Dr. Edward Picardi is a caring and compassionate surgeon who upholds strong Christian values of the sanctity of life for both the unborn and he elderly. He has been willing to fight and suffer for the unborn, the elderly and his patients with high level politicians. He has a very strong surgical training background. Many consider him a true patriot and he honorably served our Nation in the military for 13 years. Dr. Picardi left the military after the completion of Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

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2017-2018 Recertification by the American Board of Surgery
MissionarySurgeonatKarolynKamptonMemorialBaptistHospital–Adeta,Togo,Africa (2017)
General Surgeon Medical Missionary - Samaritan’s Purse. (case log provided)
Successful Pass American Board of Surgery Recertification Examination December 2017
June1992–May2013 GeneralSurgeon-PrivatePracticeRapidCity,SouthDakota-1992–2013
OutstandingMemberAward–SDChapter,AmericanCollegeofSurgeons
2001
1999–2000 PresidentSouthDakotaChapterAmericanCollegeofSurgeons1999-
2000 1988–2010 ATLS : (Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor)1988-2010
2003–2004 Governor’s Task Forces on Medicaid 2003-04 & Trauma Task Force
1991 BoardCertificationinGeneralSurgery30April1991(twicerecertified–2000,
2009) July1989–June1992 StaffSurgeon,EllsworthA.F.B.,S.Dakota,Major,USAF,MC1989–1992,
Desert Shield, Desert Storm
June1983–June1989 SurgeryResidentintheWright-StateUniversity/WPAFB June1983-June
1989 1979–June1983 HahnemannUniversity Degree: MD 1979-1983
1975–1979 University of Pennsylvania - Dept. of Biomedical Engineering Degree: BSE, Cum Laude
Administrative Experience:
Chairman – Department of Surgery, Sturgis Hospital - (~2002-
2012) MedicalDirector–SturgisAmbulanceService (2000 – 2012)
Graduate Research Experience:
Effects of Streptokinase on Experimental Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis in a Feline Model
PresentedattheUniversitySurgeonsMeeting11February
1989. PositionHeld:Projectdirectorandprimary
researcher.
Papers:
Advanced Laparoscopic Techniques presented at the 2003 SD ACS meeting.
Laparoscopic Spinal Fusion – One Year Experience and Patient Study presented for the 1999 SD ACS meeting.
Laparoscopic Spinal Fusion – Initial Experience presented for the 1998 SD ACS meeting.
Laparoscopy to Avoid Unnecessary Groin Exploration in Childhood Hernia presented for 1997 SD ACS meeting.
Laparoscopic Pericardial Window Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy ,Vol. 7., No. 4. Pp.320-323,1997.
Effects of Streptokinase on Experimental Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis in a Feline Model - published in Current Surgery, Sept-Oct 1989, Vol.46, No. 5, pp.378-
380
Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis: Ten Year Record Review and Evaluation of Difficulties with the ICD Coding System published in SD. .Jour .Med., Vol. 44, No.2,
Feb, 1991, pp. 33-37.
Intussusception:20YearRetrospectiveStudy&SurgicalManagementofRecurrencepresentedatthe SoutheasternSurgicalConferenceJan. 1989.
SurgicalSequelaeofIntravenousDrugAbuse:CaseHistoryandLiteratureReviewpresentedatthemeetingoftheSocietyofUSAFClinicalSurgeons
Edward J. S. Picardi, MD
General & Laparoscopic Surgery
Endoscopy

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MediastinalTumors:ACaseHistoryandLiteratureReviewpresentedattheSanAntoniomeetingoftheSocietyofAirForceClinicalSurgeons
Analysis of Hip and Knee Joints for Force Determinations in the Clinical Environment submitted to Military Medicine
Stress-StrainAnalysisonBridgingScalpVeinsonRhesusMonkeyspublishedintheBioengineeringJournal,June 1979. University ofPennsylvania
20867 Picardi Ranch Place Sturgis, SD 57785 (605) 347-2942 Cell: (605) 661-5306
THE AMERICAN
BOARD OFSURGERY
1617John F.Kennedy Boulevard Suite 860 · Philadelphia, PA 19103 · 215.568.4000 · www.absurgery.org
December 2017
Edward Picardi, M.D.
20867 Picardi Ranch Pl
Sturgis, SD 57785-6612
Dear Dr. Picardi,
ABS Candidate ID #: 045590
The American Board of Surgery (ABS) is pleased to inform you that you successfully completed
the 2017 General Surgery MOC Examinat ion. The enclosed score report will provide you with
information regarding your performance on the examination.
Your certificate will be mailed to you once it is printed; we will notify you by email when it is
ready. The number on your new certificate will be the same number that is on your original
certificate. In the interim, you may print verification of your certification status from the ABS
website, www.a bsurgery.org.
To maintain your certification, you will need to meet the requirements of the ABS Maintenance of

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Certification (MOC) Program. The ABS MOC Program documents a surgeon's ongoing commitment
to professionalism, lifelong learning and practice improvement.
Please see our website for further details on MOC requirements and to view yom MOC status and
personal MOC timeline. You may also wish to print this one-page summary (pdf). We encourage
you to check your MOC status and timeline regularly. By passing this examination, you will have
60 credits of CME with self-assessment waived toward MOC. Please make sure to keep your contact
information with us up to date to receive notifications regarding MOC.
The ABS will also submit your certification information to t he American Board of Medical Specialties
(ABMS), which will contact you directly regarding your listing in the ABMS Directory of Board
Certified MedicalSpecialists.
Thank you for your dedication to ABS certification. Once again, congratulations and best wishes
for continued success.
Sincerely yours,
Jo Buyske, M.D.
Executive Director

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...
2017 General Surgery MOC Examination Report of Performance
Identification Number: 045590
Dear Dr. Picardi:
Please see the plot below for information related to your performance on the examination:
RESULT=PASS
2017 General Surgery MOC Exam Scaled Score Distribution
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Scaled Scores
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Your Percentile Score = 61 Total Group Average Scaled Score = 545

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