Dr. Timothy S Kuwada MD
Surgeon
1000 Blythe Blvd Charlotte NC, 28203About
Dr. Kuwada specializes in laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery including colon, gallbladder, hernia, stomach and bariatric surgery.
Education and Training
University of Connecticut School of Medicine 1998
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- 2004
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A re-evaluation of vagotomy and gastrojejunostomy for benign gastric outlet obstruction.
- Minimally invasive management of colon cancer.
- Intra-abdominal placement of antimicrobial-impregnated mesh is associated with noninfectious fever.
- Factors affecting length of stay following colonic resection.
- Duodenal- jejunal bypass sleeve: a totally endoscopic device for the treatment of morbid obesity.
- Does liver appearance predict histopathologic findings: prospective analysis of routine liver biopsies during bariatric surgery.
- Open-label, sham-controlled trial of an endoscopic duodenojejunal bypass liner for preoperative weight loss in bariatric surgery candidates.
- Failure of mesenteric defect closure after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
- Insurance-mandated medical programs before bariatric surgery: do good things come to those who wait?
- Does patient compliance with preoperative bariatric office visits affect postoperative excess weight loss?
- How frequently and when do patients undergo cholecystectomy after bariatric surgery?
- Bladder Fill after Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Reduces Time to Discharge.
- Divergent secretory behavior of the opposite ends of aggrecan.
Treatments
- Acid Reflux (gerd), Adrenal Surgery (adrenalectomy), Laparoscopic Surgery And More
- Obesity
- Hiatal Hernia
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Gallstones
- Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
Fellowships
- Northwestern University, Laparoscopic, Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery 2004
- Northwestern University, Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgery, IL, USA 2004
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