Stacy A. Brethauer, MD

Reported procedures

• Bariatric surgery Source ↗

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Reported credentials

• Surgery Source ↗
• American Heart Association National Center 10/3/2025 American Board of Surgery 2/25/2002 Source ↗

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Reported affiliations

• OSU SURGERY, LLC Source ↗
• The Ohio state University Wexner Medical Center Source ↗

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Selected publications

• Impact of a Multidisciplinary Institution-Wide Enhanced Surgical Recovery Framework on Perioperative Opioid Use: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 49,394 Patients. · 2026 Source ↗
• Tunable self-assembling cellular microarray for single-neutrophil vital and suicidal extracellular traps. · 2026 Source ↗
• Multiparametric Bulk and Single Extracellular Vesicle Pipeline for Identifying Adipose-Specific Signatures in Matched Human Biospecimens. · 2025 Source ↗
• A Multicenter Double-blind Randomized Sham-controlled Trial Assessing the EndoBarrier Duodenal-jejunal Bypass Liner for the Treatment of Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With Concomitant Obesity: The ENDO Trial. · 2026 Source ↗
• Human Differentiated Adipocytes as Surrogate Mature Adipocytes for Adipocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicle Analysis. · 2025 Source ↗
• Payor status differences in 30-day and 1-year outcomes after primary laparoscopic bariatric surgery. · 2025 Source ↗
• Implementation of a Cost and Variation Reduction Program for Hemostasis Products at a Large Academic Medical Center: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective. · 2025 Source ↗
• Bariatric surgery targeting opioid prescribing: a national model for effectively reducing opioid use after bariatric surgery. · 2025 Source ↗
• Obesity-associated microbiomes instigate visceral adipose tissue inflammation by recruitment of distinct neutrophils. · 2024 Source ↗
• Renoprotective Effects of Metabolic Surgery Versus GLP1 Receptor Agonists on Progression of Kidney Impairment in Patients with Established Kidney Disease. · 2024 Source ↗
• The impact of bariatric surgery on admissions for gastrointestinal complications and conditions associated with obesity: A nationwide study. · 2024 Source ↗
• Transportation Factors and Postoperative Attendance and Weight Loss Through 24 Months. · 2024 Source ↗
• How Does the Sequence of the American Board of Surgery Examinations Impact Pass/Fail Outcomes? · 2024 Source ↗
• Social History of Bariatric Surgery: Relationship to Patient and Associations with Postoperative Outcomes. · 2023 Source ↗
• Truth of Colorectal Enhanced Recovery Programs: Process Measure Compliance in 151 Hospitals. · 2023 Source ↗
• Proximity to High/Moderate vs Low Diversity Selection Food Stores and Patient Weight loss through 24 Months. · 2023 Source ↗
• The BARI-hoods Project: neighborhood social determinants of health and postoperative weight loss using integrated electronic health record, census, and county data. · 2023 Source ↗
• Interferon gamma mediates the reduction of adipose tissue regulatory T cells in human obesity. · 2022 Source ↗
• Association of Bariatric Surgery With Cancer Risk and Mortality in Adults With Obesity. · 2022 Source ↗
• First report from the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery closed-claims registry: prevalence, causes, and lessons learned from bariatric surgery medical malpractice claims. · 2022 Source ↗
• Association of Bariatric Surgery With Major Adverse Liver and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Biopsy-Proven Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. · 2021 Source ↗
• An analysis of readmission trends by urgency and race/ethnicity in the MBSAQIP registry, 2015-2018. · 2022 Source ↗
• The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Diverticulitis Outcomes and Risk of Recurrent Hospitalizations in Adults with Clinically Severe Obesity. · 2022 Source ↗
• Patient-reported Outcomes After Metabolic Surgery Versus Medical Therapy for Diabetes: Insights From the STAMPEDE Randomized Trial. · 2021 Source ↗
• Foregut Exclusion Enhances Incretin and Insulin Secretion After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes. · 2021 Source ↗
• Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity: Comparison of Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Usual Care. · 2021 Source ↗
• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass restores islet function and morphology independent of body weight in ZDF rats. · 2021 Source ↗
• How Much Weight Loss is Required for Cardiovascular Benefits? Insights From a Metabolic Surgery Matched-cohort Study. · 2020 Source ↗
• Gastroesophageal Reflux After Sleeve Gastrectomy. · 2021 Source ↗
• Assessment of empiric body mass index-based thromboprophylactic dosing of enoxaparin after bariatric surgery: evidence for dosage adjustment using anti-factor Xa in high-risk patients. · 2021 Source ↗
• Quality in Endoscopy. · 2020 Source ↗
• Redesigning a Department of Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic. · 2020 Source ↗
• Metabolic effects of duodenojejunal bypass surgery in a rat model of type 1 diabetes. · 2021 Source ↗
• The Effect of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol on Colorectal Surgery Patients With Diabetes. · 2021 Source ↗
• Effects of gastric bypass surgery on expression of glucose transporters and fibrotic biomarkers in kidney of diabetic fatty rats. · 2020 Source ↗
• Assessing a Surgeon's Competency for High-Risk Procedures: Should We Be Looking at the Bigger Picture? · 2020 Source ↗
• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Nutrition, Metabolic, and Nonsurgical Support of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Procedures - 2019 Update: Cosponsored by American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology, The Obesity Society, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Obesity Medicine Association, and American Society of Anesthesiologists. · 2020 Source ↗
• Predicting 10-Year Risk of End-Organ Complications of Type 2 Diabetes With and Without Metabolic Surgery: A Machine Learning Approach. · 2020 Source ↗
• Fatty liver disease and primary liver cancer: disease mechanisms, emerging therapies and the role of bariatric surgery. · 2020 Source ↗
• Late Relapse of Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery: Not Rare, but Not a Failure. · 2020 Source ↗
• American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2018 estimate of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States. · 2020 Source ↗
• Association of Metabolic Surgery With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity. · 2019 Source ↗
• Clinical practice guidelines for the perioperative nutrition, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of patients undergoing bariatric procedures - 2019 update: cosponsored by American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology, The Obesity Society, American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Obesity Medicine Association, and American Society of Anesthesiologists. · 2020 Source ↗
• Employing Enhanced Recovery Goals in Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY): a national quality improvement project using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. · 2019 Source ↗
• Impact of sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on biopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. · 2020 Source ↗
• Gastric Bypass Surgery Improves the Skeletal Muscle Ceramide/S1P Ratio and Upregulates the AMPK/ SIRT1/ PGC-1α Pathway in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats. · 2019 Source ↗
• Impact of bariatric surgery on heart failure mortality. · 2019 Source ↗
• Bariatric surgery is associated with a lower rate of death after myocardial infarction and stroke: A nationwide study. · 2019 Source ↗
• Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Heart Failure Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device. · 2019 Source ↗
• Banded versus nonbanded Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. · 2019 Source ↗
• A Nationwide Safety Analysis of Discharge on the First Postoperative Day After Bariatric Surgery in Selected Patients. · 2019 Source ↗
• How safe is bariatric surgery in patients with class I obesity (body mass index 30-35 kg/m²)? · 2019 Source ↗
• Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. · 2018 Source ↗
• Cost-effectiveness of enhanced recovery pathway in bariatric surgery: It is not all about length of stay. · 2019 Source ↗
• Effect of revisional bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes mellitus. · 2019 Source ↗
• Impact of Early Postbariatric Surgery Acute Kidney Injury on Long-Term Renal Function. · 2018 Source ↗
• Bariatric surgery in patients with interstitial lung disease. · 2019 Source ↗
• Bariatric surgery in patients with pulmonary hypertension. · 2018 Source ↗
• Long-term impact of bariatric surgery in diabetic nephropathy. · 2019 Source ↗
• Does Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Provide Outcome Advantages over Standard Laparoscopic Approaches? · 2018 Source ↗
• Bariatric Surgery in Patients on Chronic Anticoagulation Therapy. · 2018 Source ↗
• Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension. · 2018 Source ↗
• Clinical significance of perioperative hyperglycemia in bariatric surgery: evidence for better perioperative glucose management. · 2018 Source ↗
• Development of De Novo Diabetes in Long-Term Follow-up After Bariatric Surgery. · 2018 Source ↗
• ASMBS updated position statement on bariatric surgery in class I obesity (BMI 30-35 kg/m²). · 2018 Source ↗
• Managing a Positive Air-Leak Test During a Gastrojejunostomy Revision. · 2018 Source ↗
• The Outcome of Bariatric Surgery in Patients Aged 75 years and Older. · 2018 Source ↗
• Adjustments to warfarin dosing after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. · 2018 Source ↗
• Effect of Gastrogastric Fistula Closure in Type 2 Diabetes. · 2018 Source ↗
• Clinical features of symptomatic hypoglycemia observed after bariatric surgery. · 2018 Source ↗
• Effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on liver mitochondrial dynamics in a rat model of obesity. · 2018 Source ↗
• Prevalence and Risk Factors for Bariatric Surgery Readmissions: Findings From 130,007 Admissions in the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. · 2018 Source ↗
• Updated panel report: best practices for the surgical treatment of obesity. · 2018 Source ↗
• Which postoperative complications matter most after bariatric surgery? Prioritizing quality improvement efforts to improve national outcomes. · 2018 Source ↗
• Patients with clinically metabolically healthy obesity are not necessarily healthy subclinically: further support for bariatric surgery in patients without metabolic disease? · 2018 Source ↗
• Robotic platform for gastric bypass is associated with more resource utilization: an analysis of MBSAQIP dataset. · 2018 Source ↗
• American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimation of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States in 2016. · 2018 Source ↗
• Bariatric surgery may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's diseases through GLP-1 mediated neuroprotective effects. · 2017 Source ↗
• Obesity in America. · 2017 Source ↗
• Efficacy of adjuvant weight loss medication after bariatric surgery. · 2018 Source ↗
• Portomesentric and splenic vein thrombosis (PMSVT) after bariatric surgery: a systematic review of 110 patients. · 2018 Source ↗
• Pancreatoduodenectomy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: technical considerations and outcomes. · 2018 Source ↗
• Commentary on EndoVators summit white paper. · 2017 Source ↗
• The Utility of Diagnostic Laparoscopy in Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients with Chronic Abdominal Pain of Unknown Etiology. · 2017 Source ↗
• Neurologic Manifestations of Vitamin B Deficiency after Bariatric Surgery. · 2017 Source ↗
• 30-day readmission following weight loss surgery: can psychological factors predict nonspecific indications for readmission? · 2017 Source ↗
• Should recent smoking be a contraindication for sleeve gastrectomy? · 2017 Source ↗
• Trends in utilization of bariatric surgery, 2010-2014: sleeve gastrectomy dominates. · 2017 Source ↗
• Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. · 2017 Source ↗
• Metabolic Consequences of Restorative Surgery After Gastric Bypass. · 2017 Source ↗
• Cost of bariatric surgery and factors associated with increased cost: an analysis of national inpatient sample. · 2017 Source ↗
• Obesity and its implications for morbidity and mortality after cholecystectomy: A matched NSQIP analysis. · 2017 Source ↗
• Direct Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy (DPEJ) Tube Placement: A Single Institution Experience and Outcomes to 30 Days and Beyond. · 2017 Source ↗
• Primary Inadequate Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Is not Associated with Poor Cardiovascular or Metabolic Outcomes: Experience from a Single Institution. · 2017 Source ↗
• Effect of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Pancreatic Islets from Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats. · 2016 Source ↗
• Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Diabetes - 5-Year Outcomes. · 2017 Source ↗
• Assessing the real-world effect of laparoscopic bariatric surgery on the management of obesity-related comorbidities: A retrospective matched cohort study using a US Claims Database. · 2017 Source ↗
• Constructing a competency-based bariatric surgery fellowship training curriculum. · 2017 Source ↗
• Concurrent ventral hernia repair in patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a case-matched study using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database. · 2017 Source ↗
• Early Postoperative Outcomes of Primary Bariatric Surgery in Patients on Chronic Steroid or Immunosuppressive Therapy. · 2016 Source ↗
• Medical Devices in the Treatment of Obesity. · 2016 Source ↗
• Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is safe and feasible in the early postoperative period after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. · 2016 Source ↗
• Resolution of Comorbidities and Impact on Longevity Following Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. · 2016 Source ↗
• Laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia repair in patients with obesity: an American College of Surgeons NSQIP clinical outcomes analysis. · 2017 Source ↗
• Total Weight Loss as the Outcome Measure of Choice After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. · 2016 Source ↗
• A Challenge between Trainee Education and Patient Safety: Does Fellow Participation Impact Postoperative Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery? · 2016 Source ↗
• A nationwide safety analysis of bariatric surgery in nonseverely obese patients with type 2 diabetes. · 2016 Source ↗
• Achalasia After Bariatric Surgery. · 2016 Source ↗
• Clinical and Echocardiographic Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery in Obese Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. · 2016 Source ↗
• Bariatric Surgery in Obese Patients With Type 1 Diabetes. · 2016 Source ↗
• Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. · 2016 Source ↗
• Gastrointestinal devices for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. · 2016 Source ↗
• Fast track bariatric surgery: safety of discharge on the first postoperative day after bariatric surgery. · 2017 Source ↗
• Reoperative Surgery for Management of Early Complications After Gastric Bypass. · 2016 Source ↗
• Factors associated with length of stay in intensive care after bariatric surgery. · 2016 Source ↗
• The Role of the Multidisciplinary Conference in the Evaluation of Bariatric Surgery Candidates with a High-Risk Psychiatric Profile. · 2015 Source ↗
• Citation Analysis in Bariatric Surgery. · 2015 Source ↗
• Endoscopic stents in the management of anastomotic complications after foregut surgery: new applications and techniques. · 2016 Source ↗
• The incidence of hiatal hernia and technical feasibility of repair during bariatric surgery. · 2015 Source ↗
• Two-year outcomes on bone density and fracture incidence in patients with T2DM randomized to bariatric surgery versus intensive medical therapy. · 2015 Source ↗
• Effect of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Adipose Tissue from Obese Rats. · 2015 Source ↗
• Emergent Surgery Does Not Independently Predict 30-Day Mortality After Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: Results from the ACS NSQIP Database. · 2015 Source ↗
• Incidence and Clinical Features of Diabetic Ketoacidosis After Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. · 2016 Source ↗
• Weight loss is higher among patients who undergo body contouring procedures after bariatric surgery. · 2016 Source ↗
• The effect of pregnancy before and/or after bariatric surgery on weight loss. · 2016 Source ↗
• Reply to: Assessment of pouch and stoma size in weight loss failure after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. · 2016 Source ↗
• Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy for Decompression of Nonmalignant Gastrointestinal Disease. · 2015 Source ↗
• Is Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery a Safe Option in Extremely High-Risk Morbidly Obese Patients? · 2015 Source ↗
• Predictors of readmission after laparoscopic gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy: a comparative analysis of ACS-NSQIP database. · 2016 Source ↗
• Effect of Gastric Bypass vs Duodenal Switch on High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level. · 2015 Source ↗
• Effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a comparative study. · 2016 Source ↗
• Surgical management of gastrogastric fistula. · 2015 Source ↗
• Safety analysis of primary bariatric surgery in patients on chronic dialysis. · 2016 Source ↗
• Comprehensive evaluation of the effect of bariatric surgery on pelvic floor disorders. · 2016 Source ↗
• Bariatric and metabolic outcomes in the super-obese elderly. · 2016 Source ↗
• Failed Surgical Weight Loss Does Not Necessarily Mean Failed Metabolic Effects. · 2015 Source ↗
• Revisional bariatric surgery can improve refractory metabolic disease. · 2016 Source ↗
• Effect of bariatric surgery versus intensive medical management on diabetic ophthalmic outcomes. · 2015 Source ↗
• Standardized outcomes reporting in metabolic and bariatric surgery. · 2015 Source ↗
• Bariatric surgery outcomes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. · 2015 Source ↗
• Development of a sleeve gastrectomy risk calculator. · 2015 Source ↗
• Critical appraisal of salvage banding for weight loss failure after gastric bypass. · 2015 Source ↗
• Assessment of the quality of Internet information on sleeve gastrectomy. · 2015 Source ↗
• Safety of one-step conversion of gastric band to sleeve: a comparative analysis of ACS-NSQIP data. · 2015 Source ↗
• Malignant gastric carcinoid tumor and morbid obesity. · 2014 Source ↗
• Outcomes of a third bariatric procedure for inadequate weight loss. · 2014 Source ↗
• Response to comments on Brethauer et al. Bariatric surgery improves the metabolic profile of morbidly obese patients with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes care 2014;37:e51-e52. · 2014 Source ↗
• The effect of bariatric surgery on gout: a comparative study. · 2014 Source ↗
• Safety and effectiveness of bariatric surgery in dialysis patients and kidney transplantation candidates. · 2015 Source ↗
• Exploring the impact of bariatric surgery on high density lipoprotein. · 2015 Source ↗
• Psoriasis improvement after bariatric surgery. · 2014 Source ↗
• DiaRem score: external validation. · 2014 Source ↗
• Systematic review on reoperative bariatric surgery: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Revision Task Force. · 2014 Source ↗
• Citation classics: top 50 cited articles in bariatric and metabolic surgery. · 2014 Source ↗
• Risk prediction of complications of metabolic syndrome before and 6 years after gastric bypass. · 2014 Source ↗
• Banded Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for the treatment of morbid obesity. · 2014 Source ↗
• Can diabetes be surgically cured? Long-term metabolic effects of bariatric surgery in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. · 2013 Source ↗
• The effect of selective gut stimulation on glucose metabolism after gastric bypass in the Zucker diabetic fatty rat model. · 2014 Source ↗
• Endoscopic suturing for transoral outlet reduction increases weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. · 2013 Source ↗
• Sleeve gastrectomy. · 2011 Source ↗
• Transoral gastric volume reduction as intervention for weight management: 12-month follow-up of TRIM trial. · 2012 Source ↗
• Early effects of gastric bypass on endothelial function, inflammation, and cardiovascular risk in obese patients. · 2011 Source ↗
• Laparoscopic gastric plication for treatment of severe obesity. · 2011 Source ↗
• ASMBS Position Statement on Preoperative Supervised Weight Loss Requirements. · 2011 Source ↗
• Transoral gastric volume reduction for weight management: technique and feasibility in 18 patients. · 2010 Source ↗
• Systematic review of sleeve gastrectomy as staging and primary bariatric procedure. · 2009 Source ↗
• Endoluminal procedures for bariatric patients: expectations among bariatric surgeons. · 2009 Source ↗
• Invasion vs insurgency: US Navy/Marine Corps forward surgical care during Operation Iraqi Freedom. · 2008 Source ↗
• Endoscopy and upper gastrointestinal contrast studies are complementary in evaluation of weight regain after bariatric surgery. · 2006 Source ↗
• Risks and benefits of bariatric surgery: current evidence. · 2006 Source ↗

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Professional identifier

NPI: 1043363989