Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery
·
2015 - Present
Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Pregnancy and birth complications among women undergoing bariatric surgery: sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Journal Article Surg Obes Relat Dis · April 2025 BACKGROUND: Metabolic bariatric surgery is the most effective therapy for severe obesity, which affects the health of millions, most of whom are women of child-bearing age. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are the most common bar ... Full text Link to item CiteUrsodiol Prescriptions Following Bariatric Surgery: National Prescribing Trends and Outcomes.
Journal Article Obes Surg · August 2023 BACKGROUND: Rapid weight loss after bariatric surgery is a risk factor for gallstone development. Numerous studies have shown that ursodiol after surgery decreases rates of gallstone formation and cholecystitis. Real-world prescribing practices are unknown ... Full text Link to item CiteChanges of Circulating Irisin and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels in Morbidly Obese Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.
Conference J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A · August 2022 Background: Irisin has been recently reported to provide beneficial effects in obesity and diabetes. Elevation of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) reflects the inflammatory state that has been shown to play a key role in obesity and its comorbi ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Impact of gastric bypass surgery on risk of CVD in type 2 diabetes mellitus
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2011View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Vanderbilt University ·
2003
M.S.
Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) ·
1988
M.D.