Credentials
Licensure
New Jersey (56419)
Hospital Appointments
St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ
Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ
Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
Certifications & Memberships
ABS Certification in Vascular Surgery 2000
ABS Certification in Surgery 1998 – recertified in 2008 and 2017
American College of Surgeons, Fellow (FACS) New Jersey Medical Society
American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons, Fellow (FASMBS)
Leadership & Awards
Section Chief for the Center of Excellence Bariatric Program for St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ 2010-2016
Section Chief for Bariatric Surgery, Deborah Heart and Lung, 2014-Present
New Jersey Chapter ASMBS – former chapter President (2014-2016)
New Jersey Monthly Top Docs – 2008, 2010, 2011,2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,2018
Fellowship
North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY
Vascular Surgery
July 1997-June 1999
Residency
St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
General Surgery- Chief Resident
July 1996-June 1997
St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
General Surgery –Resident
July 1991 to June 1996
North Shore Medical Center Neptune, NJ
Internship- Transitional Year
July 1990 to June 1991
Academic Degrees
Rutgers University Graduate School of Business
MBA, 2007
University of Medicine & Dentistry – NJ Medical School
Doctor of Medicine, 1990
Rutgers University College of Engineering
Bachelor of Science, 1986
Abstracts, Posters, Presentations, Publications
Bilof ML, Herschman Z. Hemodynamic Effects of Iatrogenic Pneumoperitoneum
European Congress of Anesthesiology, Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1994
Bilof ML, Botchkina G, Friedman S, Scher L, Tracey K. Expression of TNF and
TNF Receptors in the Rat Brain after Focal Cerebral Ischemia, New York Vascular Surgery
Society Fellows Night, New York City, New York, April 1998
Botchkina G., Bilof ML, Tracey K. TNF, Apoptosis, and NF-κB in Ischemic Brain,
7th International TNF Congress, Hyannis, Massachusetts, May 17-21, 1998
Bilof ML, Al-Abed Y, Ivanova S, Bucala R, Tracey K. Cerebroprotectionby Inhibition of
3-Aminopropanol in a Rodent Model of Stroke, Surgical Forum American College of Surgeons,
Orlando, FL, October 25-30, 1998
Botchkina G, Bilof ML, Tracey K, NF-κB Expression after Permanent
Cerebral Ischemia, Society for Neuroscience, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 7-12, 1998
Subtotal Colectomy for Obstructing Colon Carcinoma,” St. Barnabas Medical Center
Grand Rounds, Livingston, N.J. 1992
Catamenial Pneumothorax: Pathogenesis and Treatment,” St. Barnabas Medical Center
Grand Rounds, Livingston, N.J. 1993
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis,” St. Barnabas Medical Center Grand Rounds, Livingston, N.J. 1994
Correction of Lower Extremity Deep Venous Reflux by Ablation of Superficial Venous Incompetence
Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, June 1995
Indication for Inferior Vena Cava Filters: Practice Patterns of Surgeons and Radiologists
Poster Presentation American Venous Forum Annual Meeting, San Diego, Feb. 22-24, 1996
The Cost of Inferior Vena Cava Filters: Does it Matter Where it is Done? New Jersey Vascular Society
Annual Meeting, Englewood New Jersey, March 13, 1996
Expression of TNF and TNF Receptors in the Rat Brain after Focal Cerebral Ischemia
New York Vascular Surgery Society Annual Fellows Night, New York City, New York, April 23, 1998
Cerebroprotection by Inhibition of 3-Aminopropanol in a Rodent Model of Stroke,
American College of Surgeons Surgical Forum, Orlando, FL October 27, 1998
Bariatric Surgery, Dept. of OB/GYN Grand Rounds, St Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ, February 18, 2005
Our Experience with the Gore Suture Passer for Simple, Secure Placement of the Reservoir
in Lap-Band Patients, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons14th International Congress,
San Diego, California, September 14-17, 2005, Award for Best Poster in Education Content or Innovation
Sales CM, Bilof ML, Petrillo KA, and Luka NL. Correction of lower extremity deep venous incompetence by ablation of superficial venous reflux. Ann Vasc Surg, May 1996
Patents
Patent 5,755,713 Issued May 26, 1998 for “Laparoscopic Instrument”
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