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Ossama Elsaccar, MD, has joined the West Virginia University (WVU) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He specializes in minimally invasive gynecological surgery. He earned his medical degree at the University of Cairo and completed obstetrics and gynecology residencies at El-Galaa Teaching Hospital and The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. At the University of Tennessee Medical Group, he completed a minimally invasive gynecological surgery fellowship. Dr. Elsaccar's special interests include laparoscopic and robotic man- agement of ovarian cysts, laparoscopic and robot-assisted hysterectomy, and hysteroscopic surgery. For information and appointments, call 304-598-4880. Khumara Huseynova, MD, has joined the WVU Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery. Dr. Huseynova specializes in open and endovascular surgery. She earned her medical degree at Azerbaijan Medical University and completed a general surgery residency and a vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Toronto, Canada. Dr. Huseynova's special interests include end-stage peripheral arterial disease, prevention of major lower limb amputation, thoracic aortic pathologies, and abdominal aortic pathologies and connective tissue disorders leading to vascular disease. For information and appointments, call 304-598-4890. Anne F. Josiah, MD, has joined the WVU Department of Neurology. She specializes in general neurology. She earned her medical degree at the University of Maryland and completed a neurophysiology fellowship at the WVU School of Medicine. Dr. Josiah's special interests are epilepsy and seizure disorders. She is board-certified in clinical neurophysiology and neurology. For information and appointments, call 304-598-6127. Jessica F. Partin, MD, has joined the WVU Department of Surgery. She specializes in breast surgery. She earned her medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School and completed a general surgery residency at WVU School of Medicine and a breast surgery fellow - ship at Akron General Medical Center. Dr. Partin has a special interest in the surgical treatment of breast cancer. For information and appointments, call 304-598-4890. Erich O. Richter, MD, has joined the WVU Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Richter specializes in neuro- oncology, epilepsy and movement disorders. He earned his medical degree at The Ohio State University and completed a stereotactic and functional neurosurgery fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital and a neurological surgery residency at the University of Florida. Dr. Richter's special interests include stereotactic and functional neurosurgery and surgical treatment of epilepsy. He is board-certified in neurological surgery. For information and appointments, call 304-598-6127. Alan A. Thomay, MD, has joined the WVU Department of Surgery. Dr. Thomay specializes in surgical oncology. He earned his medical degree from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed a surgical residency at the Alpert Medical School at Brown University. At Fox Chase Cancer Center, Dr. Thomay completed a surgical oncology fellowship. Dr. Thomay's special interests include sarcoma, cutaneous malignancies, and cancers arising from the esophagus, stomach, pancreas and liver. For information and appointments, call 304-598-4890. ■ On Call M D N E W S . CO M ■ MD NEWS West Virginia | 1 5

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