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Office
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
41 Mall Rd
Burlington, MA 01805Phone+1 781-744-8580Fax+1 781-744-5636
Summary
- I am Board Certified in Surgery.
I am the Chairman of the Division of General Surgery.
My areas of expertise include Endocrine, GI , Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Education & Training
- Harvard Medical SchoolSurgical Leadership Program, 2020 - 2021
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1987 - 1992
- Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1987, Alpha Omega Alpha
- Harvard UniversityAB, History and Science, Magna cum laude, 1979 - 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1992 - Present
- MA State Medical License 1996 - 2025
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2021
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Does Preoperative Calcium and Calcitriol Decrease Rates of Post Thyroidectomy Hypocalcemia? Start of enrollment: 2017 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 32 citationsCarbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum causes severe peritoneal acidosis, unaltered by heating, humidification, or bicarbonate in a porcine modelY. T. Wong, Paresh C. Shah, Desmond H. Birkett, David M. Brams
Surgical Endoscopy. 2004-08-24 - 31 citationsPeritoneal pH during laparoscopy is dependent on ambient gas environment: helium and nitrous oxide do not cause peritoneal acidosisY. T. Wong, Paresh C. Shah, Desmond H. Birkett, David M. Brams
Surgical Endoscopy. 2005-01-01 - 12 citationsDoes Preoperative Calcium and Calcitriol Decrease Rates of Post-Thyroidectomy Hypocalcemia? A Randomized Clinical TrialColleen Donahue, Haddon J Pantel, Bharat B. Yarlagadda, David M. Brams
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2021-06-01
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