JosephRobertImbusMDMS (Population Health)

Summary

• Dr. Joseph Imbus is a fellowship-trained bariatric and minimally invasive general surgeon in Cincinnati, OH, affiliated with UC Health and the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He has been in practice for 8 years. Dr. Imbus received his MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and went on to complete a residency in General Surgery at the University of Wisconsin. During his training, he also spent two years as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research Program and earned a Masters in Population Health. Following residency, Dr. Imbus matched at the esteemed Emory Endosurgery Fellowship in Atlanta, GA where he gained additional expertise in advanced laparoscopic and robotic foregut (hiatal hernia, paraesophageal hernia, achalasia, GERD), bariatric (sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, revisions), and hernia (inguinal, umbilical, ventral, incisional) operations. He also performs advanced endoscopy.
  
  Dr. Imbus has been recognized with numerous awards for teaching, clinical acumen, and research achievement, including the Ben Lawton Award. He has authored more than 10 research publications with over 50 citations and has presented his work nationally. In addition, he has co-authored multiple book chapters, including "Shared Decision-Making in Obesity Treatment" and "Fundamentals of Hernia Radiology - Direct Inguinal Hernia."
  
  He is an active member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and regularly attends conferences to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in surgery.