Advanced GI, MIS & Bariatric Surgery Fellowship

College

  • Center City Campus
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Degree Earned

  • Fellowship

Program Length

1 year

Program Type

  • On Campus
Name: Talar Tatarian, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Position: Program Director
Name: Francesco Palazzo, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Position: Associate Program Director

Program Contact

Name: Lauren Burr, MS
Position: Education Programs Administrator

1015 Walnut Street
Curtis Building Suite 613
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Contact Number(s):

We are proud to offer a one-year Advanced Gastrointestinal (GI), Minimally Invasive, and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship. This clinical fellowship focuses on minimally invasive techniques for the management of complex gastrointestinal, foregut, bariatric, and abdominal wall disease processes.

Program Details

The Thomas Jefferson University Advanced GI/MIS/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship is a one-year clinical fellowship in an academic setting. This fellowship will prepare the trainee to competently and confidently perform complex gastrointestinal, foregut, bariatric, and hernia surgery and all related care. The primary focus will be on bariatric/foregut surgery with a secondary focus on hernia and abdominal wall reconstruction. The fellow will have extensive exposure to laparoscopic, robotic, and open techniques. Upper endoscopy experience will be provided by the surgical staff.  

There is ample opportunity to complete clinically based research and publication is encouraged. Submission of abstracts and attendance at relevant academic meetings is supported financially. A state-of-the-art skills training center is available for the training of residents and fellows and offers an opportunity to participate in educational training activities with the housestaff. The faculty will provide additional mentorship in practice building and professional development. The ultimate goal is to have the graduating fellow excel in the practice of bariatric and general surgery. The ideal candidate is someone ready to immerse themselves in training and one who shares the same goal of excellence. 

We improve lives.

It’s such a simple sentence, you might not realize just how powerful it is. But at Jefferson, this is our commitment. To our patients. To their families. To our community. 

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2025 Fellow

Zachary Plona, MD, MEng

Residency
Stony Brook Medicine

Graduate School
Johns Hopkins University, MEng

Medical School
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University