Donald T. Hess, MD

Reported procedures

• Gastric sleeve Source ↗
• gastric bypass Source ↗
• Sleeve gastrectomy Source ↗
• Minimally invasive surgery Source ↗

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Reported credentials

• Surgery Source ↗

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Reported affiliations

• BOSTON UNIVERSITY GENERAL SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. Source ↗

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Selected publications

• Preference Signaling in the General Surgery Residency Match: The Applicant Perspective. · 2026 Source ↗
• Getting It Done and Done Well: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Pitfalls and Success Factors for Professional Development Experiences During Surgical Residency. · 2026 Source ↗
• Anti-angiogenic effects of p,p'-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p'-DDE) in the human microvasculature. · 2026 Source ↗
• CaMKII Antagonism Improves Vascular Dysfunction in the Visceral Adipose Microvasculature of Obese Subjects. · 2025 Source ↗
• Can Preference Signaling Streamline the Applicant Selection Process? · 2025 Source ↗
• A soft robotic, modular laparoscopic grasper for atraumatic retraction of the small intestine. · 2024 Source ↗
• Mining for Gold: A Mixed-Methods Study on Personal Statements in General Surgery Residency Applications. · 2024 Source ↗
• Seeing is Believing - A Qualitative Study Exploring What Motivates Medical Students to Pursue a Career In General Surgery. · 2024 Source ↗
• Invited Commentary. · 2024 Source ↗
• A machine learning framework for optimizing obesity care by simulating clinical trajectories and targeted interventions. · 2023 Source ↗
• Our Efforts to Create a Welcoming Surgical Residency for LGBTQ Trainees. · 2023 Source ↗
• Intern Experience Reflects Information Gathered During the Virtual Interview Process. · 2023 Source ↗
• Update on the Financial Well-Being of Surgical Residents in New England. · 2023 Source ↗
• An Interval Look at the Transplant Surgery Pipeline: Insights from General Surgery Residents' Operative Experience Using ACGME Operative Logs from 2000 to 2021. · 2023 Source ↗
• The Association Between Virtual Interviewing and Geographical Distribution of Matched Residency Programs for General Surgery Applicants. · 2023 Source ↗
• Update on the Personal and Professional Well-Being of Surgical Residents in New England. · 2022 Source ↗
• We Should Be Asking New Questions in Research on Weight Loss Surgery for Racial Minority Patients. · 2022 Source ↗
• Frequency and Characteristics of Social Media Use among General Surgery Trainees. · 2022 Source ↗
• Comparison of weight loss outcomes between Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in a racially mixed urban patient population. · 2022 Source ↗
• Creating a Welcoming Surgery Residency Training Program for LGBTQ Trainees. · 2022 Source ↗
• Rogue Staples: a Culprit in Post-operative Small Bowel Obstruction. · 2022 Source ↗
• The impact of English proficiency on outcomes after bariatric surgery. · 2022 Source ↗
• Comment on: Racial disparities in bariatric surgery outcomes amongst the elderly. · 2022 Source ↗
• Efficacy of a resident-as-teacher program (RATP) for general surgery residents: An evaluation of 3 Years of implementation. · 2021 Source ↗
• Application of the Caprini Risk Assessment Model to Select Patients for Extended Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Sleeve Gastrectomy. · 2022 Source ↗
• Association of Bariatric Surgery With Vascular Outcomes. · 2021 Source ↗
• Outcomes in Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Implications for Surgical Resident Education. · 2021 Source ↗
• Structuring Research Rotations to Facilitate Surgery Residents' Academic Productivity. · 2022 Source ↗
• Impact of fellow compared to resident assistance on outcomes of minimally invasive surgery. · 2022 Source ↗
• Surgical management of obstructing clot at the jejunojejunostomy after gastric bypass: a single center experience and literature review. · 2021 Source ↗
• Approach to the Patient: Management of the Post-Bariatric Surgery Patient With Weight Regain. · 2021 Source ↗
• Use of a Laparoscopic Witzel Gastrostomy Without Gastropexy in Bariatric and General Surgery. · 2020 Source ↗
• A Structured Mentorship Elective Deepens Personal Connections and Increases Scholarly Achievements of Senior Surgery Residents. · 2021 Source ↗
• General surgery chief residents' perspective on surgical education during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. · 2020 Source ↗
• The Mitigating Effect of Phentermine and Topiramate on Weight Regain After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery. · 2020 Source ↗
• The Boston Medical Center Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Procedure Team: Optimizing the surgeon's role in pandemic care at a safety-net hospital. · 2020 Source ↗
• Development and validation of machine learning models to predict gastrointestinal leak and venous thromboembolism after weight loss surgery: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database. · 2021 Source ↗
• Resident involvement in minimally-invasive vs. open procedures. · 2020 Source ↗
• Burnout and its relationship with perceived stress, self-efficacy, depression, social support, and programmatic factors in general surgery residents. · 2020 Source ↗
• Fat-Specific Protein 27 Regulation of Vascular Function in Human Obesity. · 2019 Source ↗
• Oxidative modifications of mitochondrial complex II are associated with insulin resistance of visceral fat in obesity. · 2019 Source ↗
• Decision Regret up to 4 Years After Gastric Bypass and Gastric Banding. · 2019 Source ↗
• Resident-as-Teacher Programs in General Surgery Residency: Context and Characterization. · 2019 Source ↗
• Weight Recidivism After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: An 11-Year Experience in a Multiethnic Medical Center. · 2019 Source ↗
• Resident-as-teacher programs in general surgery residency - A review of published curricula. · 2019 Source ↗
• Activation of non-canonical WNT signaling in human visceral adipose tissue contributes to local and systemic inflammation. · 2017 Source ↗
• Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery: Do Clinical and Behavioral Factors Explain Racial Differences? · 2017 Source ↗
• WNT5A regulates adipose tissue angiogenesis via antiangiogenic VEGF-A₁₆₅b in obese humans. · 2017 Source ↗
• Relationships between study habits, burnout, and general surgery resident performance on the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination. · 2017 Source ↗
• An Exploration of System-Level Factors and the Geographic Variation in Bariatric Surgery Utilization. · 2016 Source ↗
• WNT5A-JNK regulation of vascular insulin resistance in human obesity. · 2016 Source ↗
• Factors associated with bariatric postoperative emergency department visits. · 2016 Source ↗
• Lower Esophageal Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation for Persistent Reflux After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. · 2016 Source ↗
• Racial differences in weight loss, hemoglobin A1C, and blood lipid profiles after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. · 2016 Source ↗
• Effect of Bariatric Weight Loss on the Adipose Lipolytic Transcriptome in Obese Humans. · 2015 Source ↗
• The Danish National Patient Register. · 2016 Source ↗
• Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Facial Features. · 2015 Source ↗
• A Multifaceted Intervention to Increase Surgery Resident Engagement in Reporting Adverse Events. · 2015 Source ↗
• Forkhead box O-1 modulation improves endothelial insulin resistance in human obesity. · 2015 Source ↗
• Improved Insulin Sensitivity 3 Months After RYGB Surgery Is Associated With Increased Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue AMPK Activity and Decreased Oxidative Stress. · 2015 Source ↗
• Antiangiogenic actions of vascular endothelial growth factor-A165b, an inhibitory isoform of vascular endothelial growth factor-A, in human obesity. · 2014 Source ↗
• Insulin status and vascular responses to weight loss in obesity. · 2013 Source ↗

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Professional identifier

NPI: 1629031406

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