Thomas Jefferson University

David Tichansky

TitleAssoc Prof CHP
InstitutionThomas Jefferson University
DepartmentNursing - Undergraduate
Address800 Walnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19107
Phone215-955-0020
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    Dr. Tichansky is a board certified surgeon who is fellowship-trained in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric surgery. He grew up in Wayne, New Jersey and attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering and was a member of the national mechanical engineering honor society. He went on to attend UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School in Newark where he obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree in May 1996 and was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. After medical school, he did his surgical residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and completed a Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship in June 2003 at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond.

    Following training, he went into private practice in Princeton, N.J. with one of the "fathers of bariatric surgery" until he accepted a faculty position with The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee to pursue an academic career in Minimally Invasive Surgery in August 2004. While there he served as Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Co-Director of the Weight Management Center at Methodist University Hospital, Co-Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at the Regional Medical Center, Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at UT, and a member of the Board of Directors for UT Medical Group. Dr. Tichansky returns to Jefferson as an Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of the Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Program.

    Dr. Tichansky is currently chairman of the Membership Committee of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and serves on the National Curriculum and Education Committee of the Fellowship Council (of Minimally Invasive, Bariatric, Hepatobiliary, and advanced GI fellowships). He has performed extensive research in the fields of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery to improve patient safety and care and has authored/co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed articles, five book chapters, and greater than 100 scientific presentations.


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    1. Wolfe G, Salehi V, Browne A, Riddle R, Hall E, Fam J, Tichansky D, Myers S. Metabolic and bariatric surgery for obesity in Prader Willi syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2023 Feb 01. PMID: 36872159.
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    2. Puthenpura MM, Patel V, Fam J, Katz L, Tichansky DS, Myers S. The Use of Transient Elastography Technology in the Bariatric Patient: a Review of the Literature. Obes Surg. 2020 Dec; 30(12):5108-5116. PMID: 32981002.
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    3. Crittenden NE, Rashed H, Johnson WD, Cowan G, Tichansky D, Madan A, Aslam N, Cutts T, Abell TL. Long-Term Follow-Up of Autonomic and Enteric Measures in Patients Undergoing Vertical Banded Gastroplasty for Morbid Obesity. Gastroenterology Res. 2017 Aug; 10(4):218-223. PMID: 28912907.
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    4. Sarosiek K, Pappan KL, Gandhi AV, Saxena S, Kang CY, McMahon H, Chipitsyna GI, Tichansky DS, Arafat HA. Conserved Metabolic Changes in Nondiabetic and Type 2 Diabetic Bariatric Surgery Patients: Global Metabolomic Pilot Study. J Diabetes Res. 2016; 2016:3467403. PMID: 26881244.
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    5. Kammerer MR, Porter MM, Beekley AC, Tichansky DS. Ideal Body Weight Calculation in the Bariatric Surgical Population. J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Oct; 19(10):1758-62. PMID: 26268956.
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    6. Buwen JP, Kammerer MR, Beekley AC, Tichansky DS. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: The rightful gold standard weight loss surgery procedure. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2015 Nov-Dec; 11(6):1383-5. PMID: 26278194.
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    7. Richards NG, Beekley AC, Tichansky DS. The economic costs of obesity and the impact of bariatric surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 2011 Dec; 91(6):1173-80, vii-viii. PMID: 22054147.
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    8. Tichansky DS, Glatt AR, Madan AK, Harper J, Tokita K, Boughter JD. Decrease in sweet taste in rats after gastric bypass surgery. Surg Endosc. 2011 Apr; 25(4):1176-81. PMID: 20844896.
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    9. Tichansky DS. Comment on: Is biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch indicated for patients with body mass index <50 kg/m2? Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2010 Sep-Oct; 6(5):514-5. PMID: 20870183.
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    10. Madan AK, Martinez JM, Khan KA, Tichansky DS. Endoscopic sclerotherapy for dilated gastrojejunostomy after gastric bypass. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2010 Apr; 20(3):235-7. PMID: 20374012.
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    11. Fain JN, Sacks HS, Bahouth SW, Tichansky DS, Madan AK, Cheema PS. Human epicardial adipokine messenger RNAs: comparisons of their expression in substernal, subcutaneous, and omental fat. Metabolism. 2010 Sep; 59(9):1379-86. PMID: 20116810.
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    12. Fain JN, Cheema P, Tichansky DS, Madan AK. The inflammatory response seen when human omental adipose tissue explants are incubated in primary culture is not dependent upon albumin and is primarily in the nonfat cells. J Inflamm (Lond). 2010; 7:4. PMID: 20145729.
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    13. Fain JN, Cheema P, Madan AK, Tichansky DS. Dexamethasone and the inflammatory response in explants of human omental adipose tissue. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2010 Feb 5; 315(1-2):292-8. PMID: 19853017.
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    14. Fain JN, Tagele BM, Cheema P, Madan AK, Tichansky DS. Release of 12 adipokines by adipose tissue, nonfat cells, and fat cells from obese women. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 May; 18(5):890-6. PMID: 19834460.
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    15. Madan AK, Martinez JM, Lo Menzo E, Khan KA, Tichansky DS. Omental reinforcement for intraoperative leak repairs during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Am Surg. 2009 Sep; 75(9):839-42. PMID: 19774958.
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    16. Ali MR, Tichansky DS, Kothari SN, McBride CL, Fernandez AZ, Sugerman HJ, Kellum JM, Wolfe LG, DeMaria EJ. Validation that a 1-year fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery can eliminate the learning curve for laparoscopic gastric bypass. Surg Endosc. 2010 Jan; 24(1):138-44. PMID: 19517173.
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    17. Alaedeen D, Madan AK, Ro CY, Khan KA, Martinez JM, Tichansky DS. Intraoperative endoscopy and leaks after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Am Surg. 2009 Jun; 75(6):485-8; discussion 488. PMID: 19545096.
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    18. Madan AK, Lo Menzo E, Dhawan N, Tichansky DS. Internal Hernias and Nonclosure of Mesenteric Defects During Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Obes Surg. 2009 May; 19(5):549-52. PMID: 18931883.
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    19. Madan AK, Dhawan N, Tichansky DS, Harper J. Patient perception of medicare fee schedule of laparoscopic procedures. Surg Innov. 2008 Dec; 15(4):302-6. PMID: 18805865.
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    20. Fain JN, Cheema P, Tichansky DS, Madan AK. Stimulation of human omental adipose tissue lipolysis by growth hormone plus dexamethasone. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2008 Nov 25; 295(1-2):101-5. PMID: 18640775.
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    21. Simone EP, Madan AK, Tichansky DS, Kuhl DA, Lee MD. Comparison of two low-molecular-weight heparin dosing regimens for patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2008 Nov; 22(11):2392-5. PMID: 18594915.
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    22. Fain JN, Buehrer B, Bahouth SW, Tichansky DS, Madan AK. Comparison of messenger RNA distribution for 60 proteins in fat cells vs the nonfat cells of human omental adipose tissue. Metabolism. 2008 Jul; 57(7):1005-15. PMID: 18555844.
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    23. Tichansky DS, Boughter JD, Harper J, Glatt AR, Madan AK. Gastric bypass surgery in rats produces weight loss modeling after human gastric bypass. Obes Surg. 2008 Oct; 18(10):1246-50. PMID: 18581193.
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    24. Madan AK, Tichansky DS, Khan KA. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic gastric bypass performed in a cadaver. Obes Surg. 2008 Sep; 18(9):1192-9. PMID: 18574648.
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    25. Madan AK, Harper JL, Taddeucci RJ, Tichansky DS. Goal-directed laparoscopic training leads to better laparoscopic skill acquisition. Surgery. 2008 Aug; 144(2):345-50. PMID: 18656645.
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    26. Orth WS, Madan AK, Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS. Effect of preoperative knowledge on weight loss after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Obes Surg. 2008 Jul; 18(7):768-71. PMID: 18470575.
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    27. Madan AK, Tichansky DS, Isom J, Minard G, Bee TK. Monitored anesthesia care with propofol versus surgeon-monitored sedation with benzodiazepines and narcotics for preoperative endoscopy in the morbidly obese. Obes Surg. 2008 May; 18(5):545-8. PMID: 18386111.
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    28. Madan AK, Beech BM, Tichansky DS. Body esteem improves after bariatric surgery. Surg Innov. 2008 Mar; 15(1):32-7. PMID: 18388002.
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    29. Madan AK, Powelson JE, Tichansky DS. Cost analysis of laparoscopic gastric bypass practice using current Medicare reimbursement and practice costs. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2008 Mar-Apr; 4(2):131-6. PMID: 18294921.
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    30. Orth WS, Madan AK, Taddeucci RJ, Coday M, Tichansky DS. Support group meeting attendance is associated with better weight loss. Obes Surg. 2008 Apr; 18(4):391-4. PMID: 18286346.
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    31. Madan AK, Dhawan N, Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS. Laparoscopic repair of a staple-line disruption after an open uncut Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Obes Surg. 2008 Mar; 18(3):340-4. PMID: 18219542.
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    32. Madan AK, Dhawan N, Coday M, Tichansky DS. Patients who are delayed from undergoing bariatric surgery do not have improved weight loss. Obes Surg. 2008 Mar; 18(3):278-81. PMID: 18204956.
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    33. Rowan BO, Kuhl DA, Lee MD, Tichansky DS, Madan AK. Anti-Xa levels in bariatric surgery patients receiving prophylactic enoxaparin. Obes Surg. 2008 Feb; 18(2):162-6. PMID: 18165884.
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    34. Madan AK, Harper JL, Tichansky DS. Techniques of laparoscopic gastric bypass: on-line survey of American Society for Bariatric Surgery practicing surgeons. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2008 Mar-Apr; 4(2):166-72; discussion 172-3. PMID: 18069071.
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    35. Madan AK, Harper JL, Frantzides CT, Tichansky DS. Nonsurgical skills do not predict baseline scores in inanimate box or virtual-reality trainers. Surg Endosc. 2008 Jul; 22(7):1686-9. PMID: 18071808.
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    36. Fain JN, Nesbit AS, Sudlow FF, Cheema P, Peeples JM, Madan AK, Tichansky DS. Release in vitro of adipsin, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1, angiotensin 1-converting enzyme, and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 by human omental adipose tissue as well as by the nonfat cells and adipocytes. Metabolism. 2007 Nov; 56(11):1583-90. PMID: 17950111.
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    37. Madan AK, Stoecklein HH, Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS, Phillips JC. Use of upper gastrointestinal studies after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Surg Endosc. 2008 Jan; 22(1):275-6. PMID: 17973166.
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    38. Madan AK, Taddeucci RJ, Harper JL, Tichansky DS. Initial trocar placement and abdominal insufflation in laparoscopic bariatric surgery. J Surg Res. 2008 Aug; 148(2):210-3. PMID: 18262554.
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    39. Harper JL, Beech D, Tichansky DS, Madan AK. Cancer in the bypassed stomach presenting early after gastric bypass. Obes Surg. 2007 Sep; 17(9):1268-71. PMID: 18074505.
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    40. Madan AK, Dickson PV, Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS, Lobe TE. Results of teenaged bariatric patients performed in an adult program. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2007 Aug; 17(4):473-7. PMID: 17705730.
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    41. Madan AK, Tichansky DS, Taddeucci RJ. Postoperative laparoscopic bariatric surgery patients do not remember potential complications. Obes Surg. 2007 Jul; 17(7):885-8. PMID: 17894146.
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    42. Madan AK, Fabian TC, Tichansky DS. Potential financial impact of first assistant billing by surgical residents. Am Surg. 2007 Jul; 73(7):652-7; discussion 657. PMID: 17674935.
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    43. Madan AK, Tichansky DS, Barton GE, Taddeucci RJ. Knowledge and opinions regarding Medicare reimbursement for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc. 2007 Nov; 21(11):2091-3. PMID: 17516117.
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    44. Taddeucci RJ, Madan AK, Tichansky DS. Band versus bypass: influence of an educational seminar and surgeon visit on patient preference. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2007 Jul-Aug; 3(4):452-5. PMID: 17400033.
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    45. Madan AK, Whitfield JD, Fain JN, Beech BM, Ternovits CA, Menachery S, Tichansky DS. Are African-Americans as successful as Caucasians after laparoscopic gastric bypass? Obes Surg. 2007 Apr; 17(4):460-4. PMID: 17608257.
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    46. Madan AK, Tichansky DS, Phillips JC. Does pouch size matter? Obes Surg. 2007 Mar; 17(3):317-20. PMID: 17546838.
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    47. Tichansky DS, Madan AK, Ternovits CA, Fain JN, Kitabchi AE. Laparoscopic bariatric patients' will to help: the foundation of research. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2007 Mar-Apr; 3(2):180-3. PMID: 17324633.
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    48. Finnell CW, Madan AK, Tichansky DS, Ternovits C, Taddeucci R. Non-closure of defects during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Obes Surg. 2007 Feb; 17(2):145-8. PMID: 17476862.
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    49. Harper J, Madan AK, Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS. What happens to patients who do not follow-up after bariatric surgery? Am Surg. 2007 Feb; 73(2):181-4. PMID: 17305299.
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    50. Taddeucci RJ, Madan AK, Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS. Laparoscopic re-operations for band removal after open banded gastric bypass. Obes Surg. 2007 Jan; 17(1):35-8. PMID: 17355766.
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    51. Madan AK, DeArmond G, Ternovits CA, Beech DJ, Tichansky DS. Laparoscopic revision of the gastrojejunostomy for recurrent bleeding ulcers after past open revision gastric bypass. Obes Surg. 2006 Dec; 16(12):1662-8. PMID: 17217644.
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    52. Madan AK, Tichansky DS, Coday M, Fain JN. Comparison of IL-8, IL-6 and PGE(2) formation by visceral (omental) adipose tissue of obese Caucasian compared to African-American women. Obes Surg. 2006 Oct; 16(10):1342-50. PMID: 17059745.
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    53. Madan AK, Speck KE, Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS. Outcome of a clinical pathway for discharge within 48 hours after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Am J Surg. 2006 Sep; 192(3):399-402. PMID: 16920439.
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    54. Fain JN, Tichansky DS, Madan AK. Most of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist, cathepsin S, macrophage migration inhibitory factor, nerve growth factor, and interleukin 18 release by explants of human adipose tissue is by the non-fat cells, not by the adipocytes. Metabolism. 2006 Aug; 55(8):1113-21. PMID: 16839849.
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    55. Madan AK, Lanier B, Tichansky DS. Laparoscopic repair of gastrointestinal leaks after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Am Surg. 2006 Jul; 72(7):586-90; discussion 590-1. PMID: 16875079.
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    56. Madan AK, Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS. Emerging endoluminal therapies for gastroesophageal reflux disease: adverse events. Am J Surg. 2006 Jul; 192(1):72-5. PMID: 16769279.
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    57. Madan AK, Orth WS, Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS. Preoperative carbohydrate "addiction" does not predict weight loss after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Obes Surg. 2006 Jul; 16(7):879-82. PMID: 16839486.
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    58. Tichansky DS, Boughter JD, Madan AK. Taste change after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2006 Jul-Aug; 2(4):440-4. PMID: 16925376.
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    59. Madan AK, Orth WS, Tichansky DS, Ternovits CA. Vitamin and trace mineral levels after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Obes Surg. 2006 May; 16(5):603-6. PMID: 16687029.
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    60. Madan AK, Kuykendall S, Orth WS, Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS. Does laparoscopic gastric bypass result in a healthier body composition? An affirmative answer. Obes Surg. 2006 Apr; 16(4):465-8. PMID: 16608612.
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    61. Madan AK, Ternovits CA, Speck KE, Pritchard FE, Tichansky DS. Laparoscopic lumbar hernia repair. Am Surg. 2006 Apr; 72(4):318-21. PMID: 16676855.
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    62. Madan AK, Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS. Why would laparoscopic gastric bypass patients choose open instead? Obes Surg. 2006 Mar; 16(3):284-7. PMID: 16545159.
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    63. Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS, Madan AK. Band versus bypass: randomization and patients' choices and perceptions. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2006 Jan-Feb; 2(1):6-10. PMID: 16925305.
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    64. Madan AK, Orth W, Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS. Metabolic syndrome: yet another co-morbidity gastric bypass helps cure. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2006 Jan-Feb; 2(1):48-51; discussion 51. PMID: 16925317.
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    65. Tichansky DS, Madan AK. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is safe and feasible after orthotopic liver transplantation. Obes Surg. 2005 Nov-Dec; 15(10):1481-6. PMID: 16354531.
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    66. Fain JN, Tichansky DS, Madan AK. Transforming growth factor beta1 release by human adipose tissue is enhanced in obesity. Metabolism. 2005 Nov; 54(11):1546-51. PMID: 16253647.
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    67. Madan AK, Lanier BJ, Tichansky DS, Ternovits CA. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with subtotal gastrectomy. Obes Surg. 2005 Oct; 15(9):1332-5. PMID: 16259898.
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    68. Madan AK, Tichansky DS, Speck KE, Turman KA. Internet use in the bariatric surgery patient population. Obes Surg. 2005 Sep; 15(8):1144-7. PMID: 16197787.
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    69. Madan AK, Kuykendall SJ, Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS. Mallory-Weiss tear after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2005 Sep-Oct; 1(5):500-2. PMID: 16925277.
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    70. Madan AK, Tichansky DS. Patients postoperatively forget aspects of preoperative patient education. Obes Surg. 2005 Aug; 15(7):1066-9. PMID: 16105409.
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    71. Madan AK, Ternovits CA, Speck KE, Tichansky DS. Inpatient pain medication requirements after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Obes Surg. 2005 Jun-Jul; 15(6):778-81. PMID: 15978146.
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    72. Madan AK, Ternovits CA, Tichansky DS. Laparoscopic removal of gastric band after open banded gastric bypass. Obes Surg. 2005 Apr; 15(4):580-3. PMID: 15946443.
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    73. Madan AK, Turman KA, Tichansky DS. Weight changes in spouses of gastric bypass patients. Obes Surg. 2005 Feb; 15(2):191-4. PMID: 15802060.
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    74. Fernandez AZ, Demaria EJ, Tichansky DS, Kellum JM, Wolfe LG, Meador J, Sugerman HJ. Multivariate analysis of risk factors for death following gastric bypass for treatment of morbid obesity. Ann Surg. 2004 May; 239(5):698-702; discussion 702-3. PMID: 15082974.
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    75. Sauter ER, Yeo UC, von Stemm A, Zhu W, Litwin S, Tichansky DS, Pistritto G, Nesbit M, Pinkel D, Herlyn M, Bastian BC. Cyclin D1 is a candidate oncogene in cutaneous melanoma. Cancer Res. 2002 Jun 1; 62(11):3200-6. PMID: 12036934.
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    76. Sauter ER, Tichansky DS, Chervoneva I, Diamandis EP. Circulating testosterone and prostate-specific antigen in nipple aspirate fluid and tissue are associated with breast cancer. Environ Health Perspect. 2002 Mar; 110(3):241-6. PMID: 11882474.
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    77. Tichansky DS, Cagir B, Borrazzo E, Topham A, Palazzo J, Weaver EJ, Lange A, Fry RD. Risk of second cancers in patients with colorectal carcinoids. Dis Colon Rectum. 2002 Jan; 45(1):91-7. PMID: 11786770.
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