A5039687670- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Hernia repair and management
- Inflammasome and immune disorders
- Diet and metabolism studies
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Omental and Epiploic Conditions
- Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
Thomas Jefferson University
2025
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
2023-2024
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
2006-2023
Einstein Healthcare Network
2006-2023
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
2011
Philadelphia University
2006-2007
The New Press
2006
Orange County School
2005
University of Pittsburgh
2000-2004
Huntington Hospital
2004
To review the epidemiology and characteristics of patients who died or underwent colectomy secondary to fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis.In with C. colitis, a progressive, systemic inflammatory state may develop that is unresponsive medical therapy; it progress death.The authors reviewed 2,334 hospitalized colitis from January 1989 December 2000. Sixty-four for pathologically proven 2000, incidence in increased baseline 0.68% 1.2%, whom life-threatening symptoms developed 1.6% 3.2%....
Obesity is associated with an increase in mortality and primary graft nonfunction after liver transplantation (LT) (1). Weight loss recommended for obese patients need of LT. Diet, exercise, or medications are rarely successful. Conversely, bariatric surgery can allow to achieve significant sustained weight loss, leading improvement obesity-associated comorbidities such as hyperlipidemia diabetes (2-4). Bariatric may be useful cirrhotics needing LT who were denied evaluation primarily...