LSUHSC/Pennington Bariatric Surgery Research Opportunity
Metamor Overall Productivity
Published and in Press/Review Primary Literature = 23
Invited reviews and book chapters = 6
Invited commentary/editorial = 2
Abstracts presented = 26
Fellowship/Grants and Awards to Fellows
SSAT surgical resident fellowship – Florina Corpodean
Halverson award winner – Florina Corpodean
SAGES research grant award winner – Michael Kachmar
Primary Literature
Adepoju L, Danos D, Green C, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Postoperative Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE) following bariatric surgery in the US from 2012-2019 have Declined Despite High Risk Factors. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2023 Jan;19(1):59-67. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.08.014. Epub 2022 Sep 6. (PMID: 36209030).
Ross RC, He Y, Townsend L, Schauer PR, Berthoud HR, Morrison C, Albaugh VL. The Vagus Nerve Mediates Gut-Brain Response to Duodenal Nutrient Administration. The American Surgeon 2023 Mar 3:31348231161680. doi: 10.1177/00031348231161680. (PMID: 36867071)
Ross RC, Heintz EC, Zunica E, Axelrod CL, Townsend RL, Spence AE, Schauer PR, Kirwan JP, Albaugh VL. Bariatric Surgery Alters Mitochondrial Function in Gut Mucosa. 2023 Surgical Endoscopy Aug 24. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10351-z. (PMID: 37620650).
Corpodean F, Ross RC, Danos D, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Limitations of the 2015-2021 MBSAQIP Database for Emergency Bariatric Operations. 2024 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases Mar 24:S1550-7289(24)00117-5. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.03.010 (PMID: 38744641)
Corpodean F, Kachmar M, Adepoju L, Danos D, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Insurance payer status affects risk of postoperative Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events following bariatric surgery. 2024 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases May 8:S1550-7289(24)00174-6. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.04.017. Epub ahead of print. (PMID: 38849260)
Khan MS, Kim SQ, Ross RC, Corpodean F, Spann RA, Albarado DA, Fernandez-Kim SO, Clarke B, Berthoud HR, Muenzberg H, Yu S, Albaugh VL, Soto P, Morrison CD. FGF21 acts in the brain to drive macronutrient-specific changes in behavioral motivation and brain reward signaling. 2024 bioRxiv May 13:2024.03.05.583399. doi: 10.1101/2024.03.05.583399. (PMID: 38798313; PMCID: PMC11118293)
Corpodean F, Kachmar M, LaPenna KB, Danos DM, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Impact of Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease Stage on Post Operative Outcomes in Metabolic Surgery – A Propensity Matched Analysis utilizing the MBSAQIP Database. 2024 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases Jun 30:S1550-7289(24)00669-5. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.05.020. Epub ahead of print. (PMID: 39019672)
Kachmar M, Corpodean F, LaChute C, Popiv I, Cook M, Danos DM, Albaugh VL, Moraes DL, Tang WH, Schauer PR. Clinical Outcomes of Metabolic Surgery on Diuretic Use in Patients with Heart Failure. American Journal of Cardiology 2024 Jul 17:S0002-9149(24)00539-3. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.07.012. Epub ahead of print. (PMID: 39029720)
Corpodean F, Kachmar M, Popiv I, LaPenna KB, Lenhart D, Cook M, Albaugh VL, Schauer PR. BMI ≥70: A Multi-Center Institutional Experience of the Safety and Efficacy of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Intervention. Obesity Surgery 2024 Jul 24. doi: 10.1007/s11695-024-07419-7. Epub ahead of print. (PMID: 39046626)
Kachmar M, Corpodean F, Danos DM, Cook MD, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Understanding A Rare Event: Early Marginal Ulceration after Primary RYGB in the MBSAQIP 2015-2021. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2024 Jul 7:S1550-7289(24)00679-8. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.06.011. Epub ahead of print. (PMID: 39060190)
Ducote M, Schauer T, Ross RC, Boyer LM, Stagg MP, Domangue E, Graham B, Garcia J, Stillwell C, Drews KL, Schauer PR, Cook M, Jernigan A, Albaugh VL. High Prevalence of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding in Candidates for Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery: Higher Endometrial Cancer Risk? Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2024 Jul 25:S1550-7289(24)00688-9. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.07.007. Epub ahead of print. (PMID: 39129110)
Schauer TH, Kachmar M, Corpodean F, Belmont KP, Danos DM, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Rare Events Model of the MBSAQIP Database: Risk of Early Bowel Obstruction Following Metabolic Surgery. 2024 Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (accepted, in press)
Kachmar M, Dorion J, Corpodean F, Danos DM, Cook MW, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Identifying At-Risk Populations for Reoperations, Readmissions, and Interventions in MBSAQIP using a Novel Inpatient Postoperative Care Metric 2024 Annals of Surgery (in review)
Lowe AC, Reijnders D, Tam CS, Greenway F, LeBlanc KA, Hausmann MG, Albaugh VL, Redman LM, Ravussin E. Effects of Bariatric Surgery vs. Low-Calorie Diet on Insulin Sensitivity. Clinical Obesity 2024 (in review)
Kachmar M, Wall-Wieler E, Liu Y, Zheng F, Singh P, Albaugh VL. Changes in CPAP/NIPPV Use after Metabolic Surgery: A Propensity Matched-Cohort Study of National Claims Data. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2024 (in review)
Corpodean F, Kachmar M, Doiron J, Cook MW, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Association of Insurance Status with Postoperative Resource Utilization after Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery. 2024 (in preparation)
Corpodean F, Kachmar M, Saqer S, Popiv I, Lenhart D, Lovelace J, Cook M, Albaugh VL, Schauer PR. A Ten Year Update: Bibliometric Analysis of Top 100 Papers in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. (in review)
Corpodean F, Kachmar M, Ross RC, Danos D, Stillwell C, Schauer TH, Heymsfield S, Katzmarzyk P, Cook M, Albaugh VL, Schauer PR. Characterization of 926,898 Patients Presenting for Bariatric Surgery with Emphasis on BMI ≥70kg/m2. (in preparation)
Corpodean F, Ross RC, Morrison C, Albaugh VL. Intraoral placement of murine feeding tubes for passive oral intake, a method. (in preparation)
Kachmar M, Corpodean F, Popiv I, Danos DM, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Utility of Neo-Adjuvant AOMs in the Preoperative Optimization of BMI ≥70 undergoing MBS: A Single Center Experience. (in preparation)
Kachmar M, Corpodean F, Popiv I, Danos DM, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Prevalence of Early Marginal Ulcer in Sleeve to Bypass Conversions: An Analysis of the 2020-2022 MBSAQIP. (in preparation)
Megison H, Corpodean F, Danos D, Kachmar M, Cook MW, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Patient preferences for Metabolic Surgery: Do Patient Demographics Make a Difference? (in review)
Kachmar M, Albaugh VL, Yang S, Corpodean F, Heymsfield SB, Katzmarzyk PT, Freedman DS, Schauer PR. Disproportionate Growth of Extreme Obesity (BMI 60+) in the United States: An Analysis of the NHANES Cohort (in preparation)
Invited Reviews & Book Chapters
Ross RC, Albaugh VL and Schauer PR. Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction after Bariatric Surgery. In Cameron’s Current Surgical Therapy. 14th Edition. Eds. Cameron JL and Cameron AM. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2022.
Ross RC, Akinde YM, Schauer PR, LeRoux C, Brenan D, Jernigan AM, Bueter M, Albaugh VL. The Role of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in the Development, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Endometrial Cancer. Frontiers in Surgery 2022 Aug 31;9:943544. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.943544. (PMID: 36117808; PMCID: PMC9470773).
Ross RC, Albaugh VL, Schauer PR. Diabetes and Other Metabolic Diseases. In Fischer’s Mastery of Surgery. 8th Edition. Ed. Ellison EC and Upchurch GR. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2023.
Ross RC, Albaugh VL, Aminian A, Schauer PR. Surgical Procedures in the Treatment of Obesity and Its Comorbidities. Handbook of Obesity. 5th Edition. Ed. Bray and Bouchard. London: CRC Press, 2023.
Corpodean F, Kachmar M, Albaugh VL, Schauer PR. Foundations of Bariatric Surgery. In The SAGES Manual of Bariatric Surgery. 3rd Edition. Ed. Ghanem, Husain, Chen, Lim, Kroh. Springer Press, 2024.
Corpodean F and Albaugh VL. Metabolic Surgery: Effects on Bile Acid Metabolism. In Textbook of Cardiometabolic Surgery, 1st Edition. Ed. Schauer, Rubino, Eckel, Dan. Elsevier Publishing, 2024 (in press)
Invited Commentary/Editorials
Kachmar M and Albaugh VL. Invited Commentary: Metabolic Surgery: The Sooner the Better for Long-Term Success? Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 May 7. doi: 10.1002/oby.24054. (PMID: 38714525)
Corpodean F and Albaugh VL. Invited Commentary: “Evaluating the Incidence, Risk Factors and Postoperative Complications Associated with Leaks Following Duodenal Switch Procedures: An Analysis of the MBSAQIP.” Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2024 Jun 13:S1550-7289(24)00667-1. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.06.001. Epub ahead of print. (PMID: 38987027)
Abstracts
Adepoju L, Danos D, Green C, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Postoperative MACE trends after laparoscopic bariatric surgery in the US from 2012-2019 unaffected by high-risk factors. American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting, 2022. *Podium Presentation by Linda Adepoju, MD – Halverson Award Nominee.
Ross RC, Heintz EC, Zunica ERM, Townsend RL, Spence AE, Schauer PR, Kirwan JP, Axelrod CL, Albaugh VL. Bariatric Surgery Alters Mitochondrial Function in Gut Mucosa. SAGES Annual Meeting, 2023.
Ross RC, Khan M, Townsend RL, Morrison C, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Gut-Sensitive, Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons Respond to Duodenal Nutrient Administration. 18th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, February 8, 2023. *Podium Presentation by Robert Ross, MD.
Ross RC, He Y, Townsend R, Schauer PR, Morison CD, Albaugh VL. The Vagus Nerve Mediates Gut-Brain Response to Duodenal Nutrient Administration. Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Surgical Congress, 2023. *Podium Presentation by Robert Ross, MD.
Ross RC, Garcia J, Spence AE, Danos D, Albaugh VL, Schauer PR. Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery Utilization by Blacks is Increasing with Greatest Gains in Extreme Obesity. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2023. Las Vegas, NV.
Ross RC, Stillwell C, Danos D, Cook M, Albaugh VL, Schauer PR. Is BMI > 70 Too Heavy for Bariatric Surgery? Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2023. Las Vegas, NV. *Podium Presentation by Robert Ross, MD.
Ross RC, Garcia J, Stillwell C, Ducote M, Domangue E, Graham B, Boyer L, Cook M, Jernigan A, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Women Pursuing Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery Are High Risk for Underlying Endometrial Cancer. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2023. Las Vegas, NV. *Podium Presentation by Robert Ross, MD.
Schauer TH, Ross RC, Townsend RL, Spence AE, Albaugh VL. Ileal interposition alters global intestinal function that may drive satiety and beneficial metabolic changes. American College of Surgeons, Clinical Congress; Boston, MA. October 2023. *Podium Presentation by Teresa H. Schauer.
Corpodean F, Ross RC, Danos D, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Variations in Emergency Bariatric Surgery: Analysis of the MBSAQIP database. Academic Surgical Congress; Washington, DC. February 2024. *Podium Presentation by Florina Corpodean.
Kachmar MC, Corpodean F, Danos DM, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Understanding a Rare Event: Early Marginal Ulceration after Primary RYGB in the MBSAQIP 2015-2021. SAGES Annual Meeting; Cleveland, OH. April 2024.
Domangue E, Graham B, Castellano T, Nair N, Cook M, Albaugh VL, Jernigan A. Using a Modified SAMANTA Score to Screen At-Risk Women Seeking Bariatric Surgery for Postmenopausal or Abnormal Uterine Bleeding. Society for Gynecologic Oncology, 2024.
Kachmar M, Corpodean F, Danos DM, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. A Rare Events Model - Conversion Sleeve to Roux‑en‑Y Gastric Bypass is Associated with Increased Early Marginal Ulceration: A 2020-2021 MBSAQIP Analysis. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2024. San Diego, CA.
Kachmar M, Corpodean F, Popiv I, Cook M, Schauer PR, Newton RL, Albaugh VL. Deprivation Indices Contrast by Payer Status Suggesting Disparities in Access to Care. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2024. San Diego, CA.
Kachmar M, Corpodean F, Popiv I, LaPenna KB, Lenhard D, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Multi-Modal Anti-Obesity Medication May Yield Superior Preoperative Weight Loss in High Risk Patients with BMI ≥70. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2024. San Diego, CA.
Corpodean F, Kachmar M, Popiv I, Lenhart D, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Operating at the Extreme: A Multi-Center Experience on the Safety and Efficacy of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery at BMI >70. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2024. San Diego, CA.
Corpodean F, Kachmar M, Popiv I, Saquer S, Lenhart D, Cook M, Albaugh VL, Schauer PR. Charting Progress: A Decade Survey of Influential Literature in Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2024. San Diego, CA.
Corpodean F, Kachmar M, Danos DM, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Survival Crossroads: Unveiling the Impact of Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease Stage on Post Operative Outcomes in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery—A Propensity Matched Analysis. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2024. San Diego, CA. *Podium Presentation by Florina Corpodean (Top Papers Session) – ASMBS Halverson Award Winner 2024.
Corpodean F, Kachmar M, Adepoju L, Danos DM, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Insights into Post-Surgical Risks: Exploring the Relationship Between Insurance Payer Status and Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events in Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2024. San Diego, CA. *Podium Presentation by Florina Corpodean.
Schauer TH, Kachmar M, Corpodean F, Popiv I, Lenhard D, Danos DM, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Early Bowel Obstruction Remains Uncommon: A Rare Events Model of the MBSAQIP from 2015-2021. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2024. San Diego, CA. *Podium Presentation by Teresa Schauer – Halverson Award Nominee.
Kachmar M, Corpodean F, Danos DM, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Patient Characteristics Drive Risk and Intensity of Reoperation, Readmission, and Intervention: A Zero-inflated Poisson Model Using Inpatient Post Operative Care Data from the MBSAQIP. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2024. San Diego, CA.
Corpodean F, Kachmar M, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Patient Preferences for Bariatric Surgery: Does BMI and Operative Surgeon Make a Difference? Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2024. San Diego, CA.
Kachmar M, Corpodean F, LaChute C, Popiv I, Cook MC, Albaugh VL, Aminian A, Moraes DL, Tang WH, Schauer PR. Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Metabolic Surgery Reduce Oral Diuretic Use, Improve Body Weight, and Diabetes Control: A Retrospective Study. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2024. San Diego, CA.
Lenhart D, Kachmar M, Corpodean F, Albaugh VL, Schauer PR, Cook MC. Robotic Heller Myotomy With Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2024. San Diego, CA.
Corpodean F, Kachmar M, Cook M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL. Unveiling Financial Impact: How Payor Status Shapes Postoperative Resource Utilization in Metabolic Surgery. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2024. San Diego, CA.
Corpodean F, Kachmar M, Schauer PR, Albaugh VL, Cook M. How Does Payor Status Shape Postoperative Resource Utilization in Metabolic Surgery? A Multi-Institutional Study. American College of Surgeons, Clinical Congress, 2024. San Francisco, CA.
Kachmar M, Wall-Wieler E, Liu Y, Zheng F, Singh P, Albaugh VL. Metabolic Surgery Dramatically Reduces PAP Device Use: A Matched Cohort Study on Sleep Apnea. Obesity Week 2024, Annual meeting of The Obesity Society; San Antonio, TX.