Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Surgery
·
2018 - Present
Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery,
Surgery
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2021 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
Postoperative outcomes following revision or conversion surgery after primary sleeve gastrectomy: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database.
Journal Article Surg Obes Relat Dis · August 2025 BACKGROUND: A significant proportion of patients that undergo primary sleeve gastrectomy (SG) require revision or conversion metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS). Despite various procedures performed in practice, comparative analyses of short-term outcome ... Full text Link to item CiteAuthor's reply to comment on: postoperative outcomes following revision or conversion surgery after primary sleeve gastrectomy: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database.
Journal Article Surg Obes Relat Dis · July 5, 2025 Full text Link to item CiteSurgery and Surgical Training Before Graduate Medical Education: A Blue Ribbon Committee II, Medical Student Education Subcommittee Report.
Journal Article Ann Surg · January 1, 2025 OBJECTIVE: To update and add to the first report commissioned by the Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC) about 20 years prior. BACKGROUND: Following a summit in late 2022 commissioned by the American Board of Surgery regarding competency-based reforms in surgical ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
OTTAVA Robotic System
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Auris Health, Inc. · 2025 - 2026Usability of the Senhance Surgical Robotics System
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by TransEnterix, Inc · 2017 - 2020Evaluating the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Telementoring for Teaching Laparoscopic Skills Across Continents
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Association for Surgical Education Foundation · 2014 - 2018View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Armed Forces Medical College (India) ·
1979
M.D.