Arthur Carlin, MD FACS

Dr. Arthur M. Carlin is Professor of Surgery at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit and at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing. He joined Henry Ford Health in 2003 and is the Chief of Surgery at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital. He has also served as Division Head of General Surgery and as Vice-Chairman of the Department of Surgery in addition to the Associate Program Director for the General Surgery Residency. He completed his general surgery residency and obtained his medical degree at Wayne State University where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha and graduated with High Distinction. Dr. Carlin established the bariatric surgery program at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in 2016 and is their Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program Director. Dr. Carlin is Director of the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative and is dedicated to optimizing bariatric surgery outcomes within the state of Michigan and globally. He has broad experience in the field of laparoscopic bariatric surgery over the past two decades and has performed over 4000 laparoscopic bariatric operations within Henry Ford Health while helping develop their Bariatric Surgery Center into a highly respected and top-notch program. Dr. Carlin is a Past President of the Michigan Bariatric Society (State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery) and the Detroit Surgical Association.

Bariatric (Severe Obesity) Procedures

• gastric banding
• laparoscopic gastric banding
• laparoscopic gastric bypass
• roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Endocrine (Gland)

• adrenal cancers/tumors
• adrenal surgery
• hyperparathyroidism
• pancreatic endocrine tumors
• parathyroid cancer
• parathyroid surgery
• pheochromocytoma
• thyroid nodules/cancer
• thyroid surgery

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• adhesion removal
• anti-reflux procedures
• appendectomy
• feeding tubes
• fundoplication
• fundoplication - laparoscopic
• gastric cancer
• gastroesophageal reflux disease
• malrotation
• splenectomy

Head and Neck

• parathyroid surgery
• thyroid surgery

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• cholecystectomy
• gallstone disease
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• component separation
• epigastric hernia
• femoral hernia
• inguinal hernia
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• paraesophageal hernia
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Minimal Access Surgery

Detroit Medical Center

Detroit, MI

Attending

07/1998—10/2003

Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, MI

Attending

11/2003—11/2018

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Detroit, MI

Professor

08/2013—08/2018