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Dr. Poplawski is a bariatric and general surgeon with twenty-two years of general surgical experience. He serves as a bariatric surgeon at Forest Health Medical Center in southeast Michigan and is the Medical Director for the Barix Clinics Program. Dr. Poplawski provides consultative and operative services for patients seeking bariatric surgery. He also has a special interest in patients requiring treatment for failure of previously performed bariatric procedures.
Dr. Poplawski is licensed in Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, and Arizona. He has had advanced laparoscopic training in Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in 2004 and is an educator and trainer in open and laparoscopic bariatric surgery.
General Information
| Percentage of Practice is Bariatrics: |
100 |
| Minimum Age for Patients: |
18 |
| Maximum Age for Patients: |
65 |
| Surgery Types Performed: |
RNY (Lap), RNY (Open), Lap Band, Revision |
| Gall Bladder Removal: |
Sometimes. |
Memberships
Clinical Experience
| Laparoscopic Surgery: |
3 Years Experience |
| Bariatric Surgery: |
9 Years Experience |
| Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: |
3 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 |
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1500 |
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1.25 |
9 |
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3 |
| Lap |
|
400 |
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14 | 3 |
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2.3 |
| LAP-BAND® (LAP) |
| Lap (Lap Band) |
|
43 |
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3.5 |
2 |
| 1.2 |
| Other |
| Revison of VBG and RYGE |
|
27 |
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Education and Training
| Medical School: |
University of Illinois, Rockford School of Med. – Rockford, IL (graduated 1981) |
| Residency: |
University of Nebraska Medical Center – Omaha, NE (finished 1986) |
| Fellowship: |
Baylor University Medical Center Dept of Surgery – Dallas, TX (finished 1989) |
Reference Check
Some preliminary effort was made to check
information supplied by or about this surgeon, the results of which are
relayed below, as-is, for information purposes only.
Michigan Board of Medicine
Accurate as of: 5/12/03 (Verified – 5/13/03)
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Licensee Name: Steven Craig Poplawski
License Status: Active
License Number: 4301073373
License Type: MD
Address: 1309 Shelden Road
City, State, Zip: Grand Haven, Michigan 49417
Orig. License Date: 10/21/1998 (issue date)
Education: University of Illinois, Rockford School of Medicine
Rockford, Illinois
Residency: University of Nebraska Medical School –Omaha, Nebraska
Fellowship: Baylor University Medical Center/ Department of Surgery
Dallas, Texas
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ASBS Member
(Verified – 5/13/03)
AMA Member
(Verified – 5/13/03)
ABS Member
(Verified. Spoke with Shanace G., 5/13/03.)
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