Karen A. Chojnacki, MD - Jefferson University Hospitals

Karen A Chojnacki MD

Jefferson University Physician

Academic Title

Associate Professor
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Vice Chair for Education

Specialty

General Surgery

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Education & Fellowships

SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine, Medical School
Internship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship: University of Southern California

Years in Practice

Board Certification

Surgery

Hospital Affiliation

Jefferson Methodist Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals

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Aetna
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Aetna Medicare
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AmeriHealth
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Clover Health Plan
Consumer Health Network PPO
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Coventry/Health America
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First Health Network
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Geisinger Health Plan
Health America PPO
Health Management Network PPO
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Horizon HMO
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Medicare
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MultiPlan Inc.
Oxford of PA
Personal Choice (GPPPN)
Personal Choice 65
Prime Health Services, Inc.
Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
Qualcare
UPMC HMO,PPO ReadingHspEmpONLY
UPMC Medicare HMO
US Family Health Plan
United AARP Medicare Complete
United Healthcare
Workers Comp

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Personal Statement

"I specialize in the surgical treatment of esophageal and gastrointestinal disorders including GERD, achalasia, esophageal cancer, and gastric cancer. I have advanced training in minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery. I also perform many general surgery procedures including cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) and hernia repair (hiatal, inguinal, paraesophageal and ventral)."

Awards

Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs 2018, 2017, 2011

Publications

Perioperative outcomes and quality of life after repair of recurrent hiatal hernia are compromised compared with primary repair

Preoperative anemia: a common finding that predicts worse outcomes in patients undergoing primary hiatal hernia repair

Comprehensive Multicenter Graduate Surgical Education Initiative Incorporating Entrustable Professional Activities, Continuous Quality Improvement Cycles, and a Web-Based Platform to Enhance Teaching and Learning

Fundamentals of operating room setup and surgical instrumentation

Laparoscopic groin hernia repair

Groin hernia repair by open surgery

Increasing resident utilization and recognition of the critical view of safety during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a pilot study from an academic medical center

Do female surgeons learn or teach differently?

A taxonomy of perioperative surgical learning: Trending resident skill acquisition

Long-term functional outcomes of laparoscopic resection for gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker: years ahead of her time

Minimally invasive esophagectomy provides significant survival advantage compared with open or hybrid esophagectomy for patients with cancers of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction

Grit: A marker of residents at risk for attrition?

Abdominal distension in a middle-aged woman

Gastroduodenal intussusception of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST): Case report and review of the literature

Major perioperative morbidity does not affect long-term survival in patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction

Combined hepatic arterial embolization and hepatic ablation for unresectable colorectal metastases to the liver

Robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy is equivalent to thoracoscopic minimally invasive esophagectomy

Massive Portal Venous Air and Pneumatosis Intestinalis Associated with Cocaine-Induced Mesenteric Ischemia

Laparoscopic approaches to gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors: An institutional review of 57 cases

Locations

1100 Walnut Street
Floor 5
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Phone: (215) 955-8666
Fax: (215) 503-8505

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