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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Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery and Adjustable Gastric Banding Significantly Improves Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Among Morbidly Obese Multiethnic Adolescents — Circulation (American Heart Association), 2010
Abstract
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery and Adjustable Gastric Banding Significantly Improves Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Among Morbidly Obese Multiethnic Adolescents
Circulation (American Heart Association)
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16/11/2010

Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, Gabriela Lopez-Mitnik, Kristopher L. Arheart, Alan Livingstone, Emilio Forno, Tracie L. Miller, Steven E. Lipshultz, Sarah E. Messiah

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Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery and Adjustable Gastric Banding Significantly Improves Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Among Morbidly Obese Hispanic Adults — Circulation (American Heart Association), 2010
Abstract
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery and Adjustable Gastric Banding Significantly Improves Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Among Morbidly Obese Hispanic Adults
Circulation (American Heart Association)
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14/11/2010

Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, Gabriela Lopez-Mitnik, Kristopher L. Arheart, Alan Livingstone, Steven E. Lipshultz, Sarah E. Messiah

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Comment on: The Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy With or Without Hiatal Hernia Repair on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Obese Patients — Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD), 2014
Editorial
Comment on: The Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy With or Without Hiatal Hernia Repair on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Obese Patients
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD)
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1/3/2014

Zhamak Khorgami, Chi Zhang, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz

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Comment on: Does the Closure of Mesenteric Defects During Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery Cause Complications? — Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD), 2015
Editorial
Comment on: Does the Closure of Mesenteric Defects During Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery Cause Complications?
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD)
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1/3/2015

Zhamak Khorgami, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz

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Comment on: Racial Disparities in Perioperative Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery — Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD), 2019
Editorial
Comment on: Racial Disparities in Perioperative Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD)
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1/5/2019

Zhamak Khorgami, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz

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Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Utilization in the Era of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists among Adolescents versus Adults — The Journal of Pediatrics, 2025
Peer Reviewed Article
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Utilization in the Era of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists among Adolescents versus Adults
The Journal of Pediatrics
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1/7/2025

Sarah E. Messiah, Deepali K. Ernest, Folefac D. Atem, Faisal G. Qureshi, M. Sunil Mathew, Jackson M. Francis, Alicia Wheelington, Marlyn A. Allicock, Bethany R. Cartwright, Benjamin E. Schneider, Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, Steven E. Lipshultz, Ildiko Lingvay, Jaime P. Almandoz, Sarah E. Barlow

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Randomized Double-blind Sham-controlled Trial of a Novel Silicone-filled Endoscopically Placed Device for Weight Loss — Techniques and Innovations in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2024
Clinical Trial
Randomized Double-blind Sham-controlled Trial of a Novel Silicone-filled Endoscopically Placed Device for Weight Loss
Techniques and Innovations in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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1/1/2024

Richard I. Rothstein, Branko Kopjar, George E. Woodman, James M. Swain, Nestor de la Cruz‑Muñoz, Vladimir M. Kushnir, Aurora D. Pryor, Wayne J. English, Elizabeth A. Odstrcil, Shelby Sullivan

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