Publications

  1. Anazco D, Fansa S, Hurtado MD, Camilleri M, Acosta A. Low Incidence of Pulmonary Aspiration During Upper Endoscopy in Patients Prescribed a Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonist. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Jun; 22 (6):1333-1335.e2 Epub 2023 Dec 02
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  2. Ghusn W, Cifuentes L, Anazco D, Fansa S, Tama E, Campos A, Gala K, Hurtado DM, Acosta A. Cumulative effect of obesity phenotypes on body weight and body mass index. Int J Obes (Lond). 2024 Jun; 48 (6):884-890 Epub 2024 Feb 28
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  3. Ghusn W, Fansa S, Anazco D, Tama E, Cifuentes L, Gala K, De La Rosa A, Sacoto D, Campos A, Feris F, Hurtado D, Acosta A. The association between previous use of anti-obesity medication and semaglutide weight loss outcomes. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2024 Jun; 26 (6):2167-2175 Epub 2024 Mar 12
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  4. Anazco D, Acosta A, Cathcart-Rake EJ, D'Andre SD, Hurtado MD. Weight-centric prevention of cancer. Obes Pillars. 2024 Jun; 10:100106 Epub 2024 Mar 05
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  5. Ghusn W, Anazco D, Fansa S, Tama E, Cifuentes L, Gala K, Calderon G, Collazo-Clavell ML, Hurtado MD, Acosta A. Weight loss outcomes with semaglutide based on diabetes severity using the individualized metabolic surgery score. EClinicalMedicine. 2024 Jun; 72:102625 Epub 2024 May 07
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  6. Cifuentes L, Ghusn W, Campos A, Bublitz JT, Hurtado MD, Olson J, Acosta A. Leptin-Melanocortin pathway variants and gastric emptying in patients with obesity. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2024 May; 36 (5):e14764 Epub 2024 Feb 15
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  7. Ghusn W, Fansa S, Anazco D, Tama E, Nicolalde B, Gala K, De la Rosa A, Sacoto D, Cifuentes L, Campos A, Feres F, Hurtado MD, Acosta A. Weight loss and cardiovascular disease risk outcomes of semaglutide: a one-year multicentered study. Int J Obes (Lond). 2024 May; 48 (5):662-667 Epub 2024 Feb 01
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  8. Camilleri M, Acosta A. Newer pharmacological interventions directed at gut hormones for obesity. Br J Pharmacol. 2024 Apr; 181 (8):1153-1164 Epub 2023 Nov 30
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  9. Hage K, Ma P, Ghusn W, Ikemiya K, Acosta A, Vierkant RA, Abu Dayyeh BK, Higa KD, Ghanem OM. A Matched Comparative Analysis of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Remission Between Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Surg Innov. 2024 Apr; 31 (2):148-156 Epub 2024 Jan 22
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  10. Hurtado MD, Tama E, Fansa S, Ghusn W, Anazco D, Acosta A, Faubion SS, Shufelt CL. Weight loss response to semaglutide in postmenopausal women with and without hormone therapy use. Menopause. 2024 Apr 1; 31 (4):266-274 Epub 2024 Mar 05
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  11. Fansa S, Acosta A. The melanocortin-4 receptor pathway and the emergence of precision medicine in obesity management. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2024 Apr; 26 Suppl 2:46-63 Epub 2024 Mar 19
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  12. Ghusn W, Hage K, Vierkant RA, Collazo-Clavell ML, Abu Dayyeh BK, Kellogg TA, Acosta A, Ghanem OM. Type-2 diabetes mellitus remission prediction models after Roux-En-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy based on disease severity scores. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2024 Feb; 208:111091 Epub 2024 Jan 13
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  13. Campos A, Marek T, Calderon G, Ghusn W, Cifuentes L, Sim LA, Camilleri M, Dayyeh BA, Port JD, Acosta A. Neurohormonal response patterns to hunger, satiation, and postprandial fullness in normal weight, anorexia nervosa, and obesity. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2024 Jan; 36 (1):e14695 Epub 2023 Nov 05
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  14. Gala K, Ghusn W, Brunaldi V, Vargas EJ, Storm AC, Acosta A, Dayyeh BKA. Applicability of individualized metabolic surgery score for prediction of diabetes remission after endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty. Ther Adv Gastrointest Endosc. 2024 Jan-Dec; 17:26317745241247175 Epub 2024 Apr 25
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  15. Busebee B, Ghusn W, Cifuentes L, Acosta A. Obesity: A Review of Pathophysiology and Classification. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Dec; 98 (12):1842-1857 Epub 2023 Oct 11
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  16. Anazco D, Ghusn W, Campos A, Cifuentes L, Fansa S, Tama E, Bublitz JT, Gala K, Hurtado MD, Olson JE, Acosta A. Type 2 Diabetes Remission in Patients with Heterozygous Variants in the Leptin-Melanocortin Pathway after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Matched Case-Control Study. Obes Surg. 2023 Nov; 33(11):3502-3509. Epub 2023 Oct 06.
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  17. Pham JT, Ghusn W, Acosta A, Loftus EV Jr, Johnson AM. Effectiveness and Safety of Antiobesity Medications in Patients With Obesity and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 Oct 9 Epub 2023 Oct 09
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  18. Anazco D, Fansa S, Ghusn W, Gala K, Nicolalde B, Tama E, Calderon G, Bledsoe AC, Hurtado MD, Murray JA, Acosta A. Efficacy of Antiobesity Medications in Patients With Celiac Disease on a Gluten-free Diet: A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2023 Sep 28 Epub 2023 Sept 28
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  19. Ghusn W, Ma P, Ikemiya K, Hage K, Abboud DM, Vierkant RA, Kendrick ML, Higa K, Acosta A, Ghanem OM. The role of diabetes severity scores in predicting disease remission in patients with BMI > 50 kg/m(2) undergoing Roux-En-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy: a multi-centered study. Surg Endosc. 2023 Sep; 37 (9):7114-7120 Epub 2023 June 13
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  20. Ghusn W, Acosta A, Kane S. An Unusual Etiology of Bleeding in an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surveillance Colonoscopy. Gastroenterology. 2023 Jul; 165 (1):40-43 Epub 2022 Dec 31
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  21. Vargas EJ, Rizk M, Gomez-Villa J, Edwards PK, Jaruvongvanich V, Storm AC, Acosta A, Lake D, Fidler J, Bharucha AE, Camilleri M, Abu Dayyeh BK. Effect of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty on gastric emptying, motility and hormones: a comparative prospective study. Gut. 2023 Jun; 72 (6):1073-1080 Epub 2022 Oct 14
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  22. Ghusn W, Ikemiya K, Al Annan K, Acosta A, Dayyeh BKA, Lee E, Spaniolas K, Kendrick M, Higa K, Ma P, Ghanem OM. Diabetes Mellitus Remission in Patients with BMI > 50 kg/m(2) after Bariatric Surgeries: A Real-World Multi-Centered Study. Obes Surg. 2023 Jun; 33 (6):1838-1845 Epub 2023 Apr 28
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  23. Cifuentes L, Campos A, Sacoto D, Ghusn W, De la Rosa A, Feris F, McRae A, Bublitz JT, Hurtado MD, Olson J, Acosta A. Cardiovascular Risk and Diseases in Patients With and Without Leptin-Melanocortin Pathway Variants. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Apr; 98 (4):533-540 Epub 2022 Dec 20
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  24. Gala K, Ghusn W, Fansa S, Abu Dayyeh BK, Ghanem OM, Kellogg T, Acosta A. Effects of Heterozygous Variants in the Leptin-Melanocortin Pathway on Transoral Outlet Reduction After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Case-Control Study and Review of Literature. Obes Surg. 2023 Apr; 33 (4):1284-1288 Epub 2023 Jan 28
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  25. Cifuentes L, Ghusn W, Feris F, Campos A, Sacoto D, De la Rosa A, McRae A, Rieck T, Mansfield S, Ewoldt J, Friend J, Grothe K, Lennon RJ, Hurtado MD, Clark MM, Camilleri M, Hensrud DD, Acosta A. Phenotype tailored lifestyle intervention on weight loss and cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with obesity: a single-centre, non-randomised, proof-of-concept study. EClinicalMedicine. 2023 Apr; 58:101923 Epub 2023 Mar 24
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  26. Nakanishi H, Teixeira AF, Matar RH, Hage K, Acosta AJ, Abu Dayyeh BK, Pullatt R, Clapp B, Ghanem OM. Impact on Mid-Term Health-Related Quality of Life after Duodenal Switch: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Obes Surg. 2023 Mar; 33 (3):769-779 Epub 2023 Jan 07
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  27. Sannaa W, Dilmaghani S, BouSaba J, Maselli D, Atieh J, Eckert D, Taylor AL, Harmsen WS, Acosta A, Camilleri M. Factors associated with successful weight loss after liraglutide treatment for obesity. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2023 Feb; 25 (2):377-386 Epub 2022 Oct 24
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  28. Feris F, McRae A, Kellogg TA, McKenzie T, Ghanem O, Acosta A. Mucosal and hormonal adaptations after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2023 Jan; 19 (1):37-49 Epub 2022 Sept 13
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  29. Maroun J, Vahibe A, Shah M, Mundi MS, Acosta A, McKenzie TJ, Kellogg TA, Ghanem OM. Impact of Chronic Immunosuppression on Short-, Mid-, and Long-Term Bariatric Surgery Outcomes. Obes Surg. 2023 Jan; 33 (1):240-246 Epub 2022 Dec 05
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  30. Ebner DW, Burger KN, Broderick B, Mahoney DW, Kellogg TA, Acosta A, Kisiel JB. Positive Predictive Value for Multitarget Stool DNA After Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Gastro Hep Adv. 2023; 2 (7):902-910 Epub 2023 July 01
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  31. Ghusn W, Cifuentes L, Campos A, Sacoto D, De La Rosa A, Feris F, Calderon G, Gonzalez-Izundegui D, Stutzman J, Hurtado MD, Camilleri M, Acosta A. Association Between Food Intake and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients With Obesity. Gastro Hep Adv. 2023; 2 (1):121-128 Epub 2022 Aug 07
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  32. Ghusn W, Acosta A, Kane S. An unusual etiology of bleeding in an inflammatory bowel disease surveillance colonoscopy. Gastroenterology. 2023; 165 (1):40-3
  33. De la Rosa A, Ghusn W, Sacoto D, Campos A, Cifuentes L, Feris F, Busebee B, Calderon G, Acosta A, Hurtado MD. A comparison between weight loss outcomes with anti-obesity medications before and during Covid-19 pandemic at a tertiary weight management center. Obes Pillars. 2022 Dec; 4:100046 Epub 2022 Dec 01
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  34. Ghusn W, Hurtado MD, Acosta A. Weight-centric treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Obes Pillars. 2022 Dec; 4:100045 Epub 2022 Nov 24
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  35. Hurtado MD, Cifuentes L, Campos A, De La Rosa A, Kapoor E, Faubion SS, Hensrud DD, Camilleri M, Acosta A. Sex as an independent variable in the measurement of satiation: a retrospective cohort study. Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 Dec; 46 (12):2156-2162 Epub 2022 Oct 13
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  36. Hashem AM, Cifuentes L, Calderon G, Ricardo-Silgado ML, Gonzalez-Izundegui D, Campos A, McRae A, Franks S, Hurtado MD, Burton D, Petterson XM, Lanza IR, Camilleri M, Acosta A. Effect of caloric intake and macronutrient composition on intestinal cholesterol absorption and bile acids in patients with obesity. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2022 Sep 1; 323 (3):G157-G164 Epub 2022 June 21
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  37. Cifuentes L, Campos A, Silgado MLR, Kelpin S, Stutzman J, Hurtado MD, Grothe K, Hensrud DD, Clark MM, Acosta A. Association between anxiety and eating behaviors in patients with obesity. Obes Pillars. 2022 Sep; 3:100021 Epub 2022 May 17
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  38. Ghusn W, Bouchard C, Frye MA, Acosta A. Weight-centric treatment of depression and chronic pain. Obes Pillars. 2022 Sep; 3:100025 Epub 2022 June 23
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  39. Ghusn W, De la Rosa A, Sacoto D, Cifuentes L, Campos A, Feris F, Hurtado MD, Acosta A. Weight Loss Outcomes Associated With Semaglutide Treatment for Patients With Overweight or Obesity. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Sep 1; 5 (9):e2231982 Epub 2022 Sept 01
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  40. Maselli D, Atieh J, Clark MM, Eckert D, Taylor A, Carlson P, Burton DD, Busciglio I, Harmsen WS, Vella A, Acosta A, Camilleri M. Effects of liraglutide on gastrointestinal functions and weight in obesity: A randomized clinical and pharmacogenomic trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Aug; 30 (8):1608-1620
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  41. Campos A, Cifuentes L, Hashem A, Busebee B, Hurtado-Andrade MD, Ricardo-Silgado ML, McRae A, De la Rosa A, Feris F, Bublitz JT, Hensrud D, Camilleri M, Kellogg TA, Eckel-Passow JE, Olson J, Acosta A. Effects of Heterozygous Variants in the Leptin-Melanocortin Pathway on Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Outcomes: a 15-Year Case-Control Study. Obes Surg. 2022 Aug; 32 (8):2632-2640 Epub 2022 June 03
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  42. Ricardo-Silgado ML, Singh S, Cifuentes L, Decker PA, Gonzalez-Izundegui D, Moyer AM, Hurtado MD, Camilleri M, Bielinski SJ, Acosta A. Association between CYP metabolizer phenotypes and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors induced weight gain: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Med. 2022 Jul 26; 20 (1):261 Epub 2022 July 26
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  43. Rapaka B, Maselli DB, Lopez-Nava G, Bautista-Castano I, Matar R, Jaruvongvanich V, Vargas EJ, Storm AC, Acosta A, Abu Dayyeh BK. Effects on physiologic measures of appetite from intragastric balloon and endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: results of a prospective study. Chin Med J (Engl). 2022 May 20; 135 (10):1234-1241
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  44. Cifuentes L, Hurtado MD, Cortes TM, Gonzales K, Acosta A, Shah M, Collazo-Clavell ML. Evaluation and Management of Patients Referred for Post-Bariatric Surgery Hypoglycemia at a Tertiary Care Center. Obes Surg. 2022 May; 32 (5):1578-1585 Epub 2022 Mar 09
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  45. Campos A, Port JD, Acosta A. Integrative Hedonic and Homeostatic Food Intake Regulation by the Central Nervous System: Insights from Neuroimaging. Brain Sci. 2022 Mar 24; 12 (4)
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  46. Calderon G, Gonzalez-Izundegui D, Shan KL, Garcia-Valencia OA, Cifuentes L, Campos A, Collazo-Clavell ML, Shah M, Hurley DL, Abu Lebdeh HS, Sharma M, Schmitz K, Clark MM, Grothe K, Mundi MS, Camilleri M, Abu Dayyeh BK, Hurtado Andrade MD, Mokadem MA, Acosta A. Effectiveness of anti-obesity medications approved for long-term use in a multidisciplinary weight management program: a multi-center clinical experience. Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 Mar; 46 (3):555-563 Epub 2021 Nov 22
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  47. Cifuentes L, Acosta A. Homeostatic regulation of food intake. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2022 Feb; 46 (2):101794 Epub 2021 Sept 01
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  48. Sacoto D, Hurtado MD, Acosta A. Precision Medicine and Obesity. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2022; 274:467-485
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  49. McRae A, Ricardo-Silgado ML, Liu Y, Calderon G, Gonzalez-Izundegui D, Rohakhtar FR, Simon V, Li Y, Acosta A. A Protocol for the Cryopreservation of Human Intestinal Mucosal Biopsies Compatible With Single-Cell Transcriptomics and Ex Vivo Studies. Front Physiol. 2022; 13:878389 Epub 2022 May 05
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  50. Abu Dayyeh BK, Maselli DB, Rapaka B, Lavin T, Noar M, Hussan H, Chapman CG, Popov V, Jirapinyo P, Acosta A, Vargas EJ, Storm AC, Bazerbachi F, Ryou M, French M, Noria S, Molina D, Thompson CC. Adjustable intragastric balloon for treatment of obesity: a multicentre, open-label, randomised clinical trial. Lancet. 2021 Nov 27; 398 (10315):1965-1973 Epub 2021 Nov 15
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  51. Hashem A, Khalouf A, Acosta A. Management of Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Literature Review. Semin Liver Dis. 2021 Nov; 41 (4):435-447 Epub 2021 July 09
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  52. Gonzalez-Izundegui D, Campos A, Calderon G, Ricardo-Silgado ML, Cifuentes L, Decker PA, Vargas EJ, Tran L, Burton D, Abu Dayyeh B, Camilleri M, Eckel-Passow JE, Acosta A. Association of gastric emptying with postprandial appetite and satiety sensations in obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 Sep; 29(9):1497-1507. Epub 2021 Jul 27.
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  53. Cifuentes L, Hurtado A MD, Eckel-Passow J, Acosta A. Precision Medicine for Obesity. Dig Dis Interv. 2021 Sep; 5 (3):239-248
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  54. Hawa F, Vargas EJ, Acosta A, McRae A, Bazerbachi F, Abu Dayyeh BK. Contamination of single fluid-filled intragastric balloons with orogastric fluid is not associated with hyperinflation: an ex-vivo study and systematic review of literature. BMC Gastroenterol. 2021 Jul 12; 21 (1):286 Epub 2021 July 12
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  55. Ricardo-Silgado ML, McRae A, Acosta A. Role of Enteroendocrine Hormones in Appetite and Glycemia. Obes Med. 2021 May; 23 Epub 2021 Mar 12
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  56. Cifuentes L, Camilleri M, Acosta A. Gastric Sensory and Motor Functions and Energy Intake in Health and Obesity-Therapeutic Implications. Nutrients. 2021 Apr 1; 13 (4) Epub 2021 Apr 01
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  57. Acosta A, Camilleri M, Abu Dayyeh B, Calderon G, Gonzalez D, McRae A, Rossini W, Singh S, Burton D, Clark MM. Selection of Antiobesity Medications Based on Phenotypes Enhances Weight Loss: A Pragmatic Trial in an Obesity Clinic. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 Apr; 29(4):662-671.
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  58. Hurtado A MD, Acosta A. Precision Medicine and Obesity. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2021 Mar; 50 (1):127-139 Epub 2021 Jan 05
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  59. Singh S, Ricardo-Silgado ML, Bielinski SJ, Acosta A. Pharmacogenomics of Medication-Induced Weight Gain and Antiobesity Medications. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 Feb; 29 (2):265-273
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  60. Bazerbachi F, Vargas EJ, Rizk M, Maselli DB, Mounajjed T, Venkatesh SK, Watt KD, Port JD, Basu R, Acosta A, Hanouneh I, Gara N, Shah M, Mundi M, Clark M, Grothe K, Storm AC, Levy MJ, Abu Dayyeh BK. Intragastric Balloon Placement Induces Significant Metabolic and Histologic Improvement in Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Jan; 19 (1):146-154.e4 Epub 2020 Apr 30
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  61. Pajot G, Camilleri M, Calderon G, Davis J, Eckert D, Burton D, Acosta A. Association between gastrointestinal phenotypes and weight gain in younger adults: a prospective 4-year cohort study. Int J Obes (Lond). 2020 Dec; 44 (12):2472-2478 Epub 2020 May 15
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  62. Davis J, Camilleri M, Eckert D, Burton D, Joyner M, Acosta A. Physical activity is associated with accelerated gastric emptying and increased ghrelin in obesity. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2020 Nov; 32 (11):e13879 Epub 2020 May 11
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  63. Lopez-Nava G, Jaruvongvanich V, Storm AC, Maselli DB, Bautista-Castano I, Vargas EJ, Matar R, Acosta A, Abu Dayyeh BK. Personalization of Endoscopic Bariatric and Metabolic Therapies Based on Physiology: a Prospective Feasibility Study with a Single Fluid-Filled Intragastric Balloon. Obes Surg. 2020 Sep; 30 (9):3347-3353
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  64. Vijayvargiya P, Chedid V, Wang XJ, Atieh J, Maselli D, Burton DD, Clark MM, Acosta A, Camilleri M. Associations of gastric volumes, ingestive behavior, calorie and volume intake, and fullness in obesity. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2020 Aug 1; 319 (2):G238-G244 Epub 2020 July 06
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  65. Kadouh H, Chedid V, Halawi H, Burton DD, Clark MM, Khemani D, Vella A, Acosta A, Camilleri M. GLP-1 Analog Modulates Appetite, Taste Preference, Gut Hormones, and Regional Body Fat Stores in Adults with Obesity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 May 1; 105 (5)
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  66. Calderon G, McRae A, Rievaj J, Davis J, Zandvakili I, Linker-Nord S, Burton D, Roberts G, Reimann F, Gedulin B, Vella A, LaRusso NF, Camilleri M, Gribble FM, Acosta A. Ileo-colonic delivery of conjugated bile acids improves glucose homeostasis via colonic GLP-1-producing enteroendocrine cells in human obesity and diabetes. EBioMedicine. 2020 May; 55:102759 Epub 2020 Apr 25
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  67. Vargas EJ, Bazerbachi F, Calderon G, Prokop LJ, Gomez V, Murad MH, Acosta A, Camilleri M, Abu Dayyeh BK. Changes in Time of Gastric Emptying After Surgical and Endoscopic Bariatrics and Weight Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Jan; 18 (1):57-68.e5 Epub 2019 Apr 04
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  68. Vargas EJ, Bazerbachi F, Storm AC, Rizk M, Acosta A, Grothe K, Clark MM, Mundi MS, Pesta CM, Bali A, Ibegbu E, Moore RL, Kumbhari V, Curry T, Sharaiha RZ, Abu Dayyeh BK. Effectiveness of Online Aftercare Programs Following Intragastric Balloon Placement for Obesity Is Similar to Traditional Follow-up: a Large Propensity Matched US Multicenter Study. Obes Surg. 2019 Dec; 29 (12):4036-4042
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  69. Camilleri M, Wieben E, Eckert D, Carlson P, Hurley O'Dwyer R, Gibbons D, Acosta A, Klee EW. Familial chronic megacolon presenting in childhood or adulthood: Seeking the presumed gene association. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2019 Apr; 31 (4):e13550 Epub 2019 Jan 20
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  70. Camilleri M, Acosta A. Combination Therapies for Obesity. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2018 Oct; 16 (8):390-394 Epub 2018 July 11
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  71. Chedid V, Vijayvargiya P, Carlson P, Van Malderen K, Acosta A, Acosta A, Zinsmeister A, Camilleri M. Allelic variant in the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor gene associated with greater effect of liraglutide and exenatide on gastric emptying: A pilot pharmacogenetics study. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2018 Jul; 30 (7):e13313 Epub 2018 Feb 28
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  72. Vargas EJ, Pesta CM, Bali A, Ibegbu E, Bazerbachi F, Moore RL, Kumbhari V, Sharaiha RZ, Curry TW, DosSantos G, Schmitz R, Agnihotri A, Novikov AA, Pitt T, Dunlap MK, Herr A, Aronne L, Ledonne E, Kadouh HC, Cheskin LJ, Mundi MS, Acosta A, Gostout CJ, Abu Dayyeh BK. Single Fluid-Filled Intragastric Balloon Safe and Effective for Inducing Weight Loss in a Real-World Population. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Jul; 16 (7):1073-1080.e1 Epub 2018 Feb 07
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  73. Halawi H, Vijayvargiya P, Busciglio I, Oduyebo I, Khemani D, Ryks M, Rhoten D, Burton D, Szarka LA, Acosta A, Acosta A, Camilleri M. Effects of naloxegol on whole gut transit in opioid-naive healthy subjects receiving codeine: A randomized, controlled trial. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2018 May; 30 (5):e13298 Epub 2018 Feb 06
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  74. Vargas EJ, Bazerbachi F, Rizk M, Rustagi T, Acosta A, Wilson EB, Wilson T, Neto MG, Zundel N, Mundi MS, Collazo-Clavell ML, Meera S, Abu-Lebdeh HS, Lorentz PA, Grothe KB, Clark MM, Kellogg TA, McKenzie TJ, Kendrick ML, Topazian MD, Gostout CJ, Abu Dayyeh BK. Transoral outlet reduction with full thickness endoscopic suturing for weight regain after gastric bypass: a large multicenter international experience and meta-analysis. Surg Endosc. 2018 Jan; 32 (1):252-259 Epub 2017 June 29
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  75. Halawi H, Khemani D, Eckert D, O'Neill J, Kadouh H, Grothe K, Clark MM, Burton DD, Vella A, Acosta A, Zinsmeister AR, Camilleri M. Effects of liraglutide on weight, satiation, and gastric functions in obesity: a randomised, placebo-controlled pilot trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Dec; 2 (12):890-899 Epub 2017 Sept 27
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  76. Pajot G, Calderon G, Acosta A. Endoscopic Treatments for Obesity. Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol. 2017 Dec; 15 (4):660-675
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  77. Halawi H, Camilleri M, Acosta A, Vazquez-Roque M, Oduyebo I, Burton D, Busciglio I, Zinsmeister AR. Relationship of gastric emptying or accommodation with satiation, satiety, and postprandial symptoms in health. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2017 Nov 1; 313 (5):G442-G447 Epub 2017 Aug 03
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  78. Park SY, Acosta A, Camilleri M, Burton D, Harmsen WS, Fox J, Szarka LA. Gastric Motor Dysfunction in Patients With Functional Gastroduodenal Symptoms. Am J Gastroenterol. 2017 Nov; 112 (11):1689-1699 Epub 2017 Sept 12
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  79. Lopez-Nava G, Sharaiha RZ, Vargas EJ, Bazerbachi F, Manoel GN, Bautista-Castano I, Acosta A, Topazian MD, Mundi MS, Kumta N, Kahaleh M, Herr AM, Shukla A, Aronne L, Gostout CJ, Abu Dayyeh BK. Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty for Obesity: a Multicenter Study of 248 Patients with 24 Months Follow-Up. Obes Surg. 2017 Oct; 27 (10):2649-2655
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  80. Nelson AD, Camilleri M, Acosta A, Boldingh A, Busciglio I, Burton D, Ryks M, Zinsmeister AR. A single-center, prospective, double-blind, sham-controlled, randomized study of the effect of a vibrating capsule on colonic transit in patients with chronic constipation. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2017 Jul; 29 (7) Epub 2017 Feb 08
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  81. Park SY, Khemani D, Acosta A, Eckert D, Camilleri M. Rectal gas volume: Defining cut-offs for screening for evacuation disorders in patients with constipation. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2017 Jul; 29 (7) Epub 2017 Mar 06
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  82. Camilleri M, Malhi H, Acosta A. Gastrointestinal Complications of Obesity. Gastroenterology. 2017 May; 152 (7):1656-1670 Epub 2017 Feb 10
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  83. Khemani D, Camilleri M, Roldan A, Nelson AD, Park SY, Acosta A, Zinsmeister AR. Opioid analgesic use among patients presenting with acute abdominal pain and factors associated with surgical diagnoses. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2017 May; 29 (5) Epub 2016 Dec 25
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  84. Acosta A, Streett S, Kroh MD, Cheskin LJ, Saunders KH, Kurian M, Schofield M, Barlow SE, Aronne L. White Paper AGA: POWER - Practice Guide on Obesity and Weight Management, Education, and Resources. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 May; 15 (5):631-649.e10 Epub 2017 Feb 27
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  85. Valentin N, Camilleri M, Carlson P, Harrington SC, Eckert D, O'Neill J, Burton D, Chen J, Shaw AL, Acosta A. Potential mechanisms of effects of serum-derived bovine immunoglobulin/protein isolate therapy in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome. Physiol Rep. 2017 Mar; 5 (5)
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