JohnChristopherEagonMD

General Surgery • Saint Louis, MO

Professor, Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine

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Office
1044 N Mason Rd
Ste 320
Saint Louis, MO 63141
Phone+1 314-454-8877

Fax+1 877-991-4780

Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1995
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
MO State Medical License 1996 - 2025
UT State Medical License 1995 - 2000
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

947 citations
Visceral Fat Adipokine Secretion Is Associated With Systemic Inflammation in Obese Humans
Luigi Fontana, J. Christopher Eagon, Maria E. Trujillo, Philipp E. Scherer, Samuel Klein
Diabetes. 2007-04-01
66 citations
Bariatric Surgery-Induced Cardiac and Lipidomic Changes in Obesity-Related Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Deana Mikhalkova, Sujata R. Holman, Hui Jiang, Mohammed Saghir, Eric Novak
Obesity. 2018-02-01
52 citations
Myocardial oxygen consumption change predicts left ventricular relaxation improvement in obese humans after weight loss.
C. Huie Lin, Suraj Kurup, Pilar Herrero, Kenneth B. Schechtman, J. Christopher Eagon
Obesity. 2011-09-01

Journal Articles

Effects of Sleeve Gastrectomy vs. Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Eating Behavior and Sweet Taste Perception in Subjects with Obesity
Samuel Klein, J Christopher Eagon, MDPI
Bariatric Surgery–Induced Cardiac and Lipidomic Changes in Obesity‐Related Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Linda R Peterson, Ali Jamal, Jean E Schaffer, Daniel S Ory, J Christopher Eagon, Obesity

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