Jeremy T. Aidlen

UMass Memorial Health Care, UMass Memorial Medical Center

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Dr. Jeremy T. Aidlen is a leading researcher in paediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), with a focused expertise on health equity and adolescent surgical outcomes. His major contributions center on identifying and quantifying racial disparities in access to MBS for adolescents, critically examining how recent policy changes have affected both surgical utilization and postoperative outcomes. In his landmark 2025 MBSAQIP analysis (5 citations), Dr. Aidlen demonstrated that Black and Hispanic adolescents remain significantly less likely to undergo MBS compared to their White peers, even after controlling for clinical factors. His 2024 study on national trends (4 citations) further revealed that while overall adolescent MBS volumes have increased from 2017 to 2022, the growth has been uneven, with persistent gaps in care for minority populations. Dr. Aidlen’s work has been instrumental in shaping conversations around equitable access to paediatric weight-loss surgery, providing the evidence base needed to advocate for targeted interventions and policy reforms. His research is widely cited by clinicians, health policy makers, and surgical educators working to eliminate disparities in adolescent bariatric care.