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Office
1415 Tulane Ave
New Orleans, LA 70112Phone+1 504-988-6855Fax+1 504-988-3969
Summary
- I am the Chief of Bariatric Surgery with the Baylor St. Luke's Weight Loss and Metabolic Center in Houston, Texas.
I relocated to Houston in July of 2017 to assume my current role. I have more than 15 years of experience in minimally invasive surgery, with special interest in:
> Robotic surgery
> Surgical treatment of obesity-related diseases (Diabetes)
> Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
> Hiatal hernia
> Achalasia of the esophagus
> Surgical treatment of gastroparesis
> Solid organ surgery
> Esophageal cancer
> Abdominal wall hernias.
I am fluent in both Spanish and English.
I am a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a fellow of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. I am a proud founding member of the Clinical Robotic Surgery Association and also serve on the editorial board for the Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques.
Education & Training
- University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2004 - 2006
- University of California (San Francisco)Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2002 - 2004
- Universidad Nacional de CordobaClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2017 - 2026
- LA State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- AZ State Medical License 2009 - 2021
- IL State Medical License 2004 - 2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 24 citationsObesity and the prevention of thyroid cancer: Impact of body mass index and weight change on developing thyroid cancer - Pooled results of 24 million cohorts.Mohanad R. Youssef, Adin S. C. Reisner, Abdallah S. Attia, Mohamed Hosny Hussein, Mahmoud Omar
Oral Oncology. 2021-01-01 - 49 citationsLaparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia facilitated by robotic assistanceCarlos A. Galvani, Maria V. Gorodner, F. Moser, M. Baptista, Phillip Donahue
Surgical Endoscopy. 2006-05-13 - 98 citationsRobotic-assisted Heller myotomy versus laparoscopic Heller myotomy for the treatment of esophageal achalasia: multicenter study.Santiago Horgan, Carlos A. Galvani, Maria V. Gorodner, Pablo Omelanczuck, Fernando Elli
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2005-11-01
Journal Articles
- Enhanced Recovery in Bariatric Surgery: A Study of Short-Term Outcomes and ComplianceCarlos Galvani, Iman Ghaderi, Obesity Surgery
Press Mentions
- Fractyl Health Provides Initial Clinical Update on Open-Label REVITA-T2DiJanuary 18th, 2022
Professional Memberships
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- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
External Links
- Weight Loss and Metabolic Centerhttp://houstonsurgicalweightloss.com
- Carlos Galvani, MD, FACS - Houston Weight Loss Surgeonhttps://www.facebook.com/drgalvani/
- @CarlosCgalvanihttps://twitter.com/CarlosCgalvani
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