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Robert E. Brolin, MD
Dr. Robert E. Brolin is one of the nation's leaders in bariatric surgery. His surgical competency is known worldwide and his dedication to his patients is unsurpassed.
Honors, Awards & Publications » ( PDF)
Experience
- 28 years of bariatric experience
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Over 2700 bariatric operations performed;
· Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (Over 600 laparoscopic)
· Gastroplasty
· More than 200 revision operations; many selectively performed using laparoscopic techniques
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Administrative leadership in bariatric surgery;
· 2000-2001 President of American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASBS)
· ASBS Executive Council Member for over 10 years
· ASBS Committee Member for over 20 years
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Academic leadership in bariatric surgery;
· 60 publications in medical journals
· 120 national/international lectures
· 16 chapters in medical textbooks
· 40 published abstracts
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Research leadership in bariatric surgery;
· Participant/speaker 1991 National Institute of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Panel on Gastrointestonal Surgery for Severe Obesity
· Cochairman ASBS/NIH sponsored workshop on research considerations in bariatric surgery
Academic Background
| Education |
DePauw University
(Holland, MI) |
1966 - 1970 |
University of Michigan School of Medicine
(Ann Arbor, MI) |
1970 - 1974 |
| Postgraduate Training |
Internship/Residency
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
1974 - 1980 |
- Teacher for entire 28-year career
- 20 years on full time faculty at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Preceptor for American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS)
- Original and active member of the ASBS committee that designed the preceptorship program
- Compiled the written examination for preceptees
Academic Appointments
UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
(Piscataway, NJ) |
| Assistant Professor of Surgery |
06/01/80 - 06/30/84 |
| Associate Professor of Surgery |
07/01/84 - 06/30/89 |
| Chief, Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery |
07/01/88 - 04/13/99 |
| Professor of Surgery |
07/01/89 - 09/30/00 |
Rutgers University
(New Brunswick, NJ) |
| Associate, Graduate Faculty Department of Engineering |
07/01/89 - present |
| Associate, Graduate Faculty Applied Human Nutrition/Dietetics |
09/23/92 - present |
University Medical Center at Priceton
(Princeton, NJ) |
Adjunct Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Pittsburgh, PA) |
07/09/02 - present |
Fellowship in Bariatric Surgery
- Organized the first fellowship devoted entirely to bariatric surgery
- Member of ASBS fellowship training committee
Board Certification
| American Board of Surgery (#27341) |
12/14/81 |
American Board of Surgery (#27341)
[recertified] |
01/08/92 |
American Board of Surgery (#27341)
[recertified] |
12/16/01 |
Medical Licensures
| State of New Jersey #37406 |
April, 1980 |
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