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Office
20 Patriot Pl
Foxboro, MA 02035Phone+1 866-378-9164- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1991
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1985
- Muhlenberg CollegeBS, Biology and Natural Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, 1977 - 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 1987 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2021 - 2023
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Visiting Professorship Bahrain Defence Forces Military Hospital, 2018
- President�s Award International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, 2017
- Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award 2017
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Across the IFSO Chapters: Key Insights on the Baseline Patient Demographics, Procedure Types, and Mortality from the Eighth IFSO Global Reg...Wendy A Brown, Ronald Liem, Salman Al-Sabah, Mehran Anvari, Camilo Boza, Ricardo V Cohen, Amir Ghaferi, Villy Våge, Jacques Himpens, Lilian Kow, John Morton, Mario Mus...> ;Obesity Surgery. 2024 Apr 9
- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Obesity Class V (BMI > 60 kg/m): a Modified Delphi Study.Guillermo Ponce de Leon-Ballesteros, Sjaak Pouwels, Gustavo Romero-Velez, Ali Aminian, Luigi Angrisani, Mohit Bhandari, Wendy Brown, Catalin Copaescu, Maurizio De Luca...> ;Obesity Surgery. 2024 Mar 1
- Current recommendations for procedure selection in class I and II obesity developed by an expert modified Delphi consensus.Kermansaravi, M., Chiappetta, S., Parmar, C., Shikora, S., Prager, G., LaMasters, T., Ponce, J., Kow, L., Nimeri, A., Kothari, S., Aarts, E., Abbas, S., Aly, A., Amini...> ;Scientific Reports. 2024 Feb 11
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Journal Articles
- The history of metabolic and bariatric surgery: Development of standards for patient safety and efficacyPhillips, BT, Shikora SA, Metabolism, 1/1/2018
- Two-year outcomes of vagal nerve blocking (vBloc) for the treatment of obesity�in the ReCharge TrialApovian C, Shah SN, Wolfe BM, Ikramuddin S, Miller CJ, Tweden KS Billington CJ, Shikora SA, Obes Surg, 1/1/2017
- Indications for Surgery for Obesity and Weight-Related Diseases: Position Statements from the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorde...De Luca M, Angrisani L, Himpens J, Busetto L, Sartori A, Scopinaro N, Weiner R, Stier C, Lakdawala M, Bhasker AG, Buchwald H, Chiappetta S, Dixon J, Kolberg H-C, Fr�hb..., Obes Surg, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Laparoscopic limb distalization for failed Roux-en-Y gastric bypassGoldberg MB, Woodworth E, Robinson MK, Tavakkoli A, Vernon A, Sheu E, Shikora S, Obesity Week 2017, Washington, DC, 1/1/2017
- Short-term results for intermittent vagal nerve blocking (vBloc) in the �Real-World�, nonresearch environmentShikora S, Brathwaite C, Chae F, Dietrick J, Gomez G, Halbert C, Urgau I, Kukreja S, LePort P, Morton J, Papasavas P, Procter C, Shah S, Takata M, Obesity Week 2017, Washington, DC, 1/1/2017
- Early Improvement of Type 2 Diabetes Following Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric BypassHeshmati K, Rudge E, Harris D, Levergood N, Vernon A, Robinson M, Shikora S, Tavakkoli A, Sheu E, Obesity Week 2017, Washington, DC, 1/1/2017
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Lectures
- Is type 2 Diabetes Mellitus a surgical disease?Bahrain Defence Forces Military Hospital, Bahrain - 1/1/2018
- Early and late complications after bariatric surgeryMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA - 1/1/2016
- And just why to we do bariatric surgery?Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro, MA, 2014; Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, - 1/1/2015
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Press Mentions
- IFSO/ASMBS Publish 1st International Recommendations for BMS in over 30 YearsOctober 26th, 2022
- New Guidelines for Weight Loss SurgeryOctober 21st, 2022
- After 30 Years — New Guidelines for Weight-Loss SurgeryOctober 21st, 2022
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Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
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