WayneJosephEnglishMD

General Surgery • Nashville, TN

Bariatric Surgery

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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000

Fax+1 615-322-4657

Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1995
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1995 - 2026
KY State Medical License 2022 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2014 - 2024
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
MI State Medical License 2006 - 2016
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
American Board of SurgeryFocused Practice Designation for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Small Bowel Length and Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
The AUDACITY Study (AllUrion Device in Adults With Clinical ObesITY) Start of enrollment: 2022 May 12
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA
ENDObesity® II Study: TransPyloric Shuttle® System for Weight Loss Start of enrollment: 2015 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Obesity Surgery and Kidney Transplant for Patients with Obesity and Renal Failure Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
COMPLETED
NA
THE ENLIGHTEN STUDY Start of enrollment: 2018 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Obalon Balloon System Pivotal IDE (SMART) Trial Start of enrollment: 2015 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
A Prospective, Randomized Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the ReShape Duo™ Intragastric Balloon System in Obese Subjects Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Gut Microbiota in Metabolic Surgery Start of enrollment: 2021 Aug 19
RECRUITING
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Total Alimentary Limb Length Is Not Associated with Weight Loss Following Proximal Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.
Vance L Albaugh, Jacob L Weinberg, Danxia Yu, Matthew D Spann, D Brandon Williams
Obesity Surgery. 2025-03-27
Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases After Bariatric Surgery Based on the New Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTs Equations.
Lei Wang, Xinmeng Zhang, You Chen, Charles R Flynn, Wayne J English
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025-03-18
Bariatric Surgery Is Associated With Reduced Incidence of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
You Chen, Yubo Feng, Xinmeng Zhang, Katherine A Gifford, Yasser Elmanzalawi
Annals of Surgery Open. 2025-03-01

Press Mentions

Weight-Loss Surgery Associated with Reduced DementiaFebruary 17th, 2025
Kenneth Reynolds Weighed 780 Lbs., and His Body Was Shutting down. Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center Gave Him Back His LifeApril 24th, 2023
Bariatric Surgery Gave LVAD Patient Second Chance at LifeJanuary 13th, 2022

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