Dr. Ara Keshishian

Dr. Ara Keshishian Dr. Ara Keshishian's Central Valley Bariatrics offers the weight loss surgical procedures Duodenal Switch, Sleeve Gastrectomy and Revisional surgery.

Dr. Ara Keshishian offers more than 20 years surgical experience in weight loss surgical procedures such as Duodenal Switch, Sleeve Gastrectomy and Revisional surgery.

There are 4 parathyroid glands which are located behind the thyroid gland, among other functions, are the main regulator...
02/27/2026

There are 4 parathyroid glands which are located behind the thyroid gland, among other functions, are the main regulators of calcium, phosphorous, and magnesium in the blood. Elevations of parathyroid hormone (hyperparathyroidism) can be: 1-Primary, 2-Secondary, 3-Tertiary

https://www.dssurgery.com/types-of-hyperparathyroidism/

Weight Loss Surgery beats injections, diet, and exercise in weight loss!  5X more weight loss and maintained long term. ...
02/26/2026

Weight Loss Surgery beats injections, diet, and exercise in weight loss! 5X more weight loss and maintained long term.
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02/19/2026

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I would be very cautious about associating vitamin D supplementation with elevated liver function test results, even if ...
02/08/2026

I would be very cautious about associating vitamin D supplementation with elevated liver function test results, even if the vitamin D level is in the very high normal range, regardless of the daily dose.

https://www.dssurgery.com/vitamin-d-level-and-liver-function-test-lft-elevation/


After weight-loss surgery, some patients may experience a transient elevation in liver function tests that resolves over time. We have previously reported on this. IT is essential to distinguish between the Duodenal switch and the SIPS/SADI procedure, where some patients are led to believe they are....

General Surgery News has an article this month regarding GLP-1's linked to higher gastric volumes in diabetic surgery pa...
01/28/2026

General Surgery News has an article this month regarding GLP-1's linked to higher gastric volumes in diabetic surgery patients. "The data are definitely showing that patients on GLP-1's have a significant degree of delayed gastric motility or delayed gastric emptying." This is a risk for aspiration/re-gurgitating during anesthesia.

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Sherman Oaks, CA
91403

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