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7798 University Court, Suite E |
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| Education | 1983 – 1987 1987 – 1991 |
Bachelor of Science, Biology, cum laude Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY Doctor of Medicine University of Louisville Louisville, KY |
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| Residency | 1991 – 1997 | General Surgery Residency Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati, OH |
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| Work Experience | 1997 – 1998
1999 – 2002 |
Private practice general surgery Samuel, Stewart & Associates, PSC Louisville, KY Private practice general surgery The Everett Clinic Everett, WA Started Northwest Weight Loss Surgery Started Northwest Weight Loss Surgery Started Cincinnati Weight Loss Center Started Synchrony Health Chicago |
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| Professional Affiliations | Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
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| Certification | 1992 1999
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National Board of Medical Examiners American Board of Surgery |
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| Licensure |
Active |
Washington |
#36873 (exp 7/1/09) |
Publications
Wingren, U; Brown, TH; Watkins, BM; Larson, GM. Delayed gastric ulcer healing after extirpation of submandibular glands is sex-dependent. Scand J Gastroenterol 1989; 24:1102-1106.
Watkins, BM; Buckley, DC; Peschiera, JL. Delayed presentation of pericardial rupture with luxation of the heart following blunt trauma. J of Trauma 1995; March 38(3):368-369.
Eis, MJ; Watkins, BM; Welling, RE. Nonsteroidal-induced benign strictures of the colon: a case report and review of the literature. Am J Gastroenterol 1998; 93:120-1.
Watkins, BM; Montgomery, KF; Ahroni JA. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Early Experience in 400 Consecutive Patients in the USA. Obesity Surgery 2005; 15:1-6.
Ahroni, JA; Montgomery, KF; Watkins, BM. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Weight Loss, Co-morbidities, Medication Usage and Quality of Life at One Year. Obesity Surgery 2005; 15:1-7
Watkins, BM; Montgomery, KF; Ahroni, JA; Erlitz, MD; Abrams, RE; Scurlock, JE. Adjustable Gastric Banding in an Ambulatory Surgery Center. Obesity Surgery 2005; 15:1045-1049.
Montgomery, KF; Watkins, BM; Ahroni, JA; Michaelson, R; Abrams, RE; Scurlock, JE; Erlitz, MD. Outpatient laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in super-obese patients. Obesity Surgery 2007; 17:711-716
Watkins, BM; Ahroni JA; Michaelson RM, et al. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in an ambulatory surgery center. SOARD 2008; 4:S56-S62
Presentations
March 2003 – Everett, Washington
“Bariatric Surgery”
Association of Operating Room Nurses conference
The Everett Clinic
June 2003 - Boston, Massachusetts
“Setting up a Lap Band practice”
Inamed Health Symposium
American Society for Bariatric Surgery meeting
October 2003 - Seattle, Washington
“Surgical Management of Obesity”
Women’s Healthcare Conference
Providence Everett Medical Center
January 2004 - Tacoma, Washington
“Before and after bariatric surgery”
Primary care conference
May 2004 - Lynnwood, Washington
“Bariatric Surgery”
The Northwest PeriAnesthesia Nurses Association
Spring Conference
June 2004 – San Diego, California
“Negotiating with self-pay corporations”
Inamed Health Symposium
American Society for Bariatric Surgery meeting
February 2005 – Sonoma, California
“Marketing a Lap Band Practice”
“Negotiating with self-pay corporations”
Inamed Health Conference
March 2005 – Colorado Springs, Colorado
“Marketing a Lap Band Practice”
“Negotiating with self-pay corporations”
Inamed Health Conference
September 2007 – Porto, Portugal
“Long-term follow-up: Improving outcomes for gastric band patients”
Ethicon Symposium, IFSO Conference
November 2007 - Huntington Beach, CA
"Marketing your Lap Band practice"
Allergan Health Corporate Headquarters
November 2008 - Houston, TX
Teaching Faculty ROSE course
Courses Completed
April 2002 – Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Course
Portland, Oregon
May 2002 – Lap Band Clinical Course
Tijuana, Mexico
June 2002 – Essentials in Bariatric Surgery Course
American Society for Bariatric Surgeons
Las Vega, Nevada
March 2003 – Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Preceptorship Program
Vista Medical Technologies
Scottsdale, Arizona
June 2003 – Advanced Bariatric Surgery Course
American Society for Bariatric Surgeons
Boston, Massachusetts
June 2003 – Advanced Laparoscopic Intracorporeal Suturing Workshop
American Society for Bariatric Surgeons
Boston, Massachusetts
June 2003 – Lap Band Masters Workshop Inamed HealthS
Boston, Massachusetts
June 2004 – Masters in Bariatric Surgery Course
American Society for Bariatric Surgeons
San Diego, California
June 2004 – Lap Band Masters Workshop
Inamed Health
San Diego, California
August 2004 – 4th Annual Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium
Morbid Obesity Symposium
Whistler, Canada
August 2004 – Lap Band Masters Workshop
Inamed Health
Whistler, Canada
June 2007 – Masters Course
American Society for Bariatric Surgeons
San Diego, California
August 2007 – Proctoring course
Ethicon Endosurgery
Guatemala City, Guatemala
7798 University Court, Suite E, West Chester, OH, 45069
Phone: 513-939-BAND
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