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Weight Loss Surgery Network Statistics
The following information is reported by physicians in our select weight loss surgery network regarding number and type of surgery performed and mortality rate. This information can help you as you select a provider that meets your specific needs.

2006 January - December Dates of Service
Number of Surgeries By Type
Patient Mortality while in the Hospital
Surgeon's Group Surgeon
Laparoscopic
Open
Grand Total
Obesity Intervention Program
  Daniel R. Baker, MD
0
27
27
0
Jeffrey D. Baker, MD
12
13
25
0
Frederick Johnson, MD
1
35
36
0
Total
13
75
88
0
HCMC Surgery Clinic
  Donald Jacobs, MD
0
1
1
0
Howard Lederer, MD
19
2
21
0
Jon Krook, MD
16
1
17
0
Total
35
4
39
0
Minneapolis Bariatric Surgeons
  Edmund Chute, MD
10
2
12
0
Raymond Drew, MD
10
2
12
0
Crystal Schlösser, MD
9
2
11
0
Michael Schwartz, MD
13
3
16
0
Total
42
9
51
0
Park Nicollet Clinic - St. Louis Park
47
0
47
0
  Thomas Jones, MD
Charles Svendsen, MD
48
0
48
0
Robert Wetherille, MD
40
2
42
0
Total
135
2
137
0
St. Paul Surgeons, Ltd.
  Peter Kelly, MD
0
17
17
0
William M. Rupp, MD
0
33
33
0
Total
0
50
50
0
University of MN Physicians - Surgery
  Henry Buchwald, MD
26
9
35
0
Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD
91
5
96
0
Todd Kellogg, MD
65
1
66
0
Total
182
15
197
0
Laparoscopic
Open
Grand Total
Patient Mortality within Hospitalization
Network Total
407
155
562
0