General Information
| Percentage of Practice is Bariatrics: |
50 |
| Minimum Age for Patients: |
18 |
| Maximum Age for Patients: |
65 |
| Surgery Types Performed: |
RNY (Lap), RNY (Open), Lap Band |
| Gall Bladder Removal: |
Sometimes. If clinically indicated |
Memberships
Clinical Experience
| Laparoscopic Surgery: |
17+ Years Experience |
| Bariatric Surgery: |
6+ Years Experience |
| Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: |
3+ 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 |
|
250+ |
|
<1 |
6+ |
|
3 |
| Lap |
|
625+ |
4 |
2 | 3+ |
1 hour(s) 15 minutes |
2 |
| LAP-BAND® |
| |
|
130+ |
|
2-3 |
2+ |
0 hour(s) 30 minutes | 1.0 |
| Revisions |
| Open |
|
6 |
|
0-1 |
1 |
2 hour(s) 0 minutes | 3.0 |
Education and Training
| Medical School: |
Wayne State University – Detroit, MI (graduated 1990) |
| Residency: |
Butterworth Hospital (Spectrum Health) / MSU – Grand Rapids, MI (finished 1997) |
| Fellowship: |
Univ. of Pitt. Med Ctr / Surgical Critical Care – Pittsburgh, PA (finished 1998) |
Specialized Training:
| Name: | Hurley Medical Center |
| Date: | 9/2002 - 10/2002 |
| Training Covered: | Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | Endo-Surgery Institute |
| Date: | 12/14 - 12/15/2002 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | Endo-Surgery Institute |
| Date: | 8/14/2003 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | LapBand System Workshop, Inamed |
| Date: | 04/08 - 04/09/2005 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery - Advanced Course |
| Date: | 10/2005 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
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