Specialties:
Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery
Address:
Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center
10210 N 92Nd St STE 101, Scottsdale 85258
(480) 882-7460 (Phone), (480) 391-3898 (Fax)
Scottsdale Bariatric Center
10210 N 92Nd St STE 101, Scottsdale 85258
(480) 882-7460 (Phone), (480) 391-3898 (Fax)
Procedures:
Appendectomy, Laparoscopic, Appendectomy, Open, Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery), Colectomy, Diaphragmatic/Paraesophagel Hiatal Hernia Repair, Open, Excision of Tumor of Stomach, Gallbladder Removal, Laparoscopic, Gastric Bypass Surgery, Gastric Bypass Surgery, Laparoscopic, Gastric Sleeve Surgery, Incisional/Ventral Hernia Repair, Open, Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy), Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, Laparotomy, Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision, Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic, Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy & Control of Hemorrhage), Thoracentesis, Tracheal Surgery, Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
Conditions:
Cholecystitis and Gallstones, Diabetes, Diaphragmatic/Hiatal Hernia, Hidradenitis, Hypertension, Incisional Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction, Lung Cancer, Obesity, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD), Sleep Apnea, Umbilical Hernia, Ventral Hernia
Awards:
Healthgrades Honor Roll, Scottsdale Bariatric Center named as one of 71 Five Star Programs in the United States by HealthGrades, 2006, Elected to the Executive Council of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, June, 2007, Appointed to the Board of Directors, Surgical Review Corporation, 2008, American Society of Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, 2005, Predicting Stricture in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Logistic Regression Analysis, 2007, Weight Regain after a Primary Bariatric Surgery Procedure, In: Weight Loss Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2008, Continuous Perioperative Insulin Infusion Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Undergoing Bariatric Surgery, 2006, Validation of the obesity surgery mortality risk score in a multicenter study proves it stratifies mortality risk in patients undergoing gastric bypass for morbid obesity, 2007, ASBS Media Day in New York City, 2006, Bariatric Surgery Continuing Medical Education for Discovery Health Channel, 2005
Hospitals:
Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center
10210 N 92Nd St STE 101, Scottsdale 85258
Scottsdale Bariatric Center
10210 N 92Nd St STE 101, Scottsdale 85258
Scottsdale Healthcare - Shea Medical Center
9003 East Shea Blvd, Scottsdale 85260
Philosophy:
Providing excellent medical and surgical therapy to the obese patient
Education:
Medical School
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio
Graduated: 1988
University Of Colorado Hospital
Graduated: 1989
Graduated: 1993
University Of Arizona
Graduated: 1978