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Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

Undergraduate: B.A., University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1969
Graduate: M.D., University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, 1973
Internship: St. Joseph Hospital, Denver, Colorado, 1974
Residency:

University of Illinois, Chicago
Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, Chicago, 1974-1976

University of Alabama in Birmingham,
School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, 1976-1977

Postgraduate: Otolaryngic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C

POSITIONS HELD

Staff, Scripps Clinic and Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, La Jolla, California 1987-1989
Clinical Instructor, University of Alabama in Birmingham, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, July 1977-1979
Clinical Instructor, Veterans Administration Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, Division of Otolaryngology, 1977-1979
Clinical Instructor, Children's Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, Division of Otolaryngology, July 1977-1979
Clinical Instructor, Ear, Nose & Throat, State Crippled Children's Service, Birmingham, Alabama, July 1977-1979
Clinical Instructor, Cooper-Green Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, Division of Otolaryngology, July 1977-1979

DESCRIPTION OF TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Clinical and Surgical Instructor to medical students, rotating on service and to Residency program.

HONORS

Seniors Medical Student Research Award, 1973, "Early Detection of Auditory Evoked Potentials in Infants"
Students Union Service Award, 1973
University Medical Center Alumni Service Award, 1973
Exchange in Fellowship, Kings College Hospital, The School of Medicine, University of London, London, England, 1972

LICENSE

California, License # G36897

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL & SCHOLARLY ORGANIZATIONS

Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 1979
Member, American Society of Cosmetic Surgery, 1987
Member, American Council of Otolaryngology, 1977
Member, American Medical Association, 1976
Member, American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgeons, 1976
Member, California Medical Association, 1985
Member, San Diego County Medical Association, 1985
Member, San Diego Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 1978

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS / TEACHING

9/1978 Tri-State Otolaryngology Assembly - Point Clear, Alabama
Evoked Response Audiometry
9/1979 Southeastern Triologic Society - Atlanta, Georgia
Evoked Response Audiometry
9/1983 American Cancer Society
Advances in Surgical Vocal Management
Pros and Cons of TE/TP Technique
9/1989 Scripps Hospital Well Being Center - Chula Vista, CA
Vocal Disorder and Voice Care
11/1989 Southwestern College
Vocal Disorders
4/1990 American Society of Outpatient Surgery
Equipping an Outpatient Operating Room
8/1990 Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center - Chula Vista, CA
Medical Staff Meeting
Snoring and Sleep Disorders
4/1993 Searle - Western Region
Chronic Sinusitis Update
4/13/93Temecula, CA
4/20/93San Diego, CA
4/27/99La Jolla, CA
Fall 1996 UCSD Department of Surgery Anatomy Lab
2/1997 American Academy of Aesthetic and Restorative Surgery
"World Symposium on Cosmetic Surgery - New Horizons - Caucasian and Oriental Cosmetic Surgery". February 7, 1997, Manilla, Philippines.
Nasal Implants in 100 Consecutive Asian Patients
2/1999 Southwestern College
Cosmetic Surgery and Human Sexual Behavior
5/2000 American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery
Sixteenth Annual Workshop - "Breast Implant Surgery with Related Cosmetic Breast Surgery", May 19 - 22, 2000, Newport Beach, CA
New Expander for Implant Surgery & Treatment of Male Gynecomastia
3/2001 Tulip Medical, Inc.
Bio-Device Review Panel
5/2001 American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery
Seventeenth Annual Workshop - "Gynocomastia", May 27 - June 1, 2001
6/2002 American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery
Eighteenth Annual Workshop - "Gynocomastia", June 16 - 19, 2002
2/2003 Mentor Manufacturing Company
Medical Investigational Review Board for Silicon Breast Implants
6/2003 American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery
Nineteenth Annual Workshop - "Gynecomastia", June 24 - 27, 2003
10/2003 Symposium on Body Contouring
October 10 - 12, 2003
6/2004 American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery
Twentieth Annual Workshop - "Gynecomastia", June 4 - 7, 2004
10/2004 World Congress on Liposuction Surgery
October 1 - 3, 2004, St. Louis, MO
Male Breast Liposuction Today
Hypertumescent Power Sculpting and a 700 Case Retrospective Study
6/2005 American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery
Twenty-first Annual Workshop - "Gynecomastia", June 3 - 6, 2005
12/2005 American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
Twenty-first Annual Scientific Meeting
January 25 - 28, 2005, San Diego, CA
2006 Alma/Orion Laser Company
Medical Investigational Review Board for Accent Laser
Various community speaking presentations including Kiwanis, Rotary International, Villa Bonita, Rancho La Puerta, and the Spa at Ojai.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

1993 Partners Against Crime, San Diego - Board Member
1995 - 1998 Rotary International
1000 Smiles Cleft Palate Clinic - Ensenada, Mexico

MILITARY

None

CURRENT STAFF APPOINTMENTS

Scripps Memorial Hospital Chula Vista
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
(privileges also include Conscious Sedation effective 1997)
Sharp Coronado Hospital
(privileges also include Conscious Sedation effective 1998)

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Surgery Committee 1982 - 1997
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Surgery Committee 1985 - Present
San Diego Medical Society
Credentials & Bylaws Committee 1990 - 1998
San Diego Medical Society
SCPIE Review Board 1994 - 1995
California Association of Laryngectomees
Board Member 1982 - 988
American Cancer Society Annual Head & Neck Conference
Planning Committee 1991 - 1995

MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH OF SCHOLARLY INTEREST

Liposculpture
Gynecomastia

PUBLICATIONS

Hicks, J.J., Hicks, J.N., White, B.J., Schafer, J.B., Evans, R.: "The Carbon Dioxide Laser in Surgery of the Larynx", J. Medical Association, State of Alabama, 1978
Schafer, J.B., Vandenberg, D.L., et al: "Advanced Procedures and Techniques in Emergency Medical Care", Aspen Systems Corporation, 1985
Schafer, J.B.: "Tonsillectomy in an Outpatient Setting", newsletter of Society of Outpatient Surgery, 1987.
Schafer, J.B.: "Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy Surgeries Indications & Philosophies", Outpatient Insights, 1988.
Schafer, J.B.: "Plastic Surgery: Before and After", Discovery Health Channel, October 2005.
Schafer, J.B., Shane, Ron: "Unique Approach for Treatment of Body Sun Damage", Interactive Medicine for Anti-Aging E Journal November 2005.
Schafer, J.B.: "Hypertumescent Power Sculpting: Male Breast Liposuction Today", The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, January 2006.
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