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Dr. Amid is Director of the Lichtenstein Hernia Institute and one of the world's foremost experts on hernia surgery. Dr. Amid was the partner of Dr. Irving Lichtenstein in Los Angeles. He and Dr. Lichtenstein perfected and promoted the tension-free Lichtenstein repair that now is the most widely-utilized open herniorrhaphy technique in the world. Dr. Amid has personally performed approximately 10,000 Lichtenstein repairs, as well as a wide variety of operations for incisional and other hernias. He has been sole director of the Institute since Dr. Lichtenstein's death in 2000. A surgical scholar, Dr. Amid has written widely on herniorrhaphy techniques, bioprostheses, and post-herniorrhaphy pain syndromes. He is past president of the American Hernia Society and has served as visiting professor in many institutions worldwide.
Postdoctoral Education
| Institution |
Level (Intern,
Resident, Fellow) |
Department |
Year |
| Mercy Hospital |
Internship |
Rotating |
1967-68 |
| Sinai Hospital, Detroit, MI |
Resident |
General Surgery |
1968-72 |
Research and Clinical Interests
- Mesh biocompatibility
- Mesh related complications
- Causes, prevention, and surgical treatment of chronic pain after hernia surgery.
Clinical Interests
- Groin hernias
- Other abdominal wall hernias
- Treatment of chronic pain after hernia repair
Academic/Teaching Appointments
- Clinical Professor, Surgery
Memberships in Scholarly or Professional Societies
- American Hernia Society (cofounder and past president)
- American College of Surgeons
- Honorary fellowship Royal College of Surgeons (England)
- Honorary membership German Society of Surgery
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