Michael Kennedy

Fellowship trained, board certified general surgeon with 3+ years of experience. Unique ability to understand and provide the best possible care for patients with experience in both big cities and rural communities.

• Georgia medical license, Active
• New York medical license, Inactive
• DEA, Active
• ATLS, ACLS, BLS certification, Active
• ABS General Surgery Board Certification, Active

• Robotic TAPP Ventral Hernia Repair: Early Lessons Learned at an Inner City Safety Net Hospital, JSLS, 22(1), Jan-Mar 2018
• Ventral hernia after hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy, CRSLS, Jan. 2017
• Anti-IL6-Receptor-Alpha (tocilizumab) does not inhibit Human Monocyte-derived Dendritic Cell Maturation or Alloreactive T cell Responses, Blood, 118(9), 5340-3, Nov. 2011
• Therapeutic potential and challenges of targeting receptor tyrosine kinase ROR1 with monoclonal antibodies in B-cell malignancies, PLoS One, 6(6), 2011
• Unique cell surface expression of receptor tyrosine kinase ROR1 in human B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Clinical Cancer Research, 14, 396-404, 2008
• Receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor-1 (ROR1) as a potential target antigen Human B Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Journal of Immunotherapy, 371(1-2), 75-87, January 2007
• Chimeric Rabbit/Human Fab and IgG specific for members of Nogo-66 receptor family selected for species cross-reactivity with an improved phage display vector, Journal of Immunological Methods, 29(6), 671-672, November/December 2006

• Outcomes Between Males and Females Undergoing Repair of Spigelian Hernias, American Hernia Society Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, March 2018
• A Comparison of Outcomes of Morbidly Obese versus Non-obese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Repair of Spigelian Hernias, American Hernia Society Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, March 2018
• Robotic-Assisted Transabdominal Preperitoneal Ventral Hernia Repair: Early Lessons at an Inner City Safety Net Hospital, American Hernia Society Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, March 2017

• Robotic-Assisted Transabdominal Preperitoneal Ventral Hernia Repair: Early Lessons at an Inner City Safety Net Hospital, TRIPARTITE New York, Philadelphia and Boston Surgical Society, New York, NY, April 28, 2017
• Does Resident Involvement in Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair Lessons Learned From Inner City Academic Medical Center, Society of Robotic Surgery Meeting, Miami, FL, February 2017
• Is it worth the time and effort to make that Ulap? Retrospective Comparison of Standard Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair versus Robotic TAPP Ventral Hernia Repair, Society of Robotic Surgery Meeting, Miami, FL, February 2017