Overview
Joseph R. Imbus, MD, is a fellowship-trained bariatric and minimally invasive general surgeon affiliated with UC Health and the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Dr. Imbus’ areas of specialty include bariatric surgery, robotic hernia repair and abdominal wall reconstruction, and advanced minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery including hiatal hernia and giant paraesophageal hernia repair, myotomy for achalasia and fundoplication for GERD. He performs a variety of metabolic and bariatric procedures including sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S), also known as loop duodenal switch, and bariatric revisions. He also performs advanced endoscopy. Dr. Imbus has additional expertise in advanced laparoscopic and robotic techniques, such as robotic transversus abdominis release (roboTAR) and extended totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) repair, which provide the advantages of a minimally invasive approach—shorter hospital stay, fewer wound complications and less pain—for complex hernias.
Dr. Imbus is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroparesis. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Juvenile Angiofibroma, Epidural Lipomatosis, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 13 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- INDEMNITY
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
7700 University Dr, West Chester, OH 45069
7690 Discovery Dr, West Chester, OH 45069
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Imbus has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- HerniaDr. Imbus isAdvanced. Learn about Hernia.
- Experienced
- AcrospiromaDr. Imbus isExperienced. Learn about Acrospiroma.
- CholecystitisDr. Imbus isExperienced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Imbus isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Imbus isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Epidermoid CystDr. Imbus isExperienced. Learn about Epidermoid Cyst.
- Epidural LipomatosisDr. Imbus isExperienced. Learn about Epidural Lipomatosis.