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Office
13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd
Tampa, FL 33612Phone+1 813-972-2000Fax+1 813-978-5936
Education & Training
- University of South Florida MorsaniResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2004
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1999 - 2000
- University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2005 - 2025
- SC State Medical License 1999 - 2000
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 36 citationsDoes LKB1 Mediate Activation of Hepatic AMP-Protein Kinase (AMPK) and Sirtuin1 (SIRT1) After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Obese Rats?Yanhua Peng, Drew A. Rideout, Steven Rakita, William R. Gower, Min You
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2010-02-01 - 28 citationsOutcomes promote reoperative Heller myotomy for symptoms of achalasia.S. Rakita, D. Villadolid, C. Kalipersad, D. Thometz, A. Rosemurgy
Surgical Endoscopy. 2007-04-14 - 19 citationsResults after laparoscopic fundoplication: does age matter?Sarah M. Cowgill, Dean Arnaoutakis, Desiree Villadolid, Sam Al-Saadi, D. Arnaoutakis
The American Surgeon. 2006-09-01
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