Patrick Dolan
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About
Patrick Dolan is a pioneering bariatric and robotic surgeon whose work sits at the critical intersection of severe obesity management and advanced cardiac care. His research has fundamentally reshaped how we approach patients with end-stage heart failure, demonstrating that sleeve gastrectomy can successfully facilitate weight loss and enable life-saving cardiac transplantation in individuals with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD)—a breakthrough documented in his most cited work (2023, 10 citations). Dr. Dolan has also advanced the field of revisional bariatric surgery, notably through his investigation of robotic-assisted approaches for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) following sleeve gastrectomy (2020, 9 citations). His contributions are particularly impactful because they address a previously intractable patient population: those with severe obesity who were historically deemed too high-risk for transplant. By proving that bariatric surgery can serve as a bridge to cardiac transplantation, Dolan has expanded the surgical armamentarium and improved outcomes for some of the most complex patients in medicine. His work stands as a testament to the power of interdisciplinary surgical innovation.
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- 2Robotic-assisted approaches to GERD following sleeve gastrectomy9 citations · 2020