Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD
Title
Surgical Director, Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens
Director, Center for Bariatric Research and Innovation
Attending Surgeon, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Surgery
Email
thomas.inge@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4371
Fax
513-636-7657
Bio
Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD, is a Virginia native who grew up in a rural, farming community in Dinwiddie County. He received his BS in Biology at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, in 1987. Dr. Inge entered the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA, in the Medical Scientist Training Program, and pursued degrees in Microbiology / Immunology and Medicine. He graduated with MD and PhD degrees in 1993.
Dr. Inge received his surgical training at Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, CA, where he developed an interest in pediatric surgery. At the completion of his chief resident year in 1998, he moved to Birmingham, AL, for specialty training in pediatric surgery at the Children's Hospital of Alabama, with an emphasis on pediatric minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Inge became a full-time member of the surgical staff at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and faculty member of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, in July 2000.
In addition to general pediatric surgical practice, Dr. Inge's clinical research focus is related to bariatric surgery in adolescents. He is the surgical director of the Comprehensive Weight Management Center and the Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens, offering surgery for overweight adolescents with complications from their excess weight. He has served as a consultant to the Food and Drug Administration for projects related to device treatment of pediatric obesity. He is also the Principal Investigator of two research projects funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) and co-investigator of another NIH funded project examining the role of surgery for management of adolescent obesity. He currently serves as Study Chairman of Teen-LABS, a multicenter research consortium examining outcomes of adolescent bariatric surgery.
Dr. Inge has given over 50 invited lectures nationally and internationally over the past four years, has mentored more than a dozen fellows and students, and has authored more than 70 published chapters and manuscripts.
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Credentials
BS: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 1987.
MD: Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 1993.
PhD: Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 1993.
Residency: General Surgery, Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA, 1998.
Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 2000.
Board Certification:
- Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, December 1999.
- Certification in Pediatric Surgery, American Board of Surgery, March 2002.
Professional Organization Memberships
Service to National Organizations
- American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Obesity, 2003-2006
- Chairman, Adolescent Bariatric Committee of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2003-2004
- Member, Research Committee of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 2003-present
- Member, Pediatric Surgery Committee of SAGES, 2002-present
- Member, Membership Committee of SAGES, 2002-2005
- Member, Publications Committee of the American Pediatric Surgery Association, 2004-present
- Subject Matter Expert and Coauthor of American Academy of Pediatrics Pedialink Obesity Module, Spring 2005
- Chairman, Steering Committee for Follow-up of Adolescent Bariatric Surgery (FABS) Multicenter Study, March 2005-present
- Member, Bariatric Committee of SAGES, 2005-present
- Co-Chairman, Research Committee of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, June 2006-June 2007
- Member, Bariatric Review Committee of Surgical Review Corporation June 2005-Present
- Member, Bariatric Review Committee of the American College of Surgeons, September 2007-present
- Expert Panel Member, Safety Issues in Bariatric Surgery: Expert Panel Meeting; Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD; Invited by Dr. Carolyn Clancy, Director of AHRQ; October 14, 2004
- Consultant, Gastroenterology and Urology Therapy Device Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Rockville, MD; Invited by Dr. Aaron Yusted; November 16-17 2005 to current
- Invited External Peer Reviewer, Obesity Research Merit Review for the State of Pennsylvania Department of Health, Invited by Ms. Margaret Lyday, Project Manager, ORAU Performance Systems; January 18, 2006
- Invited Panel Member, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop on Research Directions in Childhood Obesity; August 21-22, 2007
Service to International Organizations
- Treasurer, International Pediatric Endosurgical Group (IPEG), 2005 to 2008
- Member, Executive Committee of IPEG, 2005-208
- Member, Development Committee of IPEG, 2005-present
- Member, Program Committee of IPEG, 2005-present
- Co-Chair, Program Committee of IPEG 2007-2008
Related Areas
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