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Jonathan F. Finks, M.D, is a Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Section of General Surgery. Dr. Finks graduated from Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts with a degree in English Literature in 1991. Dr. Finks received his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine College of Medicine, Irvine, California, in 1998. He completed his General Surgery residency in June of 2003, at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Ohio. Dr. Finks went on to complete a two-year fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. He joined the faculty at the University of Michigan Health System in August of 2005.
Dr. Finks clinical interests are Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, and Achalasia.
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MDUniversity of California Irvine College of Medicine, Irvine, 1998
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BAHarvard College, Cambridge, 1991
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
Clinical Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery
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Pearl LM, Varban OA, Bonham AJ, Stricklen A, Kia MA, Finks JF, Carlin AM. Surg Endosc, 2024 Sep; 38 (9): 5363 - 5367.Journal ArticleAnalysis of aborted bariatric surgeries and potential opportunities.
DOI:10.1007/s00464-024-11047-8 PMID: 39039291 -
Penny MK, Vitous CA, Bradley SE, Stricklen A, Ross R, Charbeneau E, Finks JF, Ghaferi AA, Ehlers AP. J Surg Res, 2024 Aug; 300: 542 - 549.Journal ArticleBarriers to Participation in a Structured Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Emergency Department Visits-A Qualitative Study.
DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2024.04.022 PMID: 38889483 -
Hider AM, Bonham A, Carlin A, Finks J, Ghaferi A, Varban O, Ehlers AP. J Surg Res, 2024 Jul; 299: 359 - 365.Journal ArticleAssociation of Sex Differences on Weight Loss and Complications Following Bariatric Surgery.
DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2024.04.050 PMID: 38795559 -
Varban O, Peterson S, Kindel T, Edwards M, Obeid N, Finks J, Carlin A. 2024 Jun;Proceeding / Abstract / PosterImpact of Same Day Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery on Postoperative Emergency Department Visits: A Statewide Analysis from the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative
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Huynh D, Obeid N, Finks J. 2024 Jun;PresentationLaparoscopic-assisted transgastric endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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Ramirez JL, Kim E, Fregenal AC, Vigran HJ, Hughes SE, Reynolds CW, Varban OA, Carlin AM, Ehlers AP, Bonham AJ, Finks JF. Surg Endosc, 2023 Dec; 37 (12): 9582 - 9590.Journal ArticleDepression as a risk factor for adverse outcomes and increased healthcare utilization in bariatric surgery patients.
DOI:10.1007/s00464-023-10353-x PMID: 37735218 -
Somerset AE, Wood MH, Bonham AJ, Carlin AM, Finks J, Ghaferi AA, Varban OA. Surg Endosc, 2023 Nov; 37 (11): 8570 - 8576.Journal ArticleAssociation of program-specific variation in bariatric surgery volume for Medicaid patients and access to care: a tale of inequality?
DOI:10.1007/s00464-023-10411-4 PMID: 37872428 -
Hider AM, Johanson H, Bonham AJ, Ghaferi AA, Finks J, Ehlers AP, Carlin AM, Varban OA. Surg Endosc, 2023 Nov; 37 (11): 8464 - 8472.Journal ArticleEvaluating outcomes among surgeons who changed their technique for gastric bypass: a state-wide analysis from 2011 to 2021.
DOI:10.1007/s00464-023-10434-x PMID: 37740112
