General Information
Memberships
Clinical Experience
| Laparoscopic Surgery: |
17 Years Experience |
| Bariatric Surgery: |
30 Years Experience |
| Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: |
13 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) |
| Lap |
|
2229 |
1 |
6 | 13 |
0 hour(s) 55 minutes |
2 |
| Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG) |
| Lap |
|
75 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
0 hour(s) 45 minutes | 1 |
| LAP-BAND® (LAP) |
| Lap (Lap Band) |
|
55 |
|
1 |
7 |
0 hour(s) 45 minutes | 1 |
| Revisions |
| Open |
|
30 |
|
|
30 |
2 hour(s) 0 minutes | 4 |
| Lap |
|
45 |
10 |
|
13 |
2 hour(s) 0 minutes | 3 |
| Other |
| |
|
28 |
|
|
5 |
30 hour(s) 0 minutes | 1 |
Education and Training
| Medical School: |
University of Alabama – Birmingham, AL (graduated 1976) |
| Residency: |
Caraway Methodist Medical Center – Birmingham, AL (finished 1981) |
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