Robert Ward O'Rourke MD
Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Michigan
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24 Frank Lloyd Wright DrLbby AAnn Arbor, MI 48105
Phone+1 734-936-5738
Fax+1 734-936-6927
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Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1993 - 2001
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
OR State Medical License 2001 - Present
CA State Medical License 1995 - 2026
MI State Medical License 2013 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2012
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 31 citationsThe human type 2 diabetes-specific visceral adipose tissue proteome and transcriptome in obesity.Nicholas J. Carruthers, Clarissa Strieder-Barboza, Joseph A. Caruso, Carmen G. Flesher, Nicki A. Baker
Scientific Reports. 2021-08-30 - 15 citationsPostbariatric hypoglycemia: symptom patterns and associated risk factors in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery studyLaura E. Fischer, Bruce M. Wolfe, Nora F. Fino, Miriam R. Elman, David R. Flum
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2021-05-19 - 55 citationsObesity results in adipose tissue T cell exhaustionCara E. Porsche, Jennifer B. DelProposto, Lynn M. Geletka, Robert W. O'Rourke, Carey N. Lumeng
JCI Insight. 2021-04-22
Grant Support
- Extracellular matrix-adipocyte metabolic crosstalk and diabetesVETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION2019–2026
- Extracellular matrix-adipocyte metabolic crosstalk and diabetesVETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION2019–2026
- Targeting Hypoxia-inducible Mediators to Manipulate Human Adipocyte PhenotypeNIDDK2013–Present
- Adipose Tissue NK Cells And Inflammation And Insulin Resistance In ObesityNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2012
- Light And Adipose Tissue Inflammation In Human ObesityNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2008–2011
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