Gintaras Antanavicius
Abington Memorial Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Papers
11
Total Citations
132
H-Index
8
About
Gintaras Antanavicius is a minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon whose work has significantly advanced the application of robotic and laparoscopic techniques in complex metabolic and weight-loss procedures. His research centers primarily on biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD/DS), robotic-assisted surgery, and surgical outcomes optimization — areas where he has emerged as a leading technical innovator. Antanavicius is particularly recognized for championing the robotic approach to BPD/DS, one of bariatric surgery's most technically demanding procedures. His landmark series documenting 304 robotically assisted BPD/DS operations and his earlier analysis of 179 patients established foundational outcome data for this approach, each garnering 19 citations. His collaborative work on robotic and laparoscopic total pancreaticoduodenectomy with islet autotransplantation further demonstrates his range across complex abdominal surgery. Beyond technical innovation, Antanavicius has contributed meaningfully to surgical education, examining how fellowship training immediately reduces perioperative complications in early practice. His investigations into venous thromboembolism risk and failed gastric bypass conversions reflect a commitment to long-term patient safety. Collectively, his body of work has helped legitimize and standardize robotic bariatric surgery for surgeons and institutions worldwide.
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- 8Totally Robotic Stapleless Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy9 citations · 2013
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- 10Total Robotic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch Technique7 citations · 2016