WayneSchwesingerMD

General Surgery • San Antonio, TX

Professor, Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, San Antonio

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Office
8300 Floyd Curl Drive
4th Floor -4A
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone+1 210-450-9200

Fax+1 210-450-6013
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Education & Training

University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1968 - 1974
University of Washington School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1965 - 1966
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 1965

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1974 - 2024
WA State Medical License 1971 - 2003
NC State Medical License 1971 - 1976
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Heterogeneity of proliferative markers in pancreatic β-cells of patients with severe hypoglycemia following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Mary-Elizabeth Patti, Allison B. Goldfine, Jiang Hu, Dag Hoem, Anders Molven, Jeff Goldsmith, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Stefano La Rosa, Franco Folli, Rohit N. Kulkarni> ;Acta Diabetologica. 2017 May 17
22 citations
Who will be able to perform open biliary surgery in 2025
Kenneth R. Sirinek, Ross E. Willis, Wayne H. Schwesinger> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2016 Jul 1
23 citations
Has intraoperative cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy become obsolete in the era of preoperative endoscopic retrograde and magnetic resonance cholangi...
Kenneth R. Sirinek, Wayne H. Schwesinger> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2015 Apr 1
61 citations
Bariatric surgery and bone disease: from clinical perspective to molecular insights
Franco Folli, B. N. Sabowitz, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Paolo Fanti, Rodolfo Guardado-Mendoza, Giovanna Muscogiuri> ;International Journal of Obesity. 2012 Jul 17
6 citations
Randomized study of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery and endoscopy shows similar hemodynamic impact in a porcine model.
Juliane Bingener, Erica A. Moran, Chris Gostout, Lauren Buck, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Kent R. Van Sickle, Marianne Huebner> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2011 Apr 1
13 citations
Contributing factors to postoperative length of stay in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Srinivas J. Ivatury, Christopher Louden, Wayne H. Schwesinger> ;JSLS. 2011 Apr 1
27 citations
Music experience influences laparoscopic skills performance.
Tanner Boyd, Inkyung Jung, Kent R. Van Sickle, Wayne H Schwesinger, Joel E. Michalek, Juliane Bingener> ;JSLS. 2008 Jul 1
24 citations
Can gastric irrigation prevent infection during NOTES mesh placement
Lauren Buck, Joel E. Michalek, Kent R. Van Sickle, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Juliane Bingener> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2008 Aug 13
16 citations
Randomized blinded trial shows relative thrombocytopenia in natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery compared with standard laparoscopy in a porcine survival mo...
Juliane Bingener, Joel E. Michalek, Kent R. Van Sickle, Wayne H. Schwesinger> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2008 Jul 2
31 citations
The Mirizzi syndrome: multidisciplinary management promotes optimal outcomes.
Rozina Mithani, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Juliane Bingener, Kenneth R. Sirinek, Glenn W.W. Gross> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2008 Jun 1
25 citations
Randomized blinded trial comparing the cardiopulmonary effects of NOTES with standard laparoscopy in a porcine survival model
Juliane Bingener, Joel E. Michalek, John Winston, Kent R. Van Sickle, Vicky Haines, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Valerie A. Lawrence> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2008 Apr 9
17 citations
Randomized double-blinded trial investigating the impact of a curriculum focused on error recognition on laparoscopic suturing training.
Juliane Bingener, Tanner Boyd, Kent R. Van Sickle, Inkyung Jung, Arup Saha, John Winston, Peter P. Lopez, Herminio Ojeda, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Dimitri J. Anastakis> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2008 Feb 1
44 citations
Imaging in Bariatric Surgery: A Guide to Postsurgical Anatomy and Common Complications
Robert C. Chandler, Gujjarrapa Srinivas, Kedar N. Chintapalli, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Srinivasa R. Prasad> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2008 Jan 1
81 citations
Long-term outcomes in laparoscopic vs open ventral hernia repair.
Juliane Bingener, Lauren Buck, Melanie L. Richards, Joel E. Michalek, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Archives of Surgery. 2007 Jun 1
23 citations
Metabolic Aspects of Bariatric Surgery
Franco Folli, Antonio E. Pontiroli, Wayne H. Schwesinger> ;The Medical Clinics of North America. 2007 May 1
88 citations
Result of a national audit of bariatric surgery performed at academic centers: a 2004 University HealthSystem Consortium Benchmarking Project.
Ninh T. Nguyen, Michael Silver, Malcolm Robinson, Bradley Needleman, Guilford G. Hartley, Robert Cooney, Robert Catalano, Jackie Dostal, Danny Sama, Jeanne Blankenship...> ;Archives of Surgery. 2006 May 1
2 citations
Non-developed external oblique aponeurosis in inguinal hernia repair: a case report and discussion of the literature
Claudio F. Nunes, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Juliane Bingener> ;Hernia. 2006 Apr 1
42 citations
Management of common bile duct stones in a rural area of the United States: results of a survey.
Juliane Bingener, Wayne H. Schwesinger> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2006 Jan 25
16 citations
Early conversion for gangrenous cholecystitis: impact on outcome
Juliane Bingener, D. Stefanidis, Melanie L. Richards, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2005 May 26
35 citations
Open Rives-Stoppa ventral hernia repair made simple and successful but not for everyone.
L. Heartsill, Melanie L. Richards, N. Arfai, Amy Lee, Juliane Bingener-Casey, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Hernia. 2005 Feb 19
16 citations
Gangrenous cholecystitis in the decade before and after the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
D. Stefanidis, Juliane Bingener, Melanie L. Richards, Wayne H. Schwesinger, James P. Dorman, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;JSLS. 2005 Apr 1
33 citations
Does the correlation of acute cholecystitis on ultrasound and at surgery reflect a mirror image
Juliane Bingener, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Shailandra Chopra, Melanie L. Richards, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2004 Dec 1
1 citations
Wrong-site surgery: Avoiding the obvious
Wayne H. Schwesinger> ;Current Surgery. 2004 Sep 1
20 citations
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia: Correlation of preoperative cholecystokinin cholescintigraphy results with postoperative outcome
Juliane Bingener, Melanie L. Richards, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2004 Apr 2
25 citations
Adhesion formation after laparoscopic ventral incisional hernia repair with polypropylene mesh: a study using abdominal ultrasound.
Juliane Bingener, George B. Kazantsev, Shailendra Chopra, Wayne H. Schwesinger> ;JSLS. 2004 Apr 1
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Press Mentions

Computed Tomography and Ultrasonography Do Not Improve and May Delay the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute AppendicitisJanuary 21st, 2017

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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Hospital Affiliations

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health SystemSan Antonio, Texas
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio, Texas
St Lukes Baptist HospitalSan Antonio, Texas
University Health / UT Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas
University Health / UT Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas