07/2.001 12/2.003
Executive Director, The Minimally Invasive Surgery Center The Cleveland Clinic
Foundation Cleveland, Ohio
07/1.997 Present Head, Section of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery Glickman Urological Institute The
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio
07/1.995 06/1.997
Associate Professor Section of Urologic Surgery University of Nebraska Medical
Center/VAMC Omaha, Nebraska
01/1.989 12/1.989
Head, Division of Urology Department of Surgery Dayanand Medical College and Hospital
Ludhiana, India
01/1.988 12/1.988
Post Graduate Fellow Department of Urology All India Institute of Medical Sciences New
Delhi, India
10/1.984 12/1.987
Senior Resident (Urology) Department of Urology All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi, India (This includes the Urology residency and the M.Ch. degree)
01/1.981 07/1.984
Senior Resident (General Surgery) Department of Surgery Dayanand Medical College
Ludhiana, India (This includes the Masters in Surgery (M.S.)
01/1.980 12/1.980
Internship Government Medical College Patiala, India
HONORS
1.
Awarded the `Dr. B. C. Roy National Award' by the President of India for Eminent Medical Person in
India in 2.005. This is the first time a physician living outside India has been selected for this
singular national award.
2.
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (awarded 2.005).
3.
Awarded the St. Paul's Medal by the British Urological Association (BAUS) for 2.006. This is the
highest honor that can be bestowed by the BAUS.
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4.
President, 24 World Congress of Endourology, 2.006.
AWARDS
1.
Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, June 1.996
2.
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 1.998 2.002, 2.004, 2.005.
3.
Listed in Best Doctors in Cleveland area by Cleveland magazine, October, 1.998 2.005.
4.
First Prize for Best video at AUA titled, "Laparoscopic Renal Cryoablation: Retroperitoneal Technique",
1.999 AUA Meeting, Dallas, Texas
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5.
First prize for Best poster at 8 International Meeting of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons titled
"Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy: Comparison with Open Surgery." Poster P011,
p38, December 4‐7, 1.999, New York, New York
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6.
Winner of Best Presentation Award at the Society of Uroradiology 24 Annual Scientific Assembly, May
8, 1.999, New Orleans, LA for paper titled "MR Imaging of the Kidneys After Laparoscopic Cryoablation."
Remer, E.M., Weinberg, E.J., Oto, A., O'Malley, C.M., Gill, I.S.
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7.
Third Prize for overall best paper at the 17 World Congress of Endourology at Rhodes, Greece
(September 2‐5, 1.999) for paper titled "Laparoscopic Aorto‐renal Bypass". Hsu, T.H., Gill, I.S., Sung,
G.T., Meraney, A.M.
8.
Second Prize for Best video at 2.000 AUA meeting titled "Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy", 2.000
AUA meeting, Atlanta, GA.
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9.
First Prize for Best Paper at 18 World Congress of Endourology & ESWL at Sao Paulo, Brazil, September
2.000, titled, "Laparoscopic Orthotopic Ileal Neoblader: Chronic Porcine Study." Kaouk, J., Gill, I.S.,
Desai, M, et al.
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10.
Second Prize for Best Paper at 18 World Congress of Endourology & ESWL at Sao Paulo, Brazil,
September 2.000, titled "Laparoscopic renal autotransplantation." Meraney AM, Gill IS, Sung GT, et al
11.
Second Prize for Best Video at 2.001 AUA meeting titled "Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy", June 2‐7,
2.001, Anaheim, California
12.
Fourth Prize for Best Video at 2.001 AUA meeting titled "Laparoscopic radical cystectomy with
intracorporeal urinary diversion," June 2‐7, 2.001, Anaheim, California
13.
Yamanouchi award for Best Paper on Bladder Cancer presented at the 2.001 AUA meeting, titled
"Laparoscopic radical cystectomy and urinary diversion: intracorporeal technique", June 2‐7, 2.001,
Anaheim, California
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14.
First Prize for Best Paper at the 19 World Congress of Endourology and ESWL at Bangkok, November
13‐18, 2.001, titled "Endopyeloplasty: A novel technique", Desai, M., Gill, I.S., et al.
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15.
First Prize for Best Video at the 19 World Congress of Endourology and ESWL at Bangkok, Thailand,
November 13‐18, 2.001, titled "Laparoscopic radical cystectomy and urinary diversion: intracorporeal
technique", Gill, I.S., Sung, G.T., Kaouk, J., et al.
16.
Second Prize for Best Video, 2.002 AUA meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2.002, titled, "Laparoscopic Radical
Prostatectomy: Refined Technique".
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17.
Second Prize for Best Paper at 20 World Congress of Endourology, Genoa, Italy, September 2002,
titled, "Laparoscopic tumor thrombectomy for level IV caval and atrial thrombus with deep
hypothermic circulatory arrest". Meraney, AM; Gill, IS; Desai, M; Sung, GT, et al.
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18.
Third Prize for Best Paper at 20 World Congress of Endourology, Genoa, Italy, September 2.002, titled,
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