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Office
2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd
Weston, FL 33331Phone+1 954-659-5000Fax+1 954-659-5233
Summary
- Raul J. Rosenthal MD,FACS, FASMBS
Chairman, Department of General Surgery
Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Director, The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute,
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, FL
Clinical Professor of Surgery at
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at
Case Western Reserve University
Professional Activities and Distinctions:
Dr. Rosenthal completed his medical school and surgical residency in Rosario Argentina. In 1982 he emigrated to Germany he repeated residency and became attending surgeon at the Northwest Hospital. In 1993 Dr. Rosenthal emigrated to the USA. Three years of fellowship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in LA were followed by another residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in NY. Since 1999 he is Chief of MIS and Bariatric Surgery and director of Fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida. He is currently the Chairman of the Department of General Surgery and director of the General surgery Residency Program. Dr. Rosenthal served for 6 years in the Board of Governors of SAGES. He is currently served on several ASMBS committee’s including Clinical Issues, Emerging Technologies, Institutional Relationships, and Education Committees. He is the former and founding chair of the International Development Committee, he currently serves as Liaisons to the Council for the State Chapters and is an active member of the International, Surgical Education, Training, and Patient Safety Committee’s. He serves as ASMBS representative to IFSO and represented ASMBS on the Certified Obesity Medical Physician Taskforce. He is founding Clinical Editor of Bariatric Times, Associate Editor of SOARD and Obesity Surgery. He is Editorial Board member of Annals of Surgery, Selected Readings in General Surgery and Surgical Endoscopy. He is the current President of the Fellowship
Clinical Expertise
- Minimally invasive surgery, General / Gastrointestinal surgery, Esophageal surgery, Gastric surgery, Bariatric surgery, Reoperations of the gastrointestinal tract, Hepatopancreatobiliary surgery
Education & Training
- Nordwest HospitalMD, Surgery, General Surgery residency, 1983
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 1999
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 1993 - 1996
- Universidad Nacional de Rosario Faculty of MedicineClass of 1982
- University of CambridgeNo Degree, Lower Certificate in English, 1974
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 1999 - 2025
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Outstanding Achievement Award ASMBS, 2018
- Master Clinician Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2018
- Honorary Member Latinamerican Society of Endoscopic Surgeons, ALACE, 2012
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Clinical Trials
- Fluorescent Cholangiography vs White Light for Bile Ducts Identification Start of enrollment: 2016 Apr 01
- Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Breast Density Improvement and Impact on Breast Cancer Risk in Severe Obese Patients Start of enrollment: 2021 Feb 22
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
- BAriatric Surgery Induced Chromosomal Change Start of enrollment: 2023 Jun 12
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Postoperative pulmonary complications in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease undergoing primary laparoscopic bariatric surgery: an MBSAQIP analysis.Roberto J Valera, Mauricio Sarmiento Cobos, Francisco X Franco, Bakhtawar Mushtaq, Lisandro Montorfano
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2025-01-01 - Evaluation of the robustness of randomized controlled trials for the treatment modalities of esophageal cancer using the fragility index - a systematic review.Noam Kahana, Elad Boaz, Nir Horesh, Sameh Hany Emile, Justin Dourado
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-12-01 - 1 citationsScientific Evidence for the Updated Guidelines on Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (IFSO/ASMBS).Maurizio De Luca, Scott Shikora, Dan Eisenberg, Luigi Angrisani, Chetan Parmar
Obesity Surgery. 2024-11-01
Journal Articles
- Role of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy OutcomesSamuel Szomstein, Raul J Rosenthal, Journal of The American College of Surgeons
- Short-Term Multi-Organ and Metabolic Benefits of Rapid Weight Loss on Severely Obese Patients After Laparoscopic Sleeve GastrectomySamuel Szomstein, Raul J Rosenthal, Journal of The American College of Surgeons
- Cutting Edge in Thyroid Surgery: Autofluorescence of Parathyroid GlandsFalco J, Dip F, Quadri P, Fuente M, J Am Coll Surg, 1/19/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Safety and Efficacy of Gastric Bypass versus Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients 65 and olderMontorfano L, Perez F, LoMenzo E, Szomstein S, Rosenthal RJ, SAGES, Boston, MA, 1/16/2016
- Impact ofsleeve gastrectomy on GERD in a morbidly obese population undergoing bariatric surgerySzomstein S, LoMenzo E, Rosenthal RJ, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Nashville, TN, 1/15/2015
- Primary closure of hiatal defects using unidirectional barbed sutures with and without use of meshSzomstein S, LoMenzo E, Rosenthal RJ, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Nashville, TN, 1/15/2015
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Lectures
- Impact of Routine Intraoperative Recognition of Parathyroid Glands on Postoperative Hypocalcemia Utilizing near-Infrared Autofluorescence Guidance in Patients Undergoi...Weston, FL - 10/28/2014
- Access to Care in Bariatric SurgeryLas Vegas NV - 1/23/2016
- Colonic and Cava injury during reoperative surgeryLas Vegas.NV - 1/22/2016
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Authored Content
- Short-Term Multi-Organ and Metabolic Benefits of Rapid Weight Loss on Severely Obese Patients After Laparoscopic Sleeve GastrectomyOctober 2018
- Impact of Routine Intraoperative Recognition of Parathyroid Glands on Postoperative Hypocalcemia Utilizing near-Infrared Autofluorescence Guidance in Patients Undergoing Total ThyroidectomyOctober 2018
- Role of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy OutcomesOctober 2018
Press Mentions
- Obesity Is a Disease. Weight Loss Drugs Are Just One Way to Treat It, Says This Expert in Bariatric Surgery (Podcast)November 6th, 2024
- Gold Standard Diagnostic Test Underutilized for GastroparesisJanuary 16th, 2024
- A New Tool in the Obesity Management ToolboxJanuary 15th, 2024
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Committees
- President, South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons 2016 - Present
- President, American Society or Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons 2016 - 2016
- President, The Fellowship Council 2016 - 2016
Research History
- Chairman Department of General SurgeryIntraabdominal pressure, intracranial pressure and hemodynamics Surgical training Fluorescent guided Surgery1999 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Fellow
Other Languages
- German, Spanish
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