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Scott Shikora, MD, General Surgery, Foxboro, MA, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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General Surgery Foxboro, MA

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Lecturer on Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Education & Training

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1991
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1985
  • Muhlenberg College
    Muhlenberg CollegeBS, Biology and Natural Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, 1977 - 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1987 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    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

Journal Articles

  • The history of metabolic and bariatric surgery: Development of standards for patient safety and efficacy  
    Phillips, BT, Shikora SA, Metabolism, 1/1/2018
  • Two-year outcomes of vagal nerve blocking (vBloc) for the treatment of obesity�in the ReCharge Trial  
    Apovian 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

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Laparoscopic limb distalization for failed Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
    Goldberg 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 environment
    Shikora 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 Bypass
    Heshmati 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 surgery 
    Massachusetts 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 Years
    IFSO/ASMBS Publish 1st International Recommendations for BMS in over 30 YearsOctober 26th, 2022
  • New Guidelines for Weight Loss Surgery
    New Guidelines for Weight Loss SurgeryOctober 21st, 2022
  • After 30 Years — New Guidelines for Weight-Loss Surgery
    After 30 Years — New Guidelines for Weight-Loss SurgeryOctober 21st, 2022
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations