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Shawn Tsuda, MD
Specialty: Surgery, Bariatric, Surgery, General Practice: Surgery
Location: Patient Care Center - 1707 West Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas
Education
Medical School: University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Hawaii
Residency: University of Nevada School of Medicine (General Surgery)
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School (Minimally Invasive/Bariatric Surgery)
Dr. Shawn Tsuda is a board certified general surgeon and assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Las Vegas. He is fellowship trained in laparoscopic weight loss surgery and currently vice chief in the Division of Bariatric Surgery.
Dr. Tsuda specializes in minimally invasive surgical techniques including the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, foregut surgery, ventral and inguinal hernia repairs, endoscopy, and basic laparoscopy.
He is dedicated to education and research and is director of surgical skills and simulation for the university residency program. He is certified in the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) and serves as an FLS course instructor.
In 2008 he won first place in the Top Gun Laparoscopic Skills Shoot-Out at the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons meeting.
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