Dr. Daniel B. Jones
Title:
Dr. Jones is the Director of the Weight Loss Surgery Center and Chief of the Minimally Invasive Surgical Services at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Jones is also a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School
Education:
Dr. Jones received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College. He completed his surgical residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and a Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Fellowship at Washington University, School of Medicine.
Awards and Honors:
Dr. Jones is the recipient of the James IV Association Travel Award (2005) and the SAGES Gold Laparoscope Award (2001). He was selected by colleagues to “Best Doctors in America” (2007).
Published Books:
- LAP-BAND Companion Handbook
- Weight Loss Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Approach
- Obesity Surgery: Patient Safety and Best Practices
Surgical Groups:
He serves on the Expert Panel on Weight Loss Surgery for Betsy Lehman Center, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Board of Governors, and he is a member of the American College of Surgeons Advisory Committee on Bariatric Surgery, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Foundation, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Blue Cross Blue Shield Bariatric Advisory Committee, and Executive Committee Boston Surgical Society.
Surgical Experience:
Dr. Jones has been performing:
- Open RNY gastric bypass since 1998 – career total volume thru 12/31/09 is 119
- Laparoscopic RNY gastric bypass since 1998 – career total volume thru 12/31/09 is 633
- Lap Band since 2001 – career total volume thru 12/31/09 is 451
- Gastric Sleeve since 2008 – career total volume thru 12/31/09 is 4
