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Francesco Palazzo, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FCPP
Hollingsworth Family Professor of Surgery
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
1100 Walnut Street
5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-0020
610-664-0827 fax
Hollingsworth Family Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Advanced GI, MIS & Bariatric Surgery Fellowship
Chief of Surgery, Jefferson Methodist Hospital
Vice Chair of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Education
Medical School
University of Catania - 1997
Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship
University of California, San Francisco
Publications
- Complicated biliary disease during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort analysis from a tertiary care facility
- Impact of Surgeon Workload on Pregnancy Outcomes in Surgical Trainees and Faculty
- SAGES-AHPBA 2025 guideline for the surgical management of bile duct injury following cholecystectomy
- A standardized health system approach to Ivor Lewis esophagectomy
- Postoperative outcomes after minimally invasive esophagectomy: an international cohort study from the Oesophagogastric Anastomosis Audit (OGAA)
Board Certification
Surgery
Awards
- Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs 2025, 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