Center for Bariatric Surgery Clinical Outcomes

The Center for Bariatric Surgery has consistently earned recognition for its award-winning care. While maintaining the highest safety and quality standards, we have helped thousands of patients lose weight and gain healthier lives.

The Center for Bariatric Surgery completed a surgical volume of 314 cases in fiscal year 2024. The average length of hospital stay for patients was less than 1.5 days.

High Performance Rates

The Brown University Health Center for Bariatric Surgery outperforms standards set by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). Learn more about MBSAQIP at facs.org.

2024 outcomes for the Center for Bariatric Surgery as compared to the M B S A Q I P benchmarks. The average length of stay for a patient of the center is 1.43 days compared to the benchmark of 1.5 days. There were no incidences of patient pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, patient mortalities, bleeding, leaking, or surgical site infections. Incidence of deep vein thrombosis was 0.36 percent compared to a benchmark of less than two-tenths of a percent.

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Bariatric Surgical Options

We offer patients treatments that best suit their needs. Explore each procedure type.

2024 Center for Bariatric Surgery procedure types: Sleeve 49%; New Procedure SADI 1%; Other 13%; DS 1%; RNYGBP 36%

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Bariatric Surgery by Experienced Doctors

Our surgeons specialize in minimally invasive surgery, robot-assisted surgeries, and laparoscopic surgical procedures. Learn about our team of bariatric surgery experts.

2024 Center for Bariatric Surgery volume by surgeon: Ryder 20%; Stafford 27%; New Surgeon/Ortega-Goddard 3%; Giorgi 29%; Renaud 1%; Luhrs 20%

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Past Quality Outcome Results

The Center for Bariatric Surgery completed a surgical volume of 372 cases in fiscal year 2023. The average length of hospital stay for patients was less than 1.5 days.

High Performance Rates

2013 outcomes for the Center for Bariatric Surgery as compared to the M B S A Q I P benchmarks. The average length of stay for a patient of the center is 1.41 days compared to the benchmark of 2 days. There were no incidences of patient pulmonary embolism compared to a benchmark of less than two-tenths of one percent. The patient rate of pneumonia of point-six of one percent compares to a benchmark of less than two-tenths of one percent. There were no patient mortalities. — View larger version

Bariatric Surgical Options

We offer patients treatments that best suit their needs. Explore each procedure type.

Among the surgeries performed in fiscal year 2023, the Center for Bariatric Surgery conducted Laparoscopic Sleeve, Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, and Duodenal Switch surgeries.

Bariatric Surgery by Experienced Doctors

Our surgeons specialize in minimally invasive surgery, robot-assisted surgeries, and laparoscopic surgical procedures. Learn about our team of bariatric surgery experts.

The volume of bariatric surgeon in fiscal year 2023, by surgeon, was 28% was done by Dr. Stafford, doctors Luhrs and Giorgi each did 25% of the surgeries, Dr. Ryder did 20%, and 2% of the surgeries were done by Dr. Renaud.

The Center for Bariatric Surgery completed a surgical volume of 307 cases in fiscal year 2022. The average length of hospital stay for patients was less than 1.5 days.

High Performance Rates

Center for Bariatric Surgery performs well based on the standards set by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. — View larger size >

Bariatric Surgical Options

We offer patients treatments that best suit their needs. Explore each procedure type.

In fiscal year 2022, the Center for Bariatric Surgery conducted Laparoscopic Sleeve, Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, and Duodenal Switch surgeries.

Bariatric Surgery by Experienced Doctors

Our surgeons specialize in minimally invasive surgery, robot-assisted surgeries, and laparoscopic surgical procedures. Learn about our team of bariatric surgery experts.