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Francesco Palazzo, MD, General Surgery, Philadelphia, PA

FrancescoPalazzoMD

General Surgery Philadelphia, PA

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Professor, Surgery, Jefferson Medical College-Thomas Jefferson Univ

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  • Office

    1100 Walnut Street
    Mob, 5th Floor
    Philadelphia, PA 19107
    Phone+1 215-955-6750
    Fax+1 215-923-8222

Summary

  • I am a Board certified General Surgeon with additional training in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery. I have been in practice for 10 years; I continue to be heavily involved clinically while being productive from an academic standpoint. I have been serving in administrative leadership roles with my current institution since 2013.

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2007 - 2008
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2007
  • Univ Catania- Fac Med
    Univ Catania- Fac MedClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2007 - Present
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2002 - 2024
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2011-2013
  • Herbert E. Cohn, MD Award for Excellence in Surgical Technique Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2007
  • Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Award Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 2006
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Persistently Elevated Serum Lactate Levels 48 Hours Postoperatively Predict Increased Complications After Esophagectomy  
    Mona Taleb, Francesco Palazzo, Karen A Chojnacki, Adam C Berger, Ernest L Rosato, Journal of The American College of Surgeons
  • Comparative Quantitative Lymph Node Assessment in Localized Esophageal Cancer Patients After R0 Resection With and Without Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy  
    Giugliano DN, Berger AC, Pucci MJ, Rosato EL, Evans NR, Meidl H, Lamb C, Levine D, Palazzo F, J Gastrointest Surg, 1/29/2017
  • A standardized comparison of peri-operative complications after minimally invasive esophagectomy: Ivor Lewis versus McKeown  
    Brown AM, Pucci MJ, Berger AC, Tatarian T, Evans NR 3rd, Rosato EL, Palazzo F, Surg Endosc, 1/22/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Quiet in the Operating Room! Team STEPPS and OR Distractions
    Brinson ZS, Johnson AP, Farmer R, Leonard T, Cacciatore S, Sanchez M, Weikel L, Sammut P, Palazzo F, Resident Quality improvement session, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia PA, 1/1/2017
  • Defining Benchmarks for Transthoracic Esophagectomy. A risk-adjusted multicenter analysis of 770 total minimally invasive esophagectomies
    Gutschow CA, Schmidt H, …, Palazzo F, Grimminger P, for the ‘ESO benchmark project’, European Surgical Association, Bucharest, Romania, 1/1/2017
  • Achalasia in morbid obesity: outcomes of surgical management and patient satisfaction after long-term follow-up
    Harrison JM, Doane SM, Pucci MJ, Palazzo F, Chojnacki KA, SAGES Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, 1/1/2017
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Lectures

  • GERD and Obesity in 2016 an update on pills, magnets, bands, and sleeves 
    Methodist Hospital – Philadelphia - 1/13/2016
  • Update on Esophageal Cancer 
    Nazareth Hospital, Philadelphia - 1/27/2015
  • GE Junction Adenocarcinoma: it is better to remove the stomach 
    Chicago, IL - 1/6/2015
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Authored Content

  • Persistently Elevated Serum Lactate Levels 48 Hours Postoperatively Predict Increased Complications After EsophagectomyOctober 2018

Press Mentions

  • Gallbladder Surgery May Be Safer During Pregnancy Than Postpartum
    Gallbladder Surgery May Be Safer During Pregnancy Than PostpartumAugust 20th, 2020

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Italian