Medical Education:
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
M.D. 1984

Residencies:
Resident, General Surgery
Department of Surgery
Wayne State University Affiliated Hospitals
Detroit, Michigan 1984-1985

Resident, General Surgery
Department of Surgery
Wayne State University Affiliated Hospitals
Detroit, Michigan 1987-1990

Medical Licensure:
Michigan, 1984

Board Certifications:
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1982
American Board of Surgery-General Surgery, 1992
American Board of Surgery-Recertification, 1999

Areas of Special Training:
Advanced Trauma Life Support, Instructor, 1988-Present

Hospital Affiliations & Appointments:
Commissioned Officer, United States Public Health Service Gallup Indian Medical Center 1985-1987
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Borgess Medical Center
HealthCare Midwest Surgery Center

Academic Appointments:
Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery MSU/KCMS
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Professional Affiliations & Appointments:
Detroit Surgical Association
Michigan State Medical Society
Kalamazoo Academy of Medicine
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Honors:
Outstanding Paper
Michigan Family Practice Research Day
"Smoking Cessation and Pregnancy: A Baseline Study" 1982

Presentations:
Michigan Family Practice Research Day
Lansing, Michigan, December 1982
"Pregnancy and Smoking Cessation"

Wayne State University School Of Medicine-Saturday Morning Conference
Detroit, Michigan, February 1988
"Pediatric Solid Tumors"

VA Medical Center Grand Rounds
Allen Park, Michigan, April, 1988
"Hepatic Abscess - Evolution in Etiology and Treatment"

VA Medical Center Grand Rounds
Allen Park, Michigan, May 1988
"Rectal Adenocarcinoma - Surgical Treatment and Adjuvant Options"

VA Medical Center Grand Rounds
Allen Park, Michigan, May 1988
"Carotid Artery Rupture and Less Spectacular Complications of Head and Neck Surgery"

VA Medical Center
Allen Park, Michigan, June 1988
"Overview of Malignant Melanoma"

VA Medical Center
Allen Park, Michigan, June 1988
"Substernal Goiter"

Grace Hospital Grand Rounds
Detroit, Michigan, August 1988
"Treatment Options in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma"

VA Medical Center Grand Rounds
Allen Park, Michigan, July 1989
"Carotid Artery Disease in 1989"

Wayne State University School of Medicine-Saturday Morning Conference
Detroit, Michigan, December 1989
"Omphalocele, Gastroschisis and N.E.C. in Neonates: Big Problems in Small Packages"

Publications:

Dittenbir, MA, Hickner, J, Westenberg, CA: Effects of Pregnancy on Smoking Behavior: A Baseline Study. 18:241-244, 1984.

Cullen, MC, Dittenbir, MA: Surgical Outcome in the Less Than 1000 Gram Birthweight Infant.

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