Biographical Sketch
Tomasz Rogula, MD, PhD, is a Staff Surgeon at the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at Cleveland Clinic. He was trained in weight-loss surgery in the United States (Mount Sinai School of Medicine, N.Y., University of Pittsburgh, Pa.) and in Italy and France. In addition to bariatric surgery, his specialty interests include laparoscopic and robotic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery and hernia repair. Dr. Rogula has done pioneering research on novel weight-loss surgery procedures. He also has published multiple articles and book chapters on the topics of bariatric and laparoscopic surgery.
He is a member of the American Medical Association, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and European Association for Endoscopic Surgery.
Specialty Interests
bariatric operations, Bariatric Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Obesity, weight loss surgery
Awards & Honors
American Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
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