The 20 Best Gastrectomy Doctors Near Me

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Experienced in Gastrectomy

Dr. David S. Wernsing

General Surgery
Penn Medicine
University Of Penn - Medical Group
3400 Spruce St, 
Philadelphia, PA 
Offers Telehealth
Experienced in Gastrectomy
Penn Medicine
University Of Penn - Medical Group
3400 Spruce St, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

David Wernsing is a General Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Wernsing is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Rhabdomyosarcoma Embryonal, Rhabdoid Tumor, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Gastrectomy.

Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in PA
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Chester County Hospital
Pennsylvania Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

UNIVERSITY OF PENN - MEDICAL GROUP
3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Call: 215-662-2626

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Wernsing 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.

Esophageal Cancer
Bile Duct Stricture
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Biliary Dyskinesia
Pheochromocytoma
Gallstones
Hiatal Hernia
Liver Cancer
Femoral Hernia
Ampullary Cancer
Obesity
Appendicitis
Pancreatic Cancer
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
Gallbladder Disease
Achalasia
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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.

2 Total Publications

Trends in bariatric surgery training: bariatric operations performed by Fellowship Council trainees from 2012 to 2019.
Trends in bariatric surgery training: bariatric operations performed by Fellowship Council trainees from 2012 to 2019.
Journal: Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Published: August 25, 2023
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Areas of Expertise

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