Shaina Rose Eckhouse MD

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Associate Professor of Surgery Director, Duke Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery, Durham and Raleigh, NC

407 Crutchfield StreetDurham, NC 27704
Phone+1 919-470-7000

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Summary

Dr. Shaina Eckhouse is a specialist in General Surgery with a focus on Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, based in Durham, NC. She completed her surgical training at the Medical University of South Carolina and further advanced her skills with a fellowship in Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery at Duke University Hospital. Currently, she serves as the Director of Bariatric Surgery at Duke Raleigh Hospital and holds an associate professorship at Duke Regional Hospital. Dr. Eckhouse has contributed to numerous publications in her field and has received multiple honors, including the Barbara Berci Award in 2023. Her expertise encompasses nutrition, morbid obesity, laparoscopy, minimally invasive surgery, and bariatric surgery.

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2015 - 2016
Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2015
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 2008
Trinity UniversityB.S., Biology, 2000 - 2004

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Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2016 - 2027
NC State Medical License 2015 - 2027
IL State Medical License 2021 - 2026
SC State Medical License 2009 - 2015
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Barbara Berci Award SAGES, 2023
Dabney R. Yarbrough III, MD Research Award Medical University of South Carolina, 2013
Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Award American Heart Association, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Short-term safety and efficacy of revision or conversion metabolic and bariatric surgery in older adults: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database.
Karanbir Brar, Keri A Seymour, Ranjan Sudan, Shaina R Eckhouse, Jacob A Greenberg
Surgical Endoscopy. 2026-08-01
A Single Center Comparison of Obesity Management Medications and Metabolic Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device and Obesity.
Eden Singh, Christina Lindsay, Cathlyn Medina, Paula Rambarat, Marat Fudim
Obesity Surgery. 2026-06-01
Cost-Effectiveness of Combined Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy and Bariatric Surgery in Women With Morbid Obesity and Endometrial Hyperplasia or Early-Stage Endometria...
Jo'an Tankou, Lisa M Pollack, Elise Wilson, Iris Kuo, Mei Wang
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2026-03-01

Journal Articles

Effects of Diet Versus Gastric Bypass on Metabolic Function in Diabetes
Shaina Eckhouse, MD, The New England Journal of Medicine
Pulmonary artery endothelial cell phenotypic alterations in a large animal model of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations after the glenn shunt
Kavarana MN, Mukherjee R, Eckhouse SR, Rawls WF, Logdon C, Stroud RE, Patel RK, Nadeau EK, Spinale FG, Graham EM, Forbus GA, Bradley SM, Ikonomidis JS, Jones JA, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 10/1/2013
Differential membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase substrate processing with ischemia-reperfusion: relationship to interstitial microRNA dynamics and myocardial fun...
Eckhouse SR, Akerman AW, Logdon CB, Oelsen JM, O'Quinn EC, Nadeau EK, Stroud RE, Mukherjee R, Jones JA, Spinale FG, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/2013

Authored Content

Effects of Diet Versus Gastric Bypass on Metabolic Function in DiabetesAugust 2020

Press Mentions

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