ScottAShikoraMD

PubMed

• 17 citations
  Fighting Weight Bias and Obesity Stigma: a Call for Action.
  Ricardo Cohen, Scott A. Shikora
  Obesity Surgery. 2020-03-19
• 260 citations
  Clinical practice guidelines for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient--2013 update: cosponsored by Americ...
  Jeffrey I. Mechanick, Adrienne Youdim, Daniel B. Jones, W. Timothy Garvey, Daniel L. Hurley
  Endocrine Practice. 2013-03-01
• 189 citations
  Indications for Surgery for Obesity and Weight-Related Diseases: Position Statements from the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorde...
  Maurizio De Luca, Luigi Angrisani, Jacques Himpens, Luca Busetto, Nicola Scopinaro
  Obesity Surgery. 2016-08-01

Journal Articles

• The history of metabolic and bariatric surgery: Development of standards for patient safety and efficacy  
  Phillips, BT, Shikora SA, Metabolism, 1/1/2018
• Two-year outcomes of vagal nerve blocking (vBloc) for the treatment of obesity�in the ReCharge Trial  
  Apovian C, Shah SN, Wolfe BM, Ikramuddin S, Miller CJ, Tweden KS Billington CJ, Shikora SA, Obes Surg, 1/1/2017
• Indications for Surgery for Obesity and Weight-Related Diseases: Position Statements from the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorde...  
  De Luca M, Angrisani L, Himpens J, Busetto L, Sartori A, Scopinaro N, Weiner R, Stier C, Lakdawala M, Bhasker AG, Buchwald H, Chiappetta S, Dixon J, Kolberg H-C, Fr�hb..., Obes Surg, 1/1/2017
• A new concept in bariatric surgery Single anastomosis gastro-ileal (SAGI): Technical details and preliminary results  
  De Luca M, Himpens J, Angrisani L, Di Lorenzo N, Mahawar K, Lunardi C, Pellicano N, Clemente N, Shikora S, Obes Surg, 1/1/2017
• Vagal nerve block for improvements in glycemic control in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Three-year results of the vBloc DM2 Study  
  Herrera MF, Toouli J, Kulseng B, Brancatisano R, Kow L, Pantoja JP Johnsen G, Brancatisano A, Tweden KS, Waataja JJ, Billington CJ. Shikora S., J Diabetes Obes, 1/1/2017
• Neural predictors of 12-month weight loss outcomes following bariatric surgery  
  Holsen L, Davidson P, Cerit H, Hye T, Moondra P, Haimovici F, Sogg S, Shikora S, Goldstein J, Evins A, Stoeckel L, Int J Obesity, 1/1/2017
• The Effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with concomitant hiatal hernia repair on gastroesophageal reflux disease in the morbidly obese  
  Samakar K, McKenzie TJ, Tavakkoli A, Vernon AH, Robinson, MK, Shikora A, Obes Surg, 1/1/2016
• Intermittent vagal nerve block for improvements in obesity, cardiovascular risk factors, and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Two-year resul...  
  Shikora SA, Toouli J, Herrera MF, Kulseng B, Brancatisano R, Kow L, Pantoja JP, Johnson G, Brancatisano A, Tweden KS, Knudson MB, Billington CJ, Obes Surg, 1/1/2016
• Vagal nerve blocking (vBloc) in patients with moderate obesity and an obesity related co-morbid condition: The ReCharge study  
  Morton JM, Shah SN, MD, Wolfe BM, Apovian CM, Miller, CJ, Tweden KS, Billington CJ, Shikora SA, Obes Surg, 1/1/2016
• The diabetes surgery summit II guidelines: A disease-based clinical recommendation  
  Cohen RV, Shikora S, Petry T, Caravatto PP, Le Roux CW, Obes Surg, 1/1/2016
• Safety and Efficacy of single stage conversion of failed adjustable gastric band to laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A case control study  
  Samakar K, McKenzie TJ, Kaberna J, Tavakkoli A, Vernon AH, Madenci AL, Shikora SA, Robinson M, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2016
• Gastric bypass reversal � A 7-year experience  
  Pernar LI, Kim JJ, Shikora SA, Surg Obes Relat Dis, 1/1/2016
• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Hyperamylasemia is associated with small bowel obstruction  
  Spector D, Perry Z, Shah S, Kim J, Tarnoff M, Sabeti N, Shikora S, Surg Obes Relat Dis, 1/1/2015
• Pulmonary adverse events, metabolic syndrome, and longitudinal mortality following bariatric surgical procedures  
  Schumann R, Shikora SA, Sigl JC, Kelley SD, Brit J Anes, 1/1/2015
• Clinical benefit of staple line reinforcement (SLR) in gastrointestinal surgery: a meta-analysis  
  Shikora SA, Mahoney CB, Obes Surg, 1/1/2015
• Sustained weight loss with vagal nerve blockade but not with sham: 18-Month results of the ReCharge trial  
  Shikora SA, Wolfe BM, Apovian CM, Anvari M, Sarwer DB, Gibbons RD, Ikramuddin S, Miler CJ, Knudson MB, Tweden KS, Sarr MG, Billington CJ, Journal of Obesity, 1/1/2015
• The IFSO website (wwwifsocom): The Online gateway to obesity and metabolic disorders for bariatric surgery professionals and patients: On behalf of the IFSO Communic...  
  Khwaja H, Coelho AJ, Mazzarella M, Miller K, Nimeri A, Ponce J, Prachand V, Shikora S, van Wagensveld B, Weiner R, Zundel N, Obes Surg, 1/1/2015
• Bariatric surgery in class 1 obesity A position statement from the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)  
  Busetto L, Dixon JB, De Luca M, Shikora S, Pories WJ, Angrisani L, Obes Surg, 1/1/2014
• Bariatric Surgery (Letter to the Editor)  
  Busetto L, Dixon JB, De Luca M, Pories WJ, Shikora S, Angrisani L, Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol, 1/1/2014
• Effect of reversible intermittent intra-abdominal vagal nerve blockade on morbid obesity: The ReCharge randomized, clinical trial  
  Ikramuddin S, Blackstone RP, Brancatisano A, Toouli J, Shah, SN, Wolfe BM, Fujioka K, Maher JW, Swain J, Que FG, Morton JM, Leslie DB, Brancatisano R, Kow L, O�Rourke ..., JAMA, 1/1/2014
• Clinical practical guidelines for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgical patient � 2013 update: Cosponsored by th...  
  Mechanick JI, Youdim A, Jones DB, Garvey TW, Hurley DL, McMahon MM, Heinberg, LJ, Kushner R, Adams TD, Shikora S, Dixon JB, Brethauer S, Surg Obes Relat Dis, 1/1/2013
• Vagal blocking improves glycemic control and elevated blood pressure in obese subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus  
  Shikora S, Toouli J, Herrera MF, Kulseng B, Zulewski H, Brancatisano R, Kow L, Pantoja JP, Johnsen G, Brancatisano A, Tweden KS, Knudson, MB, Billington CJ, Journal of Obesity, 1/1/2013
• The EMPOWER Study: Randomized, prospective, double-blind, multicenter trail of vagal blockade to induce weight loss in morbid obesity  
  Sarr MG, Billington CJ, Brancatisano R, Broncatisano A, Toouli J, Kow L, Nguyen NT, Blackstone R, Maher JW, Shikora S, Reeds DN, Eagon JC, Wolfe BM, O�Rourke RW, Fujio..., Obes Surg, 1/1/2012
• Adjustable Intragastric Balloons: A 12 month Pilot Trial in Endoscopic Weight Loss Management  
  Machytka E, Klvana P, Kornbuth A, Peikin S, Mathus-Vliegen LEM, Gostout C, Lopez-Nava G, Shikora S, Brooks J, Obes Surg, 1/1/2011
• Comparison of hemostatic properties between collagen and synthetic buttress materials used in a swine splenic hemorrhage model  
  Spector D, Perry Z, Konobeck T, Mooradian D, Shikora S, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters

• Bariatric Surgery: What Every Provider Needs to Know 
  Chapter: Long term complications 
  Chen JYA, Shikora SAEditors: Forse RA, Apovian CM.Slack Incorporated, New Jersey2016
• Nutritional Care of the Patient With Gastrointestinal Disease 
  Chapter: Surgical management of obesity and associated complications 
  McKenzie TJ, Shikora SAEditors: Buchman AL.CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL2015
• Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery 
  Chapter: Alternative minimally invasive options: Neural modulation 
  Shah S, Hooper EA, Shikora SAEditors: Brethauer SA, Schauer PR, Schirmer BD.Springer, New YorkEdition 2nd,2015
• Integrated Weight Management: A Guide for Clinicians 
  Chapter: Complications of bariatric surgery 
  Claros L, Shikora SAEditors: Mullin GE, Cheskin LJ, Matarese LE.Humana Press, New York2014
• Bariatric Endoscopy 
  Chapter: Rare complications 
  Abeles D, Shikora SAEditors: Thompson CC.Springer, New York2013
• The Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Nutrition Desk Reference 
  Chapter: Bariatric surgery 
  Shikora SA, Hawkins KA, AriagnoEditors: Mullen GE, Matarese LE, Palmer M.Taylor & Francis, Florida2012
• Surgical Clinics of North America, Metabolism and Nutrition for the Critically Ill Patient 
  Chapter: Nutrition support of the obese and critically ill obese patient 
  Kaafarani HMA, Shikora SAEditors: Dudrick S, Sanchez JA.Elsevier, New York2011
• Atlas of Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery, Connecticut 
  Chapter: Gastric Pacing Neuromodulation Commentary 
  Shikora SAEditors: Jones DB, Schneider BE, Olbers T.Cine-Med Publications, Inc, Connecticut2010
• Morbid Obesity: Peri-operative Management 
  Chapter: Choice of bariatric operation 
  Abeles D, Tari B, Shikora SEditors: Alvarez A, Brodsky J, Lemmens H, Morton J.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UKEdition 2nd,2010
• 2009 Yearbook of Advanced Technologies and Treatment for Diabetes 
  Chapter: Neuromodulation and bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes 
  Spector D, Shikora SEditors: Phillip M, Battelino T.Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK2010
• Current Concepts and Therapy of Morbid Obesity and Related Diseases 
  Chapter: Current status of gastric electrical stimulation for weight loss 
  Sabeti N, Shikora SAEditors: Deitel M, Gagner M, Dixon J, Madan A, Himpens J.FD-Communications, Toronto2010
• Nutricao Oral, Enteral e Parenteral na Practica Clinica 
  Chapter: Outcomes of bariatric surgery 
  Holzman NL, Shikora SAEditors: Waitzberg DL.Atheneu Editora, Sao PauloEdition 4th,2009
• Obesity Surgery. Principles and Practice 
  Chapter: Ulcers, Stenosis, and Fistula 
  Shikora SA, Claros L, Kim JJ, Tarnoff MEEditors: Pitombo C, Jones K, Higa K, Pareja JC.McGraw-Hill, New York2007
• Clinical Nutrition for Surgical Patients 
  Chapter: Bariatric Surgery 
  Claros, L, Furtado MM, Shikora SAEditors: Marian M, Shikora S, Russell M.Jones & Bartlett, Sudbury, MA2007
• Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery 
  Chapter: Alternative Minimally Invasive Options: Gastric Pacing 
  Shikora SAEditors: Schauer PR, Schirmer B.Springer-Verlag, New York2007
• Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery 
  Chapter: Patient Selection, Pre-Operative Assessment and Preparation 
  Tarnoff M, Kim J, Shikora SEditors: Schauer PR, Schirmer B.Springer-Verlag, New York2007
• Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery 
  Chapter: Bariatric Surgery in the Elderly 
  Kim J, Shikora S, Tarnoff MEditors: Schauer PR, Schirmer B.Springer-Verlag, New York2007
• Clinical Nutrition for Surgical Patients 
  Marian M, Russell MK, Shikora SA, RussellJones and Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury2007
• The A.S.P.E.N Nutrition Support Core Curriculum: A Case-Based Approach-The Adult Patient 
  Chapter: Obesity 
  Rollinson D, Shikora SA, Saltzman EEditors: Gottschlich MM, DeLegge MH, Mattox T, Mueller C, Worthington P.American Society for Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition, Silver Spring, MD2007
• Surgical Management of Obesity 
  Chapter: Implantable Gastric Stimulation for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity 
  Shikora SAEditors: Buchwald H, Cowan GSM, Pories WJ.WB Saunders, Philadelphia2006
• Clinical Nutrition in Gastrointestinal Disease 
  Chapter: Nutritional Support of Obese and Bariatric Patients 
  Shikora SA, Thomason PEditors: Buchman AL.Slack Incorporated, Thorofare, NJ2006
• Management of Eating Disorders and Obesity 
  Chapter: Surgical Interventions for the Management of Obesity 
  Shikora SA, Smith D, Kim JJEditors: Goldstein D.Humana Press, Inc, Totowa, NJ2005
• Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery 
  Chapter: Laparoscopic Gastric Pacing 
  Shikora SAEditors: Inabnet WB, Demaria EJ, Ikramuddin S.Lippincott Willliams, Philadelphia2004
• Obesity Surgery 
  Chapter: Gastric Pacing 
  Shikora SA, Chen J, Cigaina VEditors: Martin LF.The McGraw-Hill Companies, New York2004
• Nutritional Considerations in the Intensive Care Unit. Science, Rationale, and Practice 
  Chapter: Nutrition Support for the Obese Patient 
  Shikora SA, Naylor MJEditors: Shikora SA, Martindale RG, Schwaitzberg SD.Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque2002
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Abstracts/Posters

• Reduced default mode network and reward circuitry connectivity 12-months post-operative in bariatric surgery patients
  Cerit H, Davidson P, Hye T, Moondra P, Haimovici F, Sogg S, Shikora S, Goldstein JM, Evins AE, Stoeckel LE, Holsen LM, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 56th Annual Meeting, Palm Desert CA, 1/1/2017
• Early Improvement of Type 2 Diabetes Following Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
  Heshmati K, Rudge E, Harris D, Levergood N, Vernon A, Robinson M, Shikora S, Tavakkoli A, Sheu E, Obesity Week 2017, Washington, DC, 1/1/2017
• Short-term results for intermittent vagal nerve blocking (vBloc) in the �Real-World�, nonresearch environment
  Shikora S, Brathwaite C, Chae F, Dietrick J, Gomez G, Halbert C, Urgau I, Kukreja S, LePort P, Morton J, Papasavas P, Procter C, Shah S, Takata M, Obesity Week 2017, Washington, DC, 1/1/2017
• Laparoscopic limb distalization for failed Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
  Goldberg MB, Woodworth E, Robinson MK, Tavakkoli A, Vernon A, Sheu E, Shikora S, Obesity Week 2017, Washington, DC, 1/1/2017
• Algorithm for ordering abdominal CT scans in post-gastric bypass patients: Is it possible?
  Pernar L, Lockridge R, McCormick C, Chen M, Chen J, Shikora S, Spector D, Tavakkoli A, Vernon A, Robinson M, Surgical Spring Week, SAGES 2016, Boston, MA, 1/1/2016
• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reversal: A 7-year experience
  Pernar LIM, Kim J, Shikora SA, Obesity Week 2015, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2015
• Safety and efficacy of single stage conversion of failed adjustable gastric band to roux-en-y gastric bypass: A case control study
  Samakar K, McKenzie TJ, Kaberna J, Shikora S, Tavakkoli A, Vernon H, Robinson MK, Obesity Week 2014 � ASMBS 31st Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2014
• Impact of pre-operative weight loss on bariatric surgery outcomes
  Al-Shammari M, Ardestani A, Shikora S, Robinson M, Vernon A, Tavakkoli A, Obesity Week 2013 � ASMBS 30th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/2013
• Reversal of roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Indications and outcomes
  McKenzie TJ, Fliti N, Samakar K, Ardestani A, Shikora S, Obesity Week 2013 � ASMBS 30th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/2013
• Pre-operative weight loss programs: Are the insurance carriers achieving their goal?
  Wishnia S, Chung J, Lautz D, Robinson M, Vernon A, Ardestani A, Tomczik L, Zaghi J, Shikora S, ASMBS 29th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2012
• The afferent loop syndrome of the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; Hyperamylasemia as a sensitive marker for small bowel obstruction
  Spector D, Perry Z, Shah S, Kim J, Shikora S, ASMBS 29th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2012
• Preoperative weight loss offers no difference in excess body weight loss at 2 years
  Ardestani A, Wishnia S, Vernon A, Robinson M, Lautz D, Chung J, Shikora S, ASMBS 29th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2012
• Adjustable Intragastric balloons: A 12 month pilot trial in endoscopic weight loss management
  Machytka E, Mathus-Vliegen EM, Gostout CJ, Klvana P, Shikora S, Peikin SR, Kornbluth A, Brooks J, IFSO 2011, Hamburg, Germany, 1/1/2011
• Comparison of hemostatic properties between collagen and synthetic buttress materials used in staple line reinforcement in a swine splenic hemorrhagic model
  Spector D, Perry Z, Konobeck T, Mooradian D, Shikora S, ASMBS 27th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2010
• Single center bariatric surgery experience with an optical access trocar in an uninsufflated abdomen and a critical review of minimally invasive peritoneal access tech...
  Sabeti N, Tarnoff M, Shikora S, Kim J, 2008 Surgical Spring Week, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2008
• The budgetary impact of including laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding as a covered surgical treatment for morbidly obese adults in a managed care population
  Campbell J, McGarry LT, Gilmore K, Hale B, Weinstein MC, Shikora S, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), 11th Annual European Congress, Athens, Greece, 1/1/2008
• Serum hyperamylasemia used as an indicator for internal hernia
  Shah S, Abeles D, Shikora S, Kim J, 13th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1/1/2008
• Primary laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGBP) can be preformed safely in patients with BMI>60 kg/m2
  Abeles D, Kim J, Tarnoff M, Shah S, Shikora S, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 25th Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD, 1/1/2008
• Single center bariatric surgery experience with an optical access trocar in an uninsufflated abdomen: 6-year experience and critical review of the literature
  Sabeti N, Tarnoff M, Shikora S, Kim J, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 25th Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD, 1/1/2008
• A comparison of permanent and nonpermanent staple line buttressing materials for the linear staple lines during laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass
  Shikora S, Kim J, Tarnoff M, Shah S, 2008 Surgical Spring Week, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2008
• Use of a bladed optical peritoneal access trocar in the uninsufflated abdomen: A five-year experience
  Lapham T, Tarnoff M, Kim J, Shikora S, 2007 Surgical Spring Week, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2007
• Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: Does routine standardized follow-ups improve weight loss outcomes
  Kim JJ, Shikora SA, Claros L,Tarnoff M, American Society for Bariatric Surgery 23rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2006
• Comparison of internal hernias (IH) between open and laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass (GBP)
  Shikora SA, Kim JJ, Shore RC, Tarnoff M, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 22nd Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2005
• Avoiding obstruction at the jeuno-jejunostomy during laparoscopic gastric bypass
  Shore R, Shikora SA, Kim JJ, Tarnoff ME, 2005 Surgical Spring Week, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1/1/2005
• The plateau of morbidity and mortality after laparoscopic gastric bypass
  Tarnoff M, Kim J, Shikora S, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 21st Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2004
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Lectures

• Is type 2 Diabetes Mellitus a surgical disease? 
  Bahrain Defence Forces Military Hospital, Bahrain - 1/1/2018
• Early and late complications after bariatric surgery 
  Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA - 1/1/2016
• Neuromodulation for weight loss and metabolic benefits; Is it ready for prime time? 
  Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ - 1/1/2015
• And just why to we do bariatric surgery? 
  Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro, MA, 2014; Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, - 1/1/2015
• Sustained improvements in cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors and quality of life at two years with vagal nerve block in the ReCharge trial 
  Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2015
• A novel procedure for the treatment of gastric stricture following sleeve gastrectomy 
  Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2015
• Reversible vagal nerve blocking (vBloc) in patients with moderate obesity and an obesity related co-morbid condition: The ReCharge Study 
  Vienna, Austria - 1/1/2015
• Midterm results of reversible vagal nerve blocking (VBLOC) in obese patients suffering from Type 2 Diabetes: The DM2 study 
  Montreal, Canada - 1/1/2014
• Clinical benefit to gastric staple line reinforcement in gastrointestinal surgery: A Meta-analysis 
  Montreal, Canada - 1/1/2014
• The effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with concomitant hiatal hernia repair on gastroesophageal reflux disease in the morbidly obese 
  Salt Lake City, UT - 1/1/2014
• Neuromodulation 
  UMass Medical Center, Worcester, MA - 1/1/2013
• Update: Bariatric surgery 
  Multiple Locations, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012 - 1/1/2013
• The impact of metabolic syndrome on postoperative pulmonary complications: A large bariatric surgical database analysis 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2013
• Primary hyperparathyroidism after roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A case series 
  Istanbul, Turkey - 1/1/2013
• What if we stop performing bariatric surgery? 
  Faulkner Hospital, Jamaica Plain, MA - 1/1/2012
• Update on bariatric surgery: Effects on comorbid conditions such as T2DM 
  Joslin Clinic, Boston, MA - 1/1/2012
• What nurses need to know about bariatric surgery 
  Faulkner Hospital, Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA - 1/1/2012
• What is the future of bariatric surgery? 
  Saint Francis Medical Center, Hartford, CT - 1/1/2010
• Adjustable intragastric balloon (IGB) to treat obesity: A pilot study 
  Long Beach, CA - 1/1/2010
• Bariatric surgery improves glucose control in obese patients with type 1 diabetes 
  Long Beach, CA - 1/1/2010
• Innovations in Bariatric Surgery. Implications for the Treatment of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders 
  St. Luke�s Hospital, New Bedford, MA - 1/1/2009
• Bariatric surgery: What we do now and what we may be doing in the future 
  Caritas St. Elizabeth�s Medical Center, Boston, MA - 1/1/2008
• The emptying function of the remnant stomach following sleeve gastrectomy assessed by gastric scintigraphy 
  Ramot, Israel - 1/1/2008
• Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy-volume and pressure assessment 
  Ramot, Israel - 1/1/2008
• Primary laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGBP) can be performed safely in patients with BMI > 60 kg/m2 
  Buenos Aires, Argentina - 1/1/2008
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