KennethGMacDonaldJr.MD

General Surgery • Greenville, NC

Bariatric Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Physicians East, PA

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Office
1850 West Arlington Blvd.
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone+1 252-413-6735

Fax+1 252-752-6600
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Education & Training

Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1987
Wake Forest University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1984
Wake Forest University School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1982
West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 1983 - 2022

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

28 citations
Safety and efficacy of intravascular ultrasound-guided inferior vena cava filter in super obese bariatric patients
Clark M. Kardys, Michael C. Stoner, Mark L. Manwaring, Michael Barker, Kenneth G. MacDonald, John R. Pender, William H. Chapman> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2008 Jan 1
105 citations
Surgical revision of loop (“mini”) gastric bypass procedure: multicenter review of complications and conversions to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
William H. Johnson, Adolfo Z. Fernanadez, Timothy M. Farrell, Kenneth G. MacDonald, John Grant, Ross L. McMahon, Aurora D. Pryor, Luke G. Wolfe, Eric J. DeMaria> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2007 Jan 1
The role of open bariatric surgery.
Kenneth G. MacDonald> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2005 May 1
11 citations
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase content in adipose tissue from obese and lean African American and white American women.
Vaughna B. Galvin, Hisham A. Barakat, Gabor Kemeny, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Walter J. Pories, Robert C. Hickner> ;Metabolism. 2005 Oct 1
13 citations
Analysis of insulin-stimulated insulin receptor activation and glucose transport in cultured skeletal muscle cells from obese subjects.
Celia Pender, Ira D. Goldfine, Jennifer L. Kulp, Charles J. Tanner, Betty A. Maddux, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Joseph A. Houmard, Jack F. Youngren> ;Metabolism. 2005 May 1
19 citations
Suppression of Hepatic Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Expression in Obese Humans with the Development of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Paul S. MacLean, Satyaprasad Vadlamudi, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Walter J. Pories, Hisham A. Barakat> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2005 Apr 1
48 citations
Muscle insulin receptor concentrations in obese patients post bariatric surgery: relationship to hyperinsulinemia.
Celia Pender, Ira D. Goldfine, Charles J. Tanner, Walter J. Pories, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Peter J. Havel, Joseph A. Houmard, Jack F. Youngren> ;International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders. 2004 Mar 1
112 citations
Ethnic differences in adiponectin levels
Matthew W. Hulver, Ousama Saleh, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Walter J. Pories, Hisham A. Barakat> ;Metabolism. 2004 Jan 1
33 citations
Fatty Acid Oxidation by Skeletal Muscle Homogenates From Morbidly Obese Black and White American Women
Jonathan Privette, Robert C. Hickner, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Walter J. Pories, Hisham A. Barakat> ;Metabolism. 2003 Jun 1
259 citations
Skeletal Muscle Lipid Metabolism with Obesity
Matthew W. Hulver, Jason R. Berggren, Ronald N. Cortright, Ronald W. Dudek, R. Peter Thompson, Walter J. Pories, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Gary W. Cline, Gerald I. Shulman...> ;American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2003 Apr 1
39 citations
Overview of the Epidemiology of Obesity and the Early History of Procedures to Remedy Morbid Obesity
Kenneth G. MacDonald> ;Archives of Surgery. 2003 Apr 1
64 citations
Effect of Weight Loss on Muscle Lipid Content in Morbidly Obese Subjects
Robert E. Gray, Charles J. Tanner, Walter J. Pories, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Joseph A. Houmard> ;American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2003 Apr 1
22 citations
Differences in the lipolytic function of adipose tissue preparations from Black American and Caucasian women.
Hisham A. Barakat, Robert C. Hickner, Jonathan Privette, Joseph F. Bower, Enhui Hao, Vidya Udupi, Allan Green, Walter J. Pories, Ken MacDonald> ;Metabolism. 2002 Nov 1
209 citations
Adiponectin is not altered with exercise training despite enhanced insulin action
Matthew W. Hulver, Donghai Zheng, Charles J. Tanner, Joseph A. Houmard, William E. Kraus, Cris A. Slentz, Madhur K. Sinha, Walter J. Pories, Kenneth G. MacDonald, G. L...> ;American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2002 Oct 1
104 citations
Effect of weight loss on insulin sensitivity and intramuscular long-chain fatty acyl-CoAs in morbidly obese subjects.
Joseph A. Houmard, Charles J. Tanner, Chunli Yu, Paul G. Cunningham, Walter J. Pories, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Gerald I. Shulman> ;Diabetes. 2002 Oct 1
333 citations
Muscle fiber type is associated with obesity and weight loss.
Charles J. Tanner, Hisham A. Barakat, G. Lynis Dohm, Walter J. Pories, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Paul Cunningham, Melvin Swanson, Joseph A. Houmard> ;American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2002 Jun 1
65 citations
Increased protein kinase C theta in skeletal muscle of diabetic patients
Samar I. Itani, Walter J. Pories, Kenneth G. MacDonald, G. Lynis Dohm> ;Metabolism. 2001 May 1
32 citations
Substrate utilization during exercise in formerly morbidly obese women
Nicole R. Guesbeck, Matthew S. Hickey, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Walter J. Pories, Inge Harper, Eric Ravussin, G. Lynis Dohm, Joseph A. Houmard> ;Journal of Applied Physiology. 2001 Mar 1
164 citations
Involvement of protein kinase C in human skeletal muscle insulin resistance and obesity.
S. I. Itani, Qian Zhou, Walter J. Pories, Kenneth G. MacDonald, G. L. Dohm> ;Diabetes. 2000 Aug 1
21 citations
Impact of insulin resistance on lipoprotein subpopulation distribution in lean and morbidly obese nondiabetic women
Paul S. MacLean, Satyaprasad Vadlamudi, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Walter J. Pories, Joseph A. Houmard, Hisham A. Barakat> ;Metabolism. 2000 Mar 1
18 citations
The surgical treatment of morbid obesity.
D. M. Smith, Walter J. Pories, Kenneth G. MacDonald> ;Current Opinion in General Surgery. 2000 Jan 1
11 citations
Meeting the Challenge of Managed Care Through Clinical Pathways for Bariatric Surgery
Amanda D Rouse, Bobbie Lou Tripp, Sharon Shipley, Walter J. Pories, Paul Cunningham, Kenneth G. MacDonald> ;Obesity Surgery. 1998 Oct 1
191 citations
A New Paradigm for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Could It Be a Disease of the Foregut?
Matthew S. Hickey, Walter J. Pories, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Kelly Cory, G. L. Dohm, Melvin Swanson, Richard G. Israel, Hisham A. Barakat, Robert V. Considine, Jose F. C...> ;Annals of Surgery. 1998 May 1
339 citations
The gastric bypass operation reduces the progression and mortality of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus☆
Kenneth G. MacDonald, Stuart D Long, Melvin Swanson, Brenda M. Brown, Patricia G. Morris, G. Lynis Dohm, Walter J. Pories> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 1997 May 1
39 citations
The Workup for Bariatric Surgery Does Not Require a Routine Upper Gastrointestinal Series
Andrew J. Ghassemian, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Paul G. Cunningham, Melvin Swanson, Brenda M. Brown, Patricia G. Morris, Walter J. Pories> ;Obesity Surgery. 1997 Feb 1
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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Hospital Affiliations

ECU Health Medical CenterGreenville, North Carolina
Nash UNC Health CareRocky Mount, North Carolina
ECU Health Beaufort Hospital – A Campus of ECU Health Medical CenterWashington, North Carolina
ECU Health Chowan HospitalEdenton, North Carolina