Team Members
Surgery
Gary Korus, MD, FACS
Dr. Korus joined the Penn Faculty in 2004 after
completing a fellowship in gastrointestinal surgery
at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He graduated
from Case Western Reserve University School of
Medicine and completed his surgical residency
at the University of Rochester.
Dr. Korus has
developed a multidisciplinary approach to the
surgical treatment for obesity at Penn Presbyterian
Medical Center as part of the Penn Bariatric
Surgery Program. He also has clinical interests
in diseases of the esophagus and stomach and
in the application of minimally invasive techniques.
Weight and Eating Disorders Center Psychologists
Faculty
Associate Faculty and Senior Staff
- Raymond Carvajal, MA
- Patti Lipschutz, MSN
Business
Director GI Surgery, Department of Surgery
Julie Koehler
Julie is an experienced healthcare manager with more than 25 years experience
in two major academic healthcare facilities in Philadelphia. She has worked at
Penn for ten years working closely and collaboratively with surgeons, colleagues
and staff managing the clinical ambulatory practices of the Department and most
recently the Division of GI Surgery and the Bariatric Surgery Program.
She is
responsible for all regulatory aspects of the Department of Surgery outpatient
clinical operations including JCAHO and HIPAA standards. Julie obtained her
master’s
degree in business at LaSalle University and has served as President of the National
Association of Academic Surgical Administrators.
Clinical Nutrition Support
Karen Mueller Buzby, RD
Karen is a Registered
Dietitian with a certificate in Adult Weight
Management from the American Dietetic Association.
She is a graduate of Cornell University, receiving
her Bachelor’s Degree
in Human Nutrition and Dietetics and completing
her Master’s course work in Clinical Nutrition.
Karen
was employed previously by the Hospital of
the University of Pennsylvania where she worked
on the Nutritional Support Service with inpatients
and outpatients requiring parenteral and enteral
nutrition support. She has an interest in the
nutrition requirements of the surgical patient
and has published numerous articles on this
topic. Karen is currently an outpatient Bariatric
Clinical Dietitian Specialist working with Dr.
Gary Korus at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.
Administrative Assistant to Dr. Korus
Deborah Adcock
Debie has been employed at Penn Presbyterian
Medical Center for many years working as the front
desk coordinator in the Division of Gastroenterology
and as the office coordinator in Primary Care.
She is currently the Clinical Administrative Assistant
for Dr. Gary Korus and the Bariatric Surgery Program
at Penn Presbyterian. Debie’s
extensive knowledge of scheduling and insurance
requirements will help patients complete their
surgical work-up in a timely manner.
The Bariatric
Surgery Program at Penn Presbyterian Medical
Center offers a multidisciplinary approach to
patient care. In addition to surgery, nutrition
and psychology, patients may be evaluated by
healthcare professionals from the following departments
or specialties:
- anesthesiology
- cardiology
- clinical
resource management/discharge planning
- nursing
- occupational therapy
- Penn Sleep
Center
- physical therapy
- pulmonary medicine
- radiology
- social work
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