postgraduate DM Surgery Programme 2015 - present • Chairman: UWI Sub-Committee for Internship and Professional Development 2015 - 2016 • Board Member: UWI Specialty Board (Surgery) 2015 – present • Committee Member: Appointments Advisor Committee for Surgery 2016 • Coordinator: National Journal Meetings in Surgery (Appendix 115/116) 2016 • Committee Member: Appointments Advisor Committee for Surgery 2017

4. Leadership Roles for the Caribbean Region

Member of twenty two (22) Boards / Committees for the Caribbean Region: • Council Member: Caribbean Accreditation Medical Council 2009 – 2012

(Supplement 1 at pages 134, 135, 136, 137, 138 &139)

• Scientific Secretary: Association of Surgeons in Jamaica 2011 - 2013 (Supplement 1 at pages 187, 188, 190 & 191)

• Scientific Secretary: Caribbean College of Surgeons 2011 - 2016 (Supplement 1 at pages 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166 & 167)

• External Examiner in Post-Graduate Surgery: Georgetown University 2012 - 2016 (Supplement 1 at pages 183, 184, 185 & 186)

• Chairman for Publication Committee for Caribbean College of Surgeons 2012 - 2016 (Supplement 1 at pages 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 163, 164, 165, 166 & 167)

• Research Secretary for Caribbean Obesity Society 2013 - 2016 (Supplement 1 at pages 192, 193, 194 & 195)

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• Founding Member of Caribbean Society for laparoscopic Surgeons 2013 - 2016 (Supplement 1 at pages 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 203, 204, 205 & 206)

• Council Member: Society of Surgeons in Trinidad & Tobago 2013 - 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 207, 208, 209, 210, 211 & 212)

• Secretary for Caribbean Society of Endo-laparoscopic Surgeons 2013 - 2016 (Supplement 1 at pages 196, 197, 198, 299, 202, 203, 204, 205 & 206)

• Associate Editor for Caribbean Medical Journal 2013 - present (Supplement 1 at pages 213)

• Faculty for Curacao Educational Course in Laparoscopic Surgery 2013 - present (Supplement 1 at pages 214)

• Assistant Editor for Internet Journal of Third World Medicine 2014 - present (Supplement 1 at pages 269 & 270)

• Founding Member of Caribbean Chapter of the AHPBA 2015 - present

• Secretary: Caribbean Chapter of American HPB Association 2015 - present

• Steering Committee: Journal of the Caribbean College of Surgeons (JCCS) 2016 - present

• Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Outreach & Disaster Committee Member 2016 - present

• Editor in Chief – Journal of the Caribbean College of Surgeons 2016 – present

• Head of Training – Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons 2016 – present

• Member of Editorial Board for Permanente Journal (Canada) 2017 – present (Appendix 118)

• Vice President of Caribbean College of Surgeons 2017 – present

• Educational Consultant for Medtronic Caribbean 2017-2019 (Appendix 120)

• Recipient: AHPBA international Relations Traveling Fellowship Grant Nov 8, 2017

(Appendix 123)

5. New Initiatives for UWI / Caribbean Region Implementation of nine new initiatives for the region • Curriculum development / Electronic course conversion for NE10A course 2007 • Formalized academic relationship with Southampton University HPB Team 2011

(Collaborative research published. See publication #59, #68, #71 and #84)

• Creation of a HPB multidisciplinary team at the UHWI (Mona) 2011 (Supplement 1 at pages 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 179, 180, 181 & 182)

• Abstracted publication of meeting proceedings for ASJ Symposiums 2012 (Supplement 1 at pages 225, 226, 227 & 228)

• Introduction & management of HPB Multi-Disciplinary team meetings - Mona 2012 (Supplement 1 at pages 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 179, 180, 181 & 182)

• Abstracted publication of meeting proceedings for CCOS Symposium 2012 (Supplement 1 at pages 161)

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• Creation of a HPB multidisciplinary team at the POS General Hospital 2013 Initiation / Creation of Multidisciplinary Team for POSGH

• Introduction & management of weekly MDT meetings – St Augustine / POSGH 2014

Chair of MDT Committee

• Founding Member of a Caribbean Chapter of the AHPBA 2015 Chapter Secretary and Founding Member

• Formalized relationship with Journal of Third World Medicine (USA) 2015 Member of Editorial Board

• Steering Committee: Journal of the Caribbean College of Surgeons (JCCS) 2016 Chair of Journal Steering Committee

• Introduction of Caribbean College of Surgeons Outreach & Disaster Committee 2016 Founding Council Member

• Implementation of Journal of the Caribbean College of Surgeons (JCCS) 2016 Editor in Chief

• Formalized relationship with Permanente Journal (Canada) Editorial Board 2017 Member of Editorial Board

• Formalized relationship with Medtronic Caribbean 2017 Appointed as Educational Consultant (Appendix 120)

• Recipient: AHPBA international Relations Traveling Fellowship Grant 2017 (Appendix 123)

6. Special Invitation Keynote Talks / Interviews

Delivery of seventy one (71) Special Invitation Keynote Talks / Interviews • Hernia Surgery (Jamaica) July 12, 2011

(http://televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/PrimeTimeNews.aspx/Videos/14265)

• Robotic Surgery (Jamaica) Sept 21, 2011 (http://televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/PrimeTimeNews.aspx/Videos/12506)

• Updates on Laparoscopic Surgery (Jamaica) Jan 20, 2012 (http://www.televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/SmileJamaica.aspx/Videos/15229)

• Foot Complications of Diabetes (Jamaica) Apr 10, 2012 (http://www.televisionjamaica.com/Programmes/PrimeTimeNews.aspx/Videos/17333)

• Management of Chronic Wounds (Guyana) Apr 18, 2012

• Educational Lecture on Endoscopic Surgery (Trinidad & Tobago) Nov 16, 2013 (http://vimeo.com/78675360)

• Vascular Access Surgery for Haemodialysis (Belize) Oct 22, 2009 (Supplement 1 at pages 229 & 230)

• Surgical Considerations in Internal Drug Concealment (Grand Cayman) Oct 9, 2009 (Supplement 1 at pages 61)

• Management of Adult Intussusception (Jamaica) Jan 27, 2010 (Supplement 1 at pages 62, 63, 64 & 65)

• Abdominal Injuries in Sports Medicine (Jamaica) Aug 29, 2011 (Supplement 1 at pages 66)

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• Infections and Diabetes: Defining Surgeons’ Responsibilities (Jamaica) Sep 15, 2011 (Supplement 1 at pages 67)

• Aetiology and Pathophysiology of Chronic Leg Ulceration (Guyana) Nov 20, 2011 • Future in Anaesthesia: Robotic Surgery (Jamaica) Nov 12, 2011

(Supplement 1 at pages 69 & 70)

• Laparoscopic Hepatectomy with Scarce Resources (Guyana) Nov 20, 2011 (Supplement 1 at pages 68)

• Cholecystectomy without abdominal scars (Jamaica) Jan 20, 2012 (Supplement 1 at pages 71 & 72)

• Implementation of a Laparoscopic Surgical Service in Guyana (Guyana) Apr 19, 2012 • Management of Bile Duct Injuries (Trinidad and Tobago) Jun 21, 2012

(Supplement 1 at pages 73 & 74)

• Introducing Laparoscopic Surgery at Type B Hospitals (Jamaica) Nov 23, 2012 (Supplement 1 at pages 75 & 76)

• Foot Complications from Diabetes: Caribbean Perspective (Belize) Nov 14, 2013 (Supplement 1 at pages 82 & 83)

• Trans-Umbilical Cholecystectomy: Techniques for Access (Jamaica) Apr 19, 2013 (Supplement 1 at pages 77 & 78)

• Gallstone Disease in the Anglophone Caribbean (Jamaica) Jun 9, 2013 (Supplement 1 at pages 79, 80 & 81)

• Laparoscopic Trans-Abdominal Repair of Inguinal hernia (Jamaica) June 6, 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 52)

• Laparoscopic Total Extra-Peritoneal Repair of Inguinal Hernias (Guyana) June 6, 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 53)

• Single Incision for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (Guyana) June 6, 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 53)

• The laparoscopic approach to liver resections (Curacao) Apr 25, 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 84, 85, 86 & 87)

• Beyond Simple Cholecystectomies Apr 25, 2014 (Supplement 1 at pages 84, 85, 86 & 87)

• Complications of Laparoscopy (Trinidad & Tobago) (Gynaecology Workshop in Advanced Laparoscopy, Trinidad) Mar 12, 2015

• Performing Pancreatic Surgery (Barbados) April 29, 2015 (Supplement 1)

• Performing Liver Resections in the Caribbean (Barbados) June 26, 2015 (Queen Elizabeth Hospital Surgical Workshop)

• Guest Panelist: International Education Session - Chicago Oct. 4-8, 2015 (American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Symposium, USA)

• Oncologic Techniques for Liver Resections (Barbados) Jan 29, 2016

(Queen Elizabeth Hospital Surgical Workshop) • Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery in the Caribbean (Bahamas) Feb. 18, 20

(Advanced Laparoscopic Workshop, Nassau, Bahamas)

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• Updates in the Surgical Management of the Acute Abdomen (Trinidad)

(Trinidad & Tobago Medical Association Conference, Trinidad & Tobago) Mar 29, 2016

• Laparoscopic Surgery for the Caribbean (Guyana) (Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Invited Lecture, Guyana) May 28, 2016

• Moving Toward Advanced Laparoscopy in Guyana (Guyana)

(Medtronic Laparoscopic Workshop, Guyana) Sept. 7, 2016 • Emergency Laparoscopy for the Acute Abdomen in the Caribbean (Guyana)

(Medtronic Laparoscopic Workshop, Guyana) Sept. 7, 2016

• Multi-Trocar Laparoscopy and SILS Approaches to Cholecystectomy (Guyana) (Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Laparoscopic Workshop, Guyana) Sept. 8-9, 2016

• Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair - Technical Approaches (Guyana)

(Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Laparoscopic Workshop, Guyana) Sept. 8-9, 2016

• Laparoscopic Practice for Guyana (Guyana) (Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Laparoscopic Workshop, Guyana) Sept. 8-9, 2016

• Avoiding Bile Duct Injuries at Laparoscopy (Bahamas)

(CaSES 4th Annual Symposium, Bahamas) October 20, 2016

• Management of Intra-Operative Duct Injury (Bahamas) (CaSES 4th Annual Symposium, Bahamas ) October 20, 2016

• Modified TAMIS Techniques for use in Resource Poor Settings (Nassau)

(CaSES 4th Annual Symposium, Bahamas ) October 21, 2016

• Single Site Procto-colectomy and Ileal-Anal Pouch Anastomosis (Bahamas) (Princess Margaret Hospital, Bahamas) October 21, 2016

• Establishing Partnerships within the Region: Advancement of Laparoscopy in Guyana

(CaSES 4th Annual Symposium) October 22, 2016

• Multidisciplinary Care for HepatoPancreatoBiliary Diseases in the Caribbean (Caribbean Chapter of AHPBA Sympsosium) January 26, 2017

• Multiple and Single Trocar Cholecystectomy in the Caribbean

(Medical Link Laparoscopic Surgery Symposium) March 8-10, 2017

• Technical Approaches to Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair (Medical Link Laparoscopic Surgery Symposium) March 8-10, 2017

• Laparoscopic Appendectomy in the Caribbean

(Medical Link Laparoscopic Surgery Symposium) March 8-10, 2017

• Advancing Laparoscopic Surgery in Jamaica (Medical Link Laparoscopic Surgery Symposium) March 8-10, 2017

• Appendectomy via a Laparoscopic Approach: Video Presentations

(UWI Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop) March 12, 2017

• Caring for Patients With Acute Pancreatitis

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(Abbott Surgical Meeting) April 20, 2017

• Laparoscopic Repair for Ventral Herniae (GHPC Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop, Georgetown, Guyana) May 30, 2017

• Laparoscopic Appendectomy in the Caribbean (GHPC Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop, Georgetown, Guyana) May 30, 2017

• Constructing a Team Approach to Laparoscopic Surgery (GHPC Intermediate Laparoscopic Workshop, Georgetown, Guyana) May 30, 2017

• Chiliaditi’s Syndrome and the Liver

(CaSES 5th Annual Meeting) June 13, 2017

• Laparoscopic Approach to Colectomy (Caribbean College of Surgeons Symposium) June 14, 2017

• Surgical Solutions for Chronic Disease Control.

(Trinidad & Tobago Medical Association Educational Symposium) August 24, 2017 Appendix 121

• Techniques for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair (May Pen MIS Hernia Workshop) Sept 21, 2017

• Ventral Hernia: Laparoscopic Repair Options

(May Pen MIS Hernia Workshop) Sept 21, 2017 • Surgical Repair of Ventral Hernia as Live Surgery Demonstration

(May Pen MIS Hernia Workshop) Sept 21, 2017 • Laparoscopic TAPP Repair as Live Surgery Demonstration

(May Pen MIS Hernia Workshop) Sept 21, 2017 • Laparoscopic Approach to Colectomy: Technical Considerations

(Medtronic Colorectal Workshop) Sept 22, 2017

• Laparoscopic Anterior Resection: Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques (Medtronic Colorectal Workshop) Sept 22, 2017

• Laparoscopic Right HemiColectomy as Live Surgery Demonstration (Medtronic Colorectal Workshop) Sept 22, 2017

• Laparoscopic Anterior Resection as Live Surgery Demonstration (Medtronic Colorectal Workshop) Sept 22, 2017

• Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases (Caribbean Association of Oncology & Haematology Symposium) Oct 1, 2017 Appendix 122a-c

• Surgical Anatomy of the Caribbean Liver

(UWI Annual Research Symposium) Nov 7, 2017

7. University Examination Duties: Several examination duties are assigned at this level, including: • Junior Clerkship in Surgery – Examiner 2006 - present

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• Senior Clerkship in Surgery – Examiner 2006 - present • Under-Graduate Surgery (MBBS) – Examiner 2006 - present • Under-Graduate (MBBS) Anatomy – Examiner 2006 - 2013 • Post-Graduate (DM) Surgical Anatomy – Examiner 2006 - present • Junior Clerkship Examination in Surgery –organize / execute exam 2006 - present • Senior Clerkship Examination in Surgery –organize / execute exam 2006 - present • Post-Graduate (DM) Surgical Physiology – Examiner 2013 - present • Post-Graduate (DM) Surgical Pathology – Examiner 2013 - present • Post-Graduate (DM) Surgical Principles of Surgery – Examiner 2013 - present

8. Teaching Duties: (Mean Student Assessment Score = 4.33)

A lecturer at this level has several teaching responsibilities that include: • Under-Graduate Surgery (MBBS) - Lecturer • Post-Graduate Surgery (DM) – Lecturer (lectures/Tutorials/Teaching ward rounds) • Supervision of postgraduate writing and teaching of operating room surgery • Physical Therapy (BSc) – Lecturer

Lecturers are on a 5-point scale at each rotation. My mean score was 4.33 over the three-year period between May 2009 and May 2012.

Date of Report Mean Score for Report • May 2009 4.7 • July 2009 4.6 • September 2009 4.4 • December 2009 3.9 • Year 2010 (No Scores – Absent for Clinical Fellowship) • April 2011 4.8 • July 2011 3.8 • December 2011 4.2 • May 2012 4.2

OVERALL MEAN SCORE 4.325 9. Collaboration with External Universities / Societies on behalf of UWI:

Through personal collaboration with educators at overseas universities, the UWI has benefited from research publications / projects with: • Southampton University (United Kingdom)

(Collaborative research published. See publication #59, #68, #71 and #84)

• European University of Laparoscopic Surgery (Belgium) (Numerous collaborations published. See publication #54, #57 and #97)

• Florida International University (USA) (Collaborative research published. See publication #97, #74, #68 and #54)

• McGill University (Canada) (Supplement 1 at pages 252 & 253)

• Member of Editorial Board for Journal of Third World Medicine (Appendix 119)

• University of Guyana (Caribbean) (Supplement 1 at pages 50, 51, 52, 68, 88, 98, 99, 111, 112, 113, 215, 216 & 224)

• American College of Surgeons Collaboration with Video-Based Committee in 2014 and 2015 – supplement 1 at page 277 & 278)

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• Medtronic Surgical Educator

• Member of Editorial Board for Permanente Journal (Canada)

(Appendix 118)

• Americas Hepatopancreatobiliary Association (USA) (Appendix 124)

10. International Clinical Fellowships / Electives / Observerships Organized:

Overseas fellowships / electives were personally organized for four UWI staff / post-graduate students at accredited international facilities: • O Felix: Colorectal Surgery at the Florida University Hospital in Orlando

(Supplement 1 at pages 233, 234, 235 & 236)

• S Cawich: HPB Surgery Fellowship at Southampton University in the United Kingdom (Supplement 1 at pages 246, 247, 248 & 249)

• M McFarlane: University of Miami Robotic Training Course (Jul 22-23, 2012) (Supplement 1 at pages 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244 & 245)

• S Cawich: University of Miami Robotic Training Course (Jul 22-23, 2012) (Supplement 1 at pages 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244 & 245)

• N Bascombe: Laparoscopic Surgery Fellowship at European School of Laparoscopy (Supplement 1 at pages 232)

• S Cawich: AHBPA Travelling Fellowship Award 2017 (Appendix 124)

11. Electronic Course Conversions for UWI:

Complete conversion of NE10A course to full electronic format, with course execution and management. This was collaborated with University of the West Indies School of Nursing and Ryerson University for the Bachelor of Science Programme in Nursing.

12. Financial Contributions / Donations to UWI: Soliciting / Organizing donation of $16,000.00 USD in donated equipment to University of the West Indies: Department of Surgery. (Supplement 1 at pages 250 & 251)