Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery
·
2015 - Present
Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Effects of neoadjuvant glucagon-like-peptide 1 receptor agonists on weight loss after bariatric surgery.
Journal Article Surg Obes Relat Dis · January 2026 BACKGROUND: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are increasingly prevalent medications used to treat patients with obesity. While bariatric surgery remains the most successful single intervention, many surgical patients have been on a GLP- ... Full text Link to item CiteThe effects of metabolic and bariatric surgery on spinal alignment, radiological, and clinical outcomes in morbidly obese patients with LBP: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal Article Spine J · October 13, 2025 BACKGROUND: Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), employing mechanisms like malabsorption, volume restriction, and metabolic changes via the gastrointestinal tract, is the most effective long-term treatment for obesity and related metabolic disorders. Obe ... Full text Link to item CitePregnancy 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 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.