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Teresa L. LaMasters

Teresa L. LaMasters, MD

West Des Moines, IA

About Teresa L. LaMasters, MD

Specialties & classifications: General Practice · Surgery

Teresa L. LaMasters is listed in general practice in West Des Moines, IA. Reported medical education includes The University Of South Dakota School Of Medicine In 2001. Languages listed: English, Spanish.

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Where does Teresa L. LaMasters practice?

The listed practice is in WEST DES MOINES, IA. Confirm the appointment address with the practice. Source

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Education and Training

  • Residency · 2006

    the University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita in 2006

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  • Residency

    University of Kansas School of Medicine

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Selected publications

  • Unveiling the cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery: insights from a matched cohort study. · 2025 Source ↗
  • Response to Milder et al. "Letter to the editor regarding multisociety clinical practice guidance- safe use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in perioperative period". · 2025 Source ↗
  • Multisociety clinical practice guidance for the safe use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the perioperative period. · 2024 Source ↗
  • Multi-society clinical practice guidance for the safe use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the perioperative period. · 2025 Source ↗
  • A global survey on the use of the international classification of diseases codes for metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease. · 2024 Source ↗
  • Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeon Criteria-An International Experts' Consensus. · 2024 Source ↗
  • The Management of Biliary Disease in Patients with Severe Obesity Undergoing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery-An International Expert Survey. · 2024 Source ↗
  • Current recommendations for procedure selection in class I and II obesity developed by an expert modified Delphi consensus. · 2024 Source ↗
  • American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2022 estimate of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States. · 2024 Source ↗
  • Perioperative Interventions to Prevent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Marginal Ulcers After Bariatric Surgery - an International Experts' Survey. · 2023 Source ↗
  • American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2020 estimate of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States. · 2022 Source ↗
  • Literature review on antiobesity medication use for metabolic and bariatric surgery patients from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues Committee. · 2022 Source ↗
  • Comment on: Esophageal adenocarcinoma after sleeve gastrectomy: actual or potential threat? Italian series and literature review. · 2021 Source ↗
  • Revisional surgery for persistent disease, choosing wisely. · 2020 Source ↗
  • Open letter to insurance companies regarding mandatory in-office visit weight documentation in an era of COVID-19. · 2020 Source ↗
  • Comment on: Transversus abdominis plane block using a short-acting local anesthetic in patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. · 2020 Source ↗
  • Comment on: Impact of insurance plan design on bariatric surgery utilization. How can we help remove the insurance barriers to obtaining bariatric surgery? · 2019 Source ↗
  • Comment on: gastric bypass specifically impairs liver parameters compared with sleeve gastrectomy, independently of steatosis evolution: can we improve our procedure selection? · 2019 Source ↗
  • Comment on: Should Recent Smoking be a Contraindication for Sleeve Gastrectomy? · 2017 Source ↗

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Professional identifier

NPI: 1225074222

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