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Adolfo Z.  Fernandez, M.D.

Adolfo Z. Fernandez, M.D.

Associate Professor, Surgery, General
Contact Information
Appointment:
336-716-6099
Office:
336-716-7255
Fax:
336-716-6637
Clinical Specialties
Bariatric Surgery, Weight Loss Surgery, Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery
Languages
Spanish
Education & Training
  BSGeorgetown University1993
  MDDuke University School of Medicine1997
ResidencyMed Coll Virginia Hosps2002
FellowshipMedical College of Virginia2003
NPI Number
1457336513
Adolfo Z.  Fernandez, M.D.

Adolfo Z. Fernandez, M.D.

Associate Professor, Surgery, General
Contact Information
Appointment:
336-716-6099
Office:
336-716-7255
Fax:
336-716-6637
Recent Publications
Miller GD, Carr JJ, Fernandez AZ. Regional fat changes following weight reduction from laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery [research letter]. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2011; 13(2):189-192.


Shores NJ, Link K, Fernandez A, Geisinger KR, Davis M, Nguyen T, Sawyer J, Rudel L. Non-contrasted computed tomography for the accurate measurement of liver steatosis in obese patients. Dig Dis Sci. 2011; 56(7):2145-2151.


Miller GD, Nicklas BJ, Fernandez A. Serial changes in inflammatory biomarkers after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2011; 7(5):618-624.


Bryan YF, May J, Hoke L, Calicott R, Whelan D, Krings E, Fernandez A. Anesthetic and airway management techniques in morbidly obese patients undergoing gastric bypass and banding [abstract]. In: Abstracts of the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA); 2011 Oct 15-19; Chicago (IL). 2011; ():A548.


Ali MR, Tichansky DS, Kothari SN, McBride CL, Fernandez AZ Jr, Sugerman HJ, Kellum JM, Wolfe LG, DeMaria EJ. Validation that a 1-year fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery can eliminate the learning curve for laparoscopic gastric bypass. Surg Endosc. 2010; 24(1):138-144.


Shores NJ, Fernandez AZ, Geisinger KR, Davis M, Nguyen T, Sawyer JK, Rudel LL. Non-contrasted computed tomography accurately estimates chemically measured hepatic steatosis in bariatric patients [abstract]. Hepatology. 2010; 52(4 Suppl):649A-650A.


Patel BN, Passman CM, Fernandez A, Asplin JR, Coe FL, Kim SC, Lingeman JE, Assimos DG. Prevalence of hyperoxaluria after bariatric surgery. J Urol. 2009; 181(1):161-166.


Ott D, Oliphant M, Fernandez A. Laparoscopic gastric banding: techniques, complications, and imaging (CME credit available) [abstract]. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009; 192(5 Suppl):E228.


Miller GD, Nicklas BJ, You T, Fernandez A. Physical function improvements after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2009; 5(5):530-537.


Patel BN, Passman CM, Fernandez A, Asplin JR, Coe FL, Lingeman JE, Assimos DG. Prevalance of hyperoxaluria after modern bariatric surgery [abstract]. J Urol. 2008; 179(4 Suppl):480.


Miller GD, Nicklas B, Fernandez A, You T, Carr JJ. Regional fat depot and thigh muscle volume changes as a result of weight loss from laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery [abstract]. Obesity. 2007; 15(Suppl 1):A87.


Johnson WH, Fernanandez AZ [sic ] [Fernandez AZ], Farrell TM, MacDonald KG, Grant JP, McMahon RL, Pryor AD, Wolfe LG, DeMaria EJ. Surgical revision of loop ("mini") gastric bypass procedure: multicenter review of complications and conversions to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2007; 3(1):37-41.
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For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.

For a list of earlier publications, visit the Carpenter Library Publication Search.

Last Updated 1/12/2012
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