Andrew R. Luhrs, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DABS-FPMBS
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Medical Science, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
Associate Program Director Advanced GI MIS/Bariatrics/Abdominal Wall Fellowship
Director of Comprehensive Hernia Center
Medical Director of Bariatrics Morton Hospital
Fax: (401) 868-2345
Accepting New Patients
Andrew R. Luhrs, MD is a bariatric surgeon and an assistant professor of surgery at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He specializes in general surgery with a focus on weight loss, foregut, and hernia surgery. He received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine. He completed his surgical residency at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University and his minimally invasive and bariatric surgery fellowship at Duke University Medical Center.
Dr. Luhrs’ research interests include outcomes after revisional bariatric surgery and socioeconomic disparities in health care. He has a passion for social justice. Upon graduation, he started a nonprofit organization that supports several hundred children in rural India.
Specialties
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
Education: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: General Surgery - Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
Fellowship: Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery - Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Memberships in Societies:
American College of Surgeons
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Hospital Affiliations:
Rhode Island Hospital
The Miriam Hospital
