CURRICULUM VITAE

Rami Adnan Dakkuri, MD

Personal Information

Office Address:           Palo Alto Medical Foundation-Santa Cruz

                                    2911 Chanticleer Avenue                                          

                                    Santa Cruz, CA 95065

Home Address:           3255 Daffodil Court   

                                    Soquel,CA 95065

Phone Number  (C):   (831) 428-9665

                          (O):    (831) 477-2350          

                          (F):    (831) 477-2360

Email:                          dakkurr@sutterhealth.org

Date of Birth:               March 31, 1972 

Birthplace:                   Beirut, Lebanon

Family:                        Spouse: Cathy Dakkuri

Education

B.S. Physiology, 1994

Michigan State University (Graduated with Honors)

Dean’s List: 03/92,12/92,12/93,05/94

M.D. 1999

Michigan State University

Post Graduate Training

1999-2000                   Internship

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle, WA

2000-2004                   General Surgery Residency

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle, WA

Board Certification

October 2004              American Board of Surgery Written Exam

            October 2005              American Board of Surgery Oral Exam

            December 2015          American Board of Surgery Recertification

Licenses

Medical Board of California: A96756 expires 3/31/20

Fluoroscopy License: RHC00166526 expires 3/31/20

DEA: BD8797992 expires 6/30/22

Jobs

August 2004-September 2006:Surgical Associates of MidMichigan, P.C.

                                                             Staff at MidMichigan Medical Center

                                                             Midland, MI

September 2006-Present: Palo Alto Medical Foundation-Santa Cruz

                                           2911 Chanticleer Avenue

                                           Santa Cruz, CA 95065

Hospital Affiliations

September 2006-Present: Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center

                                           Santa Cruz, CA

                                           Active Staff

September 2006-Present: Dominican Hospital

                                           Santa Cruz, CA  

                                           Active Staff

Professional Memberships

Fellow American College of Surgeons

Western Surgical Association

Publications

Dakkuri RA, Ludwig DJ, Traverso, LW

Should bilateral inguinal hernias be repaired during one operation?

American Journal of Surgery May 2002;183(5):554-557

Presentations

Prospective Gathering of Benchmarks for Inguinal Hernia Repairs

Washington State Chapter of the American College of Surgeons

June 2000

Should Bilateral Inguinal Hernias be Repaired During One Operation?

North Pacific Surgical Association Annual Meeting

November 2001  

Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality in the HIV Population (Poster)

Southeastern Surgical Association Annual Meeting

February 2003

Outcomes of Surgical Bypass for Periampullary Adenocarcinoma

Washington State Chapter of the American College of Surgeons

June 2003

Four Cases of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Seattle Surgical Society Annual Meeting

September 2003

Follow-up of Metastatic Anal Canal Squamous Cell Carcinoma to the Liver and Review of the Literature

Washington State Chapter of the American College of Surgeons

June 2004

Honors and Awards

Henry N. Harkins Award for Best Resident Paper: Second Place

Washington State Chapter of the American College of Surgeons

June 2000

Leadership roles

MSU College of Medicine Interview Committee 1996

MSU College of Medicine Student Government Treasurer 1996

MSU Dean’s Student Advisory Committee 1997-1999

General Surgery site Lead/Tier 1: Palo Alto Medical Foundation-Santa Cruz 2008-present

            Plastic Surgery, ENT, Dermatology Site Lead 2009-2013

Ambulatory EPIC EHR Power User around 2009-2013

Inpatient EHR physician champion around 2009-2013

Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee 2011-2018

Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center EHR Committee around 2009-2013

            Palo Alto Medical Foundation-Santa Cruz: Tumor Board Physician Lead

2012-Present

            Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group Finance Committee:

January 2015-February 2019

Sutter Health Physician Leadership Lab: November 2011

Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center Medical Executive Committee Member

May 2016

Geographic Medical Director Surgical Services PAFMG-Santa Cruz

June 2016-present

Interim co-chair Santa Cruz Professional Affairs Committee

July 2021-February 2022

Co-Chair Santa Cruz Professional Affairs Committee Feburary 2022- present