Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Is This The Most Popular Procedure? - Dr. Liu (VIDEO)

Dr. Liu:
Gastric bypass procedure has always been the gold standard. I started doing laparoscopic gastric bypasses in 1998 at UCLA and I was, I was the first one to do laparoscopic gastric bypass in 1998 in Los Angeles. So, we were the first group in the city to do it, and it has progressed to the point that it has become commonplace to have this done. But my prediction is that the LAP-BAND®, starting this year, is going to overtake the gastric bypasses in terms of volume. And I had predicted that in 2002 when I started doing LAP-BANDs®.

About Dr. Carson Liu, M.D., F.A.C.S.:
Dr. Liu received his medical degree from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine and completed his internship, residencies and research fellowship at UCLA Medical Center. In 1998, Dr. Liu was appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA Medical School where he continued to hone his skills in clinical practice, teaching and research. Dr. Liu has conducted extensive research and is widely published in the fields of Bariatric and gastrointestinal surgery; he is nationally recognized in his field and has lectured extensively to professional societies on these subjects. Dr. Liu is board certified in General Surgery and over the course of his career has performed more than 2600 bariatric surgeries.

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