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Michel Gagner is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and has a significant research output primarily in the field of medicine, with a strong focus on surgery. Their work spans a variety of specialized subfields including surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, physiology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The main topics covered in their research include bariatric surgery and outcomes, gastric cancer management and outcomes, esophageal and gastrointestinal pathology, diet and metabolism studies, body contouring and surgery, gastroesophageal reflux and treatments, as well as esophageal cancer research and treatment.

Michel Gagner has contributed to publications in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
  • Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences
  • Obesity Surgery
  • Surgical Endoscopy
  • Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques

Some of the recent papers involving Michel Gagner include:

  • "Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline" (2020), published in Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • "Staple Line Reinforcement During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials" (2022), published in Obesity Surgery
  • "Gastroesophageal Reflux and Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Results of the First International Consensus Conference" (2020), published in Obesity Surgery
  • "First-in-Human Side-to-Side Magnetic Compression Duodeno-ileostomy with the Magnet Anastomosis System" (2023), published in Obesity Surgery
  • "Postbariatric hypoglycemia: symptom patterns and associated risk factors in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study" (2021), published in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Throughout their career, Michel Gagner has collaborated frequently with co-authors such as Itaru Endo, B Hisami, Jacques Belghiti, Giulio Belli, and Edward Bradley. Each of these collaborators has co-authored multiple publications, with a count of twelve collaborations each.

Best Publications

  • Laparoscopic adrenalectomy in Cushing's syndrome and pheochromocytoma.

    M Gagner;A Lacroix;E Bolté

  • Transatlantic robot-assisted telesurgery

    Jacques Marescaux;Joel Leroy;Michel Gagner;Francesco Rubino

  • Laparoscopic pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy

    M Gagner;A Pomp

  • Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline

    Sean Wharton;David C.W. Lau;Michael Vallis;Arya M. Sharma

  • Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Lessons Learned From 100 Consecutive Procedures

    Michel Gagner;Alfons Pomp;B. Heniford;Daniel Pharand

  • Early experience with laparoscopic resections of islet cell tumors

    Michel Gagner;Alfons Pomp;Miguel F. Herrera

  • The Second International Consensus Summit for Sleeve Gastrectomy, March 19-21, 2009.

    Michel Gagner;Mervyn Deitel;Traci L. Kalberer;Ann L. Erickson

  • Third International Summit: current status of sleeve gastrectomy

    Mervyn Deitel;Michel Gagner;Ann L. Erickson;Ross D. Crosby

  • The First International Consensus Summit for Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG), New York City, October 25–27, 2007

    Mervyn Deitel;Ross D. Crosby;Michel Gagner

  • Early experience with laparoscopic approach for adrenalectomy.

    Gagner M;Lacroix A;Lacroix A;Prinz Ra;Prinz Ra;Bolté E;Bolté E

  • Survey on laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) at the Fourth International Consensus Summit on Sleeve Gastrectomy

    Michel Gagner;Mervyn Deitel;Ann L. Erickson;Ross D. Crosby

  • Laparoscopic pancreatic resection: Is it worthwhile?

    Michel Gagner;Alfons Pomp

  • Prospective, multicenter study of laparoscopic ventral hernioplasty. Preliminary results.

    F. K. Toy;R. W. Bailey;S. Carey;C. W. Chappuis

  • Is laparoscopic adrenalectomy indicated for pheochromocytomas

    Michel Gagner;Gail Breton;Daniel Pharand;Alfons Pomp

  • Laparoscopic liver resection: benefits and controversies

    Michel Gagner;Tomasz Rogula;Don Selzer

  • Laparoscopic adrenalectomy. The importance of a flank approach in the lateral decubitus position.

    M Gagner;A Lacroix;E Bolte;A Pomp

  • Technical aspects of minimally invasive abdominal surgery performed with needlescopic instruments.

    M Gagner;A Garcia-Ruiz

  • Laparoscopic repair of large incisional hernias.

    Adrian Park;Michel Gagner;Alfons Pomp;Alfons Pomp

  • The lateral approach to laparoscopic splenectomy

    Adrian Park;Michel Gagner;Alfons Pomp

  • Laparoscopic release of celiac artery compression syndrome facilitated by laparoscopic ultrasound scanning to confirm restoration of flow

    Sasan Roayaie;Gregory Jossart;David Gitlitz;Patrick Lamparello

Frequent Co-Authors

André Lacroix
André Lacroix University of Montreal
Mathew R. Williams
Mathew R. Williams New York University
Pavel Hamet
Pavel Hamet University of Montreal
Steven K. Libutti
Steven K. Libutti Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Paul J. Christos
Paul J. Christos Cornell University
Tommaso Falcone
Tommaso Falcone Cleveland Clinic
Richard A. Kozarek
Richard A. Kozarek Virginia Mason Medical Center
Nicholas G. Smedira
Nicholas G. Smedira Cleveland Clinic
Ken-ichiro Hayashi
Ken-ichiro Hayashi Okayama University of Science
Hideki Abe
Hideki Abe National Institute for Materials Science

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