Scott Alan Shikora, MD, FACS

PERSONAL

Born-1/3/59, Brooklyn, New York.
Married-Spouse-Susan Musicant Shikora.
    Children-Jonathan, Katie, Samuel.

EDUCATION

Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA.
    B.S. Degrees in Biology and Natural Sciences, May 1981.
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.
    M.D. Degree, May 1985.

POST DOCTORAL TRAINING

Surgical Internship, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA. 
    July 1985-June 1986.
Surgical Residency, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA.
    July 1986-June 1991.
Fellow, Nutrition Support Service, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA.  July 1988-June 1989.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, July 1991-August 1995.
    Major, United States Air Force, active duty, July 1991-August 1995 (honorable discharge).
    Staff surgeon, July 1991-August 1995.
    Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support, Feb. 1992-August 1995.
    Chief, Nutrition Support Service, July 1992-August 1995.
    Assistant Program Director (Training Officer) General Surgery Residency,
May 1993-August 1995.
    Medical Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, July 1994-August 1995.

Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA, September 1995-June 1998.
    Assistant Chief of Surgery, September 1995-June 1998.
    Director, Surgical Critical Care Unit, September 1995-June 1998.
    Director, Nutrition Support Service, September 1995-June 1998.

Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, September 1995-present.
     Department of Surgery,
          Associate Staff, September 1995-June 1997.
          Active Staff, July 1997-present.
    Obesity Consult Center
          Surgical Director, September 1995-present.
                Director, April 2007-present,
    Director, Center for Minimally Invasive Obesity Surgery, July 2001-present.
    Division Chief, Bariatric Surgery, Dept of Surgery, July 2003-present.
    Chief, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Dept of Surgery, January 2007-present.
    Division Chief, General Surgery, Dept of Surgery, August 2007-present.

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, July 1996-June 1997.
    Staff Surgeon for Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan

LICENSURE and BOARD CERTIFICATION

1986  National Board of Medical Examiners, #308769.
1987  Commonwealth of  Massachusetts, Board of Registration in Medicine, #57931.
1992  American Board of Surgery, General Surgery, #36995, recertification 2001.
1993  American Board of Surgery, Critical Care, #1031.
1993  American Board of Nutrition, Specialist in Clinical Nutrition, #C-521.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Clinical Fellow in Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, July 1985-June 1991.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, February 1992-August 1995.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine,  August 1995-September 1999.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine,  September 1999-June 2005.
Professor of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine,  June 2005-present.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Magna Cum Laude, Muhlenberg College, 1981.
John V. Shankweiler Biology Award, Muhlenberg College, 1981.
Seventh Annual Surgery Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine 18th Annual Scientific and Educational Symposium, New Orleans, LA, 1989.
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1994.
Meritorious Service Medal, United States Air Force, 1995.
The Air Force Commendation Medal, 1995.
Awards for Excellence (honorable mention), The Institute for Surgical Pain Management, Chicago, IL 2000.
Citation for Clinical Excellence in Teaching, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2003-2005.
Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors – 2005, 2006.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
    20th Clinical Congress Planning Committee, January 1995-January 1998.
          Chairman, January 1997-January 1998.
    Education and Professional Development Committee, January 1996-January 1997.
          Chairman, January 1998-January 2000.
    Task Force on Committees, April 1998-January 1999.
    Interdisciplinary Research Support Team, January 1998-2000.
Nominations Committee,  January 1999-January 2006.
Chairman, February 2005-January 2006.
    Board of Directors,  January 1998-January 1999.
                              February 2002-January 2006.
    Vice President, February 2002-January 2003.
    President-Elect, January 2003-February 2004.
    President, February 2004-February 2005.
    Immediate Past President, February 2005-February 2006.
    Clinical Trials Task Force, January 2003-January 2005.

Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons      
    Bariatric Task Force, March 2002-April 2006.
    Outcomes Committee, March 2002-April 2006.
    Public Information Committee, April 2006-present.

American College of Surgeons
    National Faculty for Bariatric Surgery, August 2003-present.

Association of American Medical Colleges
Expert Panel on Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment March 2005.

Boston Surgical Society

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
    Bariatric Training Committee, November 1997-present.
    Executive Council, May 1998-2001.
    Professional Liability Committee, May 2000-June 2001.
          Chairman, June 2000-June 2001.
Communications Committee, June 2001-present.
    Masters’ Postgraduate Course, co-director, June 2000-present.
    Program Committee, June 2002-present.
    Nominations Committee, June 2003-present.
    Essentials Course, Director, June 2004-present. 
    Advanced Course, Director, June 2004-present.
    Advanced Bariatric Technique Surgical Course, Director, March 2007-present.
    Executive Council, June 2005-present.
    President-elect, June 2007-present.
    ASBS Representative to the IFSO Executive Council, June 2006-present.

International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity
    Standards Committee, North American Representative, September 2001-June 2004.
    ASBS Representative to the Executive Council, June 2006-present.

HOSPITAL/MEDICAL SCHOOL COMMITTEES

Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Committee, September 1992-August 1995.
    Chairman, May 1993-August 1995.

Faulkner Hospital
    Nutrition Advisory Committee, September 1995-July 1998.
    Concentrated Care Committee, September 1995-July 1998.
    OR Committee, January 1996-July 1998.
    Ethics Committee, May 1996-June 1997.
    Institutional Review Board, May 1997-July 1998.

Tufts University School of Medicine     
    Admissions Committee, July 1996-December  2005.
    Faculty Senate, June 2006-present.

Tufts Medical Center
    Nutrition Advisory Committee, October 1997-present.
    Surgical Executive Council, June 2003-present.
    Anesthesia Chair Search Committee, September 2006-present.

MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS

Respiratory physiology and ventilator dependence.
Bariatric medicine and bariatric surgery.
Parenteral and enteral nutrition.
Critical care medicine and intensive care physiology.
Implantable Gastric Stimulation for Weight Loss.
New surgical technologies.

INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARDS

Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Scientific Advisory Board
GI Dynamics
Scientific Advisory Board
BariMD
Scientific Advisory Board
Medtronic           
Scientific Advisory Board
Statz Inc
Scientific Advisory Board
Synovis Surgical Innovations
Scientific Advisory Board
Allergan Health
Scientific Advisory Board
BetaStim
Medical Director
EnteroMedics
Scientific Advisory Board

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS (PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR)

1. Comparative Evaluation of the Tube Placement Verifier (TPV) Technique to Auscultation for Verification of Enteral Tube Placement – March 1996-November 1996.

Ross Laboratories - $12,150.00

1. TranscendTM Implantable Gastric Stimulation (IGSTM) System for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity – Multicenter, PRDBT – Oct 1999-present.

Transneuronix, Inc - $220,000.00

1. Dual-lead Implantable Gastric Electrical Stimulation Trial – Multicenter, non-randomized, open-label, pilot study – Jan 2002-present.

Transneuronix, Inc - $299,000.00

1. Retrospective Study:  Peri-Strips Dry Intestinal Buttressing Data Collection

Synovis Surgical Innovations - $25,000.00

1. Screened Health Assessment & Pacer Evaluation-Multicenter, PRDBT-June 2004-present. 

Transneuronix, Inc/Medtronic - $444,000.00

JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD OR MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER

Heart and Lung (reviewer)
Postgraduate Medical Journal (reviewer)
Nutrition in Clinical Care (editorial board)
Nutrition in Clinical Practice (editorial board)
Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (reviewer)
New England Journal of Medicine (reviewer)
Obesity Surgery (Associate Editor)
Surgery for Obesity and Related Disorders (Associate Editor)
Bariatric Times (editorial board)
Bariatrica e Metabolica (editorial board)

EDUCATIONAL COURSES

1. Co-Director, Practical Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity, Harvard Medical School, Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2000-present.
2. Program Director, Laparoscopic Bariatric Training Courses, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, 2001-2002.
3. Faculty, Laparoscopic Bariatric Workshop, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, 2001-2002.
4. Program Director, Multidisciplinary Seminar on Morbid Obesity, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 2002-2004.
5. Program Director, Principles of Bariatric Surgery Workshop, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, 2003.
6. Faculty, The Laparoscopic Masters Program, Celebration, Florida, 2003-2004.
7. Moderator, Inamed Health and Vizion Medical Communications, Industry Educational Workshop, “Successfully Incorporating the Lap-Band System Into Your Bariatric Practice,” 2003 American Society of Bariatric Surgery, 20th Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, June 2003.
8. Co-Director, The Masters Course, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, June 2000-June 2004.
9. Program Director, Essentials in Bariatric Surgery, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, June 2004-present.
10. Program Director, Advanced Bariatric Surgery Course, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, June 2004-present.
11. Program Director, Bariatric Summit 2004, Kiawah Island, South Carolina, 2004. 
12. Program Director, Unified Approach to Bariatric Surgery, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, June 2004-present.
13. Program Director, Bariatric Summit, Amelia Island, Florida, 2005-present.
14. Program Director, Advanced Bariatric Technique Surgical Course:  Technical Pearls, Expert Opinions, and Tricks of the Trade, American Society for Bariatric Surgery, March 2007-present.

MULTIMEDIA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

1. Program Co-Director,  The Multidisciplinary Approach to Bariatric Surgery and Morbid Obesity,  Shikora SA, Tarnoff ME(Directors), CD Rom/DVD – 10 Credit Hours, Tufts University School  of Medicine 2005.
2. SAGES Pearls Step-by-Step.  Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.  Steps of the Bypass. Creation of the jejunojejunostomy.    SAGES 2005.
3. American College of Gastroenterology’s Patient Web Book.  Shikora SA, Shore R.  Laparoscopic obesity surgery.  American College of Gastroenterology, www.acg.gi.org/patientinfo/gihealth/index.html, 2006.
4. Tarnoff ME, Shikora SA.  Understanding the risks of gastric bypass surgery.  MedEdPORTAL; 2007.  Available from:  http://services.aamc.org/jsp/mededportal/retrieveSubmissionDetailById.do?subId=377.
5. Program Co-Director,  Clinician’s Compendium to Nutrition Support Therapy:  A Comprehensive Multimedia Library. Shikora SA, Winkler M (Directors), Web-based – 10 Credit Hours, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (Under Construction). 

PUBLICATIONS

JOURNAL ARTICLES

1. Gump FE, Shikora SA, Habif DV, Kister S, LoGerfo P, Estabrook A. The extent and distribution of cancer in breasts with palpable primary tumors.  Ann. Surg.  1986; 274: 384-390.
2. Shikora SA.  Book Review:  Atlas of Nutritional Support Techniques. JPEN.  1989; 13: 668.
3. Manji N, Shikora S, McMahon M, Blackburn GL, Bistrian BR.  Peritoneal dialysis for acute renal failure: Overfeeding resulting from dextrose absorbed during dialysis. Crit Care Med.  1990; 18: 29-31.
4. Shikora SA, Bistrian BR, Borlase BC, Blackburn GL, Stone MD, Benotti PN. Work of breathing; a reliable predictor of weaning and extubation.  Crit Care Med. 1990; 18: 157-162.
5. Shikora SA, Driscoll DF, Bistrian, BR.  An unusual case of metabolic alkalosis in a patient with renal failure.  Nutr Rev.  1990; 48: 247-250.
6. Stuart RK, Shikora SA, Akerman P, Lowell JA, Baxter JK, Apovian C.  The incidence of arrhythmia with central venous catheter insertion and exchange.  JPEN.  1990; 14:152-155.
7. Shikora SA, Niloff JM, Bistrian BR, Forse RA, Blackburn GL.  The association of obesity with uterine leiomyomata.  Nutrition.  1991; 7: 251-255.
8. Shikora SA, MacDonald GF, Bistrian BR, Borlase BC, Benotti PN.  Could the oxygen cost of breathing be used to optimize the application of pressure support ventilation?  J Trauma.  1992; 33: 521-527.
9. Stuart RK, Baxter JK, Shikora SA, Akerman P, Apovian C, Champagne C, Jennings A, Bistrian BR.  Reducing arrthymias associated with central venous catheter insertion or exchange.  Nutrition.  1992; 8: 19-21.
10. Shikora SA, Benotti PN, Johannigman JA.  The oxygen cost of breathing may predict weaning from mechanical ventilation better than the respiratory rate to tidal volume ratio. Arch Surg.  1994; 129: 269-274.
11. Shikora SA, Muskat PC.  "Protein-Sparing Modified Fast" total parenteral nutrition formulation for a critically ill morbidly obese patient.  Nutrition.  1994;10: 155-159.
12. Shikora SA, Abrahamian GA, Gaines CE.  Can a bariatric surgery program succeed without close patient proximity? The experience in a military medical center.  Obesity Surgery. 1994;4: 238-243.
13. Lowell JA, Shikora SA, Bothe A.  A technique of the exchange of tunneled polymeric silicone catheters and implantable infusion ports.  Am J Surg 1995;169: 631-633.
14. Shikora SA.  Approaches to nutritional support in battle casualties and trauma.  Current military practice and lessons learned from the civilian sector.  Military Medicine     1995; 160: 312-317.
15. Kenney PR, Shikora SA.  Book Review:  Principles of Laparoscopic Surgery:  Basic and Advanced Techniques. Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. 1996; 3:479-480.
16. Shikora SA, Ogawa AM.  Enteral nutrition and the critically ill. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 1996; 72:395-402.
17. Shikora SA.  Weighted versus non-weighted feeding tubes:  Role of motility agents.  In           Current Issues in Enteral Nutrition Support, Report of the First Ross Enteral Device Conference. Columbus, Ohio: Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories, 1996, pages 42-49.
18. Wong MT, Shikora SA, Patterson CP, Drehner D, Melcher GP.  Only splenectomy identified Pneumocystis carinii in splenic abscesses in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Surgical Rounds. 1996; 19:354-360.
19. Shikora SA.  Enteral feeding tube placement in obese patients: Considerations for nutrition support. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 1997; 12:S9-S13.
20. Lipman TO, Cass OW, Ho CS, Kearns PJ, Shikora SA.  Group I: Choosing the appropriate method of placement of an enteral feeding tube in the high-risk patient. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 1997;12:S54-S55.
21. Shikora SA, Jensen GL.  Editorial.  Hypoenergetic nutrition support in hospitalized obese patients. Am J Clin Nutr. 1997; 66:679-680.
22. Hsu LKG, Benotti PN, Dwyer J, Roberts SB, Saltzman E, Shikora S, Rolls BJ, Rand W.  Non-surgical factors that influence the outcome of bariatric surgery. A review. Psychosomatic Medicine 1998;60:338-346.
23. Ogawa AM, Shikora SA, Burke LM, Heetderks-Cox JE, Bergren CT, Muskat PC.  The thermodilution technique for measuring resting energy expenditure does not agree with indirect calorimetry for the critically ill patient. JPEN 1998;22:347-351.
24. Shikora SA, Saltzman E. Revisiting obesity: Current treatment strategies. Hospital Medicine 1998;34:41-49.
25. Shikora SA.  Nutritional support for the obese patient.  Nutrition in Clinical Care 1999;2:230-238.
26. Fisher BL, Shikora S.  Editorial.  Laparoscopic gastric bypass:  A new approach or a new problem?  Obes Surg 1999;9:514-515.
27. Shikora SA.  Surgical treatment for severe obesity:  The state-of-the-art for the new millennium.  Nutr Clin Pract 2000;15:13-22.
28. Shikora SA.  Book Review:  Nutrition and Metabolism in the Surgical Patient, Second Edition. Nutr Clin Care 2000;3:112-113.
29. Alkoraishi AS, Saltzman E, Rand W, Shikora SA:  Does age affect outcome of gastric bypass surgery.  Curr Surg 2000;57:502.
30. Lee B, White D, Brown T, Kissinger D, Muskat P, Freeman T, Shikora S:  Do glutamine-supplemented enteral feedings improve outcome in critically ill patients?  Curr Surg 2000;57:504. 
31. Deitel M, Shikora SA.  The development of the surgical treatment for morbid obesity.  J Am Coll Nutr 2002:21;365-371.
32. Deitel M, Shikora SA:  Review.  Introduction.  Gastric pacing for obesity.  Obes Surg 2002;12suppl 1:2S.
33. Shumann R, Shikora S, Weiss JM, Wurm H, Strassels S, Carr DB.  A comparison of multimodal perioperative analgesia to epidural pain management after gastric bypass surgery. Anesth Analg 2003: 96:469-472.
34. Hsu GLK, Mulliken B, McDonagh B, Das SK, Rand W, Fairburn CG, Rolls B, McCrory MA, Saltzman E, Shikora S, Dwyer J.  Binge eating disorder in extreme obesity.  Int J Obes 2002;26:1398-1403.
35. Shikora SA, Kim JJ, Tarnoff ME.  Reinforcing gastric staple lines with bovine pericardial strips may decrease the likelihood of gastric leak after laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity.  Obesity Surgery 2003;13:37-44.
36. Das SK, Roberts SB, Kehayias JJ, Wang J, Hsu LKG, Shikora SA, Saltzman E, McCrory MA.  Characterization of body composition and validation of methods in extreme obesity and following massive weight loss induced by gastric bypass surgery.  Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2003;284:E1080-1088.
37. Kim JJ, Tarnoff ME, Shikora  SA.  Surgical treatment for extreme obesity:  Evolution of a rapidly changing field.  Nutr Clin Pract 2003;18:109-123.
38. Das SK, Roberts SB, McCrory MA, Hsu LKG, Shikora SA, Kehayias JJ, Dallal GE, Saltzman E.  Long-term changes in energy expenditure and body composition after massive weight loss induced by gastric bypass surgery. Am J Clin Nutr 2003;78:22-30.
39. Shikora SA.  Implantable gastric stimulation for the treatment of severe obesity.  Obesity Surgery 2004;14:545-548. 
40. Das SK, Saltzman E, McCrory MA, Hsu LKG, Shikora SA, Dolnikowski G, Kehayias JJ, Roberts SB.  Energy expenditure is very high in extremely obese women.  J Nutr 2004;134:1412-1416.
41. Shikora SA.  Implantable gastric stimulation for weight loss.  J Gastrointest Surg 2004;8:408-412. 
42. Saltzman E, Shikora SA.  Multidisciplinary approach to the bariatric surgery patient.  Nutr Clin Care 2004;7:1-2. 
43. Kim JJ, Tarnoff ME, Shikora SA.  Surgical approaches to weight loss.  Nutr Clin Care 2004:7:12-18.
44. Furtado MM, Shikora SA, Saltzman E.  Long-term outcomes and complications of obesity surgery: An overview.  Nut Clin Care 2004;7:31-36.
45. Shikora SA.  Implantable gastric stimulation. The surgical procedure:  Combining safety with simplicity.  Obesity Surgery 2004;14:S9-S13.
46. Shikora SA. “What are the Yanks doing?” The U.S. experience with implantable gastric stimulation (IGS®) for the treatment of obesity.  Update on the ongoing clinical trials.  Obesity Surgery 2004;14:S40-S48.
47. Sonnanstine TE, Kim JJ, Shikora SA.  Surgical options in the treatment of morbid obesity:  An overview.  Support Line 2004;26:3-18.
48. Shikora SA.  The use of staple line reinforcement during laparoscopic gastric bypass.  Obes Surg, 2004:14;1313-1320.
49. Arnold W, Shikora SA.  A comparison of burst pressure between buttressed versus non-buttressed staple lines in an animal model.  Obes Surg 2004;15:164-171.
50. Shikora SA, Kim JJ, Tarnoff ME, Raskin E, Shore R.  Laparoscopic Roux-Y Gastric Bypass:  Results and Learning Curve of a High Volume Academic Program . Arch Surg 2005;140:362-367.
51. Kelly J, Tarnoff M, Shikora S, Thayer B, Jones D, Forse A, Hutter M, Fanelli R, Lautz D, Buckley F, Munshi I, Coe, N.  Best practice recommendations for surgical care in weight loss surgery.  Obes Res 2005;13:227-233.
52. Whittemore AD, Kelly J, Shikora S, Cella RJ, Clark T, Selbovitz, Flint L.  Specialized staff and equipment for weight loss surgery patients:  Best practice guidelines.  Obes Res 2005;13:283-289.
53. Shikora SA, Storch K.  Implantable gastric stimulation for the treatment of severe obesity:  The American experience .  SOARD 2005;1:334-342.
54. Shikora SA.  Severe obesity:  A growing health concern A.S.P.E.N. should not ignore.  JPEN 2005;29:288-297.
55. Kakarla N, Dailey C, Marino T, Shikora S, Chelmow D.  Pregnancy after gastric bypass surgery and internal hernia formation:  Obstetrics & Gynecology 2005;105(5 pt 2):1195-1198.
56. El-Gamal H, Khayat A, Shikora S, Unterborn JN.  Relationship of dyspnea to respiratory drive and pulmonary function tests in obese patients before and after weight loss.  Chest 2005;128:3870-3874.
57. Nasraway SA, Albert M, Donnelly AM, Ruthazer R, Shikora SA, Saltzman E.  Morbid obesity is an independent determinant of death among surgical critically ill patients. Crit Care Med 2006; 34:964-970.
58. Shikora SA.  Solicited Editorial Comment.  SOARD 2006;2:400.
59. Tarnoff M, Dalal A, Kim J, Shikora S, Emergency triage for the gastric bypass patient.  Bariatric Times 2006;3:13-14.
60. Shikora SA, Kim JJ, Tarnoff ME.  Complications of bariatric surgery.  Nutrition in Clinical Practice 2007;22:29-40.
61. Shikora SA.  Solicited Editorial Comment. Is preoperative weight loss worth the effort? SOARD 2007;3:145-146.
62. Shikora SA.  Selecting the appropriate candidate for bariatric surgery.  General Surgery News.  Obesity Care Special Edition June 2007:17-21.
63. Saltzman, E, Tarnoff M, Shikora S.  Managing Obesity.  Options for obese and morbidly obese patients Journal of Family Practice (supple) 2007:s1-s9.
64. Tarnoff ME. Shikora SA. Lembo A. Preliminary feasibility of an endoscopic duodenal-jejunal bypass sleeve in a porcine model:  A potentially novel treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes (Submitted to Surgical Endoscopy).
65. Shikora SA.  Solicited Editorial Comment.  Alcohol consumption and bariatric surgery (Accepted for Publication in SOARD).
66. Kelly JJ, Shikora S, Jones DB, Hutter MH, Robinson MK, Romanelli J, Buckley F, Lederman A, Blackburn GL.  Best practice updates for surgical care in weight loss surgery (Accepted for Publication in Obes Res).
67. Shikora SA, Kruger RS, Blackburn GL, Fallon J, Harvey, AM, Johnson E, Kaplan L, Mun EC, Riley S, Robinson MK, Sabin J, Snow R, LoNigro R, Steingisser L, Lautz D. Best practice in policy and access for weight loss surgery (Accepted for Publication in Obes Res).
68. Lautz DB, Jiser ME, Shikora S, Kelly J, Partridge S, Romanelli J, Cella R, Ryan J.  An update on best practice guidelines for specialized facilities and resources necessary for bariatric surgical programs (Accepted for Publication in Obes Res).
69. Abeles D, Shikora SA.  Bariatric surgery:  Concepts and future directions (Accepted for Publication in Aesthetic Surg).

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Shikora SA, Blackburn GL.  Nutritional Consequences of Major Gastrointestinal Surgery.  Patient Outcome and Starvation, in Surgical Clinics of North America, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Company, 1991; 71: 509-521.
2. Shikora SA.  Requirements for Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition, in Borlase BC, Bell SJ, Blackburn GL, Forse RA [eds] Enteral Nutrition, New York, Chapman & Hall, 1994, pp 37-46.
3. Shikora SA, Benotti PN, Forse RA.  Surgical Treatment of Obesity, in Blackburn GL, Kanders BS,  [eds] Obesity: Pathophysiology, Psychology and Treatment, New York, Chapman & Hall, 1994, pp 264-282.
4. Shikora SA, Blackburn GL, Forse RA.  Nutrition and Immunology: Clinician's Approach, in Forse RA, Bell SJ, Blackburn GL, Kabbash LG [eds] Diet, Nutrition, and Immunity, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 1994, pp 9-21.
5. Shikora SA.  Feeding Tube Placement, in Civetta JM, Taylor RW, Kirby RR [eds] Critical Care, ed 3, Philadelphia, Lippincott Company, 1996, pp 599-607.
6. Shikora SA, Johannigman JA.  The Obese Surgical Patient, in Civetta JM, Taylor RW, Kirby RR [eds] Critical Care, ed 3, Philadelphia, Lippincott Company, 1996, pp 1277-1286.
7. Shikora SA.  Special Nutrients for Gut Feeding, in Shikora SA, Blackburn GL [eds] Nutrition Support:  Theory and Therapeutics, New York, Chapman & Hall, 1996, pp 285-301.
8. Shikora SA.  Nutritional Support for the Critically Ill, in Shikora SA, Blackburn GL [eds] Nutrition Support:  Theory and Therapeutics, New York, Chapman & Hall, 1996, pp 464-485.
9. Shikora SA, Benotti PN.  Nutrition Support of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient, in Davis K, Branson RD [eds]Respiratory Care of the Trauma Patient II, Respiratory Care Clinics of North America, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Company, 1997, pp 69-90.
10. Saltzman E, Shah A, Shikora SA.  Obesity, in Gottschlich MM, Fuhrman MP, Holcombe BJ, Seidner Dl [eds] The Science and Practice of Nutrition Support. A Case-Based Core Curriculum, Dubuque, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2001, pp 677-699.
11. Shikora SA, Naylor MJ.  Nutrition Support for the Obese Patient, in Shikora SA, Martindale RG, Schwaitzberg SD [eds] Nutritional Considerations in the Intensive Care Unit.  Science, Rationale, and Practice, Dubuque, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2002, pp 325-334.
12. Martindale RG, Shikora SA, Nishikawa R, Siepler JK.  The Metabolic Response to Stress and Alterations in Nutrient Metabolism, in Shikora SA, Martindale RG, Schwaitzberg SD [eds] Nutritional Considerations in the Intensive Care Unit.  Science, Rationale, and Practice, Dubuque, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2002, pp 11-20.
13. Albert M, Spanos C, Shikora S.  Morbid Obesity:  The Value of Surgical Intervention, in Clinics in Family Practice, Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Company, 2002, volume 4, pp 447-468.
14. Shikora SA, Chen J, Cigaina V.  Gastric Pacing, in Martin LF [ed] Obesity Surgery New York, The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2004, pp 243-258.
15. Shikora SA.  Laparoscopic Gastric Pacing, in Inabnet WB, Demaria EJ, Ikramuddin S [eds],  Laparoscopic  Bariatric Surgery, Philadelphia,  Lippincott Willliams, 2004, pp.285-292.
16. Shikora SA, Smith D, Kim JJ.  Surgical Interventions for the Management of Obesity, in Goldstein D [ed] Management of Eating Disorders and Obesity, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, Inc, 2005, pp. 327-346.
17. Shikora SA, Thomason P.  Nutritional Support of Obese and Bariatric Patients, in Buchman AL [ed]. Clinical Nutrition in Gastrointestinal Disease, Thorofare, NJ, Slack Incorporated, 2006, pp. 649-660.
18. Shikora SA.  Implantable Gastric Stimulation for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity, in Buchwald H, Cowan GSM, Pories WJ [eds], Surgical Management of Obesity, Philadelphia , WB Saunders, 2006, pp. 278-286. 
19. Rollinson D, Shikora SA, Saltzman E.  Obesity, in Gottschlich MM, DeLegge MH, Mattox T, Mueller C, Worthington P [eds] The A.S.P.E.N  Nutrition Support Core Curriculum:  A Case-Based Approach-The Adult Patient, Silver Spring, MD, American Society for Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition, 2007, pp. 695-721.
20. Claros, L, Furtado MM, Shikora SA.   Bariatric Surgery, in Marian M, Shikora S, Russell M [eds] Clinical Nutrition for Surgical Patients, Sudbury, MA,Jones & Bartlett, 2007, pp. 129-148.
21. Shikora SA.  Alternative Minimally Invasive Options:  Gastric Pacing, in Schauer PR, Schirmer B [eds] Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery, New York, Springer-Verlag (accepted for publication). 
22. Tarnoff M, Kim J, Shikora S.  Patient Selection, Pre-Operative Assessment and Preparation, in Schauer PR, Schirmer B [eds] Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery, New York, Springer-Verlag (accepted for publication). 
23. Kim J, Shikora S, Tarnoff M.  Bariatric Surgery in the Elderly, in Schauer PR, Schirmer B [eds] Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery, New York, Springer-Verlag (accepted for publication).
24. Shikora SA, Furtado MM.  Postoperative Follow-up and Nutritional Management, in Nguyen N, Soper N [eds] Problems in General Surgery, (accepted for publication).
25. Shikora SA, Claros L, Kim JJ, Tarnoff ME.  Ulcers, Stenosis, and Fistula, in Pitombo C, Jones K, Higa K, Pareja JC [eds] Obesity Surgery.  Principles and Practice, New York, McGraw-Hill (accepted for publication).

BOOKS

• Shikora SA, Blackburn GL [eds] Nutrition Support:  Theory and Therapeutics, New York, Chapman & Hall, 1996.
• Shikora SA, Martindale RG, Schwaitzberg SD [eds] Nutritional Considerations in the Intensive Care Unit.  Science, Rationale, and Practice, Dubuque, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2002.
• Marian M, Russell MK, Shikora SA, Russell [eds] Clinical Nutrition for the Surgical Patients, Sudbury, Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2007.

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