Kenneth A. Widom
Experienced in Hernia

Dr. Kenneth A. Widom

General Surgery
Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Medical Center - General Surgery
100 North Academy Avenue, 
Danville, PA 

Experienced in Hernia
Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Medical Center - General Surgery
100 North Academy Avenue, 
Danville, PA 
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Overview

Dr. Widom is a board-certified and fellowship-trained general surgeon subspecializing in trauma. His clinical interests include acute care surgery and emergency general surgery. Dr. Widom attended the University of Maryland, where he received his medical degree, and completed his residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. He completed his fellowship in surgical critical care at the University of Maryland. Dr. Widom is certified by the American Board of Surgery in surgical critical care.

Dr. Widom is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Small Bowel Resection, and Hernia Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 19 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Hernia.

Graduate Institution
University Of Maryland, School Of Medicine, 1998 - Doctor Of Medicine
Residency
Robert Wood Johnson U. Hospital, 2003
Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in PA
Board Certifications
The American Board Of Surgery In Surgical Critical Care
Fellowships
University of Maryland Medical System, 2004
Hospital Affiliations
Geisinger Medical Center
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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PA Health and Wellness
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Locations

Geisinger Medical Center - General Surgery
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
Call: 800-275-6401
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Geisinger Medical Center - General Surgery
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
Call: 800-275-6401

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


19 Total Publications

Outcomes of Open Retro-Rectus Hernia Repair With Mesh in Obesity Class III.
Outcomes of Open Retro-Rectus Hernia Repair With Mesh in Obesity Class III.
Journal: The American surgeon
Published: September 25, 2020
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Anthony T. Petrick
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Dr. Anthony T. Petrick
General Surgery | Bariatric Medicine
Distinguished in Hernia
Dr. Anthony T. Petrick
General Surgery | Bariatric Medicine

Geisinger Medical Center - General Surgery

100 North Academy Avenue, 
Danville, PA 
 (0.1 miles away)
800-275-6401
Languages Spoken:
English
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Accepting New Patients

Anthony T. Petrick, MD, FACS, FASMBS, is a board-certified general surgeon specializing in esophageal and bariatric surgery. Dr. Petrick performs a number of advanced and specialized surgical procedures including advanced endoscopy, revisional bariatric surgery, laparoscopic gastric band (or “lap band”), gastric bypass, biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch and gastric sleeve. He also treats people for various conditions affecting the stomach and gastrointestinal (GI) system, including hiatal and paraesophageal hernia, achalasia and acid reflux (GERD).|Board-certified in general surgery, Dr. Petrick earned his medical degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He completed general surgery residency at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He then completed a fellowships in Surgical Oncology at and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and in Bariatric and Foregut surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.|For the past 18 years, Dr. Petrick served as program director for the Geisinger bariatric and foregut surgical fellowship. He now serves as associate program director, acting as a mentor to bariatric surgery fellows. Dr. Petrick has a strong commitment to research in bariatric and foregut surgery and has authored more than 100 articles. Currently, he serves as chief quality officer for inpatient services at Geisinger and Director of the Division of Bariatric and Foregut surgery.|Dr. Petrick is an active member of the Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons. He chairs to Data and Quality Committee for the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program and also serves as an editorial board member for the journal Surgical and Obesity-Related Diseases and a columnist for Bariatric Times.|In his free time, Dr. Petrick serves on the board of education at St. Joseph School in Danville. He also coaches the Susquehanna Valley Stampede varsity and junior varsity ice hockey teams.|Clinical Focus: Bariatric Surgery|If you’re a provider who’d like to refer a patient, call our 24/7 referral line at 800-332-8901 or visit www.emr-link.com. Dr. Petrick is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Gastric Bypass, and Endoscopy.

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