S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Nutrition, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
General Surgery
Dr. George L. Blackburn, MD
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George Blackburn works in the field of General Surgery. He researched medicine at University of Kansas School of Medicine. He received awards:"Fellow (FACS)". Dr. George L. Blackburn is a published physician. He has 87 publications published. The most current publication "Patient race and the likelihood of undergoing bariatric surgery among patients seeking surgery."
Publications
- Patient race and the likelihood of undergoing bariatric surgery among patients seeking surgery.
- The effects of separate and combined dietary weight loss and exercise on fasting ghrelin concentrations in overweight and obese women: a randomized controlled trial.
- High-risk alcohol use after weight loss surgery.
- Independent and combined effects of dietary weight loss and exercise on leukocyte telomere length in postmenopausal women.
- Effects of dietary weight loss and exercise on insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 in postmenopausal women: a randomized cont...
- Weight and metabolic effects of dietary weight loss and exercise interventions in postmenopausal antidepressant medication users and non-users: A randomized controlled...
- Influence of diet, exercise, and serum vitamin d on sarcopenia in postmenopausal women.
- Prevalence of preoperative alcohol abuse among patients seeking weight-loss surgery.
- Effects of individual and combined dietary weight loss and exercise interventions in postmenopausal women on adiponectin and leptin levels.
- History of weight cycling does not impede future weight loss or metabolic improvements in postmenopausal women.
- trans-Fatty acids, insulin resistance/diabetes, and cardiovascular disease risk: should policy decisions be based on observational cohort studies, or should we be wait...
- Metabolic considerations in management of surgical patients.
- Effects of weight loss on serum vitamin D in postmenopausal women.
- Effect of Diet and Exercise, Alone or Combined, on Weight and Body Composition in Overweight-to-Obese Postmenopausal Women.
- Bioactive tanshinones in Salvia miltiorrhiza inhibit the growth of prostate cancer cells in vitro and in mice.
- Weight-loss programs in convenient care clinics: a prospective cohort study.
- Bariatric surgery as treatment for type 2 diabetes.
- Nutrition support in the intensive care unit: an evolving science.
- Benchmarking best practices in weight loss surgery.
- Lifestyle interventions for the treatment of class III obesity: a primary target for nutrition medicine in the obesity epidemic.
- From bench to bedside: novel mechanisms and therapeutic advances through the development of selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma modulators.
- The ROI on weight loss at work.
- Inflammation and foveolar hyperplasia are reduced by supplemental dietary glutamine during Helicobacter pylori infection in mice.
- Updated evidence-based recommendations for best practices in weight loss surgery.
- Expert panel on weight loss surgery: executive report update.
- Best practice updates for surgical care in weight loss surgery.
- Implementing a low-fat eating plan in the Women's Intervention Nutrition Study.
- Counteracting the effects of chemosensory dysfunction.
- The 2008 Edward E. Mason Founders lecture: interdisciplinary teams in the development of "best practice" obesity surgery.
- Coffee consumption is associated with higher plasma adiponectin concentrations in women with or without type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study.
- The low-fat imperative.
- Daidzein-rich isoflavone aglycones are potentially effective in reducing hot flashes in menopausal women.
- Diet and breast cancer recurrence.
- Symposium introduction: metabolic syndrome and the onset of cancer.
- Dietary fat reduction and breast cancer outcome: results from the Women's Intervention Nutrition Study (WINS).
- Comparison of weight-loss diets.
- Genistein sensitizes inhibitory effect of tamoxifen on the growth of estrogen receptor-positive and HER2-overexpressing human breast cancer cells.
- Dietary fat reduction and breast cancer outcome: interim efficacy results from the Women's Intervention Nutrition Study.
- Research in bariatric surgery.
- Effective surgical treatment of diabetes for the obese patient.
- Soy phytochemicals prevent orthotopic growth and metastasis of bladder cancer in mice by alterations of cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis and tumor angiogenesis.
- Science-based solutions to obesity: what are the roles of academia, government, industry, and health care?
- Teaching, learning, doing: best practices in education.
- Solutions in weight control: lessons from gastric surgery.
- Physician's guide to the new 2005 dietary guidelines: how best to counsel patients.
- Expanding the limits of treatment--new strategic initiatives.
- Evidence-based recommendations for best practices in weight loss surgery.
- Pharmacotherapy to reduce visceral fat.
- Serum levels of interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein correlate with body mass index across the broad range of obesity.
- Effects of weight loss surgeries on liver disease.
- Treating type 2 diabetes. When diet and exercise aren't enough, a broad range of medications can help control our blood sugar.
- Progression to androgen-independent LNCaP human prostate tumors: cellular and molecular alterations.
- A new risk factor for fractures? Diets low in B vitamins may leave people more prone to broken bones.
- Questions & answers. I'm confused about the new carbohydrate claims on foods. What does "low carb" really mean, and what is a net carb?
- Dietary patterns in women treated for breast cancer who successfully reduce fat intake: the Women's Intervention Nutrition Study (WINS).
- Where should your omega-3s come from? The fish scare is overblown. Eating omega-3-rich fish twice a week does far more good than harm.
- Combined inhibition of estrogen-dependent human breast carcinoma by soy and tea bioactive components in mice.
- Experienced surgeons are a cut above. Short-term survival improves with surgeons who perform many operations.
- Does oxygenated water offer any special health benefits?
- Questions & answers. How might my doctor confirm his suspicion that I have gallbladder disease?
- "Vegging out" for better health? Vegetarians may have healthier, longer lives than their carnivorous counterparts.
- Long-term food consumption and body weight changes in neotame safety studies are consistent with the allometric relationship observed for other sweeteners and during d...
- Salmon and PCBs. Wild or farmed, salmon is still a healthful choice.
- Feeding the critically ill patient.
- Questions and answers. Why do I sometimes get abdominal cramps and diarrhea when I eat sugar-free of low-calorie foods?
- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: where nutrition meets medicine for the benefit of health.
- Why do people with diabetes who rely on insulin sometimes behave strangely when their blood sugar is too low?
- Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: outcomes.
- Low-carb diet lowdown. The long-term safety and efficacy of these diets remain unclear.
- The skinny on obesity and cancer. Obesity increases the risk of death from cancer, but being overweight isn't inescapable.
- Sugar's not-so-sweet revenge. Avoid added sugar, say nutrition experts.
- Diet and breast cancer.
- Soy phytochemicals and tea bioactive components synergistically inhibit androgen-sensitive human prostate tumors in mice.
- Genistein and daidzein downregulate prostate androgen-regulated transcript-1 (PART-1) gene expression induced by dihydrotestosterone in human prostate LNCaP cancer cells.
- Say "nuts" to diabetes? Nuts may reduce your risk of diabetes, but don't overdo it.
- Salt shakedown. DASH diet beats salt restriction at lowering blood pressure.
- Making good decisions about diet: weight loss is not weight maintenance.
- I read that nearly a quarter of adult Americans have "metabolic syndrome". What is this malady, and how can I prevent it?
- Menu and workout makeovers. New diet and exercise guidelines bend previous rules.
- Inhibition of orthotopic growth and metastasis of androgen-sensitive human prostate tumors in mice by bioactive soybean components.
- How long before a scheduled surgery do I have to stop eating and drinking?
- I manage my type 2 diabetes with lifestyle modifications and noninsulin blood sugar-controlling medications. I know I should avoid regular soft drinks, but would diet ...
- Aspartame: review of safety.
- I know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but what are the elements of a good breakfast?
- I'm a 65-year-old woman in good health. What vitamins should I be taking?
- Building a better food pyramid.
Schools
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Boston City Hospital
Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Boston University Medical Center -
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Hospital
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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