General Information
| Percentage of Practice is Bariatrics: |
50 |
| Minimum Age for Patients: |
18 |
| Maximum Age for Patients: |
70 |
| Surgery Types Performed: |
RNY (Lap), Lap Band, Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy |
| Gall Bladder Removal: |
Sometimes. Symptomatic Cholelostis |
Memberships
Clinical Experience
| Laparoscopic Surgery: |
6 Years Experience |
| Bariatric Surgery: |
6 Years Experience |
| Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: |
6 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) |
| Open |
|
>50 |
|
|
6 |
1 hour(s) 30 minutes |
3 |
| Lap |
|
>200 |
|
2 | 6 |
1 hour(s) 45 minutes |
2 |
| LAP-BAND® |
| |
|
>25 |
|
1 |
3 |
1 hour(s) 15 minutes | 1 |
| Adjustable Gastric Band - Other (AGB) |
| Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy |
| |
|
>60 |
|
2 |
3 |
1 hour(s) 0 minutes | 1.5 |
Education and Training
| Medical School: |
University of Western Ontario – London, Ontario, (graduated 1990) |
| Residency: |
Lenox Hill Hospital – New York, New York (finished 2001) |
| Fellowship: |
University of Toronto – Toronto, Ontario (finished 2003) |
Specialized Training:
| Name: | St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto |
| Date: | 7/2001-06/2003 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy |
| |
| Name: | University of Pittsburgh |
| Date: | Jan-Feb 2003 |
| Training Covered: | Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | Lenox Hill Hospital |
| Date: | 1996-2001 |
| Training Covered: | Bariatric Surgery |
| |
| Name: | Lenox Hill Hospital |
| Date: | 96-2001 |
| Training Covered: | Bariatric Surgery |
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