Zak W. Elgamal

Overview

Mr. Elgamal has been the President and Director of the Company since October 31, 2003. Since 1983, Mr. Elgamal has been a Certified Surgical Assistant in Houston, Texas. In such capacity, Mr. Elgamal has practiced as an assistant in General, Endoscopic and Advanced Endoscopic Surgery, Orthopedic and Endoscopic Orthopedic Surgery, Spinal Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Neurosurgery, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Laparoscopy Assisted Gynecological Surgery, and Plastic & Re-constructive Surgery. Since 1999, Mr. Elgamal has been President and the Executive Director of American Surgical Assistants, L.L.P. He then became the President of its successor American Surgical Assistants, Inc. in Houston, Texas, which was founded to contract with hospitals for the services of Surgical Assistants. Since 1983 he has also been the President of C.S.A. Services, Inc. (incorporated in 1995) in Houston, Texas, which became the General Partner in American Surgical Assistants, L.L.P. Mr. Elgamal received his M.D. degree (M.B., B.Ch) from the Faculty of Medicine at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt in 1972. He also received his graduate training in Healthcare Management in Cairo, Egypt in the early eighties. He is a Vanguard member of the American College of Physician Executives, a member of the American College of Healthcare Administrators, an affiliate member of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the Advisory Council of the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) on Staffing, and a member of the Sub-committee on Allied Health at Memorial Hospital Healthcare System, Southwest.