Dr. Eisenberg Promoted to Professor

February 15, 2023

Dr. Dan Eisenberg

Dr. Dan Eisenberg has been promoted to Professor of Surgery: General Surgery in the UML, effective April 1, 2023.

"Dr. Eisenberg is one of the national leaders in the field of bariatric surgery. He has chaired the Clinical issues committee of our Society (ASMBS) and has led one of the most—if not the most —important efforts in national guideline changes," said Dr. Dan Azagury, Chief of the MIS and Bariatric Surgery Section at Stanford.

Eisenberg was the lead author on new guidelines for metabolic and bariatric surgery from the ASMBS and IFSO, Released in October 2022, the new evidence-based criteria replaced the 1991 NIH Consensus Statement on Bariatric Surgery, which guided patient selection, weight-loss procedures, and obesity.

"Dr. Eisenberg is one of the most accomplished metabolic and bariatric surgery physicians in the United States," said Dr. Sherry Wren, chief of general surgery at the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital. "He does an incredible service to both veteran patients and patients around the globe.

"He has also been the best partner anyone could ask for over the last 15+ years," she said.

Eisenberg earned his MD at Washington University before completing his general surgery residency and a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He has served as the Director of Bariatric/Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Palo Alto VA since 2007 and Director of the Advanced GI/MIS Fellowship also at the Palo Alto VA since 2010.

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As the Director of Communications for Stanford Surgery, Rachel Baker tells the stories of her department's faculty, staff, and trainees. With the help of an amazing team of content creators, she produces and curates original articles, photos, videos, graphics, and even podcasts.She works personally with each division, center, program, and lab within her purview to define their audience and reach their goals while maintaining a consistent brand voice. She hosts quarterly professional development workshops open to all AEM web authors--please email her if you'd like to join! She also offers both 1:1 and group education to faculty and residents on a variety of topics including media training, using social media to advantage, and presentation refinement. Rachel holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism with a focus on photography from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. A transplant from the DC-area, she still misses foliage and argyle but has happily adopted the official NorCal hobbies of visiting wineries, hiking local trails, and eating avocado.

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