Overview
John Widger is a General Surgeon in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Widger is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Angiosarcoma, Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Intraductal Papilloma, and Gastrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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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.
Geisinger Medical Center - General Surgery
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 highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Gastric Bypass, and Endoscopy.
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group
Eric Pauli is a General Surgeon in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pauli is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Choledocholithiasis, Gastrostomy, and Gallbladder Removal.
Evangelical Medical Services Organization
John Turner is a General Surgeon and a Radiologist in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Turner is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, HER2 Negative Breast Cancer, BRCA Positive Breast Cancer, and Breast Cancer.
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
- Distinguished
- AngiosarcomaDr. Widger isDistinguished. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Advanced
- Breast CancerDr. Widger isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Intraductal PapillomaDr. Widger isAdvanced. Learn about Intraductal Papilloma.
- Paget Disease of the BreastDr. Widger isAdvanced. Learn about Paget Disease of the Breast.
- Experienced
- Breast Cancer in MenDr. Widger isExperienced. Learn about Breast Cancer in Men.
- Breast LumpDr. Widger isExperienced. Learn about Breast Lump.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Widger isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Diverticular DiseaseDr. Widger isExperienced. Learn about Diverticular Disease.
- EsophagitisDr. Widger isExperienced. Learn about Esophagitis.
- Familial Adenomatous PolyposisDr. Widger isExperienced. Learn about Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.
