Medical School
University of Catania - 1997
Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship
University of California, San Francisco
Francesco Palazzo, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FCPP
Professor
Associate Program Director, Advanced GI, MIS & Bariatric Surgery Fellowship
Chief of Surgery, Jefferson Methodist Hospital
Vice Chair of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Contact Information
Academic Office
1100 Walnut Street
5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-0020
610-664-0827 fax
Professor
Associate Program Director, Advanced GI, MIS & Bariatric Surgery Fellowship
Chief of Surgery, Jefferson Methodist Hospital
Vice Chair of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Education
Publications
- Correction to: SAGES guidelines for the management of comorbidities relevant to metabolic and bariatric surgery (Surgical Endoscopy, (2025), 39, 1, (1-10), 10.1007/s00464-024-11433-2)
- SAGES guidelines for the management of comorbidities relevant to metabolic and bariatric surgery
- Morbidity and mortality following hiatal hernia repair in geriatric patients: a multicenter research network study
- SAGES guidelines for the use of laparoscopy during pregnancy
- Predictors of anastomotic leak and conduit necrosis after oesophagectomy: Results from the oesophago-gastric anastomosis audit (OGAA)
Board Certification
Surgery
Awards
- Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
- Dean’s Award for Outstanding Clinician at Sidney Kimmel Medical College 2022
- Dean’s Award for Excellence in Education at Sidney Kimmel Medical College 2022