Aurora D. Pryor

About this provider

Aurora D. Pryor is listed in general surgery in Providence, RI. Reported medical education includes Duke University School Of Medicine (1995).

Reported procedures

• Minimally invasive surgery Source ↗
• Bariatric surgery Source ↗

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Education & training

• DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 1995 Source ↗
• the Duke University School of Medicine Source ↗
• Duke, followed by a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery Source ↗
• Stony Brook Source ↗
• Duke University School of Medicine Source ↗
• Duke University School of Medicine Source ↗
• Duke University School of Medicine Source ↗
• Duke, followed by a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery Source ↗
• Stony Brook Source ↗
• Duke University School of Medicine Source ↗
• Duke University Hospital Source ↗

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Reported credentials

• General Practice Source ↗
• Surgery Source ↗
• Surgery Source ↗
• Surgery Source ↗

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Reported affiliations

• LIFESPAN PHYSICIAN GROUP INC Source ↗
• UNIVERSITY SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. Source ↗

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Selected publications

• Four-Year Experience With Performance Coaching in Surgery: A Sustainable Framework at a Large Academic Medical Center. · 2026 Source ↗
• A Recommendation for FLS Certification for General Surgery Residents By the End of the PGY-2 Year. · 2026 Source ↗
• Conversion metabolic bariatric surgery after sleeve gastrectomy: an MBSAQIP analysis. · 2026 Source ↗
• Video-Based Assessment and Prediction of Surgical Outcomes in Sleeve Gastrectomy. · 2026 Source ↗
• Obesity: Management Strategies for Patients with Obesity and Related Diseases. · 2025 Source ↗
• Effect of Sugammadex on Post-operative Urinary Retention After Bariatric Surgery. · 2025 Source ↗
• A Prospective Multicenter Standard of Care Study of Outpatient Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. · 2024 Source ↗
• Preoperative medically supervised weight loss programs and weight loss outcomes following bariatric surgery - a prospective analysis. · 2024 Source ↗
• SAGES/AHPBA guidelines for the use of minimally invasive surgery for the surgical treatment of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). · 2023 Source ↗
• Increased incidence of marginal ulceration following conversion of sleeve gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a multi-institutional experience. · 2023 Source ↗
• The durability of revisional sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass after previous adjustable gastric band. · 2023 Source ↗
• Surgical approach to microwave and radiofrequency liver ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal liver metastases less than 5 cm: a systematic review and meta-analysis. · 2023 Source ↗
• Transcystic Choledochoscopy Utilizing a Disposable Choledochoscope: How We Do It. · 2022 Source ↗
• Socioeconomic disparities in the utilization of primary robotic hernia repair. · 2023 Source ↗
• Implementation of entrustable professional activities into fellowship council accredited programs: a pilot project. · 2023 Source ↗
• Minimally invasive versus open hepatectomy for the resection of colorectal liver metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis. · 2022 Source ↗
• Support of pregnancy and parental leave for trainees and practicing surgeons. · 2022 Source ↗
• [S073]-The impact of interval appendectomy timing on follow-up adverse outcomes. · 2023 Source ↗
• SAGES 2022 guidelines regarding the use of laparoscopy in the era of COVID-19. · 2022 Source ↗
• Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Dor Fundoplication. · 2022 Source ↗
• Defining benchmarks for fellowship training in foregut surgery: a 10-year review of fellowship council index cases. · 2022 Source ↗
• Timing is everything: outcomes of 30,259 delayed cholecystectomies in New York State. · 2022 Source ↗
• Timing of cholecystectomy following cholecystostomy tube placement for acute cholecystitis: a retrospective study aiming to identify the optimal timing between a percutaneous cholecystostomy and cholecystectomy to reduce the number of poor surgical outcomes. · 2022 Source ↗
• S157-a structured early intervention program in patients with predicted poor long-term outcome following bariatric surgery: a prospective randomized study. · 2022 Source ↗
• The impact of bariatric surgery on the risk of coronary revascularization. · 2022 Source ↗
• Consensus priority research questions in gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgery in the year 2020: results of a SAGES Delphi study. · 2022 Source ↗
• SAGES Advanced GI/MIS Certificate Program. · 2022 Source ↗
• Parental Leave Revisited: The ABS Responds. · 2021 Source ↗
• Race-insurance disparities in prostate patients' magnetic resonance imaging biopsies and their subsequent cancer care: a New York State cohort study. · 2021 Source ↗
• Aggressive Anticoagulation May Decrease Mortality in Obese Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients. · 2022 Source ↗
• Guidelines for the performance of minimally invasive splenectomy. · 2021 Source ↗
• Gender disparities in gastrointestinal surgery fellowship programs. · 2022 Source ↗
• Acute Gastrointestinal Injury and Feeding Intolerance as Prognostic Factors in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients. · 2022 Source ↗
• International Delphi Expert Consensus on Safe Return to Surgical and Endoscopic Practice: From the Coronavirus Global Surgical Collaborative. · 2021 Source ↗
• One anastomosis gastric bypass versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a 30-day follow-up review. · 2022 Source ↗
• SAGES guidelines for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD). · 2021 Source ↗
• The incidence of reintervention and reoperation following Heller myotomy across multiple indications. · 2022 Source ↗
• Is peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) more effective than pneumatic dilation and Heller myotomy? A systematic review and meta-analysis. · 2021 Source ↗
• Conversion of Adjustable Gastric Banding to Stapling Bariatric Procedures: Single- or Two-stage Approach. · 2021 Source ↗
• Surgical treatment of GERD: systematic review and meta-analysis. · 2021 Source ↗
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) guidelines development: standard operating procedure. · 2021 Source ↗
• The Relationship Between Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting and Early Self-Rated Quality of Life Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. · 2021 Source ↗
• Bone mineral density changes after bariatric surgery. · 2021 Source ↗
• Comparative perioperative and 5-year outcomes of robotic and laparoscopic or open inguinal hernia repair: a study of 153,727 patients in the state of New York. · 2021 Source ↗
• SAGES guidelines for the use of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for the treatment of achalasia. · 2021 Source ↗
• SAGES guidelines: an appraisal of their quality and value by SAGES members. · 2021 Source ↗
• HbA1C is not directly associated with complications of bariatric surgery. · 2021 Source ↗
• Incidence of colon resections is increasing in the younger populations: should an early initiation of colon cancer screening be implemented? · 2021 Source ↗
• Hospitalizations and emergency department visits in heart failure patients after bariatric surgery. · 2021 Source ↗
• Clinical course of patients presenting to the emergency department with small bowel obstruction in New York State. · 2021 Source ↗
• A Comprehensive Approach for the Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Randomized Controlled Trial. · 2020 Source ↗
• COVID-19 research priorities in surgery (PRODUCE study): A modified Delphi process. · 2020 Source ↗
• Pregnant patients requiring appendectomy: comparison between open and laparoscopic approaches in NY State. · 2021 Source ↗
• Educational value of telementoring for a simulation-based fundamental use of surgical energy™ (FUSE) curriculum: a randomized controlled trial in surgical trainees. · 2020 Source ↗
• Considering delay of cholecystectomy in the third trimester of pregnancy. · 2021 Source ↗
• The risk of female-specific cancer after bariatric surgery in the state of New York. · 2021 Source ↗
• Postural Stability in Obese Preoperative Bariatric Patients Using Static and Dynamic Evaluation. · 2020 Source ↗
• Health disparity in access to bariatric surgery. · 2021 Source ↗
• Antiemetic Prophylaxis and Anesthetic Approaches to Reduce Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Bariatric Surgery Patients: a Systematic Review. · 2020 Source ↗
• Trends in the utilization and perioperative outcomes of primary robotic bariatric surgery from 2015 to 2018: a study of 46,764 patients from the MBSAQIP data registry. · 2021 Source ↗
• Impact of bariatric surgery on the development of diabetic microvascular and macrovascular complications. · 2021 Source ↗
• Evaluating readmissions following laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the state of New York. · 2021 Source ↗
• Incidence of GERD, esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus, and esophageal adenocarcinoma after bariatric surgery. · 2020 Source ↗
• SAGES and EAES recommendations for minimally invasive surgery during COVID-19 pandemic. · 2020 Source ↗
• The role of surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact on training and lessons learned from a surgical resident's perspective. · 2021 Source ↗
• Per oral pyloromyotomy utilizing a lesser curvature approach: how we do it. · 2020 Source ↗
• SAGES Video-Based Assessment (VBA) program: a vision for life-long learning for surgeons. · 2020 Source ↗
• Development of cancer after bariatric surgery. · 2020 Source ↗
• A Step in the Right Direction: Trends over Time in Bariatric Procedures for Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. · 2020 Source ↗
• SAGES primer for taking care of yourself during and after the COVID-19 crisis. · 2020 Source ↗
• Preoperative anticoagulation in patients undergoing bariatric surgery is associated with worse outcomes. · 2020 Source ↗
• Minorities in leadership: are we moving the needle? · 2019 Source ↗
• Perceptions of Surgery Residents About Parental Leave During Training. · 2019 Source ↗
• Video-based assessment for laparoscopic fundoplication: initial development of a robust tool for operative performance assessment. · 2020 Source ↗
• Does the adoption of an emergency general surgery service model influence volume of cholecystectomies at a tertiary care center. · 2020 Source ↗
• Early cholecystectomy (≤ 8 weeks) following percutaneous cholecystostomy tube placement is associated with higher morbidity. · 2020 Source ↗
• Bariatric peri-operative outcomes are affected by annual procedure-specific surgeon volume. · 2020 Source ↗
• Defying public expectations: Publicly reported hospital scores do not always correlate with clinical outcomes. · 2019 Source ↗
• Association of revisions or conversions after sleeve gastrectomy with annual bariatric center procedural volume in the state of New York. · 2020 Source ↗
• Early cholecystectomy (< 72 h) is associated with lower rate of complications and bile duct injury: a study of 109,862 cholecystectomies in the state of New York. · 2020 Source ↗
• SAGES Advanced GI/MIS fellowship redesign: pilot results and adoption of new standards. · 2019 Source ↗
• Marginal ulcer continues to be a major source of morbidity over time following gastric bypass. · 2019 Source ↗
• Safety of bariatric surgery in patients older than 65 years. · 2019 Source ↗
• Hospital utilization 4 years after bariatric surgery: sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. · 2019 Source ↗
• Investigating rates of reoperation or postsurgical gastroparesis following fundoplication or paraesophageal hernia repair in New York State. · 2019 Source ↗
• Recent trends of bariatric surgery in adolescent population in the state of New York. · 2019 Source ↗
• Patients insured by Medicare and Medicaid undergo lower rates of bariatric surgery. · 2019 Source ↗
• Changes of gut microbiota between different weight reduction programs. · 2019 Source ↗
• Response to Letter to the Editor; Comments on "Challenges in Transition of Care for Pediatric Patients after Weight-Reduction Surgery: a Systematic Review and Recommendations for Comprehensive Care". · 2018 Source ↗
• Thirty days are inadequate for assessing readmission following complex hepatopancreatobiliary procedures. · 2019 Source ↗
• Randomized sham-controlled trial of the 6-month swallowable gas-filled intragastric balloon system for weight loss. · 2018 Source ↗
• Concomitant Hiatal Hernia Repair Is more Common in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy than During Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: an Analysis of 130,772 Cases. · 2019 Source ↗
• Cholecystectomy following percutaneous cholecystostomy tube placement leads to higher rate of CBD injuries. · 2019 Source ↗
• Pre-operative characteristics and their role in prolonged intubation following abdominal wall reconstruction. · 2019 Source ↗
• Early postoperative diet after bariatric surgery: impact on length of stay and 30-day events. · 2019 Source ↗
• Surgical trainee impact on bariatric surgery safety. · 2019 Source ↗
• Association of Long-term Anastomotic Ulceration After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass With Tobacco Smoking. · 2018 Source ↗
• Increased incidence of surgical site infection with a body mass index ≥ 35 kg/m² following abdominal wall reconstruction with open component separation. · 2019 Source ↗
• The Presence of an Advanced Gastrointestinal (GI)/Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Fellowship Program Does Not Impact Short-Term Patient Outcomes Following Fundoplication or Esophagomyotomy. · 2018 Source ↗
• Update regarding the society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) grant distribution and impact on recipient's academic career. · 2018 Source ↗
• Rate of revisions or conversion after bariatric surgery over 10 years in the state of New York. · 2018 Source ↗
• Women are underrepresented as top surgical performers as assessed by case volumes in the state of New York. · 2018 Source ↗
• Surgical Procedures for Patients With Severe Obesity. · 2018 Source ↗
• Aurora D. Pryor, M.D. · 2018 Source ↗
• Bariatric procedures in adolescents are safe in accredited centers. · 2018 Source ↗
• American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on Nutrition Screening and Therapy Within a Surgical Enhanced Recovery Pathway. · 2018 Source ↗
• Incidence of cholecystectomy after bariatric surgery. · 2018 Source ↗
• Evaluation of VTE prophylaxis and the impact of alternate regimens on post-operative bleeding and thrombotic complications following bariatric procedures. · 2018 Source ↗
• Perception versus reality: elucidating motivation and expectations of current fellowship council minimally invasive surgery fellows. · 2018 Source ↗
• Challenges in Transition of Care for Pediatric Patients after Weight-Reduction Surgery: a Systematic Review and Recommendations for Comprehensive Care. · 2018 Source ↗
• Routine contrast imaging after bariatric surgery and the effect on hospital length of stay. · 2018 Source ↗
• Effect of academic status on outcomes of surgery for rectal cancer. · 2018 Source ↗
• Common weight loss procedures and their complications. · 2018 Source ↗
• Academic status does not affect outcome following complex hepato-pancreato-biliary procedures. · 2018 Source ↗
• SAGES's advanced GI/MIS fellowship curriculum pilot project. · 2018 Source ↗
• Utilization of Body Contouring Procedures Following Weight Loss Surgery: A Study of 37,806 Patients. · 2017 Source ↗
• What happens to biliary colic patients in New York State? 10-year follow-up from emergency department visits. · 2018 Source ↗
• Increasing bile duct injury and decreasing utilization of intraoperative cholangiogram and common bile duct exploration over 14 years: an analysis of outcomes in New York State. · 2018 Source ↗
• Patterns of reoperation after failed fundoplication: an analysis of 9462 patients. · 2018 Source ↗
• The natural history of perforated marginal ulcers after gastric bypass surgery. · 2018 Source ↗
• Sleeve Gastrectomy: the first 3 Years: evaluation of emergency department visits, readmissions, and reoperations for 14,080 patients in New York State. · 2018 Source ↗
• Single stage conversion from adjustable gastric banding to sleeve gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: an analysis of 4875 patients. · 2017 Source ↗
• Patient Acuity and Operative Technique Associated with Post-Colectomy Mortality Across New York State: an Analysis of 160,792 Patients over 20 years. · 2017 Source ↗
• Randomized trial of acupressure to improve patient satisfaction and quality of recovery in hospitalized patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. · 2017 Source ↗
• Surgeons' perceptions on industry relations: A survey of 822 surgeons. · 2017 Source ↗
• Autologous augmentation of hiatal hernia repair with filtered platelet concentrate improves tissue remodeling in a swine model. · 2017 Source ↗
• 20-Year Trends in the Management of Diverticulitis Across New York State: an Analysis of 265,724 Patients. · 2017 Source ↗
• Presence of a fellowship improves perioperative outcomes following hepatopancreatobiliary procedures. · 2017 Source ↗
• Long-term outcomes of patients with common bile duct injury following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. · 2016 Source ↗
• Long-term incidence of contralateral primary hernia repair following unilateral inguinal hernia repair in a cohort of 32,834 patients. · 2017 Source ↗
• Factors Associated with Repeated Health Resource Utilization in Patients with Diverticulitis. · 2017 Source ↗
• Nineteen-year trends in incidence and indications for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the NY State experience. · 2017 Source ↗
• Innovations in Bariatric Surgery. · 2015 Source ↗
• Effect of minimally invasive surgery fellowship on residents' operative experience. · 2017 Source ↗
• Beyond the learning curve: incidence of bile duct injuries following laparoscopic cholecystectomy normalize to open in the modern era. · 2016 Source ↗
• The effect of sleeve gastrectomy on extraesophageal reflux disease. · 2016 Source ↗
• Robotic-assisted outcomes are not tied to surgeon volume and experience. · 2016 Source ↗
• Delaying the Pediatric Fellowship Start Date to Improve Trainee Well-Being. · 2015 Source ↗
• Lap band outcomes from 19,221 patients across centers and over a decade within the state of New York. · 2016 Source ↗
• Robotic approaches may offer benefit in colorectal procedures, more controversial in other areas: a review of 168,248 cases. · 2016 Source ↗
• Perioperative rates of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in normal weight vs obese and morbidly obese surgical patients in the era post venous thromboembolism prophylaxis guidelines. · 2015 Source ↗
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease after bariatric procedures. · 2015 Source ↗
• Esophageal bronchogenic cyst and review of the literature. · 2015 Source ↗
• The association between sleeve gastrectomy and histopathologic changes consistent with esophagitis in a rodent model. · 2015 Source ↗
• Algorithmic approach to utilization of CT scans for detection of internal hernia in the gastric bypass patient. · 2015 Source ↗
• Comment on: Hospital volume and outcomes for laparoscopic gastric bypass and adjustable gastric banding in the modern era. · 2015 Source ↗
• Case review and consideration for imaging and work evaluation of the pregnant bariatric patient. · 2015 Source ↗
• Emerging technologies and procedures: results of an online survey and real-time poll. · 2015 Source ↗
• Predictors of a successful medical weight loss program. · 2015 Source ↗
• The effect of national hospital accreditation in bariatric surgery on perioperative outcomes and long-term mortality. · 2015 Source ↗
• Perioperative outcome of esophageal fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease in obese and morbidly obese patients. · 2014 Source ↗
• Google Trends: is it a real tool to predict the future of bariatric surgery or merely a marketing landmine? · 2014 Source ↗

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