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Endoscopic treatments: specialists with research or provider evidence
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| Specialist | Listed affiliation (confirm current practice) | Country | Published method links (research or provider source) | Consultation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed HanyResearch authorship; personal operating experience requires confirmationPublished identity source | Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. | Egypt | Gastric balloon, Gastric banding, Mini / one-anastomosis gastric bypass, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Revisional bariatric surgery, Robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Sleeve gastrectomy | Read this specialist’s research |
| Omar M GhanemResearch authorship; personal operating experience requires confirmationPublished identity source | Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. | United States | Gastric banding, Mini / one-anastomosis gastric bypass, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Revisional bariatric surgery, Sleeve gastrectomy | Read this specialist’s research |
| Piotr MajorResearch authorship; personal operating experience requires confirmationPublished identity source | Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. | Poland | Gastric balloon, Gastric banding, Mini / one-anastomosis gastric bypass, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Revisional bariatric surgery, Sleeve gastrectomy | Read this specialist’s research |
| Mohammad KermansaraviResearch authorship; personal operating experience requires confirmationPublished identity source | Iran University of Medical Sciences, Teheran, Islamic Republic of Iran. | Iran | Gastric balloon, Gastric banding, Mini / one-anastomosis gastric bypass, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Revisional bariatric surgery, Sleeve gastrectomy | Read this specialist’s research |
| Enrique F ElliResearch authorship; personal operating experience requires confirmationPublished identity source | Division of Advanced Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. Electronic address: | United States | Gastric balloon, Gastric banding, Mini / one-anastomosis gastric bypass, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Revisional bariatric surgery, Robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Robotic sleeve gastrectomy, Sleeve gastrectomy | Read this specialist’s research |
| Mario MusellaResearch authorship; personal operating experience requires confirmationPublished identity source | Advanced Biomedical Sciences Department, Federico II” University, Naples, Italy. | Italy | Gastric balloon, Gastric banding, Mini / one-anastomosis gastric bypass, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Revisional bariatric surgery, Robotic mini gastric bypass, Robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Sleeve gastrectomy | Read this specialist’s research |
 Gerhard Prager[11]Research authorship; personal operating experience requires confirmation Published practice informationAccording to the linked practice source. Confirm current practice and the operating hospital for your particular offer; a package listing may name a different institution. Dr. Gerhard Prager is a gastric surgeon in Austria who has performed over 3,000 obesity operations. He heads the Obesity Outpatient Clinic at Vienna General Hospital. Dr. Prager also leads the Metabolic Surgery Center at Confraternitaet Private Hospital. He specializes in gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and gastric banding. Reported experience — not an audited surgical recordAccording to the published provider biography. This is an unaudited, undated claim; it does not establish a procedure-specific personal outcome rate. unaudited Bookimed biography; undated count Dr. Gerhard Prager is a gastric surgeon in Austria who has performed over 3,000 obesity operations. |  Vienna General Hospital (AKH) | Austria | Gastric balloon, Gastric banding, Mini / one-anastomosis gastric bypass, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Revisional bariatric surgery, Sleeve gastrectomy | Ask about this specialist |
| Wendy A BrownResearch authorship; personal operating experience requires confirmationPublished identity source | Bariatric Surgery Registry, Department of Surgery, The School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. | Australia | Gastric banding, Mini / one-anastomosis gastric bypass, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Revisional bariatric surgery, Sleeve gastrectomy | Read this specialist’s research |
| Jaime Ruiz-TovarResearch authorship; personal operating experience requires confirmationPublished identity source | Health Sciences Department, San Juan de Dios School of Nursing and Physical Therapy, Comillas Pontifical University, 28036 Madrid, Spain. | Spain | Gastric banding, Mini / one-anastomosis gastric bypass, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Sleeve gastrectomy | Read this specialist’s research |
| Adam Abu-AbeidResearch authorship; personal operating experience requires confirmationPublished identity source | Division of General Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel | Israel | Gastric banding, Mini / one-anastomosis gastric bypass, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Revisional bariatric surgery, Sleeve gastrectomy | Read this specialist’s research |
| Gianfranco SilecchiaResearch authorship; personal operating experience requires confirmationPublished identity source | Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, St. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. | Italy | Gastric balloon, Gastric banding, Mini / one-anastomosis gastric bypass, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Revisional bariatric surgery, Sleeve gastrectomy | Read this specialist’s research |
| Stefano OlmiResearch authorship; personal operating experience requires confirmationPublished identity source | Policlinico San Marco, Gruppo San Donato, Zingonia, Italy. | Italy | Gastric banding, Mini / one-anastomosis gastric bypass, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Revisional bariatric surgery, Sleeve gastrectomy | Read this specialist’s research |
| Pichamol JirapinyoResearch authorship; personal operating experience requires confirmationPublished identity source | Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. | United States | Gastric balloon, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, Revisional bariatric surgery, Sleeve gastrectomy | Read this specialist’s research |
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- Gerhard Prager
- Ring-Augmented Versus Non-Ring Augmented Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with BMI > 50 kg/m²: 3-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Beyond initial weight loss: procedure-specific predictors of weight recurrence after metabolic and bariatric surgery.
- Metabolic heterogeneity after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with severe obesity: insights from continuous glucose monitoring, glycemic profiles and quality of life.
- A Comparative Analysis of Postoperative Complications and Five-Year Metabolic Outcomes Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Patients with BMI 50-60 kg/m2 and BMI > 60 kg/m2.
- Sleeve Gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Conversion Versus Primary Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Impact of Robotic Platform on Propensity-Matched Outcomes.
- Robotic versus laparoscopic one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB): a propensity score-matched comparative study of perioperative outcomes in 200 patients.
- Is All Weight Loss Equal Following Sleeve Gastrectomy? Defining Body Composition and Anthropometric Thresholds for Hyperglycemia Remission in Women from a Prospective Cohort Study.
- Changes in the Bone Mineral Density after Sleeve Gastrectomy vs. Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass 2 Years after Surgery.
- Management of Recurrent Weight Gain After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Comparative Effectiveness of Conversion Procedures Versus Obesity Management Medications.
- Long-Term Anatomical Durability and Clinical Outcomes of Concomitant Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Hiatal Hernia Repair: Up to 10-Year Multicenter Analysis.
- Laparoscopic Revision of Sleeve Gastrectomy with Only Hiatal Hernia Repair for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Retrospective Study.
- Impact of Endoscopic Bariatric and Metabolic Therapies on Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Impaired Glycemic Control.
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- Robotic vs Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with BMI > 40 kg/m2 (Class ≥ III Obesity): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- Gerhard Prager
- Ring-Augmented Versus Non-Ring Augmented Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with BMI > 50 kg/m²: 3-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Beyond initial weight loss: procedure-specific predictors of weight recurrence after metabolic and bariatric surgery.
- Metabolic heterogeneity after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with severe obesity: insights from continuous glucose monitoring, glycemic profiles and quality of life.
- A Comparative Analysis of Postoperative Complications and Five-Year Metabolic Outcomes Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Patients with BMI 50-60 kg/m2 and BMI > 60 kg/m2.
- Sleeve Gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Conversion Versus Primary Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Impact of Robotic Platform on Propensity-Matched Outcomes.
- Robotic versus laparoscopic one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB): a propensity score-matched comparative study of perioperative outcomes in 200 patients.
- Is All Weight Loss Equal Following Sleeve Gastrectomy? Defining Body Composition and Anthropometric Thresholds for Hyperglycemia Remission in Women from a Prospective Cohort Study.
- Changes in the Bone Mineral Density after Sleeve Gastrectomy vs. Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass 2 Years after Surgery.
- Management of Recurrent Weight Gain After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Comparative Effectiveness of Conversion Procedures Versus Obesity Management Medications.
- Long-Term Anatomical Durability and Clinical Outcomes of Concomitant Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Hiatal Hernia Repair: Up to 10-Year Multicenter Analysis.
- Laparoscopic Revision of Sleeve Gastrectomy with Only Hiatal Hernia Repair for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Retrospective Study.
- Impact of Endoscopic Bariatric and Metabolic Therapies on Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Impaired Glycemic Control.
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