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Tom Lyons, M.D.

CENTER FOR WOMEN’S CARE ANDREPRODUCTIVE SURGERY
1140 HAMMOND DRIVE, BLDG. F, SUITE 6230
ATLANTA, GA 30328
( 770) 352-0037

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

BORN: August 7, 1948, Atlanta, GA

MARRIED: Wife: Cheryl

Children: Zachary Pearce, 20; Jacob Thomas, 13; Jordan Whitney, 10

UNDERGRADUATE:

  • University of Georgia, AB ( 1970 ) in Psychology
  • Who’s Who, Omicron Delta Kappa, Blue Key, Sphinx, Gridiron,National Merit Scholar, NCAA Post-graduate Fellow, National Football FoundationScholarship, Captain - UGA Football Team and Wrestling Team, All-American Football 1969and 1970

GRADUATE: University of Georgia, MS (1971 ) in Clinical and Biopsychology

MEDICAL TRAINING:

  • University of Colorado M.D. ( 1977 )
  • Internship/Residency, University of Colorado ( 1977 - 81 )

CERTIFICATION:

  • American Board of OB/GYN
  • Fellow American College OB/GYN
  • Fellow American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

MEMBER:

  • Southeastern Obstetrics & Gynecology Society
  • Georgia OB/GYN Society
  • Medical Association of Georgia
  • American Society for Reproductve Medicine
  • American Association of GYN Laparoscopists member Board of Trustees
  • Gynecologic Laser and Advanced Technology Society
  • Editorial Board -Gynecologic Endoscopy
  • Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
  • Gyneocologic Study Group
  • European Society for Gyneocologic Endoscopy
  • International Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy
  • Editorial Board - Journal American Association of GynecologicLaparoscopy
  • Australian Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:

  1. Masters Thesis - 1971
  2. Metastasis of Metastasis-Journal of Clinical Research, 1979
  3. Twin Gestations-Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 1983
  4. "Ultrasound Evaluation of Endometrium preoperatively for LaserAblation of Endometrium"presented at the 4th World Congress on Vaginosonography, June1991
  5. "Ovarian Drilling via Laparoscopy using the Contact Nd: YAGLaser as Therapy for Polycystic Ovary Disease" presented at ACOG District IV, October
  6. "Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy" ClinicalProcedure Review, August 1991
  7. "Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy" presented at the20th World Congress AAGL, November 1991
  8. "Laparoscopic Applications of the CUSA apparatus" presentedat the 20th World Congress AAGL, November 1991
  9. "Contact Nd: YAG Laser Laparoscopic Therapy in SurgicalInfertility" presented at the Asian Fertility Society Meeting Seoul, Korea, November1990
  10. Faculty and Surgical Demonstration at the 1st Female SterilizationSeminar Moscow, USSR, November 1991
  11. "Laparoscopic Hysterectomy using the Contact Nd: YAGpresented at the 1st World Congress of the Raoul Palmer Club European, Clermont-Ferrand,France, September 1992
  12. "Treatment of Clomiphene Failure in Polycystic Ovary Patientswith Contact YAG Ovarian Drilling Procedure presented at the 21st Annual Meeting AAGL,September 1992
  13. "Comparison of LAVH with LSH Morbidity and MortalityResults" Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Vol. 38 ( 9 ) 1993
  14. "Laparoscopic Hysterectomy using the Harmonic Scalpel"presented at the 21st Annual Meeting AAGL September, 1992
  15. "Tissue Reconstruction with Non-penetrating Arcuate Leggedclips: Potential Endoscopic Applications" Journal of Reproductive Medicine. Vol. 37No. 7, July 1992
  16. Subtotal Hysterectomy. Chapter in "Hysterectomy"Ed: Diamond, Daniell, & Jones. Blackwell Publishers 1994
  17. Subtotal Hysterectomy. Chapter in "Video Atlas of EndoscopicSurgery" Ed: Shirk AAGL Productions 1994
  18. "Supracervical Hysterectomy Revisited" EverydayProblems in Gynecology. Ed: Ivo Brosens 1993
  19. "Minimally Invasive Retropubic Urethropexy; The Nolan/ Lyonsmodification of the Burch Procedure" presented at the 2nd World Congress of the RaoulPalmer Club European, Heidelberg, Germany, October 1993
  20. "Laparoscopic Burch procedure compared to traditional openBurch - outcome analysis" presented at the 22nd annual meeting AAGL, November 1993
  21. "Laparoscopic Hysterectomy using the LCS clamp coagulator"presented at the 22nd annual meeting AAGL, November 1993
  22. "Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy in patients with largeuterine lieomyomata"presented at the 22nd annual meeting AAGL, November 1993
  23. "Laparoscopic treatment of Stage III ovarian cancer carereports" presented at the 22nd annual meeting AAGL, November 1993
  24. Complications of Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. In syllabus for postgraduate course on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. Levy, B., Chairman. AAGL, November 1993
  25. Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy. In syllabus for postgraduate course on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. Reich, H., Chairman. AAGL, November1993
  26. Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy. Chapter in LaparoscopicHysterectomy Garry, R. and Reich, H. Ed: Blackwell Scientific 1993
  27. Laparoscopic treatment of urinary stress incontinence. in Atlasof Laparoscopic Technique for Gynecologists. Tulandi, T., Ed: W.B. Sanders Pub. 1994
  28. Laparoscopic treatment of urinary stress incontinence. in MinimalAccess Gynecology. Grochmal, S., Ed: Radcliffe 1995
  29. Laparoscopic Burch Procedure. In Operative Laparoscopy andHysteroscopy. Cohen, S., Ed: Churchill Livingstone Pub. 1995
  30. Vaginal Vault Suspension. In Endoscopic Surgery and AlliedTechnologies McLucas, B. Ed: 1994
  31. Laparoscopic Approaches to Pelvic Floor Relaxation. in ClinicalObstetrics and Gynecology Munro, M., Ed: June 1995
  32. Minimally Invasive Retropubic Culposuspension. GynaecologicEndoscopy. In press 1995
  33. Laparoscopic Approaches to Pelvic Floor Reconstruction. Editorial inGynaecologic Endoscopy 1995
  34. Minimally Invasive Retropubic Culposuspension. a comparison ofclinical outcomes. Journal of AAGL 1995
  35. Anatomy for Operative Laparoscopists-Pelvic Floor. presented at postgraduate course 23rd Annual meeting AAGL, New York 1994
  36. Evaluation and treatment of patients using term Tamoxifen therapyfor breast cancer- proposed screening protocol. presented at 3rd. Annual InternationalConference European Society of Gynecologic Endoscopists, Rome 1994
  37. Laparoscopic Approaches to Pelvic Floor Defects. original videopresented at 23rd. Annual meeting AAGL New York 1994
  38. Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy presented at Annual meetingon Operative Gynecology Dublin, Ireland 1994
  39. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Retropubic Culposuspension presentedat Annual meeting of Spanish Endoscopy Society Barcelona, Spain 1994
  40. Laparoscopic Approaches to Urinary Stress Incontinence presented atInternational Association of Endoscopy Annual meeting Kyoto, Japan 1994
  41. Laparoscopic Burch Procedure Lecture and surgical demonstrationWIELS Middlesboro, England 1994
  42. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Urinary Stress Incontinence.Surgical demonstration and lecture presented at University of New South Wales Sydney,Australia 1994
  43. Laparoscopic Burch Procedure Surgical demonstrations presented atAnnual Endoscopic Surgery Conference International Federation of Gynecologic EndoscopistsMoscow, Russia 1994
  44. Laparoscopic Approaches to Urinary Stress Incontinence and PelvicFloor Defects presented at University of Vermont Annual fall symposium Burlington, Vermont1994
  45. Posterior Pelvic Floor Repair.in Advanced GynecologicalLaparoscopy: a practical Guide and Video Atlas Cusumano and Deprest, Ed:Parthenon 1995
  46. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy/Pelvic Floor Support Procedures surgicaldemonstration and oral presentation WEL Foundation Laparoscopic Workshop Middlesborough,UKSept 1994
  47. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy/ Pelvic Floor Support Procedures Surgicaldemonstration and oral presentation University of Wales Cardif, Wales UK June 1995
  48. Laparoscopic Approaches to Posterior Pelvic Floor Support presentedat World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy International Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy,London, UK April 1995
  49. Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy/Laparoscopic Burch Procedurepresented at WELFoundation Endoscopy Workshop Hamburg, Germany April 1995
  50. Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy/ Laparoscopic Burchprocedure/Laparoscopic Sacral Culpopexy presented at Mercy Hospital Gynecologic EndoscopyCourse Lake Tahoe, Nevada July 1995
  51. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy/ Laparoscopic Urethropexy presented atHarvard University Gynecologic Endoscopy Seminar Boston, Mass. July 1995
  52. Southeastern Institute for Endoscopic and Laser Surgery Seminars onBasic and Advanced Laparoscopy Course Director- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy/GynecologicEndoscopy Athens, Ga. 1990-1993.
  53. Advanced Gynecologic Laparoscopy Seminars Course Director Institutefor Endoscopic Surgery Ethicon Endosurgery, Cincinnatti Oh. 1991-1994
  54. Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy Gynecologic Endoscopy,1(1) 1993.
  55. Laparoscopic Myomectomy/Laparoscopic Hysterectomy presented atGynecology in the 90’s Squaw Valley, Ca. March 1995
  56. Laparoscopic Sacral Culpopexy/ Pelvic Floor Supportpresentation and surgical demonstration World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy/PostGraduate Course IFGE Jerusalem, Israel February 1995
  57. Laparoscopic Burch Procedure presentation, surgical demonstration,course director Georgia Laser Center Atlanta, Ga. 1993,1994, 1995 Presbyterian HospitalCharlotte, NC 1994,1995 Baptist Medical Center Colombia, SC 1994, 1995 Baptist MedicalCenter Montgomery, Al. 1994 Laser Center Cleveland, Oh. 1994 Methodist Medical Center NewOrleans, La. 1994 Westchester Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. 199658. Laparoscopy Workshopspresentation,course director Rock Island,IL 1992 Oklahoma City, OK 1992 Lake Charles, LA1992 Binghamton, NY 1992 West Palm Beach, FL 1991,1992, 1993 Tampa, FL 1993,1994 OrlandoFL 1994
  58. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy presented at Laparoscopic Anatomy- Justthe Facts AAGL Seattle WA 1993
  59. Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy presented at Conference onLaparoscopic Hysterectomy AAGL Miami Beach, FL March 1993
  60. LAVH/ Myomectomy/ Adnexal Masses/ Endometriosis presented atGynecologic Endoscopy and Laser Seminar Captiva Island, FL 1992,1993,1994
  61. Myomectomy and Supracervical Hysterectomy presented at "Medicaland Surgical Management of Lieomyomata Uteri" seminar. Endosurgical Inst.Cincinnatti, OH. September 1995.
  62. Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy presented at the RoyalCollege of Obstetrics & Gynaecology annual endoscopic surgery meeting. London, UKNovember 1995
  63. Laparoscopic Treatment of Pelvic Floor Relaxation presented at theRoyal College of Obstetrics&Gynaecology annual endoscopic surgery meeting. London, UKNovember 1995.
  64. Urogynecology-Post Graduate Course VI Program Chairman 24th WorldCongress AAGL Orlando, FL November 1995
  65. "Endoscopic Myomectomy" original video presented at 24thWorld Congress AAGL Orlando, FL November 1995
  66. "Laparoscopic Treatment of Rectovaginal Endometriosis 5 Casesof Bowel Resection with Clinical Outcomes Data" original video presented at 24thWorld Congress AAGL Orlando, FL November 1995
  67. Laparoscopic Burch Procedure - results of 100 cases with clinicaloutcomes data at minimum 1 year follow up. presented at the 24th World Congress AAGLOrlando, FL November 1995
  68. Pelvic Floor Relaxation - Breakfast Roundtable Discussion presentedat 24th World Congress AAGL Orlando, FL November 1995
  69. An innovative bipolar curved dissecting/grasping forcep (BiCOAG*)for use in operative laparoscopy. presented at 24th World Congress AAGL Orlando, FLNovember 1995
  70. Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy Presentation at the 28thannual Post Graduate Program Course V. Laparoscopy vs. Laparotomy American Society forReproductive Medicine 51st Annual Meeting Seattle, WA October 1995
  71. Laparoscopic Treatment of Rectovaginal Endometriosis Using theContact Nd:YAG Laser original video presented at the 51st Annual Meeting ASRM Seattle, WAOctober 1995
  72. Alternatives to Abdominal Hysterectomy presented at "Gynecologyin the 90"s - Changing applications for GnRH analogues." Seattle, WA October1995
  73. Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy presented at Grand RoundsDept of OB/Gyn Mt. Sinai University Hospital New York, NY September 1995
  74. Endoscopic Myomectomy - Techniques of removal and defectclosure.presented at the 4th congress of the European Society for Gynaecological EndoscopyBrussels, Belgium December 1995
  75. Laparoscopic treatment of rectovaginal endometriosis.presented atthe 4th congress of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy Brussels, BelgiumDecember 1995
  76. Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy: a review of 4 yearsexperience with the procedure. 236 cases with clinical outcomes data. presented at the 4thcongress of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy Brussels, Belgium December1995
  77. Laparoscopic retropubic culposuspension: Results of 100patients with a minimum of 1 year follow up. presented at the 4th congress of the EuropeanSociety for Gynecological Endoscopy Brussels, Belgium December 1995
  78. Laparoscopic Approach to Gynecologic Surgery AAGL Course - Facultywith multple presentations- LSH, LAH, Retropubic Culposuspension, Myomectomy. Cincinnatti,OH November 1995
  79. Laparoscopic resection of rectovaginal endometriosis using theContact Nd:YAG laser and primary closure with suturing techniques.Journal of PelvicSurgery . January/February 2(1), 1996:8-11.
  80. Panel on Local Anesthesia Minilaparoscopy. Ethicon EndosurgeryInstitute, Cincinnatti,OH, March 1,1996. Presentation at West Georgia Medical Center -Usesof the Contact Nd:YAG Laser in Gynecology. Lagrange, GA, March 18, 1996. Presentation tothe Atlanta Endoscopy Society- Complications of Laparoscopic Pelvic Floor Surgery.Atlanta, GA, March 20,1996.
  81. Telesurgery- Laparoscopic Burch Procedure. Ethicon EndosurgicalInstitute. April 10, 1996.
  82. Moderator and presentation panel at International Society ofGynecologic Endoscopy Annual Congress. Urogynecology. Chicago, IL. April 16, 1996.
  83. Presentaion and Telesurgery 3rd Annual Congress on LaparoscopicHysterectomy AAGL. LSH. New Orleans, LA. April 20, 1996.
  84. Presentation, Faculty, and Surgical demonstration - InternationalCongress on Endometriosis. Moscow, Russia. April 22-26, 1996.
  85. Presentation, Faculty, and Surgical demonstration - GynecologicEndoscopy Seminar. Cardiff, Wales. April 29-30,1996.
  86. Laparoscopic Treatment of Urinary Stress Incontinence. Presented atAAGL International Film Festival. Phoenix, AZ. May 1996.
  87. Endoscopic Myomectomy-Techniques of removal and repair of thedefects using curved needle suturing. Presented at AAGL International Film Festival.Phoenix, AZ. May 1996
  88. Laparoscopic repair of posterior pelvic floor defects. Presented atAAGL International Film Festival. Phoenix, AZ. May,1996.
  89. Faculty, Moderator, and presentor at Laparoscopic Management ofUrinary Stress Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Defects. Ethicon Endo-Surgery Institute.Cincinnatti, OH. May 23-24,1996.
  90. Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy. in Endoscopic Surgeryfor Gynaecologists, Second Edition. Sutton And Diamond Eds. W B Saunders Co.Limited, London, UK, 1996.
  91. Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy. in OperativeLaparoscopy: The Masters' Techniques. Soderstrom Ed. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia,PA. 1996.Laparoscopic
  92. Supracervical Hysterectomy. in Hysterectomy. Wood and Maher,Eds., Bailliere's Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology, London, UK.
  93. Techniques in the treatment of peritoneal endometriosis. in Endometriumand Endometriosis. Diamond and Osteen Eds., Blackwell Science Inc. Cambridge, MA.1996.
  94. The Burch Procedure. Chapter in Operative Laparoscopy &Hysteroscopy Stephen M. Cohen Ed. Churdhhill/Livingstone, New York 1996
  95. Surgical demonstration and presentation. Melbourne, Australia,September 1996
  96. Surgical demonsration and presentation. Sydney, Australia, September1996
  97. Featured guest lecturer and surgical demonstration. AGES annualmeeting Dunedin/Queenstown, New Zealand, September 1996
  98. Chairman and presentation Post Graduate Course VI - Urogynecology25th World Congress on Gynecologic Endoscopy AAGL Annual meeting Chicago, IL,September 1996
  99. Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy I - The large lieomyomatousuterus. Original video presented at 25th World congress of GynecologicLaparoscopy AAGL Annual meeting. Chicago, IL, September 1996
  100. Laparoscopic Curved Needle SuturingTechniques - An integratedmethod using a dedicated set of instruments. Original video presented at the 25thWorld Congress on Gynecologic EndoscopyAAGL Annual meeting. Chicago, IL, September 1996
  101. A Suture/Mesh Procedure to Repair the Rectocele and EnteroceleDefects.Original video presented at the 25th World Congress on GynecologicEndoscopy AAGL Annual meeting. Chicago, IL, September 1996
  102. Surgical Treatment of Myoma - LSH. Live surgical demonstration at25th World Congress on Gynecologic Endoscopy AAGL Annual meeting Chicago, IL,September 1996

CURRENTLY:

  • Private Practice: Center for Women’s Care and Reproductive Surgery,Atlanta, GA
  • Member: Department of OB/GYN, Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, GA
  • West Paces Ferry Hospital, Atlanta, GA
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of OB/GYN, Emory UniversityMedical School, Atlanta, GA
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
  • Director: Southeastern Institute for Endoscopic Laser Surgery, Atlanta,GA