Medical School
SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine
Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship
University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery)
Karen A. Chojnacki, MD, FACS
Francis E. Rosato Professor of Surgery
Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Director, Division of General Surgery
Vice Chair for Education
Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Surgical Division
Contact Information
Academic Office
1100 Walnut Street
MOB, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Francis E. Rosato Professor of Surgery
Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Director, Division of General Surgery
Vice Chair for Education
Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Surgical Division
Education
Publications
- What Happens After Discharge? A 2+ Year Follow-Up After Laparoscopic Subtotal Fenestrating and Reconstituting Cholecystectomy
- The association between robotic lung cancer resection and esophagectomy outcomes: a facility-level analysis
- Cessation of Routine Jejunostomy Tube Placement at Time of Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy and Impact on Body Mass Index
- An Analysis of 30-Day Readmissions of Surgically Managed Hiatal Hernia in the United States, 2010 to 2018
- Defining risk factors for mortality after emergent hiatal hernia repair in the era of minimally invasive surgery
Board Certification
Surgery
Awards
- Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2011
- Dean's Award for Faculty Mentoring 2019
- Outstanding Clinician Award 2013
- Francis E. Rosato Teaching Award 2021, 2012, 2005