Vincent Obias, MD, MS

Professional Titles

• Chief of Colorectal Surgery in the National Capital Region

Primary Academic Title

Professor (PAR) of Clinical Surgery

Background

Videos

• Vincent Obias M.D. | Colorectal Surgeon

Research Summary

Clinical Research interest focused on minimally invasive surgery, robotics, patient outcomes, and advanced technology

Selected Publications

• A comparison of laparoscopic and robotic colorectal surgery outcomes using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) database. Bhama AR, Obias V, Welch KB, Vandewarker JF, Cleary RK. Surg Endosc. 2016;30(4):1576-84

• Elective Stoma Reversal Has a Higher Incidence of Postoperative Clostridium Difficile Infection Compared With Elective Colectomy: An Analysis Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program and Targeted Colectomy Databases. Skancke M, Vaziri K, Umapathi B, Amdur R, Radomski M, Obias V. Dis Colon Rectum. 2018;61(5):593-598

• Intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis for minimally invasive right colectomy: A multi-center propensity score-matched comparison of outcomes.Cleary RK, Kassir A, Johnson CS, Bastawrous AL, Soliman MK, Marx DS, Giordano L, Reidy TJ, Parra-Davila E, Obias VJ, Carmichael JC, Pollock D, Pigazzi A. PLoS One. 2018;13(10):e0206277

• Robotic transanal microsurgery for high early rectal neoplasia (T0-T1, N0 lesions), case series of 10 patients.Arnott S, Skancke M, Obias V. Int J Med Robot. 2018;14(6):e1956

• The Impact of Conversion to Laparotomy in Rectal Cancer : A National Cancer Database Analysis of 57 574 Patients.Parascandola SA, Hota S, Tampo MMT, Sparks AD, Obias V. Am Surg. 2020;86(7):811-818

Honors

• Visiting Professor University of the Philippines: Philippine General hospital., University of the Philippines, 1/1/21
• Northern Virginia Magazine Top Doc, Northern Virginia Magazine, 1/1/20
• Washingtonian Top Doc Award, Washingtonian Magazine, 1/1/12
• US News and World Report Top Doctor-Washington DC area, US News and World Report, 1/1/12
• US News and World Report Top Doctor-Baltimore/Washington DC area, US News and World Report, 1/1/12
• Castle Connolly Americas Top Doctor award, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, 1/1/11

Lectures & Presentations

• Beyond the Horizon: Robotic TME vs taTME in the Deep Pelvis. - Why the Robotic Approach is best., Podium Presentation, National Meeting, SAGES, SAGES, Virtual, 8/1/20
• Flex Robotic System: A Novel Technology For Transanal Excision of Rectal Malignancy., Podium Presentation, National Meeting, SAGES, SAGES, Seattle, WA, 4/1/18
• I can do robotic TME, why taTME is a waste of space., Podium Presentation, Orlando colorectal Live, Advent Health, Orlando, FL, 11/1/19
• Robotic Complications: How to Avoid and Treat., Podium Presentation, National Meeting, Philippine society of colon and rectal surgery annual meeting, Philippine society of colon and rectal surgery, Manila, Philippines, 4/1/19
• Robotic Single Incision Colorectal Surgery., Podium Presentation, Annual meeting, Yonsei Severance Minimally Invasive Surgery Annual Conference, Yonsei Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, 10/1/15
• Robotic Surgery for Benign Colorectal Disease., Podium Presentation, Annual meeting, Minimally Invasive Robotic Association Annual Meeting, Minimally Invasive Robotic Association, Athens, Greece, 5/1/11

Memberships

• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery,

  National society for board certified colon and rectal surgeons. I have worked on numerous committees including the New technology committee, the social media committee, and regional society committee. I also have numerous presentations and have run the robotic course at the national meeting for the last 5 years. 

• American College of Surgeons,

  I have run the anorectal course for multiple years and presented at the yearly meeting as well. 

• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons,

  I have made multiple podium presentations for the national meeting of this society as well as organized multiple sessions. 

• Clinical Robotic Surgery Association,

  I have presented, and organized, multiple sessions at the yearly meetings.