Special Interests Breast surgery (sentinel node dissection, cosmetic approach)
Laparoscopic Surgery (gallbladder, hernia)
Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery (hiatal hernia & reflux treatment)
Education
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Medical School
Doctor of Medicine (1997)
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Bachelor of Science, with Distinction in
Chemistry (1993)
Internship & Residency
University of Arizona
General Surgical Residency
Tucson, AZ (1997-2002)
Section Chief of General Surgery
El Dorado Hospital (2004 - 2006)
American College of Surgeons (2003 - present)
Pima County Medical Society (2002 - present)
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic
Surgeons (2003)
Arizona Diamondbacks Team Doctor (2005-2006)
Hospital Affiliations
St. Joseph's Hospital
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson Surgical Center
Special Achievements
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
ACR Research Fellowship (1994)
Wisconsin/Hilldale Research Award (1992)
Full Track Scholarship, University of Wisconsin (1989-1991)
Selected Publications
Williams, R.E., Cimbalnik (Favre), K.A., "Human IgG Anti-F(ab')2
Cross Reacts with DNA and Other Nuclear Antigens," Arthritis
and Rheumatism, (1994).
Baas, P.W., Cimbalnik (Favre), K.A., "Tau Confers Drug Stability
but not Cold Stability to Microtubules in Living Cells,"
Journal of Cell Sciences, 107(1), 135-143, (1994).
Selected Presentations
"Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Disease (GERD)"
– Mark Mall, Tucson Medical Center, formerly at El Dorado
Hospital (2005-ongoing)
"Ovarian Cancer Management for the General Surgeon,"
University of Arizona General Surgery Grand Rounds, Tucson, AZ
(2002)
"Diagnosis and Management of Carcinoid Tumors," University
of Arizona General Surgery Grand Rounds, Tucson, AZ (2001)
"Human IgG Anti-F(ab')2 Cross Reacts with DNA and other Nuclear
Antigens," Annual American College of Rheumatology Conference,
New Orleans, LA (1995)
