Bariatrics: Our Team
Andrew Averbach, M.D.
Dr. Averbach received his medical degree from N. Pirogov
Medical School in Moscow, Russia in 1979. He completed training in
general surgery and gastrointestinal oncology and practiced at Hertzen
Cancer Research Institute until 1992, when he started a research fellowship
at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Averbach graduated
from the St. Agnes Hospital surgical residency program in 2002.
Dr. Averbach is Director of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive
Surgery at St. Agnes Hospital, specializing in bariatric, laparoscopic
and general surgery.
Dr. Averbach is a member of the American College of Surgeons
and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. He is board-certified
by the American Board of Surgeons. He has published more than 80
articles on different topics of general, laparoscopic surgery and
surgical oncology.
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more information on Dr. Averbach’s practice and an overview of
his seminar presentation, click here: www.mdlapbarisurge.com |
Kuldeep Singh, M.D.
Dr. Singh received his medical degree in orthopedic
surgery from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi,
India. He completed his surgical residency at St. Agnes Hospital,
as well as additional training in advanced laparoscopic surgery at
the Minimally Invasive Training Institute at St. Joseph Hospital in Baltimore.
Dr.
Singh is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Society
of Lapro-Endoscopic Surgeons, and the American Society for Metabolic
and Bariatric Surgery. He has written and lectured extensively
on laparoscopic surgery.
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more information on Dr. Singh’s practice and an overview of his
seminar presentation, click here: www.lapsurgmd.org |
David von Rueden, M.D.
Dr. von Rueden received his undergraduate degree
from Georgetown University, and his medical degree from the University
of Wisconsin. He
completed his surgical residency at the Medical College of Virginia
in Richmond, and Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia, followed by a surgical
oncology fellowship at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Dr.
von Rueden’s surgical career began at Lankenau Hospital, where
he became Assistant Program Director for the Surgical Residency Program
while also holding an academic appointment at Jefferson Medical College
as Liaison for Medical Student Education. He was instrumental in developing
a laparoscopic surgical program at Lankenau. He is an advanced laparoscopic
surgeon with special interest in bariatrics. He has developed bariatric
programs in both Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Dr. von Rueden is a member of the American College of Surgeons and
the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
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more information on Dr. von Rueden’s practice and an
overview of his seminar presentation, click here: COMING
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Cathy Carr, R.N.
Cathy is the Bariatric Services Coordinator at St. Agnes Hospital,
and provides a first-hand knowledge of bariatric surgery, as she
had open Roux-en-Y surgery in November 1999. Since that time, she’s
lost more than 180 lbs. Cathy has been a registered nurse since 1985
and has been a staff nurse at St.Agnes HealthCare since 1987.
Cathy helped to lobby the state Senate in 2001 to help pass HB 675,
which will help many Marylanders obtain insurance approval for gastric
bypass surgery.
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