B. Needleman

B. Needleman, Megan Ferriby, K. Pratt, 2017, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

An analysis of readmission trends by urgency and race/ethnicity in the MBSAQIP registry, 2015-2018.

Vimal K. Narula, S. Brethauer, B. Needleman, 2021, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banded plication: case-matched study from a single U.S. center.

B. Needleman, S. Noria, Sylvester N. Osayi, 2015, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Use of the MMPI-2 personality profile in predicting 30-day ED-visits and readmissions following primary bariatric surgery

B. Needleman, M. Abdel-Rasoul, S. Noria, 2020, Surgical Endoscopy.

Visceral Adipose Inflammation in Obesity Is Associated with Critical Alterations in Tregulatory Cell Numbers

Vimal K. Narula, S. Rajagopalan, B. Needleman, 2011, PloS one.

Visceral Adipose MicroRNA 223 Is Upregulated in Human and Murine Obesity and Modulates the Inflammatory Phenotype of Macrophages

S. Rajagopalan, Jie Zhang, B. Needleman, 2016, PloS one.

The role of dumping syndrome in weight loss after gastric bypass surgery

B. Needleman, Yi Ding, D. Mikami, 2013, Surgical Endoscopy.

Obstructive sleep apnea: Is it a biomarker of metabolic health in obesity.

B. Needleman, S. Noria, David Bradley, 2017, Obesity medicine.

Epiregulin as an Alternative Ligand for Leptin Receptor Alleviates Glucose Intolerance without Change in Obesity

B. Needleman, R. Yasmeen, R. Jiménez-Flores, 2022, Cells.

Pharmacotherapy in Conjunction with a Diet and Exercise Program for the Treatment of Weight Recidivism or Weight Loss Plateau Post-bariatric Surgery: a Retrospective Review

B. Needleman, S. Noria, D. Mikami, 2016, Obesity Surgery.

Patient Access, Utilization, and Perceptions of Neighborhood and Built Environment Resources

Andrew S. Hanks, B. Needleman, B. Focht, 2021, Obesity Surgery.

Characterization of urgent versus nonurgent early readmissions (<30 days) following primary bariatric surgery: a single-institution experience.

B. Needleman, S. Noria, Anahita Jalilvand, 2021, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Impact of care coaching on hospital length of stay, readmission rates, postdischarge phone calls, and patient satisfaction after bariatric surgery.

B. Needleman, M. Abdel-Rasoul, Melissa A Hornor, 2016, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Dual purinergic synaptic transmission in the human enteric nervous system.

W. Melvin, Z. Chen, B. Needleman, 2008, American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology.

Postoperative outcomes based on patient participation in a presurgery education and weight management program.

B. Needleman, Megan Ferriby, K. Pratt, 2018, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Omental patch repair effectively treats perforated marginal ulcer following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

W. Melvin, B. Needleman, K. Perry, 2013, Surgical Endoscopy.

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is an independent predictor of poor follow-up and reaching ≤ 40% excess body weight loss at 1, 2, and 3 years after bariatric surgery

B. Needleman, Alecia M. Blaszczak, S. Noria, 2019, Surgical Endoscopy.

Molecular Signaling and Dysfunction of the Human Reactive Enteric Glial Cell Phenotype: Implications for GI Infection, IBD, POI, Neurological, Motility, and GI Disorders

P. Fadda, R. Arsenescu, B. Needleman, 2016, Inflammatory bowel diseases.

Interferon gamma mediates the reduction of adipose tissue regulatory T cells in human obesity

S. Brethauer, K. Wyne, B. Needleman, 2022, Nature Communications.

Bariatrics

B. Needleman, 2019, The SAGES Manual of Acute Care Surgery.

Long Term Evaluation of Septic Arthritis in Hemophilic Patients

B. Needleman, L. Aledort, S. Seremetis, 1996, Clinical orthopaedics and related research.

A comparison of outcomes between open and laparoscopic surgical repair of recurrent inguinal hernias

Vimal K. Narula, W. Melvin, B. Needleman, 2011, Surgical Endoscopy.

Modified rives-stoppa repair for abdominal incisional hernias

B. Needleman, C. Clark, P. Muscarella, 2010 .

Near-infrared fluorescent cholangiography facilitates identification of biliary anatomy during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Vimal K. Narula, Kyle A. Perry, W. Scott Melvin, 2015, Surgical Endoscopy.

Amino acid-based compound activates atypical PKC and leptin receptor pathways to improve glycemia and anxiety like behavior in diabetic mice.

B. Needleman, Z. Weil, J. Parquette, 2020, Biomaterials.

Transgastric endoscopic peritoneoscopy does not lead to increased risk of infectious complications

W. Melvin, B. Needleman, P. Nau, 2011, Surgical Endoscopy.

Mast cell expression of the serotonin1A receptor in guinea pig and human intestine.

B. Needleman, J. Wood, D. Mikami, 2013, American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology.

Lubiprostone Reverses the Inhibitory Action of Morphine on Mucosal Secretion in Human Small Intestine

W. Melvin, B. Needleman, L. Bohn, 2011, Digestive Diseases and Sciences.

Innervation of enteric mast cells by primary spinal afferents in guinea pig and human small intestine.

B. Needleman, J. Wood, D. Mikami, 2014, American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology.

β-Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide acts at prejunctional adenosine A1 receptors to suppress inhibitory musculomotor neurotransmission in guinea pig colon and human jejunum.

B. Needleman, J. Wood, D. Mikami, 2015, American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology.

Neurogastroenterology of tegaserod (HTF 919) in the submucosal division of the guinea‐pig and human enteric nervous system

B. Needleman, X-Y Wang, D. Mikami, 2007, Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society.

Transgastric instrumentation and bacterial contamination of the peritoneal cavity

Vimal K. Narula, K. Reavis, W. Melvin, 2008, Surgical Endoscopy.

Effect of staple height on gastrojejunostomy during laparoscopic gastric bypass: a multicenter prospective randomized trial.

Daniel B. Jones, M. Gagner, D. Scott, 2010, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Robotic resection of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.

W. Melvin, B. Needleman, E. Ellison, 2003, Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A.

The Type of Bariatric Surgery Impacts the Risk of Acute Pancreatitis: A Nationwide Study

B. Needleman, D. Conwell, S. Clinton, 2018, Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology.

Pain and wound healing in surgical patients

Stephanie L. Dickinson, S. Lemeshow, W. Malarkey, 2006, Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.

Heating and humidifying of carbon dioxide during pneumoperitoneum is not indicated

M. Goldblatt, W. Melvin, B. Needleman, 2005, Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques.

Marriage and Weight Loss Surgery: a Narrative Review of Patient and Spousal Outcomes

B. Needleman, Megan Ferriby, K. Pratt, 2015, Obesity Surgery.

Endoscopic management of stomal stenosis after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

W. Melvin, B. Needleman, C. Cook, 2003, Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques.

Evolution of minimally invasive bariatric surgery.

W. Melvin, J. Gould, B. Needleman, 2002, Surgery.

Clusterin Impairs Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity and Adipocyte Clusterin Associates With Cardiometabolic Risk

Stephen T. C. Wong, W. Hsueh, B. Needleman, 2019, Diabetes Care.

Human Visceral Adipose Tissue Macrophages Are Not Adequately Defined by Standard Methods of Characterization

W. Hsueh, B. Needleman, Joey Liu, 2019, Journal of diabetes research.

63 Gliomodulation of Neuronal and Motor Behavior in the Human GI Tract

B. Needleman, R. Cuomo, K. Murthy, 2015 .

The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Short Term Risk of Clostridium Difficile Admissions

B. Needleman, S. Clinton, S. Noria, 2018, Obesity Surgery.

Low visceral adipose tissue regulatory T cells are associated with higher comorbidity severity in patients undergoing bariatric surgery

W. Hsueh, B. Needleman, Joey Liu, 2020, Surgical Endoscopy.

A computerized analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic task performance

Vimal K. Narula, W. Scott Melvin, William C. Watson, 2007, Surgical Endoscopy.

Effect of bariatric surgery on normal and abnormal renal function.

B. Needleman, D. Schuster, P. Rogers, 2011, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Two-Year Outcomes for Medicaid Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: a Case-Control Study

L. Funk, B. Needleman, D. Mikami, 2014, Obesity Surgery.

Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Comorbid Conditions Associated with Morbid Obesity

B. Needleman, S. Noria, D. Mikami, 2015 .

Natural orifice surgery: initial US experience utilizing the StomaphyXTM device to reduce gastric pouches after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Vimal K. Narula, W. Melvin, B. Needleman, 2009, Surgical Endoscopy.

Computer-enhanced robotic telesurgery

R. K. Wolf, W. Melvin, B. Needleman, 2002, Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques.

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in morbidly obese patients with end-stage heart failure and left ventricular assist device: medium-term results.

B. Needleman, R. Higgins, Aliyah Kanji, 2015, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Preoperative Psychological Evaluation Outcomes, Reasoning, and Demographic and Diagnostic Correlates

B. Needleman, B. Focht, N. Slesnick, 2022, Obesity Surgery.

Associations between psychological evaluation outcomes, psychiatric diagnoses, and outcomes through 12 months after bariatric surgery.

B. Needleman, B. Focht, N. Slesnick, 2022, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Gastric Bypass: Marginal Ulceration

B. Needleman, 2008 .

Baseline psychiatric diagnoses are associated with early readmissions and long hospital length of stay after bariatric surgery

B. Needleman, S. Noria, Anahita Jalilvand, 2018, Surgical Endoscopy.

Bariatric Surgery Candidates’ Peer and Romantic Relationships and Associations with Health Behaviors

B. Needleman, L. Wallace, Megan Ferriby, 2016, Obesity Surgery.

Impact of Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery on Neurohormonal and Gastrointestinal Physiology: Insights for Future Weight Loss Efforts

B. Needleman, D. Conwell, S. Krishna, 2017 .

Virtual Interviews for Surgical Fellowship are an Acceptable Alternative to In-Person Interviews for Applicants and Faculty Alike

B. Poulose, B. Needleman, K. Perry, 2022, Surgical innovation.

A retrospective study evaluating the use of Permacol™ surgical implant in incisional and ventral hernia repair.

Kent R Van Sickle, B. Chand, B. Ystgaard, 2014, International journal of surgery.

Bariatric surgery: choosing the optimal procedure.

B. Needleman, Lynn Happel, 2008, The Surgical clinics of North America.

Endoscopic Stenting for Treatment of Leaks Following Sleeve Gastrectomy

B. Needleman, D. Mikami, B. Marr, 2012 .

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for treatment of symptomatic paraesophageal hernia in the morbidly obese: medium-term results.

W. Melvin, B. Needleman, K. Perry, 2014, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

A Potential Role for Dendritic Cell/Macrophage-Expressing DPP4 in Obesity-Induced Visceral Inflammation

Vimal K. Narula, Sanjay Rajagopalan, S. Rajagopalan, 2012, Diabetes.

Adipocyte DIO2 Expression Increases in Human Obesity but Is Not Related to Systemic Insulin Sensitivity

W. Hsueh, B. Needleman, Joey Liu, 2018, Journal of diabetes research.

Revisional Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents

B. Needleman, S. Teich, M. Michalsky, 2008 .

Computer-enhanced robotic telesurgery. Initial experience in foregut surgery.

W. Melvin, B. Needleman, R. Michler, 2002, Surgical endoscopy.

Computer-assisted robotic heller myotomy: initial case report.

W. Melvin, B. Needleman, R. Michler, 2001, Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A.

Rationale and design of a feasibility and acceptability RCT of romantic partner and support figure attendance during bariatric surgery visits

B. Needleman, B. Focht, L. Wallace, 2019, Contemporary clinical trials communications.

Evolution of the laparoscopic gastric bypass.

W. Melvin, B. Needleman, V. McGrath, 2003, Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A.

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with body mass index >70 kg/m2.

Vimal K. Narula, B. Needleman, P. Muscarella, 2011, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Endoscopic peritoneal access and insufflation: natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.

W. Melvin, B. Needleman, E. Ellison, 2010, Gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Specialized Instrumentation Facilitates Stable Peritoneal Access, Gastric Decompression, and Visualization During Transgastric Endoscopic Peritoneoscopy

B. Needleman, K. Perry, P. Nau, 2013, Surgical innovation.

A review of 130 humans enrolled in transgastric NOTES protocols at a single institution

Vimal K. Narula, W. Scott Melvin, W. Melvin, 2011, Surgical Endoscopy.

Safe alternative transgastric peritoneal access in humans: NOTES.

Vimal K. Narula, W. Melvin, B. Needleman, 2011, Surgery.

Influence of sociodemographic variables on weight loss outcomes up to 3-years following primary bariatric surgery

B. Needleman, S. Noria, Anahita Jalilvand, 2020, Surgical Endoscopy.

Computer-enhanced vs. standard laparoscopic antireflux surgery

W. Scott Melvin, Kevin R. Krause, W. Melvin, 2002, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Successful management of chyloperitoneum after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in 2 patients.

B. Needleman, P. Nau, V. Narula, 2011, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Redesigning a Department of Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic

T. Pawlik, B. Poulose, S. Brethauer, 2020, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Diverticulitis Outcomes and Risk of Recurrent Hospitalizations in Adults with Clinically Severe Obesity

S. Brethauer, B. Needleman, D. Conwell, 2021, Obesity Surgery.

Robotic-Assisted Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in the Pediatric Population.

B. Needleman, K. Diefenbach, J. Aldrink, 2023, Seminars in pediatric surgery.

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in morbidly obese patients with end-stage heart failure and left ventricular assist device: medium-term results.

B. Needleman, R. Higgins, Aliyah Kanji, 2015, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Is bariatric surgery an option for women with gynecologic cancer? Examining weight loss counseling practices and training among gynecologic oncology providers.

B. Needleman, K. Carpenter, D. Cohn, 2014, Gynecologic oncology.

β-Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide acts at prejunctional adenosine A1 receptors to suppress inhibitory musculomotor neurotransmission in guinea pig colon and human jejunum.

B. Needleman, J. Wood, D. Mikami, 2015, American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology.

Endoscopic peritoneal access and insufflation: natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.

B. Needleman, P. Nau, J. Hazey, 2010, Gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Specialized Instrumentation Facilitates Stable Peritoneal Access, Gastric Decompression, and Visualization During Transgastric Endoscopic Peritoneoscopy

B. Needleman, K. Perry, P. Nau, 2013, Surgical innovation.

Perceived Child Weight Status, Family Structure and Functioning, and Support for Health Behaviors in a Sample of Bariatric Surgery Patients.

B. Needleman, J. Skelton, Megan Ferriby, 2018, Families, Systems & Health.

Social History of Bariatric Surgery: Relationship to Patient and Associations with Postoperative Outcomes

S. Brethauer, B. Needleman, K. Pratt, 2023, Obesity Surgery.

Distinctive patterns of sulfide- and butyrate-metabolizing bacteria after bariatric surgery: potential implications for colorectal cancer risk

B. Needleman, Fouad Choueiry, S. Noria, 2023, Gut microbes.