Linda M. Kollar, MSN, APRN, CNP

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Bariatric Clinical Director, Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens
Nurse Practitioner, Division of Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery

linda.kollar@cchmc.org
Board Certified

Burnet Campus

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About

Biography

Linda Kollar, MSN, APRN, CNP, has more than 20 years of experience in adolescent medicine. Prior to joining the Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens, she provided primary care to teens in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Cincinnati Children's.

BSN: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1983,

MSN: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 1987,

Certifications: Center for Continuing Education in Adolescent Health, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1993; Certified pediatric nurse practitioner, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), 1987; Certified bariatric nurse by American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, 2012

Interests

Adolescent medicine; reproductive health; obesity

Services and Specialties

Location

Burnet Campus

3333 Burnet Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45229

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Publications

Weight loss after sleeve gastrectomy in developmentally delayed adolescents and young adults. Goddard, GR; Kotagal, M; Jenkins, TM; Kollar, LM; Inge, TH; Helmrath, MA. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2019; 15(10):1662-1667.

Prospective evaluation of urinary incontinence in severely obese adolescents presenting for weight loss surgery. Defoor, WR; Inge, TH; Jenkins, TM; Jackson, E; Courcoulas, A; Michalsky, M; Brandt, M; Kollar, L; Xie, C. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2018; 14(2):214-218.

Surgical management of weight loss in childhood obesity. Hrovat, KB; Kollar, LM; Inge, TH. In: Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Obesity. 2017:320-327.

Prospective evaluation of urinary metabolic indices in severely obese adolescents after weight loss surgery. Defoor, WR; Asplin, JR; Kollar, L; Jackson, E; Jenkins, T; Schulte, M; Inge, T. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2016; 12(2):363-367.

Access to care for adolescents seeking weight loss surgery. Inge, TH; Boyce, TW; Lee, M; Kollar, L; Jenkins, TM; Brandt, ML; Helmrath, M; Xanthakos, SA; Zeller, MH; Harmon, CM; Courcoulas, A; Michalsky, MP. Obesity. 2014; 22(12):2593-2597.

Bariatric Surgery for Adolescents. Kollar, LM; Inge, TH. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews. 2014; 25(2):279-293.

Adolescent Sexuality. Kollar, LM. In: Practical Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Wiley; 2013:114-118.

Predictors and outcomes of adolescent bariatric support group attendance. Sawhney, P; Modi, AC; Jenkins, TM; Zeller, MH; Kollar, LM; Inge, TH; Xanthakos, SA. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2013; 9(5):773-779.

Web Resources for Adolescent Obesity. Hrovat, KB; Kollar, LM. Bariatric Surgical Patient Care. 2012; 7(3):144-145.

Meeting the Unique Needs of Adolescents in Surgical Weight-Loss Programs. Kollar, LM. Bariatric Surgical Patient Care. 2012; 7(3):136-139.

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