BlairRowitzMD

General Surgery • Urbana, IL

Bariatric Surgery

Associate Chief Medical Officer, Carle Foundation Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, Carle Illinois College of Medicine

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Office
611 W. Park St.
General Surgery
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone+1 217-326-5054

Education & Training

Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Residency, Surgery, 1993 - 1998
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2012 - 2026
SC State Medical License 1998 - 2013
PA State Medical License 1994 - 1998
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The glucagon-like peptide-1 and other endocrine responses to alcohol ingestion in women with versus without metabolic surgery.
Mariel Molina-Castro, Neda Seyedsadjadi, Danisa Nieto, Lorenzo Leggio, Blair Rowitz
Addiction Biology. 2024-10-01
Taste and odor interactions after metabolic surgery.
Jessica G Nicanor-Carreón, Blair Rowitz, Marta Yanina Pepino
Chemical Senses. 2024-01-01
Response to commentary on: "Fat-free mass accounts for most of the variance in alcohol elimination rate in women".
Neda Seyedsadjadi, Vijay A Ramchandani, Martin H Plawecki, Ann E K Kosobud, Sean O'Connor
Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research. 2023-09-01

Press Mentions

Some Bariatric Surgery Patients Don’t Sense Heightened Blood Alcohol LevelsFebruary 14th, 2020
UI Med School Appoints 2 Carle Doctors as Clinical DirectorsJuly 7th, 2017
UI Med School Faculty Starting to Come TogetherMay 7th, 2017
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