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Board Certification
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American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
National Board of Medical Examiners
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently describe Dr. Ibele and her team as caring, compassionate, and professional with a warm bedside manner. Reviewers emphasize thorough, patient-centered communication — she listens attentively, explains options and risks clearly, takes time with each visit, and involves patients in decisions so they feel understood and confident. Many note the care felt personalized, that she coordinated appropriate referrals when needed, and that her knowledge and attentiveness inspired trust and reassurance.
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4.8
/5
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52 reviews
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The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Surgery
-Professor (Clinical) |
|---|---|
| Academic Divisions |
General Surgery
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
National Board of Medical Examiners
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Education history
| Undergraduate | Biology - University of North Carolina | B.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Medical | Medicine - Wake Forest University School of Medicine | M.D. |
| Internship | Pediatrics - Duke University Medical Center | Intern |
| Residency | General Surgery - University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics | Resident |
| Fellowship | Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery - Indiana University School of Medicine | Fellow |
| Graduate Training | University of Utah | M.S.C.I |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Hebert JR, Murphy EA, Playdon MC, Makowski L, Ibele AR, Fairman CM, Hofseth L (2026). Are GLP-1 receptor agonists a 'magic bullet' for cancer?. Nature reviews. Cancer, 26(1), 3-4.
- McGarrity LA, Farnsworth HR, Aspinwall LG, Ibele AR, Terrill A (2025). Weight stigma and bariatric surgery: Prospective improvements, psychological health, and weight. Health psychology, 44(10), 936-943.
- Alexander AJ, Wilcox H, Horns JJ, Wallace MW, Das R, Russell KW, Ibele A (2025). Medication cost for treatment of metabolic dysregulation decreases following adolescent bariatric surgery. Surgical endoscopy, 39(8), 5214-5219.
- Alexander AJ, Empey RM, Horns JJ, McGarrity LA, Das R, Morrow EH, Ibele A (2025). Trends in Utilization of Services for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Before and After Bariatric Surgery. Annals of surgery,
- Adams TD, Meeks H, Fraser A, Davidson LE, Holmen J, Newman M, Ibele AR, Playdon M, Hardikar S, Richards N, Hunt SC, Kim J (2024). Long-term cancer outcomes after bariatric surgery. . Obesity, 31(9), 2386-2397.
- Alexander A, Brown N, Horns JJ, Hardikar S, Playdon M, Das R, Driggs N, Paudel N, Matsen C, Ibele A (2024). Screening Mammography Adherence Improves After Bariatric Surgery. J Surg Res, 18(303), 476-481.
- Empey R, Alexander A, Horns JJ, Das R, Ibele A (2024). The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Pregnancy Complication Rates. . Surgical Endoscopy, 38(10), 5929-5934.
- Playdon MC, Hardikar S, Karra P, Hoobler R, Ibele AR, Cook KL, Kumar A, Ippolito JE, Brown JC (2023). Metabolic and bariatric surgery and obesity pharmacotherapy for cancer prevention: current status and future possibilities. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr, 61, 68-76.
- Ibele A, Nau P, Galvani C, Roth JS, Goldberg R, Kurian M, Khaitan L, Pandya Y (2023). Surgeon Experience with Insurance Barriers to Offering Gastric Bypass as an Evidence-Based Operation for Pathologic GERD. Surgical Endoscopy, 37(10), 7642-7648.
- Adams TD, Meeks H, Fraser A, Davidson LE, Holmen J, Newman M, Ibele AR, Playdon M, Hardikar S, Richards N, Hunt SC, Kim (2023). Long-term cancer outcomes after bariatric surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 31(9), 2386-2397.
- Garritson JD, Zhang J, Achenbach A, Ferhat M, Eich E, Stubben CJ, Martinez PL, Ibele AR, Hilgendorf KI, Boudina (2023). BMPER is a marker of adipose progenitors and adipocytes and a positive modulator of adipogenesis. Communications biology, 6(1), 638.
- Adams TD, Meeks H, Fraser A, Davidson LE, Holmen J, Newman M, Ibele AR, Richards N, Hunt SC, Kim (2023). Long-term all-cause and cause-specific mortality for four bariatric surgery procedures. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 31(2), 574-585.
- Khouri A, Martinez P, Kieffer M, Volckmann E, Chen J, Morrow E, Turner N, Ibele A (2022). Repairing small type I hiatal hernias at the time of RYGB is not necessary to achieve resolution of reflux symptoms. Surgical Endoscopy, 37(6), 4910-4916.
- Poss AM, Krick B, Maschek JA, Haaland B, Cox JE, Karra P, Ibele AR, Hunt SC, Adams TD, Holland WL, Playdon MC, Summers SA (2022). Following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, serum ceramides demarcate patients that will fail to achieve normoglycemia and diabetes remission. . Med (N Y), 3(7), 452-467.e4.
- Gordon EL, Terrill AL, Smith TW, Ibele AR, Martinez P, McGarrity LA (2022). Overvaluation of Shape and Weight (Not BMI) Associated with Depressive Symptoms and Binge Eating Symptoms Pre- and Post-bariatric Surgery. . Obesity Surgery, 32(7), 2272-2279.
- Jacobs A, Martinez P, Morrow E, Ibele A (2022). The impact of patient-reported outcomes on loss to follow-up care after bariatric surgery. Surgical Endoscopy, 36(2), 936-940.
- Poss AM, Krick B, Maschek JA, Haaland B, Cox JE, Karra P, Ibele AR, Hunt SC, Adams TD, Holland WL, Playdon MC, Summers S (2022). Following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, serum ceramides demarcate patients that will fail to achieve normoglycemia and diabetes remission. Med (New York, N.Y.), 3(7), 452-467.e4.
- Gordon EL, Terrill AL, Smith TW, Ibele AR, Martinez P, McGarrity L (2022). Overvaluation of Shape and Weight (Not BMI) Associated with Depressive Symptoms and Binge Eating Symptoms Pre- and Post-bariatric Surgery. Obesity surgery, 32(7), 2272-2279.
- McGarrity LA, Terrill AL, Martinez PL, Ibele AR, Morrow EH, Volckmann ET, Smith T (2022). The Role of Resilience in Psychological Health Among Bariatric Surgery Patients. Obesity surgery, 32(3), 792-800.
- Martinez PL, McGarrity LA, Turner NA, Volckmann ET, Kohler RM, Morrow EH, Ibele AR (2021). Self-Pay Payer Status Predicts Long-Term Loss to Follow-Up After Bariatric Surgery. . Obesity Surgery, 31(4), 1590-1596.
- Martinez PL, McGarrity LA, Turner NA, Volckmann ET, Kohler RM, Morrow EH, Ibele A (2021). Self-Pay Payer Status Predicts Long-Term Loss to Follow-Up After Bariatric Surgery. Obesity surgery, 31(4), 1590-1596.
- McGarrity LA, Perry NS, Derbidge CM, Trapp SK, Terrill AL, Smith TW, Ibele AR, MacKenzie J (2019). Associations Between Approach and Avoidance Coping, Psychological Distress, and Disordered Eating Among Candidates for Bariatric Surgery. Obesity surgery, 29(11), 3596-3604.
- 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 (2018). Randomized sham-controlled trial of the 6-month swallowable gas-filled intragastric balloon system for weight loss. Surgery for obesity and related diseases, 14(12), 1876-1889.
- 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 S (2017). Weight and Metabolic Outcomes 12 Years after Gastric Bypass. The New England journal of medicine, 377(12), 1143-1155.
- 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.
- Petrick A, Benotti P, Wood GC, Still CD, Strodel WE, Gabrielsen J, Rolston D, Chu X, Argyropoulos G, Ibele A, Gerhard GS (2015). Utility of Ultrasound, Transaminases, and Visual Inspection to Assess Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Bariatric Surgery Patients. Obesity surgery,
- Ibele AR, Bendewald FP, Mattar SG, McKenna D (2014). Incidence of gastrojejunostomy stricture in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass using an autologous fibrin sealant. Obesity surgery, 24(7), 1052-6.
- 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 (2014). Preoperative prediction of type 2 diabetes remission after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: a retrospective cohort study. The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology, 2(1), 38-45.
- 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 (2014). A probability score for preoperative prediction of type 2 diabetes remission following RYGB surgery. The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology, 2(1), 38-45.
- Parker DM, Rambhajan A, Johanson K, Ibele A, Gabrielsen JD, Petrick A (2013). Urgent laparoscopic repair of acutely symptomatic PEH is safe and effective. Surgical endoscopy, 27(11), 4081-6.
- Ibele AR, Mattar S (2011). Adolescent bariatric surgery. The Surgical clinics of North America, 91(6), 1339-51, x.
- Ibele A, Garren M, Gould (2010). Effect of Circular Staple Line Buttressing Material on Gastrojejunostomy Failure in Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Surgery for obesity and related diseases, 6(1), 64-7.
Review
- Playdon MC, Hardikar S, Karra P, Hoobler R, Ibele AR, Cook KL, Kumar A, Ippolito JE, Brown J (2023). Metabolic and bariatric surgery and obesity pharmacotherapy for cancer prevention: current status and future possibilities. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs, 2023(61), 68-76.
Edited Book
- Ibele AR, Gould JG editor (2020). Gastroparesis: A Comprehensive Approach to Evaluation and Management.
Book Chapter
- Chen JC and Ibele A (2018). Adolescents: Techniques and Outcomes.
ANNA, was amazing and helped me understand what was happening to me and why !! Very patient and helpful ! felt very comfortable with her !!
She is always caring and concerned about her patients.
Exceptional professional who takes time and study of one's condition
As a retired RN, who worked 42 years in surgery, my experience with Dr Ibele was absolutely fabulous. She is the most caring, compassionate surgeon that I have personally ever encountered. The outcome of my surgery was excellent, in fact all my symptoms have resolved. Dr Ibele listens carefully, provides detailed explanations and made sure all my questions were answered. I wouldn't hesitate to enthusiastically recommend her.
Dr. Ibele is a great listener. She is very knowledgeable and concerned about the care of her patients. She took the time necessary to explain everything to me that was going on and was very thorough. So grateful I found this wonderful doctor!
Very attentive, listened, explained, wonderful!!!
Dr. Ibele cares. She listens, and takes action to help you feel your best. I wish every Dr. was like Dr. Ibele.
Dr. Ibele is an amazing doctor. I feel 100% confidence in her care.
Dr. Anna Ibele and her staff are the best examples of the way physicians should treat their patients that I have ever encountered. Her care for you as an individual and her use of her awesome knowledge is exemplary. She is simply just the very best !!
Dr. Ibele was very thoughtful, informative and kind.
Dr. Ibele was very open and honest about the downside and possible risks with my upcoming surgery. She has made sure that I have seen every other specialist regarding my pulmonary and cardiac concerns to give me the best outcome.
she was very thorough in assessing what I needed and addressed my concerns by referring me to other appropriate staff who could assess other conditions that concerned me. She seemed like a very knowledgeable and experienced about what the surgery would involve.
5-star
Excellent service and very professional [TRANSLATED]
Dr. Ibele is absolutely the very best physician I have ever encountered in every way !!
Anna had read .y chart before the consulate and listened to my concerns. Explained about the hernia procedure. Was glad I have no symptoms so surgery is not recommended.
Very knowledgeable, very capable of helping people with her specialty.
Dr. Ibele is the best
Awesome
Excellent care with very thorough explanations.
Thanks you so very much for listening and providing clear answers to my concerns.
Dr.Ibele is one amazing Dr. I can honestly say she saved my life. Very caring, beautiful human being.
She is a very knowledgeable, kind, caring Doctor. I am so thankful for her!
Fue lo que esperaba, me trato con respeto y profesionalismo.
I would highly recommend Dr Ibele. She is thorough,listens with genuine concern and I never felt rushed and asked many questions.
Dr, Ibele is kind and patient. She explains all the necessary steps.
She was awesome! Explained things extremely well and truly listened! Very kind, caring and knowledgable about my symptoms and concerns.
Muy amable, empatica, explicando todo de una manera excelente, y preocupada por mi, me hizo sentir confianza
Fantastic Doctor
If you can have Dr. Ibele as your doctor you are in the best hands possible.
Dr. Ibele was terrific and spent plenty of time with me. She explained the procedures that I need and I felt very comfortable.
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.
Dr. Ibele is a highly motivated, intelligent, caring doctor.
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
La Doctora Anna Ibele es muy profesional, su servicio es excelente
This was explained earlier.
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.
She cares about her patients
Dr. Ibele is one of the best doctors I've seen and I've seen many. She answered every question I had thoroughly and in a way I could clearly understand. She was very caring and knowledgeable and was interested in doing what is best for me even if that means not doing surgery. She wanted to get answers to a number of issues that I've had trouble getting other doctors to take an interest in and just provided overall exceptional care in every way.I wish every doctor was like Dr. Ibele. Our Healthcare system would be amazing.
Dr Ibele is great. She cares and is so efficient and she has my best interest. Thanks
She really cares and is an excellent Doctor. I enjoy visiting with her.
She truly cares about me and my health. I'm not just a number or a dollar sign to her.
Dr. Ibele is extremely knowledgeable and compassionate. She includes you in all of your health decisions and takes time for each patient. I would recommend her to everyone.
Dr ibele is great and I trust here completely.
Dr Ibele was very patient with me and took time to explain everything. Even in the surgery room, she calmed everything down to make sure I was comfortable.
Dr Ibele made me feel confident in my treatment selection and future recovery.
I really appreciated the care and concern from Dr. Ibele. She was very thorough in reviewing my situation and X-rays and explaining some options and the recommended follow up tests to zero in on what was going on with my health. I came away feeling confident that I was in good hands.
I am impressed with Doctor Ibele.
She always takes the time to make sure I understand what is going on or will be happening to me with certain testing. She takes time to answer all of our questions.
Dr Ibele was so amazing and understanding and just made be feel at ease.
My experience with Dr Ibele has been phenomenal. She is a great doctor and a wonderful person. She has always made me feel very comfortable and explained things well. I cant say enough good things about Dr Ibele- I would highly recommend her!
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Great
This is the first doctor that has ever made me feel validated and heard. I felt like she genuinely cared about what my issues were and wanted to help. I wish she was my doctor for everything!
Dr. ibele is very professional, she truly cares about her patients. She has compassion and empathy overall she has a gifted bedside manner that I adore and helps me feel comfortable in the care Im receiving.
Always have my best interest at heart
Dr. Ibel is so kind and knowledgeable
Excellent
Good only because I deferred to her expertise over my own ideas.
I really appreciate how thoughtful &thorough Dr Anna Ibele is Thank You
Dr. Ibele is very thorough in her patient care. She explains information so that I could understand and feel confident in our decisions on my treatment.
Honestly, after talking to two other surgeons, I felt like Doctor Ibele was the best choice and I was lucky to have her offer to do my procedure. She explained everything thoroughly and honestly.
Nothing seems to be helping but the providers are doing their best and not dismissing me.
I was impressed with the preparation that had been made about my care
Dr. Ibele was very easy to understand and described the surgery in terms that were medically appropriate for me to comprehend. She was thorough in what to expect both prior to the surgery and after the surgery.
Good
I always feel like I can ask lots of questions and don't feel rushed and I really appreciate that.
Dr. Ibele was great. The only complaint I have is the pamphlet she gave me. It was very fat-phobic.
good
Dr. Ibele is very cautious about the way she explains her procedures and made sure I understood everything she discussed with me
dr. Ibele explained everything and spent a good amount of time she was very nice
Dr. Anna Ibele is absolutely wonderful!
Thank you Ibele! you have been a huge help in my bug step in life and having me understand all process at all times.
Dr Ibele is one of the most sincere providers the University has. She spent so much time with me during my appointment to help me understand what is going to be done and what needs to be done in the future for my health. She is FANTASIC!
good
all good professional experience s
Dr. Ibele was very considerate and caring.
Love Dr. Ibele and her whole staff!
Dr. Ibele is a very caring doctor and has shown compassion with my chronic back pain and has made sure I complete all steps necessary for my procedure
Dr. Ibele spent a lot of time with me going over my options and pros and cons to each. I never felt rushed or hurried and she answered every one of my questions. She was very thorough. I can't say enough about her! I wish all doctors modeled themselves after her.
Dr. Ibele is THE kindest doctor I think I've ever had. She is so thorough, and doesn't leave you feeling like she just checked you off the list. She wants you to understand everything. She even offered to follow up because I was a few minutes late and wanted to make sure we had time to review everything without being rushed. We ended up not needing to, but I was so impressed and grateful. That was a true demonstration of how much she cares for her patients.
she was great! I felt comfortable in her knowledge and her concern
excellent experience
Dr. Ibele was patient and informative. Very thorough and listened to my concerns.
have never had a dr that was genuinely concerned like this, I appreciate her more than she knows
Good
Dr. Ibele was so personable and really put my mind at ease, I was very nervous to meet with her and she was so friendly and thorough.
dr Ibele is the most amazing and caring doctor I have ever met. she should be in charge of teaching all doctors how to interact with patients.
She was amazing and I felt like she cared about me as a patient. Addressed all my concerns, did not make me feel rushed. Made my care and treatment options feel personalized.
She was amazing. I thought I would feel like I would be a "checklist" patient, where it would feel like she just went down the list of of things she tells everyone and call it a day. Obviously she covers all the same info, but I felt like she really cared, had actually looked at my chart and made my care feel personal and I really appreciated that. I didn't feel rushed and she spoke to me like an equal. Far exceeded my expectations!
Dr. Ibele is FANTASTIC! I tell everyone I know that has, or is thinking about having, a gastric bypass about her. I love her!
very detailed and complete
I had a really great experience with the entire staff.