Frank A. Baciewicz, Jr., M.D.
Chenicheri Balakrishnan, M.D.
Ramesh Babu Batchu, Ph.D
Alfred Baylor, M.D.
Keiva L. Bland, M.D.
David L. Bouwman, M.D.
O.W. Brown, M.D.
Lawrence N. Diebel, M.D.
Heather Dolman, M.D.
David A. Edelman, M.D.
Ali Elhorr, M.D.
Mohamed Gazayerli, M.D.
Ruben Gomez, M.D.
David Gorski, M.D.
Kenneth Granke, M.D.
Scott Gruber, M.D.
Eti Gursel, M.D.
M. Salik Jahania, M.D.
Einas Joseph, M.D.
Mary Ann Kosir, M.D.
Scott Laker, M.D.
Anna M. Ledgerwood, M.D.
Charles E. Lucas, M.D.
Guillermina Nava, M.D.
Yevgeniy Rits, M.D.
Jeffrey Rubin, M.D.
Arlene A. Rozzelle, M.D.
Walter Salwen, M.D.
Vishwanath M. Sardesai, Ph.D.
Allen Silbergleit, M.D., Ph.D.
Yvan Silva, M.D.
Christopher Steffes, M.D.
Larry W. Stephenson, M.D.
Choichi Sugawa, M.D.
Steven D. Tennenberg, M.D.
James G. Tyburski, M.D.
Donald W. Weaver, M.D.
John D. Webber, M.D.
Matthew Weiner, M.D.
Miguel S. West, M.D.
Michael T. White, M.D.
Robert F. Wilson, M.D.

Title:
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Office Address:
3990 John R Street
Detroit, MI 48201

Phone:
313-745-4195

Fax:
313-745-1873

Email:
slaker@med.wayne.edu

Specialty:
Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery/Bariatric Surgery

Clinical Interest:
Morbid Obesity, Oncology

Research Interest:
Morbid Obesity

Board Certification:
American Board of Surgery

Education:
Boston University School of Medicine

Training:
New York University, New York, NY -Residency in General Surgery
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ-Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery

Selected Publications:

Objective Comparison of Complications Resulting from Laparoscopic Bariatric Procedures, Parikh MS, Laker S, Weiner M, Hajiseyedjavadi O, Ren CJ Journal of the American College of Surgeons. February 2006 (Vol. 202, Issue 2, Pages 252-261).

Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass (LRYGB) Resolves Insulin Resistance (IR): Incretin or Adipocytokine Action? S Laker, D Farkas, V Iannaci, A Wasielewski, A Trivedi, H Schmidt, G Ballantyne. Society for American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES ). Holloywood, Florida. April 2005.

Insulin Resistance Improves within 3 months after both Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Lap-Band. D Farkas, S Laker, V Iannace, A Wasielewski, GH Ballantyne. Accepted for oral presentation at European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES). Venice, Italy. June 2005.

Patients 12 Months After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Have Similar Body Compositions to Controls. D Farkas, S Laker, V Iannace, A Wasielewski, H Schmidt, A Trivedi, GH Ballantyne. Society for American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES ). Holloywood, Florida. April 2005.