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Office
1002 LEXINGTON RD
STE 25B
Georgetown, KY 40324
Summary
- Dr. Eric Smith is a General and Bariatric Surgeon in Georgetown, KY and is affiliated with Georgetown Community Hospital. He received his medical degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and has been in practice for over 18 years. He specializes in bariatric surgery and is experienced in bariatric surgery and Robotic bariatric surgery. He is the medical director for Kentucky Bariatric Institute, Chief of Surgery at Georgetown Community hospital and Medical Director for Robotics and Bariatrics for all of Lifepoint Health. He is a Key Opinion Leader for Intuitive Surgical where he is a speaker and teacher on the subject of Robotic Bariatric Surgery and is consistently in the top 1% in Robotic Bariatric Surgery in the United States. He is also a member of the Intuitive Advisory Board.
Education & Training
- Kettering Health NetworkResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2006
- West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- KY State License 2006 - 2025
- OH State License 2001 - 2006
- AOA Board of Surgery Surgery
- ASMBSFASMBS
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- First modified Delphi consensus statement on robotic-assisted da Vinci sleeve gastrectomy.Maher El Chaar, Ann M Rogers, Samer G Mattar, Sachin S Kukreja, Megan Jenkins
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2024-11-01 - 5 citationsA prospective, multicenter trial of a long-term bioabsorbable mesh with Sepra technology in cohort of challenging laparoscopic ventral or incisional hernia repairs (AT...William W Hope, Adel G El-Ghazzawy, Brad A Winterstein, Jeffrey A Blatnik, S Scott Davis
Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 2022-01-01
Press Mentions
- Robotic Surgery with Georgetown Bariatrics and Advanced Surgical ServicesAugust 31st, 2018
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