CarolAnnMcCloskeyMD

General Surgery • Santa Maria, CA

Assistant Professor, Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Office
316 S Stratford Ave
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Phone+1 412-641-3676

Fax+1 412-641-7340
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 2002 - 2005
University of RochesterResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2000
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2013 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2000 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Multicenter Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Plicated Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
Terminated
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
Postbariatric hypoglycemia: symptom patterns and associated risk factors in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study
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32 citations
Changes in inflammatory endometrial cancer risk biomarkers in individuals undergoing surgical weight loss
Faina Linkov, Sharon L. Goughnour, Tianzhou Ma, Zhongying Xu, Robert P. Edwards, Anna Lokshin, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, Giselle G. Hamad, Carol A. McCloskey, Dana H. Bovb...> ;Gynecologic Oncology. 2017 Oct 1
5 citations
Endometrial cancer associated biomarkers in bariatric surgery candidates: exploration of racial differences.
Faina Linkov, Sharon L. Goughnour, Robert P. Edwards, Anna Lokshin, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, Giselle G. Hamad, Carol A. McCloskey, Dana H. Bovbjerg> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2017 May 1
92 citations
Type 2 diabetes remission rates after laparoscopic gastric bypass and gastric banding: Results of the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery study
Jonathan Q. Purnell, Faith Selzer, Abdus S. Wahed, John R. Pender, Walter J. Pories, Alfons Pomp, Greg Dakin, James E. Mitchell, Luis Garcia, Myrlene A. Staten, Carol ...> ;Diabetes Care. 2016 Jul 1
6 citations
Assessment of hot flushes and vaginal dryness among obese women undergoing bariatric surgery.
Sharon L. Goughnour, Rebecca C. Thurston, Andrew D. Althouse, Kyle E. Freese, Robert P. Edwards, Giselle G. Hamad, Carol A. McCloskey, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, Dana H. Bo...> ;Climacteric. 2016 Jan 2
18 citations
Endometrial histology in severely obese bariatric surgery candidates: an exploratory analysis
Aiym Kaiyrlykyzy, Kyle E. Freese, Esther Elishaev, Dana H. Bovbjerg, Ramesh K. Ramanathan, Giselle G. Hamad, Carol A. McCloskey, Andrew D. Althouse, Marilyn Huang, Rob...> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2015 May 1
29 citations
Technical factors associated with anastomotic leak after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Mark D. Smith, Abidemi Adeniji, Abdus S. Wahed, Emma J. Patterson, William C. Chapman, Anita P. Courcoulas, Gregory Dakin, David R. Flum, Carol A. McCloskey, James E. ...> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2015 Mar 1
24 citations
Changes in hormones and biomarkers in polycystic ovarian syndrome treated with gastric bypass
George M. Eid, Carol A. McCloskey, RD Rebecca Titchner, Mary T. Korytkowski, RN Debra Gross, RN Cynthia Grabowski, Mark Wilson> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2014 Sep 1
39 citations
Bariatric surgery: A safe and effective conduit to cardiac transplantation
Krzysztof J. Wikiel, Carol A. McCloskey, Ramesh C. Ramanathan> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2014 May 1
24 citations
StomaphyX vs a Sham Procedure for Revisional Surgery to Reduce Regained Weight in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Patients : A Randomized Clinical Trial
George M. Eid, Carol A. McCloskey, Jessie K. Eagleton, Lindsay B. Lee, Anita P. Courcoulas> ;JAMA Surgery. 2014 Apr 1
100 citations
Baseline characteristics of participants in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-2 (LABS-2) study.
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A National Survey of Independent Living Donor Advocates: The Need for Practice Guidelines
H Tan, A Humar, J Steel, C McCloskey, M Unruh, K Kingsley> ;Wiley.
68 citations
The Effect of Gastric Bypass on the Pharmacokinetics of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Giselle G. Hamad, Joseph C. Helsel, James M. Perel, Gina M. Kozak, Mary McShea, Carolyn Hughes, Andrea L. Confer, Dorothy Sit, Carol A. McCloskey, Katherine L. Wisner> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2012 Mar 1
45 citations
Preoperative weight loss in high-risk superobese bariatric patients: a computed tomography-based analysis.
Joy Collins, Carol A. McCloskey, RD Rebecca Titchner, Bret H. Goodpaster, Marcus K. Hoffman, Debra Hauser, Mark A. Wilson, George M. Eid> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2011 Jul 1
3 citations
Laparoscopic transgastric removal of an eroded gastric band
Carol A. McCloskey> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2010 May 1
11 citations
Recurrent paraesophageal hernia presenting as obstruction of Roux limb after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Manuel Caceres, George M. Eid, Carol A. McCloskey> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2010 Mar 4
933 citations
Perioperative safety in the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery.
David R. Flum, Steven H. Belle, Wendy C. King, Abdus S. Wahed, Paul D. Berk, William C. Chapman, Walter J. Pories, Anita P. Courcoulas, Carol A. McCloskey, James E. Mi...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2009 Jul 30
90 citations
Safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients with severe systolic heart failure.
Gautam V. Ramani, Carol A. McCloskey, Ramesh C. Ramanathan, Michael A. Mathier> ;Clinical Cardiology. 2008 Nov 1
20 citations
Laparoscopic colorectal surgery is safe in the high-risk patient: a NSQIP risk-adjusted analysis.
Carol A. McCloskey, Mark Wilson, Steven J. Hughes, George M. Eid> ;Surgery. 2007 Oct 1
29 citations
Hypoxia activates c-Jun N-terminal kinase via Rac1-dependent reactive oxygen species production in hepatocytes.
Kevin P. Mollen, Carol A. McCloskey, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Jose M. Prince, Ryan M. Levy, Brian S. Zuckerbraun, Timothy R. Billiar> ;Shock. 2007 Sep 1
94 citations
Bariatric surgery improves cardiac function in morbidly obese patients with severe cardiomyopathy.
Carol A. McCloskey, Gautam V. Ramani, Michael A. Mathier, Philip R. Schauer, George M. Eid, Samer G. Mattar, Anita P. Courcoulas, Ramesh C. Ramanathan> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2007 Sep 1
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Carol A. McCloskey, Jawad Ahmad, Steven J. Hughes> ;Gastroenterology. 2006 Feb 1
9 citations
Hypoxia renders hepatocytes susceptible to cell death by nitric oxide
Peter K.M. Kim, Raghuveer Vallabhaneni, Brian S. Zuckerbraun, Carol A. McCloskey, Yoram Vodovotz, Timothy R. Billiar> ;Cellular and Molecular Biology. 2005 Sep 5
28 citations
The role of hepatic type 1 plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI‐1) during murine hemorrhagic shock
Claudio Lagoa, Yoram Vodovotz, Donna B. Stolz, Franck Lhuillier, Carol A. McCloskey, David J. Gallo, Runkuan Yang, Elena E. Ustinova, Mitchell P. Fink, Timothy R. Bill...> ;Hepatology. 2005 Aug 1
80 citations
Carbon monoxide prevents multiple organ injury in a model of hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation
Brian S. Zuckerbraun, Carol A. McCloskey, David A. Gallo, Fang Liu, Emeka Ifedigbo, Leo E. Otterbein, Timothy R. Billiar> ;Shock. 2005 Jun 1
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