Anna R. Ibele
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Anna R. Ibele, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Sugar House Health Center

1280 E. Stringham Avenue
Salt Lake City , UT 84106
801-581-2000
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  • Dr. Anna Ibele is currently a Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University 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. She specializes in the surgical treatment of obesity, 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 Huntsman Cancer Institute.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

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

    Patient Rating

    4.8 /5
    ( out of 52 reviews )

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    Patient Comments

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    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    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.

    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    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.

    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    all good professional experience s

    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Ibele was great. The only complaint I have is the pamphlet she gave me. It was very fat-phobic.

    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Good

    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    have never had a dr that was genuinely concerned like this, I appreciate her more than she knows

    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    I was impressed with the preparation that had been made about my care

    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Ibel is so kind and knowledgeable

    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Fantastic Doctor

  • Dr. Anna Ibele is currently a Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University 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. She specializes in the surgical treatment of obesity, 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 Huntsman Cancer Institute.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

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

    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

    1. 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 publication)
    2. 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. (Read full publication)
    3. Ibele AR, Mattar S (2011). Adolescent bariatric surgery. The Surgical clinics of North America, 91(6), 1339-51, x. (Read full publication)
    4. 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. (Read full publication)
    5. 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. (Read full publication)
    6. 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,
    7. 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. (Read full publication)
    8. 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. (Read full publication)
    9. 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. (Read full publication)
    10. 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. (Read full publication)
    11. 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.
    12. 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.
    13. 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.
    14. 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.
    15. 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.
    16. 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.
    17. 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.
    18. 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.
    19. 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.
    20. 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.
    21. 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.

    Edited Book

    1. Ibele AR, Gould JG editor (2020). Gastroparesis: A Comprehensive Approach to Evaluation and Management.

    Book Chapter

    1. Chen JC and Ibele A (2018). Adolescents: Techniques and Outcomes.