The Jefferson Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Program has a team of experienced and dedicated healthcare professionals – offering
you the safest, most successful bariatric surgery experience possible. Our surgeons are all board certified by the American
Board of Surgery and fellowship trained in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. Our internist has extensive knowledge
of non-surgical methods for weight loss, as well as experience in optimal management of obesity-related diseases. Our surgeons
and internist collaborate with our nurse practitioners, dietician, psychiatrists and medical consultant physicians – taking
time to get to know you to help ensure you receive the highest-quality care.
Surgeons and Physicians
David S. Tichansky, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
Bernadette C. Profeta, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Francis E. Rosato, Jr., MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Janine Kyrillos, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Dietitian
Michele Moon, RD, LDN
Bariatric Nurse Practitioner, Program Coordinator
Alise Kuhl, CRNP-BC
Psychiatry Services
The Thomas Jefferson University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior has a dedicated team of mental health professionals
that supports the Jefferson Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Program. They are an integral part of the preoperative evaluation
process and can offer services postoperatively to assist patients with the life changes that occur following weight-loss surgery.
Cardiology Consultants
Jefferson has a nationally renowned team of cardiac specialists. All Jefferson Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Program patients
are evaluated by this team of professionals to lower risks of perioperative complications.
Sleep Center
The Jefferson Sleep Disorders Center is one of the first sleep centers to be accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
(1986) and combines high-quality medical care, state-of-the-art technology and accommodations comparable to a fine hotel.
All Jefferson Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Program patients are evaluated by this team of professionals to lower risks
of perioperative complications.
Surgical Critical Care Specialists
For some patients who require extended hospital care, Thomas Jefferson has a Surgical Critical Care Specialist Team of seven
surgical critical care boarded surgeons. This team has a designated Intensivist surgeon assigned to the Surgical Intensive
Care Unit for 12 hours daily with no competing clinical activities. Additionally, a boarded Critical Care Surgeon is available
for consultation and patient evaluation in-house every night. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital exceeds the national “Leapfrog”
criteria for critical care coverage. While most patients will not require the services of these specialists, their around-the-clock
presence provides a safety net to dramatically improve outcomes in the rare instance of post-operative complications.
