KevinPRiessMD
General Surgery • Virginia, MNColon & Rectal Surgery, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Essentia Arrowhead Division chair for surgical specialties and Chief of Surgery Essentia Virginia
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Office
1101 9th Street North
Virginia, MN 55792Phone+1 218-741-0150- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Board certified general surgeon, FACS MD, Robotic surgery, Minimally invasive surgery, Forgut surgery, Oncologic surgery, ICU care, Varicose veins, Surgery Resident Education, Administrative Leadership
Education & Training
Gundersen Lutheran Medical FoundationResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2008
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 2003
College of Saint ScholasticaBA, Biochemistry and Chemistry, 1995 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
WI State Medical License 2004 - 2026
MN State Medical License 2008 - 2025- 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
- Bone Loss After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Start of enrollment: 2007 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 13 citationsEffects of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on bone mineral density and markers of bone turnoverKosisochi M. Obinwanne, Kevin P. Riess, Kara J. Kallies, Michelle A. Mathiason, Brian R. Manske, Shanu N. Kothari> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2014 Nov 1
- 6 citationsSeconds from disaster: lessons learned from laparoscopic release of the median arcuate ligament.Kevin P. Riess, Luke Serck, Sigurd B. Gundersen, Michael Sergi, Shanu N. Kothari> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2009 Mar 6
- 35 citationsAscorbic acid deficiency in bariatric surgical populationKevin P. Riess, John P. Farnen, Pamela J. Lambert, Michelle A. Mathiason, Shanu N. Kothari> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2009 Jan 1
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterAurora, Minnesota
- Essentia Health-VirginiaVirginia, Minnesota
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