Dr. Jacobs is a neurosurgeon board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery. His clinical interests include simple and complex spinal surgery, trigeminal neuralgia, brain surgery, peripheral nerve procedures, pain procedures, hydrocephalus and general neurosurgery. He earned his medical degree from Nova Southeastern University and completed his residency at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Jacobs speaks English and Spanish. In his free time, Dr. Jacobs enjoys spending time with his family, as well as music, sports and outdoor activities. Dr. Jacobs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Hydrocephalus, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy.

Philosophy of care | My philosophy is to provide you the best possible care and to treat you with the compassion you deserve. I make sure to continually update my knowledge and to interact with other members of the health care team, taking care to maintain open communication at every juncture. | Why I entered medicine | I’ve dedicated myself to medicine to be of service to humanity. | Community involvement | I donate to area police and fire departments and do my best to stay attuned to the needs of the community. | Personal interests | I enjoy travel, cooking, photography and landscaping in my spare time. Dr. Saxena is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Gallbladder Disease, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

Patrick Murnin is a Hospital Medicine provider in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Murnin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Gallbladder Disease, Endoscopy, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Kishore Kumar is a Gastroenterologist in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kumar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Menetrier Disease, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Childhood Pancreatitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Kumar is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Farrell is a board-certified general surgeon. He attended Jefferson Medical College, where he received his medical degree, and completed his residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Farrell is certified by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Farrell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Choledocholithiasis, Breast Cancer, Colostomy, and Ileostomy.

Dr. Horsley attended the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, where he earned his degree in osteopathic medicine. He completed his residency at Geisinger Northeast General Surgery program in Wilkes Barre, Pa. He then continued his surgical training at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa., where he completed a fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery.|Dr. Horsley is a board certified in general surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery. He holds certifications by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) for metabolic & bariatric surgery and by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) for advanced GI MIS & bariatrics, and is verified by ASMBS/SAGES for bariatric endoscopy-bariatric endoscopy skill acquisition focused evaluation (BE-SAFE). Dr. Horsley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Malnutrition, Hiatal Hernia, Gastric Bypass, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Frank is a board-certified and fellowship-trained general surgeon subspecializing in trauma and surgical critical care. His clinical interests include blunt trauma, multisystem trauma, critical care, shock and complex abdominal wall reconstruction. His research interests include trauma education/outreach and pain management. Dr. Frank attended Thomas Jefferson University, where he received his medical degree, and completed his residency at Christiana Care Health System. He completed his fellowship in trauma and surgical critical care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Frank is certified by the American Board of Surgery in surgical critical care. Dr. Frank is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Gastrostomy, and Colostomy.

Dr. Casimir is a board-certified and fellowship-trained general surgeon subspecializing in trauma, acute care surgery and surgical critical care. His clinical interests include acute care surgery, trauma surgery and minimally invasive surgery. His research interests include extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Dr. Casimir earned his medical degree from Tufts University. He completed his residencies at UMass Memorial Health Care, Hahnemann Campus, and Wake Forest University, Baptist Medical Center. He completed a fellowship in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at Wake Forest University, Baptist Medical Center, and a fellowship in surgical critical care and acute care surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Casimir is certified by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Casimir is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Colostomy, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Brandon Chen is a board-certified diagnostic and interventional radiologist. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College. He completed a diagnostic radiology residency at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York and a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at the University of Maryland. Dr. Chen's clinical interests include all aspects of interventional oncology, such as Y90 radioembolization, chemoembolization and thermal ablation. His other interests include uterine fibroid embolization, trauma embolization, minimally invasive treatment of vascular diseases and nerve blocks. Dr. Chen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Secondary Peritonitis, Peritonitis, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy.

Monty Littlejohn is a General Surgeon in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Littlejohn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Delirium, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Gastrostomy, and Hip Replacement.

Dr. Bannon is a board-certified and fellowship-trained general and colorectal surgeon. His clinical interests include breast cancer and diseases of the breast, gastrointestinal surgery, hernia repair, and endoscopy and colonoscopy. His research interests include colorectal cancer, breast cancer and resident medical education. Dr. Bannon obtained his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University and completed his residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Bannon is certified by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Bannon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Colostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Michael Mahoney is a General Surgeon and a Bariatric Medicine provider in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mahoney is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Gallbladder Disease, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Philosophy of care | My goal is to help anyone who will benefit from my care, and comfort those I cannot help. | Why I entered medicine | When I was 9, my father was essentially hospitalized for a year after an industrial accident. Spending numerous days visiting in the hospital and seeing the care being delivered was the major factor in my decision to become a doctor. | Community involvement | I am active within my church and sponsor various charities. | Personal interests | I spend free time with my family and doing hands-on activities around the house such as gardening, landscaping and basic repairs. Dr. Roche is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Arterial Embolism, Carotid Artery Disease, Cholecystitis, Hernia Surgery, and Bladder Reconstruction.

Dr. Amit Sohagia is a gastroenterologist with more than 12 years of experience treating gastrointestinal disorders. His clinical interests include diagnostic and screening endoscopic procedures, including routine EGD, colonoscopy, small bowel enteroscopy, and Pillcam (capsule endoscopy) for small bowel disorders; advanced endoscopic procedures, including ERCP and EUS; and minimally invasive endoscopic procedures, including TIF, RFA, EMR, PEG, PEG-J and endoluminal stenting. Dr. Sohagia has a special interest in GERD, complex IBS, IBD, pancreatic disorders and biliary disorders.|He earned his medical degree from B.J. Medical College in India. Dr. Sohagia is board certified in gastroenterology. Dr. Sohagia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Acute Pancreatitis, Diverticular Disease, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

Dr. Manocha specializes in internal medicine. He provides care for digestive disorders of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon.|He also treats disorders including gastroesophageal reflux disease, achalasia, non-cardiac chest pain, gastroparesis, functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, diarrhea and fecal incontinence.|Dr. Manocha received his medical degree from Maulana Azad Medical College in India. He completed his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship training at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y.|Dr. Manocha is certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties. He speaks English, Hindi and Punjabi. Dr. Manocha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pyogenic Liver Abscess, Jaundice, Enlarged Liver, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Karen Paczkowski is a Cardiologist in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Paczkowski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Endoscopy, and Hip Replacement.

Shannon Brindle is a General Surgeon in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Brindle is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Delirium, Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Necrotizing Fasciitis, and Gastrostomy.

David Deisher is a General Surgeon in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Deisher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy.

John Pepen is a General Surgeon in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pepen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Gallbladder Disease, Colostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Stephen Opsasnick is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Opsasnick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, Sepsis, Neurotoxicity Syndromes, Endoscopy, and Hip Replacement.