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Alfonso Torquati

Adjunct Associate Professor

Duke University

Affiliations

School of Medicine

Clinical Science Departments

Department of Surgery

Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Alfonso Torquati is currently serving as a Clinical Science S Adjunct Associate Professor at Duke University.

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Alfonso Torquati

Duke University

Adjunct Associate Professor

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surgery obesity bariatric surgery obesity surgery general surgery gastrointestinal surgery diabetes laparoscopy health sciences public health outcomes research gastroenterology obesity management interventional endoscopy roux-en-y gastric bypass ophthalmology digestive system surgery orthopedic surgery obesity medicine gastric bypass surgery weight disorders digestive endoscopy digestive diseases veterinary medicine clinical trials gastrointestinal endoscopy surgical care hematology clinical nutrition surgical oncology clinical surgery insulin management gastric bypass obese patients weight loss respiratory medicine vascular biology molecular gastroenterology medical nutrition cohort studies postoperative consideration upper gastrointestinal surgery gastroesophageal reflux disease laparoscopic gastric bypass vascular surgery diabetes therapies cardiothoracic surgery human nutrition dietary health endovascular techniques operative treatment stretta procedure insulin sensitivity knee surgery health outcomes open procedure bone metabolism human health cancer risk esophageal surgery diabetes management heller myotomy dor fundoplication sleeve gastrectomy non-obese subjects treatment effects treatment options gastrointestinal oncology disease management interventional radiology case studies empirical case studies gut-organ axis sham-controlled trial full-thickness plication socioeconomic factors

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

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Effects of Neoadjuvant Glucagon-Like-Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists on Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (2025)

The Effects of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery on Spinal Alignment, Radiological, and Clinical Outcomes in Morbidly Obese Patients With Lbp: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The Spine Journal (2025)

obesity managementsystematic reviewsurgeryorthopaedic surgeryoutcomes researchmetabolic complicationsobesity surgerybariatric surgeryclinical outcomesspinal cord medicineobesity

Pregnancy and Birth Complications Among Women Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (2024)

Shavonne E OsiakwanKiana S JonesSwathi B ReddyPhilip OmotoshoNicholas J SkertichAlfonso Torquati

reproductive endocrinologypregnancy hypertensionobesity surgeryroux-en-y gastric bypassobesityobstetricssurgerygastroenterologygestational diabetesbariatric surgeryobstetrics and gynaecologypublic healthdigestive diseasesfamily planninggastrointestinal surgerydigestive system surgerysleeve gastrectomybirth complicationspreterm birthgynecologymaternal health

199 Rates of Upper Extremity Compression Neuropathies Among Obese Patients Compared to Non-Obese Controls and Obese Patients Who Underwent Bariatric Surgery. Neurosurgery (2023)

Syed Ibad KhalidSamantha MaasaraniKyle ThomsonGiovanna PiresAdan BecerraOwoicho AdogwaAnkit Indravadan MehtaShelley NolandAlfonso Torquati

neurologypathologyneurological disordersneurosciencenon-obese controlsneuropathologyneurosurgerybariatric surgeryobese patientsobesity

Ursodiol Prescriptions Following Bariatric Surgery: National Prescribing Trends and Outcomes. Obesity Surgery (2023)

Alison C. CooganMichael D. WilliamsVaishnavi KrishnanNicholas J. SkertichAdan Z. BecerraMarc SarranScott SchimpkeAlfonso TorquatiPhilip Omotosho

public healthursodiol prescriptionsobesity surgerybariatric surgeryobesitynational prescribing trends

Changes of Circulating Irisin and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels in Morbidly Obese Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes After Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques (2022)

Prapimporn Ch. ShantavasinkulPhilip OmotoshoLeonor CorsinoMichael J. MuehlbauerPairoj ChattranukulchaiAlfonso Torquati

cardiovascular diseasemedical nutritionchronic diseasespharmacologyroux-en-y gastric bypassobesityclinical lipidologysurgerynutritionhealth sciencesdigestive diseasesdiabetesobesity medicinedigestive system surgeryinterventional endoscopyobese individualsclinical nutritionopen procedurelaparoscopydiabetes therapies

Pre- and Postoperative Risk of Psychiatric Disorders: Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass. Journal of the American College of Surgeons (2022)

Adan Z BecerraSwathi ReddySyed I KhalidPhilip A OmotoshoAlfonso Torquati

operative treatmentroux-en-y gastric bypassemergency medicinehospital medicinepsychiatric carepostoperative considerationcardiothoracic surgerypain managementintensive carecaesarean sectionpostoperative riskpatient safetyclinical trialsneurologypediatricsthoracic surgeryclinical transplantationnon-operative treatmentpostoperative treatmentoncology

The Association Between Bariatric Surgery and Psychiatric Disorders: A National Cohort Study. Obesity Surgery (2022)

Adan Z. BecerraSyed I. KhalidAri S. MorgensternEmilie A. RembertMadeline M. CarrollPhilip A. OmotoshoAlfonso Torquati

public healthnational cohort studyobesity surgerybariatric surgeryobesity

The Effects of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery on Rates of Upper Extremity Compression Neuropathies. Annals of Surgery Open (2022)

Syed I. KhalidSamantha MaasaraniKyle B. ThomsonGiovanna R. PiresAdan BecerraOwoicho AdogwaAnkit I. MehtaShelley S. NolandAlfonso Torquati

neurologyupper extremitysurgical caresurgeryneuroscienceorthopedic surgerysurgical pathologyneuropathologybariatric surgeryobesity

Two Cases of Heterotopic Pancreas of the Small Bowel Incidentally Found During Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery. CRSLS Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons (2022)

Kyle CareyKristine MakiewiczMarc SarranAlfonso TorquatiSteven Bonomo

laparoscopic bariatric surgerysurgerylaparoscopybariatric surgerysmall bowelheterotopic pancreas

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Alfonso Torquati

Adjunct Associate Professor

Duke University

Affiliations

School of Medicine

Clinical Science Departments

Department of Surgery

Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Alfonso Torquati is currently serving as a Clinical Science S Adjunct Associate Professor at Duke University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Alfonso Torquati

Duke University

Adjunct Associate Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Effects of Neoadjuvant Glucagon-Like-Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists on Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (2025)

obesity managementsystematic reviewsurgeryorthopaedic surgeryoutcomes researchmetabolic complicationsobesity surgerybariatric surgeryclinical outcomesspinal cord medicineobesity

Pregnancy and Birth Complications Among Women Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (2024)

Shavonne E OsiakwanKiana S JonesSwathi B ReddyPhilip OmotoshoNicholas J SkertichAlfonso Torquati

199 Rates of Upper Extremity Compression Neuropathies Among Obese Patients Compared to Non-Obese Controls and Obese Patients Who Underwent Bariatric Surgery. Neurosurgery (2023)

Syed Ibad KhalidSamantha MaasaraniKyle ThomsonGiovanna PiresAdan BecerraOwoicho AdogwaAnkit Indravadan MehtaShelley NolandAlfonso Torquati

neurologypathologyneurological disordersneurosciencenon-obese controlsneuropathologyneurosurgerybariatric surgeryobese patientsobesity

Ursodiol Prescriptions Following Bariatric Surgery: National Prescribing Trends and Outcomes. Obesity Surgery (2023)

Alison C. CooganMichael D. WilliamsVaishnavi KrishnanNicholas J. SkertichAdan Z. BecerraMarc SarranScott SchimpkeAlfonso TorquatiPhilip Omotosho

public healthursodiol prescriptionsobesity surgerybariatric surgeryobesitynational prescribing trends

Prapimporn Ch. ShantavasinkulPhilip OmotoshoLeonor CorsinoMichael J. MuehlbauerPairoj ChattranukulchaiAlfonso Torquati

Pre- and Postoperative Risk of Psychiatric Disorders: Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass. Journal of the American College of Surgeons (2022)

Adan Z BecerraSwathi ReddySyed I KhalidPhilip A OmotoshoAlfonso Torquati

The Association Between Bariatric Surgery and Psychiatric Disorders: A National Cohort Study. Obesity Surgery (2022)

Adan Z. BecerraSyed I. KhalidAri S. MorgensternEmilie A. RembertMadeline M. CarrollPhilip A. OmotoshoAlfonso Torquati

public healthnational cohort studyobesity surgerybariatric surgeryobesity

The Effects of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery on Rates of Upper Extremity Compression Neuropathies. Annals of Surgery Open (2022)

Syed I. KhalidSamantha MaasaraniKyle B. ThomsonGiovanna R. PiresAdan BecerraOwoicho AdogwaAnkit I. MehtaShelley S. NolandAlfonso Torquati

neurologyupper extremitysurgical caresurgeryneuroscienceorthopedic surgerysurgical pathologyneuropathologybariatric surgeryobesity

Two Cases of Heterotopic Pancreas of the Small Bowel Incidentally Found During Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery. CRSLS Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons (2022)

Kyle CareyKristine MakiewiczMarc SarranAlfonso TorquatiSteven Bonomo

laparoscopic bariatric surgerysurgerylaparoscopybariatric surgerysmall bowelheterotopic pancreas

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