General Information
Memberships
Clinical Experience
| Laparoscopic Surgery: |
14 Years Experience |
| Bariatric Surgery: |
13 Years Experience |
| Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: |
13 Years Experience |
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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 |
|
>100 |
|
<1 |
13 |
|
4 |
| Lap |
|
>1200 |
4 |
6 | 13 |
1 hour(s) 42 minutes |
2.1 |
| Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG) |
| Open |
|
6 |
|
<1 |
9 |
| |
| Lap |
|
2 |
|
<1 |
8 |
| |
| LAP-BAND® |
| |
|
>200 |
|
2-4 |
10 |
0 hour(s) 40 minutes | <1 |
| Revisions |
| Open |
|
50 |
|
<1 |
11 |
3 hour(s) 0 minutes | 4 |
| Lap |
|
15 |
2 |
<1 |
10 |
2 hour(s) 0 minutes | 3 |
| Additional Experience: |
Head of Bariatric Surgery Fellowship Program at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO (2003-2004). Teaching Bariatric Surgery to surgeons & residents. One of the pioneers in the nation for Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and LapBand starting in 1998. Head of Bariatric Surgery Program at the University of Colorado Hospital (1998-2004), and at Sky Ridge Med Center (2004 to present). Site Inspector for Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence-American College of Surgeons. Bariatric Surgery Expert-Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. |
Education and Training
| Medical School: |
McGill University, Faculty of Medicine – Montreal, Quebec, Canada (graduated 1990) |
| Residency: |
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey – Newark, New Jersey (finished 1996) |
| Fellowship: |
George Washington University - Dept of Surgery – Washington, D.C. (finished 1997) |
Specialized Training:
| Name: | University of Pittsburgh |
| Date: | October 9-10, 1998 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | ASBS Lap-Bariatric Surgery |
| Date: | March 28, 2000 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | Harvard-Mass. General Hospital General Surgery |
| Date: | Sept 29-Oct 1, 2003 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | ASBS-Advanced Bariatric Surgery |
| Date: | June 12-June 17, 2004 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | Teacher/Head, Bariatric Surgery Fellowship |
| Date: | 2003-2004 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
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Reference Check
Some preliminary effort was made to check
information supplied by or about this surgeon, the results of which are
relayed below, as-is, for information purposes only.
Colorado Board of Medical Examiners
Accurate as of: 09/15/04 (Verified – 09/15/04)
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Licensee Name: Frank Hosuk Chae
License Status: Active
License Number: DR-36200
License Type: MD
Address: 10099 Ridge Gate Parkway - Conifer Building, Suite 390
City, State, Zip: Lone Tree, Colorado 80124
Orig. License Date: 07/17/1997 (issue date)
Education: McGill University, Faculty of Medicine
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Residency: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Fellowship: George Washington University - Dept of Surgery
Washington, D.C.
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Received specialized training in laparoscopic and/or
bariatric surgical techniques by:
University of Pittsburgh in 1998
ASBS Lap-Bariatric Surgery in 2000
Harvard General Surgery in 2003
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Key Professional Achievements , Appointments and Awards:
Frank H. Chae, M.D., C.M., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Chae specializes in Bariatric (weight loss) Surgery and advanced Minimally
Invasive Surgery including specialized advanced Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal
Surgery. He founded the first comprehensive total Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Surgery program in the Rocky Mountain region in 1998 (health insurance
carriers’ designated center of excellence for Bariatric Surgery).
He is also a teacher and examiner in Bariatric Surgery at the state and
national educational programs for physicians and surgeons. His research
area and publications are in the field of minimally invasive bariatric
and intestinal surgery.
He is a full member of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS),
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES),
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and Board Certified by
the American Board of Surgery.
He is the Chief Surgeon and Head of National Bariatric Center at Sky Ridge
Medical Center. Previous positions included Head of Bariatric Surgery Program,
Medical Director, Surgery Practice Director, Surgery Fellowship Director,
Medical Student Preceptor, and professor at the University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado. He was also the Instructor of Surgery at
the Department of Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center in
Washington, DC.
His education and training background includes premedical studies at Columbia
University, medical studies at McGill University, surgery residency at the
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and surgery fellowship
at the George Washington University Medical Center. He underwent further
post-graduate surgery studies at the University of Pittsburg and Harvard
University/Massachusetts General Hospital.
He was appointed to the Bariatric Surgery Task Force, Representative to the
National Patient Safety Foundation, and Research/Membership committees for
the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Other
full membership includes International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity,
Central Surgical Society, American Hepato-Pancreato- Biliary Association,
Colorado Medical Society, and Denver Medical Society.
(Verified –09/15/04)
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ASBS Member
(Verified – 09/15/04)
ABS Member
(Verified. Spoke with Carol H., on 09/15/04.)
SAGES Member
(Verified - 09/15/04)
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