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Office
2450 Riverside Ave
# AO-510
Minneapolis, MN 55454Phone+1 612-626-8430
Education & Training
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2000 - 2002
- University of MinnesotaFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1999 - 2000
- University of MinnesotaResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1999
- University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- MN State Medical License 1994 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 2000 - 2002
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 34 citationsLong-term follow-up and the role of surgery in adolescents with morbid obesity.Sean J. Barnett, Christopher Stanley, Melanie Hanlon, Robert D. Acton, Daniel A. Saltzman
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2005-07-01 - 28 citationsAmerican College of Surgeons/Association for Surgical Education medical student simulation-based surgical skills curriculum needs assessment.Charity C. Glass, Robert D. Acton, Patrice Gabler Blair, Andre R. Campbell, Ellen S. Deutsch
American Journal of Surgery. 2014-02-01 - 27 citationsUnanticipated Teaching Demands Rise with Simulation Training: Strategies for Managing Faculty WorkloadRobert D. Acton, Jeffrey G. Chipman, Michelle Lunden, Connie C. Schmitz
Journal of Surgical Education. 2015-05-01
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