Surgical Clinical Outcomes

The Center for Medical and Surgical Weight Loss 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 Medical and Surgical Weight Loss completed a surgical volume of 277 cases in fiscal year 2025. The average length of hospital stay for patients was less than 1.51 days.

High Performance Rates

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

2025 outcomes for the Center for Medical and Surgical Weight Loss as compared to the M B S A Q I P benchmarks. The average length of stay for a patient of the center is 1.51 days compared to the benchmark of 1.5 days. There were no incidences of patient pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, patient mortalities, deep vein thrombosis, leaking, or surgical site infections. Incidence of bleeding was 1.7 percent compared to a benchmark of less than six-tenths of a percent.

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2025 Center for Medical and Surgical Weight Loss procedure types: Sleeve 44%; SADI 3%; Other 17%; DS 1%; RNYGBP 35%

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Metabolic Bariatric Surgery by Experienced Doctors

Our surgeons specialize in minimally invasive surgery, robot-assisted surgeries, and laparoscopic surgical procedure.
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2025 Center for Medical and Surgical Weight Loss volume by surgeon: Chernoguz 2%; Ryder 22%; Leenan 1%; Stafford 25%; Ortega-Goddard 10%; Giorgi 23%; Pryor 4%; Renaud 1%; Luhrs 17%

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Past Quality Outcome Results

The Center for Medical and Surgical Weight Loss 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

2024 outcomes for the Center for Medical and Surgical Weight Loss 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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2024 Center for Medical and Surgical Weight Loss procedure types: Sleeve 49%; new procedure, SADI 1%; Other 13%; DS 1%; RNYGBP 36%

Metabolic Bariatric Surgery by Experienced Doctors

Our surgeons specialize in minimally invasive surgery, robot-assisted surgeries, and laparoscopic surgical procedures.
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2024 Center for Medical and Surgical Weight Loss volume by surgeon: Ryder 20%; Stafford 27%; new surgeon, Ortega-Goddard 3%; Giorgi 29%; Renaud 1%; Luhrs 20%

The Center for Medical and Surgical Weight Loss 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 Medical and Surgical Weight Loss 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

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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.

Metabolic Bariatric Surgery by Experienced Doctors

Our surgeons specialize in minimally invasive surgery, robot-assisted surgeries, and laparoscopic surgical procedures.
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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 Medical and Surgical Weight Loss 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 Medical and Surgical Weight Loss performs well based on the standards set by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. — View larger size >

Metabolic Bariatric Surgical Options

We offer patients treatments that best suit their needs.
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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.

Metabolic Bariatric Surgery by Experienced Doctors

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