NoelNWilliamsMD

General Surgery • Philadelphia, PA

Bariatric Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery

Director, Penn Medicine Bariatric Surgery Program

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Office
3400 Spruce St
Fl 4
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-2626

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 1997
Royal College of Surgeons IrelandClass of 1981
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemChief Residency, Surgery

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1995 - 2024
Fellow, ASMBS, Fellow Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Intercollegiate Board, Royal Colleges, UK and IrelandGeneral Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Honorary Fellow Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland., 2024
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

98 citations
Psychopathology, disordered eating, and impulsivity as predictors of outcomes of bariatric surgery
David B. Sarwer, Kelly C. Allison, Thomas A. Wadden, Rebecca L. Ashare, Jacqueline C. Spitzer
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2019-04-01
55 citations
Changes in Fasting and Prandial Gut and Adiposity Hormones Following Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y-Gastric Bypass: an 18-Month Prospective Study
Naji Alamuddin, Marion L. Vetter, Rexford S. Ahima, Louise Hesson, Scott Ritter
Obesity Surgery. 2017-06-01
63 citations
Changes in neural responsivity to highly palatable foods following roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, or weight stability: An fMRI study.
Lucy F. Faulconbridge, Kosha Ruparel, James Loughead, Kelly C. Allison, Louise Hesson
Obesity. 2016-05-01

Journal Articles

National Postoperative Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Kidney Disease
Noel N Williams, Jordana B Cohen, Obesity Surgery
Mammographic Breast Density Decreases After Bariatric Surgery
Mitchell Schnall, Noel Williams, Alycia So, Julia Tchou, Kristoffel Dumon, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Press Mentions

Ways to Help Protect Yourself from CoronavirusFebruary 24th, 2020
Causal Attributions for Obesity Among Patients Seeking Surgical Versus Behavioral/Pharmacological Weight Loss TreatmentSeptember 6th, 2018
The Association of Body Mass Index with Postoperative Outcomes After Elective Paraesophageal Hernia RepairJuly 31st, 2018
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Committees

Member, SAGES Membership Committee 2010 - 2014
Member, SAGES Education Tools

Professional Memberships