Benjamin Lee Clapp

About this provider

Benjamin Lee Clapp is listed in general surgery in El Paso, TX. Reported medical education includes Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine (2000). Languages listed: English.

Education & training

• TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 2000 Source ↗
• University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonMaricopa Integrated Health System / Med Ctr GMETexas Tech UniversityMaricopa Integrated Health System / Med Ctr GME Source ↗
• University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonMaricopa Integrated Health System / Med Ctr GMETexas Tech UniversityMaricopa Integrated Health System / Med Ctr GME Source ↗

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Reported credentials

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Reported affiliations

• BHS PHYSICIANS NETWORK, INC Source ↗

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Selected publications

• Artificial intelligence in metabolic and bariatric surgery: current applications and future direction from the ASMBS Emerging Technology and Procedures Committee. · 2026 Source ↗
• Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair: A Statewide Analysis Using Severity-Graded Complication Outcomes. · 2026 Source ↗
• Single-surgeon Transition From Laparoscopy to Robotic-assisted Bariatric and General Surgery: Throughput, Operative Times, and Learning-curve Trajectory Across 1664 Consecutive Cases. · 2026 Source ↗
• Statewide patterns of intraoperative cholangiography utilization during inpatient and outpatient cholecystectomy in Texas. · 2026 Source ↗
• Comment on: Anastomotic marginal ulceration after conversion of sleeve gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. · 2026 Source ↗
• Texas statewide incidence and severity of iatrogenic major vascular injury during inpatient laparoscopic surgery: a population-based cohort study. · 2026 Source ↗
• Does Bariatric Surgery Improve Lymphedema? A Scoping Review. · 2026 Source ↗
• Conversion Rates From Initial Consultation to Bariatric Surgery: A Single-Center Community Practice Experience. · 2026 Source ↗
• The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program's role in the evolution of quality in metabolic and bariatric surgery. · 2026 Source ↗
• From accreditation to outcomes: the evolution and future of quality improvement in bariatric surgery. · 2026 Source ↗
• Barbed Sutures at the Hiatus: What's the Evidence? · 2026 Source ↗
• Micronutrient and Nutritional Deficiencies Associated With GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy: A Narrative Review. · 2026 Source ↗
• Impact of telemedicine on improving access to metabolic/bariatric surgery care in minority and other underserved patients with obesity. · 2026 Source ↗
• Long-term mortality after bariatric surgery versus matched controls: a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-based study. · 2026 Source ↗
• Truncal Vagotomy and Gastrojejunostomy Revision for Treatment of Marginal Ulcer. · 2025 Source ↗
• Validation of the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative outcomes calculator in a Hispanic population. · 2025 Source ↗
• Cost drivers of gastric sleeve procedures performed using robotic platform. · 2025 Source ↗
• Breastfeeding in metabolic and bariatric patients: a comprehensive guide for surgeons, patients, and the multidisciplinary team. · 2025 Source ↗
• The safety profile of one-anastomosis gastric bypass compared to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program analysis. · 2024 Source ↗
• Development of venous thromboembolic event risk calculator for metabolic and bariatric surgery patients to reduce mortality. · 2025 Source ↗
• A review of brain structural and functional changes using MRI technology in patients who received bariatric surgery. · 2025 Source ↗
• Ligamentum Teres Augmentation for Hiatus Hernia Repair After Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. · 2024 Source ↗
• Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeon Criteria-An International Experts' Consensus. · 2024 Source ↗
• Effectiveness of bedside staplers in bariatric robotic procedures. · 2024 Source ↗
• Evaluating the incidence, risk factors and postoperative complications associated with leaks following duodenal switch procedures: an analysis of the MBSAQIP. · 2024 Source ↗
• Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Across the IFSO Chapters: Key Insights on the Baseline Patient Demographics, Procedure Types, and Mortality from the Eighth IFSO Global Registry Report. · 2024 Source ↗
• From database to practice: the MBSAQIP in the surgical literature. · 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 ↗
• Evaluating metabolic and bariatric surgery fellows' attitudes toward their training. · 2024 Source ↗
• One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass as Revisional Surgery Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. · 2024 Source ↗
• Comment on: Hiatal hernia repair after previous laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. · 2024 Source ↗
• Third time's a charm: band to sleeve to bypass. · 2024 Source ↗
• Bariatric surgery is as safe as other common operations: an analysis of the ACS-NSQIP. · 2024 Source ↗
• Early Bowel Obstruction after Bariatric Surgery: An Analysis of the 2020-2021 MBSAQIP Database. · 2023 Source ↗
• Bariatric surgery and left ventricular assist device in patients with heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis. · 2023 Source ↗
• Evaluation of Long-Term Nutrition Outcomes After Duodenal Switch: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. · 2024 Source ↗
• MBSAQIP database: are the data reliable? · 2024 Source ↗
• Bariatric surgery reduces odds of perioperative complications after inpatient hysterectomy: Analysis from a national database, 2016 to 2018. · 2023 Source ↗
• Comparative analysis of sleeve conversions of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program 2020 Database. · 2024 Source ↗
• Outcomes of Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery Compared to Standard Laparoscopic Approach Using a Standardized Definition: First Look at the 2020 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation Quality Improvement Project (MBSAQIP) Data. · 2023 Source ↗
• When do leaks occur? An analysis of the metabolic and bariatric surgery accreditation and quality improvement program. · 2023 Source ↗
• Comment on: Chronic abdominal pain and quality of life after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy - a cross-cohort analysis of two prospective longitudinal observational studies. · 2023 Source ↗
• Bariatric Surgeon Perspective on Revisional Bariatric Surgery (RBS) for Weight Recurrence. · 2023 Source ↗
• Impact on Mid-Term Health-Related Quality of Life after Duodenal Switch: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. · 2023 Source ↗
• One- versus two-stage conversions of adjustable gastric bands: an analysis of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program database. · 2023 Source ↗
• Effectiveness of pharmacotherapies for diabetes on nicotine, food, and water intake in insulin-resistant rats. · 2023 Source ↗
• Author response to: Comment on: Risk of non-hormonal cancer after bariatric surgery: meta-analysis of retrospective observational studies. · 2023 Source ↗
• Author response to: Comment on: Risk of non-hormonal cancer after bariatric surgery: meta-analysis of retrospective observational studies. · 2023 Source ↗
• Effect of operative times in bariatric surgery on outcomes: a matched analysis of the MBSAQIP database. · 2023 Source ↗
• Predictors of marginal ulcer after gastric bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis. · 2023 Source ↗
• Reply to Schlottmann et al. · 2023 Source ↗
• Benjamin Clapp, MD, FACS, FASMBS. · 2023 Source ↗
• Does endoscopy at the time of revisional bariatric surgery decrease complication rates? an analysis of the NSQIP database. · 2023 Source ↗
• Best practice approach for redo-surgeries after sleeve gastrectomy, an expert's modified Delphi consensus. · 2023 Source ↗
• Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis after bariatric surgery: a national survey of MBSAQIP director practices. · 2023 Source ↗
• Comment on: Bariatric surgery before and after kidney transplantation: a propensity score-matched analysis. · 2023 Source ↗
• One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Versus Single Anastomosis Duodenoileostomy with Sleeve: Comparative Analysis of 30-Day Outcomes Using the MBSAQIP. · 2023 Source ↗
• Risk of non-hormonal cancer after bariatric surgery: meta-analysis of retrospective observational studies. · 2022 Source ↗
• Proton pump inhibitor prophylaxis after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A national survey of surgeon practices. · 2023 Source ↗
• Single Versus Double Anastomosis Duodenal Switch in the Management of Obesity: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review. · 2022 Source ↗
• Evaluating the success of American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery research grants. · 2023 Source ↗
• The effect of bariatric surgery on reducing the risk of colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis of 3,233,044 patients. · 2023 Source ↗
• Does bioabsorbable mesh reduce hiatal hernia recurrence rates? A meta-analysis. · 2023 Source ↗
• A Late Presentation of COVID-19 Induced Bowel Ischemia. · 2022 Source ↗
• Single-anastomosis duodenoileal bypass with sleeve in the United States: a first comparative safety analysis of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program database. · 2023 Source ↗
• Aspirin Use as a Risk Factor for Marginal Ulceration in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Patients: A Meta-Analysis of 24,770 Patients. · 2023 Source ↗
• Does the use of bioabsorbable mesh for hiatal hernia repair at the time of bariatric surgery reduce recurrence rates? A meta-analysis. · 2022 Source ↗
• American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2020 estimate of metabolic and bariatric procedures performed in the United States. · 2022 Source ↗
• Five-Year Analysis of the MBSAQIP Database: Are We Getting Better? · 2022 Source ↗
• Rates of Readmission and Emergency Department Visits of Publicly Versus Commercially Insured Patients in a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program Accredited Center. · 2022 Source ↗
• Does accreditation matter? An analysis of complications of bariatric cases using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program and National Quality Improvement Program databases. · 2022 Source ↗
• Stapler Malfunctions in Bariatric Surgery: An Analysis of the MAUDE Database. · 2022 Source ↗
• 5-year follow-up at an accredited community bariatric practice: what is an acceptable follow-up rate? · 2022 Source ↗
• Bile Reflux After Single Anastomosis Duodenal-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve (SADI-S): a Meta-analysis of 2,029 Patients. · 2022 Source ↗
• Is fundoplication necessary after paraesophageal hernia repair? A meta-analysis and systematic review. · 2022 Source ↗
• Comment on: Comparison of short-term safety of one anastomosis gastric bypass to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in the United States: 341 cases from MBSAQIP-accredited centers. · 2022 Source ↗
• Duodenal switch versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a perioperative risk comparative analysis of the MBSAQIP Database (2015-2019). · 2022 Source ↗
• Reluctance in duodenal switch adoption: an international survey among bariatric surgeons. · 2021 Source ↗
• Long Term Outcomes after Laparoscopic Assisted Trans-Gastric Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography. · 2021 Source ↗
• Comment on: The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program bariatric surgical risk/benefit calculator: 30-day risk. · 2021 Source ↗
• Safety of liver biopsy at the time of bariatric surgery: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database. · 2022 Source ↗
• Response to letter to the editor on "Magnetic sphincter augmentation at the time of bariatric surgery: an analysis of the MBSAQIP". · 2021 Source ↗
• Comment on: Health disparity in access to bariatric surgery. · 2021 Source ↗
• New Onset Cardiac Arrhythmias after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. · 2020 Source ↗
• Magnetic sphincter augmentation at the time of bariatric surgery: an analysis of the MBSAQIP. · 2021 Source ↗
• Concomitant Hiatal Hernia Repair with Sleeve Gastrectomy: A 5-Year Analysis. · 2020 Source ↗
• Are Concomitant Operations During Bariatric Surgery Safe? An Analysis of the MBSAQIP Database. · 2020 Source ↗
• Endoscopy Used as Provocative Testing in Bariatric Surgery: An Analysis of the Texas Public Use Data File. · 2020 Source ↗
• Comment on: Comparison of safety and utilization outcomes in inpatient versus outpatient laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective, cohort study. · 2020 Source ↗
• Trends in revisional bariatric surgery using the MBSAQIP database 2015-2017. · 2020 Source ↗
• Comment on: Sleeve gastrectomy with concomitant hiatal hernia repair in obese patients: long-term results on gastroesophageal reflux disease. · 2020 Source ↗
• The safety of additional procedures at the time of revisional bariatric surgery. · 2021 Source ↗
• Comment on: Outcomes of re-operative surgery in severely obese patients after sleeve gastrectomy: a single institution experience. · 2020 Source ↗
• Response to letter to editor: Late-term hiatal hernia after gastric bypass: an emerging problem. · 2020 Source ↗
• Comment on: Ambulatory bariatric surgery: does it really lead to higher rates of adverse events? · 2020 Source ↗
• The MBSAQIP is going viral! 194 hits and still going strong. · 2020 Source ↗
• Late-term hiatal hernia after gastric bypass: an emerging problem. · 2020 Source ↗
• Disparities in Access to Bariatric Surgery in Texas 2013-2017. · 2020 Source ↗
• Trends in bariatric surgery in Texas: an analysis of a statewide administrative database 2013-2017. · 2021 Source ↗
• Trends in Drain Utilization in Bariatric Surgery: an Analysis of the MBSAQIP Database 2015-2017. · 2020 Source ↗
• Conversions to open surgery greatly increase complications: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database. · 2020 Source ↗
• How many sleeve gastrectomies are done at nonaccredited centers in Texas? · 2020 Source ↗
• Utilization of Laparoscopic Colon Surgery in the Texas Inpatient Public Use Data File (PUDF). · 2019 Source ↗
• Small bowel obstructions following the use of barbed suture: a review of the literature and analysis of the MAUDE database. · 2020 Source ↗
• Comparison of robotic revisional weight loss surgery and laparoscopic revisional weight loss surgery using the MBSAQIP database. · 2019 Source ↗
• Where are sleeves performed? An analysis of inpatient versus outpatient databases in a large state. · 2019 Source ↗
• Comparison of perioperative bariatric complications using 2 large databases: does the data add up? · 2019 Source ↗
• Evaluation of the rate of marginal ulcer formation after bariatric surgery using the MBSAQIP database. · 2019 Source ↗
• Optimal Initial Trocar Placement for Morbidly Obese Patients. · 2018 Source ↗
• Long term (7 or more years) outcomes of the sleeve gastrectomy: a meta-analysis. · 2018 Source ↗
• Small bowel obstruction after laparoscopic gastric bypass with nonclosure of mesenteric defects. · 2015 Source ↗
• Histopathologic findings in the resected specimen of a sleeve gastrectomy. · 2015 Source ↗
• Prosthetic bioabsorbable mesh for hiatal hernia repair during sleeve gastrectomy. · 2013 Source ↗
• Anatomic landmarks in the sleeve gastrectomy. · 2013 Source ↗
• Superior mesenteric artery syndrome after Roux-en-y gastric bypass. · 2010 Source ↗

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