Henry Buchwald Bariatric Surgeon M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Buchwald has sadly retired. He will be missed, he was an awesome human being and a phenominal surgeon and I miss him.

-Edessa

Dr. Buchwald was awesome as expected. It was so nice to have my weight treated as a medical issue and not as a moral failing. He is straight to the point and earns your trust in a matter of minutes. Even though I could have had a laparoscopic procedure, I opted for an open one so I could have Dr. Buchwald. I wanted the best, he is the best and I wasn't disappointed.

Everyone else was very friendly. My main nurse in the hospital was Jeff Hawk and he helped me get through those first few hard days.

The clinic however was rather disorganized. Examples:

I have an allergy to the antibiotics that were required for the bowel prep and it took six calls to six different people over a period of a week to get an alternative.

When I checked in the day of surgery the nurses were doing contact precautions because of my blood work. After surgery they didn't use them and had no record of needing the precautions.

Right before I was released from the hospital. a two week followup appointment was made for me. When I called the next week to confirm it I was told that no such appointment existed.

I went to see Dr. Henry Buchwald today at the University of Minnesota. I was extremely impressed with Buchwald, not the clinic.

The clinic is very crowded and extremely busy compared to my weight loss clinic closer to home. The receptionists are unacceptably rude. But, that's where ever you go now-a-days. There is really no such thing as customer service anymore, sad but true. I was at the clinic from 9:30 a.m. to 3p.m.Then, I waited 20 minutes to get my van from valet parking. Road construction has begun, so I did miss a turn to get to the clinic, thank goodness for GPS, haha. It was very confusing to get around in the clinic. I had to ask directions a few times.

The awesome part was I was extremely impressed with Dr. Buchwald!! What a doctor!!! I loved it! Everyone that posts comments here are 100% on track when they say he is extremely knowledgeable! He also has a GREAT bedside manner, not too much in a hurry. He spent a lot of time with me explaining things and asked me 2 times if I had questions. He didn't treat me like I was an idiot and didn't know anything, like my other weight loss surgeon. The BEST thing he said to me was "Lets get that band off and throw it in the garbage!" (My current surgeon told me if I didn't do good on the lap-band, I wouldn't have any success with any other weight loss surgery) Dr. Buchwald doesn't think the lap-band works and therefore, doesn't even preform the lap-band. (I had the lap-band in July of 2007 and have since seen no results, other than getting food stuck every now and then. I'm hoping to revise to duodenal switch)

I thought the 4 hour trip today was a success after all of the information and support I got from Dr. Buchwald. Now, to try and get insurance to approve this. The Dr. said I may have troubles :o(

Dr. Buchwald definitely knows what he is doing, and you can feel it from the moment you meet him. I went in to my pre-op consult knowing that I wanted a revision to DS from lap band, and he was very confident about his ability to do it. He answered all of my questions in a satisfactory way.rnrnMy actual surgery went off without a hitch. I have had no complications thus far and I am healing well, both my incision and I assume the inside parts. Dr. Buchwald came by my room twice while I was in the hospital, and caught me being an obnoxious crabapple. He had a great sense of humor about it, and cheered me up quite a bit.rnrnFuture patients should know that Dr. Buchwald has a very busy schedule, because is extremely skilled at both virgin surgeries and revisions. While I've heard good things about other doctors in his practice, he stands out as the best and for revision surgery, I would prefer someone of his incredible 77 years of experience. You will have to wait to see him, and you will have to wait to have your surgery, but he is worth the wait!

Dr. Buchwald is a wonderful surgeon! I can't imagine letting anyone else perform the DS on me! When I first met him I could tell right away he firmly believed and he was quick to say it: Obesity is a disease! WOW! How refreshing...a doctor who gets it!! He has a wry sense of humor and you can tell he cares and has great compassion for his patients. Everyone has been so helpful from getting into the seminar, getting insurance approved (even with a denial at first) and going in for my post-op appointments....everyone has been great! I haven't one bad thing to say about Dr. B & any of his staff!!

I was very impressed with Dr. Henry Buchwald. He is a very knowledgeable man when it comes to the field of Duodenal Switch Bariatric surgery. My high impression of him has not changed. He is a very concerned individual when I had a few problems. I like his staff. Danette is great, when you can get a hold of her. I sent emails but she is not good about returning them. I did better by just calling and I was usually able to get her by calling her number. She really gets things done when you ask her to do something. She was good at getting approval FAST from the insurance company. What people should know is Dr. Buchwald is funny, but a no nonsense person and he gets the job done.rnAftercare is good. He has other members of the staff that he delgates authority to. This way he can concentrate on what he does best, SURGERY. I now see Dr. Tesfaye in Endocrinology for diabetes follow up. What a great staff!! Overall I would rate Dr. Henry Buchwald a 10 for the whole procedure for Duodenal Switch Surgery. I would recommend him to anyone and I have already done that. I think he ranks equally well as far as bedside manner and surgical competence. But when it gets right down to it, most importantly he is best at the surgical aspect. I am proud to have been operated on by what I consider one of the best in the field of what he does. I am so fortunate I feel to have had Him as MY Surgeon. I think he will be known in history as one of the pioneers of this industry. Thank YOU Dr. Buchwald from Jim Getzkow.

Curriculum Vitae rnHenry Buchwald, M.D., Ph.D.rn rnrnMilitary ServicernEducationrnInternshiprnResidencyrnAppointmentsrnLicensure & CertificationrnFellowshipsrnHonors & AwardsrnProfessional SocietiesrnMembership - Major University Standing CommitteesrnDepartmental Administrative AssignmentsrnEditorial BoardsrnResearch InterestsrnVisiting Professorships/Lecturer/Invited Speaker (limited)rnResearch GrantsrnPublicationsrnrnMILITARY SERVICE:rnrn1958-1960, Captain, SAC, USAF (Flight Surgeon)rnrnTop of pagernrnEDUCATION:rnrnColumbia College, Columbia University, New York City, 1954 (B.A.)rnCollege of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City, 1957 (M.D.)rnUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1966 (Biochemistry, M.S.)rnUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1966 (Surgery, Ph.D.)rnrnTop of pagernrnINTERNSHIP:rnrnSurgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1957-1958rnrnTop of pagernrnRESIDENCY:rnrnSurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1960-1966rnrnTop of pagernrnAPPOINTMENTS:rnrnInstructor in Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1966-1967rnAssistant Professor of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1967-1970rnAssociate Professor of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1970-1977rnProfessor of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1977-presentrnProfessor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1977-presentrnOwen H. and Sarah Davidson Wangensteen Chair in Experimental Surgery, 12/01/01 to 12/31/04rnrnTop of pagernrnLICENSURE & CERTIFICATION:rnrnLicensed in New York, 1958rnLicensed in Minnesota, 1960rnDiplomate, American Board of Surgery, 1967rnrnTop of pagernrnFELLOWSHIPS:rnrnHelen Hay Whitney Fellowship Award, 1962-1964rnAmerican Heart Association Established Investigatorship, 1964-1969rnrnTop of pagernrnHONORS & AWARDS: rnrnPhi Beta Kappa, Junior Year, 1953rnValedictorian, Columbia College, Class of 1954rnGraduated summa cum laude, first in class, 1954rnAlbert Ascher Green Scholastic Award, 1954rnResearch Fellowship, Foundation for Allergic Disease, 1956rnAlpha Omega Alpha, 1956rnEssay Prize, American College of Chest Physicians, 1957rnShering Award, 1957rnFirst Clinical Research Award, Minnesota Surgical Society, 1965rnFirst Prize, Res. Forum, American College of Chest Physicians, 1966rnPhi Lambda Upsilon Honorary Chemistry Fraternity, 1966rnSamuel D. Gross Award, Philadelphia, American College of Surgeons, 1969rnDistinguished Service Award, Association for Academic Surgery, 1976rnProgram Committee, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, 1983-1986rnProgram Committee, Central Surgical Association, 1982-1985 (Chairman, 1984-1985)rnTreasurer, Central Surgical Association, 1990-1993rnProgram Committee, Society for Clinical Trials, 1984-1992rnSecretary-General, Int'l Study Group on Diabetes Treatment with Implantable Insulin Delivery Devices, 1984-1988rnChairman, Int'l Study Group on Diabetes Treatment With Implantable Insulin Delivery Devices, 1989-1993rnInventor of the Year Award and induction into the Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame, 1988rnPresident, Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame, 1989-1991rnOutstanding Achievement Award, Minnesota Medical Alley, 1989-1990rnThe Meritorious Service Award in Research and Development, Medical Alley Association, March 29,1990rnAnnual Clinical Scholar Award, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1991rnTribute to Dr. Henry Buchwald, Senate Congressional Record, 1991rnState High Technology Board, 1992rnAmerican Surgical Association representative to the Council of Academic Societies/Association of American Medical Colleges, 1992-1995rnModerator, 1992 American College of Surgeons Surgical Research & Education Committee SymposiumrnRegents' Practice Plan Implementation Task Force, 1993rnUniversity Senate, 1993-1996rnGovernor's Board of Invention, 1993-94rnBest Author Award for 1994, Obesity Surgery, 1994rnPresident, Central Surgical Association, 1997-98rnFairview-University Medical Center Joint Practice Committee, 1998rnPresident, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 1998-99rnChair, CSP #456 Data Monitoring Board, \"Tension Free Inguinal Hernia Repair: comparison of Open & Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques,\" 1998-2003rnGovernor to American College of Surgeons representing the Central Surgical Association, 2000-2003rnOwen H. and Sarah Davidson Wangensteen Chair in Experimental Surgery, 2001-2004rnPresident, International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO), 2003-2004rnChair, Obesity Coalition, 1999-presentrnChair, American College of Surgeons’ National Faculty for Bariatric Surgery, Appointed 2003rnDirector, American College of Surgeons’ Course: Bariatric Surgery Primer, Spring and Fall meetings 2003-2004rnrnTop of pagernrnPROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: rnrnFellow, American Surgical AssociationrnFellow, American College of SurgeonsrnFellow, Society of University SurgeonsrnFellow, Central Surgical AssociationrnFellow, Association for Academic SurgeryrnFellow, Epidemiology Council of the American Heart AssociationrnFellow, Cardiovascular Surgery Council of the American Heart AssociationrnFellow, American College of CardiologyrnFellow, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary TractrnFellow, Society for Clinical TrialsrnFellow, American Society for Bariatric SurgeryrnFellow, International College of SurgeonsrnFellow, American College of NutritionrnMinneapolis Surgical AssociationrnMinnesota Surgical AssociationrnMinnesota Heart AssociationrnAmerican Association for the History of MedicinernSaint Paul Surgical Society, HonoraryrnAmerican Association for the Advancement of SciencernPaleopathology ClubrnAmerican Society for Artificial Internal OrgansrnInternational Atherosclerosis SocietyrnInternational Study Group on Diabetes Treatment with Implantable Insulin Delivery DevicesrnMember, American Obesity AssociationrnrnTop of pagernrnMEMBERSHIP - MAJOR UNIVERSITY STANDING COMMITTEES:rnrnChairman, Credentials Committee, University of Minnesota Medical CenterrnQuality Assurance Steering CommitteernIndustry-University Relations Review CommitteernUniversity of Minnesota Clinical AssociatesrnCardiovascular Coordinating CommitteernOperating Room CommitteernScholastic Standing CommitteernPharmacy and Therapeutics CommitteernDepartmental Representative, Utilization Management CommitteernAll University Patent CommitteernAll University SenaternUniversity of Minnesota Graduate School Health Sciences Policy & Review CouncilrnAll University Committee on Academic IntegrityrnRegents Practice Plan Implementation Task ForcernrnTop of pagernrnDEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS:rnrnDirector, Graduate Surgical TrainingrnDirector, Resident Training ProgramrnDirector, In-Training ExaminationrnrnTop of pagernrnEDITORIAL BOARDS:rnrnSection Editor, ASAIO TransactionsrnChirurgia GeneralernJournal of American College of NutritionrnThe Journal of Clinical SurgeryrnEditorial Board, Infu-Systems InternationalrnDiabetes, Nutrition, and MetabolismrnAssociate Editor, Journal of Bariatric SurgeryrnAssociate Editor, Obesity SurgeryrnAssociate Editor, The Online Journal of Current Clinical TrialsrnConsulting Editor, Hospital MedicinernrnTop of pagernrnRESEARCH INTERESTS: rnrnCholesterol/AtherosclerosisrnObesity SurgeryrnImplantable DevicesrnHyperlipidemiasrnrnLaboratory studies on: mechanisms of cholesterol and bile acid absorption, excretion, dynamics, and kinetics; development of a rabbit model for myocardial infarction and quantitative assessment of atherosclerosis; studies in comparative mechan­isms of action of hypocholesterolemic drugs and partial ileal bypass; studies in vein graft atherosclerosis; and studies in immunomodulation of atherosclerosis.rnrnTop of pagernrnVISTING PROFESSORSHIPS/LECTURER/INVITED SPEAKER: 2000-2006rnrn“Surgical Options for Weight Loss,” Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Spring Refresher, St. Paul, MN, April 14, 2000.rnrn“Weight response: gastric bypass versus vertical banded gastroplasty,” American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Memphis, TN, June 14, 2000.rnrn“Shakespeare’s Falstaff and the co-morbid diseases of morbid obesity,” American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Memphis, TN, June 14, 2000.rnrn“Lipid effects of insulin and diabetes,” International Study Group on Implantable Insulin Delivery Devices (ISGIID),Evian, France, September 14, 2000.rnrn“Definition of Morbid Obesity,” 19th Robert O. Gregg, MD Guest Lecturer, Syracuse, NY, May 19, 2001.rnrn“Essentials of a Bariatric Surgery Program,” University of Pittsburgh Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery’s “Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Workshop,” Pittsburgh, PA, June 2, 2001.rnrnDebate: “Open Bariatric Surgery is Preferable to Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery.” ASBS, June 6, 2001.rnrn“Evolution of Bariatric Surgery.” ASBS, June 8, 2001.rnrn“Current Status of Obesity Surgery,” 65th Annual Course - Advances in Gastrointestinal and GI Laparoscopic Surgery, Dept of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, June 14, 2001.rnrn“Bariatric Surgery: What’s Proven – What’s Not.” American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, October 8, 2001.rnrn“Greater than 20-Year Overall Mortality in the Program on the Surgical Control of the Hyperlipidemias (POSCH).” American College of Surgeons, October 9, 2001.rnrnPresenter at the Endocrinology & Diabetes Citywide Conference, Minneapolis, MN, November 1, 2001.rnrn“Bariatric Surgery” –Grand Rounds Speaker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, May 28, 2002.rnrn“The Disease of Morbid Obesity and Evolution of Surgical Treatment.” ASBS meeting, Las Vegas, NV, June 25, 2002.rnrn“Special Lecture – A Bariatric Surgery Algorithm.” IFSO meeting, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 31, 2002.rnrn“Blood pressure, weight, and cholesterol.” American College of Cardiology 52nd Annual Scientific Session, Chicago, IL, April 2, 2003.rnrnObesity: A Public Health Epidemic – Mini Medical School Course at the University of Minnesota, April 7, 2003.rnrn“Evolution of Bariatric Surgery Procedures.” Lecture at the Bariatric Surgery Primer Postgraduate Course at the Spring Meeting of ACS, New York, NY, April 15, 2003 and the ACS Clinic Congress, Chicago, IL, October 21, 2003. – Course Director.rnrnPanelists for the Masters’ Postgraduate Course at ASBS, Boston, MA, June 18, 2003.rnrn“Development of bariatric surgery procedures and how to choose.” 11th International May Symposium “Bariatric Surgery,” Hamburg, Germany, May 26, 2003. – Symposium Director.rnrn“Bariatric Surgery Worldwide.” Plenary talk at IFSO meeting, Salamanca, Spain, September 4, 2003.rnrn“Bariatric Surgery Worldwide in 2003.” Guest lecturer at the Royal College of Surgeons in London, England, September 8, 2003.rnrn\"A Bariatric Surgery Algorithm.\" Invited Lecturer at the 2nd International Alpine Expert Meeting in Saalfelden, Austria, March 15-17, 2004.rnrnVisiting Professor in the Grand Rapids Area General Surgery Residency Training Visiting Professor Program, Michigan State University, May 18-19, 2004.rnrn\"Bariatric Surgery Worldwide.\" Plenary talk at European Bariatric Surgery Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, May 28-30, 2004.rnrnPresidential Address, 9th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity. Tokyo, Japan, September 8-11, 2004.rnrn“Nutritional Consequences of Metabolic Surgery,” Opening speaker at the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.), Orlando, Florida, January 29, 2005.rnrn“Bariatric Surgery Worldwide and its Future,” “Bariatric Surgery: A Review and Meta-analysis,” and “Fifty Years of Bariatric Surgery,” Helen and David Bernie Visiting Professorship, Wright State University Department of Surgery, Dayton, Ohio, March 22-23, 2005.rnrn“Bariatric Surgery: Who Would Benefit, Who Isn’t a Candidate,” The 13th Annual Congress on Women’s Health, Hilton Head Island, SC, June 5, 2005.rnrn“Meta Analysis of Bariatric Surgical Procedures,” University of Minnesota 69th Annual Surgery Course: Advances in Gastrointestinal and GI Laparoscopic Surgery, Minneapolis, MN, June 16, 2005.rnrn“Bariatric Surgery Worldwide Update,” International Surgical Week 2005 – International Society of Surgery (ISS) and Société International de Chirurgie (SIC), Durban, South Africa, August 25, 2005.rnrn“Unique Features of Caring for the Bariatric Patient,” Visiting Professor Lecture at the Johannesburg General Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa, August 17, 2005.rnrn“Bariatric Surgery: Results of a Systemic Meta-Analysis,” Keynote Lecture at the IFSO annual meeting, Maastricht, The Netherlands, September 2, 2005.rnrn“Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery,” IFSO annual meeting, Maastricht, The Netherlands, September 2, 2005.rnrn“Where are we now?” IFSO annual meeting, Maastricht, The Netherlands, September 2, 2005.rnrn“Surgery for the Non-Bariatric Surgeons: Introduction and Overview for Bariatric Surgery,” Plenary Session, American College of Surgeons annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 17, 2005.rnrn“Evolution of Bariatric Surgery Procedures,” Postgraduate course lecture at the American College of Surgeons annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 18, 2005.rnrn“Does Bariatric Surgery Really Work? Assessment of a Meta-Analysis and a Consensus Conference. Plenary Session, American College of Surgeons annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 20, 2005.rnrn“Principles and application of the duodenal switch as a secondary operation;” “Approach to duodenal switch failures and complications.” Approaches to Bariatric Revision Surgery Course, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Nov. 11-12, 2005.rnrn“Meta-analysis in bariatric surgery, current methods: A perspective,” Preliminary Talk at the 2nd Congress of the IFSO European Chapter. Lyon, France, April 27, 2006.rnrn“Status of bariatric surgery,” Minneapolis Surgical Society, Minneapolis, MN, April 10, 2006.rnrn“Bariatric surgery in patients over 60,” Minnesota Surgical Society, Minneapolis, MN, May 5, 2006.rnrn“Current management of ascites,” 70th Annual Continuation Course: Hepatic, Biliary, and Pancreatic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, June 17, 2006.rnrn“POSCH trial and the initial proof of the cholesterol hypothesis,” Master Lecture at the XIV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, Rome, Italy, June 21, 2006. rnrnTop of pagernrnRESEARCH GRANTS:rnrnAmerican Society for Allergic Disease (Histamine Quantification), 1956-1957rnAmerican Heart Association (Cholesterol Metabolism), 1964-1971rnGraduate School - University of Minnesota (Evaluation of Ileal Bypass Operation), 1966rnGraduate School - University of Minnesota (Cholesterol Levels), 1966-1967rnNational Heart and Lung Institute (Cholesterol Metabolism and Partial Ileal Bypass), 1967-1982rnGraduate School, University of Minnesota (Cholesterol Metabolism), 1969-1970rnLegislative Grant, State of Minnesota (Management of the Hyperlipidemias), 1969-1982rnMinnesota Medical Foundation (Management of the Hyperlipidemias), 1970-1972rnMetal Bellows Corporation (Development of an Implantable Infusion Pump), 1970-1985rnMinnesota Medical Foundation (Relationship of Hyperlipidemia to Atherosclerosis), 1971-1972rnMinnesota Heart Association (Cholesterol and Bile Acid Metabolism) 1971-1973rnUpjohn Company (Development of an Implantable Infusion Pump), 1971-1974rnNational Heart and Lung Institute (Cholesterol and Bile Acid Metabolism), 1972-1977rnNational Heart and Lung Institute (Xylocaine Infusion by An Implantable Infusion Pump), 1973-1974rnNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (Multi-Institutional Intervention Trial on Surgical Management of the Hyperlipidemias, the POSCH Trial), 1973-1993rnNational Institute of General Medical Sciences- NIH (Device for Continuous Infusion Drug Screening) 1976-1978rnGeneral Mills Corporation (Cord Blood Study), 1976rnNational Cancer Institute (Cancer Chemotherapy With a Totally Implantable Pump), 1977-1978rnNational Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases (Totally Implantable Artificial \"Beta Cell\"), 1977-1978rnNational Institutes of Health (Program on the Surgical Control of the Hyperlipidemias (POSCH)), 1978-1992rnGeneral Mills Foundation (Surgical Control of the Hyperlipidemias), 1979rnMinnesota Medical Foundation (Surgical Control of the Hyperlipidemias), 1978-1979rnEli Lilly Company (Glucagon Research Program), 1978-1979rnNational Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases (Method of Treatment and Nephropathy in Diabetic Dogs), 1978-1982rnNational Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases (An Open Loop' Insulin Delivery Device for the Control of Glycemia), 1978-1982rnNational Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases (Insulin Infusion in Type II Diabetics by Implanted Pump), 1982-1984rnNational Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases (Adjuvants to Partial Ileal Bypass for Lipid Lowering), 1984-1987rnThe Upjohn Company (Glucregulation in Type II Diabetic Patients with the Combination of the Minnesota Implantable Insulin Infusion Pump and the Second Generation SulfonylureA, Glyburide (MICRONASE)), 1987-1989rnMedtronic, Inc. (Development of Insulin Delivery by the Medtronic SynchroMed™ Infusion Pump), 1988-1990rnThe Upjohn Company (Study to Assess the Effect of Pioglitazone on Insulin Sensitivity), 1989rnStrato Medical Corporation (In-Vivo Evaluation of the Bidirectional Antireflux Catheter), 1990-1991 rnStrato Medical Corporation (In-Vivo Evaluation of the Minnesota Peritoneovenous Shunt), 1991rnSandoz Corporation (The Effects of Sandoz Diet Formulas on Atherosclerosis in Diet-Induced Hypercholesterolemic Rabbits), 1991.rnFDA (New Peritoneovenous Shunt for the Treatment of Ascites), 09/30/89 - 09/29/94.rnMerck Corporation (gift in support of the POSCH trial), 01/01/92 - 12/31/94.rnNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (POSCH: Long-Term Mortality and Morbidity), 01/01/93-12/31/97.rnMurphy Medical Research Fund (O2 Diffusion as a Function of Cholesterol Concentration), 12/01/96-12/31/01.rnUnited States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Breast Cancer Research Program (A Novel Approach to Increase Breast Cancer Chemosensitivity: Disruption of the Anti-Apoptotic Function of Translation Factor eIF4E) - Vitaly Polunovsky as PI, 1999.rnTransneuronix, Inc. (A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Transcend Implantable Gastric Stimulation System for Weight Loss.) 1/16/01 to 6/30/02rnU of M, Dept of Surgery, (Lab funding from the Owen H. and Sarah Davidson Wangensteen Chair in Experimental Surgery.) 12/1/01 to 12/31/04rnrnTop of pagernrnPUBLICATIONS: rnrnFor the most up-to-date publications from this author, please visit PubMed at www.pubmed.gov, and search for Buchwald H.rn

I have only met with Dr. Buchwald one time, but i have a great deal of faith in him. So many people from MN have nothing but wonderful things about him. My revision surgery is March 28. rnrnI love Dr. Buchwald. He is a great surgeon and I would recommend him to anyone looking for a doctor in Minnesota!!

Dr Buchwald is a very polite wonderful little man. He can make you smile when you don't feel like it and is always in a good mood. The surgery went great, he even went back in a few years ago and took out my gallbladder, appendix, ovarian cyst, and repaired a few hernias that I had... I would recommend him over and over. I really do love that little man..

Dr Buchwald was amazing! He listened to my concerns and made me feel at ease. I was never pressured and he made the process so easy. His staff was amazing!rnrnThe staff managed to get my insurance parts resolved and all of my pre and post op appointments scheduled. It was so easy.rnrnThere appears to be an amazing aftercare program in place at the U! I am looking forward to the surgery!