Biography
Michael J. Zobel, M.D. is currently a resident in the UCSF Department of Surgery. He received his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, graduating with Distinction in Research and as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. Earlier he completed his undergraduate education at the University of Southern California, where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, receiving degrees in Biological Sciences and Business Administration.
Beginning in the summer of 2018, Dr. Zobel spent two years as a Surgery Research Fellow at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, working with Dr. Eugene Kim to identify novel treatments for the aggressive childhood cancer, neuroblastoma.
Dr. Zobel is a recipient of the American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarship. He has published three peer-reviewed papers with two additional publications currently under review. Two of his research projects were presented at plenary podiums at the Pacific Coast Surgical Association conference: "Hyponatremia and Complex Biliary disease" and "Outcomes of Sutureless and Sutured Gastroschisis Closure".
Education
2011-2015, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Doctor of Medicine, Alpha Omega Alpha, inducted 2014
2007-2011, University of Southern California, College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences & Marshall School of Business, Los Angeles, CA
2010, Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude Biological Sciences and Business Administration, Double Major Phi Beta Kappa
2015- present, University of California, San Francisco
Clinical Interests
Pediatric Surgery
General Surgery
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2018, “Hyponatremia and Complex Biliary Disease.” M. Zobel, L., StewartPacific Coast Surgical Association- Napa, CA
2018, “Outcomes of Sutureless and Sutured Gastroschisis Closure.” R. Witt, M. Zobel, L. VuPacific Coast Surgical Association- Napa, CA
2018, “Incidence of Paramedian Incisional Hernia after Anterior Spine Exposure.”H. Luu, M. Zobel, M. Lin.International Hernia Congress- Miami, FL
2015, “Using Student Feedback to Improve the OSCE as an Assessment of Clinical Skills.” M. Zobel, R. Agarwal.Innovations in Medical Education Conference- Los Angeles, CA
2014, “Total Laparoscopic Partial Splenectomy and Splenopexy as Management of an Extremely Large Splenic Cyst.” U. Garza Serna, M. Zobel, N. Nguyen International Pediatric Endosurgery Group Annual Congress- Edinburgh, GB
2013, “Role of Prostaglandin E Receptor (EP1) in Inflammatory Gut Barrier Failure.”M. Zobel, S. Short, H. A. Ford, J. Wang, S. Papillon, A. Grishin, H. Ford.MEDSTARS Research Competition, University of Southern California
2013, “EP1 Receptor Deficiency Protects Mice from Gut Barrier Breakdown during LPS-Induced Peritonitis.” S. Short, H. Ford, M. Zobel, J. Wang, S. Papillon, E. Pontarelli, B. Bell, A. Grishin, H. Ford.Academic Surgical Congress- New Orleans, LA
2013, “EP1 Deficiency Protects Gut Barrier during Endotoxemia but not Polymicrobial Sepsis.” S. Short, J. Wang, H. Ford, M. Zobel, A. Grishin, H. Ford.Society of Black Academic Surgeons Scientific Assembly- Jackson, MI
2012, “Endofibrosis of the External Iliac Artery in Endurance Athletes.”A. Falor, M. Zobel, and C. deVirgilio.Southern California Vascular Surgery Society- Ojai, CA
2012, “Admission Variables Associated with Gangrenous Cholecystitis.”A. Falor, M. Zobel, A. Kaji, C. deVirgilio.Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons- Santa Barbara, CA
2011, “Distribution of Neurons Expressing Nitric Oxide Synthase, Acetylcholinesterase, and Hypocretin/Orexin in the Rat Hypothalamus: Relation to Basal and Stimulated Levels of Fos and phospho-ERK.” M. Zobel.Society of Neuroscience Conference- San Diego, CA
2008, “Activity-dependent Regulation of Ribosomes in Rat Hippocampal Neurons.”Yoon, M. Zobel. Howard Hughes Medical Institute- Pasadena, CA
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