Education

• MD, Federal University of Parana – School of Medicine, Curitiba, Brazil, 1989
• MS, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1995
• PhD, Medicine – Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil, 1999
• Residency, General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Federal University of Parana, Brazil, 1990-1994
• Residency, General Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2001-2004
• Clinical Fellow, Laparoscopic Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1997
• Research Fellow, Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1997-1998
• Clinical Fellow, Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1998-1999

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Campos is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, among others. He is a gastrointestinal and laparoscopic surgeon who specializes and has experience with traditional and minimally invasive techniques to diagnose and treat foregut diseases (esophageal and gastric cancer, esophageal achalasia, GERD, Barrett’s Esophagus, Hiatal hernias, gastroparesis, esophageal motility disorders) and laparoscopic weight loss (bariatric) surgery. Dr. Campos has trained 15 clinical fellows in laparoscopic foregut and bariatric surgery.

Dr. Campos provides a wide range of services including Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder Removal), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Barrett's Esophagus, Esophagectomy (Minimally-invasive), Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band, Laparoscopic and Robotic Gastrectomy, Laparoscopic and Robotic Heller Myotomy, Laparoscopic and Robotic Nissen Fundoplication, Laparoscopic and Robotic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic Gastric Electrical Stimulator (Enterra) Implantation, Laparoscopic Revisional Bariatric Surgery, Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, Open and Laparoscopic Hernia Repair, Radiofrequency Ablation (HALO), Robotic General Surgery, Robotic Heller Myotomy, Single Incision Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication (LNF), and Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) .

Research Interests

Dr. Campos’ research has focused on treatment outcomes after minimally invasive and endoscopic procedures for esophageal and gastric diseases and the understanding of mechanisms independent of weight loss that contribute to the resolution of insulin resistance and diabetes after bariatric surgery. He has authored or co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles and chapters in books and has presented his work at more than 100 national and international meetings.

Recent Publications

• The Authors Respond: A Multisite Study of Long-Term Remission and Relapse of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Following Gastric Bypass.
  Arterburn DE, Campos GM, Haneuse S, Sherwood NE, Bogart A, Sidney S, Coleman KJ, Theis MK, O'Connor P, Fisher D
  Obes Surg 2013 May 1.
  [PubMed ID: 23636992]
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• Is body mass index an adequate measure for individualized clinical decision making?
  Campos GM
  Surg Obes Relat Dis 2013 Jan 16.
  [PubMed ID: 23434276]
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• A multisite study of long-term remission and relapse of type 2 diabetes mellitus following gastric bypass.
  Arterburn DE, Bogart A, Sherwood NE, Sidney S, Coleman KJ, Haneuse S, O'Connor PJ, Theis MK, Campos GM, McCulloch D, Selby J
  Obes Surg 2013 Jan; 23(1):93-102.
  [PubMed ID: 23161525]
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• The impact of bariatric surgery on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
  Rabl C, Campos GM
  Semin. Liver Dis. 2012 Feb; 32(1):80-91.
  [PubMed ID: 22418890]
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• Modified Nissen fundoplication: laparoscopic antireflux surgery after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for obesity.
  Kawahara NT, Alster C, Maluf-Filho F, Polara W, Campos GM, Poli-de-Figueiredo LF
  Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2012; 67(5):531-3.
  [PubMed ID: 22666803, PMC ID: 3351257]
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