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A Research Career in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

Dr. Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz spent his academic career as a Professor of Surgery at a university-based medical center before retiring from the university to lead his own private practice in Miami. For 10 years he directed a bariatric surgery fellowship program, training 13–14 fellows, and he has contributed to national guidelines in the field.

He has served as Principal Investigator for six bariatric endoscopic FDA pivotal trials and was a Principal Investigator in the Allurion balloon trial. His research includes a large published study of outcomes after adolescent bariatric surgery and many other papers on bariatric surgery in teens, and his research team has published three papers on alcohol after bariatric surgery.

He shares this work through invited lectures, including in Montreal and at ASMBS in 2025. His video on minimally invasive median arcuate ligament (MALS) release was among the first on that procedure in WebSurg, the international surgical video library.

Selected publications appear below. For his complete publication record, see his Google Scholar profile or PubMed.

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Peer Reviewed Article

Effect of Ethnicity on Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery

Obesity Surgery

1/5/2015

Zhamak Khorgami, Chi Zhang, Sarah E. Messiah, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz

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Short- and Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric Surgery for Severely Obese Adolescents: A Narrative Review

Pediatric Research

1/2/2020

Lauren A. Sarno, Steven E. Lipshultz, Carroll Harmon, Nestor F. de la Cruz-Muñoz, Prasad L. Balakrishnan

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Closure of Mesenteric Defect Can Lead to a Decrease in Internal Hernias After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD)

1/3/2011

Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, Juan Cabrera, Moises Cuesta, Shawn Hartnett, Rafael Rojas

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Alternative Port Site Selection (APSS) for Improved Cosmesis in Laparoscopic Surgery

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

1/12/2010

Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, Leonidas G. Koniaris

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A Bi-Directional Stapling Technique for Laparoscopic Small Bowel Anastomosis

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD)

1/9/2013

Michael Marks, Fernando Jarra, Fernando Jacome, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz

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Three Techniques to Laparoscopically Improve Restriction After Failed Gastric Bypass

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD)

1/9/2011

Victor Marks, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz

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Laparoscopic Pancreatoduodenectomy After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD)

1/5/2011

Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, Shawn Hartnett, Danny Sleeman

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Changes in Weight and Comorbidities Among Adolescents Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: 1-Year Results from the Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD)

1/7/2013

Sarah E. Messiah, Gabriela Lopez-Mitnik, David Winegar, Basem Sherif, Kristopher L. Arheart, Kirk W. Reichard, Marc P. Michalsky, Steven E. Lipshultz, Tracie L. Miller, Alan S. Livingstone, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz

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