Bariatric and Foregut Surgery Fellowship
Geisinger’s Bariatric and Foregut Surgery Fellowship prepares you to provide life-changing procedures in a program that views weight management as a lifelong partnership between the patient and their care team.
About us
Helping a patient manage their weight can extend and dramatically change their lives, giving them not just better health but mobility and the chance to live life more fully.
Geisinger’s intensive one-year Bariatric and Foregut Surgical Fellowship will immerse you in a rigorous program for advanced laparoscopic and robotic training. Our mission is to provide you with extensive operative experience and expertise in the field of bariatric and foregut surgery.
You’ll be part of a high-volume practice with a diverse patient population drawn from rural and urban areas, working with faculty mentors who treat you as a trusted colleague, and who will guide you toward increasing autonomy.
And you’ll gain experience with billing, coding and practical aspects of practice management that our fellows find valuable too.
Our bariatric program is heavily geared toward anastomotic procedures. Under the guidance of faculty mentors who are dedicated to your success, you’ll perform procedures on both laparoscopic and robotic platforms. You’ll learn a comprehensive approach to bariatric surgery that includes advanced endoscopic management of complications.
Geisinger has a strong tradition of innovation and research, and you’re expected to be part of that culture. You’ll participate in clinical outcomes research and present at the annual American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) meeting.
Upon completion of your training, you’ll qualify for the ASMBS certificate of training in bariatric surgery.
Our foregut service performs a wide range of procedures. Your training will include evaluation, diagnostic workup, operative procedures and advanced endoscopic management of complications. You’ll be expected to participate in clinical outcomes research and present at the annual Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) meeting.
When you finish your fellowship, you’ll qualify for the multi-society foregut surgery certificate.
If you want outstanding training in a gratifying aspect of surgery, as part of a team focused on helping you meet your career goals, apply to join us.
Program overview
Your time with us will be focused, intensive and hands-on. Our Bariatric and Foregut Surgery Fellowship program follows the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) curriculum for certification of bariatric surgeons, which includes 18 subject areas:
- Epidemiology of obesity
- History of bariatric surgery
- Physiology and interactive mechanisms in morbid obesity
- Preoperative evaluation of the bariatric patient
- Psychology of the morbidly obese patient
- Essentials of a bariatric program
- Postoperative management of the bariatric patient
- Laparoscopic versus open
- Laparoscopic adjustable banding
- Other restrictive operations
- Gastric bypass
- Biliopancreatic diversion/duodenal switch
- Revisional weight loss surgery
- Managing postoperative complications
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Obesity in childhood and adolescence
- Outcomes of bariatric surgery
- Role of endoscopy in bariatric surgery
- Weekly Patient Presentations/Schedule
- Monthly Research Meetings
- Monthly Bariatric Multidisciplinary Meetings
- Monthly Bariatric Quality Improvement Meeting
- Monthly Bariatric Core Topic Lectures
- Bimonthly Foregut Quality Improvement Meeting
- Quarterly Foregut/Advanced Endoscopy Lectures
- Bariatric
- Laparoscopic/Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass
- Laparoscopic/Robotic Revisions
- Laparoscopic Emergency Management (Obstructions, Internal hernias, Perforations)
- Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch
- Foregut
- Laparoscopic Giant Paraesophageal Hernia
- Laparoscopic Fundoplication
- Laparoscopic Linx device
- Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy
- Laparoscopic Gastrectomy (Non-bariatric)
- Laparoscopic Esophagectomy
- Laparoscopic Esophageal Diverticulectomy
- Manometry Interpretation
- General Surgery
- Laparoscopic Gastrostomy
- Laparoscopic Jejunostomy
- Laparoscopic MALS
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic Access for Trans-gastric ERCP
- Limited exposure to hernias
- Endoscopic
- Diagnostic Upper Endoscopy
- Intraoperative Endoscopy
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
- Endoscopic Dilations
- Endoscopic Stent Placement
- Endoscopic placement of jejunal feeding tubes
- Endoscopic Bravo Placement/Interpretation
Frequently asked questions
- BE/BC general surgeons who want to gain advanced minimally invasive surgical skills
- Graduates of an LCME-accredited medical school; graduates of an AOA-accredited osteopathic medical school or graduates of a medical school outside the U.S. or Canada who have a valid ECFMG certificate
- Physicians who’ve completed an ACGME-accredited general surgery residency
- Physicians who maintain a valid unrestricted Pennsylvania license to practice medicine and meet the requirements for staff privileges at Geisinger Medical Center and all affiliated hospitals
Advanced fellowship training in surgical oncology or thoracic surgery is beneficial, too.
About Geisinger
Geisinger serves more than 1 million people in central and northeastern Pennsylvania. We’ve been nationally recognized for innovative practices in quality, delivery models such as ProvenCare® and the use of an award-winning electronic medical record, Epic®. Our physician-led system has approximately 25,000 employees, including nearly 1,700 physicians, 10 hospital campuses, 2 research centers and a health plan with more than half a million members, all of which boost our hometown economies by $8 billion annually.
Location
Danville, Pa., is a unique and wonderful place to train. Opportunities for outdoor recreation are endless, the cost of living is low and traffic is almost nonexistent. In addition, we are close enough to Philadelphia, New York City and Washington, D.C., to make weekend getaways easy.
