Robin (Staerkel) Blackstone, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery, UA College of Medicine-Phoenix
Office Address
- 10200 N 92nd St
Ste 225
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone: (480) 391-3885
Fax: (480) 355-6860
Dr. Blackstone's Clinical Specialties & Interests
- General Surgery: General Surgery
Dr. Blackstone's Education & Medical Training
University of ColoradoResidency, General Surgery
University of Texas Medical School at San AntonioMedical School
Dr. Blackstone's Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License1996 - 2014
American Board of SurgerySurgery
Dr. Blackstone's Publications & Presentations
PubMed | Citations by Web of Science®
Type 2 diabetes after gastric bypass: remission in five models using HbA1c, fasting blood glucose, and medication status. Blackstone, R., Bunt, J. C., Cortés, M. C., Sugerman, H. J.; Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2012 Jun 23.
7 citations- Metabolic acuity score: effect on major complications after bariatric surgery. Blackstone, R. P., Cortés, M. C.; Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2010-05-01.
3 citations - Psychological classification as a communication and management tool in obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Blackstone, R.P., Cortes, M.C., Messer, L.B., Engstrom, D.; Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2010-05-01.
4 citations - Predicting stricture in morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a logistic regression analysis. Blackstone, R.P., Rivera, L.A.; J Gastrointest Surg. 2007 Apr.
12 citations - Blueprint for the future of metabolic and bariatric surgery. Blackstone, R.; Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2013 Oct 02.
- Continuous perioperative insulin infusion therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes undergoing bariatric surgery. Blackstone, R., Kieran, J., Davis, M., Rivera, L.; Surg Endosc. 2007 Aug.
2 citations 
Validation of the obesity surgery mortality risk score in a multicenter study proves it stratifies mortality risk in patients undergoing gastric bypass for morbid obesity. DeMaria, E. J., Murr, M., Byrne, T. K., Blackstone, R., Grant, J. P., Budak, A., Wolfe, L.; Ann Surg. 2007 Oct.
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Alternate Names
- Dr. Robin Blackstone, Dr. Robin Blackstone, MD, Dr. R Blackstone, Dr. Robin Pavlich Blackstone
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