Publications

Academic articles, research studies, book chapters, abstracts, conference presentations, and scholarly contributions authored or co-authored by Dr. Nestor.
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FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
Use of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Among US Youth — JAMA Pediatrics, 2023
Peer Reviewed Article
Use of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Among US Youth
JAMA Pediatrics
30/5/2023
Effect of Ethnicity on Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery — Obesity Surgery, 2015
Peer Reviewed Article
Effect of Ethnicity on Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
Obesity Surgery
1/5/2015
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), 2011
Peer Reviewed Article
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
Long-Term Outcomes After Adolescent Bariatric Surgery — Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2022
Peer Reviewed Article
Long-Term Outcomes After Adolescent Bariatric Surgery
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
1/10/2022
Comparison of Upper Gastrointestinal Series and Symptom Questionnaires with Intraoperative Diagnosis of Hiatal Hernia During Sleeve Gastrectomy — Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD), 2023
Peer Reviewed Article
Comparison of Upper Gastrointestinal Series and Symptom Questionnaires with Intraoperative Diagnosis of Hiatal Hernia During Sleeve Gastrectomy
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD)
10/1/2023
Research & Teaching

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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Discontinuation and Reduction of Asthma Medications After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis — Obesity Reviews, 2023
Peer Reviewed Article
Discontinuation and Reduction of Asthma Medications After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Obesity Reviews
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1/2/2023

Luyu Xie, Aravind Chandrasekhar, Stacia M. DeSantis, Jaime P. Almandoz, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, Sarah E. Messiah

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Type 2 Diabetes and HbA1c Predict All-Cause Post-Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Hospital Readmission — Obesity (Silver Spring), 2021
Peer Reviewed Article
Type 2 Diabetes and HbA1c Predict All-Cause Post-Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Hospital Readmission
Obesity (Silver Spring)
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1/1/2021

Elisa Morales-Marroquin, Luyu Xie, Luigi Meneghini, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, Jaime P. Almandoz, M. Sunil Mathew, Benjamin E. Schneider, Sarah E. Messiah

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Immunosuppression and Clostridioides (Clostridium) Difficile Infection Risk in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients — Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2021
Peer Reviewed Article
Immunosuppression and Clostridioides (Clostridium) Difficile Infection Risk in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
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1/8/2021

Elisa Morales-Marroquin, Luyu Xie, Meghana Uppuluri, Jaime P. Almandoz, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, Sarah E. Messiah

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Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Gastric Plication for Primary Obesity: The ESSENTIAL Trial — Obesity (Silver Spring), 2017
Clinical Trial
Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Gastric Plication for Primary Obesity: The ESSENTIAL Trial
Obesity (Silver Spring)
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1/2/2017

Shelby Sullivan, James M. Swain, George E. Woodman, Michael Antonetti, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, Sreenivasa S. Jonnalagadda, Michael Ujiki, Sayeed Ikramuddin, Jaime Ponce, Marvin Ryou, John Reynoso, Rishi Chhabra, Gregory B. Sorenson, W. Kyle Clarkston, Steven A. Edmundowicz, J. Christopher Eagon, Daniel K. Mullady, Danielle Leslie, Tammy Lavin, Christopher Thompson

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Five Year Trends in the Utilization of Robotic Bariatric Surgery Procedures, United States 2015-2019 — Obesity Surgery, 2022
Peer Reviewed Article
Five Year Trends in the Utilization of Robotic Bariatric Surgery Procedures, United States 2015-2019
Obesity Surgery
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16/2/2022

Elisa Morales-Marroquin, Suman Khatiwada, Luyu Xie, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, Sachin Kukreja, Benjamin E. Schneider, Faisal G. Qureshi, Sarah E. Messiah

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Utilization and Safety in the United States — Obesity Surgery, 2022
Peer Reviewed Article
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Utilization and Safety in the United States
Obesity Surgery
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1/3/2022

Sarah E. Messiah, Luyu Xie, M. Sunil Mathew, Elisa Morales-Marroquin, Jaime P. Almandoz, Faisal G. Qureshi, Benjamin E. Schneider, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz

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Application and Effectiveness of eHealth Strategies for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review — Digital Health, 2020
Peer Reviewed Article
Application and Effectiveness of eHealth Strategies for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review
Digital Health
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1/1/2020

Sarah E. Messiah, Paulina M. Sacher, Jonathan Yudkin, Amos Ofori, Faisal G. Qureshi, Benjamin Schneider, Deanna M. Hoelscher, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, Sarah E. Barlow

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A Preliminary Study on the Influence of Cannabis and Opioid Use on Weight Loss and Mental Health Biomarkers Post-Weight Loss Surgery — Obesity Surgery, 2020
Peer Reviewed Article
A Preliminary Study on the Influence of Cannabis and Opioid Use on Weight Loss and Mental Health Biomarkers Post-Weight Loss Surgery
Obesity Surgery
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1/11/2020

Denise C. Vidot, Sapna Deo, Sylvia Daunert, Nestor de la Cruz-Munoz, Sarah E. Messiah

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Postoperative Marijuana Use and Disordered Eating Among Bariatric Surgery Patients — Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD), 2016
Peer Reviewed Article
Postoperative Marijuana Use and Disordered Eating Among Bariatric Surgery Patients
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD)
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1/1/2016

Denise C. Vidot, Guillermo Prado, Christine Spadola, Nestor de la Cruz-Munoz, Manuel Cuesta, Sarah E. Messiah

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Alcohol and Drug Use Among Post-Operative Bariatric Patients: A Systematic Review of the Emerging Research and Its Implications — Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2015
Peer Reviewed Article
Alcohol and Drug Use Among Post-Operative Bariatric Patients: A Systematic Review of the Emerging Research and Its Implications
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
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1/9/2015

Christine Spadola, Eric F. Wagner, Frank R. Dillon, Mary Jo Trepka, Nestor de la Cruz-Munoz, Sarah E. Messiah

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