Michael Watson Cook MD
Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Physician
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2025 Gravier StNew Orleans, LA 70112
Phone+1 504-412-1517
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Summary
- Dr. Michael Cook is a general surgeon in New Orleans, LA and is affiliated with University Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. He specializes in bariatric surgery and minimally invasive surgery and is experienced in nissen fundoplication. He has more than 10 publications and over 200 citings.
Education & Training
Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2007 - 2009
Ochsner Clinic FoundationResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2007
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
LA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2007 - 2011
NC State Medical License 2005 - 2005
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
- Patient and operative characteristics of readmission and poly-readmission following metabolic surgery: an MBSAQIP analysis (2015-2021).Michael Kachmar, John M Gunaldo, Jake E Doiron, Florina Corpodean, Denise M Danos
Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-07-01 - Multi-modal neo-adjuvant anti-obesity medications may be more effective than medically supervised weight loss or GLP-1 therapy alone in preparing BMI≥70 patients for m...Michael Kachmar, Florina Corpodean, Iryna Popiv, Kyle B LaPenna, Denise M Danos
International Journal of Obesity. 2025-06-02 - Association of insurance status with postoperative resource utilization after metabolic/bariatric surgery-A multi-institutional study.Florina Corpodean, Michael Kachmar, Jake Doiron, Denise Danos, Michael W Cook
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2025-03-14
Press Mentions
New Weight Loss Surgery Clinic Targeting Obesity Battle Opens at UMCSeptember 27th, 2024- New Law Covers Weight Loss Surgery for up to a Million People in LouisianaJuly 1st, 2024
- Louisiana Obesity Society Holds Inaugural Conference in New OrleansAugust 14th, 2023
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