Dr. Glenn Forrester

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Dr. Glenn Forrester is the newest member of the New Jersey Bariatric Center team.

A graduate of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Dr. Forrester earned his medical degree from St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies.  Afterward, he completed a six-year surgical residency at the combined program of Our Lady of Mercy and Lincoln Medical Centers in the Bronx, NY.  His fourth year of residency was devoted to clinical research in bariatric surgery under Dr. Julio Teixeira at Montefiore Medical Center.  Notably, Dr. Forrester was the recipient of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Resident Achievement Award for his program in 2007.

Following graduation from his residency, Dr. Forrester gained further clinical experience at an American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery approved fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Bariatric and General Surgery at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, NY.  During his fellowship, Dr. Forrester worked in the emerging field of Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS), as well as was part of one of the first surgical teams to perform this type of surgery through the use of flexible endoscopy.

Dr. Forrester is board certified and a member of the American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgeons (ASMBS), the Medical Society of New York, the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS).

Education

Academic

• Brown University 
  Providence, RI 
  Bachelor of Arts, Biology(1987 – 1991)
• Boston University School of Medicine 
  Boston, MA
  Masters of Sciences, Medical Sciences (1995 – 1996)
• St. George’s University 
  School of Medicine
  Grenada, WI
  Doctor of Medicine (1997 – 2001)

Postdoctoral Training & Surgical Residency

• Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center/Lincoln Medical Center
  Department of Surgery
  Bronx, New York
  Surgical Resident (2001 – 2006)
  Chief Resident (2006 – 2007)

Surgical Fellowship

• St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center
  Westchester Medical Center
  New York, NY
  Laparoscopic & Bariatric Fellowship (2007 – 2008)

Experience

Bariatric Surgery

• Laparoscopic Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass
• Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band
• Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS)

Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery

• Adrenalectomy (removal of adrenal gland)
• Appendectomy (removal of the appendix)
• Cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder)
• Colon Resection (for colon cancer, diverticulitis or polyps)
• Hernia Repair (inguinal & ventral)
• Nephrectomy (removal of kidney)
• Nissen Fundoplication (treatment of acid reflux)
• Splenectomy (removal of spleen)

Hospital Appointments

• Overlook Hospital
  99 Beauvoir Avenue
  Summit, NJ 07902
• Morristown Memorial Hospital
  100 Madison Avenue
  Morristown, NJ 07962
• Hoboken University Medical Center
  308 Willow Avenue
  Hoboken, New Jersey 07030

Publications & Scientific Presentations

• J Teixeira, S Binenbaum, , GJ Forrester, JN Afthinos, G Kim, J McGinty, N Koshy, MJ Latif, DC Nunez, GJ Todd, SJ Belsley. Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using a Flexible Endoscope. Arch Surg 2008  
• J Latif, JN Afthinos, GJ Forrester,  S Binenbaum, EJ Harvey, GJ Kim, N Koshy, A Shah, E Lung, J Teixeira. Modified Laparoscopic Training Drills for NOTES. NOSCAR
• JN Afthinos, GJ Forrester,  S Binenbaum, EJ Harvey, GJ Kim, N Koshy, A Shah, E Lung, J Teixeira. Flexible Endoscopic Surgery: Report of an Institutional Experience. NOSCAR, 2008
• JN Afthinos, GJ Forrester,  S Binenbaum, EJ Harvey, A Shah, E Lung, W Winkler, J Teixeira. Dextrose 50% is Better than Normal Saline for Gallbladder Hydrodissection in Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Performed with Flexible Endoscopic Instruments. NOSCAR, 2008
• JN Afthinos, J Teixeira, J McGinty, S Binenbaum, GJ Forrester, G Kim, N Koshy, MJ Latif, DC Nunez, GJ Todd, SJ Belsley. How can inadvertent intestinal insufflation be limited in complex intragastric NOTES procedures? SAGES, WCES 2008
• JN Afthinos, J McGinty, S Binenbaum, G Forrester, et. al. Durability of an endoscopic endolumenal gastric plication. SAGES
• Glenn J. Forrester, et. al. Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using a Flexible Endoscope.  SSAT, 2008
• John Afthinos, Glenn J. Forrester, et. al. Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using a Flexible Endoscope: Saline Infiltration Gallbladder Fossa Dissection Technique.  SSAT, 2008
• John Afthinos, Glenn J. Forrester, et al. What is the Practical Feasibility of Robot-Assisted Natural Orifice Translumenal Surgery?  WCES, 2008
• Gibbs, Karen E.; Forrester, Glenn J.; Vemulapalli, Pratibha; Teixeira, Julio. Intestinal malrotation in a patient undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass. Obes Surg. May 2005; 15(5):703-706
• Glenn J. Forrester.  Ethnicity and weight loss following laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. ASBS, 2005
• Glenn J. Forrester. Readmissions following gastric bypass surgery. ASBS, 2005
• Glenn Forrester. The role of diagnostic laparoscopy in the diagnosis and management of the post-operative complications of gastric bypass patients. New York Medical College. Louis Del Guercio Surgical Research Day. 2005

Professional Memberships

• American College of Surgeons, Associate Fellow (ACS)
• American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASBS)
• Surgical Society of New York  
• Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS)

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