He was Assistant Professor of Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Director of Bariatric Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center until 2005 when he joined the Faculty at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center. Currently he serves as Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Dr. Teixeira specializes in laparoscopic surgical techniques to treat diseases of the gastrointestinal system including esophagus, stomach, gall bladder and small intestine.
He also specializes in solid organ surgery such the spleen, pancreas and the adrenal glands.
Dr. Teixeira is a national expert and leader in bariatric surgery. He developed an interest in obesity, early in his career and has performed several thousand operations for obesity since 1998. He was been a pioneer in developing new and advanced techniques in treating obesity such Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, participated in FDA trials to evaluate the Realize Gastric Band in the United States and developed new methods such as endoscopic stenting to treat complications of bariatric surgery and single incision laparoscopic surgery.
He has published numerous articles and studies in Peer Reviewed Journals as well as chapters in text books and lectured extensively nationally and internationally.
Dr. Teixeira has been named several times as one of the Best Doctors in New York by Castle Connolly and serves as a national reviewer for the American College of Surgeons.
Publications
Magnetic Resonance Angiography for Carotid Artery Disease, chapter Modern
Text of Vascular Surgery. By Enrst & Callow Saunders, 1995
Laparoscopically-Assisted ERCP. S.Potter MD, J.Teixeira MD, M.Rangraj MD, F.Steichen MD, Surgical Rounds April, 1996
Carcinoid Tumor of the Bronchus: A Clinical Diagnosis. R.Azimudin MD, J. Teixeira MD, F. Steichen MD, Resident & Staff Physician, February, 1999 pp.85-88.
Thoracoscopic Management of Chylothorax. G. Stringel MD, J. Teixeira MD. JSLS (2000) 4:239-242.
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Pancreatic Cyst-jejunostomy: A case report and review of the literature. E. Hagopian MD, J. Teixeira MD. Surgical Endoscopy Oct. 2000.
An Alternative Technique in Creating the Gastro-Jejunostomy in Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity: Experience with Twenty-eight Consecutive Cases. J. Teixeira MD, F. Borao MD, T. Cerabona MD, and D. Artuso MD. Obesity Surgery 2000; 3:240-4.
Alternative Operative Techniques for Gastro-Jejunal Bypass in Morbid Obesity; F.Borao MD, T.Thomas MD, E.Hagopian MD, C.Mann MD, J. Teixeira MD; Minimally Invasive Abdominal Surgery; Thieme, Stuttgart. New York 2001, pp. 283-290.
Gastric Bezoar: A Complication of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. N. White MD, K. Gibbs MD, J. Teixeira MD, FACS; Obesity Surgery, December, 2003.
Laparoscopic Roux en-Y Cyst-Jejunostomy: An Alternative Technique in the Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts. K. Gibbs MD, A. Goodwin PA-C, J. Teixeira MD, FACS; Surgical Endoscopy, December, 2003.
Extremely High BMI is not a Contraindication to Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. D.Artuso MD, M.Wayne MD, A. Kaul MD, T.Cerabona MD, J. Teixeira MD, FACS Obesity Surgery, 14 –16, June, 2004.
Correspondence. Obesity Surgery, Volume14, Issue 8, pages 1143-4, September 2004.
Laparoscopic Roux en-Y Gastric Bypass is Safe and Effective in Patients with BMI > 60, D. Farkas MD, P. Vemulapalli MD, A. Haider MD, J. Lopes MD, K. Gibbs MD, J. Teixeira MD, Obesity Surgery, Volume 15, April, 2005, pages 486-493.
Hemodynamic Changes During Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Procedures: D.Artuso, M. Wayne; S. Cassaro; T.Cerabona; J. Teixeira; R.Grossi; Arch Surg, March, 2005; 140: 289-292.
Simultaneous extraperitoneal laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and intraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair with mesh. Ghavamian R, Knoll A, Teixeira JA.JSLS. 2005 Apr-Jun;9(2):231-4
Intestinal Malrotation in a Patient Undergoing Laparoscopic GastricBypass: K.Gibbs, G. Forrester, P.Vemulapalli, J. Teixeira. Obesity Surgery, Volume 15, Number 5, May 2005, pp. 703-706(4)
Readmissions after bariatric surgery: Open versus laparoscopic P. Vemulapalli, MD, G. Forrester, MD, L.Griffith, MD, B. Moeinolmolki, MD, K. Gibbs, MD, J. Teixeira, MD, FACS; Abstract. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, Volume 1, Issue 3, May-June 2005, Pages 259-260.
Role of diagnostic laparoscopy in diagnosis and management of postoperative complications of gastric bypass patients, L.Griffith, MD, G. Forrester, MD, B. Moeinolmolki, MD, P. Vemulapalli, MD, K. Gibbs, MD, J. Teixeira, MD, FACS Abstract. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, Volume 1, Issue 3, May-June 2005, Page 277.
Ethnicity and weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. L.Griffith, MD, G. Forrester, MD, B. Moeinolmolki, MD, P. Vemulapalli, MD, K. Gibbs, MD, J. Teixeira, MD, FACS; Abstract. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, Volume 1, Issue 3, May-June 2005, Page 291.
Does Ghrelin Matter after Bariatric Surgery? H. Lee, MD, C. Te, MD, S. Koshy, MD, J. Teixeira, MD, FACS, X. Pi-Sunyer, MD, B. Laferrere, MD; Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, June, 2006, pp. 538-548.
The Use of Polyflex Stents in the Treatment of Esophageal and Gastric Leaks, J.Orlina, R.Fukumoto, J.McGinty, J. Teixeira, MD, FACS; Abstract. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, Volume 2, Issue 3, May-June 2006, Page 29. Accepted for Publication.
Laferrère B, Wang K, Khan Y, McGinty J, Teixeira J, Hart AB, Heshka S, Olivan B. Incretin levels and effect are markedly enhanced one month after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in obese patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 30:1709-1716, 2007
Vemulapalli MD, N. Gargiulo MD, K. Gibbs MD, E. Goodman MD, F. Veith MD, J. Teixeira, MD, FACS. The incidence of pulmonary embolism in open versus laparoscopic gastric bypass. Ann Vasc Surg. 2007 Sep; 21(5):556-9
Effect of weight loss by gastric bypass surgery versus hypocaloric diet on glucose and incretin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. Blandine Laferrère, Julio Teixeira, James McGinty, Hao Tran, Joseph R Egger, Antonia Colarusso, Betty Kovack, J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Apr 22: 18430778 (P,S,E,B,D)
Do Incretins Play a Role in the Remission of Type 2 Diabetes after Gastric Bypass Surgery: What are the Evidence?Mousumi Bose, Blanca Oliván, Julio Teixeira, F Pi-Sunyer, Blandine Laferrère. Obes Surg. 2008 Sep 27 : 18820978
Design and demography of the United States Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band trial: a 3-year prospective study; Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2008 May-Jun;4(3 Suppl):S63-72
Laparoscopic single-site surgery for placement of an adjustable gastric band: initial experience: J. Teixeira • K. McGill • S. Binenbaum • G. Forrester; Surg Endosc. 2009 Jun;23(6):1409-14. Epub 2009 Mar 14
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy using flexible endoscopy: saline infiltration
gallbladder fossa dissection technique: JohnN. Afthinos • GlennJ. Forrester • StevenJ. Binenbaum • E.John Harvey • GraceJ.Kim • JulioA. Teixeira; Surgical Endoscopy DOI:10.1007/s00464-009-0415-5
Laparoscopic single-site surgery for placement of adjustable gastric band-a series of 22 cases.
Teixeira J, McGill K, Koshy N, McGinty J, Todd G.
Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2009 Apr 16.
Effect of weight loss by diet or gastric bypass surgery on peptide YY3-36 levels. Oliván B, Teixeira J, Bose M, Bawa B, Chang T, Summe H, Lee H, Laferrère B. Ann Surg. 2009 Jun;249(6):948-5
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy using flexible endoscopy; StevenJ. Binenbaum • E.John Harvey JohnN. Afthinos • GlennJ. Forrester • GraceJ.Kim • JulioA. Teixeira: Archives of Surgery , Vol. 144 August 2009.
Effectiveness of a Prebariatric Surgery Insurance Required Weight Loss Regimen and Relation to Postsurgical Weight Loss; Christopher N. Ochner1, Lauren M. Puma1, Anu Raevuori2, Julio Teixeira3 and Allan Geliebter1: Obesity (2009) doi:10.1038/oby.2009.230
Safety and effectiveness of Realize adjustable gastric band: 3-year prospective study in the United States Corrected Proof, 19 January 2009
Edward Phillips, Jaime Ponce, Scott A. Cunneen, Sunil Bhoyrul, Eddie Gomez, Sayeed Ikramuddin, Moises Jacobs, Mark Kipnes, Louis Martin, Robert T. Marema, John Pilcher, Raul Rosenthal, Richard Rubenstein, Julio Teixeira, Thadeus Trus, Natan Zundel
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2008.12.007