General Information
Memberships
Clinical Experience
| Laparoscopic Surgery: |
10 Years Experience |
| Bariatric Surgery: |
10 Years Experience |
| Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: |
8 Years Experience |
| |
Planned
Start
Date |
Surgeries Performed To Date |
Avg. Currently Done
Per Week |
Years Experience
With This Type |
O.R. & Hospital Stay Times |
Total
Surgeries |
Lap-to-Open
Conversion |
Avg. O.R. Time (hours/minutes) |
Avg. Hospital Stay (days) |
| Roux-en-Y (RNY) |
| Open |
|
50 |
|
1 |
10 |
2 hour(s) 30 minutes |
2 |
| Lap |
|
600 |
|
5 | 5 |
1 hour(s) 30 minutes |
2 |
| Duodenal Switch (DS) |
| Open |
|
|
|
|
5 |
2 hour(s) 30 minutes | 3 |
| Lap |
|
|
|
|
5 |
3 hour(s) 0 minutes | 3 |
| Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD) |
| Open |
|
|
|
|
5 |
2 hour(s) 30 minutes | 3 |
| Lap |
|
|
|
|
5 |
3 hour(s) 0 minutes | 3 |
| Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD w/DS) |
| Open |
|
20 |
|
|
5 |
| 3 |
| Lap |
|
60 |
|
0.5 |
5 |
3 hour(s) 0 minutes | 3 |
| LAP-BAND® |
| |
|
80 |
|
1 |
5 |
0 hour(s) 1 minutes | 1.5 |
| Revisions |
| Open |
|
50 |
|
0.5 |
10 |
| |
| Lap |
|
10 |
|
0.3 |
5 |
| |
| Other |
| Revisional Surgery |
|
75 |
|
0.2 |
5 |
4 hour(s) 0 minutes | 3 |
Education and Training
| Medical School: |
University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, PA (graduated 1992) |
| Residency: |
Tufts University - New England Medical Center – Boston, MA (finished 1998) |
| Fellowship: |
Advanced Laparoscopic Fellowship, Portland, OR – Portland, OR (finished 1999) |
Specialized Training:
| Name: | Lee Swanstrom, Kelvin Higa |
| Date: | 1997-1998 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | Bioenterics (now Inamed) |
| Date: | 1999 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | Mount Sinai Bariatric Course Staff |
| Date: | 1999-present |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | ASBS Masters Course |
| Date: | 2001-2004 |
| Training Covered: | Bariatric Surgery |
| |
Hospital Affiliations
ObesityHelp.com members selecting Dr. Herron as their surgeon have posted reviews on the following hospital:
Mt. Sinai Hospital - New York, NY
Reference Check
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information supplied by or about this surgeon, the results of which are
relayed below, as-is, for information purposes only.
New York State Board for Medicine (Licensure)
Accurate as of: 07/30/04 (Verified – 07/30/04)
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Licensee Name: Daniel Martin Herron
License Status: Active
License Number: 214638
License Type: MD
Address: 5 East 98th Street
City, State, Zip: New York, New York 10029
Orig. License Date: 07/01/99 (issue date)
Education: University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Residency: Tufts University - New England Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Fellowship: Advanced Laparoscopic Fellowship
Portland, Oregon
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Received specialized training in laparoscopic and/or
bariatric surgical techniques by:
Lee Swanstrom M.D, Kelvin Higa M.D. in 1997 and 1998
Bioenterics (now Inamed) in 1999
Mount Sinai Bariatric Course Staff in 1999 to Present
ASBS Masters Course in 2001 to 2004
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Key Professional Achievements , Appointments and Awards:
Dr. Daniel Herron is Director of the Program for Surgical Weight Loss at Mount
Sinai Hospital. He is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Mount Sinai
School of Medicine.. He completed a residency at Tufts University/New England
Medical Center where he studied both open and laparoscopic bariatic surgery
under Dr. Peter Benotti and Dr. Scott Shikora. After finishing his surgical
training, Dr. Herron pursued a fellowship in advanced laparoscopic surgery and
minimally invasive techniques.
Dr. Herron is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the
American College of Surgeons. He is an active member of the American Society
for Bariatric Surgery. He frequently serves as an instructor in the Mount Sinai
Bariatric Workshop series and has lectured around the United States on advanced
techniques in laparoscopic bariatric surgery.
Dr. Herron is very active in the development of new bariatric surgical
techniques and the refinement of existing ones. In particular, Dr. Herron has
developed a number of improved methods to perform laparoscopic anastomoses
(surgical connection of the intestines), which he uses in his bariatric
procedures.When he's not busy operating or taking care of patients, Dr. Herron
serves as the webmaster for the SurgicallySlim.com website!
(Verified –07/30/04)
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ASBS Member
(Verified – 07/30/04)
ABS Member
(Verified. Spoke with Terri H., on 07/30/04.)
SAGES Member
(Verified. Spoke with Anthony Ramsey, on 07/30/04.)
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