Elijah Mobley M.D. FACS

General Surgeon

Elijah Mobley, M.D.  FACS  is on staff at St. Mary’s Medical Center and Victor Valley Community Hospital. Dr. Mobley is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is a member of the AMA, AASLD, AST, ASTS, SCCM, SAGES, and is also a fellow of ACS.

Dr. Mobley received his Bachelor’s Degree from Florida A & M University, majoring in Premed. He received his Medical Degree from Meharry Medical College. He completed his General Surgery internship and residency at King/Drew Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.

After his involvement with the research and care of his father- in-law who needed a liver and kidney transplant, Dr. Mobley pursued a career in transplant surgery. He completed Transplant Fellowships at St. Vincent Medical Center and NYU Medical Center where he trained with nationally recognized transplant physicians. Upon completion of this transplant fellowship training, he accepted a position at Avera Mckennan Medical Center as a transplant surgeon.

Acknowledging a desire to expand his experience and skill, Dr. Mobley pursued and completed a Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, where he received instruction from some of the finest surgeons in Los Angeles. Dr. Mobley also participated in a Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship that afforded him the opportunity to train with many of the foremost surgeons in the field.

Dr. Mobley’s office staff describes him as a “people person” who enjoys the time he spends talking with his patients. He is a considerate surgeon with a kind, compassionate and congenial bedside manner. Dr. Mobley is dedicated to providing quality care to his patients, and pays special attention to insure that every patient’s questions and concerns are addressed completely.

Education
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, Doctor of Medicine
Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL, Bachelor of Science, Biology/Pre-Med, College of Arts and Sciences

Professional Training
Chief Resident in Surgery, King/Drew Medical Center, CA
Resident in Surgery, King/Drew Medical Center, CA
Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, King/Drew Medical Center, CA
Internship, King/Drew Medical Center, CA

Fellowships
Advanced Laparoscopic Fellowships, Fresno, Ca
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Cedar Sinai Medical Center
Fellow in Multi-Organ Transplantation, NYU Medical Center
Fellow in Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation, St Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (Keck School of Medicine- University of Southern California)
Fellow in Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, St Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Scholarships
Meharry Medical College

Licenses
Medical Board of California
American Board of Surgery
Tennessee Medical Board
New York Medical Board
South Dakota Medical Board

Associations
American College of Surgery
American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Society of Transplantation (AST)
American Society for the Study of Liver Disease (ASSLD)
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

Current Appointment
St Mary Medical Center, Apple Valley, CA
St Agnes Medical Center, Fresno, CA
Community Medical Center. Fresno, CA

Clinical Research
Video Laryngoscopy
Pulsatile Perfusion: Prognosis in Graft Function
Minimal Incision Donor Nephrectomy

Publications
2008; Pending- Proximal (Pouch and Stomal Reduction) Versus Distal (Malabsorption) Revisional Surgery for Weight Regain Following Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass. Swartz, Mobley and Felix
1997:  Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernias, surgical rounds, co-author

Abstract/Poster Sessions
Bile Reflux Following Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: An Unrecognized Cause of Post-Operative Pain (Sages 2008).  Swartz, Mobley and Felix Prospective, Randomized, Phase IV Comparative Trial of Thymoglobulin Versus Simulect for the Prevention of Delayed Graft Function and Acute Allograft Rejection in Renal Transplant Recipients.  Shidban, Sabawi, Puhawan, Aquino, Mobley, Mendez Ro, Mendez Ra, American Transplant Congress 2003

Presentations
Enteral Nutrition, Cedar Sinai Medical Center- 2007
Autotransplantation of the Parathyroid, Cedar Sinai Medical Center- 2006
Ramsey Sedation Scale, Cedar Sinai Medical Center- 2006
Immunosuppression, St Joseph Medical Center Pharmacy-2004
Laparoscopic Bile Duct Injuries Surgical Grand Rounds, St Vincent Medical Center- 2004