General Information
| Percentage of Practice is Bariatrics: |
100 |
| Minimum Age for Patients: |
Adolescent |
| Maximum Age for Patients: |
70 |
| Surgery Types Performed: |
RNY (Lap), RNY (Open), Duodenal Switch (Open) |
| Gall Bladder Removal: |
Always. If contains stones |
Memberships
Clinical Experience
| Bariatric Surgery: |
22 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 |
|
4000 |
|
10 |
22 |
56 hour(s) 0 minutes |
3 |
| Additional Experience: |
Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
New Jersey Medical School (UMD)
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Dr. Capella has made several important contributions to the development of obesity surgery. He has numerous publications in medical journals and has lectured around the world. He has taught his technique to many obesity surgeons in this country and from abroad.
Key Professional Achivements:
Founding Member, American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Chief of Surgery, Tuxedo Memorial Hospital.
Co-Director Bariatric Surgical Department, Hackensack University Medical Center
Chair, Memmbership Committee, American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Research Committee, American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Best paper submitted to the journal “Obesity Surgery” 1993.
Honor Witness at the Foundation of “La Sociedad Mexicana de Cirugia de la Obesidad”
Honor member of the “Sociedad Espanola de Cirugia de la Obesidad”.
Honor member of “Sociedade Brasileira de Cirugia Bariatrica”
Hospital Appointments:
Hackensack University Hospital Center, Hackensack, NJ
The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood
Pascack Valley Hospital, Westwood, NJ
Publications:
Capella RF, Capella JF, Mandac H, Nath P. Vertical banded gastroplasty-gastric bypass: preliminary report Obesity Surgery. 1991; 1(4):389-396.
*Capella RF, Capella JF. Ethnicity, type of obesity surgery, and weight loss. Obesity Surgery. 1993; 3 (4): 375-380.
Capella JF, Capella RF. The weight reduction operation of choice, vertical banded gastroplasty or gastric bypass?. The American Journal of Surgery. 1996; 171:74-79
Capella JF, Capella RF. Staple disruption and stomal ulceration in gastric bypass procedures for weight reduction. Obesity Surgery. 1996; 6: 44-49
Capella JF, Capella RF. The routine management of the morbidly obese patient. Obesity Surgery. 1996; 6:50-53
Capella RF, Capella JF. Reducing early technical complications in gastric bypass surgery. Obesity Surgery. 1997; 7: 149-157
Capella RF, Capella JF. Converting vertical banded gastroplasty to lesser curvature gastric bypass. Obesity Surgery. 1998; 8:218-224
Capella JF, Capella RF. Gastro-gastric fistulas and marginal ulcers in gastric bypass procedures for weight reduction. Obesity Surgery 1999; 9: 22-27
Capella JF, Capella RF. An assessment of vertical banded gastroplasty-roux-en-Y gastric bypass for the treatment of morbid obesity. American Journal of Surgery 2002;183:117-123
Capella JF, Capella RF. Bariatric surgery in adolescence. Is this the best age to operate?
Obes Surg 2003
* Awarded Best Paper submitted to the journal that year, Obesity Surgery, 1993
Presentations:
Vertical Banded Gastroplasty-Gastric Bypass: preliminary report.
American Society of Bariatric Surgery, Dallas, Texas, June, 1991.
Sixth International Symposium On Obesity Surgery
Genoa, Italy, September 20-23, 1992
Advances en la Cirugia de la Obesidad Sociedad Mexicana de Cirugia de la Obesidad
Acapulco, Mexico, November 10 y 11, 1992
Ethnicity, Type of Obesity Surgery and Weight Loss. American Society of Bariatric Surgery. Iowa City, IA. June, 1993.
Vertical banded gastroplasty-gastric bypass The Weight Reduction Operation of Choice, Vertical Banded Gastroplasty or Gastric Bypass? Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. San Diego CA. May 1995.
Factors Limiting the Routine Management of the Morbidly Obese Patient. American Society of Bariatric Surgery. Seattle, WA, June, 1995.
Staple Disruption in Obesity Surgery. American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Seattle, WA, June 1995.
Cirurgia da Obesidade Morbida. Hospital das Clinicas. Faculdade de Medicine da Universidade de San Paulo, Brazil. November 22, 1996.
Surgical Treatment of the Morbidly Obese. VII Congresso National Do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirugia Digestiva. Goiania-Goias, Brazil. November 27-30 1996
Converting vertical banded gastroplasty to lesser curvature gastric bypass. The XI International Symposium on Obesity Surgery and The II Congress of the international Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO). Cancun, Mexico. October 1-4 1997
Understanding and Treating Obesity. Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. Englewood, New Jersey. December 3, 1997.
Gastro-gastric fistulas and marginal ulcers in gastric bypass procedures for weight reduction. Presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Orlando, Florida, USA, June 25, 1998
Distinguished Guest Speaker. Sociedad Espanola de Cirugia de la Obesidad. Granada, Spain, December 4, 1998.
Bariatric surgery along the lesser curvature of the stomach: Lessons learned from our experience of 17 years and 2079 patients. Presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, June 14-17, 2000.
Conferencia: Estado Atual do Bypass Gástrico conventional. Round Table Moderator and Participant, III Congresso Brasileiro De Cirurgia Da Obesidade. Teatro da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, San Paulo, Brazil, November 17-19, 2000.
Bariatric Surgery for the super-obese: What is the best operation? 18th Annual Meeting- American Society fro Bariatric Surgery. Washington, DC. June 5-9, 2001
Bariatric surgery in adolescents. Presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June, 2002.
Invited International Guest Speaker. La Sociedad Mexicana de Cirugia de la Obesidad, July
9, 2002.
Distinguished Guest Speaker. "Gastroplasty plus Gastric Bypass in Morbid obesity" XXVII Spanish Surgical Association Congress. December, 2002. Meliá Castilla Hotel, Madrid, Spain
Narrow pouches along the lesser curvature. Presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Boston, MA, USA, June 17-22, 2003.
Conference: What is the ideal pouch? 8th World Congress of the International Federation for Surgery of Obesity (IFSO). September 3-6. Salamanca Spain.
Distinguished Guest Speaker. "Gastroplasty plus Gastric Bypass in Morbid obesity" XXVII Spanish Surgical Association Congress. December, 2002. Meliá Castilla Hotel, Madrid, Spain
Narrow pouches along the lesser curvature. Presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Boston, MA, USA, June 17-22, 2003.
Conference: What is the ideal pouch? 8th World Congress of the International Federation for Surgery of Obesity (IFSO). September 3-6. Salamanca Spain.
Invited International Guest Speaker. V Congresso Brasileiro de Cirugia da Obesidade. Fortaleza, Brazil, November 25-29, 2003.
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New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Accurate as of: 1/30/04 (Verified ? 1/30/04)
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Licensee Name: Rafael F. Capella
License Status: Active
License Number: 25MA05824200
License Type: MD
Address: 545 Island Road, Suite 2A
City, State, Zip: Ramsey, New Jersey 07446
Residency: Hachensack University Medical Center
Hachensack, New Jersey
New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey
Fellowship: American College of Surgeons
Chicago, Illinois
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Key Professional Achievements , Appointments and Awards:
Dr. Capella has made several important contributions
to the development of obesity surgery.
He has numerous publications in medical journals
and has lectured around the world.
He has taught his technique to many obesity surgeons in this country
and from abroad. He has lowest rate of complication reported in the world.
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ASBS Member
(Verified ? 1/30/04)
ABS Member
(Verified. Spoke with Nicole H., on 1/30/04.)
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