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Brendan O'Connell, MD, General Surgery, Camden, NJ

Brendan Garrett O'Connell MD FACS, FASMBS

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery


Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

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  • 3 Cooper PlzRm 411Camden, NJ 08103

  • Phone+1 856-673-4500

  • Fax+1 856-673-4525

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Education & Training

  • University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    University of Connecticut School of MedicineFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2008 - 2009
  • Abington Memorial Hospital
    Abington Memorial HospitalChief Residency, Surgery, 2007 - 2008
  • Abington Memorial Hospital
    Abington Memorial HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2007
  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
    Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 2003
  • Franklin and Marshall College
    Franklin and Marshall CollegeAB, 1992 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2012 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2003 - 2016
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2008 - 2009
  • Surgery
    American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Rosenfeld Surgical Scholar 2008
  • Pittsburgh Surgical Society Surgical Scholarship 2002
  • Elias Max Solomon Award in Anatomy 1996
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • International surgery and the University of Connecticut experience: lessons from a short-term surgical mission.  
    Hughes C, Zani S, O'Connell B, Daoud I, Conn Med. 2010 Mar; 74(3): 157-60
  • Lewy bodies contain altered alpha-synuclein in brains of many familial Alzheimer’s disease patients with mutations in presenilin and amyloid precursor protein genes.  
    Lippa CF, Fukiwara H, Mann DM, Giasson B, Schmidt ML, Nee LE, O’Connell BG et al, Am J Pathol 1998; 153: 1365-70

Abstracts/Posters

  • AB-40 and -42 deposition in dementia with Lewy bodies: comparison with Alzheimer’s disease and aging.
    Lippa CF, Breen A, O’Connell BG, et al, Neurology 1998; 50:A182-3
  • Nigral pathology differentiates dementia with Lewy bodies from Alzheimer’s disease.
    Lippa CF, O’Connell BG, Smith TW, Neurology 1998; 50: A408-9
  • Dementia with Lewy bodies: influence of APOE genotype on AB-40 and -42 deposition.
    Stepcic G, Lippa CF, O’Connell BG, Smith TW, Ishii K Mori, J Neuropthol Exp Neurol. 1998; 57:515
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Lectures

  • Thinking outside the laparoscope: new advances in natural orifice, single incision, and minimally invasive surgery. 
    St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center Department of Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Surgery Update. 
    Nazareth Hospital CME Grand Rounds
  • A brief history of laparoscopic surgery: past, present, and future. 
    Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce meeting
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