Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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University of California | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training | 2018 | |
University of California, San Francisco | Clinical Fellowship |
Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery, 1991; renewed 2000
- American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, 1993; renewed 2003
In the News
May, 03, 2018 | UCSF Department of Surgery
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 43
- Alteration in the gut microbiome is associated with changes in bone metabolism after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.| | View in PubMed
- Intestinal Calcium Absorption Decreases After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Despite Optimization of Vitamin D Status.| | View in PubMed
- Prebiotic to Improve Calcium Absorption in Postmenopausal Women After Gastric Bypass: A Randomized Controlled Trial.| | View in PubMed
- Mesh on the move: a case report of total transmural surgical mesh migration causing bowel obstruction.| | View in PubMed
- Ampullary stenosis and choledocholithiasis post Roux-En-Y gastric bypass: challenges of biliary access and intervention.| | View in PubMed
- Hyponatremia is associated with more severe biliary disease.| | View in PubMed
- Increases in PYY and uncoupling of bone turnover are associated with loss of bone mass after gastric bypass surgery.| | View in PubMed
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a safe and effective option that improves major Co-Morbidities associated with obesity in an older, veteran population.| | View in PubMed
- Changes in Lean Mass, Absolute and Relative Muscle Strength, and Physical Performance After Gastric Bypass Surgery.| | View in PubMed
- Patient Co-Morbidity and Functional Status Influence the Occurrence of Hospital Acquired Conditions More Strongly than Hospital Factors.| | View in PubMed
- Minimal-invasive approach to pancreatoduodenectomy is associated with lower early postoperative morbidity.| | View in PubMed
- Effects of Gastric Bypass Surgery on Bone Mass and Microarchitecture Occur Early and Particularly Impact Postmenopausal Women.| | View in PubMed
- Bone Marrow Fat Changes After Gastric Bypass Surgery Are Associated With Loss of Bone Mass.| | View in PubMed
- Intestinal Calcium Absorption Decreases Dramatically After Gastric Bypass Surgery Despite Optimization of Vitamin D Status.| | View in PubMed
- Distractions during resident handoffs: incidence, sources, and influence on handoff quality and effectiveness.| | View in PubMed
- Innovative approach using interprofessional simulation to educate surgical residents in technical and nontechnical skills in high-risk clinical scenarios.| | View in PubMed
- Importance of nutrition visits after gastric bypass surgery for American veterans, San Francisco, 2004-2010.| | View in PubMed
- Iatrogenic biliary injuries: identification, classification, and management.| | View in PubMed
- The association between body mass index and severe biliary infections: a multivariate analysis.| | View in PubMed
- Laparoscopic treatment of liver tumours using a two-needle probe bipolar radiofrequency ablation device.| | View in PubMed
- Yield and performance characteristics of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for diagnosing upper GI tract stromal tumors.| | View in PubMed
- Bringing the skills laboratory home: an affordable webcam-based personal trainer for developing laparoscopic skills.| | View in PubMed
- Hepatic surgery at a VA tertiary medical center: lessons learned.| | View in PubMed
- Operative reports: form and function.| | View in PubMed
- The efficacy of medical team training: improved team performance and decreased operating room delays: a detailed analysis of 4863 cases.| | View in PubMed
- Laparoscopic bile duct injuries: timing of surgical repair does not influence success rate. A multivariate analysis of factors influencing surgical outcomes.| | View in PubMed
- Neuroendocrine tumors of the ampulla of Vater: biological behavior and surgical management.| | View in PubMed
- Tumors of the ampulla of vater: histopathologic classification and predictors of survival.| | View in PubMed
- Implementation of a multidisciplinary treatment team for hepatocellular cancer at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center improves survival.| | View in PubMed
- Elderly patients have more severe biliary infections: influence of complement-killing and induction of TNFalpha production.| | View in PubMed
- Bacteria entombed in the center of cholesterol gallstones induce fewer infectious manifestations than bacteria in the matrix of pigment stones.| | View in PubMed
- Endoscopic treatment of Boerhaave syndrome using a removable self-expandable plastic stent.| | View in PubMed
- Gallstones containing bacteria are biofilms: bacterial slime production and ability to form pigment solids determines infection severity and bacteremia.| | View in PubMed
- Biliary bacterial factors determine the path of gallstone formation.| | View in PubMed
- Bipolar pulse coagulation for resection of the cirrhotic liver.| | View in PubMed
- Local resection of ampullary tumors.| | View in PubMed
- Spectrum of gallstone disease in the veterans population.| | View in PubMed
- Right hepatic artery injury associated with laparoscopic bile duct injury: incidence, mechanism, and consequences.| | View in PubMed
- Causes and prevention of laparoscopic bile duct injuries: analysis of 252 cases from a human factors and cognitive psychology perspective.| | View in PubMed
- Cholangitis: bacterial virulence factors that facilitate cholangiovenous reflux and tumor necrosis factor-alpha production.| | View in PubMed
- Pathogenesis of pigment gallstones in Western societies: the central role of bacteria.| | View in PubMed
- Gram-negative bacteria killed by complement are associated with more severe biliary infections and produce more tumor necrosis factor-alpha in sera.| | View in PubMed
- Patch testing to cosmetics and topical drugs.| | View in PubMed