- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Microscopic Colitis
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
2016-2025
McMaster University
2016-2025
Liberty University
2023
University of British Columbia
2022
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2022
Faculty of Public Health
2022
Queen's University
2022
Cairo University
2022
Emek Medical Center
2022
Springer Nature (Germany)
2021
KEY POINTS Obesity is a complex chronic disease in which abnormal or excess body fat (adiposity) impairs health, increases the risk of long-term medical complications and reduces lifespan.[1][1] Epidemiologic studies define obesity using mass index (BMI; weight/height2), can stratify
Objective: To determine the effect of cumulative volume on all-cause morbidity and operative time. Background: Gastric bypass is an important public health procedure, but it difficult to master with little data about how surgeon affects outcomes longitudinally. Methods: This was a longitudinal study 29 surgeons during first 6 years performing bariatric surgery in high-volume, regionalized center excellence system. Cumulative determined using date time procedure. analyzed blocks 75 cases. The...
Background: Mortality after bariatric surgery has been previously studied, but cohort selection bias, completeness of follow-up, and collection confounders have limited the inference results. Objective: To determine association between all-cause mortality. Design: Population-based matched study. Setting: Ontario, Canada. Participants: 13 679 patients who underwent from January 2010 to December 2016 nonsurgical patients. Intervention: Bariatric surgery. Measurements: The primary outcome was...