Dr. Brad Watkins is the medical director of the UC Health Weight Loss Center and is a specialist in minimally invasive weight loss surgery techniques. Dr. Watkins has been in private practice since 1997, during which time he has performed more than 1,000 weight loss procedures. With extensive experience and a dedication to further education, Dr. Watkins regularly trains other surgeons throughout the country in laparoscopic surgery. He has also published many articles in a variety of surgical journals.
Education:
Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
Medical Degree: University of Louisville
Undergraduate: Bachelor of Science in Biology, Western Kentucky University
Professional Affiliations & Certifications:
Board Certified General Surgeon
Diplomat, American Board of Surgery
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Member, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners
Center of Excellence surgeon by American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Publications:
Wingren, U; Brown, TH; Watkins, BM; Larson, GM. Delayed gastric ulcer healing after extirpation of submandibular glands is sex-dependent. Scand J Gastroenterol 1989; 24:1102-1106.
Watkins, BM; Buckley, DC; Peschiera, JL. Delayed presentation of pericardial rupture with luxation of the heart following blunt trauma. J of Trauma 1995; March 38(3):368-369.
Eis, MJ; Watkins, BM; Welling, RE. Nonsteroidal-induced benign strictures of the colon: a case report and review of the literature. Am J Gastroenterol 1998; 93:120-1.
Watkins, BM; Montgomery, KF; Ahroni JA. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Early Experience in 400 Consecutive Patients in the USA. Obesity Surgery 2005; 15:1-6.
Ahroni, JA; Montgomery, KF; Watkins, BM. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Weight Loss, Co-morbidities, Medication Usage and Quality of Life at One Year. Obesity Surgery 2005; 15:1-7
Watkins, BM; Montgomery, KF; Ahroni, JA; Erlitz, MD; Abrams, RE; Scurlock, JE. Adjustable Gastric Banding in an Ambulatory Surgery Center. Obesity Surgery 2005; 15:1045-1049.
Dr. Brad Watkins, Bariatric Surgeon
Dr. Brad Watkins is the medical director of the UC Health Weight Loss Center and is a specialist in minimally invasive weight loss surgery techniques. Dr. Watkins has been in private practice since 1997, during which time he has performed more than 1,000 weight loss procedures. With extensive experience and a dedication to further education, Dr. Watkins regularly trains other surgeons throughout the country in laparoscopic surgery. He has also published many articles in a variety of surgical journals.
Education:
Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
Medical Degree: University of Louisville
Undergraduate: Bachelor of Science in Biology, Western Kentucky University
Professional Affiliations & Certifications:
Publications:
Wingren, U; Brown, TH; Watkins, BM; Larson, GM. Delayed gastric ulcer healing after extirpation of submandibular glands is sex-dependent. Scand J Gastroenterol 1989; 24:1102-1106.
Watkins, BM; Buckley, DC; Peschiera, JL. Delayed presentation of pericardial rupture with luxation of the heart following blunt trauma. J of Trauma 1995; March 38(3):368-369.
Eis, MJ; Watkins, BM; Welling, RE. Nonsteroidal-induced benign strictures of the colon: a case report and review of the literature. Am J Gastroenterol 1998; 93:120-1.
Watkins, BM; Montgomery, KF; Ahroni JA. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Early Experience in 400 Consecutive Patients in the USA. Obesity Surgery 2005; 15:1-6.
Ahroni, JA; Montgomery, KF; Watkins, BM. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Weight Loss, Co-morbidities, Medication Usage and Quality of Life at One Year. Obesity Surgery 2005; 15:1-7
Watkins, BM; Montgomery, KF; Ahroni, JA; Erlitz, MD; Abrams, RE; Scurlock, JE. Adjustable Gastric Banding in an Ambulatory Surgery Center. Obesity Surgery 2005; 15:1045-1049.
Montgomery, KF; Watkins, BM; Ahroni, JA; Michaelson, R; Abrams, RE; Scurlock, JE; Erlitz, MD. Outpatient laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in super-obese patients. Obesity Surgery 2007; 17:711-716
Watkins, BM; Ahroni JA; Michaelson RM, et al. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in an ambulatory surgery center. SOARD 2008; 4:S56-S62