Selected publications from PubMed
The effect of bariatric surgery on patient reported outcomes of heart failure in women: a pilot study.
Suh S, Kim A, Higgins RM, Gould J, Tan WH, Lak K, Widlansky M, Kindel T
Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2026 Oct;22(10):1155-1162 doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2026.06.019.
Distressed community index as a predictor of metabolic and bariatric surgery outcomes.
Wildes MP, Higgins RM, Gould JC, Chunara F, Szabo A, Kindel TL
Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 Aug;21(8):874-881 doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2025.02.009.
Identifying the optimal STOP-Bang screening score for obstructive sleep apnea among bariatric surgery patients.
Turbati MS, Kindel TL, Higgins RM
Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Nov;20(11):1154-1162 doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.06.004.
Sociodemographic factors leading to preventable emergency department visits after bariatric surgery: a single-institution analysis.
Josephson M, Turbati MS, Gould JC, Kindel TL, Higgins RM
Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Nov;20(11):1130-1138 doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.05.014.
Inpatient opioid use and pain control after robotic versus laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Saleh T, Ford J, Kindel T, Higgins R, Lak K, Gould J, Tan WH
Surgery. 2024 Mar;175(3):599-604 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.08.064.
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