Joseph Robert Imbus , MD

MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH, 2014

MS: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, WI, 2018 (Population Health)

BS: The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, 2010 (Biology)

Residency: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, WI, 2021 (General Surgery)

Fellowship: Emory University Atlanta, GA, 2022 (Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery)

American Board of Surgery (Certification Date: 03-14-2023 )

General Surgery

Hernia

Weight Loss

10-2022 -To Present MIS General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, UC Health, Cincinnati, OH

10-2022 -To Present General Surgery, Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Peer Reviewed Publications

Dhar, Vikrom K; Merchant, Nipun B; Patel, Sameer H; Edwards, Michael J; Wima, Koffi; Imbus, Joseph; Abbott, Daniel E; Weber, Sharon M; Louie, Raphael; Kim, Hong J; Martin, Robert C G; Scoggins, Charles R; Bentrem, David J; LeCompte, Michael T; Idrees, Kamran; Lopez-Aguiar, Alexandra G; Maithel, Shishir K; Kooby, David A; Franco, Daniel A; Yakoub, Danny; Ahmad, Syed A (2018. ) Does Surgical Margin Impact Recurrence in Noninvasive Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms?: A Multi-institutional Study.Annals of surgery, , 268 (3 ) ,469-478 More Information

Zaborek, Nick A; Cheng, Andy; Imbus, Joseph R; Long, Kristin L; Pitt, Susan C; Sippel, Rebecca S; Schneider, David F (2022. ) Corrigendum to The optimal dosing scheme for levothyroxine after thyroidectomy: A comprehensive comparison and evaluation [Surgery. 2019 Jan;165(1):92-98.].Surgery, , 172 (1 ) ,477 More Information

Dedhia, Priya H; Chen, Kallie; Song, Yiqiang; LaRose, Eric; Imbus, Joseph R; Peissig, Peggy L; Mendonca, Eneida A; Schneider, David F (2022. ) Ambiguous and Incomplete: Natural Language Processing Reveals Problematic Reporting Styles in Thyroid Ultrasound Reports.Methods of information in medicine, , 61 (1-02 ) ,11-18 More Information

Chen, Kallie J; Dedhia, Priya H; Imbus, Joseph R; Schneider, David F (2020. ) Thyroid Ultrasound Reports: Will the Thyroid Imaging, Reporting, and Data System Improve Natural Language Processing Capture of Critical Thyroid Nodule Features?.The Journal of surgical research, , 256 ,557-563 More Information

Janek, Kevin C; Bennett, Kyla M; Imbus, Joseph R; Danobeitia, Juan S; Philip, Jennifer L; Melnick, David M (2020. ) Patterns of opioid use in dialysis access procedures.Journal of vascular surgery, , 72 (3 ) ,1018-1024 More Information

Atruktsang, Tenzin S; Zaborek, Nick A; Imbus, Joseph R; Long, Kristin; Pitt, Susan C; Sippel, Rebecca S; Schneider, David F (2019. ) Identifying Predictors of Prolonged Levothyroxine Dose Adjustment After Thyroidectomy.The Journal of surgical research, , 242 ,166-171 More Information

Zaborek, Nick A; Cheng, Andy; Imbus, Joseph R; Long, Kristin L; Pitt, Susan C; Sippel, Rebecca S; Schneider, David F (2019. ) The optimal dosing scheme for levothyroxine after thyroidectomy: A comprehensive comparison and evaluation.Surgery, , 165 (1 ) ,92-98 More Information

Imbus, Joseph R; Funk, Luke M (2018. ) Relationship Status After Bariatric Surgery: It's Complicated.JAMA surgery, , 153 (7 ) ,661-662 More Information

Imbus, Joseph R; Voils, Corrine I; Funk, Luke M (2018. ) Bariatric surgery barriers: a review using Andersen's Model of Health Services Use.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, , 14 (3 ) ,404-412 More Information

Imbus, Joseph R; Randle, Reese W; Pitt, Susan C; Sippel, Rebecca S; Schneider, David F (2017. ) Machine learning to identify multigland disease in primary hyperparathyroidism.The Journal of surgical research, , 219 ,173-179 More Information

Imbus, Joseph R; Funk, Luke M (2017. ) Commentary on Varban et al.: Far from Standardized: Using Surgical Videos to Identify Variation in Technique for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, , 27 (8 ) ,768-769 More Information

Imbus, Joseph R; Jung, Andrew D; Davis, S; Oyefule, Omobolanle O; Patel, Ankit D; Serrot, Federico J; Stetler, Jamil L; Majumdar, Melissa C; Papandria, Dominic; Diller, Maggie L; Srinivasan, Jahnavi K; Lin, Edward; Hechenbleikner, Elizabeth M (2023. ) Extended postoperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after bariatric surgery: a comparison of existing risk-stratification tools and 5-year MBSAQIP analysis.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, , More Information

Book Chapter

Imbus JR, Schneider DF (2018 ) Postoperative Complications of Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease Critical Care of the Surgical Patient .Decker Intellectual Properties (Co-Author)

Postoperative Complications of Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease

Imbus JR, Greenberg JA (2022 ) Direct Inguinal Hernia Fundamentals of Hernia Radiology .Springer International Publishing (Co-Author)

Imbus JR, Funk LM (2019 ) Shared Decision-Making in Obesity Treatment Quality in Obesity Treatment .Springer International Publishing (Co-Author)

Shared Decision-Making in Obesity Treatment

Invited Presentations

Imbus JR (04-28-2021. ) Robotics in General Surgery – Make New Friends But Keep the Old .University of Wisconsin Hospital - Grand Rounds, Madison, WI. Level:Department

Wisconsin Surgical Collaborative (04-06-2018. ) The Role of Surgeons in Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Characterizing Surgeon Prescribing Practices and Opioid Use after Outpatient General Surgery .Webinar, Madison, WI. Level:Regional

Poster Presentations

Cheng A, Cherney Stafford L, Imbus JR, Brys N, Elfenbein DM, Schneider DF (04-02-2017. ) Improving Postoperative Levothyroxine Dosing with Machine Learning. American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Annual Meeting, Level:National

Imbus JR, Song Y, Zaborek N, Mendonca E, Schneider DF (05-2018. ) Natural Language Processing of Thyroid Cytology Reports: Unlocking Valuable Data from Unstructured Text .2018 AAES Annual Conference, Durham, NC. . Level:National

Imbus JR, Zaborek N, Long KL, Schneider DF (11-06-2018. ) Natural Language Processing for Thyroid Pathology Reports: Does Synoptic Reporting Improve Information Retrieval? .AMIA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. . Level:National

Dedhia PH, Chen KJ, Imbus JR, Schneider DF (11-03-2019. ) Ambiguous and Incomplete: Natural Language Processing Reveals Problematic Reporting Styles in Thyroid Ultrasound Reports .American Thyroid Association 89th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. . Level:National

Jung AD, Imbus JR, Davis SS, Oyefule OO, Serrot F, Stetler JL, Hechenbleikner E, Srinivasan J, Chahine A, Lin E. (03-2022. ) The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Surgical Fellowship Applications .SAGES Annual Meeting , Denver, CO. . Level:National

Paper Presentations

Imbus JR, Randle R, Pitt S, Sippel R, and Schneider DF (02-09-2017. ) Machine Learning to Identify Multigland Disease in Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Las Vegas, NV. Level:National

Atruktsang TS, Imbus JR, Zaborek NA, Schneider DF (02-2018. ) Identifying Predictors of Prolonged Levothyroxine Dose Adjustment After Thyroidectomy .Jacksonville, FL. Level:National

Danobeitia JS, Imbus JR, Philip JL, Schneider DF, Melnick D (02-2018. ) Opioid Prescription Perceptions and Correlation With Actual Practices in General Surgery .Jacksonville, FL. Level:National

Imbus JR, Philip JL, Danobeitia JS, Schneider DF, Melnick D (02-2018. ) Characterizing Opioid Requirements and Surgeon Prescribing Practices after Outpatient General Surgery .Jacksonville, FL. Level:National

Imbus JR, Shan Y, Brys N, Havlena JA, Leverson, GE, Zaborek N, Pitt SC, Schneider DF (02-2018. ) The Urban Versus Rural Divide for Completion Thyroidectomy: A Profile From Two States .Jacksonville, FL. Level:National

KJ Chen, Dedhia PH, Imbus JR, Schneider DF (02-06-2020. ) Thyroid Ultrasound Reports: Will TI-RADS Improve NLP Capture of Critical Thyroid Nodule Features? . Level:National

Imbus JR, Jung AD, Davis SS, Oyefule OO, Patel A, Serrot F, Stetler JL, Majumdar MC, Papandria D, Diller ML, Srinivasan J, Lin E, Hechenbleikner E (06-07-2022. ) Extended Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis after Bariatric Surgery: A Comparison of Existing Risk Stratification Tools and 5-Year MBSAQIP Analysis .Dallas, TX. Level:National

2021 Ben Lawton Award For Demonstrating Excellence in Medical Student Teaching University of Wisconsin Dept. of Surgery

2021 Highest Resident Score 2021 ABS In-Training Exam, Senior Resident Exam University of Wisconsin Dept. of Surgery

2019 Outstanding Resident Educator Award 22nd Annual Layton F. Rikkers Education Retreat

2018 Best Oral Presentation Award 9th Annual Research Summit University of Wisconsin Dept. of Surgery

2017 Best Quality Improvement Project to Improve Safety of UW Health Patients UW Health Quality Improvement Symposium

2017 Best Clinical Science Presentation Award 17th Annual UW General Surgery Resident Research Day

2015 Best 1st Year Resident on Transplant University of Wisconsin Dept. of Surgery, Div. of Transplantation

2015 Laparoscopic Skills Award University of Wisconsin Dept. of Surgery

Surgical Endoscopy (Surg Endosc) Peer Review/Referee Type:Editorial Service Level:Prof. Org. 2021 -To Present

Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques (SLEPT) Peer Review/Referee Type:Editorial Service Level:Prof. Org. 2021 -To Present

Scientific American Surgery Weekly Curriculum Editor Type:Editorial Service 2016 -2017

The Ohio State University (Biological Sciences Scholars Program Admissions Committee ) Committee Member Type:University/College Service 2010

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Interviewer Type:University/College Service 2011 -2012

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health (Educational Policy and Curriculum Council ) Committee Member Type:University/College Service 2017 -2018

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health (Graduate Medical Education Committee ) Committee Member Type:University/College Service 2017 -2018

University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery (Program Evaluation Committee ) Committee Member Type:Departmental Service 2018 -2021

University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery (General Surgery Residency Program ) Interviewer Type:Departmental Service 2019 -2021

Emory University Department of Surgery (Laparoscopic Peer Teaching ) Mentor Type:Departmental Service 2021 -2022

Emory University Department of Surgery, MIS Fellowship Program Interviewer Type:Departmental Service 2021 -2022

2017 Association for Academic Surgery Career Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course La Jolla, CA

2017 SAGES Minimally Invasive Surgery Resident Education Course Milwaukee, WI

2021 SAGES Flexible Endoscopy Course for Fellows Buffalo, NY

2021 SAGES Robotics Fellows Course Norcross, GA

2022 Faculty Development in Quality Improvement Emory Quality Academy Atlanta, GA

2022 ASMBS Leadership Academy Las Vegas, NV

Certifications & Skills:

da Vinci® Residency & Fellowship Training Equivalency Certificate, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. da Vinci Surgical System, 2021

SAS Analytics Software - data analysis proficiency

Weka (Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis), Python - machine learning tools/techniques proficiency


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