Ramesh Ramanathan

3.8k citations

44 papers · 2.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 22

Surgery top 1%
Physiology top 2%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 5%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 2%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine top 5%

Co-authors: Samer G. Mattar Philip R. Schauer George M. Eid William Gourash Giselle G. Hamad Sayeed Ikramuddin Faisal Qureshi Bartolomé Burguera
Topics: Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (24 papers)Body Contouring and Surgery (8 papers)Obesity and Health Practices (6 papers)
Cited by: Pharmacy Surgery Physiology
Journals: JAMA Gastroenterology Annals of Surgery
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom India

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Ramesh Ramanathan

42 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Effect of Laparoscopic Roux-En Y Gastric Bypass on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

2003 864 citations Philip R. Schauer, Sayeed Ikramuddin et al. Annals of Surgery profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery Compared to Standard Laparoscopy—Utilization Trends, Outcomes, and Operative Times: MBSAQIP Data from 2018 to 2021 2025 ·Obesity Surgery ·William Hope,William Gourash,Kristine Ruppert,Ramesh Ramanathan	0
2	Relationships Between a History of Abuse, Changes in Body Mass Index, Physical Health, and Self-Reported Depression in Female Bariatric Surgery Patients 2019 ·Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care ·(unknown),Shalkar Adambekov,Robert P. Edwards,Ramesh Ramanathan,Dana H. Bovbjerg,Faina Linkov	5
3	Assessment of hot flushes and vaginal dryness among obese women undergoing bariatric surgery 2015 ·Climacteric ·(unknown),Rebecca C. Thurston,Andrew D. Althouse,Kyle E. Freese,Robert P. Edwards,Giselle G. Hamad,Carol A. McCloskey,Ramesh Ramanathan,Dana H. Bovbjerg,Faina Linkov	6
4	Endometrial histology in severely obese bariatric surgery candidates: an exploratory analysis 2014 ·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases ·Aiym Kaiyrlykyzy,Kyle E. Freese,Esther Elishaev,Dana H. Bovbjerg,Ramesh Ramanathan,Giselle G. Hamad,Carol A. McCloskey,Andrew D. Althouse,Marilyn Huang,Robert P. Edwards,Faina Linkov	15
5	Bariatric surgery: A safe and effective conduit to cardiac transplantation 2013 ·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases ·(unknown),Carol A. McCloskey,Ramesh Ramanathan	36
6	Comparison of Laparoscopic Anterior Discoid Resection and Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection of Deep Infiltrating Rectosigmoid Endometriosis 2011 ·JSLS Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons ·Nash S. Moawad,Richard S. Guido,Ramesh Ramanathan,Suketu Mansuria,Ted Lee	35
7	Comparison of 30-day outcomes after non-LapBand primary and revisional bariatric surgical procedures from the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study 2009 ·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases ·William B. Inabnet,Steven H. Belle,Marc Bessler,Anita P. Courcoulas,Patchen Dellinger,Luis Garcı́a,James E. Mitchell,Brant K. Oelschlager,Robert W. O’Rourke,John R. Pender,Alfons Pomp,Walter J. Pories,Ramesh Ramanathan,Abdus S. Wahed,Bruce M. Wolfe	56
8	Selective Nonoperative Management of Leaks After Gastric Bypass 2008 ·Annals of Surgery ·Paul A. Thodiyil,Panduranga R. Yenumula,Tomasz Rogula,Piotr Górecki,Bashar Fahoum,William Gourash,Ramesh Ramanathan,Samer G. Mattar,Dilip Shinde,Vincent C. Arena,Leslie Wise,Philip R. Schauer	42
9	Dramatic Functional Improvement Following Bariatric Surgery in a Patient With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Morbid Obesity 2008 ·CHEST Journal ·Michael A. Mathier,(unknown),Ramesh Ramanathan	18
10	Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Patients with Severe Systolic Heart Failure 2008 ·Clinical Cardiology ·Gautam Ramani,Carol A. McCloskey,Ramesh Ramanathan,Michael A. Mathier	94
11	Bariatric surgery improves cardiac function in morbidly obese patients with severe cardiomyopathy 2007 ·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases ·Carol A. McCloskey,Gautam Ramani,Michael A. Mathier,Philip R. Schauer,George M. Eid,Samer G. Mattar,Anita P. Courcoulas,Ramesh Ramanathan	105
12	Initial outcomes of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese adolescents 2007 ·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases ·Joy Collins,Samer G. Mattar,Faisal Qureshi,(unknown),Ramesh Ramanathan,Philip R. Schauer,George M. Eid	51
13	Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as an initial weight-loss procedure for high-risk patients with morbid obesity 2006 ·Surgical Endoscopy ·(unknown),Faisal Qureshi,Samer G. Mattar,Sunil Sharma,Spencer Holover,Gianluca Bonanomi,Ramesh Ramanathan,Philip R. Schauer	473
14	Acute changes in renal function after laparoscopic gastric surgery for morbid obesity 2006 ·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases ·Sunil Sharma,Jerry McCauley,Daniel Cottam,Samer G. Mattar,Spencer Holover,Ramsey M. Dallal,Jeff Lord,Omar K. Danner,Ramesh Ramanathan,George M. Eid,Philip R. Schauer	38
15	Surgically-Induced Weight Loss Significantly Improves Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and the Metabolic Syndrome 2005 ·Annals of Surgery ·Samer G. Mattar,Laura Velcu,Mordechai Rabinovitz,A J Demetris,Alyssa M. Krasinskas,Emma Barinas‐Mitchell,George M. Eid,Ramesh Ramanathan,(unknown),Philip R. Schauer	257
16	Clonorchis sinensis-Associated Cholangiocarcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature 2005 ·Digestive Diseases and Sciences ·Georgios I. Papachristou,Karen Schoedel,Ramesh Ramanathan,Mordechai Rabinovitz	15
17	Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery: Current Technique 2003 ·Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques ·Philip R. Schauer,Sayeed Ikramuddin,Giselle G. Hamad,George M. Eid,Samer G. Mattar,(unknown),Ramesh Ramanathan,William Gourash	63
18	Prognostic Index for Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas With Isolated Local Recurrence 2001 ·Annals of Surgical Oncology ·Ramesh Ramanathan,Roger A’Hern,Cyril Fisher,(unknown)	46
19	Modified Staging System for Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas 1999 ·Annals of Surgical Oncology ·Ramesh Ramanathan,Roger A’Hern,Cyril Fisher,(unknown)	63
20	Endourological management of a solitary upper ureteric fibroepithelial polyp : snare resection technique 1996 ·Indian Journal of Urology ·Ramesh Ramanathan,Rakesh Kapoor,Mahesh C. Goel,(unknown)	1

About Ramesh Ramanathan

Ramesh Ramanathan is a scholar working on Pharmacy, Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology, having authored 44 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (24 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (8 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pharmacy (375 citations), Surgery (2.2k citations) and Physiology (947 citations). Ramesh Ramanathan has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. Frequent co-authors include Samer G. Mattar, Philip R. Schauer, George M. Eid, William Gourash, Giselle G. Hamad, Sayeed Ikramuddin, Faisal Qureshi, Bartolomé Burguera, Lewis H. Kuller and David E. Kelley. Their work appears in journals such as JAMA, Gastroenterology and Annals of Surgery.

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