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Laurent Biertho

ResearcherUniversité Laval

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Laurent Biertho

Researcher

Health Sciences

Université Laval

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
34 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Publications

1,767

Citations

108

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Research

Metabolism Obesity Surgery

Latest papers

A longitudinal investigation of eating behavior, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and weight loss outcomes following bariatric surgery.
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2026
Impact of AKR1C2 and AKR1C3 single-nucleotide polymorphism rs28571848 in adipose tissues of individuals with severe obesity.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism · 2026
Response to comment on "Magnetic duodenoileal anastomosis with sleeve gastrectomy: a prospective multicenter study" by L. Biertho, S. Marceau, M. Nadeau, S. Lebel, F. Julien, A. Tchernof, T. Ransom, R. T. Spence, and J. Ellsmere.
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2026 · first author

All 95 publications

Latest funding

Bridging the Waiting Period in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Through Knowledge: An Interdisciplinary, Patient-Oriented Research Approach for an Online Education Platform
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$818,550
Investigating Metabolic, Brain, and Cognitive Alterations through Bariatric Surgery: Key Determinants and Prospective Outcomes
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,178,100
Management of sleeve gastrectomy failure using single-anastomosis metabolic surgery
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$654,076

All 6 grants and awards

95 publications.

A longitudinal investigation of eating behavior, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and weight loss outcomes following bariatric surgery.

Yergeau M, Daoust J, Legendre M, Pelletier M, Biertho L, Tchernof A, Michaud A, Bégin C

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2026.07.011 PMID: 42660782

Impact of AKR1C2 and AKR1C3 single-nucleotide polymorphism rs28571848 in adipose tissues of individuals with severe obesity.

Ostinelli G, Ramalho A, Gauthier MF, Julien F, Biertho L, Vohl MC, Tchernof A

American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism2026

DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00512.2024 PMID: 41500516

Response to comment on "Magnetic duodenoileal anastomosis with sleeve gastrectomy: a prospective multicenter study" by L. Biertho, S. Marceau, M. Nadeau, S. Lebel, F. Julien, A. Tchernof, T. Ransom, R. T. Spence, and J. Ellsmere.

Biertho L, Marceau S, Nadeau M, Lebel S, Julien F, Tchernof A, Ransom T, Spence RT, Ellsmere J

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2025.11.010 PMID: 41372015

Visceral, Not Abdominal Subcutaneous, Fat Cell Size Associates with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Liver Disease in Severe Obesity.

Tremblay EJ, Biertho L, Lebel S, Couture CY, Maltais-Payette I, Ostinelli G, Gauthier MF, Lajeunesse-Trempe F, Mauriège P, Tchernof A

Obesity facts2026

DOI: 10.1159/000550650 PMID: 41739724

Pharmacokinetics of cefazolin in bariatric surgery patients: a preoperative perspective.

Porlier A, Nadeau M, Laflamme J, Pilote S, Gervais P, Drolet B, Tchernof A, Biertho L, Marceau S, Simard C, Julien F

The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2026

DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkag150 PMID: 42085492

Longitudinal changes in endocannabinoidome and dietary lipid profile in severe obesity: impact of sleeve gastrectomy.

St-Arnaud G, Daoust J, Pelletier M, Gagnon C, Biertho L, Bouvet-Bouchard L, Dumais E, Flamand N, Di Marzo V, Michaud A, Veilleux A

Lipids in health and disease2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12944-026-02988-1 PMID: 42298563

Associations between circulating amino acids and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in individuals living with severe obesity.

Maltais-Payette I, Bourgault J, Gauthier MF, Biertho L, Marceau S, Julien F, Mitchell PL, Couture C, Brière F, Corbeil J, Arsenault BJ, Tchernof A

Physiological reports2025

DOI: 10.14814/phy2.70171 PMID: 39868884

Magnetic duodenoileal anastomosis with sleeve gastrectomy: a prospective multicenter study.

Biertho L, Marceau S, Nadeau M, Lebel S, Julien F, Tchernof A, Ransom T, Spence RT, Ellesmere J

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.10.020 PMID: 39580336

Anthropometric Indices and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease in Males and Females Living With Severe Obesity.

Lajeunesse-Trempe F, Dugas S, Maltais-Payette I, Tremblay ÈJ, Piché ME, Dimitriadis GK, Lafortune A, Marceau S, Biertho L, Tchernof A

Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology2025

DOI: 10.1155/cjgh/5545227 PMID: 39989658

Correction: Acceptability and Feasibility of the Telehealth Bariatric Behavioral Intervention to Increase Physical Activity before Bariatric Surgery: A Single-Case Experimental Study (Part I).

Baillot A, Asselin M, Bernard P, Lapointe J, Bond DS, Romain AJ, Garneau PY, Biertho L, Tchernof A, Blackburn P, Langlois MF, Brunet J

Obesity surgery2025

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-025-08380-9 PMID: 41225272

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Laurent Biertho

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A longitudinal investigation of eating behavior, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and weight loss outcomes following bariatric surgery.

Impact of AKR1C2 and AKR1C3 single-nucleotide polymorphism rs28571848 in adipose tissues of individuals with severe obesity.

Response to comment on "Magnetic duodenoileal anastomosis with sleeve gastrectomy: a prospective multicenter study" by L. Biertho, S. Marceau, M. Nadeau, S. Lebel, F. Julien, A. Tchernof, T. Ransom, R. T. Spence, and J. Ellsmere.

Visceral, Not Abdominal Subcutaneous, Fat Cell Size Associates with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Liver Disease in Severe Obesity.

Pharmacokinetics of cefazolin in bariatric surgery patients: a preoperative perspective.

Longitudinal changes in endocannabinoidome and dietary lipid profile in severe obesity: impact of sleeve gastrectomy.

Associations between circulating amino acids and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in individuals living with severe obesity.

Magnetic duodenoileal anastomosis with sleeve gastrectomy: a prospective multicenter study.

Anthropometric Indices and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease in Males and Females Living With Severe Obesity.

Correction: Acceptability and Feasibility of the Telehealth Bariatric Behavioral Intervention to Increase Physical Activity before Bariatric Surgery: A Single-Case Experimental Study (Part I).

Bridging the Waiting Period in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Through Knowledge: An Interdisciplinary, Patient-Oriented Research Approach for an Online Education Platform

Investigating Metabolic, Brain, and Cognitive Alterations through Bariatric Surgery: Key Determinants and Prospective Outcomes

Management of sleeve gastrectomy failure using single-anastomosis metabolic surgery

Evaluating the additional efficacy of metabolic surgery vs optimal medical therapy in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Patient-Oriented Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Obesity in Adults

Determinants of metabolic recovery following bariatric surgery in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Frequent collaborators

Denis Richard

Paul Poirier

Marie-Claude Vohl

Sylvain Iceta

Dennis Hong

Marie-France Langlois

Mahsa Dadar

Yashar Zeighami

Claudia Gagnon

Alain Dagher

Stephanie Fulton

Vincenzo Di Marzo

Stephanie Fulton

Jennifer Brunet

Simone Lemieux

Nicolas Flamand

Fabrice Mac-Way

Sonja Wicklum

Sara Kirk

Mary Forhan

Ian Patton

Rhonda Bell

Valerie Taylor

Diana Sherifali

Michael Green

Helena Piccinini-Vallis

Michael Green

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Ahmad Elnahas

Marie-France Langlois

Kara Nerenberg

Anne-Marie Carreau

Scott Lear

Jonathan Schertzer

Michael Surette

Sean Wharton

Richard Tytus

Valerie Taylor

Megha Poddar

Kristi Adamo