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I am honored to be a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the largest and most respected group of board-certified surgeons in the world. The press release for my induction into this professional designation, provided by the American College of Surgeons, is featured below.

Boston, MA: Dr. Jonathan Oheb was among 1,823 Initiates from around the world who became Fellows of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) during the Convocation ceremony at the College’s 2018 annual Clinical Congress in Boston, MA this month. This year’s class of Initiates was among one of the largest ever admitted into the College.

Dr. Oheb received a medical doctorate from SUNY Upstate Medical University in New York and is currently practicing Orthopedic Hand Surgery and General Orthopedic Surgery in his own clinic, Jonathan Oheb, MD, located in Encino, Beverly Hills, and Mission Hills, CA. Dr. Oheb is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery as well.

Dr. Oheb has a strong professional interest in all aspects of hand and upper extremity surgery. He holds membership in other professional societies, including the American Society of Surgery of the Hand.

By meeting the College’s stringent membership requirements, Fellows of the College have earned the distinguished right to use the designation of “FACS” (Fellow, American College of Surgeons) after their names. An applicant for Fellowship must be a graduate of an approved medical school; must have completed advanced training in one of the 14 surgical specialties recognized by the College; must possess certification by an American surgical specialty board or appropriate certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; and must have been in practice for at least one year at the time of his or her application. Before admission into Fellowship, the surgeon must further demonstrate ethical fitness and professional proficiency, and his or her acceptance as a Fellow of the College must be approved by three-fourths of its Board of Regents.

The Convocation ceremony was the highlight of the five-day Congress at which initiation into ACS Fellowship took place. The Congress also featured reports on research-in-progress, postgraduate courses, panel discussions, symposia, and scientific and industrial exhibits. Total estimated attendance at the Congress was 11,745, including 8,127 physicians. Allied health professionals and members of the scientific and consumer media also attended the meeting.

The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has more than 80,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. For more information, visit: www.facs.org

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Jonathan Oheb, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with extensive training and years of experience in hand and upper extremity surgery, as well as general orthopaedics and orthopaedic trauma. Contact Dr.Oheb

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