Overview
Ryan Rusnok, DO, is a board-certified general surgeon. He performs a variety of surgical procedures on adults, including inguinal and abdominal hernia repairs, gallbladder removal and surgical treatment of soft tissue masses.|Dr. Rusnok attended the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he received his medical degree. He completed his residency at Mercy Suburban Hospital.|Originally from Pittston, Dr. Rusnok moved back to the area to be closer to family after serving as a surgeon in the U.S. Army. “I love being able to care for patients in the area where I was raised,” he says.|He and his wife (who’s also a physician) are proud dog parents to two cocker spaniels named Honey and Brady.|Video: more from Dr. Ryan Rusnok, D.O.
Dr. Rusnok is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Morning Sickness, Umbilical Hernia, Hernia Surgery, and Gallbladder Removal.
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Locations
950 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
1525 North Church Street, Hazle Township, PA 18202
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- HerniaDr. Rusnok isDistinguished. Learn about Hernia.
- Advanced
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Rusnok isAdvanced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Epidural LipomatosisDr. Rusnok isAdvanced. Learn about Epidural Lipomatosis.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Rusnok isAdvanced. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- GallstonesDr. Rusnok isAdvanced. Learn about Gallstones.
- Juvenile AngiofibromaDr. Rusnok isAdvanced. Learn about Juvenile Angiofibroma.
- Morning SicknessDr. Rusnok isAdvanced. Learn about Morning Sickness.
- Experienced
- AcrospiromaDr. Rusnok isExperienced. Learn about Acrospiroma.
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Rusnok isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Biliary DyskinesiaDr. Rusnok isExperienced. Learn about Biliary Dyskinesia.
- CellulitisDr. Rusnok isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Rusnok isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- CholecystitisDr. Rusnok isExperienced. Learn about Cholecystitis.