RogerAnibalDe La TorreMDFACS, FASMBS, FNAI

General Surgery • Overland Park, KS

Bariatric Surgery

Program Director, HCA Healthcare General Surgery Residency - Kansas City

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Office
5100 W 110th Street
Ste 120
Overland Park, KS 66211
Phone+1 913-345-6960

Fax+1 913-345-6966
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Education & Training

Mount Sinai Medical Center of FloridaResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1991
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1987 - Present
MO State Medical License 1991 - 2025
KS State Medical License 2017 - 2024
TN State Medical License 1995 - 1999
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Cerner Modular EHR, Cerner Corporation, 2013
Fellow American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

36 citations
Mechanisms of Connexin-Related Lymphedema.
Jorge A. Castorena-Gonzalez, Scott D. Zawieja, Min Li, R. Sathish Srinivasan, Alexander M. Simon, Cor de Wit, Roger de la Torre, Luis A. Martinez-Lemus, Grant W. Henni...> ;Circulation Research. 2018 Sep 28
9 citations
A suture-based liver retraction method for laparoscopic bariatric procedures: results from a large case series.
Roger de la Torre, J. Stephen Scott, Emily F. Cole> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2015 Nov 1
18 citations
Partially covered esophageal stents cause bowel injury when used to treat complications of bariatric surgery
Wei Wei, Archana Ramaswamy, Roger de la Torre, Brent W. Miedema> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2013 Jan 1
31 citations
Management of Postsurgical Leaks in the Bariatric Patient
Mario P. Morales, Brent W. Miedema, J. Stephen Scott, Roger de la Torre> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America. 2011 Apr 1
16 citations
Laparoscopic repair of perforated marginal ulcer following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case series.
Andrew A. Wheeler, Roger de la Torre, Nicole Fearing> ;Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2011 Feb 13
43 citations
Laparoscopic revisional surgery after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy
Mario Morales, Andrew A. Wheeler, Archana Ramaswamy, J. Stephen Scott, Roger de la Torre> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2010 Sep 1
46 citations
Transumbilical single-port laparoscopic adjustable gastric band placement with liver suture retractor.
Roger de la Torre, Shean Satgunam, Mario Morales, C. Liam Dwyer, J. Stephen Scott> ;Obesity Surgery. 2009 Jul 5
35 citations
Management of anastomotic leaks after Roux-en-Y bypass using self-expanding polyester stents
Christopher A. Edwards, Phiet T. Bui, J. Andres Astudillo, Roger de la Torre, Brent W. Miedema, Archana Ramaswamy, Nicole Fearing, Bruce Ramshaw, Klaus Thaler, J. Step...> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2008 Sep 1
155 citations
Use of endoscopic stents to treat anastomotic complications after bariatric surgery.
Steve Eubanks, Christopher A. Edwards, Nicole Fearing, Archana Ramaswamy, Roger de la Torre, Klaus Thaler, Brent W. Miedema, James Stephen Scott> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2008 May 1
27 citations
Hemostasis and hemostatic agents in minimally invasive surgery
Roger de la Torre, Sharon L. Bachman, Andrew A. Wheeler, Kevin N. Bartow, J. Stephen Scott> ;Surgery. 2007 Oct 1
28 citations
Mesenteric venous thrombosis after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Colleen M. Johnson, Roger de la Torre, J. Stephen Scott, Taylor Johansen> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2005 Nov 1
Advances in balloon dissection.
Scott, J. S., de la Torre, R. A., Richardson, N. L., Richardson, D. T.> ;Surg Technol Int. 1997
Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy in a patient with previous esophagectomy.
de la Torre, R. A., Scott, J. S., Unger, S. W.> ;Am Surg. 1991 Apr
Comparison of operative versus percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in the elderly.
Scott, J. S., de la Torre, R. A., Unger, S. W.> ;Am Surg. 1991 May
Management of intraabdominal testicle during laparoscopic hernia repair.
de la Torre, R. A., Scott, J. S., Blumenthal, M. F.> ;Surg Endosc. 1995 Jun
Balloon dissection of the space of Bogros via the femoral canal for total extraperitoneal laparoscopic herniorrhaphy.
Read, R. C., de la Torre, R. A., Scott, J. S.> ;Surg Endosc. 1997 Jun
65 citations
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a totally intra-abdominal approach--technique and preliminary report.
Roger de la Torre, J. Stephen Scott> ;Obesity Surgery. 1999 Oct 1
19 citations
Biomarkers associated with breast cancer are associated with obesity.
Edward R. Sauter, Stephen Scott, John E. Hewett, Beth Kliethermes, Rachel L. Ruhlen, Krishnamohan Basarakodu, Roger de la Torre> ;Cancer Detection and Prevention. 2008 Jan 1
16 citations
Long-term outcome after endoscopic stent therapy for complications after bariatric surgery
Atif Iqbal, Brent W. Miedema, Archana Ramaswamy, Nicole Fearing, Roger de la Torre, Youngju Pak, Caleb Stephen, Klaus Thaler> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2011 Feb 1
3 citations
Incidental splenic artery aneurysm during laparoscopic gastric banding.
Brent Sorensen, Roger de la Torre, Stephen Scott> ;Obesity Surgery. 2006 Jan 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Menorah Medical CenterLeawood, Kansas