Overview
Dr. Robinson is a senior surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital (BWFH). He serves as the Associate Chairman of the Department of Surgery with oversight of the Department’s operational processes. He also is Director of BWH’s Nutrition Support Service.Dr. Robinson received his college degree from Harvard University and medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his surgical residency and advanced fellowships in nutrition and general surgery at BWH. He is board certified in surgery and nutrition support and is a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School where he is an associate professor of surgery.The author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, abstracts and editor of a textbook, Dr. Robinson’s clinical interests include bariatric (i.e., weight loss) surgery, nutrition support of patients with complex nutrition issues, and general and laparoscopic surgery. His research focuses on nutrition, metabolism and how to optimize weight loss surgery.Dr. Robinson serves as an Associate Editor of Obesity Surgery (a premier clinical and research bariatric surgery journal), and is a national site reviewer of bariatric surgery centers seeking accreditation as a center of excellence by the American College of Surgeons. He has lectured locally, nationally, and internationally on the topics of bariatric surgery and nutrition support.
Dr. Robinson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Radiation Enteritis. His top areas of expertise are Calciphylaxis, Obesity, Malnutrition, Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 43 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1153 Centre Street, Suite 5D, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
45 Francis Street, ASBII-3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02115
51 Performance Drive, Suite 300, Weymouth, MA 02189
100 Brigham Way, Westwood, MA 02090
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Robinson has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
James Becker is a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Becker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Radiation Enteritis. His top areas of expertise are Radiation Enteritis and Thrombophlebitis.
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Division Of General And Gastrointestinal Surgery
Rocco Ricciardi is a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ricciardi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Radiation Enteritis. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Diverticular Disease, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colostomy, and Ileostomy.
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, General Surgery Clinic
Dr. James Yoo is a member of the Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center. Dr. Yoo received his medical degree from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine (New York, NY) and completed a general surgery residency at the Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, MA). He completed a fellowship in laparoscopic colon & rectal surgery, and a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital (New York, NY). Dr. Yoo previously served as Chief of the Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA), and Chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Tufts Medical Center (Boston, MA). Dr. Yoo is board certified in both general surgery and colon and rectal surgery. Dr. Yoo’s research focuses on the tumor microenvironment, tumor-myofibroblast interactions, and colitis-associated cancer. Dr. Yoo has clinical interests in minimally invasive surgical approaches, colorectal cancer, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, anal dysplasia, and anorectal diseases. Dr. Yoo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Radiation Enteritis. His top areas of expertise are Anal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Hernia Surgery, and Ileostomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Advanced
- CalciphylaxisDr. Robinson isAdvanced. Learn about Calciphylaxis.
- GastrectomyDr. Robinson isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- Gastric BypassDr. Robinson isAdvanced. Learn about Gastric Bypass.
- MalnutritionDr. Robinson isAdvanced. Learn about Malnutrition.
- ObesityDr. Robinson isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity.
- Sleeve GastrectomyDr. Robinson isAdvanced. Learn about Sleeve Gastrectomy.
- Experienced
- Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Robinson isExperienced. Learn about Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- EndoscopyDr. Robinson isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Epidural LipomatosisDr. Robinson isExperienced. Learn about Epidural Lipomatosis.
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)Dr. Robinson isExperienced. Learn about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
- Gastrointestinal FistulaDr. Robinson isExperienced. Learn about Gastrointestinal Fistula.
- HerniaDr. Robinson isExperienced. Learn about Hernia.