Bruce M. Wolfe, M.D.
- Specialties:
- Surgery, Digestive Health
- Special Interest:
- Bariatric Surgery
- Accepting Patients:
- Yes
- Languages:
- English
Biography
Bruce M. Wolfe, MD is a graduate of Stanford University and the St. Louis University School of Medicine. His surgical training was completed at St. Louis University. He did additional research training at Harvard Medical School. He recently relocated to OHSU from the University of California Davis where he was Professor of Surgery. He has devoted his surgical career to surgical nutrition and specifically obesity, including the surgical care of obese patients and related research. He has made many contributions to the advancement of the surgical treatment of obesity, including a demonstration of the many benefits of laparoscopic surgery. He presently serves at the co-chair of the National Institutes of Health research consortium on bariatric surgery, known as LABS. He has participated in approximately 1000 bariatric surgical procedures in his career.
Video: Dr. Wolfe discusses a new device that promises to help obese with hunger [ KATU TV ]
Education
- Degree:
1967 MD St. Louis University School of Medicine -
Fellowship:
1975 - 1977: Research Fellow in Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Boston, Massachusetts -
Certification:
American Board of Surgery 1974
