Marc Bessler
Marc Bessler | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University School of Medicine |
| Occupation | Bariatric surgeon |
| Known for | Innovations in bariatrics |
Marc Bessler is an American surgeon known for his innovations in bariatrics. He is currently the United States Surgical Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center.[1] Starting in July 2024, he will be the Chair of the Department of Surgery at Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital. He also serves as a content contributor for Bariatric Surgery Source.[2] Bessler specializes in surgical management of morbid obesity and laparoscopic surgery of the stomach, among other specialties.
Education
[edit]Marc Bessler earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. He then completed his residency in general surgery and his fellowship in surgical endoscopy at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.[3]
Career
[edit]Bessler has performed, or helped perform, procedures on several prominent Americans. He assisted in the liver transplant of Alonzo Mourning, removing the donor kidney from one of Mourning's relatives.[4] He also performed the gastric bypass procedure on Michael Genadry, who played Mark Vanacore on Ed, and has performed bariatric procedures on at least two contestants from The Biggest Loser.[5][6]
Innovative procedures
[edit]In 1997, Bessler was among the first surgeons to perform bariatric surgery laparoscopically in the United States.[7] In 2008, Bessler participated in a trial for "Toga", or transoral gastroplasty, where instruments are passed through a patient's mouth and into the stomach, which is a less invasive form of surgery than laparoscopy.[8][9]
Bessler was also the first surgeon to perform the NOTES (natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery) procedure.[10] In this procedure, Bessler was able to make a small incision in the vaginal wall and then retrieve and pass a kidney or gallbladder through the incision.[11] This procedure is also less invasive than laparoscopy, resulting in a faster recovery time.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Physician's Profile". Columbia Surgery.
- ^ "About Us". Bariatric Surgery Source.
- ^ "Marc Bessler, MD". NewYork-Presbyterian.
- ^ McVicar, Nancy; Ira, Winderman. "Mourning gets transplant". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Adato, Allison. "Vanishing Act". People.
- ^ Galchen, Rivka (19 September 2016). "Bariatric Surgery: The Solution to Obesity?". The New Yorker.
- ^ Galchen, Rivka (19 September 2016). "Bariatric Surgery: the Solution to Obesity?". The New Yorker.
- ^ Grady, Denise (20 October 2008). "Weight-Loss Surgery, No Cutting Required". The New York Times.
- ^ "More Evidence That Weight-Loss Surgery Prevents Early Death". Consumer Health News | HealthDay. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ Aleccia, JoNel. "Remove what from where? Orifice surgeries expand". NBC News. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015.
- ^ Saletan, William (4 February 2009). "Vaginal Innard Course". Slate.
- ^ "Gall Bladder Removed Vaginally Using Endoscope With Minimal External Incisions". Science Daily.