Vance L. Albaugh

Vance L. Albaugh is a Senior Professor at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans. His research focuses on obesity surgery, metabolic and bariatric outcomes, and the longitudinal health impacts of surgical weight loss, including body composition changes, cardiovascular risk reduction, and cognitive outcomes. Recent work includes analyses of MBSAQIP data on preoperative BMI reduction and marginal ulcers, as well as a Lancet study on the disproportionate rise in super-obesity (BMI ≥60 kg/m²). He also investigates methodological limitations of platforms like TriNetX for surgical research.