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Philip Schauer, MD, General Surgery, Baton Rouge, LA, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

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General Surgery • Baton Rouge, LA

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

United Companies Life Insurance Co./ Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Professor of Metabolic Surgery, Pennington Biomedical Research Center of Louisiana State University, Director Bariatric and Metabolic Institute; Professor of Surgery Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, President, SE Healthcare Quality Consulting LLC; President, Physician Reviews of Surgery, LLC

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  • Office

    Pennington Biomedical Research Center
    6400 Perkins Road
    Baton Rouge, LA 70808
    Phone+1 225-763-2833
    Fax+1 225-763-2525
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Summary

  • Dr. Philip Schauer is the Mary Kay and Terrell Brown / Harris J. Chustz endowed Professor of Metabolic Surgery at Pennington Biomedical Research Center of Louisiana State University. He is Director of Metamor Metabolic Institute at Pennington Biomedical. He is formerly Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. He is past president of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). He is former Chair and founder of Obesity Week (2012-present) and Co-Chair of the Diabetes Surgery Summit (2007, 2015, 2019).
    Dr. Schauer's clinical and research interests include obesity, diabetes and metabolic surgery. He has performed more than 8000 operations for severe obesity and diabetes.
    He has authored more than 400 scientific papers, 60 textbook chapters, and 3 textbooks related to obesity, bariatric/metabolic surgery and gastrointestinal surgery with more than 20,000 citations. He is principal investigator of the STAMPEDE trail comparing medical and surgical treatment of diabetes published in New England Journal of Medicine (2012, 2014, 2017) with more than 5000 citations and numerous awards from American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, NIH and Wall Street Journal. He has been principal investigator on 3 NIH funded studies evaluating surgical treatment of diabetes and obesity. He has been a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Obesity, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases and Obesity Surgery as well as 3 other scientific journals. He has been an invited speaker for more than 200 international lectures on the subject of metabolic surgery. He is founder of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (MISS) now in its 21th year. He has trained more than 100 surgical fellows. He is the recipient of the Cleveland Clinic 2015 Sones Award – highest honor for scientific innovation at the Cleveland Clinic. He is the recipient of the SAGES Pioneer in Surgical Endoscopy Award 2018.

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    State of the Clinic 2015: Sones Award

    For his work with bariatric surgery and diabetes, among many other achievements, the 2015 Sones award goes to Dr. Philip Schauer.

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Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 1993 - 1994
  • University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
    University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1993
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2005 - 2024
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1987 - 2021
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1995 - 2016
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1994 - 2004
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2019
  • Pioneer in Surgical Endoscopy SAGES, 2018
  • Sones Award for Innovation Cleveland Clinic, 2015
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease  
    Leslie Tolle, Ali Aminian, Gautam Sharma, Stacy A Brethauer, Philip R Schauer, Surgical Endoscopy
  • Effect of Revisional Bariatric Surgery on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus  
    Stacy A Brethauer, Philip R Schauer, Monique Hassan, Ali Aminian, Surgical Endoscopy
  • Long-Term Impact of Bariatric Surgery in Diabetic Nephropathy  
    Stacy A Brethauer, Philip R Schauer, Ali Aminian, Surgical Endoscopy
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Lectures

  • What's New in Diabetes and Obesity Treatment: Medical and Surgical Advances 
    Diabesityeducation.com - 10/20/2020
  • A New Era of World Class Obesity and Diabetes Treatment at Pennington 
    Baton Rouge, LA - 6/17/2020
  • ASMBS Mason Lecture 2019 with Philip Schauer, MD 
    ASMBS - Las Vegas - 11/14/2019
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Authored Content

  • Metabolic Surgery Grand RoundsSeptember 2022

Press Mentions

  • Meds, Surgery May Help Obesity-Related High Blood Pressure if Diet, Exercise Fall Short
    Meds, Surgery May Help Obesity-Related High Blood Pressure if Diet, Exercise Fall ShortSeptember 20th, 2021
  • International Experts Outline Diabetes Remission Diagnosis Criteria
    International Experts Outline Diabetes Remission Diagnosis CriteriaAugust 30th, 2021
  • SARS-CoV-2 and Obesity: “CoVesity”—a Pandemic Within a Pandemic
    SARS-CoV-2 and Obesity: “CoVesity”—a Pandemic Within a PandemicJanuary 22nd, 2021
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Grant Support

  • Effect Of Bariatric Surgery On Mechanisms Of Type 2 Diabetes: The B2d TrialNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2010–2011
  • The Effects Of Bariatric Surgery On Pro-Inflammatory And Anti-Inflammatory MENational Center For Research Resources2007
  • Effect Of Bariatric Surgery On Insulin Resistance &CvdNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2003

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Industry Relationships

  • Advisory Board, Mediflix2021 - Present

External Links

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