CURRICULUM VITAE
Kathleen L. Lak MD
Kathleen L. Lak MD
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of General
Department of Surgery
Division of General
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Hub for Collaborative Medicine |
8701 Watertown Plank Road |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
08/2002 - 06/2006 B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI |
08/2007 - 06/2011 M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2011 - 06/2016 Resident, Department of General Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
05/2014 Training Course, American College of Surgeons Residents as Teachers and Leaders Course, Chicago, IL |
12/2014 Training Course, Intuitive Surgical, Robotic Surgery Training for residents, Houston, TX |
08/2016 - 07/2017 Post-doctoral fellow, Bariatric and Minimally Invasive General Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, General Surgery, General Surgery, WI, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
09/2016 Training Course-SAGES Flexible Endoscopy Course for Fellows, Houston, TX |
11/2016 Training Course-Da Vinci ® MIS Council Fellowship Program, Atlanta, GA |
01/2017 Training Course-LINX ® Reflux Management System Fellowship Program, Chicago, IL |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
08/2016 - 08/2017 Instructor, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
09/2017 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
09/15/2017 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
American Board of Surgery | 04/23/2018 | 12/31/2028 |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery | SAGES | 2014 | None |
Certificate of Fellowship Training: Advanced GI MIS | SAGES | 01/2017 | None |
Certificate of Satisfactory Training in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery | ASMBS | 10/18/2017 | None |
Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery | SAGES | 2017 | None |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Wisconsin | 59950-20 | 2012 | 10/31/2021 |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
2012 Outstanding Medical Student Resident Teacher Award |
2014 Poster of Distinction, Wisconsin Surgical Society |
09/2018 Dr. Michael J. Dunn Poster Contest Award, Primary care providers’ attitudes and knowledge of bariatric surgery. Presentation by Emily Horecki, BA |
11/2019 Department of Surgery’s Outstanding Educator |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2007 - 2016 Wisconsin Medical Society |
08/01/2011 - Present Wisconsin Surgical Society (Associate Member) |
08/01/2011 - 2019 American College of Surgeons (Associate Fellow) |
2014 - 2017 Society for Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery (Candidate Member) |
08/01/2016 - Present American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (Affiliate Member) |
2017 - Present Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (Active Member) |
2018 - Present Association for Women in Surgery |
2018 - Present Association for Academic Surgery (Active Member) |
2019 - Present Americas Hernia Society |
2019 - Present Fellow of the American College of Surgeons |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Editorial Board |
2019 Abstract Reviewer for SAGES Emerging Technology Session |
2020 Abstract Reviewer for SAGES Emerging Technology Session |
Ad-Hoc Reviewer |
Surgical Endoscopy |
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2013 - 2016 Froedtert Hospital Nutrition Committee |
2017 - Present Accountable Care Team Representative, Division of General Surgery |
2019 - Present Minimally Invasive Surgery Accountable Care Team-Surgical Services |
2019 - Present Medical Director, 12 CFAC, Froedtert Hospital |
2020 - Present Co-director of the Senior Resident Curriculum |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
08/2017 - 2019 SAGES Champion for the Medical College of Wisconsin |
10/2018 - Present Technology and Value Assessment Committee, SAGES |
10/2018 - Present Quality Outcomes and Safety Committee, SAGES |
04/2019 Co-Chair, Bariatric Emergencies for the Non-Bariatric Surgeon, SAGES |
04/2019 Moderator, Exhibit Hall Theater Video Session 1, SAGES National Meeting |
2019 - Present General and Foregut Surgery Committee, ASMBS |
08/2020 Chair, No Longer ‘Back in My Day’-Surgery in the Millennial Era, SAGES National Meeting |
2020 - Present Hernia Committee, SAGES |
2020 - Present Association for Academic Surgery Publications Committee |
INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
Masters Hernia: Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair-Still a Great Approach, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) National Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 04/2019 |
Masters Bariatrics: Recognizing and Managing Bypass Specific Complications, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) National Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 04/2019 |
Aspiration therapy for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity, Presented at the SAGES National Meeting (Virtual)-Based, Cleveland, OH, 08/2020 |
Surgical Work-up of Patients with Gastroparesis: Who, What, When and Why, Presented at the SAGES National Meeting (Virtual)-Based, Cleveland, OH, 08/2020 |
Regional |
Endoscopic Obesity Treatment is the New “Big” Thing: Balloons and Aspiration Therapy, MCW Debates and Controversies in GERD, Esophageal Motility and Obesity Management Conference, MCW-Green Bay Campus, Green Bay, WI, 12/2016 |
Difficult and Controversial Hernia Repair- Parastomal, Flank, Hernia Prevention, Advances in Minimally Invasive General Surgery Symposium, St. Norbert College, Green Bay Campus, WI, 12/2017 |
Complex Hernia Repair; Panel Discussion, Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/2018 |
Bariatric Emergencies for the General Surgeon, Medical College of Wisconsin Updates in General Surgery Symposium, Green Bay, WI, 12/2019 |
Local |
A population-based analysis of elective versus non-elective ventral hernia repairs utilizing the nationwide inpatient sample, Surgical Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2014 |
GERD in the Morbidly Obese, MCW Hernia, Foregut and Colorectal Symposium, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2016 |
Hernias--What every patient needs to know, Community Education, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2017 |
Bariatric Surgery and End Stage Renal Disease, Medical College of Wisconsin Kidney Preceptorship, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2017 |
Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Comprehensive Obesity Program, Obstetrics and Gynecology Health Care Provider Outreach, Brookfield, WI, 10/2017 |
Bariatric Surgery and End Stage Renal Disease, Medical College of Wisconsin Kidney Preceptorship, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2018 |
Bariatric Surgery and End Stage Renal Disease, Medical College of Wisconsin Kidney Preceptorship, Milwaukee, WI, 04/2019 |
Bariatric Update 2019, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin-Surgical Staff, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2019 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
Gould, JC., Simon, KL, A population-based analysis of elective versus non-elective ventral hernia repairs utilizing the nationwide inpatient sample, Academic Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 02/2015 |
Gould, JC., Simon, KL, Cost of laparoscopic cholecystectomy decreases after implementation of a standardized pick-list, Academic Surgical Congress, Jacksonville, FL, 02/2016 |
Gould, JC., Simon, KL, Metabolic Syndrome is a significant predictor of post-operative morbidity and mortality following bariatric surgery, SAGES, Houston, TX, 03/2017 |
Gould, JC., Simon, KL, Perioperative Functional Health Status is a Predictor of Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality following bariatric surgery, ASMBS Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 10/2017 |
Lak, KL., Horecki, EK, When does the honeymoon end? Changes in psychological well-being based on time since bariatric surgery, Poster Presentation at ASMBS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, 11/2018 |
Lak, KL., Wallace, L, Buyer’s remorse: What predicts post-decision dissonance after bariatric surgery?, Podium presentation at ASMBS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, 11/2018 |
Lak, KL., Horecki, EK, Primary Care Providers’ Attitudes and Knowledge of Bariatric Surgery, Podium Presentation. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Baltimore, MD, 04/2019 |
Cruz, M, Lak, KL, Thompson, K, Semons-Booker, MS, Braun, E, Wlodarczyk, K, Harrison, R, Pregnancy Outcomes with specialist care after bariatric surgery, Poster Presentation at the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting, Grapevine, TX, 02/2020 |
Cruz, M, Lak, KL, Semons-Booker, K, Braun, E, Wlodarcyzk, K, Harrison, R, Vitamin Deficiency after bariatric surgery and pregnancy outcomes, Poster presentation at American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virtual conference, Seattle, WA, 04/2020 |
Cruz, M, Lak, KL, Semons-Booker, K, Braun, E, Harrison, R. Wlodarcyzk, K, Pregnancy outcomes by type of bariatric surgery, Poster presentation at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virtual conference, Seattle, WA, 04/2020 |
Cruz, M, Lak, KL, Thompson, K, Semons-Booker, MS, Braun, E, Wlodarczyk, K, Harrison, R. Livergood, C, Early Onset and Preterm Preeclampsia after bariatric surgery, Poster Presentation at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virtual conference, Seattle, WA, 04/2020 |
Lak, KL, Barry, C, Feuerborn, M, Li, L, The effect of Mental Health Disorders on Post-operative outcomes after bariatric surgery, Accepted abstract for a podium presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2020. Held virtually based out of Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL, 05/2020 |
Lak, KL, Barry, C, Li, L. Feuerborn, M, The effect of pre-operative psychosocial support, markers of non-compliance or history of trauma on outcomes after bariatric surgery, Poster presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2020. Held virtually based out of Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL, 05/2020 |
Regional |
Gould, JC., Simon, KL, A population-based analysis of elective versus non-elective ventral hernia repairs utilizing the nationwide inpatient sample, Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/2014 |
Gould, JC., Simon, KL, Cost of laparoscopic cholecystectomy decreases after implementation of a standardized pick-list, Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/2015 |
Otterson, M., Simon, KL, Perforated Meckel's diverticulum diagnosed pre-operatively after 15 years of relapsing symptoms: a case report, Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/2015 |
Redlich, P., Simon, KL, Individualized learning plans: bridging the knowledge gaps in the surgery clerkship through self-directed learning, Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/2015 |
Lak, KL., Horecki, EK, Primary care providers’ attitudes and knowledge of bariatric surgery, Podium Presentation at Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/2018 |
Lak, KL. Wallace, L, Buyer’s remorse: What predicts post-decision dissonance after bariatric surgery?, Podium Presentation at the Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/2018 |
Lak, KL. Horecki, EK, When does the honeymoon end? Changes in psychological well-being based on time since bariatric surgery, Poster Presentation at the Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/2018 |
Kindel, T, Gould J, Higgins R, Lak, K, Wilkinson, KH, The effect of bariatric surgery hospital volume on post-operative outcomes for morbidly obese patients undergoing elective GS procedures, Podium Presentation, Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/2019 |
Gould, JC, Hetzel, E, Hausler A, Lak, KL, Higgins, RM, Kindel T, Examining current patterns of opioid prescribing and use after bariatric surgery, Podium presentation, Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/2019 |
Local |
Simon, KL, Effects of Varying Degrees of Folic Acid Supplementation on Global Methylation in the Injured CNS of Adult Rats, Poster Presentation at the UW-Madison Undergraduate Research Symposium, UW-Madison Undergraduate Research Symposium, Madison, WI, 2005 |
Brasel, K., Simon, KL, The role of socioeconomic factors predicting failure to follow up in an injured trauma population, Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/2011 |
Gould, JC., Simon, KL, A population-based analysis of elective versus non-elective ventral hernia repairs utilizing the nationwide inpatient sample, The Medical College of Wisconsin Annual Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2014 |
Lak, KL., Horecki, EK, Primary care providers’ attitudes and knowledge of bariatric surgery, Podium Presentation at MCW Fall Research Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2018 |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Medical Student Education |
11/2017 Student Laparoscopic Clinic |
03/2018 - Present Junior Medical Student Lecture: Stomach and Duodenum |
Resident and Fellow Education |
08/2017 - Present PGY1 Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery |
08/2017 - Present PGY2 Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery |
04/2018 PGY2 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Lecture |
04/2018 PGY2 Paraoesophageal Hernia Lecture |
01/2019 PGY3 Work-up of a bariatric patient |
04/2019 PGY2/3 GERD and Treatment Options |
05/2019 PGY2/3 PIG Lab- MIGS |
05/2019 - Present Senior Resident Mock Oral Boards Examiner |
02/2020 Bariatric Surgery and Reproductive Health, Medical College of Wisconsin Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program |
08/2020 - Present Morbidity and Mortality Conference Moderator |
10/2020 Senior Resident Curriculum-Surgical Endoscopy Lecture |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Community/Lay Public |
09/2017 Froedtert Hospital, Community Education: Hernias—What Every Patient Needs to Know |
02/2019 Froedtert Hospital, Bariatric Surgery Orientation |
03/2019 Froedtert Hospital, Community Education: Beyond pills: New Treatments for Acid Reflux |
04/2019 Froedtert Hospital, Community Education: Hernias—What Every Patient Needs to Know |
08/2019 Froedtert Hospital, Bariatric Surgery Orientation |
12/2019 Froedtert Hospital, Bariatric Surgery Orientation |
02/2020 Froedtert Hospital, Bariatric Surgery Orientation |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Medical Students |
05/2018 - Present Emily Horecki, Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship Program, Medical College of Wisconsin |
12/2018 - Present Lin Li, Medical Student Pathways Mentor and Medical Student Summer Research Program, Medical College of Wisconsin |
12/2018 - Present Mai'ana Feuerborn, Medical Student Summer Research Program, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2019 - Present Quamaine Bond, Clinical Apprenticeship Preceptor Program, Medical College of Wisconsin |
Clinical/Research Fellows |
08/2017 - 06/2018 Cynthia Weber, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
08/2018 - 07/2019 Semeret Munie, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
08/2019 - 07/2020 Maria Linnaus, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
08/2020 - 07/2021 Shanley Deal, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
Residents |
08/2019 - Present Colleen McBride, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Iskandar BJ, Rizk E, Meier B, Hariharan N, Bottiglieri T, Finnell RH, Jarrard DF, Banerjee RV, Skene JH, Nelson A, Patel N, Gherasim C, Simon K, Cook TD, Hogan KJ. Folate regulation of axonal regeneration in the rodent central nervous system through DNA methylation. J Clin Invest. 2010 May;120(5):1603-16. PMCID: PMC2860927 |
2. Simon KL, Frelich MJ, Gould JC, Zhao HS, Szabo A, Goldblatt MI. Inpatient outcomes after elective versus nonelective ventral hernia repair. J Surg Res. 2015 Oct;198(2):305-10. PMCID: PMC4751026 |
3. Schumm, M., SIMON, K., Frelich, M., Goldblatt, M., Kastenmeier, A., Wallace, J., Gould, J. Reoperative surgery for failed fundoplication- a complex operation best done well the first time. Gastroenterology 2015; 148 (4): S-1137. |
4. Schumm M, Simon K, Sacho R, Gould JC. Successful Laparoscopic Harvesting of Omental Pedicle Flap for Salvage Cerebral Revascularization in 2 Adults With Moyamoya Disease: Technique and Lessons Learned. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2017 Oct;27(5):e111-e115. |
5. Helm MC, Simon K, Higgins R, Kindel TL, Gould JC. Perioperative complications increase the risk of venous thromboembolism following bariatric surgery. Am J Surg. 2017 Dec;214(6):1135-1140. |
6. Helm MC, Simon K, Higgins R, Kindel TL, Gould JC. Discussion of: "Perioperative complications increase the risk of venous thromboembolism following bariatric surgery". Am J Surg. 2017 Dec;214(6):1141-1142. |
7. Nielsen AW, Helm MC, Kindel T, Higgins R, Lak K, Helmen ZM, Gould JC. Perioperative bleeding and blood transfusion are major risk factors for venous thromboembolism following bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2018 May;32(5):2488-2495. |
8. Simon KL, Frelich MJ, Gould JC. Picking apart surgical pick lists - Reducing variation to decrease surgical costs. Am J Surg. 2018 Jan;215(1):19-22. |
9. Lak KL, Goldblatt MI. Mesh Selection in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Sep;142(3 Suppl):99S-106S. |
10. Lak, K., Gould, JG. LINX for management of GERD. Department of Surgery Newsletter: Leading the Way. Medical College of Wisconsin. 06/2018 |
11. Clark LN, Helm MC, Higgins R, Lak K, Kastenmeier A, Kindel T, Goldblatt M, Gould JC. The impact of preoperative anemia and malnutrition on outcomes in paraesophageal hernia repair. Surg Endosc. 2018 Nov;32(11):4666-4672. |
12. Wallace L, Horecki EK, Helm MC, Higgins RM, Gould JC, Lak K, Kindel TL. Buyer's remorse: what predicts post-decision dissonance after bariatric surgery? Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Jul;15(7):1182-1188. |
13. Lak KL, Helm MC, Higgins RM, Kindel TL, Gould JC. Preoperative functional health status is a predictor of short-term postoperative morbidity and mortality after bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Apr;15(4):608-614. |
14. Lak KL, Helm MC, Kindel TL, Gould JC. Metabolic Syndrome Is a Significant Predictor of Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality Following Bariatric Surgery. J Gastrointest Surg. 2019 Apr;23(4):739-744. |
15. Barr AC, Lak KL, Helm MC, Kindel TL, Higgins RM, Gould JC. Linear vs. circular-stapled gastrojejunostomy in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Endosc. 2019 Dec;33(12):4098-4101. |
16. Wilkinson KH, Helm M, Lak K, Higgins RM, Gould JC, Kindel TL. The Risk of Post-operative Complications in Super-Super Obesity Compared to Super Obesity in Accredited Bariatric Surgery Centers. Obes Surg. 2019 Sep;29(9):2964-2971. |
17. Lopez EKH, Helm MC, Gould JC, Lak KL. Primary care providers' attitudes and knowledge of bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2020 May;34(5):2273-2278. |
18. Dort J, Romanelli J, Choudhury N, Flink BJ, Lak K, Levy S, Needleman BJ, Paget CJ 3rd, Telem D, Schwarz E, Zhang LP, Sylla P, Mellinger JD, Matthews BD, Feldman L, Pryor AD, Asbun HJ. SAGES primer for taking care of yourself during and after the COVID-19 crisis. Surg Endosc. 2020 Jul;34(7):2856-2862. PMCID: PMC7238959 |
19. Suh S, Hetzel E, Alter-Troilo K, Lak K, Gould JC, Kindel TL, Higgins RM. The influence of preoperative carbohydrate loading on postoperative outcomes in bariatric surgery patients: a randomized, controlled trial Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. August 2021;17(8):1480-1488. |
20. Kindel TL, Higgins RM, Lak K, Gould J, Baumann Kreuziger L, Mohammed A, Gaglianello N, Ishizawar D. Bariatric surgery in patients with advanced heart failure: A proposed multi-disciplinary pathway for surgical care in medically complex patients. Surgery. 2021 Sep;170(3):659-663. |
21. Ford J, Kindel T, Higgins RM, Lak KL, Hetzel E, Gould JC. Examining current patterns of opioid prescribing and use after bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2022 Apr;36(4):2564-2569. |
22. Petcka NL, Alter-Troilo K, Hetzel E, Higgins RM, Lak KL, Gould JC, Kindel TL, Kastenmeier AS, Goldblatt MI. Transversus abdominis plane blocks for complex abdominal wall reconstruction decrease hospital length of stay compared to epidurals. Surg Endosc. 2022 Oct;36(10):7722-7730. |
23. Tan WH, Ford J, Kindel T, Higgins RM, Lak K, Gould JC. Implementation of a standardized multimodal pain regimen significantly reduces postoperative inpatient opioid utilization in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2023 Apr;37(4):3103-3112. |
24. Mathson LR, Lak KL, Gould JC, Higgins RM, Kindel TL. The Association of Preoperative Food Insecurity With Early Postoperative Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery. J Surg Res. 2024 Feb;294:51-57. |
25. Lak KL, Gould JC. Magnetic sphincter augmentation Benign Esophageal Disease: Modern Surgical Approaches and Techniques. 12 April 2021:25-30. |
26. Lak K. Safe Introduction of Technology The SAGES Manual of Quality, Outcomes and Patient Safety, Second Edition. 1 January 2022:385-404. |
27. Saleh T, Ford J, Kindel T, Higgins R, Lak K, Gould J, Tan WH. Inpatient opioid use and pain control after robotic versus laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy Surgery (United States). 2023. |
28. Hilt L, Sherman B, Tan WH, Lak K, Gould JC, Kindel TL, Higgins RM. Bariatric Surgeon Ergonomics: A Comparison of Laparoscopy and Robotics Journal of Surgical Research. 2023. |
29. Lin H, Baker JW, Meister K, Lak KL, Martin Del Campo SE, Smith A, Needleman B, Nadzam G, Ying LD, Varban O, Reyes AM, Breckenbridge J, Tabone L, Gentles C, Echeverri C, Jones SB, Gould J, Vosburg W, Jones DB, Edwards M, Nimeri A, Kindel T, Petrick A. American society for metabolic and bariatric surgery: intra-operative care pathway for minimally invasive Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Oct;20(10):895-909. |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. SIMON, K., Goldblatt, M. Chapter: Epigastric/Umbilical hernias. Clinical Decision Support: Surgery. Lillemoe, K, de Moya, M, Hutter M. 2016. Decision Support in Medicine, LLC. Wilmington, DE. |
2. SIMON, K., Gould, JC. Principles and techniques of abdominal access and physiology of pneumoperitoneum. ACS Surgery: Principles and Practices; Decker Intellectual Properties, Philadelphia, PA, Section 10. 2015. |
3. SIMON, K., Gould, J. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease After Sleeve Gastrectomy. Clinical Scenarios in Surgery. Wolters Kluwer; Philadelphia, PA. 2016. In Press. |
4. Ulualp, K., SIMON, K., Gould, J. Preoperative assessment of failed fundoplication with recurrent hiatal hernia. Hiatal hernia surgery – An Evidence Based Approach. Muhammad Ashraf Memon. Springer International Publishing. Cham, Switzerland. November 2017. Print. |
5. LAK, K., Gould, JC. Management of Acute Gastric Volvulus. The Sages Manual of Foregut Surgery. Springer Science + Business Media. April 2019. |
6. Lak, K., Gould, JC. Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation. Benign Esophageal Disease: Modern Surgical Approaches and Techniques. Springer. In press. |
7. Lak, K., Gould, JC. Difficult Decisions In Bariatric Surgery—Bariatric Surgery for Uncontrolled Hypertension. Springer. In Press. 2020. |
Abstracts |
1. Schumm, M., SIMON, K., Frelich, M., Goldblatt, M., Kastenmeier, A., Wallace, J., Gould, J. Reoperative Surgery for Failed Fundoplication- a Complex Operation Best Done Well the First Time. SSAT. May 2015. |
2. SIMON, K., Helm, M., Gould, J. Metabolic Syndrome is a Significant Predictor of Post-Operative Morbidity and Mortality Following Bariatric Surgery. SAGES. March 2017. |
3. Helm, M., Kindel, T, Higgins, R., SIMON, K., Gould, J. Perioperative Complications Increase the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism Following Bariatric Surgery. Southwest Surgical. 2017. |
4. LAK, K., Helm, M., Higgins, R., Kindel, T., Gould, J. Perioperative functional health status is a predictor of postoperative morbidity and mortality following bariatric surgery. ASMBS. 2017. |
