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Dr Roy Shen is on the medical staff at both Lowell General Hospital and Emerson Hospital. He is the chief of surgery at Lowell General Hospital.
Doctor Roy Shen joined our staff in 2003, and is a welcome addition to the Weight Management Center in Lowell,Mass and a member of the Surgical Weight Loss program at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Mass
He completed his medical training at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA, and he did his residency at the University of Illinois Metropolitan Group Hospital in Chicago, IL.
He also completed a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery under the direction of Christine Ren, MD, one of the most prominent bariatric surgeons in the US.
He is the first surgeon in the Merrimack Valley to offer the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band (Lap-Band?) to his bariatric patients.
He has published several papers on different aspects of bariatric surgery, and is a Full Member of the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons (ASBS), and board certified.
General Information
| Percentage of Practice is Bariatrics: |
50 |
| Minimum Age for Patients: |
18 |
| Maximum Age for Patients: |
68 |
| Surgery Types Performed: |
RNY (Lap), Lap Band, AGB - Other, Revision |
| Gall Bladder Removal: |
Sometimes. |
Memberships
Clinical Experience
| Laparoscopic Surgery: |
5 Years Experience |
| Bariatric Surgery: |
5 Years Experience |
| Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: |
5 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) |
| Lap |
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250 |
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2 | 4 |
2 hour(s) 0 minutes |
2 |
| LAP-BAND® |
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370 |
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2 |
4 |
0 hour(s) 1 minutes | 1 |
| Revisions |
| Lap |
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15 |
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4 |
2 hour(s) 0 minutes | 2-3 |
Education and Training
| Medical School: |
Jefferson Medical College – Philadelphia, PA (graduated 1996) |
| Residency: |
University of Illinois Metro Group Hospitals – Chicago, IL (finished 2002) |
| Fellowship: |
New York University Hospitals – New York, NY (finished 2003) |
Specialized Training:
| Name: | New York University Lap/Bariatric Fllsp |
| Date: | 6/2002-6-2003 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
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