BrianR.SmithMD
General Surgery • Orange, CABariatric Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery
Professor of Surgery & General Surgery Residency Program Director. Co-Director, Minimally Invasive Fellowship. Chief of Surgery, VA Long Beach Healthcare System
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Office
333 City Blvd West
Suite 1600
Orange, CA 92868Phone+1 714-456-8160
Education & Training
University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2007 - 2008
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2007
New York Medical CollegeCertification, Fifth Pathway Medicine, Certificate, 2000 - 2000
Universidad Autonoma de GuadalajaraClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2002 - 2026- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician of Excellence Orange County Medical Association, 2012-2019
- Golden Scalpel Award for Medical Student Teaching University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 2009-2011, 2015
- John Connolly Award for Resident Teaching UC Irvine Department of Surgery, 2008-2010, 2012, 2015
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Clinical Trials
- A Randomized Trial of Medical and Surgical Treatments for Patients With GERD Symptoms That Are Refractory to Proton Pump Inhibitors Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 13
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 31 citationsRisk factors for acute respiratory failure in bariatric surgery: data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2006-2008.Hossein Masoomi, Kevin M. Reavis, Brian R. Smith, Hubert Kim, Michael J. Stamos
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2013-03-01 - 9 citationsObese trauma patients have increased need for dialysisAhmed Farhat, Areg Grigorian, Ninh T. Nguyen, Brian R. Smith, Barbara J. Williams
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2020-12-01 - 3 citationsOutcomes of Complex Gastrointestinal Cancer Resection at US News & World Report Top-Ranked vs Non-Ranked HospitalsErika Tay, Sahil Gambhir, Stephen Stopenski, Samuel F. Hohmann, Brian R. Smith
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2021-07-01
Journal Articles
- USMLE Step 1 Scoring System Change to Pass/Fail—an Opportunity for ChangeAngela L Neville, Brian R Smith, JAMA Surgery
- Association of Compensation from the Surgical and Medical Device Industry to Physicians and Self-Declared Conflict of InterestAlessio Pigazzi, Joseph C Carmichael, Mehraneh D Jafari, Helene Nepomuceno, Brian R Smith, Steven Mills, JAMA
Authored Content
- Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Leak After Bariatric Surgery: MBASQIP AnalysisMarch 2018
- Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Leak After Bariatric Surgery: MBASQIP AnalysisMarch 2018
- Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Leak After Bariatric Surgery: MBSAQIP AnalysisMarch 2018
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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