Paul F. Vietz, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

  1. Address, Telephone, Fax, and E-Mail


    54 Ridge Road
    Westminster, MD. 21157(USA)
    Tel.: 410-848-5448
    Fax.: 410-848-7388
    mailto:pvietz@qis.net

  2. Curriculum Vitae

Education

  1. Leibniz-Oberschule, Berlin(Germany): ABITUR,1942-1951
  2. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.(USA). Exchange student on U.S. State Department scholarship,1951-1952
  3. Medical School of the Free University of West-Berlin(Germany),1952-1958
  4. Internship:
    Glens Falls Hospital, Glens Falls, N.Y.(USA),1958-1959
  5. Residency:
    The Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
    The Hospital for the Women of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
    The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
    University Hospital of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.,1959-1963
  6. Private Practice:
    Obstetrics and Gynecology 1963-1986. From 1986 Gynecology only with special interest in diagnostic and operative laparoscopy (pelviscopy), hysteroscopy, and colposcopy.
  7. Licensure:
  8. Specialty Certification:
    Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology,1972. Recertification,1979

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Hospital Affiliations

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Professional Organizations and Societies

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Awards

PFANNENSTIEL MEDAL: Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany -"in acknowledgement of his international scientific contribution in the realm of pelviscopic surgery", 1992

Administrative Positions Held

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Tutorials and Seminars

  1. "Introduction to Operative Laparoscopy (Pelviscopy)". Lectures and demonstrations for physicians and nurses at Carroll County General Hospital and Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 1986
  2. Co-Chairman, Clinical Course for Endoscopic Surgery. The International Federation of Gynecologic Endoscopists (IFGE),Baltimore, MD, May 1987
  3. Tutor, Animate and Inanimate Endoscopy Workshops by Medcon, Inc., Medcom Management International, Inc. (MMI), United States Endoscopy Laser Institute (USELI), 1987-1992
  4. Chairman, Pelviscopy Conference, Lectures, Videos, and "Hands on" Practice, Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD., April 1989
  5. Tutor, WISAP Course in Pelviscopy and Universal Operative Laparoscopy (Cholecystectomy) Pig Lab., Denver,CO, May 1990
  6. Preceptor, Various groups of national and international gynecologists for introduction to pelviscopic surgery and C*I*S*H*, lectures and live surgery, 1987 to date
  7. Co-Chairman, Pelviscopy Course, Baptist Hospital, New Orleans, LA., April 1991

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Presentations

  1. "Pelviscopy in a Community Hospital". VIII Congress of the European Sterility Congress Organisation (ESCO), Budapest, September 1987
  2. "How to start a Pelviscopy Unit in a Community Hospital". World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, November 1987
  3. "Pelviscopy Training: what can be done". 8th Annual Baltimore/Washington Seminar and Tutorial, December 1987
  4. "Pelviscopy: more than a diagnostic tool"
    "Pelviscopy: techniques". Postgraduate Symposium, The George Washington University School of Medicine, March 1988
  5. "Pelviscopy: Definition and Instrumentation". Operative Laparoscopy Course, sponsored by Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Washington, D.C., June 1988
  6. "Introduction to the Pelvi-Trainer"
    "Surgical Pelviscopy in an American Hospital". Clinical Course for Pelviscopic Surgery, sponsored by The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL), Washington, D.C., June 1988
  7. "Pelviscopy: Definition, Instrumentation and Techniques". Laparoscopic Surgery: The American Experience, sponsored by AAGL, Baltimore, MD., August 1988
  8. "Pelviscopy: Scope and Technique". Church Hospital, Baltimore, MD., October 1988
  9. "Pelviscopy in a US Country Hospital". XII World Congress G&O (FIGO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 1988
  10. "Pelviscopy". Society of Post-Anesthesia Nurses, Washington, D.C., November 1988
  11. "Pelviscopy". Symposium on Advances in Gynecology. St. Joseph Hospital, Baltimore, MD., December 1988
  12. "Pelviscopy: Scope and Instrumentation". Second Annual Symposium and Workshop on Pelviscopy Surgery and Laser Endoscopy, St. Luke's Hospital, St.Louis, MO., December 1988
  13. "Pelviscopic Myomectomy".
    "From Laparotomy to Pelviscopy". International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy, Orlando,FL., January 1989
  14. "Advanced Pelviscopic Techniques". Basic and Advanced Laser Surgery, M.Baggish/J.Marlow, Washington, D.C., January 1989
  15. "Pelviscopy - its use in both gynecology and general surgery". Homewood Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD., February 1989
  16. "Pelviscopic Surgery". Advanced Pelviscopic Surgery Conference, St.Luke's Hospital, St.Louis, MO., March 1989
  17. "Pelviscopy: Definition, Instrumentation, and Techniques".
    "Ectopic Pregnancy: Pelviscopy".
    "Laparoscopic Oophorectomy-Loop Ligature Technique".
    "Morcellation".
    "Pelviscopic Technique for the Treatment of Endometriosis".
    "Omental, small bowel and large bowel adhesions".
    "Laparoscopic Appendectomy". Advanced Laparoscopic Symposium: the American Experience, Costa Mesa, CA., March 1989
  18. "Teaching Laparoscopy". 2e Congrès Mondial d'Endoscopie en Gynécologie, Clermont-Ferrand, France, June 1989
  19. "Introduction to Pelviscopy".
    "Advanced Pelviscopic Techniques". Basic and Advanced Laser Surgery, M.Baggish/J.Marlow, Virginia Beach, VA.,July 1989 and Lake Buena Vista, FL., October 1989
  20. "Pelviscopy: Scope, Instrumentation, and Safeguards"
    "Pelviscopy: Advanced Techniques". 3rd Annual Symposium and Workshop, St.Luke's Hospital, St.Louis, MO., October 1989
  21. "Pelviscopy Techniques-Tricks of the Trade".
    "Pelviscopic Concepts". Virginia Beach General Hospital, January 1990
  22. "Advanced Pelviscopic Techniques". Basic and Advanced Laser Surgery, M.Baggish/J.Marlow, Washington, D.C., January 1990
  23. "Pelviscopy: Definition, Instrumentation, Techniques". Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, N.J., February 1990
  24. "Introduction to Pelviscopy". Basic and Advanced Laser Surgery, M.Baggish/J.Marlow, Palm Beach, FL., July 1990
  25. "Past, Present, and Future of Pelviscopic Surgery". Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL., August 1990
  26. "History of Pelviscopy and Operating Room Setup".
    "Laparoscopic Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy".
    "Laparoscopic Myomectomy". Operative Pelviscopy Workshop, Rochester, N.Y., September 1990
  27. "Introduction to Pelviscopy". Lecture to students and faculty, Western Maryland College, Westminster, MD., September 1990
  28. "Introduction to Pelviscopy".
    "Pelviscopic Techniques". Basic and Advanced Laser Surgery, M.Baggish/J.Marlow, Orlando, FL., October 1990
  29. "Pelviscopy Revisited".
    "Pelviscopy: Organ Oriented Operations". Endoscopic and Laser Surgery Symposium, St.Luke's Hospital, St.Louis, MO., October 1990
  30. "Introduction to Pelviscopy". Basic and Advanced Laser Surgery, M.Baggish/J.Marlow, Washington, D.C., January 1991
  31. "Introduction to Pelviscopy". St.Agnes Hospital Grand Rounds, Baltimore, MD., February and November 1991
  32. "Pelviscopy: Definition and Instrumentation". Advanced Operative Laparoscopy Workshop, James Dorsey,M.D., Director, Feb.,March,April,June,July,Aug.,Sept.1991
  33. "Introduction to Pelviscopy". Basic and Advanced Laser Surgery, M.Baggish/J.Marlow, July,1991,Jan.,Feb.,July 1992
  34. Participant, Great Debates: "Laparoscopic Myomectomy". 20th World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy (AAGL), Nov.1991
  35. " The Impact of Pelviscopy on Community Hospitals in the USA". Prof. Kurt Semm's 65th Birthday Pelviscopy Symposium, Kiel, Germany, March 1992
  36. "Pelviscopy and C*A*S*H* in the USA". International Congress on Pelviscopy, Seoul, Korea, May 1992
  37. "Pelviscopic Myomectomy". 49.Deutscher Kongress für Gynäkologie and Geburtshilfe, Berlin, Germany, Sept.1992
  38. Panel:"Laparoscopic Myomectomy". 21st International Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Chicago,IL, Sept.1992
  39. Co-Chairman,C*A*S*H* Course: Advanced Course in Surgical Pelviscopy for an Alternative Method of Hysterectomy, sponsored by IFGE, Kiel University, and CCGH, Baltimore, MD., Sept.1992
  40. Co-Chairman,C*A*S*H* Course: sponsored be Cheil Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Nov.1992
  41. "C*A*S*H*-the American Experience". Prof. Kurt Semm C*A*S*H* Course, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, Nov.1992
  42. "Techniques of Operative Laparoscopy and Instrumentation". Advanced Gynecologic Surgery, M.Baggish/J.Marlow, Washington, D.C., Jan.1993
  43. "Subtotal Laparoscopic Hysterectomy- the C*A*S*H* Procedure".
    "Laparoscopic Treatment of Fibroids". Operative Laparoscopy Course sponsored be AAGL, Annenberg Center at Eisenhower, Rancho Mirage, CA, Feb.1993
  44. "C*A*S*H*". Laparoscopic Hysterectomy-a Comparison of the Methods, sponsored be AAGL, Miami Beach, FL., March1993
  45. "Subtotal Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and the C*A*S*H* Procedure". AAGL Special Symposium in conjunction with ACOG 41st National Convention, Washington, D.C., May 1993
  46. "The C*A*S*H* Procedure". 12th Annual Update on OB/GYN, University of Maryland, Annapolis, MD., June 1993
  47. "Basic Comcepts of Pelviscopy". Principles of Advanced Conventional and Endoscopic Surgery, M.Baggish/J.Marlow, Palm Beach, FL., July 1993
  48. "Surgical Pelviscopy for an Alternative Method of Hysterectomy without Colpotomy". 7th Annual Symposium and Workshop, St.Luke's Hospital, St.Louis, MO., Oct.1993
  49. "Surgical Pelviscopy for an Alternative Method of Hysterectomy without Colpotomy". Grand Rounds Lecture, Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, N.J., Oct.1993
  50. "Endoscopic Intrafascial SEMM Hysterectomy without Colpotomy". World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Bombay, India, Dec.1993
  51. "Basic Concepts of Pelviscopy". Advanced Gynecologic Surgery, M.Baggish/J.Marlow, Washington, D.C., Jan.1994
  52. "Totatl Laparoscopic Hysterectomy". Gran Rounds Lecture, York Hospital, York, PA., Feb.1994
  53. "Pelviscopic Intrafascial Hysterectomy". Lecture and Demonstrations, Krankenhaus Düren, Düren, Germany, Feb.1994
  54. "National Complications Registry of Pelviscopy". Qualitätsstandards in der Gynäkologischen Endoskopie, Erfurt, Germany, March 1994
  55. "C*I*S*H*". Association of OR Nurses of Maryland, North Arundel Hospital, Glen Burnie, MD., April 1994
  56. "C*I*S*H* without Colpotomy. American Experience 150 cases". European Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopic Surgery, Rome, Italy, June 1994
  57. "L'hystérectomie sans colpotomie: l'hystérectomie pelviscopique intrafasciale". Société Franco-Allemande de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique, Berlin, Germany, June 1994
  58. "Laparoscopic Management of Adnexal Masses, including ectopic pregnancy".
    "Hemorrhagic Complications". Operative Gynecology, M.Baggish/J.Marlow, Palm Beach, FL., July 1994
  59. "C*I*S*H* and Large Myomas". TAP Pharmaceutical Co., Chicago,IL., July 1994
  60. "Safety Steps, Avoiding Complications, and other Pelviscopic Techniques". University of Connecticut Health Center OB/Gyn Grand Rounds, Farmington, CT., Sept.1994
  61. "Pelviscopic Intrafascial Hysterectomy-American Experience-150 cases". 23rd International Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, New York, N.Y., Oct.1994
  62. "National Complications Registryof Pelviscopy". Qualitätsstandards in der Gynäkologischen Endoskopie, Düsseldorf, Germany, Nov.1994
  63. "Laparoscopic Management of Adnexal Masses". Advanced Gynecologic Surgery, M.Baggish/J.Marlow, Washington, D.C., Jan.1995
  64. "Endoskopische Korrekturmöglichkeiten der Harninkontinenz". Uro-Gynäkologisches Symposium, Zwickau, Germany, Feb.1995
  65. "C*I*S*H* in the Western Hemisphere". A multi-center study, 2nd World Symposium on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, New Orleans, LA., April 1995
  66. "C*I*S*H*-The American Experience". 190years University of Kiel, 25years Pelviscopy/Laparoscopy, Kiel, Germany, May 1995
  67. "Laparoscopic Subtotal Hysterectomy and C*I*S*H*".
    "Adnexal Masses Management: Laparoscopy or Laparotomy". Progress in Gynecology, M.Baggish/J.Marlow, San Francisco, CA., July 1995
  68. "Intrafascial Hysterectomy". 24th World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Orlando,FL., Nov.1995
  69. "What are the Essential Instruments for performing Operative Laparoscopy safely".
    "Techniques for C*A*S*H* (Semi-Hysterectomy)". Advanced Gynecologic Surgery, M.Baggish/J.Marlow, Washington, D.C., Jan.1996
  70. "C*I*S*H*".
    "What to do with the cervix". Debate - The International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy, Chicago,IL., April 1996
  71. "Pelviscopic Intrafascial Hysterectomy by CISH". 3rd World Symposium on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, New Orleans, LA., April 1996
  72. "Amerikanische Erfahrungen mit CISH". Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Endoskopie (AGE), Kiel, Germany, June 1996
  73. "C*I*S*H*". 1st International Symposium on Gynecologic Endoscopy, Greifswald, Germany, March 1997
  74. "Pelviscopic Intrafascial Hysterectomy (CISH)-our Procedure of Choice for Benign Pelvic Disease". 4th World Symposium on Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, San Francisco, CA., April 1997

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Publications

  1. VIETZ PF: The Value of Pelviscopic Myomectomy. Contemporary OB/GYN, Vol 34, June 15,1989, pp.105-109
  2. VIETZ PF: Pelviscopy in a US Country Hospital. The Procedings of the XIIth World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct.1988, pp.227-229
  3. VIETZ PF, AHN TS: A New Approach to Hysterectomy without Colpotomy: Pelviscopic Intrafascial Hysterectomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1994, 170:609-613
  4. VIETZ PF: Classical Intrafascial Semm Hysterectomy (C*I*S*H*), The Video Encyclopedia of Endoscopic Surgery for the Gynecologist, Gerald J. Shirk,editor,`St.Louis,Mo., 1994
  5. VIETZ PF: Pelviscopic Intrafascial Hysterectomy without Colpotomy. In Operative Gynecologic Endoscopy, 2nd ed., Sanfilippo JS., Levine RL.(ed). Springer, New York,1996,pp 128-141

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Preceptorship Surgery

  1. Live surgery (pelviscopy), Riverside Surgical Center, Newport News, VA., Sept.1989
  2. Live surgery (pelviscopy), CCGH, in conjunction with Clinical Course for Endoscopic Surgery sponsored by IFGE, May 1987
  3. Live surgery (CASH Procedure), CCGH, in conjunction with CASH Course sponsored by IFGE, Kiel University, and CCGH
  4. Live surgery (CASH Procedure), Cheil Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Nov.1992
  5. Live surgery (CASH Procedure), St.Luke's Hospital, St.Louis, MO., Feb.1993
  6. Live surgery (CASH Procedure), Flemington Medical Center, Flemington, NJ., April 1993
  7. Live surgery (Operative Laparoscopy and C*I*S*H*), Krankenhaus Düren, Düren, Germany, Feb.1994
  8. Live surgery (C*I*S*H*), Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY., April 1994
  9. Live surgery (Preceptor for C*I*S*H*), Bellevue Hospital, Albany, NY., repeated visits(1996/97)

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