Samuel Eugene Bledsoe, M.D., FACS
Mid-Louisiana Surgical Specialists
3311 Prescott Road
Suite 201
Alexandria, LA 71301
samuelbledsoe@gmail.com
(318) 442-6767
Education
06/2009-07/2009
11/2008-7/2009
06/2004 – 10/2008
08/2000 – 05/2004
08/1994 - 05/1998
Mini-Fellowship Bariatric Surgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Baptist Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
General Surgery Residency
Carraway Methodist Medical Center; Birmingham, AL
General Surgery Residency
University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas
Doctor of Medicine, 05/2004
Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
Pre-Med
Bachelors of Science, 05/1998
Bariatric Surgery Summary of Qualifications
6/2012- present
Access to Care Committee
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
10/2011-present
BOLD Medical Director for Bariatric Data
CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini
Alexandria, LA
03/2010- 9/2011
Founding Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery
CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini
Alexandria, LA
10/2009- Present
Member of American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery
06/2009-07/2009
Mini-Fellowship Bariatric Surgery- Dr. Ronnie Clements
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Board Certified in Surgery
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Committees
01/2015- Present
06/2012- 12/2014
06/2012- 12/2014
01/2012- Present
01/2013- Present
01/2012- 12/2012
03/2008- 06/2008
05/2008- 10/2008
10/2007- 08/2009
Surgical Representative- Performance Improvement Committee
CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini
Alexandria, LA
Section Chief- Department of Surgery
CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini
Alexandria, LA
Medical Executive Committee
CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini
Alexandria, LA
Access to Care Committee
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Governing Board
CHRISTUS Cabrini Surgery Center
Alexandria, LA
Medical Executive Committee
CHRISTUS Cabrini Surgery Center
Alexandria, LA
Family Medicine Internal Review Committee
Carrawy Methodist Medical Center
Birmingham, AL
Resident Liason- Carraway Surgical Society
Issues Committee- Resident and Associate Society
American College of Surgeons
08/2006- 08/2009
07/2006- 02/2008
07/2006- 10/2008
Publications Committee
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Surgery Program Director Search Committee
Carrawy Methodist Medical Center
Birmingham, AL
Graduate Medical Education Committee
Carrawy Methodist Medical Center
Birmingham, AL
Book Chapters
Samuel E. Bledsoe, Ronald H. Clements: Laparoscopic Management of Abdominal Stab Wound.
SAGES Manual: Strategic Decision Making—Clinical Cases in Minimal Access Surgery
ed. Carol Scott-Conner: Feb 2008
Oral Presentations
Samuel E. Bledsoe “Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity.” Zion Hill Baptist Church Health
Day. March 14, 2012
Samuel E. Bledsoe “Cardiovascular Disease and the Bariatric Population.” Leesville Cardiovascular
Summit, Aug 26, 2011
Samuel E. Bledsoe “Minimally Invasive Surgery for Morbid Obesity.” Pineville Rotary Club. April
21, 2011
Samuel E. Bledsoe “Cardiovascular Disease and the Bariatric Population.” The 4 th Annual
Crossroads Cardiovascular Connection, Feb 25, 2011
Jennifer D. Rea, Mark E. Lockhart, Donald E. Yarbrough, Samuel E. Bledsoe, Ruth R Leeth,
Ronald H. Clements “Approach to Management of Intussusception in Adults: A New
Paradigm in the CT Era.” 2008 Physicians Medical Center Carraway Education and
Research Day, May 2008
Jennifer D. Rea, Mark E. Lockhart, Donald E. Yarbrough, Samuel E. Bledsoe, Ruth R Leeth,
Ronald H. Clements “Approach to Management of Intussusception in Adults: A New
Paradigm in the CT Era.” Carraway Surgical Society, May 2008
Samuel E. Bledsoe, Jason Seale, John Touliatos. “Laparoscopic Transhiatal Esophagectomy”,
Alabama Laparoscopy Association, April 2008
Charles J. Aprahamian, Douglas C. Barnhart, Samuel E. Bledsoe, Carroll M. Harmon, “Failure in
the Nonoperative Management of Ruptured Appendicitis: Predictors and Consequences”,
2007 Physicians Medical Center Carraway Education and Research Day, May 2007
Charles J. Aprahamian, Douglas C. Barnhart, Samuel E. Bledsoe, Carroll M. Harmon, “Failure in
the Nonoperative Management of Ruptured Appendicitis: Predictors and Consequences”,
Resident Paper- Carraway Surgical Society, May 2007
Samuel E. Bledsoe, Tara J. Loux, Toni R. Leeth, Ronald H. Clements, Charles W. Breaux, and
Carroll M. Harmon, “Long-Term Follow-up of Health-Related Quality of Life after Bariatric
Surgery in Adolescence: A Case Report “, 2006 Carraway Education and Research Day,
May 2006
Samuel E. Bledsoe, Tara J. Loux, Toni R. Leeth, Ronald H. Clements, Charles W. Breaux, and
Carroll M. Harmon, “Long-Term Follow-up of Health-Related Quality of Life after Bariatric
Surgery in Adolescence: A Case Report “, Annual Meeting of the Alabama Chapter of the
American College of Surgeons, May 2006
Samuel E. Bledsoe, Thetsu Mon Foote, Donna C. Montague, Larry J. Suva, and Dana GaddyKurten., "Effects of Inhibins and Activin on Human Osteoblast and Osteoclast
Differentiation", Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society, June 2002
Samuel E. Bledsoe and Dana Gaddy-Kurten., "Effects of Inhibins and Activin on Human Osteoblast
Differentiation", Partners in Research Presentation, July 2001
Publications
Bledsoe SE, Maull KI: Image of the Month. Subvesical Bile Duct (Luschka) Leak. Arch Surg Nov;
143(11):1127-28, 2008
Loux TJ, Haricharan RN, Clements RH, Kolotkin RL, Bledsoe SE, Haynes B, Leath T, Harmon CM:
Health-Related Quality of Life Before and After Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents. J
Pediatr Surg. July; 43(7):1275-79, 2008
Bledsoe SE, Oliver AE, Delgado DG, Kent RB: Concomitant Cholecystoduodenal Fistula and
Cholecystocholedochal Fistula Due to Actinomyces. Am Surg. Feb; 74(2):133-35, 2008
Rea JD, Lockhart ME, Yarbrough DE, Leeth RR, Bledsoe SE, Clements RH: Approach to
Management of Intussusception in Adults: A New Paradigm in the CT Era. Am Surg Nov;
73(11): 1098-1105, 2007
Aprahamian CJ, Barnhart DC, Bledsoe SE, et al: Failure in the Nonoperative Management of
Pediatric Ruptured Appendicitis: Predictors and Consequences. J Pediatr Surg June;
42(6):934-38, 2007
Perrien DS, Achenbach SJ, Bledsoe SE, Walser B, Suva LJ, Khosla S, Gaddy D. “Bone turnover
across the menopause transition: correlations with inhibins and follicle-stimulating
hormone.” J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 May;91(5):1848-54. Epub 2006 Jan 31.
Poster Presentations
Escandell VA, Bledsoe SE, Elder RL: “Bariatric surgery evaluation predictors and their functional
outcome.” Annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Boston, MA. Nov. 2014
Unaccepted Submissions
Bledsoe SE, Loux TJ, Leeth TR, et al: Long-term follow-up of health related quality of life in adults
after bariatric surgery in adolescence.
Samuel E. Bledsoe, Catherine D. Carruthers, Raleigh B. Kent III: False Positive Positron Emission
Tomography Due to an Infiltrated IV
Research Experience
08 / 2001 – 05/2004
05 / 2001 - 07 / 2001
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Honors in Research, Dr. Dana Gaddy
Arkansas Cancer Research Center
Partners in Research, Dr. Dana Gaddy
Memberships in Professional Societies
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
American College of Surgeons
Southeastern Surgical Society
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
Medical School Honors/Awards
Graduated with Honors in Research
Graduated with Honors in Surgery
Winner: Medical Student Division of the UAMS Student Research Day- April 2002.
Residency Honors/Award(s)
Winner: 2008 Physicians Medical Center Carraway Education and Research Day- May 2008
Winner: 2007 Physicians Medical Center Carraway Education and Research Day- May 2007
Carraway Liason to the Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons
(RAS-ACS)
Winner: 2006 Carraway Methodist Medical Center Education and Research Day- May 2006
Invited Reviewer: Surgical Endoscopy (1/2009)
Invited Reviewer: Surgical Endoscopy (6/2007)
Invited Reviewer: Surgical Endoscopy (5/2007)
Invited Reviewer: Surgical Endoscopy (1/2007)
Invited Video Reviewer: 2007 SAGES Video Program- Las Vegas (10/2006)
Volunteer Experience
01/2015- 02/2015
08/2014- Present
08/2012- Present
11/2011- Present
Assistant Basketball Coach- Intramural League
Alexandria Country Day School
Alexandria, LA
Bible Instructor
Marigold House
Alexandria, LA
Adult Volunteer
Cub Scouts- Calvary Baptist Church Charter
Alexandria, LA
Deacon
Calvary Baptist Church
Alexandria, LA
08/2010-08/2014
01/2008-06/2009
07/2006-06/2009
03/2003–05/2004
01/2003–05/2004
Sunday School Teacher
Calvary Baptist Church
Alexandria, LA
Vice-Chairman of the Deacon Board
North Gardendale Baptist Church
Gardendale, AL
Deacon
North Gardendale Baptist Church
Gardendale, AL
Arkansas Committee on Trauma
Administrative Assistant
Little Rock, AR
Cub Scouts & Boy Scouts of America
Troop Committee Chairman & Adult Volunteer
Little Rock, AR
State Medical Licenses
State of Alabama
State of Louisiana
Hobbies & Interests
In my spare time, I enjoy being a husband to my wife and a father to my sons. I also enjoy reading
and participating in various sports activities such as golf, basketball, ju-jitsu, and tennis.