BruceD.SchirmerMD

General Surgery • Charlottesville, VA

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Professor of Surgery, University VA School of Medicine

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Office
Hospital Dr
# Lee
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone+1 434-924-2104

Fax+1 434-243-9433

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1985
Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1980
Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1979 - 1979
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 1985 - 2026
NC State Medical License 1978 - 2025
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

Early safety of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty in super obesity (body mass index > 50).
Anuragh R Gudur, Calvin Geng, Alekhya Mannava, Ross C D Buerlein, Daniel S Strand
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2024-11-01
Metabolic Bariatric Surgery-A Vastly Underused Treatment.
Bruce Schirmer
JAMA Surgery. 2024-05-01
Judgment Errors in Surgical Care.
Katherine M Marsh, Florence E Turrentine, Ruyun Jin, Bruce D Schirmer, John B Hanks
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2024-05-01

Journal Articles

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Is Associated with Lower 30-Day Morbidity Versus Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: An Analysis of the American College of Surgeons NSQIP
Peter T Hallowell, Zachary C Dietch, Bruce D Schirmer, Jean B Guerrier, Obesity Surgery

Press Mentions

Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FASMBSMarch 20th, 2020
Doctors Warn of Looming Threat to America’s Surgical ResearchJuly 14th, 2023

Grant Support

Factors Initiating Postoperative IleusNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1994–1997
Integration Of Recovery Of Alimentary Tract Motility After LaparotomyNational Center For Research Resources1990
Upper Gastric Motility In Patients With Vagotomy Or Roux-En-YNational Center For Research Resources1989
Integration Of Recovery Of Alimentry Tract Motility After LaparotomyNational Center For Research Resources1988–1989

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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