L. Michael Brunt, MD

Specialty Areas
Endocrine Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Oncologic Surgery
Hiatal Hernia

Additional Features & Interviews with Dr. Brunt:

Your Health Update: New, Less Invasive Gallbladder Surgery Hits the Spot

Areas of Clinical Interest
Laparoscopic surgery, hernia surgery, endocrine cancer surgery, parathyroid, adrenal, spleen, hiatal hernia repair, gallbladder, complex gallbladder, athletic hernia, basic and advanced laparoscopic surgery, including gallbladder, hiatal hernia, solid organ, gastric resections

Honors and Awards
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 1996-2013 (Best Doctors, Inc.)
Listed in America's Top Doctors, 2007-2010 (Castle Connolly Ltd.)
President, St. Louis Surgical Society

Editorial Responsibilities

Editorial Assistant
World Journal of Surgery, 1990-1991

Ad Hoc Reviewer
Annals of Surgery, British Journal of Surgery, Journal of American Medical Association, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Surgery, and Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy

Editorial Board
Surgical Endoscopy, 2002-present
Jounal of Advanced Laparoendoscopic Techniques, 2004-present

Guest Editor
"Non-Thyroid Endocrine Surgery" in Problems in General Surgery, Sep 2003.

Selected or Recent Journal Articles
Brunt LM. Commentary on "cystic duct leaks after laparoendoscopic single-site cholecystectomy": a word of caution. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2012 Jul.

Stoikes N, Drapekin J, Kushnir V, Shaker A, Brunt LM, Gyawali CP.The value of multiple rapid swallows during preoperative esophageal manometry before laparoscopic antireflux surgery. Surg Endosc. 2012 May 31.

Bittner JG 4th, Brunt LM. Evaluation and management of adrenal incidentaloma. J Surg Oncol. 2012 May 23.

Oelschlager BK, Petersen RP, Brunt LM, Soper NJ, Sheppard BC, Mitsumori L, Rohrmann C, Swanstrom LL, Pellegrini CA. Laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair: defining long-term clinical and anatomic outcomes. J Gastrointest Surg. 2012 Mar.

Schill M, Tiemann D, Klingensmith ME, Brunt LM. Year one outcomes assessment of a masters suturing and knot-tying program for surgical interns. J Surg Educ. 2011 Nov-Dec.

Schill MR, Varela JE, Frisella MM, Brunt LM. Comparison of laparoscopic skills performance between single-site access (SSA) devices and an independent-port SSA approach. Surg Endosc. 2012 Mar.

Rawlings A, Soper NJ, Oelschlager B, Swanstrom L, Matthews BD, Pellegrini C, Pierce RA, Pryor A, Martin V, Frisella MM, Cassera M, Brunt LM. Laparoscopic Dor versus Toupet fundoplication following Heller myotomy for achalasia: results of a multicenter, prospective, randomized-controlled trial.Surg Endosc. 2012 Jan.

Brown SR, Gyawali CP, Melman L, Jenkins ED, Bader J, Frisella MM, Brunt LM, Eagon JC, Matthews BD. Clinical outcomes of atypical extra-esophageal reflux symptoms following laparoscopic antireflux surgery. Surg Endosc. 2011 Dec.

Brown SR, Melman L, Jenkins E, Deeken C, Frisella MM, Brunt LM, Eagon JC, Matthews BD. Collagen type I:III ratio of the gastroesophageal junction in patients with paraesophageal hernias. Surg Endosc. 2011 May.

Cox DR, Zeng W, Frisella MM, Brunt LM. Analysis of standard multiport versus single-site access for laparoscopic skills training. Surg Endosc. 2011 Apr.

Melman L, Jenkins ED, Deeken CR, Brodt MD, Brown SR, Brunt LM, Eagon JC, Frisella M, Matthews BD. Evaluation of acute fixation strength for mechanical tacking devices and fibrin sealant versus polypropylene suture for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. Surg Innov. 2010 Dec.

Zeng W, Woodhouse J, Brunt LM. Do preclinical background and clerkship experiences impact skills performance in an accelerated internship preparation course for senior medical students? Surgery. 2010 Oct.

Strasberg SM, Brunt LM. Rationale and use of the critical view of safety in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Jul.

Rawlings A, Hodgett SE, Matthews BD, Strasberg SM, Quasebarth M, Brunt LM. Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: initial experience with critical view of safety dissection and routine intraoperative cholangiography. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Jul.

Klingensmith ME, Brunt LM. Focused surgical skills training for senior medical students and interns. Surg Clin North Am. 2010 Jun.

Surgery / General Surgery - Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Cancer Center (Siteman Cancer Center)

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GI Center

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