Lee J. Skandalakis, MD, FACS


LEE J. SKANDALAKIS, MD, FACS
is a graduate of Emory University School of Medicine and is Board Certified in General Surgery. Dr. Skandalakis has been in practice at Piedmont Hospital since 1986.  He has also co-authored a number of books on the subject of hernia repair and is currrently the Director of Surgical Education for Emory University's residency program at Piedmont Hospital.

EDUCATION
HIGH SCHOOL: WESTSMINSTER SCHOOLS, 1968-1972 ATLANTA, GEORGIA

COLLEGE: GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
                   ATLANTA, GEORGIA. 1972-1976 B.S. Physics

GRADUATE EDUCATION: EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
                   ATLANTA, GEORGIA. 1976-1980, M.D.

POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
                   AND COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL.   Chicago, ILLINOIS
                   General Surgery, 1980-1985


PRIVATE PRACTICE:      July 1986 until present

BOARD CERTIFICATION:     GENERAL SURGERY
                                         DECEMBER 18, 1986
                                         MAY,1998 recertification

CONTINUING TRAINING:
ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT INSTRUCTORS COURSE
FEBRUARY 14-16, 1986
FORT GORDON, GEORGIA
Yearly CME credits
SESAP all editions

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:
SOCIETY OF GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGEONS,
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF ATLANTA
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
INSTRUCTOR IN SURGERY
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 1983-1985

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SURGERY
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. 1985-1986

STAFF SURGEON
CO-DIRECTOR OF SURGICAL ICU
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. 1985-1986

STAFF SURGEON
PIEDMONT HOSPITAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. 1986-PRESENT

CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CENTER OF SURGICAL ANATOMY AND TECHNIQUE
EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, 1994-1999

DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
1994-1999

DIRECTOR OF SURGICAL EDUCATION
PIEDMONT HOSPITAL , ATLANTA, GEORGIA.  JANUARY 2000-PRESENT


PUBLICATIONS:
SKANDALAKIS, J.E., GRAY, S.W., ROWE, J.S., JR., SKANDALAKIS, L.J.
ANATOMICAL COMPLICATIONS OF PANCREATIC SURGERY,
CONTEMPORARY SURGERY, 15(5&6):17, 1979. (PARTS 1 & 2)

SKANDALAKIS, J.E., GRAY, S.W., ROWE, J.S., JR., SKANDALAKIS, L.J.
SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE PANCREAS
ATLANTA, PRIVATELY PRINTED, 1980.  REPRINTED FROM CONTEMPORARY SURGERY, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 1979

SKANDALAKIS, L.J., WINOKUR, S.H., GRAY, S.W.
CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF HORMONAL RECEPTORS IN BREAST CANCER.
THE AMERICAN SURGEON, SEPTEMBER 1979, pp. 556-560

SKANDALAKIS, L.J., VOHMAN, M.D., SKANDALAKIS, J.E., GRAY, S.W.,
AXILLARY LYMPH NODES IN RADICAL MASTECTOMY.
THE AMERICAN SURGEON, SEPTEMBER 1979.  pp. 552-555.

SKANDALAKIS, L.J., GRAY, S.W., SKANDALAKIS, J.E.
HISTORY AND SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE VAGUS NERVE.
SURGERY, GYNECOLOGY, AND OBSTETRICS, JANUARY 1986 pp. 75-85

GRAY, S.W., SKANDALAKIS, J.E., COLBURN, G.L., SKANDALAKIS, L.J.
SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE LIVER AND ASSOCIATED EXTRAHEPATIC STRUCTURES
PT 1-HISTORY OF THE LIVER AND BILIARY TRACT.
CONTEMPORARY SURGERY, APRIL 1987, pp. 37-47

SKANDALAKIS, J.E., GRAY, S.W., COLBORN, G.L., SKANDALAKIS, L.J.
SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE LIVER AND ASSOCIATED EXTRAHEPATIC STRUCTURES
PT 2-SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE LIVER. CONTEMP. SURGERY MAY 1987,pp. 26-38

COLBORN, G.L., SKANDALAKIS, L.J., GRAY, S.W., SKANDALAKIS, J.E.
SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE LIVER AND ASSOCIATED EXTRAHEPATIC STRUCTURES
PT 3-SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE LIVER, CONTEMP. SURGERY JUNE 1987, pp. 14-23

SKANDALAKIS, L.J., GRAY, S.W., COLBORN, G.L., SKANDALAKIS, J.E
SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE LIVER AND ASSOCIATED EXTRAHEPATIC STRUCTURES PT-4 SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE HEPATIC VESSELS AND THE EXTRAHEPATIC BILIARY TRACT.     CONTEMPORARY SURGERY  JUNE 1987, pp. 25-36

SKANDALAKIS, L.J., GRAY, S.W., COLBORN, G.L., SKANDALAKIS, J.E
SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE LIVER AND ASSOCIATED EXTRAHEPATIC STRUCTURES
 PT-5 VARIATIONS AND ANOMALIES,  CONTEMP. SURGERY JUNE 1987, pp. 27-39

SKANDALAKIS,J.E. ,GRAY,S.W., SKANDALAKIS,L.J. ,COLBORN,G.L., PEMBERTON,L.B.
SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE INGUINAL AREA. WORLD J.SURG.13, 490-498,1989.

SKANDALAKIS,J.E. ,COLBORN,G.L., PEMBERTON,L.B. ,SKANDALAKIS,T.N.,
SKANDALAKIS,L.J. ,GRAY,S.W.
SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE SPLEEN. PROBLEMS IN GENERAL SURGERY.MARCH, 1990

SKANDALAKIS,J.E. ,COLBORN,G.L., SKANDALAKIS,P.N., SKANDALAKIS,L.J.,
MCCOLLAM,S.M., SKANDALAKIS,L.J.
THE CARPAL TUNNEL. AMERICAN SURGEON VOL.58 NOS.1-3, JAN.,FEB.,MAR., 1992

SKANDALAKIS, L.J., GRAY, S.W., SKANDALAKIS, J. E.
SPLENIC REALITIES AND CURIOSITIES.
PROBLEMS IN GENERAL SURGERY, MARCH, 1990

SKANDALAKIS, L. J. , PEMBERTON, L. B.
TWELVE COMMANDMENTS OF SPLENIC SURGERY,
PROBLEMS IN GENERAL SURGERY, MARCH, 1990

PEMBERTON, L.B., SKANDALAKIS, L.J.
INDICATIONS. AND TECHNIQUE OF TOTAL SPLENECTOMY.
PROBLEMS IN GENERAL SURGERY, MARCH 1990

JUSTICZ, A.G., SKANDALAKIS, P.N., SKANDALAKIS, L.J.
MANAGEMENT OF SPLENIC TRAUMA IN ADULTS.
PROBLEMS IN GENERAL SURGERY, MARCH 1990

LUMDSDEN,B.A., COLBORN, GL. SREERAM, S., SKANDALAKIS, L.J.
THE SURGICAL ANATOMY AND TECHNIQE OF THE THORACOABDOMINAL INCISION SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, AUGUST, 1993

SKANDALAKIS, L.J., ROWE, J.S., GRAY, S.W., SKANDALAKIS, J. E.
SURGICAL EMBRYOLOGY AND ANATOMY OF THE PANCREAS
SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, AUGUST, 1993

SKANDALAKIS, P.N., SKANDALAKIS, P.N., SKANDALAKIS, L.J., RICHARDSON, D.D.,
MITCHELL, JR, W.E., SKANDALAKIS, J. E.
SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE SPLEEN
SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, AUGUST, 1993

SKANDALAKIS, L.J., DONAHUE, P.E., SKANDALAKIS, J. E.
THE VAGUS NERVE AND ITS VAGARIES
SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, AUGUST, 1993

SKANDALAKIS, J. E., COLBORN, GL., ANDROULAKIS, J.A., SKANDALAKIS, L.J.,
PEMBERTON, L.B.
EMBRYOLOGIC AND ANATOMIC BASIS OF INGUINAL HERNIORRHAPHY
SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, AUGUST, 1993


BOOKS AND CHAPTERS:

SURGICAL DISEASES OF THE PANCREAS
EDITED BY: HOWARD, J.M., JORDAN,G.L.
PUBLISHER: LEE & FEBIGER, 1987
CHAPTER 2, SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE PANCREAS
SKANDALAKIS, J.E., GRAY, S.W., SKANDALAKIS, L.J.

SURGICAL DISEASES OF THE PANCREAS
EDITED BY: HOWARD, J.M., JORDAN,G.L.
PUBLISHER: LEE & FEBIGER, 1987
CHAPTER 3, EMBRYOLOGY AND CONGENITAL ANOMALIES OF THE PANCREAS
SKANDALAKIS, J.E., GRAY, S.W., SKANDALAKIS, L.J.

MASTERY OF SURGERY
EDITED BY: NYHUS, L.M., BAKER, R.J.
PUBLISHER: LITTLE BROWN AND COMPANY, BOSTON, 1984, CHAPTER 93.
SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE PANCREAS
GRAY, S.W., SKANDALAKIS, L.J., ROWE, J.S., JR., SKANDALAKIS, J.E

MASTERY OF SURGERY
AUTHOR: NYHUS, L.M., BAKER, R.J.
PUBLISHER: LITTLE BROWN AND COMPANY, BOSTON, 1997, CHAPTER 107.
SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE PANCREAS
SKANDALAKIS, L.J., COLBORN, G.L.., SKANDALAKIS, J.E
  
INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION
EDITED BY: FIELDING, L.P., WELCH, J.
PUBLISHER: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE, 1987, PART 1, CHAPTER 2
SURGICAL ANATOMY OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION
SKANDALAKIS, J.E., GRAY, S.W., SKANDALAKIS, L.J.

ACUTE PANCREATITIS/EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ASPECTS OF PATHOGENESIS AND MANAGEMENT
EDITED BY: G. GLAZER AND JOHN H.C. RANSOM.
PUBLISHED BY BAILLIERE TINDALL, 1988, CHAPTER 3.
ANATOMY OF THE PANCREAS
L.J. SKANDALAKIS, J.E. SKANDALAKIS, S.W GRAY.


HERNIA:SURGICAL ANATOMY AND TECHNIQUE.
MCGRAW-HILL, 1989
SKANDALAKIS,J.E., GRAY,S.W., MANSBERGER JR,A.R., COLBORN,G.L., SKANDALAKIS,L.J.

SURGERY OF THE OESOPHAGUS
EDITED BY G. G. JAMIESON
PUBLISHER: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTON, 1988, CHAPTER 3
SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE OESOPHAGUS.
SKANDALAKIS, J.E., GRAY, S.W., SKANDALAKIS, L.J.

SURGERY OF THE OESOPHAGUS
EDITED BY G. G. JAMIESON
PUBLISHER: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTON, 1988, CHAPTER 14
CLASSIFICATION OF HERNIAS THROUGH THE OESOPHAGEAL HIATUS.
GRAY, S.W., SKANDALAKIS, L.J., SKANDALAKIS, J.E.

SURGICAL ANATOMY AND TECHNIQUE
SKANDALAKIS,J.E., SKANDALAKIS,P.N., SKANDALAKIS, L.J.
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW, NEW YORK 1995

SURGICAL ANATOMY AND TECHNIQUE
SKANDALAKIS,J.E. ,SKANDALAKIS,P.N., SKANDALAKIS,L.J.
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW, 2ND EDITION, NEW YORK 2000

HERNIA
EDITED BY L.N.NYHUS AND R. E.CONDON
PUBLISHER:J.B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., 1995, CHAPTER 28
SUPRAVESICAL HERNIA
SKANDALAKIS,P.N. ,SKANDALAKIS,L.J., GRAY,S.W., SKANDALAKIS,J.E.

HERNIA
EDITED BY L.N. NYHUS, R.E. CONDON
PUBLISHER:J.B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., 1995, CHAPTER 30
OBTURATOR HERNIA
SKANDALAKIS,L.J. ,SKANDALAKIS,P.N, GRAY,S.W., SKANDALAKIS,J.E

EMBRYOLOGY FOR SURGEONS, 2ND EDITION
EDITED BY SKANDALAKIS, J.E., GRAY, S.W.
WILLIAMS AND WILKINS 1994
CHAPTER 8- LIVER
SKANDALAKIS,J.E., GRAY,S.W., RICKETTS,R.R., SKANDALAKIS,L.J. ,

EMBRYOLOGY FOR SURGEONS, 2ND EDITION
EDITED BY SKANDALAKIS, J.E., GRAY, S.W.
WILLIAMS AND WILKINS 1994
CHAPTER 9- EXTRAHEPATIC AND BILIARY DUCTS
SKANDALAKIS,J.E., GRAY,S.W., RICKETTS,R.R., SKANDALAKIS,L.J.,DODSON, T.F.

EMBRYOLOGY FOR SURGEONS, 2ND EDITION
EDITED BY SKANDALAKIS, J.E., GRAY, S.W.
WILLIAMS AND WILKINS 1994
CHAPTER 10- SPLEEN
SKANDALAKIS,L.J. , GRAY,S.W., RICKETTS,R.R., SKANDALAKIS,J.E.,

EMBRYOLOGY FOR SURGEONS, 2ND EDITION
EDITED BY SKANDALAKIS, J.E., GRAY, S.W.
WILLIAMS AND WILKINS 1994
CHAPTER 11- PANCREAS
SKANDALAKIS,J.E., GRAY,S.W., RICKETTS,R.R., SKANDALAKIS,L.J. ,

EMBRYOLOGY FOR SURGEONS, 2ND EDITION
EDITED BY SKANDALAKIS, J.E., GRAY, S.W.
WILLIAMS AND WILKINS 1994
CHAPTER 16- ANTERIOR BODY WALL
SKANDALAKIS,J.E., GRAY,S.W., RICKETTS,R.R., SKANDALAKIS,L.J.

MODERN HERNIA REPAIR
THE EMBRYOLOGIC AND ANATOMIC BASIS OF SURGERY
SKANDALAKIS, L.J., GADACZ, T.R., MANSBERGER JR., A.R., MITCHELL JR., W.E., COLBORN, G.L., SKANDALAKIS, J.E.
PARTHENON PUBLISHING 1996

ANATOMIC BASIS OF TUMOR SURGERY
EDITED BY W.C.WOOD, J.E. SKANDALAKIS
QUALITY MEDICAL PUBLISHING
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI  1999
CHAPTER 8- SMALL BOWEL AND MESENTERY
SKANDALAKIS,J.E., COLBORN,G.L., SKANDALAKIS,L.J.

ANATOMIC BASIS OF TUMOR SURGERY
EDITED BY W.C.WOOD, J.E. SKANDALAKIS
QUALITY MEDICAL PUBLISHING
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI  1999
CHAPTER 14- PANCREAS AND DUODENUM
BRANUM,G., SKANDALAKIS,L.J.

ANATOMIC BASIS OF TUMOR SURGERY
EDITED BY W.C.WOOD, J.E. SKANDALAKIS
QUALITY MEDICAL PUBLISHING
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI  1999
CHAPTER 15- SPLEEN
SKANDALAKIS,J.E., SKANDALAKIS, P.N., SMITH,C.D.


PRESENTATIONS:
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
MULTIPLE TRAUMA/CHALLENGE FOR THE 80'S/ "PENETRATING TRAUMA"
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 27-28, 1986

PALMETTO BLOOD BANKERS ASSOCIATION
"NEEDS OF THE TRAUMA CENTER"
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, APRIL 18, 1986

PIEDMONT HOSPITAL GYNECOLOGISTS AND OBSTETRICIANS
"TRAUMA AND PREGNANCY"
PIEDMONT HOSPITAL/ATLANTA, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 20, 1986

ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT COURSE
INSTRUCTOR
HENRIETTA EGLESTON HOSPITAL
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MAY 9-10, 1986

ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT COURSE
INSTRUCTOR
GEORGIA BAPTIST HOSPITAL
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 7-8, 1986

ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT COURSE
INSTRUCTOR
SCOTTISH RITE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 25-26, 1987

ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT COURSE
INSTRUCTOR
SCOTTISH RITE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, APRIL 26, 1991

LECTURE IN TRAUMA "THE GOLDEN HOUR"
PIEDMONT HOSPITAL
ATLANTA, GA., JULY 21, 1992

BREAST CANCER TREATMENT
PIEDMONT HOSPITAL INTERNISTS
1994

BREAST CANCER TREATMENT, PEACHTREE CITY FEBRUARY 15,1995

BREAST CANCER TREATMENT , GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1998