Anna R. Ibele
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Anna R. Ibele, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

University of Utah Hospital

Salt Lake City
801-585-2521

  • Dr. Anna Ibele is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the Univeristy of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and a Doctor of Medicine from the Wake Forest University Bowman Gray School of Medicine. Following this she completed a surgical residency at the University of Wisconsin and a fellowship in Complex Minimally Invasive Foregut and Bariatric Surgery at Indiana University. Dr. Ibele was in clinical practice at Geisinger Medical Center, a high volume bariatric and complex esophageal surgery center in Danville Pennsylvania, prior to being recruited to join the faculty at the University of Utah.

    Dr Ibele's clinical interests include the surgical and endoscopic management of obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease with an emphasis on minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Dr. Ibele specializes in the surgical treatment of obeisty, treatment of disorders of the esophagus, stomach, intestines and gallbladder and also performs minimally invasive repair of hiatal and paraesophageal hernias, abdominal wall hernias and groin hernias. She currently offers clinical services to patients at University Hospital and South Jordan Health Center and endoscopic procedures at the Huntsmann Cancer Institute.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 42 reviews )

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    February 14, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Fantastic Doctor

    February 01, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    If you can have Dr. Ibele as your doctor you are in the best hands possible.

    January 25, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Ibele is knowledgeable about her field of practice and other related conditions. She also listens to try to find solutions. I was quite impressed with her.

    January 25, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Ibele was terrific and spent plenty of time with me. She explained the procedures that I need and I felt very comfortable.

    December 01, 2023
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Ibele is a highly motivated, intelligent, caring doctor.

    November 22, 2023
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    La doctora Anna R. Ibele es my buena atenta y caritativa me dio mucha confianza, aclara tus dudas explica cada paso del procedimiento, que Dios la bendiga

    November 22, 2023
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    La Doctora Anna Ibele es muy profesional, su servicio es excelente

    November 16, 2023
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    This was explained earlier.

    November 16, 2023
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    I am so glad that I found Dr. Ibele. She answers all of my questions in a way that I can understand and is helping me navigate my issues. She takes the time to listen. I appreciate that very much.

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  • Dr. Anna Ibele is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the Univeristy of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and a Doctor of Medicine from the Wake Forest University Bowman Gray School of Medicine. Following this she completed a surgical residency at the University of Wisconsin and a fellowship in Complex Minimally Invasive Foregut and Bariatric Surgery at Indiana University. Dr. Ibele was in clinical practice at Geisinger Medical Center, a high volume bariatric and complex esophageal surgery center in Danville Pennsylvania, prior to being recruited to join the faculty at the University of Utah.

    Dr Ibele's clinical interests include the surgical and endoscopic management of obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease with an emphasis on minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Dr. Ibele specializes in the surgical treatment of obeisty, treatment of disorders of the esophagus, stomach, intestines and gallbladder and also performs minimally invasive repair of hiatal and paraesophageal hernias, abdominal wall hernias and groin hernias. She currently offers clinical services to patients at University Hospital and South Jordan Health Center and endoscopic procedures at the Huntsmann Cancer Institute.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Primary
    Academic Divisions General Surgery
    Board Certification
    American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Education history

    Fellowship Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery - Indiana University School of Medicine Fellow
    General Surgery - University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Resident
    Internship Pediatrics - Duke University Medical Center Intern
    Medicine - Wake Forest University School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Biology - University of North Carolina B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. McGarrity LA, Perry NS, Derbidge CM, Trapp SK, Terrill AL, Smith TW, Ibele AR, MacKenzie JJ (2019). Associations Between Approach and Avoidance Coping, Psychological Distress, and Disordered Eating Among Candidates for Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg, 29(11), 3596-3604. (Read full article)
    2. Sullivan S, Swain J, Woodman G, Edmundowicz S, Hassanein T, Shayani V, Fang JC, Noar M, Eid G, English WJ, Tariq N, Larsen M, Jonnalagadda SS, Riff DS, Ponce J, Early D, Volckmann E, Ibele AR, Spann MD, Krishnan K, Bucobo JC, Pryor A (2018). Randomized sham-controlled trial of the 6-month swallowable gas-filled intragastric balloon system for weight loss. Surg Obes Relat Dis, 14(12), 1876-1889. (Read full article)
    3. Adams TD, Davidson LE, Litwin SE, Kim J, Kolotkin RL, Nanjee MN, Gutierrez JM, Frogley SJ, Ibele AR, Brinton EA, Hopkins PN, McKinlay R, Simper SC, Hunt SC (2017). Weight and Metabolic Outcomes 12 Years after Gastric Bypass. N Engl J Med, 377(12), 1143-1155. (Read full article)
    4. Petrick A, Benotti P, Wood GC, Still CD, Strodel WE, Gabrielsen J, Rolston D, Chu X, Argyropoulos G, Ibele A, Gerhard GS (05/25/2015). Utility of Ultrasound, Transaminases, and Visual Inspection to Assess Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Bariatric Surgery Patients. Obes Surg.
    5. Wood GC, Gerhard GS, Benotti P, Petrick AT, Gabrielsen JD, Strodel WE, Ibele A, Rolston DD, Still CD, Argyropoulos G (2015). Preoperative use of incretins is associated with increased diabetes remission after RYGB surgery among patients taking insulin: a retrospective cohort analysis. Ann Surg, 261(1), 125-8. (Read full article)
    6. Ibele AR, Bendewald FP, Mattar SG, McKenna DT (2014). Incidence of gastrojejunostomy stricture in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass using an autologous fibrin sealant. Obes Surg, 24(7), 1052-6. (Read full article)
    7. Still CD, Wood GC, Benotti P, Petrick AT, Gabrielsen J, Strodel WE, Ibele A, Seiler J, Irving BA, Celaya MP, Blackstone R, Gerhard GS, Argyropoulos G (2014). A probability score for preoperative prediction of type 2 diabetes remission following RYGB surgery. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol, 2(1), 38-45.
    8. Parker DM, Rambhajan A, Johanson K, Ibele A, Gabrielsen JD, Petrick AT (2013). Urgent laparoscopic repair of acutely symptomatic PEH is safe and effective. Surg Endosc, 27(11), 4081-6. (Read full article)
    9. Ibele AR, Mattar SG (2011). Adolescent bariatric surgery. Surg Clin North Am, 91(6), 1339-51, x. (Read full article)
    10. Ibele A, Garren M, Gould J (2010). Effect of circular staple line buttressing material on gastrojejunostomy failure in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis, 6(1), 64-7. (Read full article)

    Edited Book

    1. Ibele AR, Gould JG editors (Eds.) (2020). Gastroparesis:  A Comprehensive Approach to Evaluation and Management. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.

    Book Chapter

    1. Chen JC and Ibele AR (2018). Adolescents: Techniques and Outcomes. In Reavis K, Barrett A, Kroh M (Eds.), The SAGES Manual of Bariatric Surgery (2nd Edition). Medina, PA: Springer Science + Business Media.

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