Dr. Robert E. Brolin is one of the nation's leaders in bariatric surgery. His surgical competency is known worldwide and his dedication to his patients is unsurpassed.

EXPERIENCE
*Over 2,500 bariatric operations performed;
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Gastroplasty
Nearly 200 revision operations (for complications or
unsatisfactory weight loss after a previous bariatric
operation)

*Administrative leadership in bariatric surgery;
2000-2001 President of American Society of Bariatric
Surgery (ASBS)
ASBS Executive Council member for over 10 years
ASBS Committee Member for over 18 years

*Academic leadership in bariatric surgery;
60 publications
120 national/international lectures
16 chapters in medical textbooks
60 published abstracts

*Research leadership in bariatric surgery;

Participant/speaker 1991 National Institute of Health
(NIH) consensus Development Panel on Gastrointestinal
surgery for Severe Obesity
Cochairman ASBS/NIH sponsored workshop on research
considerations in bariatric surgery

*25 years of experience in bariatric surgery

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Education

DePauw University 1966 - 1970
(Holland, MI)

University of Michigan School 1970 - 1974
of Medicine
(Ann Arbor, MI)

Postgraduate Training

Internship/Residency 1974 - 1980
University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center

*Teacher for entire 25-year career

*20 years on full time faculty at UMDNJ - Robert Wood
Johnson Medical School

*Preceptor for American Society for Bariatric Surgery
(ASBS)

*Original and active member of the ASBS committee that
designated the preceptorship program

*Compiled the written examination for preceptees

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
(Piscataway, NJ)

Assistant Professor of Surgery 06/01/80 - 06/30/84

Associate Professor of Surgery 07/01/84 - 06/30/89

Chief, Section of 07/01/88 - 04/13/99
Gastrointestinal Surgery

Professor of Surgery 07/01/89 - 09/30/00

Rutgers University
(New Brunswick, NJ)

Associate, Graduate Faculty 07/01/89 - present
Department of Engineering

Associate, Graduate Faculty 09/23/92 - present
Applied Human Nutrition/Dietetics

University Medical Center at Princeton
(Princeton, NJ)

Adjunct Professor of Surgery 07/09/02 - present
University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center (Pittsburgh, PA)

FELLOWSHIP IN BARIATRIC SURGERY

*Organized the first fellowship devoted entirely
to bariatric surgery

*Member of ASBS fellowship training committee

BOARD CERTIFICATION

American Board of Surgery 12/14/81
(#27341)

American Board of Surgery 01/08/92
(#27341)
recertified

American Board of Surgery 12/16/01
(#27341)
recertified

MEDICAL LICENSURES

State of New Jersey #37406 April, 1980

• ASBS (Regular Member)
• ABS

Hospital Affiliations
ObesityHelp.com members selecting Dr. Brolin as their surgeon have posted reviews on the following hospitals: St. Peter's University Hospital - New Brunswick, NJ
University of Princeton Medical Center - Princeton, NJ

New Jersey Department of Health Professions 
Accurate as of: 06/29/05
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Licensee Name:      Robert E. Brolin	
License Status:     Active	
License Number:     MA37406	
License Type:       MD	
Address:            4250 US Highway Route 1, Suite 1,
City, State, Zip:   Monmouth Junction, NJ
	
Education:          University Of Michigan, School of Medicine
                    Ann Arbor, MI
Residency:          University of Pittsburgh Medical Center -- Pittsburgh, PA
Fellowship:         

       
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ASBS Member
(Verified – 06/20/-05)

ABS Member
(Verified - 06/29/05)