Carrollton Surgical Group, P.A.

Raul G. Zunzunegui, MD

Education

1992 - 1996
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Doctor of Medicine

1986 - 1988
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Bachelor of Medical Science with honors
Physician Assistant Degree

1981 - 1985
Mercer University
Atlanta, Georgia
Bachelor of Science – Biology

Professional Experience

2006
Carrollton Surgical Group, P.A .
Carrollton, Georgia

2002 - 2005
In practice with Tolnitch Surgical Associates
Raleigh, North Carolina

2001-2002
Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Women & Infants’ Hospital/Brown University
(Susan G. Komen Fellowship)
Providence, Rhode Island

1996 - 2001
Medical Center of Central Georgia
General Surgery Residency
Affiliated with Mercer University School of Medicine
Macon, Georgia

7/2000 - 6/2001
Instructor, Department of Surgery
Mercer University School of Medicine
Macon, Georgia

1988 - 1992
The Emory Clinic
Physician Assistant-Certified, Surgery
Atlanta, Georgia

Presentations and Publications

Newman WH, Zunzunegui RG, et al. A Reactive Oxygen-Generating System Activates Nuclear Factor-kappa B and Releases Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha in Coronary Smooth Muscle Cell. J. Surg. Res. 1999 Jul;85(1): 142-7
Werner A, Zunzunegui RG, et al. Meckle’s Diverticulum: Case Reports and Review. Contemporary Surgery. 12/1998 (53): 382-385

Zunzunegui RG, Gamblin TC, Dale PS, et al. Radiofrequency Ablation of Non-resectable Hepatic Metastases. Accepted as a Poster Presentation at the 86th Annual Meeting of The AmericanCollege of Surgeons. Oct. 2000

Zunzunegui RG, Chung MA, Oruwari J, Golding D Marchant DJ Cady B. High Grade Ductal Carcinoma In-situ With Multifocal Invasion Associated With Casting Type Calcifications: A More Aggressive Disease? presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the New England Surgical Society, Dixville Notch, NH, September 27, 2002.
Zunzunegui RG, Werner AM, Gamblin TC, et al. Colorectal Blowout From Compressed Air: A Case Report. J Trauma 2002 April; 52(4): 793-5

Zunzunegui RG, Chung MA, Oruwari J, Golding D Marchant DJ Cady B. Casting-type calcifications with invasion and high-grade ductal carcinoma in situ: a more aggressive disease? Arch Surg. 2003 May;138(5):537-40

Professional Memberships, Accreditations and Committees

Certified by the American Board of Surgery 2002
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons
JACHO Hospital Pain Management Committee 2000 – ‘01
DEA License
North Carolina Medical License
Georgia Medical License

Awards Received

1997-1998
Awarded “Intern of the Year” by the Mercer University School of Medicine Class of 1998

1999-2000
Awarded “Resident of the Year” by the Department of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine

2000
Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award

Languages

Fluent in Spanish