Dr. Sachin Kukreja
Dr. Kukreja is proud to direct DFW Bariatrics and General Surgery. He truly loves the art and challenges of General and Bariatric surgery. Being Board-certified in Obesity Medicine and Fellowship Trained in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, he offers comprehensive obesity care from medications and diet counseling, to non-surgical solutions, to the full range of surgical options – all through small (or no incisions) for a faster recovery. As a testament to his expertise and reputation in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, Dr Kukreja has been recognized by the D Magazine as the Best Doctor for the 7th consecutive year in 2024!
After completion of medical school at the University of Texas Health Sciences at San Antonio, he did his General Surgery training at Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County (commonly referred to simply as Cook County). He then went on to do a Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed his board certifications in both General Surgery and Obesity Medicine.
He founded the Bariatric surgery program at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago in 2010 and was the director of Bariatric Surgery at the Dallas VA. In 2016, he was the highest volume Robotic General Surgeon and did the most number of bariatric surgeries in the VA system. He has multiple publications in both journals and book chapters, has given numerous presentations across a wide variety of venues, has received teaching awards for Resident Education, belongs to various national committees, has performed live surgery broadcast to national meetings, and was previously Assistant Professor of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He continues to write, publish, and present each year.
He is currently the Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at Medical City Dallas Hospital as well Medical Director of Metabolism and Nutrition at Methodist Dallas Medical Center where he oversees the growth of both the medical and surgical weight loss programs. He is a key opinion leader, proctor, consultant, and speaker for Intuitive Surgical allowing him the opportunity to mentor surgeons around the country on implementation of robotic surgery technology in their practices. He is also a speaker for Aesculap, Inc, Apollo Endosurgery, and Boehringer Laboratories.
Dr. Kukreja is proud to direct DFW Bariatrics and General Surgery. He truly loves the art and challenges of General and Bariatric surgery. Being Board-certified in Obesity Medicine and Fellowship Trained in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, he offers comprehensive obesity care from medications and diet counseling, to non-surgical solutions, to the full range of surgical options – all through small (or no incisions) for a faster recovery.
After completion of medical school at the University of Texas Health Sciences at San Antonio, he did his General Surgery training at Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County (commonly referred to simply as Cook County). He then went on to do a Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed his board certifications in both General Surgery and Obesity Medicine.
He founded the Bariatric surgery program at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago in 2010 and was the director of Bariatric Surgery at the Dallas VA. In 2016, he was the highest volume Robotic General Surgeon and did the most number of bariatric surgeries in the VA system. He has multiple publications in both journals and book chapters, has given numerous presentations across a wide variety of venues, has received teaching awards for Resident Education, belongs to various national committees, has performed live surgery broadcast to national meetings, and was previously Assistant Professor of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He continues to write, publish, and present each year.
He is currently the Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at Medical City Dallas Hospital as well Medical Director of Metabolism and Nutrition at Methodist Dallas Medical Center where he oversees the growth of both the medical and surgical weightloss programs. He is a key opinion leader, proctor, consultant, and speaker for Intuitive Surgical allowing him the opportunity to mentor surgeons around the country on implementation of robotic surgery technology in their practices. He is also a speaker for Aesculap, Inc, Apollo Endosurgery, and Boehringer Laboratories.
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Credentials
| March 2022 - Present | Director of Bariatric Surgery and Obesity Medicine, Medical City Dallas Hospital |
| October 2021 - Present | Consultant, Boehringer Laboratories |
| September 2021 - Present | North Texas Representative at Large, Texas Association for Bariatric Surgery (TABS) |
| August 2021 - Present | Consultant, Apollo Endosurgery |
| March 2020 - Present | Consultant, Aesculap Inc |
| March 2020 - Present | Medical Director Metabolism and Nutrition at Methodist Dallas Medical Center |
| December 2018 – Present | Epicenter (Bariatric) and Proctor for Intuitive Surgical |
| December 2016 – Present | DFW Bariatrics and General Surgery. Minimally Invasive General and Bariatric Surgeon; Dallas, TX |
| November 2015 – January 2017 | Speaker for Smith and Nephew |
| August 2015 – December 2017 | Consultant, Speaker, and Proctor for Enteromedics Member Scientific Advisory Board |
| November 2012 - Jan 2019 | North Texas Veteran’s Affairs Hospital. Minimally Invasive General and Bariatric Surgery. Director of Bariatric Surgery; Dallas, TX General Surgery Residency Site Director (effective June 2013) |
| November 2012 – Present | University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Assistant Professor of Surgery - Division of Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Surgery; Dallas, TX |
| March 2011 – January 2013 | Rosalind Franklin University / Chicago Medical School. Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery; Chicago, IL |
| August 2010 – January 2013 | Mount Sinai Hospital. General Surgery; Chicago, IL Director of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Awards: Dr. William Schumer Teaching Award – Nominated by Surgical Housestaff, 2011-2012 Academic Year |
| 2009 – 2010 | Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship. Clinical Instructor; Milwaukee, WI |
| 2005 – 2009 | Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Integrated General Surgery Residency; Chicago, IL Awards: 19th SLS Annual Meeting and Endo Expo Scholarship Recipient, 2009 |
| 2004 – 2005 | Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Integrated General Surgery Internship; Chicago, IL |
| 2000 – 2004 | University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA); San Antonio, TX Doctor of Medicine |
| 1996 – 2000 | Austin College; Sherman, TX Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Minor in Psychology Awards: Cum laude |
| 1996 | St. Mark’s School of Texas; Dallas, TX. |
| 2013 – Present | Texas Association of Bariatric Surgeons (TABS) |
| 2012 – 2015 | Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) |
| 2011 – 2012 | Metro Chicago Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Chicago Surgical Society (CSS) |
| 2010 – 2012 | American Hernia Society (AHS) |
| 2009 – Present | American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Fellow Status: 2015 |
| 2009 – 2010 | Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) Wisconsin Surgical Society (WSS) |
| 2007 – Present | American College of Surgeons – Associate Member Fellow Status: 2012 North Texas Chapter Member |
| 2007 – 2009 | Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) |
| 2004 - 2015 | Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) |
| 2021 | Robotic Steering Committee Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Chair |
| 2020 | PI for IRB 015.WMP.2020D. A Retrospective Multicenter Comparison of Laparoscopic and Robotic Assisted Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy |
| 2019 - Present | Instructor for Intuitive Surgical TR200, TR300, and TR400 Bariatric Surgery Courses |
| 2019 - Present | American Association of Physician Leadership Course |
| 2019 | North Texas American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting Moderator for “Advanced Laparoscopy” Obalon Post-Approval Study (PAS) Research Site, FDA Sponsored |
| 2018 - Present | IRB (Aspireirb) 047.GID.2018.D (August 23, 2018). Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty. Sponsor: Methodist Health System |
| 2018 | Faculty for SAGES Foregut Robotic Surgery Training Course for Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellows (Atlanta, GA) North Texas American College of Surgeon Annual Meeting Moderator for “Bariatric Complications in the Emergency Room” Faculty for SAGES Robotic Surgery Training Course for Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellows (Atlanta, GA) |
| 2017 | Faculty for SAGES Robotic Surgery Training Course for Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellows (Atlanta, GA) LINX Annual Users Meeting Orbera Training Certification |
| 2016 | Faculty for Minimally Invasive Fellows Robotics Training Course (Atlanta, GA) Stretta Certifications North Texas American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting Moderator for “How I Do It” |
| 2015 | Texas Association of Surgical Skills Labs (TASSL) da Vinci Training Program for Chief Surgical Residents Intuitive Fellows Robotic Surgery Training Course Enteromedics Vagal Blocking Maestro System (VBloc) Training for Weight Loss |
| 2014 | SAGES Annual Meeting Faculty Moderator for “SAGES Jeopardy” |
| 2013 | Intuitive Robotic Surgery “Single-site Cholecystectomy” Training with Wet-lab Intuitive Robotic Surgery Certification through Southwestern Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery |
| 2012 – Present | SAGES Bariatric Liaison Committee SAGES Continuing Education Committee |
| 2012 | Course Chair, SAGES Basic Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Resident Course (Cincinnati, OH) |
| 2011 | Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) Annual Meeting Moderator, General Surgery Forum Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) Trainer Certification Course |
| 2010 – 2012 | Mount Sinai Hospital Operating Room Committee Mount Sinai Hospital Surgical Quality Committee Mount Sinai Hospital Operating Room Cost Containment Committee |
| 2010 – Present | SAGES Resident Education Committee Faculty, SAGES Resident Education Courses (Cincinnati, OH; Tampa, FL) |
| 2008 – 2009 | Academic Chief Resident |
| 2004 – 2009 | Resident Advisory Committee |
| 2007 – 2008 | Assistant Academic Chief Resident |
| 2000 – 2004 | Admissions Committee, UTHSCSA |
| 2002 – 2003 | Regional Academic Health Center Liaison, UTHSCSA |
| 2022 | Pre-operative Foregut Evaluation before Bariatric surgery. ASMBS Re-United January 2022. Technique for Duodenal Switch. ASMBS Re-United January 2022. Video Presentation: Premature Stapler Removal During RYGB. ASMBS Re-United January 2022. Video Presentation: Robotic Assisted Molina Band Removal. ASMBS Re-United January 2022. 4 Video Presentation: Robotic Control of Splenic Vessel Bleeding During Sleeve Gastrectomy. ASMBS Re-United January 2022. |
| 2021 | Single Anastomosis Duodenoileal Bypass Technique. ASMBS Annual Meeting June 2021. Kukreja S,, Nwogu C, Odom K, Vivian Elaina. An Opiod-Sparing Protocol Reduces Narcotic Utilization 3-fold in Sleeve Gastrectomy. Poster Presentation at ASMBS Annual Meeting 2021. |
| 2020 | Duodenal Switch on the Robot, the Time is Now. Society of Robotic Surgeons annual Meeting, June 2020 Second Stage Duodenal Switch Conversion. Society of Robotic Surgeons Annual Meeting, June 2020 Is Single Anastomosis Duodenal Switch Ready for Primetime. Society of Robotic Surgeons Annual Meeting, June 2020 Reintroduction of Bariatric Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic, May 2020 Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty, Texas Association of Bariatric Surgeons Annual Meeting (Dallas, TX), January 2020 Intuitive Surgical National Sales Meeting Invited Speaker for “Total Practice Robotic Surgery, from Inguinal Hernia to Complex Bariatrics (Dallas, TX) January 2020 |
| 2019 | Efficiencies in Robotic Bariatric Surgery. Intuitive Booth, ASMBS October 2019. The Merits of Surgical Weight Loss. Kaufman County Medical Society, June 2019. Ghanam, M, Kukreja, S. Robotic Conversion of Gastric Bypass to Duodenal Switch. ASMBS Weekend, June 2019 Laparoscopic Strangulated Paraesophageal Hernia in the Gastric Bypass Patient, A Video Presentation. Texas Association of Bariatric Surgeons Annual Meeting. February 2019 Robotic Gastric Bypass to Duodenal Switch Conversion Techniques and Approach. Texas Association of Bariatric Surgeons Annual Meeting. February 2019 |
| 2018 | Techniques in Bariatric Surgery: Methodist Dallas Medical Center General Surgery Grand Rounds. September 2018: Dallas, TX Weight Loss in the Transplant Patient: Methodist Dallas Medical Center Transplant Symposium. August 2018: Dallas, TX |
| 2017 | Bariatric Surgery Pearls: What should non-Bariatric surgeons know? Methodist Dallas Medical Center General Surgery Grand Rounds. December 2017: Dallas, TX Bariatric Surgery Complications for the General Surgery: Methodist Dallas Medical Center General Surgery Grand Rounds. August 2017: Dallas, TX Bariatric Surgery for the Anesthesiologist. North Texas Veteran Affairs Anesthesia Grand Rounds. April 2017: Dallas, TX Intermediate Term Outcomes of Vagal Blockade (Vbloc). Surgical Disruptive Technology Summit. March 2017: Houston, TX Short-Term Results for Intermittent Vagal Nerve Blocking (vBloc) in the Real-World, Non-Research Environment. January 2018: Washington, DC |
| 2016 | Bariatric Surgery: The Cure for What Ails Us? Methodist Dallas Medical Center Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. December 2016: Dallas, TX The Value of Vagal Blockade (Vbloc) in a Surgical Practice. Surgical Disruptive Technology Summit. March 2016: Houston, TX Polanco P, Pastorek R, El Ahmadieh T, Kukreja S. Robotic Liver Resection of Left Lateral Section in a Cirrhotic Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Top Rated Video at the Society of Surgical Oncology 69th Annual Cancer Symposium. Boston, MA March 2016 Patel P, Mokdad A, Kukreja S, Huerta S. Incidence and Predictors of Metachronous Inguinal Hernias in Veteran Patients. Oral Presentation at 11th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. February 2016: Jacksonville, FL Nassour I, Kukreja S, Almandoz J, Puzziferri N. Obesity-Related Comorbidity Outcomes 4 years After Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy in Veterans. Oral Presentation at 11th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. February 2016: Jacksonville, FL The Role of Vagal Blockade (Vbloc) in the Surgical Management of Obesity. Texas Association of Bariatric Surgeons Annual Meeting; January 2016: San Antonio, TX Obesity and Bariatric Surgery: Myths vs. Facts. University of Texas Southwestern Department of Surgery Grand Rounds; January 2016: Dallas, TX |
| 2015 | Nassour I, Kukreja S. Robotic Cystgastrostomy with Pancreatic Necrosectomy. Poster Presentation at Annual American Pancreatic Association Meeting; November 2015: San Diego, CA Ramzan Z, Kukreja S. Utility of CA 19-9 in Predicting Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma in Veteran Patients. Poster Presentation at Annual American Pancreatic Association Meeting; October 2015: Honolulu, HI Ramzan Z, Kukreja S. Predictors of Early Mortality in Veteran Patients with Pancreatic Cancer. Poster Presentation at Annual American Pancreatic Association Meeting; October 2015: Honolulu, HI The Robotics (R)evolution. Methodist Health System Department of Surgery Grand Rounds; September 2015: Dallas, TX |
| 2014 | Naveed M, Rossen J, Dunbar K, Ramzan Z, Kukreja S. Esophagogastric fistula related to Nissen Fundoplication. Poster Presentation at Annual ACG Meeting; October 2014: Philadelphia, PA |
| 2013 | Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery. SAGES Intermediate Resident Laparoscopy and Endoscopy Course; December 2013: London, Ontario Canada Kukreja S, Bonomo S, Tawfik-Sexton D. Short-Term Weight Loss Results in a Medicaid Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Program. Poster Presentation at the American Society of Bariatric Physicians Annual Meeting; October 2013: Phoenix, AZ Bariatric Surgery Complications for the Non-Bariatric Surgeon. Methodist Health System Department of Surgery Grand Rounds; November 2013: Dallas, TX Bariatric Surgery for the Gastroenterologist. University of Texas Southwestern Department of Gastroenterology Grand Rounds; October 2013: Dallas, TX Surgical Management of the Hiatal Hernia. SAGES Advanced Resident Hernia Course (Course Chair); May 2013; Tampa, FL Surgical Management of Reflux for the Gastroenterologist. University of Texas Southwestern Department of Gastroenterology Grand Rounds; April 2013: Dallas, TX Laparoscopic Foregut Surgery. SAGES Basic Laparoscopy and Endoscopy Resident Education Course; March 2013: Cincinnati, OH Changchien E, Kukreja S. Colon Injury During Laparoscopic Parastomal Hernia Repair. Video Presentation at EuroAmerican Multi-Specialty Summit; February 2013: Orlando, FL Changchien E, Kukreja S. Are Patients Able to Meet Their Short-Term Weight Loss Expectations Following Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding? Oral Presentation at Annual Academic Surgical Congress; February 2013: New Orleans, LA |
| 2012 | Management of the Acute Bariatric Surgery Complication for the Non-Bariatric Surgeon. SAGES Resident Education Webinar, Live Broadcast; December 2012: Cleveland, OH Tawfik D, Ver M, Mithani R, Kukreja S. Reliability of Upper Endoscopy for Diagnosing Hiatal Hernia in the Setting of Preoperative Testing for Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. Poster Presentation at the American College of Gastroenterology (AGA) Annual Meeting; October 2012: Las Vegas, NV Minimally Invasive Approaches to the Pancreas. SAGES Advanced Foregut Resident Education Course; September 2012: Cincinnati, OH Laparoscopic Foregut and Anti-Reflux Surgery. SAGES Basic Laparoscopy and Endoscopy Resident Education Course; August 2012: Cincinnati, OH Common Bariatric Surgery Complications and their Management. SAGES Advanced Bariatric and Foregut Resident Education Course; April 2012: Cincinnati, OH Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair. SAGES Basic Laparoscopy and Endoscopy Resident Education Course; April 2012: Cincinnati, OH Ver M, Kukreja S. Periumbilical Skin Necrosis Secondary to Omental Infarction During Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair. Poster Presentation at American Hernia Society (AHS) Annual Meeting; March 2012: New York City, NY Changchien E, Tawfik D, Kukreja S. Short-term use of a laparoscopic virtual reality simulator in one surgical residency: a survey of residents. Poster Presentation at Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Annual Meeting; March 2012: San Diego, CA |
| 2011 | Bariatric Surgery Emergencies for the General Surgeon. SAGES Resident Education Webinar, Live Broadcast; November 2011: Cleveland, OH Tawfik D, Wise S, Vargish T, Kukreja S. Barriers to Laparoscopic Simulation Among General Surgery Trainees. Oral Presentation at the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) Annual Meeting; September 2011: Los Angeles, CA Endolumenal Treatments of Esophageal Diseases. SAGES Advanced Foregut and Bariatric Resident Education Course; May 2011: Cincinnati, OH Kukreja S, Wallace J, Goldblatt, M. Laparoscopic Redo Nissen Fundoplication and Esophageal Diverticulectomy. Video Presented at 13th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (SAGES) Video, Best of Video Session; April 2011: San Antonio, TX Kukreja S, Goldblatt, M. Use of Self-Fixating Mesh in a Modified Rives-Stoppa Repair. Poster Presented at the American Hernia Society Annual Meeting; March 2011: San Francisco, CA |
| 2010 | Kukreja S; Wallace J, Goldblatt M. Laparoscopic Redo Nissen Fundoplication with Esophageal Diverticulectomy. Video Presentation at the Wisconsin Surgical Society Meeting in November 2010; Kohler, WI Kukreja S, Goldblatt M, Wallace J. Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration with Choledochotomy After Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass. Video Presentation at the Wisconsin Surgical Society Meeting in November 2010; Kohler, WI Cox M, Kukreja, S; Goldblatt M; Wallace J. Laparoscopic Adjustable Banding of Gastric Pouch After Prior Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Video Presentation at the Wisconsin Surgical Society Meeting in November 2010; Kohler, WI Cox M, Kukreja S, Goldblatt M; Pappas S. Laparoscopic Duodenojejunostomy for Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome. Video Presentation at the Wisconsin Surgical Society Meeting in November 2010; Kohler, WI Kukreja S, Cox M, Carpiaux A, Goldblatt M, Wallace J. The Utility of Ultrasound in Diagnosing Hepatic Steatosis in the Morbidly Obese. Oral Presentation at the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting; September 2010: New York City, NY Kukreja S, Cox A, Goldblatt M, Wallace J. Higher Doses of Daltaparin Required of the Morbidly Obese Undergoing Bariatric Surgery. Oral Presentation at the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting; September 2010: New York City, NY Kukreja S, Goldblatt M, Wallace J. Laparoscopic Gastric Access for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB). 12th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (SAGES) Video, Bariatric Session; April 2010: National Harbor, MA Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) – Where Are We and Where are We Going? Surgery Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; January 2010 |
| 2009 | A Systematic Approach to Abnormal Liver Functions in the Post Gastric Bypass Patient. Midwest Minimally Invasive Surgery Teleconference, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; August 2009 Minimally Invasive Approaches to Necrotizing Pancreatitis. Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; May 2009 |
| 2008 | Kukreja S, Esteben-Agusti E, Velasco J, Hieken T. Increased Lymph Node Evaluation with Colorectal Cancer Resection: Does It Improve Detection of Stage III Disease? Oral Presentation at the Western Surgical Association Scientific Session; November 2008: Santa Fe, NM Choh M, Esteban-Agusti E, Kukreja S, Velasco J, Hieken T. Variation in Lymph Node Count in Colorectal Cancer Resection is Unaffected by Surgeon, Specialty, Volume, and Technique. Poster Presentation: Society of Surgical Oncology, 61st Annual Cancer Symposium; Chicago, IL: March 2008 |
| 2022 | Almondoz JP, Xie L, Schellinger J, Mathew M, Marroquin E, Murvelashvili N, Khatiwada S, Kukreja S, McAdams C, Messiah S. Changes in Body Weight, Health Behaviors and Mental Health in Adults with Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Obesity. 2022 July. doi: 10.1002/oby.23501. Marroquin E, Khatiwada S, Xie L, Cruz-Munoz N, Kukreja S, Schneider B, Qureshi F, Messiah S. Five Year Trends in the Utilization of Robotic Bariatric Surgery Procedures, United States 2015-2019. Obesity Surgery 32(11):3. 2022 May. doi: 10/1007/s11695-022-05964-7 |
| 2021 | Messiah SE, Uppuluri M, Xie L, Schellinger JN, Mathew MS, Ofori A, Kukreja S, Schneider B, Dunn SH, Tavakkoli A, Almandoz JP. Substance Use, Mental Health, and Weight-Related Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients. Obes Surg. 2021 May 27. doi: 10.1007/s11695-021-05488-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34041701. Almandoz JP, Xie L, Schellinger JN, Mathew MS, Edwards K, Ofori A, Kukreja S, Schneider B, Messiah SE. Telehealth utilization among multi-ethnic patients with obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Telemed Telecare. 2021 Mar 4:1357633X21998211. doi: 10.1177/1357633X21998211. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33663260.Almandoz JP, Xie L, Schellinger JN, Mathew MS, Bismar N, Ofori A, Kukreja S, Schneider B, Vidot D, Messiah SE. Substance use, mental health and weight-related behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic in people with obesity. Clin Obes. 2021 Feb 4:e12440. doi: 10.1111/cob.12440. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33539652. |
| 2020 | Almandoz, JP, Xie, L, Schellinger, JN, et al. Impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders on weight-related behaviours among patients with obesity. Clin Obes. 2020; 10:e12386. https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.12386 Records K, Kukreja S. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy. The SCORE Portal. http://www.surgicalcore.org/modulecontent.aspx?id=130707. Published October 2020. |
| 2018 | Klar A, Kukreja S. Robotic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch. Atlas of Robotic Surgery, 2018. Hartline C, Kukreja S. Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Atlas of Robotic Surgery, 2018 Itum D, Kukreja S. Masters Program Bariatric Pathway: Robotic RYGB and Revisional Bariatrics. The SAGES Manual of Robotic Surgery, 2018. Kirkendall S, Kukreja S. Masters Program Hernia Pathway: Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair. The SAGES Manual of Robotic Surgery, 2018. Cunningham H, Kukreja S, Huerta S. Mesh Migration into an Inguinal Hernia Sac Following Laparoscopic Umbilical Hernia Repair. Hernia: March 2018. |
| 2017 | Nassour I, Almondoz JP, Adams-Huet B, Kukreja S, Puzziferri N. Metabolic Syndrome Remission After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy. Sept 2017; Vol 10: 393-402 Itum D, Kukreja S. Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy. SAGES Manual of Robotic Surgery. Springer Publications, 2017 Guzzetta A, Kukreja S. Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Robotic Revisional Bariatric Surgery. SAGES Manual of Robotic Surgery. Springer Publications, 2017 Kirkendall S, Kukreja S. Robotic Inguinal Hernia. SAGES Manual of Robotic Surgery. Springer Publications, 2017 |
| 2016 | Kim DD, Zhu H, Nassri AB, Mokdad A, Kukreja S, Polanco P, Huerta S, Ramzan Z. Survival Analysis of Veteran Patients with Pancreatic Cancer. J Dig Dis. May 2016 (Epub ahead of print) |
| 2015 | Nassour I, Ramzan Z, Kukreja S. Robotic Cystgastrostomy with Pancreatic Necrosectomy. Journal of Robotic Surgery April 2016; pp1-4 Kukreja S. Endoscopy: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE) Core Module. Kukreja S. Endoscopy: Colonoscopy. Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE) Core Module. Huerta S, Kukreja S, Butler D. No Gut Syndrome: Near Total Enterectomy. J Gastrointestinal Surg 2015; 19(9):973-80 Naveed M, Rossen J, Dunbar K, Ramzan Z, Kukreja S. Diagnosis and Management of an Esophagogastric Fistula as a Rare Complication of Nissen Fundoplication. ACG Case Rep J 2015; 2(2):68-69 |
| 2012 | Kukreja S, Goldblatt M. Minimally Invasive Treatment of Inguinal Hernias. Evidence-based Approach to Minimally Invasive Surgery. Woodbury, CT: Cine-Med, Inc, 2012 Kukreja S. Endoscopic Component Separation. SAGES Surgical Wiki. http://www.sageswiki.org/index.php?title=Endoscopic_component_separation (January 2, 2012) |
| 2011 | Cull JD, Kukreja S, Hieken TJ. Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer in the Advanced Elderly: Does Outcome Justify Treatment? J Clin Oncol 2011: 29(suppl; abstr 3629) |
| 2010 | Bordoli S, Kukreja S, Velasco J, Hieken T. The Impact of Metastatic Lymph Node Ratio on Survival in Node-Positive Colon Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2010; 17(S1):S88 |
| 2009 | Kukreja S, Esteben-Agusti E, Velasco J, Hieken T. Increased Lymph Node Evaluation with Colorectal Cancer Resection: Does It Improve Detection of Stage III Disease? Arch Surg. 2009; 144(7):612-617 Kukreja S, Saclarides T. Transanal Approaches to Rectal Cancer. Improved Outcomes in Colon and Rectal Surgery. London, UK: Informa Healthcare USA, 2009 |
| 2022 | Almondoz JP, Xie L, Schellinger J, Mathew M, Marroquin E, Murvelashvili N, Khatiwada S, Kukreja S, McAdams C, Messiah S. Changes in Body Weight, Health Behaviors and Mental Health in Adults with Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Obesity. 2022 July. doi: 10.1002/oby.23501. Marroquin E, Khatiwada S, Xie L, Cruz-Munoz N, Kukreja S, Schneider B, Qureshi F, Messiah S. Five Year Trends in the Utilization of Robotic Bariatric Surgery Procedures, United States 2015-2019. Obesity Surgery 32(11):3. 2022 May. doi: 10/1007/s11695-022-05964-7 |
| 2021 | Messiah SE, Uppuluri M, Xie L, Schellinger JN, Mathew MS, Ofori A, Kukreja S, Schneider B, Dunn SH, Tavakkoli A, Almandoz JP. Substance Use, Mental Health, and Weight-Related Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients. Obes Surg. 2021 May 27. doi: 10.1007/s11695-021-05488-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34041701. Almandoz JP, Xie L, Schellinger JN, Mathew MS, Edwards K, Ofori A, Kukreja S, Schneider B, Messiah SE. Telehealth utilization among multi-ethnic patients with obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Telemed Telecare. 2021 Mar 4:1357633X21998211. doi: 10.1177/1357633X21998211. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33663260.Almandoz JP, Xie L, Schellinger JN, Mathew MS, Bismar N, Ofori A, Kukreja S, Schneider B, Vidot D, Messiah SE. Substance use, mental health and weight-related behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic in people with obesity. Clin Obes. 2021 Feb 4:e12440. doi: 10.1111/cob.12440. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33539652. |
| 2020 | Almandoz, JP, Xie, L, Schellinger, JN, et al. Impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders on weight-related behaviours among patients with obesity. Clin Obes. 2020; 10:e12386. https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.12386 Records K, Kukreja S. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy. The SCORE Portal. http://www.surgicalcore.org/modulecontent.aspx?id=130707. Published October 2020. |
| 2018 | Klar A, Kukreja S. Robotic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch. Atlas of Robotic Surgery, 2018. Hartline C, Kukreja S. Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Atlas of Robotic Surgery, 2018 Itum D, Kukreja S. Masters Program Bariatric Pathway: Robotic RYGB and Revisional Bariatrics. The SAGES Manual of Robotic Surgery, 2018. Kirkendall S, Kukreja S. Masters Program Hernia Pathway: Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair. The SAGES Manual of Robotic Surgery, 2018. Cunningham H, Kukreja S, Huerta S. Mesh Migration into an Inguinal Hernia Sac Following Laparoscopic Umbilical Hernia Repair. Hernia: March 2018. |
| 2017 | Nassour I, Almondoz JP, Adams-Huet B, Kukreja S, Puzziferri N. Metabolic Syndrome Remission After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy. Sept 2017; Vol 10: 393-402 Itum D, Kukreja S. Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy. SAGES Manual of Robotic Surgery. Springer Publications, 2017 Guzzetta A, Kukreja S. Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Robotic Revisional Bariatric Surgery. SAGES Manual of Robotic Surgery. Springer Publications, 2017 Kirkendall S, Kukreja S. Robotic Inguinal Hernia. SAGES Manual of Robotic Surgery. Springer Publications, 2017 |
| 2016 | Kim DD, Zhu H, Nassri AB, Mokdad A, Kukreja S, Polanco P, Huerta S, Ramzan Z. Survival Analysis of Veteran Patients with Pancreatic Cancer. J Dig Dis. May 2016 (Epub ahead of print) |
| 2015 | Nassour I, Ramzan Z, Kukreja S. Robotic Cystgastrostomy with Pancreatic Necrosectomy. Journal of Robotic Surgery April 2016; pp1-4 Kukreja S. Endoscopy: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE) Core Module. Kukreja S. Endoscopy: Colonoscopy. Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE) Core Module. Huerta S, Kukreja S, Butler D. No Gut Syndrome: Near Total Enterectomy. J Gastrointestinal Surg 2015; 19(9):973-80 Naveed M, Rossen J, Dunbar K, Ramzan Z, Kukreja S. Diagnosis and Management of an Esophagogastric Fistula as a Rare Complication of Nissen Fundoplication. ACG Case Rep J 2015; 2(2):68-69 |
| 2012 | Kukreja S, Goldblatt M. Minimally Invasive Treatment of Inguinal Hernias. Evidence-based Approach to Minimally Invasive Surgery. Woodbury, CT: Cine-Med, Inc, 2012 Kukreja S. Endoscopic Component Separation. SAGES Surgical Wiki. http://www.sageswiki.org/index.php?title=Endoscopic_component_separation (January 2, 2012) |
| 2011 | Cull JD, Kukreja S, Hieken TJ. Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer in the Advanced Elderly: Does Outcome Justify Treatment? J Clin Oncol 2011: 29(suppl; abstr 3629) |
| 2010 | Bordoli S, Kukreja S, Velasco J, Hieken T. The Impact of Metastatic Lymph Node Ratio on Survival in Node-Positive Colon Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2010; 17(S1):S88 |
| 2009 | Kukreja S, Esteben-Agusti E, Velasco J, Hieken T. Increased Lymph Node Evaluation with Colorectal Cancer Resection: Does It Improve Detection of Stage III Disease? Arch Surg. 2009; 144(7):612-617 Kukreja S, Saclarides T. Transanal Approaches to Rectal Cancer. Improved Outcomes in Colon and Rectal Surgery. London, UK: Informa Healthcare USA, 2009 |
