John Scott Roth MD FACS (He/Him)
Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Professor of Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine Division Chief, General, Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery Director, Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery
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800 Rose StLexington, KY 40536
Phone+1 859-323-6346
Fax+1 859-323-6840
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Summary
- Division Chief for General/Endocrine/Metabolic Surgery & Vice-Chair for Faculty Affairs at UK focusing my practice in abdominal wall hernias and Foregut disorders (hiatal hernia/GERD/achalasia/reoperations)
Education & Training
University of Kentucky College of MedicineFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 1998 - 1999- University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1998
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 1993
William & MaryBS, Biology, 1985 - 1989
Certifications & Licensure
KY State Medical License 1994 - 2026
NC State Medical License 1999 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2003 - 2009
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Rebound Hernia Repair Device Mesh Trial Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
- A Retrospective Study With Prospective Follow-Up of Complex Ventral Hernia Repair Utilizing the AlloMax Surgical Graft Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
- A Prospective, Observational Study Utilizing Phasix™ Mesh During Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair Surgery Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comparison of Incisional Hernia Rates Between General and Gynecological Surgery Procedures.Krista Spear, Daniel L Davenport, Lance Butler, Margaret Plymale, John Scott Roth
Medicina. 2025-02-28 - Expert consensus for key components of a high-quality ventral hernia repair operative note.Jonathan S Lall, Said Maldonado, Nicole B Lyons, Gina Adrales, Karla Bernardi
Surgery. 2025-02-12 - Invited Commentary: Can More Liberal Use of Collis Gastroplasty in Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair Reduce Recurrence?John Scott Roth
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2024-10-01
Committees
- Advisor Representative for SAGES, CPT 2014 - Present
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