Thomas Inge Bariatric Surgeon MD, PhD

Dr. Thomas H. Inge is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery and Pediatrics at University of Cincinnati, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He completed his MD and PhD degrees in 1993 at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Inge trained in general surgery at Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, California where he completed his residency in 1998. He obtained further specialty clinical training in Pediatric Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham. Dr. Inge thereafter became a full-time member of the surgical faculty at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Pediatric Surgery, in July 2000. Dr. Inge further trained in bariatric surgery completing course work with Dr. Alan Wittgrove, former President of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery and with Dr. Kelvin Higa, current President of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery. In January of 2004 he was appointed Director of the Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens, offering a family centered, surgical approach to adolescents with severe obesity. Dr. Inge's clinical and research focus is adolescent bariatric surgery. He has been honored as Co Chairman of the Research Committee of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery (2006-2007) and by Chairman of the Pediatric Surgery Committee of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery (2007-2008). In addition, he has been awarded two grants from the National Institutes of Health for bariatric clinical research projects which examine the role of surgery in the management of adolescent obesity. Dr. Inge has published over 60 scientific and clinical manuscripts and has given over 50 invited lectures on clinical topics internationally. He has served as a consultant to the federal agencies for bariatric research and development efforts including the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Inge and the staff at the Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens (www.cincinnatichildrens.org/weight) are accepting new referrals for adolescents who are considering surgical treatment for obesity. Please visit our website for more information!