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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