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Juan Sarmiento MD/FACS, Dean W

  • Department of Surgery
    Professor
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Overview

Originally from Colombia, Dr. Sarmiento came to the U.S. in 1995 for further surgical training at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, where he joined the faculty once his training was completed.

Dr. Sarmiento's innovative treatments include a minimally-invasive approach to liver surgery (the only one in the state and one of very few in the country) and laparoscopic surgery of the pancreas. With Dr. Edward Lin, Dr. Sarmiento developed unique techniques for laparoscopic-assisted formal liver resections, such as the performance of laparoscopic hepatectomy through incisions that are much smaller than those of a standard open procedure.

Dr. Sarmiento and his team are conducting clinical research related to several aspects of hepatopancreatic biliary surgery, including the coagulation consequences of major liver resection, the endocrine implications of partial pancreatic resection in nondiabetic patients, and simplified clinical pathways for complex pancreatic resections like the Whipple procedure. In July 2020, achieved the major milestone of performing his 1000th Whipple surgery at Emory.

Academic Appointment

  • Professor of Surgery, Division of General and GI Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University
  • W. Dean Warren Chair of Surgery, Surgery, Emory University
  • Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of General and GI Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General and GI Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Universidad del Valle Medical School

Research

Publications

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