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Walter Medlin, MD, General Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT, Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake

WalterScott EdwardsMedlinMDFACS

General Surgery Salt Lake City, UT

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Bariatric, Robotic, General Surgery

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Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2003 - 2004
  • AMTI - Top Gun Laparoscopy
    AMTI - Top Gun Laparoscopy2003 - 2003
  • Spectrum Health/Michigan State University
    Spectrum Health/Michigan State UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 1999
  • Hennepin Healthcare
    Hennepin HealthcareInternship, Transitional Year, 1993 - 1994
  • University of Washington School of Medicine
    University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 1993
  • Dartmouth College
    Dartmouth CollegeB.A., Russian Language and Literature, 1982 - 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • UT State Medical License
    UT State Medical License 2014 - 2026
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
  • ID State Medical License
    ID State Medical License 2017 - 2024
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2005 - 2023
  • WY State Medical License
    WY State Medical License 2012 - 2022
  • MT State Medical License
    MT State Medical License 2011 - 2017
  • ND State Medical License
    ND State Medical License 2012 - 2016
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • OAC Member of the Year Obesity Action Coalition, 2013
  • Patient Satisfaction Award Duluth Clinic, 2007
  • Student Subspecialty Award American Federation for Clinical Research, 1991
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Does Bismuth Subgallate Affect Smell and Stool Character? A Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial of Bismuth Subgallate on Loop Duodenal Switch Patients w...  
    Hinali Zaveri, Walter Medlin, Christina Richards, Daniel Cottam, Obesity Surgery
  • Mid-Term 4-Year Outcomes with Single Anastomosis Duodenal-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery at a Single US Center  
    Hinali Zaveri, Walter Medlin, LeGrand Belnap, Daniel Cottam, Christina Richards, Obesity Surgery
  • The Mini-Fellowship Concept: A Six-Week Focused Training Program for Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery  
    Medlin W, Cottam, Schauer, et al, Surgical Endoscopy, 1/1/2007

Abstracts/Posters

  • Immune Tolerance - "A Morphometric and Ultrastructural Study of Staphylococcus Enterotoxin B Induced Clonal Deletion in the Neonatal Murine Thymus."
    Medlin W, Farr A, Clinical Research, 1/1/1991

Lectures

  • Update on Metabolic Surgery. 
    11/2/2013
  • Provider as patient panel. 
    Dallas, TX - 10/26/2013
  • Metabolic Surgery, Diabetes, and Obesity. 
    8/2/2013
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Other

  • My Story - How OAC invited me, encouraged me, gave me a way to reach out! 
    Medlin W, Obesity Action Coalition - "Your Weight Matters" Membership Publication
    1/1/2014
  • Dear Doctor - I had gastric bypass, but I do not dump. Is this normal? 
    Medlin W, Obesity Action Coalition - "Your Weight Matters" Membership Publication
    1/1/2014
  • Metabolic and Robotic Surgery. 
    Medlin W
    6/18/2013
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Press Mentions

  • A Matched Cohort Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) Versus Single-Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileostomy with Sleeve Gastrectomy (SADI-S)
    A Matched Cohort Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) Versus Single-Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileostomy with Sleeve Gastrectomy (SADI-S)November 17th, 2020
  • The 2019 Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (MISS) Highlights
    The 2019 Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (MISS) HighlightsSeptember 1st, 2019
  • Dr Medlin Goes to ObesityWeek2017
    Dr Medlin Goes to ObesityWeek2017December 4th, 2017
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Industry Relationships

  • Proctor, GI DynamicsClinical Proctor EndoBarrier2014 - 2016