Penn Medicine Provider
Bariatric Surgery
Colleen Rauchut Tewksbury, PhD, MPH, RD, CSOWM, LDN
Penn Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program Perelman

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Foster MW, Gershuni VM, Tewksbury CM, Giri JS, Dumon KR, Rame JE, Williams NN Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy carries a lower perioperative mortality including sudden cardiac death over roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with a prior cardiac history , JAMA Surgery: 2019 (in press)


Tewksbury CM Bariatric surgery , Clinical Case Studies for the Nutrition Care Process, 2nd Edition: 2019 (in press)


Prout Parks E, Finnerty D, Panganiban J, Frasso R, Bishop-Gilyard C, Tewksbury CM, Williams NN, Dumon K, Cordero G, Hill DL, Sarwer DB Perspectives of adolescents with severe obesity on social media support in preparation for the weight-loss surgery: A qualitative study , BMC Pediatrics: 2019 (in press)


Hoeltzel GD, Tewksbury CM, Goldshore MA, Prout Parks E, Nance ML, Dumon KR, Swendiman RA Current trends and outcomes of adolescent bariatric surgery: An MBSAQIP analysis , JAMA Pediatrics: 2019 (accepted for publication)


Tewksbury CM, Wu J, Allison KC, Gardiner H, Dumon KR, Williams NN, Sarwer DB Pre-bariatric surgery care and postoperative outcomes: Increased number of visits associated with smaller weight losses over first 2 postoperative years , Surgery for Obesity & Related Diseases: 2019 (Epub)


Tewksbury C (interviewed by Schaefer MA) Weight loss prior to bariatric surgery carries risks , The Philadelphia Inquirer: 2019


Tewksbury C (interviewed) Weight loss before bariatric surgery may increase infection risk , Endocrine Today: 2019


Cohen J, Lim MA, Tewksbury CM, Landa ST, Trofe-Clark J, Abt PL, Williams NN, Dumon KR, Goral S Bariatric surgery before and after kidney transplantation: Long-term weight loss and allograft outcomes , Surgery for Obesity & Related Diseases, 16(6): 2019,935-941


Tewksbury CM, Crowley N, Parrott JM, Andromalos L, Isom KA, Smith E, Allison KC Weight loss prior to bariatric surgery and 30-day mortality, readmission, reoperation, or intervention: An analysis of 349,016 bariatric surgery cases , Obesity Surgery: 2019


Tewksbury C (interviewed by Todd C) Here's what actually happens in your body when you eat protein , Yahoo Lifestyle, SELF Magazine: 2019


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