![]() Here's a partial breakdown on Shahinian, from the research I've done: - he is a licensed physician and surgeon (#A60898, California, #186485, New York) - he is certified with the American Board of Surgery (#37731) and is a fellow with the American College of Surgeons - before that, he was Director of the Cedars-Sinai Skull Base Institute and Co-Director of Cedars' Pituitary Center (see attachment, or visit the Skull Base website) - he was appointed Chief of Service of the Division of Skull Base Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Surgery and Neurosurgery at the State University of New York, Stony Brook Regarding the Consumers' Research Council's study, you can read about the selection criteria (experience, training, professional associations, and board certification) by using the first link in my original message. As the Council puts it: "Simply put, Surgeons that have accumulated a certain amount of points qualified for the list. This does not mean that Surgeons that did not accumulate enough points are not good surgeons. They merely did not qualify for this list because of the points needed for qualification." I stand by my recommendation of Shahinian. ![]() Rachel | 