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Dr. Robert J. Kelly Jr., MD

(Dr. Robert Joseph Kelly Jr., MD)

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Specializes in: Bariatric Surgery and General Surgery

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (2006)

Professional interests include: umbilical hernia repair, minimally invasive surgery, ventral hernia repair, and more.

4700 Waters Avenue
Savannah, GA 31404

(912) 350-8712

Dr. Robert J. Kelly Jr., MD is a bariatric surgeon in Savannah, GA specializing in bariatric surgery and general surgery. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 2006 and has 18 years of experience. Dr. Robert J. Kelly Jr., MD is affiliated with Memorial Health (Savannah, GA), Memorial Health, HCA South Atlantic and SAVANNAH MULTISPECIALTY ASSOCIATES LLC.

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4700 Waters Avenue
Savannah, GA 31404

Some issues Dr. Robert J. Kelly Jr., MD can help you with:

Gallbladder Removal Surgery (Cholecystectomy)

The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of the upper abdomen, underneath the liver. Its purpose is to store bile, which is used to digest fat. Occasionally, the gallbladder can develop mineral stones, called gallstones. If they are large enough, gallstones can block the ducts in the gallbladder and cause swelling and infection. Gallstones can be treated with lifestyle changes and medication, but sometimes this is not enough. In these cases, it is best to remove the gallbladder before it can cause more serious problems. The surgical removal of the gallbladder is called a cholecystectomy.

Today, most gallbladder surgeries are done laparoscopically. Four tiny incisions are made in the abdomen, and small tools are inserted through these tiny incisions to perform the surgery. Because the incisions are much smaller, recovery time is much faster with this type of surgery. Patients are usually discharged from the hospital the same day. Sometimes, open surgery is used to remove a gallbladder. In this type of surgery, a cut about six inches long is made in the upper right abdomen. After the gallbladder is removed, it is sutured or stapled closed. With open surgery, patients usually stay in the hospital for two to three days to recover before they are discharged.

Gallbladder removal, like any surgery, carries some risks, such as bleeding, infection, or the development of blood clots. Doctors will tell patients how to minimize their risk for complications. After surgery, patients are advised to avoid strenuous activity for several days. They should not soak in a bath until their sutures or staples have been removed. Patients should wash hands before touching the area around the incision. It will take a couple of days until patients feel like themselves again and a few weeks until their scar has healed and faded.

Robotic Surgery

Robotic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery, using a tiny opening to get inside the body instead of making a large cut. It uses small tools attached to a thin robotic arm, which is controlled by the surgeon. Robotic surgery may be referred to by the specific kind of robot that is used. The most advanced robot currently in use is called the da Vinci, and surgery using it is sometimes called da Vinci surgery.

There are many benefits to robotic surgery, both for the patient and the surgeon. Robotic surgery allows for more precise movements and increased control during very delicate surgical procedures. This makes performing surgery accurately much easier for surgeons and reduces fatigue. The smaller 'hand' of the robot can enter the body via a much smaller opening, which reduces the risk of infection and scarring and leads to a faster recovery. The robotic hands also contain tiny moveable cameras among their tools, giving surgeons a much closer view of the procedure than would be possible with traditional surgery.

Weight Loss Surgery (Bariatric Surgery)

Bariatric or weight-loss surgery is a surgical procedure performed to help significantly obese patients lose weight when more traditional methods, such as dieting and exercise, have not helped. Depending on the type, these surgeries change the gastrointestinal tract to limit how much food can be eaten and also change how food is absorbed by the body. Of the various bariatric surgeries available, the most common is gastric bypass.

By far the most common of the gastric bypass surgeries is called Roux-en-Y. During this surgery, part of the stomach and small intestine are detached from the gastrointestinal tract, in order to make the tract smaller. The surgeon divides the stomach into two parts. The working stomach, at the end of the esophagus, is now tiny - only the size of a walnut. This makes patients feel full after eating a small amount of food. Then the small intestine is also divided, and after bypassing a section of the small intestine to reduce food absorption, the intestine is attached to the small stomach pouch. The patient now has a working stomach and intestine like before, only much smaller.

Because gastric bypass is used to treat extreme obesity, it can reduce the risk of some of the problems associated with obesity. Gastric bypass can help treat or reduce the risk for such conditions as heart disease, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and type 2 diabetes. However, it is a major surgery and also carries risks itself. Any surgery can lead to infection, bleeding, or blood clots, and weight loss surgery in particular carries risks of leaks in the gastrointestinal system, malnutrition, bowel obstructions, and vomiting.

Typically patients are considered candidates for gastric bypass surgery if they have a BMI greater than 40, or sometimes if they have a BMI between 35 and 40 but are suffering from obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes. The outlook is generally good, with most patients losing between 50-75% of their excess weight in 1-2 years. However, patients must follow strict diet guidelines so that the stomach can heal, starting with no food at all, then followed by a liquid diet for some time. For many severely obese patients who have tried strict diets before without success, gastric bypass surgery is the tool that allows them to finally achieve their weight loss and health goals.

diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	98
gastrointestinal procedures	27
hospital care	176
inpatient care	176
minimally invasive procedures	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	12
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	180
gastrointestinal procedures	48
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122
minimally invasive procedures	48
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	10
weight management	11

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	15
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	47
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

doctor visit	167
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	124

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

doctor visit	59
hospital care	135
inpatient care	135

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

abdominal surgery	10
doctor visit	71
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105
minimally invasive procedures	17
weight management	10

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

doctor visit	66
gastrointestinal procedures	19
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
minimally invasive procedures	19
weight management	12

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	11
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

doctor visit	71
gastrointestinal procedures	32
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
minimally invasive procedures	32
weight management	14

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

abdominal surgery	11
doctor visit	35
gastrointestinal procedures	22
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
minimally invasive procedures	22

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

abdominal surgery	30
doctor visit	34
gastrointestinal procedures	26
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
minimally invasive procedures	26

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Kelly Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Kelly Jr., MD treated as a bariatric surgeon in Savannah, GA were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

abdominal surgery	17
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	88
gastrointestinal procedures	30
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
minimally invasive procedures	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	10
weight management	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Kelly Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	111
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	21
85 and over	3
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	62

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Kelly Jr., MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert J. Kelly Jr., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	11
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Robert J. Kelly Jr., MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 2006. He completed residency at Memorial Medical Center. He has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (2006)

Residency: Memorial Medical Center (2011)

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert J. Kelly Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Memorial Health (Savannah, GA)

Memorial Health

HCA South Atlantic

SAVANNAH MULTISPECIALTY ASSOCIATES LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert J. Kelly Jr., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$130,469 Da Vinci Surgical System $128,969	DA VINCI SP $1,500
Covidien Sales LLC	$218 Endo Stapling $104	Soft Tissue Mechanical $62	Tacker $52
Davol Inc.	$214 PHASIX $170	$44
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$135 STRATTICE $135
Ethicon US, LLC	$128 Endoscopy Endocutters $79	Energy Harmonic $29	Mesh $21
Other	$243 DERMACELL $79	NASCOBAL $51	OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) $38	Saxenda $20	Phasix Mesh $19	Other $36

**Types of Payments**
Education	$103,194
Travel and Lodging	$10,461
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$9,000
Food and Beverage	$8,753

Biography

Dr. Robert Kelly is a medical specialist in general surgery and bariatric surgery. His areas of expertise include the following: surgical repair, sleeve gastrectomy, and duodenal switch. Dr. Kelly is affiliated with Memorial Health (Savannah, GA). He attended medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

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