S. SHAR HASHEMI, M.D.
Board certified, Dual Fellowship Hand & Peripheral Nerve Surgeon
Education
08/1997- 05/2002 George Washington University School of Medicine, (Washington, DC) M.D.
01/1994-05/1997 George Washington University, (Washington, DC) B.A. Biology Cum Laude
08/1993-12/1993Emory University, (Atlanta, GA)
Licensure
District of Columbia Maryland
Virginia
United Arab Emirates
Residencies/Fellowships
08/2009-07/2010 Peripheral Nerve Fellowship, Dellon Institute of Peripheral Nerve Surgery (Baltimore, MD)
08/2008-07/2009 Hand Surgery Fellowship, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
07/2003–06/2008 General Surgery Residency, Staten Island University Hospital- SUNY Affiliate (Staten Island, NY)
Skill development
1. October 2008 Microvascular surgery training course (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN)
2. November 2008 Basic fracture management course (AO, Toronto, Canada)
3. November 2008 University of Minnesota Flap Course (Minneapolis, MN)
Work Experience
08/2012 Founding Principal, Nerve Bone & Joint Institute PLLC (Washington, DC)
08/2010-07/31/12 Associate Surgeon, Dellon Institute of Peripheral Nerve Surgery (Baltimore, MD)
02/2002–06/2003 United States Patent and Trademark Office (Arlington, VA) Patent Examiner
Trained in patent law, chemical structure searches, and medical informatics.
Researched emerging technologies pertaining to surgical devices, polymorphisms, nucleic acid amplification, and immunology, nanotechnology, and microfluidic systems.
Research Experience
08/2006-08/2008 New York University Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery (New York, NY) Craniofacial Researcher led by Court B. Cutting, M.D.
06/2003–06/2006 Staten Island University Hospital (Staten Island, NY) Bariatric Study Coordinator and Researcher led by Jeffrey Nicastro, M.D.
07/2002–06/2003 Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, MD) HIPAA/IRB Study Coordinator and Researcher led by Navin K. Singh, M.D.
06/1999–02/2000 National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD)Cardiomyopathy Research Fellow led by Neal D. Epstein, M.D. National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
06/1998–05/1999 George Washington University Medical Center (Washington, DC) Homocysteine Clinical Researcher led by Richard J. Katz, M.D.
Leadership Experience
08/1998-08/2000 Student Host Coordinator and Student Interviewer for the Office of M.D.
08/1994-05/1996 Admissions of George Washington University School of Medicine American Medical Student Association (Reston, VA)
1. National Premedical Trustee
2. George Washington University Premedical Chapter President
Awards/Accomplishments
· American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma: Advanced Trauma Life Support certified (expires 11/11/09)
· Staten Island University Hospital Surgery Department’s Research Award of the Year 2003-2004; 2005-2006
· National Institutes of Health National Heart, and Blood Institute Intramural Research Training Award
· USTA Mid-Atlantic Ranked Junior Tennis Player
· Invited by Senator Bill Frist, M.D. to "Bioterrorism and Public Funding: A Briefing on Current Threats and Proposed Responses" April 19, 2002
· Presidential Academic Award
· Emory College Award
· George Washington University Dean's List
Publications/Poster Sessions
· Chhabra A, Subhawong TK, Williams EB, Wang KC, Hashemi S, Thawait SK, Carrino JA. High resolution MR Neurography prior to repeat tarsal tunnel surgery. Accepted to American Journal of Roentgenology.
· Rosson GD, Williams EH, Dellon AL, Hashemi S, Manson PN. Painful constriction band syndrome: a case report. Accepted to The Annals of Plastic Surgery 2010.
· Yousefi M, Hashemi S, Man Y, Improved double immunohistochemistry for differential diagnosis and early detection of skin tumor invasion, Abstract presented at International Society for Dermatopathology 11th Joint Meeting January 2008.
· Yousefi M, Hashemi S, Man Y, Elevated infiltration of leukocytes and mast cells in melanoma tissues: Implication for tumor development and progression, Abstract presented at International Society for Dermatopathology 11th Joint Meeting January 2008.
· Zhang X, Hashemi S, Yousefi M, Gao C, Shen J, Man Y, Aberrant Expression of E- Cadherin in Cell Clusters Overlying Focally Disrupted Mammary Myoepithelial Cell Layers: Implication for Cell Motility and Invasion, Manuscript (Pending publication).
· Zhang X, Hashemi S, Yousefi M, Gao C, Shen J, Man Y, Aberrant Expression of c- erbB2 in Cell Clusters Overlying Focally Disrupted Mammary Myoepithelial Cell
Layers: Implication for Cell Motility and Invasion, Int J Biol Sci 2008 4:259-269.
· Obaid S, Hashemi S, Grayson B, Cutting C, Brecht L, Reduced Need for Alveolar Bone Grafting by Presurgical Orthopedics and Primary Gingivoperiosteoplasty in Patients with Bilateral Clefts of the Lip, Alveolus, and Palate, Presented to American
Society of Plastic Surgeons October 2007 Meeting and American Cleft Palate-
Craniofacial Association 2008 Annual Meeting
· El-Bizri R, Hashemi, S, Chebbo A, Bekheit S, “Electrical Storm in Amiodarone- induced hyperthyroidism.” Submitted to American College of Physicians 2007
Annual Session.
· Hashemi S, Folek J, Choy C, McMullen H, Nicastro J, Coppa G, “The Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Bariatric Meeting for Prospective High Risk
Bariatric Surgical Patients: The Process and its Rewards.” Presented at The Society
of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons 2006 Annual Meeting, April, 2006, Dallas, TX.
· Nicastro J, Hashemi S, Folek J, Choy C, McMullen H, Coppa G, “A Prospective Analysis of the Incidence Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Bariatric Surgery.” Presented at The American College of Surgeons 90th Annual Clinical Congress, October, 2004, New Orleans, LA.
· Nicastro J, McMullen H, Coppa G, Bianchi S, Barthelemy E, Hashemi S, “The Relationship between Age and Weight Loss in Duodenal Switch Surgery.” Presented at International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity European Symposium, May, 2004, Prague, Czech Republic.
· Singh NK, Hashemi S, Manson PN, "HIPAA/IRB Regulations: Pitfalls for the Aesthetic Surgeon/Investigator." Presented at American Society for Aesthetic Plastic
Surgery/ Aesthetic Meeting, May, 2003, Boston, MA.
· Singh NK, Hashemi S, Manson PN, "Creating a Template for Outcomes Research in Aesthetic Surgery." Presented at American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery/
Aesthetic Meeting, May, 2003, Boston, MA.
· Katz RJ, Hashemi S, Phillips TM, Mak IT, "Homocysteine, Pro-oxidant Stress, & Endothelial Dysfunction," American Heart Association, November, 2000.
Presentations
· 9/26/10: Dubai Bone and Joint (Dubai, UAE). Introduction to Peripheral Nerve Surgery for the Orthopaedic Surgeon
· 1/14/11: American Association of Hand Surgery National Meeting (Cancun, Mexico). Sensory Innervation of the Trapeziometacarpal Joint.
· 2/11/11: Johns Hopkins Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department lecture (Baltimore, MD). Common conditions of the Hand and Wrist.
· 5/11/11: Maryland Sportscare and Rehab (Pikesville, MD). Essentials of Peripheral Nerve Surgery Part I.
· 6/03/11: Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction (Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, MD). Essentials of Peripheral Nerve Surgery Part I
· 7/25/11: National Medical Association National Meeting Orthopaedic Subsection (Washington, DC). Evaluation and treatment of pain after Total Knee
Arthroplasty
· 8/16/11: Johns Hopkins Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department (Baltimore, MD). Chronic Nerve Compression of the Upper Extremity
· 1/14/12: American Society for Peripheral Nerve 2012 Meeting (Las Vegas, NV). Prevalence of Upper and Lower Extremity Tinel Signs in Diabetics: Cross-sectional study from a United States, Urban, Hospital-based population
· 2/08/12: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA).
Sensory Innervation of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex: Anatomic basis for partial TFCC denervation for Type IA injuries.
· 06/24/12: Endo 2012 Annual Endocrinology Meeting (Houston, TX). Tinel Signs in Diabetics: Cross-sectional study.