Lawrence Tabone, MD

Associate Professor and Chief of Division of General Surgery, Director of Bariatric Surgery

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Surgery

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

1. Tabone LE.  Comment on: Algorithm for weight loss after gastric bypass surgery considering body mass index, gender and age from the Bariatric Outcome Longitudinal Database.  Surg Obes Relat Dis 2014;10:61-63. PMID: 24054469.
2. Mor A*, Tabone LE*, Omotosho P, Torquati A.  Improved insulin sensitivity after gastric bypass correlates with decreased total body fat, but not with changes in free fatty acids.  Surg Endosc 2014;28(5):1489-93.  PMID: 24317547.  * These authors have contributed equally to the study.
3. Tabone LE.  Comment on: Can bariatric surgery improve cardiovascular risk factors in metabolically healthy but morbidly obese patients?  Surg Obes Relat Dis 2014;10(5):876-7.  PMID: 25288345.
4. Tabone LE.  Comment on: Trocar site hernia after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy using a specific open laparoscopy technique.  Surg Obes Relat Dis 2015;11(4):796-7. PMID: 25698131.
5. Chantler PD, Shrader CD, Tabone LE, d’Audiffret AC, Huseynova K, Brooks SD, Branyan KW, Grogg KA, Frisbee JC.  Cerebral cortical microvascular rarefaction in metabolic syndrome is dependent on insulin resistance and loss of nitric oxide bioavailability.  Microcirculation  2015;22(6):435-45. PMID: 26014499.
6. Brooks SD, DeVallance E, d’Audiffret AC, Frisbee SJ, Tabone LE, Shrader CD, Frisbee JC, Chantler PD.  Metabolic syndrome impairs reactivity and wall mechanics of cerebral resistance arteries in obese Zucker rats.  Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol  2015;309(11): H1846-59.  PMID: 26475592.
7. Frisbee JC, Butcher JT, Frisbee SJ, Olfert IM, Chantler PD, Tabone LE, d’Audiffret AC, Shrader CD, Goodwill AG, Stapleton PA, Brooks SD, Brock RW, Lombard JH.  Increased peripheral vascular disease risk progressively constrains perfusion adaptability in the skeletal muscle microcirculation.  Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol  2015;310(4):H488 – H504.  PMID: 26702145.
8. Reinke CE, Tabone LE, Fong P, Yoo JS, Park CW.  Safety and efficacy of polymetric clips for appendiceal stump closure.  JSLS 2016;20(3). PMID: 27493473.
9. Bergmann KL, Cox S, Tabone LE.  The influence of a rural environment on patient access and outcomes for bariatric surgery.  Surg Obes Relat Dis 2016;13(4):632-6.  PMID: 28159563.
10. Tabone LE.  Comment on: Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Immediate Post-Bariatric Surgery Care of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review.  Surg Obes Relat Dis 2017;13(7):1233-5.  PMID: 28462875.
11. Tabone LE.  Comment on: Long Term Success and Failure with Sleeve Gastrectomy is Predictable by Three months. A Multivariate Model Using Simple Office Markers.  Surg Obes Relat Dis 2017;13(8):1270-1.  PMID: 28571927.
12. Tabone LE.  Comment on:  Perioperative analgesic profile of dexmedetomidine infusions in morbidly obese undergoing bariatric surgery- A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.  Surg Obes Relat Dis 2017;13(8):1447-8.  PMID: 28579201.

1. Tabone LE, Ceppa EP, Portenier D. Chapter 36: Gastric plication for obesity.  In: Mori T, Dapri G, eds. Reduced Port Laparoscopic Surgery.  Tokyo: Springer Japan; 2014: 437-52.
2. Tabone LE, Ceppa EP, Portenier D. Chapter 12: Gastric plication. In: Palermo M, Dapri G, eds. Single-Port Laparoscopic Surgery. Caracas, Venezuela: Amolca Editorial; 2015

1. Poster presentation at Obesity Summit, London, England, April 2015Gastric Bypass Surgery Reduces Afterload and Improves Cardiac Function.  DeVallance E, Lee K, Grogg KA, Moore C, LeMaster K, Hull R, Brader A, Tabone LE, Rosati K, Quinlin R, Frisbee JC, Chantler PD. 
2. Poster presentation at British Microcirculation Society, Tyne, England, April 2016Influence of Pregnancy and Pregnancy Complication on Cardiovascular Health and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Women.  Frisbee SJ, Hulsey TC, Shrader CD, Chantler PD, Tabone LE, Huseynova K, d’Audiffret AC. 
3. Poster presentation at British Microcirculation Society, Tyne, England, April 2016Comparing Indices of Cardiovascular Health and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Implications for Reducing the Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in Primary Care Setting.  Frisbee SJ, Shrader CD, Chanter PD, Tabone LE, d’Audiffret AC, Huseynova K, Hulsey TC. 
4. Podium presentation at British Microcirculation Society, Tyne, England, April 2016Increased Peripheral Vascular Disease Risk Progressively Constrains Perfusion Adaptability in the Skeletal Muscle.  Frisbee JC, Frisbee SJ, Olfert M, Chantler PD, Tabone LE, d’Audiffret AC, Shrader CD, Brock RW, Lombard JH.

1. Poster presentation at the annual Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons meeting, April 2014. Ligation of the Appendix with Polymetric Clips.  Tabone LE, Portenier D, Park CW.
2. Podium presentation at the annual Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons meeting, April 2014. Changes in Bone Metabolism after Gastric Bypass.  Tabone LE, Mor A, Spagnoli A, Meng KC, Muehlbauer M, Torquati A.
3. Poster presentation at Experimental Biology, April 2015. Improvement in Cardiac Function 1-week Post Gastric Bypass Surgery.  Devallance E, Lee K, Grogg KA, Moore C, LeMaster K, Hull R, Brader A, Tabone LE, Rosati K, Quinlin R, Frisbee JC, Chantler PD.
4. Poster presentation at Experimental Biology, April 2015. Rapid Change in Afterload after Gastric Bypass Surgery.  Devallance E, Lee K, Grogg KA, Moore C, LeMaster K, Hull R, Brader A, Tabone LE, Rosati K, Quinlin R, Frisbee JC, Chantler PD.
5. Poster presentation at Obesity Week, November 2015. Non-planning Impulsivity is Associated with Binge Eating and Maladaptive Eating Factors in a Bariatric Sample.  Cox S, Tabone LE, Bias S, Talpas S.  
6. Poster presentation at Obesity Week, November 2015. The Influence of Rural Environment on Patient Access and Outcomes for Bariatric Surgery.  Bergmann K, Cox S, Tabone LE.
7. Poster presentation at American Heart Association EPID/Lifestyle Annual Conference,  March 2016.  Early Changes in Vascular Structure and Function after Bariatric Surgery in an Appalachian Population.  Grogg KA, LeMaster K, DeVallance E, Hull R, Tabone LE, Frisbee JC, Chantler PD. 
8. Poster presentation at Experimental Biology, April 2016. Early Improvements in Blood Lipid Profiles and Vascular Alterations after Gastric Bypass Surgery Prior to Dramatic Weight Loss.  Grogg KA, LeMaster K, DeVallance E, Hull R, Tabone LE, Frisbee SJ, Chantler PD. 
9. Poster presentation at Association for Clinical and Translational Science Annual Meeting, April 2016. Beneficial Pleiotropic Anti-Depressive Effects of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Interventions in Metabolic Syndrome.  Grogg KA, Tabone LE, Frisbee JC, d’Audiffret AC, Huseynova K, Shrader CD, Chantler PD, Hulsey TC, Frisbee SJ.
10. Podium presentation at Association for Clinical and Translational Science Annual Meeting, April 2016. Interventions Blunting Vascular Inflammation and Oxidant Stress Reduce Depression in Obesity.  Grogg KA, Tabone LE, Frisbee JC, d’Audiffret AC, Huseynova K, Shrader CD, Chantler PD, Hulsey TC, Frisbee SJ.
11. Poster presentation at the annual Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons meeting, March 2017. Effect of Medical Weight Management on Preoperative and Postoperative Weight Loss after Bariatric Surgery.  Navratil A, Schwoerer A, Pfister M, Tabone LE, Gersin K, Kuwada T.
12. Podium presentation at the annual Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons meeting, March 2017. Hiatal Hernia Repair Using Biosynthetic Mesh Reinforcement when Performing Bariatric Surgery.  Pfister M, Tabone LE, Gersin K, Kuwada T.
13. Podium presentation at Obesity Week, October 2017. After Bariatric Surgery: Awareness of Eating and Emotions.  Preliminary Findings from the “Bari-aware” Study on Dumping Syndrome and its Associated Correlates.  Brode C, Gomez K, Setola V, Dunbar N, Cox S, Zeller M, Mitchell J, Szoka N, Tabone LE, Kudel I, Mudd L.

1. CME Lecture (2.0 hour, Category 1) presentation at Camden Clark Hospital, December 2014. The Health Implications and Current Treatment of Morbid Obesity. Tabone LE.
2. Poster Presentation at West Virginia University E.J. Van Liere Memorial Convocation and HSC Research Day, March 2015 Rapid Recovery of Cardiac Efficiency with Reduction in Afterload a Week after Gastric Bypass Surgery.   DeVallance E, Lee K, Grogg KA, Moore C, LeMaster K, Hull R, Brader A, Tabone LE, Rosati K, Quinlin R, Frisbee JC, Chantler PD.
3. Podium presentation at West Virginia Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (WVCTSI) and Appalachian Translational Research Network Annual Meeting, October 2015. Emerging Translational Programs – Obesity.  Tabone LE (presenter) 
4. Poster Presentation at Carolinas Medical Center.  Summer Scholars Program, September 2017. Liposomal bupivacaine as a non-opioid analgesic for bariatric surgery: retrospective analysis.  Hall K, Thomson K, Bear S, Tabone LE, Gersin K 

Medical Specialties

• Bariatric (Obesity) Surgery
• Surgery