Homero Rivas
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - General Surgery
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Bariatric & Metabolic Interdisciplinary Clinic 900 Blake Wilbur Drive Garden Level (Room W0048) Stanford, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 736-5800 Fax (650) 723-8378
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 721-2757 Tel (650) 725-9777Alternate Contact David Preston Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 650-725-9777Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- General Surgery
- Digestive Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Honors and Awards
- Honorary Fellow, Brazilian College of Surgery (October, 2012)
- Honorary Fellow, Brazilian College of Digestive Surgery (July, 2011)
- Junior Faculty of the Year Teaching Award, General Surgery Residency Program, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (June, 2006)
- Resident Achievement Award, General Surgery Program, University of North Dakota (June, 2000)
- Distinguished Business Leader Award, Southern Methodist University, Edwin Cox School of Business (April, 2008)
- Honor Graduate, Mexican Medical Licensing Examination (June, 1994)
Professional Education
| Residency: | University of North Dakota ND (9/2000) |
| Board Recertification: | American Board of Surgery, General Surgery (2010) |
| Board Certification: | General Surgery, American Board of Surgery (2001) |
| Fellowship: | University of Louisville, Department of Surgery KY (6/2002) |
| Fellowship: | Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Laparoscopic Digestive Surgery (2003) |
| Medical Education: | Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Mexico (6/1994) |
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Industry Relationships
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Currently I have a clinical trial on Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for patients with esophageal achalasia. This trial is being done under IRB approval.
Publications
- Comparison of robotic and laparoendoscopic single-site surgery systems in a suturing and knot tying task. Surg Endosc. 2013
- Consensus statement of the consortium for LESS cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc. 2012; (10): 2711-6
- Intermediate results of a prospective randomized controlled trial of traditional four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc. 2012; (5): 1296-303
- Prospective randomized controlled trial of traditional laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: report of preliminary data. Am J Surg. 2011; (3): 369-72; discussion 372-3
- Consensus statement of the consortium for laparoendoscopic single-site surgery. Surg Endosc. 2010; (4): 762-8
- Cost consciousness and medical education. N Engl J Med. 2010; (9): 888-9; author reply 890-1
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