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  1. American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery review of gut microbiome and alterations related to weight loss treatment, by the Clinical Issus Committee

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, December 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  2. Diabetes status and not preoperative glycemic control is associated with postoperative outcomes in metabolic/bariatric surgery

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, December 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  3. Association of Obesity Severity With Cardiometabolic and Renal Disease Burden in the United States

    Article • Obesity, November 2025, Wiley

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  4. Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass is Associated With Increased Intestinal Glucose Uptake in Humans

    Article • Journal of the Endocrine Society, November 2025, Endocrine Society

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  5. Association of socioeconomic disparities by payor status and perioperative outcomes in bariatric surgery

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, November 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  6. Impact of heart failure on postoperative outcomes in bariatric surgery

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  7. Impact of preoperative liver disease diagnosis on postoperative outcomes in bariatric surgery

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  8. Association of insurance status with postoperative resource utilization after metabolic/bariatric surgery—A multi-institutional study

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, August 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  9. Longitudinal changes in positive airway pressure device use after metabolic surgery: a 3-year matched cohort study of National Claims Data

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, July 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  10. Bile diversion underlies Roux-en-Y antitumor benefits

    Article • Science Translational Medicine, June 2025, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  11. Multi-modal neo-adjuvant anti-obesity medications may be more effective than medically supervised weight loss or GLP-1 therapy alone in preparing BMI≥70 patients for metabolic surgery

    Article • International Journal of Obesity, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  12. Comment on: Variation in opioid-free discharge after metabolic surgery from 2018 to 2023: a state-wide analysis from the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, June 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  13. Patient and operative characteristics of readmission and poly-readmission following metabolic surgery: an MBSAQIP analysis (2015–2021)

    Article • Surgical Endoscopy, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  14. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Review of Body Composition

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, April 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  15. Comment on: Perioperative lifestyle and nutritional interventions' details reporting in bariatric surgery trials according to the TIDieR checklist: a cross-sectional study

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, April 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  16. Total Alimentary Limb Length Is Not Associated with Weight Loss Following Proximal Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

    Article • Obesity Surgery, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  17. Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases After Bariatric Surgery Based on the New Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTs Equations

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, March 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  18. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery review of the body mass index

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, March 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  19. Identifying At-Risk Populations for Reoperations, Readmissions, and Interventions in MBSAQIP Using a Novel Inpatient Postoperative Care Metric

    Article • Obesity Surgery, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  20. Patient Preferences for Metabolic Surgery: Do Patient Demographics Make a Difference?

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  21. FGF21 acts in the brain to drive macronutrient-specific changes in behavioral motivation and brain reward signaling

    Article • Molecular Metabolism, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  22. Changes in insulin sensitivity and gut peptides 8 and 52 weeks after bariatric surgery or low‐calorie diet

    Article • Clinical Obesity, December 2024, Wiley

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  23. Association Between Patient Portal Engagement and Weight Loss Outcomes in Patients After Bariatric Surgery: Longitudinal Observational Study Using Electronic Health Records

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, December 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  24. Rare events model of the MBSAQIP database: risk of early bowel obstruction following metabolic surgery

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  25. High prevalence of dysfunctional uterine bleeding in candidates for metabolic/bariatric surgery: increased endometrial cancer risk?

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, November 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  26. Using a modified SAMANTA score to screen at-risk women seeking bariatric surgery for postmenopausal or abnormal uterine bleeding

    Article • Gynecologic Oncology, November 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  27. Early marginal ulceration prevalence following primary RYGB: a rare events model of the MBSAQIP 2015-2021

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  28. Insurance payor status and risk of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events after metabolic and bariatric surgery

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  29. Comment on: Evaluating the incidence, risk factors, and postoperative complications associated with leaks following duodenal switch procedures: an analysis of the MBSAQIP

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  30. Impact of progressive chronic kidney disease stage on postoperative outcomes in metabolic surgery—a propensity-matched analysis using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement database

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  31. Limitations of the 2015–2021 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program database for emergency bariatric operations

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  32. Bioenergetic Atlas of Small Intestinal Mucosal Mitochondria

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  33. Clinical Outcomes of Metabolic Surgery on Diuretic Use in Patients With Heart Failure

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  34. FGF21 as a mediator of adaptive changes in food intake and macronutrient preference in response to protein restriction

    Article • Neuropharmacology, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  35. Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases after Bariatric Surgery Based on the New PREVENT Equations

    Article • August 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  36. BMI ≥ 70: A Multi-Center Institutional Experience of the Safety and Efficacy of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Intervention

    Article • Obesity Surgery, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  37. Sex- and operation-dependent effects on 5-year weight loss results of bariatric surgery

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, July 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  38. Metabolic surgery: The sooner the better for long‐term success?

    Article • Obesity, May 2024, Wiley

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  39. Cardiometabolic Improvements After Metabolic Surgery and Related Presurgery Factors

    Article • Journal of the Endocrine Society, March 2024, Endocrine Society

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  40. FGF21 acts in the brain to drive macronutrient-specific changes in behavioral motivation and brain reward signaling

    Article • March 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  41. Invited Commentary: Preconception maternal gastric bypass surgery and the impact on fetal growth parameters

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, February 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  42. Enhanced Patient Portal Engagement Associated with Improved Weight Loss Outcomes in Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients

    Article • January 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  43. Comment on: Glycemic variability and hypoglycemia before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy—a cohort study of females without diabetes

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  44. Comment on: Short-term cardiovascular events after bariatric surgery in patients with metabolic syndrome

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  45. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and its role in the treatment of obesity: a systematic review

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, November 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  46. Weight‐independent effects of Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass surgery on remission of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice

    Article • Obesity, September 2023, Wiley

    Dr Ingeborg M Langohr, Dr Vance L Albaugh

  47. Bariatric surgery alters mitochondrial function in gut mucosa

    Article • Surgical Endoscopy, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  48. Comment on: Resting-state network functional connectivity before and after bariatric surgery

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, July 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  49. The Vagus Nerve Mediates Gut-Brain Response to Duodenal Nutrient Administration

    Article • The American Surgeon, March 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  50. Physiology Reconfigured: How Does Bariatric Surgery Lead to Diabetes Remission?

    Article • Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  51. Regulation of body weight: Lessons learned from bariatric surgery

    Article • Molecular Metabolism, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  52. Effect of high-risk factors on postoperative major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events trends following bariatric surgery in the United States from 2012 to 2019

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  53. Combination anti‐obesity medications to effectively treat bariatric surgery weight regain at an academic obesity center

    Article • Obesity Science & Practice, September 2022, Wiley

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  54. The role of bariatric and metabolic surgery in the development, diagnosis, and treatment of endometrial cancer

    Article • Frontiers in Surgery, August 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  55. Feasibility of robotic repair of parastomal hernias

    Article • International Journal of Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery, July 2022, Medknow

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  56. 237-LB: Weight-Independent Effects of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery on Remission of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice

    Article • Diabetes, June 2022, American Diabetes Association

    Dr Ingeborg M Langohr, Dr Vance L Albaugh

  57. Comment on: Measures of glucose homeostasis during and after duodenal exclusion using a duodenal-jejunal bypass liner in a normoglycemic, nonobese canine model

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  58. Diabetes control before metabolic and bariatric surgery

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, February 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  59. Comment on: The effect of sleeve ablation of gastric mucosa on body weight and glucose homeostasis in the rat

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  60. Association of Bariatric Surgery With Major Adverse Liver and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Biopsy-Proven Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

    Article • JAMA, November 2021, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  61. Protein Appetite at the Interface between Nutrient Sensing and Physiological Homeostasis

    Article • Nutrients, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  62. Comment on: Outcomes of bariatric surgery in extreme obesity: results from the United Kingdom National Bariatric Surgery Registry for patients with body mass index over 70 kg/m2

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  63. Is there a common etiology for dumping syndrome and postbariatric hypoglycemia?

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  64. Comment on: The relation between postprandial glucagon-like peptide-1 release and insulin sensitivity before and after bariatric surgery in humans with class II/III obesity

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  65. Clinical significance of diabetes control before metabolic surgery

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, July 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  66. Gut-brain communication and obesity: understanding functions of the vagus nerve

    Article • Journal of Clinical Investigation, May 2021, American Society for Clinical Investigation

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  67. Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

    Article • Surgical Clinics of North America, April 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  68. Intestinal Lymph Collection via Cannulation of the Mesenteric Lymphatic Duct in Mice

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, April 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  69. Prevalence of thiamine deficiency is significant in patients undergoing primary bariatric surgery

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, April 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  70. Comment on: Fecal metagenomics and metabolomics reveal gut microbial changes after bariatric surgery

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  71. Comment on: Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of women during pregnancy after bariatric surgery

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  72. Comment on: Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in an Asian bariatric population. An undiagnosed dilemma

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, June 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  73. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery improves hepatic glucose metabolism and reduces plasma kisspeptin levels in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes

    Article • AJP Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, February 2020, American Physiological Society

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  74. The incidence of orthostatic intolerance after bariatric surgery

    Article • Obesity Science & Practice, December 2019, Wiley

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  75. Role of Bile Acids and GLP-1 in Mediating the Metabolic Improvements of Bariatric Surgery

    Article • Gastroenterology, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  76. Metabolic Effects of Bile Acids: Potential Role in Bariatric Surgery

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  77. Comment on: greater curvature as a gastric pouch for sleeve gastrectomy: a novel bariatric procedure. Feasibility study in a canine model

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  78. Bile diversion, a bariatric surgery, and bile acid signaling reduce central cocaine reward

    Article • PLoS Biology, July 2018, PLOS

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  79. Does Bariatric Surgery Affect Breast-Milk Composition?

    Article • Journal of Nutrition, July 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  80. Surgical treatment of obesity

    Article • F1000Research, May 2018, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  81. Proline Precursors and Collagen Synthesis: Biochemical Challenges of Nutrient Supplementation and Wound Healing

    Article • Journal of Nutrition, October 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  82. What is the impact on the healthcare system if access to bariatric surgery is delayed?

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  83. Metabolic responses to exogenous ghrelin in obesity and early after R oux‐en‐ Y gastric bypass in humans

    Article • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, May 2017, Wiley

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  84. Bile acids and bariatric surgery

    Article • Molecular Aspects of Medicine, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  85. Arginine-Dual roles as an onconutrient and immunonutrient

    Article • Journal of Surgical Oncology, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  86. Jejunal administration of glucose enhances acyl ghrelin suppression in obese humans

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, June 2016, American Physiological Society

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  87. Recent Advances in Metabolic Surgery

    Article • F1000Research, May 2016, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  88. Early Surges in Fasting Plasma Bile Acids after Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass are due to Insulin-Sensitizing, Bacterially-Derived Secondary Bile Acids

    Article • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, November 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  89. Early Increases in Bile Acids Post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Are Driven by Insulin-Sensitizing, Secondary Bile Acids

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, September 2015, Endocrine Society

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  90. Bile diversion to the distal small intestine has comparable metabolic benefits to bariatric surgery

    Article • Nature Communications, July 2015, Nature

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  91. Glycemic control in critically ill surgical patients: risks and benefits

    Article • Open Access Surgery, March 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  92. Pleural effusion following blunt splenic injury in the pediatric trauma population

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Surgery, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  93. A Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Crossover Study of the Acute Metabolic Effects of Olanzapine in Healthy Volunteers

    Article • PLOS One, August 2011, PLOS

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  94. Ileal interposition improves glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in the obese Zucker rat

    Article • AJP Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, July 2010, American Physiological Society

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  95. Atypical Antipsychotics Rapidly and Inappropriately Switch Peripheral Fuel Utilization to Lipids, Impairing Metabolic Flexibility in Rodents

    Article • Schizophrenia Bulletin, May 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  96. Olanzapine promotes fat accumulation in male rats by decreasing physical activity, repartitioning energy and increasing adipose tissue lipogenesis while impairing lipolysis

    Article • Molecular Psychiatry, March 2010, Nature

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  97. Ileal interposition (IT) improves insulin sensitivity in the obese Zucker rat (ZR)

    Article • Journal of the American College of Surgeons, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Vance L Albaugh

  98. Hormonal and Metabolic Effects of Olanzapine and Clozapine Related to Body Weight in Rodents*

    Article • Obesity, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr Vance L Albaugh