General bariatric surgeon
Resume:
Bradley Franklin Schwack, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S.
Bariatric Surgery
Laparoscopic, Robotic, and General Surgery
ADDRESS
New York, New York 10016
Email: ****.*******@*****.***
Phone: 504-***-****
EDUCATION
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana May 2004
M.D. Top quartile of class
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana May 2000
M.S. in Pharmacology
Cornell University, College of Arts and Science, Ithaca, New York May 1999
B.A., Magna Cum Laude with Honors in
French literature and biology
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
Norton Healthcare, Louisville, Kentucky July 2009-June 2010
Clinical fellow, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and
Bariatrics. Mentor: Jeff W. Allen, MD
New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York July 2004-June 2009
Resident physician and Chief Resident, General Surgery
(NYU Tisch Hospital, Bellevue Hospital Center, Manhattan VA)
Chairman: H. Leon Pachter, MD, FACS
EMPLOYMENT AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY July 2010-
NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Division of Bariatric Surgery (Minimally Invasive Surgery)
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Bariatric, Advanced Laparoscopic, Robotic, and General Surgery
Attending physician: NYU Tisch Hospital and Bellevue Hospital Center
-High volume bariatric and general surgery practice (focus on minimally invasive
approaches) with concurrent teaching of students, residents, and fellows.
-Advanced Laparoscopic Skills for bariatric and general surgery
-DaVinci Xi Robot expertise in bariatric and general cases
-Expansive Bariatric Surgery Experience (modalities: laparoscopic and robotic)
Primary and Revision—specific interest and vast experience in bariatric revisions
of varying complexity and multiplicity.
-General Surgery (advanced laparoscopic, robotic, and open approaches).
-Years of experience with acute care/emergency and elective general surgery.
-Most done laparoscopic or robotic. Remain very comfortable with open surgery.
-Areas of interest: minimally invasive surgical techniques, foregut, gallbladder, bile duct, hernia, anti-reflux operations, esophagus, small intestine, stomach, colon (benign disease, acute care surgery), skin/soft tissue
-Excellent outcomes, compassionate care, non-rushed discussions/decisional making, non-judgmental, no pressure.
-Excellent follow up and patient retention – many of my referrals from patients
themselves (family, friends, community)
-Robust clinic experience—aside from my main office, I fostered and grew 4 satellite offices in different neighborhoods—to increase access to care, promote convenience to patients, patients avoiding travel/tolls. I not only professionally but socially and culturally became involved in the local communities.
-Teaching responsibilities (clinical, technical, and didactic) for students, residents and
fellows
-Involved in bi-annual committee assessing resident’s evaluations, technical skills, academic growth, exam scores and overall competency. Assess need for interventions (ie-remediation)
-Involved in test-taking remediation: annual one on one tutoring of residents with in-service exam scores in need of improvement
-Frequently give formal lectures to students and residents on specific topics
-Frequently serve as a facilitator for student small group learning modules
-Involved in mock-oral board preparation for senior housestaff
-Involved in medical student standardized patient assessments (OSCE)
-Actively involved in organizing student’s, resident’s, and fellow’s curriculum while on the MIS rotation (including journal clubs)
-Clinical research—multiple journal articles, abstracts, presentations, posters.
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery (Board Certified, 2009; Recertified: 2020, 2022)
New York State License (248356-1)
USMLE Step I, II, III passed
Certified to place Lap-Band® Adjustable Gastric Banding System
Certified to place Realize® Adjustable Gastric Banding System
Certified to placer OrberaÔ Managed Weight Loss System (intragastric balloon)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Surgeons (SAGES) since 2010
American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons since 2011
American College of Surgeon, Fellow since 2014
COMMITTEES
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Surgeons since 2015
a.)Membership Committee
b.)Acute Care Surgery Taskforce Committee
NYU Langone Health, Department of Surgery 2015-2024
Residency Clinical Competency Committee (CCC)
-Convenes multiple times an academic year following house staff
-Review: technical and clinical aptitudes, in-service exam scores,
fund of knowledge, and professionalism.
-Assess for promotion, remediation, or other appropriate intervention
HONORS AND AWARDS
Super Doctors (Rising Star Edition, New York) - Top New York Rising Stars 2015
New York University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery 2006
Award (PGY-4, mid year) for academic accomplishments (ie-test scores)
Edward McCool, Jr. Surgery Award (Tulane University, Department of Surgery) 2004
Senior medical student best demonstrating the assets deemed
central to the discipline of surgery
Paracelsus Award in Toxicology (Tulane University, Department of Pharmacology) 2004
Outstanding performance in toxicology and pharmacology
Honors General Surgery Elective (Tulane University) 2003
Virtual reality laparoscopic training
Open surgeries on anaesthetized porcine subjects
Graduated first in Pharmacology Master’s program class. 2000
Graduated with Honors and Distinction in all subjects (Cornell University) 1999
Corson Prize in French literature. (Cornell University) 1999
LABORATORY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 2003-2004
Trauma Surgery Research, Dr. Aml Raafat
Thoracostomy tube maintenance: clamping vs not clamping
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 2001-2003
Plastic Surgery Research, Dr. Edward Newsome
Research involving solvents for storing split thickness skin grafts.
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 1999-2000
Cancer Gene Therapy Laboratory, Dr. Krishna Agrawal
Research involving synthetic oligonucleotide binding, cancer cell cultures,
gene transfection.
LANGUAGES
Fluent in French
BOOK CHAPTERS
Schwack BF, Ren Fielding C, Ponce J. Complications of Gastric Bands. In: Lutfi R, Palermo M, Cadiere, GB, eds. Global Bariatric Surgery: The Art of Weight Loss Across the Borders. Springer; 2018: 197-205.
Schwack B, Ponce J. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. In: Jones DB, Schwaitzberg SD, eds. Operative Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery. CRC Press - Taylor and Francis Group; 2019: 363-372.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1.One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass for Revisional Bariatric Surgery: Assessment of Short-Term Safety. Pivo S, Jenkins M, Fielding CR, Kim M, Schwack B. Obes Surg. 2023 Jul;33(7):2108-2114. doi: 10.1007/s11695-023-06608-0. PMID: 37191735
2.Body Weight and Prandial Variation of Plasma Metabolites in Subjects Undergoing Gastric Band-Induced Weight Loss. Bruno J, Verano M, Vanegas SM, Weinshel E, Ren-Fielding C, Lofton H, Fielding G, Schwack B, Chua DL, Wang C, Li H, Alemán JO. Obes Med. 2022 Aug;33:100434. doi: 10.1016/j.obmed.2022.100434. PMID: 37216066
3.The Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
Silveira FC, Poa-Li C, Pergamo M, Gujral A, Kolli S, Fielding GA, Ren-Fielding CJ, Schwack BF. Obes Surg. 2021 Mar;31(3):1139-1146. doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-05111-0. PMID: 33244654
4.Effects of a single subanaesthetic dose of ketamine on pain and mood after laparoscopic bariatric surgery: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study.
Wang J, Echevarria GC, Doan L, Ekasumara N, Calvino S, Chae F, Martinez E, Robinson E, Cuff G, Franco L, Muntyan I, Kurian M, Schwack BF, Bedrosian AS, Fielding GA, Ren-Fielding CJ. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2019 Jan;36(1):16-24. doi:10.1097/EJA.0000000000000860. PMID:30095550
5.Gastric band conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass shows greater weight loss than conversion to sleeve gastrectomy: 5-year outcomes.
Creange C, Jenkins M, Pergamo M, Fielding G, Ren-Fielding C, Schwack B.
Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 Oct;14(10):1531-1536. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.06.002. PMID: 30449510
6.Long-term results for gastric banding as salvage procedure for patients with weight loss failure after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Liu S, Ren-Fielding CJ, Schwack B, Kurian M, Fielding GA. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 Oct;14(10):1501-1506. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.07.019. PMID: 30154032
7.Thirty-Day Readmission After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy—a Predictable Event?
Sethi M, Patel K, Zagzag J, Parikh M, Saunders J, Ude-Welcome A, Somoza E, Schwack B, Kurian M, Fielding G, Ren-Fielding C. J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Feb;20(2):244-52. doi: 10.1007/s11605-015-2978-x.PMID: 26487330
8.The utility of radiological upper gastrointestinal series and clinical indicators in detecting leaks after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a case-controlled study.
Sethi M, Magrath M, Somoza E, Parikh M, Saunders J, Ude-Welcome A, Schwack B, Kurian M, Fielding G, Ren-Fielding C. Surg Endosc. 2016 Jun;30(6):2266-75. doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4516-z. PMID: 26416376
9.Weight loss outcomes among patients referred after primary bariatric procedure.
Obeid NR, Malick W, Baxter A, Molina B, Schwack BF, Kurian MS, Ren-Fielding CJ, Fielding GA. Am J Surg. 2016 Jul;212(1):69-75. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.04.025 PMID: 26307420
10.Previous weight loss as a predictor of weight loss outcomes after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Sethi M, Beitner M, Magrath M, Schwack B, Kurian M, Fielding G, Ren-Fielding C. Surg Endosc. 2016 May;30(5):1771-7. doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4441-1 PMID: 26205561
11.Intraoperative leak testing has no correlation with leak after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Sethi M, Zagzag J, Patel K, Magrath M, Somoza E, Parikh MS, Saunders JK, Ude-Welcome A, Schwack BF, Kurian MS, Fielding GA, Ren-Fielding CJ.
Surg Endosc. 2016 Mar;30(3):883-91. doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4286-7. PMID: 26092015
12.Surgical management and outcomes of patients with marginal ulcer after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Chau E, Youn H, Ren-Fielding CJ, Fielding GA, Schwack BF, Kurian MS. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2015 Sep-Oct;11(5):1071-5. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.12.011 PMID: 25868835
13.Improvement in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome in adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery. Loy JJ, Youn HA, Schwack B, Kurian M, Ren Fielding C, Fielding GA. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2015 Mar-Apr;11(2):442-9. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.11.010 PMID: 25820083
14.Safety of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding with concurrent cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis. Obeid NR, Kurian MS, Ren-Fielding CJ, Fielding GA, Schwack BF. Surg Endosc. 2015 May;29(5):1192-7. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-3792-3. PMID: 25159640
15.Single-stage versus 2-stage sleeve gastrectomy as a conversion after failed adjustable gastric banding: 30-day outcomes. Obeid NR, Schwack BF, Kurian MS, Ren-Fielding CJ, Fielding GA. Surg Endosc. 2014 Nov;28(11):3186-92. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-3585-8 PMID: 24902818
16.Safety and efficacy of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in patients aged seventy and older. Loy JJ, Youn HA, Schwack B, Kurian MS, Fielding GA, Ren-Fielding CJ.
Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2014 Mar-Apr;10(2):284-9. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2013.06.022 PMID: 24582414
17.Sustained weight loss after gastric banding revision for pouch-related problems.
Beitner MM, Ren-Fielding CJ, Kurian MS, Schwack BF, Skandarajah AR, Thomson BN, Baxter AR, Pachter HL, Fielding GA. Ann Surg. 2014 Jul;260(1):81-6. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000000327. PMID: 24441823
18.Location and number of sutures placed for hiatal hernia repair during laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: does it matter? Obeid NR, Deese-Laurent S, Schwack BF, Youn H, Kurian MS, Ren-Fielding C, Fielding GA. Surg Endosc. 2014 Jan;28(1):58-64. doi: 10.1007/s00464-013-3161-7. PMID: 24061619
19.Single-incision laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is effective and safe: 756 cases in an academic medical center.
Schwack BF, Novack R, Youn H, Fielding CR, Kurian MS, Fielding GA. Obes Surg. 2013 Mar;23(3):332-7. doi: 10.1007/s11695-012-0811-0.PMID: 23152115
20.Does adding a lesser curvature gastrogastric plication suture reduce the need for revision after laparoscopic adjustable gastric band placement? Zagzag J, Schwack BF, Youn H, Fielding CR, Fielding GA, Kurian MS. Surg Endosc. 2012 Feb;26(2):514-7. doi: 10.1007/s00464-011-1910-z. PMID: 21938578
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
1.The “Easy” Bypass Becomes Hard: OAGB Disasters (Part of Pre-Conference Course: Excitement in Surgery, How to Get out of Trouble). ASMBS. San Diego, California. June 2024
2.One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass: How Do I Do It? (Part of Masters course “How Do I Do a One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass?”). SAGES. Cleveland, Ohio. April 2024.
3.Debate: Will MGB-OAGB supersede LRYGB as preferred bariatric-metabolic bypass over the next ten years (…perhaps not). International Bariatric Club World Congress 2023. Oxford, England, United Kingdom.
4.Role of bariatric surgery in the management of NAFLD and NASH. NY Chapter: ASMBS. New York, New York. 2022.
5.Postoperative Management for Patients with Morbid Obesity Undergoing Elective General Surgery. (Session: Non-Bariatric Surgery in the Morbidly Obese Patient). American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. San Francisco, CA. October 2019.
6.Gastric band revision to Biliopancreatic Diversion/Duodenal Switch. (Part of bariatric revisions course). ASMBS. Washington, DC. October 2017.
7.Operations for gastric band erosion. (Part of the bariatric revisions course). ASMBS. New Orleans, Louisiana. October 2016
8.Gastric Band conversion as a two-stage procedure. (Gastric band mini consensus). ASMBS. New Orleans, Louisiana. October 2016
9.Adolescent bariatric surgery: Does the Band Play On? American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. San Francisco, California. October 2014.
10.Novel Surgical Techniques for Gastroparesis. Seventh Annual NYU Seminars in Gastroenterology. New York, New York. 2011
11.Remodeling the Stomach for Weight Loss: Restrictive Bariatric Operations. Seventh Annual NYU Seminars in Gastroenterology. New York, New York. 2011
12.Office based adjustments of the laparoscopic adjustable gastric band. IFSO. Hamburg, Germany; September 2011
ABSTRACTS
Scientific Oral and Video Presentations
1.One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass for Revisional Bariatric Surgery: Assessment of Short-Term Safety. Pivo S, Jenkins M, Kim M, Ren Fielding C, Schwack B. (Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2022 [Meeting Abstract]). ASMBS. Dallas, Texas. June 2022.
2.The Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Poa C, Creange C, Pergamo M, Ren Fielding CJ, Fielding G, Schwack BF. (Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2018 [Meeting Abstract]). ASMBS. Nashville, Tennessese. November 2018
3.Long Term Update on the Efficacy of Laparoscopic Adjustable Banding in the Treatment of Adolescents with Morbid Obesity (age 14-17). Liu S, Youn H, Schwack B, Kurian M, Ren Fielding C, Fielding G. (Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2018[Meeting Abstract]). ASMBS. Nashville, Tennessee. November 2018.
4.One vs two stage band conversion to sleeve gastrectomy: A comparison of weight loss. Schwack BF, Kurian MS, Fielding GA, Youn H, Ren Fielding CJ. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2017 [Meeting Abstract]). EAES. Frankfurt, Germany. June 2017.
5.Gastric Band Conversion to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Shows Greater Weight Loss Than Conversion to Sleeve Gastrectomy. Jenkins M, Creange C, Ren Fielding C, Fielding G, Kurian M, Schwack B. (Obesity Surgery, 2017[Meeting Abstract]). IFSO. London, England, United Kingdom. September 2017.
6.The impact of a sleeve gastrectomy clinical pathway on outcomes and hospital costs. Creange C, Lin E, Kurian M, Schwack B, Fielding G, Ren-Fielding C. (Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2016 [Meeting Abstract]). ASMBS. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 2016.
7.Sleeve Gastrectomy After Failed Gastric Band Compared to Primary Sleeve Gastrectomy: Two Year Weight Loss Follow-Up.” Creange C; Kurian M; Fielding, G; Ren-Fielding C; Schwack, B. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2016 [Meeting Abstract]). EAES. Amsterdam, Netherlands. June 2016
8.Improvement in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis with Surgical Weight Loss. Sethi M, Ren Fielding CJ, Lee S, Schwack BF, Kurian MS, Fielding GA, Reddy S. (Surgery for obesity and related diseases, 2015 [Meeting Abstract). ASMBS. Los Angeles, California. November 2015. (Oral presentation of a Poster of Distinction)
9.Revisional SADI for Weight Regain in Sleeve Gastrectomy. Williams D, Schwack BF, Ren Fielding CJ, Fielding GA, Kurian MS. (Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2015 [Meeting Abstract]). ASMBS. Los Angeles, California. November 2015. (Video presentation)
10.The Utility of Esophagram and Clinical Indicators in Detecting Leaks After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Sethi M, Magrath M, Somoza E, Parikh M, Saunders JK, Ude-Welcome A, Schwack B, Kurian M, Fielding G, Ren-Fielding C. EAES. Bucharest, Romania. June 2015. Karl Storz Award Nominee Presentation
11.The Safety of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Among Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetics. Sethi M, Schwack B, Kurian M, Fielding G, Ren-Fielding C. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2015 [Meeting Abstract]). EAES. Bucharest, Romania. June 2015
12.Laparoscopic Subtotal Gastrectomy and Roux-En-Y Esophagojejunostomy for Gastrogastric Fistula Following Gastric Bypass. Sethi M, Shimwoo L, Schwack B, Kurian M, Fielding G, Ren-Fielding C. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2015 [Meeting Abstract]). EAES. Bucharest, Romania. June 2015 (Video presentation)
13.Laparoscopic Reversal of Nissen Fundoplication with Conversion To 180-Degree Anterior Fundoplication for Obstructive Dysphagia. Sethi M, Schwack B, Kurian M, Fielding G, Ren-Fielding C. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2015 [Meeting Abstract]). EAES. Bucharest, Romania. June 2015 (Video presentation)
14.Intraoperative leak testing has no correlation with leak after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Sethi M, Zagzag J, Patel K, Magrath M, Parikh MS, Saunders JK, Ude-Welcome AO, Schwack BF, Kurian MS, Fielding GA, Ren Fielding CJ. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2015 [Meeting Abstract]). SAGES. Nashville, Tennessee. April 2015.
15.Previous weight loss as a predictor of weight loss outcomes after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Sethi, M; Beitner, M; Magrath, M; Schwack, B F; Kurian, M S; Fielding, G A; Ren-Fielding, C J. (Surgical endoscopy, 2015 [Meeting Abstract]). SAGES. Nashville, Tennessee. April 2015.
16.Single-stage vs. 2-stage sleeve gastrectomy as a conversion after failed adjustable gastric banding: 30-day outcomes. Obeid, N R; Schwack, B F; Youn, H; Kurian, M S; Ren-Fielding, C J; Fielding, G A. (Surgical endoscopy, 2015 [Meeting Abstract]). SAGES. Nashville, Tennessee. April 2015.
17.Weight loss outcomes among patients referred after primary bariatric procedure. Obeid NR, Baxter A, Molina B, Schwack B, Kurian M, Ren-Fielding C, Fielding G. International Federation of the Surgery for Obesity (IFSO). Montréal, Québec, Canada. Aug 2014.
18.Five-year psychological outcomes among morbidly obese adolescents undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Obeid NR, Kanter C, Youn A, Schwack BF, Kurian MS, Vazzana A, Ren-Fielding CJ, Fielding GA. IFSO. Montréal, Québec, Canada. Aug 2014.
19.Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding of Gastric Pouch from Prior Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Schwack B, Obeid N, Fielding G. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2014 [Meeting Abstract]). EAES (14th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery). Paris, France. June 2014. (Video presentation)
20.Laparoscopic Repair of Large Paraesohageal Hernia with Concurrent Sleeve Gastrectomy. Schwack B, Obeid N, Fielding G. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2014 [Meeting Abstract]). EAES (14th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery). Paris, France. June 2014. (Video presentation)
21.Update on Salvage Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding for Failed Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Loy J, Youn H, Lofton H, Schwack BF, Kurian M, Fielding GA, Ren Fielding C. ASMBS. Atlanta, Georgia. November 2013
22.Resolution of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents Undergoing Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB). Loy J, Youn H, Lofton H, Schwack BF, Kurian M, Fielding GA, Ren Fielding C. ASMBS. Atlanta, Georgia. November 2013
23.Comparing revision procedures after laparoscopic adjustable Gastric band failure: gastric bypass vs. sleeve gastrectomy. Schwack B, Loy J, Youn H, Kurian M, Ren Fielding C, Fielding G. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2013 [Meeting Abstract]). EAES. Vienna, Austria. June 2013.
24.Location and Number of Sutures Placed for Hiatal Hernia Repair During Laparospcoic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Does it Matter? Obeid N, Deese-Laurent S, Schwack BF, Youn H, Kurian MS, Ren Fielding C, Fielding G. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2013 [Meeting Abstract]). SAGES. Baltimore, Maryland. April 2013.
25.Assessment of 30 day readmissions for patients Undergoing bariatric procedures. Schwack B, Bedrosian A, Youn H, Ren Fielding C, Kurian M, Fielding G. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2012 [Meeting Abstract]). EAES. Brussels, Belgium. June 2012
26.Sleeve gastrectomy as a salvage procedure in patients with acute ischemia of the gastric fundus after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Schwack B, Fielding G, Kurian M, Ren Fielding C. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2012 [Meeting Abstract]). EAES. Brussels, Belgium. June 2012
27.Single Incision Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding is Effective and Safe: 756 Cases in an Academic Medical Center. Schwack B, Novack R, Youn H, Ren-Fielding C, Kurian M, Fielding G. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2011 [Meeting Abstract]). EAES. Torino, Italy. June 2011.
28.Does adding a lesser curvature gastro-gastric plication suture reduce the need for revision after laparoscopic adjustable gastric band placement? Zagzag J, Schwack B, Youn H, Ren Fielding C, Fielding G, Kurian M. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2011 [Meeting Abstract]). SAGES. San Antonio, Texas. April 2011.
29.Features of an Openable Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band. Schwack BF and Allen JW. American College of Surgeons. Washington, DC. 2010. Video presentation.
30.Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Intestinal Malrotation. Schwack BF and Allen JW. EAES. Geneva, Switzerland. June 2010. (Video presentation).
31.2,293,235,712 Ways to Perform Gastric Bypass. Schwack BF and Allen JW. EAES. Geneva, Switzerland. June 2010.
32.2,293,235,712 Ways to Perform Gastric Bypass: A History of the Gastric Bypass and Its Variations. Schwack BF and Allen JW. The Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science. Louisville, Kentucky. March 2010
Poster presentations
1.“One versus two stage gastric band conversion to sleeve gastrectomy: A Comparison of weight loss over five years.” Nowak B, Ren Fielding C, Fielding G, Kurian M, Schwack B (Obesity Surgery, 2019 [Meeting Abstract]). Presented at: IFSO. Madrid, Spain. September 2019.
2.Gastrojejunostomy stricture after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, a 17-year experience. Nowak B, Fielding G, Kurian M, Schwack B, Bedrosian A, Ren Fielding C. (Surgical endoscopy, 2019 [Meeting Abstract]). SAGES. Baltimore, MD. April 2019.
3.Predicting morbidity in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients: A verified scoring tool. Defnet AM, Fielding CR, Fielding G, Schwack B, Youn A, Bedrosian A. (Surgical endoscopy, 2018 [Meeting Abstract]). SAGES. Seattle, Washington. April 2018.
4.Long term results for gastric banding as salvage procedure for patients with weight loss failure after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Liu S, Ren Fielding CJ, Schwack B, Kurian M, Fielding GA. (Surgical endoscopy, 2018 [Meeting Abstract]). SAGES. Seattle, Washington. April 2018.
5.Factors Associated with Increased Risk of 30 Day Complications In Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Patients: A Prediction Score. Jenkins M, Fielding G, Schwack B, Kurian M, Ren Fielding C. (Obesity Surgery, 2017[Meeting Abstract]). IFSO. London, England, UK. September 2017.
6.Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: A 10 Year Follow Up. Jenkins M, Poa C, Schwack B, Ren Fielding C, Fielding G. (Obesity Surgery, 2017[Meeting Abstract]). IFSO. London, England, UK. September 2017.
7.Gastric band conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass shows greater weight loss than conversion to longitudinal sleeve gastrectomy: Two year follow up. Creange C, Pergamo M, Kurian M,, Fielding G, Ren-Fielding C, Schwack B.
ASMBS. New Orleans, Louisiana. Nov 2016.
Awarded: 2nd place poster distinction.
8.Is endoscopic stenting or sleeve leaks always necessary? A comparison of management protocols. Horwitz D, Saunders J, Chau E, Ude Welcome A, Chui P, Ren Fielding C, Fielding G, Schwack B, Paridichkh M. (Surgery for obesity and related diseases, 2016). ASMBS. New Orleans, LA. November 2016.
9.Resident Involvement Does Not Increase Complication Rates in Bariatric Surgery. Creange C, Schwack B, Kurian M, Fielding G, Ren Fielding C. (Surgical endoscopy, 2016 [Meeting Abstract]) SAGES. Boston, Massachusetts. Mar 2016
10.Disparity in Bariatric Procedures Among Clinical Subgroups in the United States: Surgical Trends or Patient Preference. Monica Sethi, MD, Christine Ren-Fielding, MD, Bradley Schwack, MD, George Fielding, MD, H. Leon Pachter, MD, Marina Kurian, MD.. (SOARD, 2015), ASMBS, Los Angeles, CA-Poster presentation
11.Gastric Band Removal for Device-Related Complications May Be Associated with Significant Morbidity. Horwitz D, Saunders J, Ude Welcome A, Young H, Fielding G, Ren Fielding C, Kurian M, Schwack B, Parikh M. (Surgery for obesity and related diseases, 2015.) ASMBS. Los Angeles, CA. November 2015.
12.Previous Weight Loss as a Predictor of Weight Loss Outcomes After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. Sethi M, Beitner M, Magrath M, Schwack B, Kurina M, Fielding G, Ren Fielding C. (Surgical Endosocpy, 2015[Meeting Abstract]). SAGES. Nashville, Tennessee. April 2015.
13.Safety of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding with Concurrent Cholecystectomy for Symptomatic Cholelithiasis. Obeid N, Youn H, Kurian M, Ren Fielding C, Fielding G, Schwack B. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2014 [Meeting Abstract]). SAGES. Baltimore, MD. April 2014.
14.Weight Loss After Major Reoperations for Adjustable Gastric Banding. Beitner, M, Ren Fielding C, Kurian M, Schwack B, Kaye A, Skandarajah A, Thomson B, Fielding G. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2012 [Meeting Abstract]). SAGES. San Diego, California. March 2012.
15.Systemic removal of >50% of fluid In patients with clinically significant reflux or slippage-like Complications of adjustable gastric bands is an effective treatment option. Bedrosian A, Obeid N, Schwack B, Youn H, Ren-Fielding C, Fielding G, Kurian M. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2012 [Meeting Abstract]). SAGES. San Diego, California. March 2012.
16.Should we do a cruroplasty in every laparoscopic adjustable gastric band Procedure? Schwack B, Zagzag J, Youn H, Ren-Fielding C, Kurian M, Fielding G. SAGES. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2011). SAGES. San Antonio, Texas. April 2011
17.A Proposed Classification System for Gastric Prolapse Associated With Laparoscopically Placed Adjustable Gastric Bands. Schwack BF and Allen JW. (Surgical Endoscopy, 2010 [Meeting Abstract]). SAGES. Washington, D.C. April 2010.
ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS
T3 Surgery Survival Guide (Tulane University)
Author and Editor
Handbook for Tulane University third year medical students embarking on their surgical clerkship, 2004
Cancer and Gene Therapy: Oncogenetics, Technology, and the Case of Breast Carcinoma.
(Master’s thesis, Tulane University, Department of Pharmacology) 2000
The Representation of Human Nature in 18th Century French Thought.
(Honors thesis, Cornell University, Department of Romance Studies) 1999
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