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309 County Road # 47
Ste 4
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
Phone: (518) 891-1610
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General Information
Percentage of Practice is Bariatrics:  75
Minimum Age for Patients:  18
Maximum Age for Patients:  70
Surgery Types Performed:  RNY (Lap), RNY (Open), Duodenal Switch (Open), Lap Band, Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, Revision
Gall Bladder Removal:  Sometimes. Clinical

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Clinical Experience
Laparoscopic Surgery:  6 Years Experience
Bariatric Surgery:  6 Years Experience
Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery:  1 Year Experience
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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   550     8   3
Lap   250   4 3 2 hour(s) 0 minutes 3
Duodenal Switch (DS)
Open   80     6 1 hour(s) 30 minutes 3
LAP-BAND®
    70   1-2 2 1 hour(s) 0 minutes 1
Revisions
Open   10     3 2 hour(s) 0 minutes 7
Panniculectomy (Tummy Tuck)
    30     4 4 hour(s) 0 minutes 2
Other
brachioplasty/thigh lift         2 2 hour(s) 0 minutes  

Education and Training
Medical School:  Georgetown University School of Medicine – Washington, DC (graduated 1994)
Residency:  Albany Medical Center (General Surgery) – Albany, NY (finished 1998)
Fellowship:  Albany Medical Center (Cardiothoracic Surgery) – Albany, NY (finished 2001)

Specialized Training:
Name: proctorship
Date: 2005
Training Covered: Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery
 
Hospital Affiliations
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Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake, NY
Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake, NY