Dr. Dr. Alexander R. Aurora, MD, FACS

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• General anesthesia delays the inflammatory response and increases survival for mice with endotoxic shock.
• Expression, activity and cellular localization of inducible nitric oxide synthase in rat ileum and colon post-irradiation.

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Get to know Bariatric And Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgeon Dr. Alexander R. Aurora, who serves patients in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

Specializing in minimally invasive techniques for both general and bariatric surgery, Dr. Aurora is a board-certified and fellowship-trained general surgeon who performs more than 95% of his cases laparoscopically. He can be found on staff at Upper Chesapeake Surgical Associates in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

The team of professionals at Upper Chesapeake Surgical Associates provides the highest quality, patient-centered care in a comfortable, professional environment. With convenient locations in Bel Air and Havre de Grace, the practice offers a full range of general surgery options with specialization in the area of minimally invasive and robotic techniques.

After completing his bachelor’s degree at McGill University and his master’s degree at the University of Ottawa in Canada, Dr. Aurora went on to earn his medical degree from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland in 2000. He completed his internship at Riviera Hospital in 2002, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois in 2003, and Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2006. He then went on to complete his residency in general surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2007 and Sinai Hospital of Baltimore in 2010. The following year, he completed his fellowship in advanced minimally invasive surgery and bariatric surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. 

A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the doctor is board-certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery, an independent, non-profit organization founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge. 

Gastric bypass and other weight-loss surgeries make changes to your digestive system to help you lose weight by limiting how much you can eat or by reducing the absorption of nutrients, or both. Gastric bypass and other weight-loss surgeries are done when diet and exercise haven't worked or when you have serious health problems because of your weight. There are many types of weight-loss surgery, known collectively as bariatric surgery. Gastric bypass is one of the most common types of bariatric surgery in the United States. Many surgeons prefer gastric bypass surgery because it generally has fewer complications than do other weight-loss surgeries.

Fluent in English and French, Dr. Aurora speaks some German and Romanian. 

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