About Andrew Luhrs, MD
Specialties & classifications: Bariatric surgery (directory-reported) · Surgery
Andrew Luhrs, MD has a listed practice in Providence, RI. Contact the practice to confirm appointment availability, current services and insurance coverage.
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Where is the listed practice?
195 Collyer St Ste 302, Providence, RI, 02904. This is the registry-reported practice address; confirm the appointment location with the office. Source
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The NPI Registry record is 1902243231. NPI registration is separate from state licensure and board certification. Source
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Education and Training
- Medical school · 2013
Temple University School Of Medicine
MD
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Rhode Island Hospital
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Duke University Medical Center
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Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Reported credentials
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Reported affiliations
- LIFESPAN PHYSICIAN GROUP INC Source ↗
- UNIVERSITY SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. Source ↗
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Selected publications
- Robotic-assisted fetal myelomeningocele repair: feasibility and technique refinement using a surgical simulation model. · 2026 Source ↗
- Extensive Weight Loss Prior to Bariatric Surgery is Associated with Worse Outcomes. · 2026 Source ↗
- Preoperative Aprepitant Decreases Postoperative Nausea After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. · 2025 Source ↗
- Contained Leak Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Successful Management with Endoscopic Wound Vacuum Therapy and Stenting. · 2025 Source ↗
- Bariatric Surgery for Primary Care: When to Refer and How to Support Patients Pre- and Post-Surgery. · 2025 Source ↗
- Obesity: Management Strategies for Patients with Obesity and Related Diseases. · 2025 Source ↗
- Pushing the boundary: the incidence of complications and recurrences following robotic eTEP in BMI ≥ 35 versus BMI < 35 patients. · 2025 Source ↗
- Active smoking increases risk of wound complications in robotic enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) retro-rectus ventral hernia repairs. · 2024 Source ↗
- Is conversion to duodenal switch after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass safe? Short-term outcomes review. · 2024 Source ↗
- Initial experience with enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) and early discharge protocols after robotic extended totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) hernia surgery. · 2024 Source ↗
- TAVAC: choledochoscopy disposable scopes, and the single-stage vs. two-stage approach to choledocholithiasis. · 2023 Source ↗
- Changes in utilization of robotic bariatric surgery and effect on patient outcomes from 2015-2020. · 2023 Source ↗
- Implications of declining medicare reimbursement of hernia repair for surgeons and patients. · 2023 Source ↗
- Conversion of gastric sleeve to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and biliopancreatic diversion/duodenal switch: safe and viable options. · 2023 Source ↗
- Time to Head Computed Tomography Protocol in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Quality Improvement Metric. · 2021 Source ↗
- Metabolic syndrome as a predictor of perioperative outcomes in primary bariatric surgery, a MBSAQIP survey. · 2022 Source ↗
- Should bariatric surgery be offered to prisoners? · 2020 Source ↗
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Professional identifier
NPI: 1902243231
Ratings & reviews
★ 3.7/ 5
3 combined ratingsWebMD, Vitals
What patients say
The small set of available comments praises Dr. Luhrs’s reassuring explanations and compassionate manner. Patients also report comfortable recovery experiences after hernia surgery.
Based on available written reviews on Sharecare, WebMD. Checked 2026-11-07.
Summary of accessible comments, which may overlap across sites.
Source ratings reflect the dates shown. Combined totals may include overlapping reviewers.
Review highlights
“Excellent experience. Robotic surgery for inguinal hernia. Fast…”
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“Dr. Andrew Luhrs, Seemed very companionate and knowledgeable…”
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