Department of Surgery Faculty
Michelle K. Savu, MD, FACS
Clinical Adjunct Faculty / VA
General and Laparoendoscopic Surgery
Email: savu@uthscsa.edu
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Education:
MD, Medical College of Virginia (Virginia Commonwealth University), Richmond, VA, 1992
Other Postgraduate Training:
Fellowship (Clinical/Research), European Institute of Telesurgery (EITS), Strasbourg, France, 1999-2001
General Surgery Internship, Roanoke Memorial Hospital (Ancillary Program of University of Virginia), Roanoke, VA, 1992-1993
General Surgery PGY 4-5, New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center, Westchester, NY, 1997-1999
Research Fellowship, Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 1995-1997
General Surgery PGY 2-3, New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center, Westchester, NY, 1993-1995
Publications:
Presentations:
2008, Application of a Risk Analysis Score to Predict Morbidity/Mortality of Bariatric Surgery in Patients at a VA Medical Center (accepted/Anticipated), Annual Conference, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Chicago, IL.
Authors: Herrera FA, Woods G, Aroda V, Gerlan C, Bryant A, Horgan S, Savu M
2008, NOTES Transcolonic Access and Closure Techniques: Use of the Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) Device, Scientific Meeting, NOSCAR Conference, San Francisco, CA. Poster Presentation
2008, Performance Measures of Surgeon-Performed Colonoscopy in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center: Appropriateness of Surgical Resident Endoscopic Training, Annual Conference, SAGES National Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Podium Presentation/Abstract. Authors: Cao HS, Devaraj B, Cosman B, Savides T, Krinsky ML, Horgan S, Talamini M, Savu M
2007, Evaluation of CoMorbidities and 30 day Postoperative Complications in a VA Bariatric Program Veterans Affairs Medical Center/UCSD, Annual Conference, ASBS, San Diego, CA. Authors: Savu MD, Herrera F, Aroda V, Hilleary T, Bryant A, Woods G
2007, Evaluation of CoMorbidities and 30 Day Postoperative Complications in a VA Bariatric Program Veterans Affairs Medical Center/UCSD, Annual Conference, ASBS, San Diego, CA.
Research interests: the efficacy of bariatric surgery in the management of diabetic patients; Translumenal Restrictive Bariatric Procedure Feasibility and Survival Study; Laparoscopic Instruments and Laparoscopic Teaching Trainers; Obesity-Related Lipid Metabolism: Impact of Gastric Bypass Surgery; Role of Amylin in Glucose Homeostasis in Obese Diabetic and Non-diabetic Subjects before and After Gastric Bypass Surgery
Clinical interests: Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery Telesurgical education and development for surgical training Robotic applications in surgery Laparoscopic Bariatric Techniques Endoscopic; Bariatric Surgery - Effects in lipid and glucose metabolism
Honors and Awards:
Professional organizations:
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeon
Biosketch: Dr. Savu attended medical school at the Medical College of Virginia and completed a general surgery residency at the New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center in Westchester, New York. She completed a research fellowship at Cornell Medical College in Trauma and Sepsis and an Laparoscopic/Robotic surgery fellowship at the European Institute of Telesurgery. She was an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of California San Diego. Dr. Savu will continue her commitment to educational and clinical excellence when she joins our faculty. Dr. Savu has a joint appointment at the Audie L. Murphy Veterans Memorial Hospital where she will build a bariatric center. She will also perform bariatric surgery at local private hospitals. Additionally, she will also continue her research on the efficacy of bariatric surgery in the management of diabetic patients.
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