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Office
333 City Blvd West
Suite 1600
Orange, CA 92868Phone+1 714-456-8160- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2007 - 2008
- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2007
- New York Medical CollegeCertification, Fifth Pathway Medicine, Certificate, 2000 - 2000
- Universidad de GuadalajaraClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2002 - 2024
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician of Excellence Orange County Medical Association, 2012-2019
- Golden Scalpel Award for Medical Student Teaching University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 2009-2011, 2015
- John Connolly Award for Resident Teaching UC Irvine Department of Surgery, 2008-2010, 2012, 2015
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Clinical Trials
- A Randomized Trial of Medical and Surgical Treatments for Patients With GERD Symptoms That Are Refractory to Proton Pump Inhibitors Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 13
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Association of Residency Applicants' Hobbies and Subsequent Technical Proficiency Ratings as General Surgery Chief Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study.Cook, J., de Virgilio, C., Purdy, A., Poola, V., Tolles, J., Smith, B., Simms, E., Calhoun, K., Jarman, B., Salcedo, E., Frey, E., Wu, E., Agopian, V., Cryer, C., Flei...> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2024 Mar 1
- 1 citationsObese adolescents have higher risk for severe lower extremity fractures after falling.Nicolas Gonzalez, Jeffry Nahmias, Sebastian Schubl, Lourdes Swentek, Brian R Smith, Ninh T Nguyen, Areg Grigorian> ;Pediatric Surgery International. 2023 Jul 19
- Comment on: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y fistulojejunostomy as a salvage procedure in patients with chronic gastric leak after sleeve gastrectomy.Brian R Smith> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2023 Jun 1
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Journal Articles
- USMLE Step 1 Scoring System Change to Pass/Fail—an Opportunity for ChangeAngela L Neville, Brian R Smith, JAMA Surgery
- Association of Compensation from the Surgical and Medical Device Industry to Physicians and Self-Declared Conflict of InterestAlessio Pigazzi, Joseph C Carmichael, Mehraneh D Jafari, Helene Nepomuceno, Brian R Smith, Steven Mills, JAMA
Authored Content
- Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Leak After Bariatric Surgery: MBASQIP AnalysisMarch 2018
- Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Leak After Bariatric Surgery: MBASQIP AnalysisMarch 2018
- Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Leak After Bariatric Surgery: MBSAQIP AnalysisMarch 2018
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Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Tibor Rubin VA Medical CenterLong Beach, California
- UCI HealthOrange, California
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