CurtisEdwardBowerMD

General Surgery • Roanoke, VA

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

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Office
3 Riverside Cir
Roanoke, VA 24016
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Education & Training

University of Kentucky College of MedicineFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2012 - 2013
Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2006
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2000 - 2024
VA State Medical License 2005 - 2024
KY State Medical License 2012 - 2014
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Impact of Insulin-Derived Amyloidosis on Glycemic Control and Insulin Dosing.
Aaron Estep, Jarrod Uhrig, Curtis Bower, Robert Jarrett> ;Clinical Diabetes. 2022 Jan 1
5 citations
A prospective, multicenter trial of a long-term bioabsorbable mesh with Sepra technology in cohort of challenging laparoscopic ventral or incisional hernia repairs (AT...
William W Hope, Adel G El-Ghazzawy, Brad A Winterstein, Jeffrey A Blatnik, Jacob A Greenberg, Noel C Sanchez, Eric M Pauli, Daniel M Tseng, Karl A LeBlanc, Kurt E Robe...> ;Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 2022 Jan 1
1 citations
Laparoscopic repair of interparietal abdominal wall hernias
Christopher L. Kalmar, Curtis E. Bower> ;Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2019 Nov 1
29 citations
Small Bowel Obstruction
Katie Love Bower, Daniel I Lollar, Sharon L. Williams, Farrell C. Adkins, David T. Luyimbazi, Curtis E. Bower> ;The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2018 Oct 1
SAGES Quality Initiative: An Introduction
Prashant Sinha, Dana Telem, Curtis Bower> ;Surgical Endoscopy.
20 citations
Revisional paraesophageal hernia repair outcomes compare favorably to initial operations
John E. Wennergren, Salomon Levy, Curtis Bower, M. D. Miller, Daniel A. Borman, Daniel L. Davenport, Margaret A. Plymale, J. Scott Roth> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2016 Sep 1
5 citations
Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair With a Novel Hernia Mesh Incorporating a Nitinol Alloy Frame Compared With a Standard Lightweight Polypropylene Mesh
Curtis Bower, Jeffrey W. Hazey, Edward L. Jones, Kyle A. Perry, Daniel L. Davenport, J. Scott Roth> ;Surgical Innovation. 2015 Oct 1
7 citations
Doxycycline administration improves fascial interface in hernia repair.
Job C. Tharappel, Curtis Bower, Jennifer W. Harris, Sandeep K. Ramineni, David A. Puleo, J. Scott Roth> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2014 Aug 1
53 citations
Economics of abdominal wall reconstruction
Curtis Bower, J. Scott Roth> ;The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2013 Oct 1
11 citations
Bouveret syndrome: gallstone ileus of the duodenum.
Zachary P. Englert, Katie M. Love, Mark D. Marilley, Curtis E. Bower> ;Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. 2012 Oct 1
11 citations
Single Incision Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
Curtis E. Bower, Katie M. Love> ;JSLS. 2011 Apr 1
35 citations
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a cost comparison
Katie M. Love, Christopher A. Durham, Michael P. Meara, Ashley C. Mays, Curtis E. Bower> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2011 May 1
8 citations
Using the StomaphyX(TM) endoplicator to treat a gastric bypass complication.
Melissa A. deWolfe, Curtis E. Bower> ;JSLS. 2011 Jan 1
30 citations
Effect of Vacuum Assisted Closure® Therapy on early systemic cytokine levels in a swine model
Deepak V. Kilpadi, Curtis E. Bower, Clifton C. Reade, Penni J. Robinson, You Su Sun, Richard S. Zeri, L. Wiley Nifong, William A. Wooden> ;Wound Repair and Regeneration. 2006 Mar 1
Acute effects of suction retraction on atrial hemodynamics and histology
Clifton C. Reade, Curtis E. Bower, Christopher M. Schuler, Trevor C. Austin, Patrick J. Charland, Nancy L. Smith, You Su Sun, L. Wiley Nifong, W. Randolph Chitwood, Al...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005 Jul 1
16 citations
Robotic Mitral Valve Annuloplasty With Double-Arm Nitinol U-Clips
Clifton C. Reade, Curtis E. Bower, B.Marcus Bailey, David M. Maziarz, Saqib Masroor, Alan P. Kypson, L. Wiley Nifong, W. Randolph Chitwood> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005 Apr 1
Reexamining contraindications for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
Clifton C. Reade, Curtis E. Bower, Alan P. Kypson, L. Wiley Nifong, William A. Wooden, W. Randolph Chitwood> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2005 Feb 16
25 citations
Combining Robotic Mitral Valve Repair and Microwave Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Techniques and Initial Results
Clifton C. Reade, James O. Johnson, Gil Bolotin, William L. Freund, Nelson L. Jenkins, Curtis E. Bower, Saqib Masroor, Alan P. Kypson, L. Wiley Nifong, W. Randolph Chi...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005 Feb 1
38 citations
Complications of laparoscopic incisional-ventral hernia repair: the experience of a single institution.
Curtis E. Bower, C. C. Reade, L. W. Kirby, Jay S. Roth> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2004 Mar 19
13 citations
Laparoscopic omental harvest for flap coverage in complex mediastinitis.
Clifton C. Reade, William M. Meadows, Curtis E. Bower, Janice F. Lalikos, Richard S. Zeri, William A. Wooden> ;The American Surgeon. 2003 Dec 1
19 citations
Sutureless Robot-Assisted Mitral Valve Repair: An Animal Model
Clifton C. Reade, Curtis E. Bower, David M. Maziarz, Anne M. Conquest, You Su Sun, L. Wiley Nifong, W. Randolph Chitwood> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2003 Jan 1
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