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Office
6400 Perkins Rd
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Summary
- Dr. Vance L. Albaugh is a metabolic and bariatric surgeon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the Metamor Metabolic Institute. He received his medical degree from Penn State College of Medicine. He completed his residency training in general surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and his surgical subspecialty training in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery at Cleveland Clinic. He specializes in metabolic and bariatric surgery, and has extensive experienced in metabolic syndrome, malabsorption syndromes, hepatic steatosis, morbid obesity, and diabetes mellitus.
Education & Training
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2019 - 2020
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Surgery, 2020
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2011 - 2019
- Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 2011, MD
- Penn State College of MedicinePhD, Physiology, 2009
- Coastal Carolina UniversityBS, Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1999 - 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- LA State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2019 - 2021
- TN State Medical License 2014 - 2020
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of SurgeryMetabolic Bariatric Surgery
- American College of SurgeonsCertified Instructor, Advanced Trauma & Life Support
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic SurgeonsFundamental Use of Surgical Energy
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic SurgeonsFundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic SurgeonsFundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alfred Blalock Surgical Research Award Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2016
- Ethan Sims Young Investigator Award The Obesity Society, 2015
- Leadership Scholarship - Clinical Trial Methods Course Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons, 2015
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Clinical Trials
- A Crossover Study of the Acute Effects of Olanzapine in Healthy Volunteers Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
- Small Bowel Length and Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 01
- Examination of Cognitive Function in Obesity and Following Weight Loss Start of enrollment: 2018 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsFGF21 as a mediator of adaptive changes in food intake and macronutrient preference in response to protein restriction.Sora Q Kim, Redin A Spann, Md Shahjalal H Khan, Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, Heike Münzberg
Neuropharmacology. 2024-09-01 - 3 citationsFGF21 acts in the brain to drive macronutrient-specific changes in behavioral motivation and brain reward signaling.Md Shahjalal H Khan, Sora Q Kim, Robert C Ross, Florina Corpodean, Redin A Spann
Biorxiv. 2024-08-26 - 142 citationsAssociation of Bariatric Surgery With Major Adverse Liver and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Biopsy-Proven Nonalcoholic SteatohepatitisAli Aminian, Abbas Al-Kurd, Rickesha Wilson, James Bena, Hana Fayazzadeh
JAMA. 2021-11-11
Journal Articles
- Bile Diversion, a Bariatric Surgery, and Bile Acid Signaling Reduce Central Cocaine RewardVance L Albaugh, India A Reddy, Naji N Abumrad, PLoS One
- Arginine Metabolism in Cancer: A Valid Therapeutic Target?Albaugh VL, Pinzon-Guzman C, Barbul A, Journal of Nutritional Oncology, 1/1/2017
- Early increases in plasma bile acids post Roux-en-Y gastric bypass are driven by insulin sensitizing, secondary bile acidsAlbaugh VL, Flynn CR, Cai S, Xiao Y, Tamboli RA, Abumrad NN, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Trust your gut - the Driver of the Metabolic Benefits of Bariatric Surgery.Albaugh VL (Invited Speaker), Southeastern Regional Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Conference, sponsored by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Nashville, TN, 1/1/2018
- The Incidence of Orthostatic Intolerance After Bariatric Surgery.Zhang JB, Tamboli RA, Albaugh VL, Williams DB, Kilkelly DM, Grijalva CG, Abumrad NN, Shibao CA, American Heart Association - High Blood Pressure Council, 1/1/2018
- Total Small Bowel Length Varies Widely in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.Bolduc A, Albaugh VL, Spann MD, Aher CV, English WJ, Williams DB, Obesity Weekend sponsored by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 1/1/2018
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Lectures
- Session: Bile Acids, Bariatric Surgery, and Resolution of Co-morbidities: It's No Soap (At Least Not Just Soap).Obesity Week 2018 Nashville, TN - 11/1/2018
- @NEJM Resident 360: "Physician-Scientists: Endangered Species or an Evolving Breed"1/1/2018
- Mouse Models of Bariatric Surgery - Common Pitfalls and Clinical Application? Session: Approaches to Studying Mouse Models of ObesityObesity Week 2018 - Nashville, TN - 1/1/2018
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Press Mentions
- Excess Weight in Midlife Means a Sicker Old Age: StudyMarch 22nd, 2022
- Excess Weight in Midlife Means a Sicker Old Age: StudyMarch 22nd, 2022
- Bile Acids Mediate Metabolic Benefits of Weight-Loss SurgeryJanuary 11th, 2019
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Grant Support
- Mechanisms of Bile Acid Signaling and Metabolism following Gastric BypassNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2014–2017
- Mechanisms of Bile Acid Signaling and Metabolism following Gastric BypassNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2014
- Acute Effects Of Olanzapine On Plasma Leptin, Glucose Tolerance Free Fatty AcidsNational Center For Research Resources2009
- Seed Grant, "A double blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study examining the acute effects of olanzapine on leptin, oral glucose tolerance and blood lipids in healthy volunteers"American Medical Association, Foundation2008–2009
Research History
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of SurgeryMetabolic & Bariatric Surgery Research Fellow working to better understand the metabolic and hormonal changes associated with bariatric surgery, with an emphasis on the weight loss-independent effects on insulin sensitivity, GI hormone signaling and other obesity co-morbidities.2014 - 2017
- Graduate Student, Department of Cellular & Molecular PhysiologyMedical Scientist Training Program, Penn State College of Medicine / Hershey Medical Center. Dissertation examined the metabolic side effects of the commonly used medications known as "Atypical Antipsychotics" including olanzapine, clozapine and risperidone.2003 - 2011
Professional Memberships
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- The Obesity SocietyMember
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/pub/vance-albaugh/13/913/2a4
- Researchgatehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vance_Albaugh
- Publonshttps://publons.com/researcher/3643533/vance-l-albaugh-md-phd/
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