KeithRyanScharfDO

General Surgery • Loma Linda, CA

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of Bariatric Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center

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Office
11370 Anderson St
Loma Linda, CA 92354
Phone+1 909-558-2822

Fax+1 909-558-2406
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Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2011 - 2012
Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2010
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2008
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Seton HillClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

CA State License 2008 - 2026
MI State License 2005 - 2009
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

A Medium-Term Comparison of Quality of Life and Pain After Robotic or Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
Ross Mudgway, Zachary Tran, Juan C Quispe Espíritu, Woo Bin Bong, Hayden Schultz, Vamsi Vemireddy, Aarthy Kannappan, Marcos Michelotti, Kaushik Mukherjee, Jeffrey Quig...> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024 Mar 1
Case report: Splenic artery pseudoaneurysm mimicking a bleeding marginal ulcer in a patient with gastric bypass.
Agustin Sibona, Keith Scharf> ;International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2023 Oct 1
6 citations
Effect of Bacillius Coagulans and Galactomannans on Obese Patients Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy, A Randomized-Controlled Clinical Trial.
Fay Kazzi, Noha Daher, Grenith J. Zimmerman, Manuel Garcia, Nicholas Schmidt, Keith Scharf> ;Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2018 Jun 6
33 citations
Obesity and the role of bariatric surgery in the surgical management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: a review of the literature.
Bryan D. Springer, Jonathan T. Carter, Alexander S. McLawhorn, Keith Scharf, Mitchell Roslin, Kara J. Kallies, John M. Morton, Shanu N. Kothari> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2017 Jan 1
2 citations
Endoluminal closure of gastrogastric fistula
Esther Wu, Renzo Garberoglio, Keith Scharf> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2015 Nov 1
9 citations
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in a breast clinic population: consideration for weight loss as a therapeutic intervention.
Angela Kim, Keith Scharf, Maheswari Senthil, Naveenraj L. Solomon, Carlos A. Garberoglio, Sharon S. Lum> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2014 Mar 1
2 citations
Metabolic surgery for type 2 diabetes in BMI <35: a surgeon's view.
Keith Scharf, John M. Morton> ;Obesity Surgery. 2014 Jan 1
16 citations
Early Experience with Intraluminal Reinforcement of Stapled Gastrojejunostomy During Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
Alan A. Saber, Keith R. Scharf, Ali Z. Turk, Mohamed H. Elgamal, Ruvie L. Martinez> ;Obesity Surgery. 2008 Mar 7
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Hospital Affiliations

Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans' HospitalLoma Linda, California
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, California