Anna R. Ibele
( out of 80 reviews )

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 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. Dr. Ibele 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 80 reviews )

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    Patient Comments

    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.

    January 09, 2025
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Awesome

    October 16, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Excellent care with very thorough explanations.

    July 31, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Thanks you so very much for listening and providing clear answers to my concerns.

    July 24, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr.Ibele is one amazing Dr. I can honestly say she saved my life. Very caring, beautiful human being.

    July 05, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    She is a very knowledgeable, kind, caring Doctor. I am so thankful for her!

    June 22, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Fue lo que esperaba, me trato con respeto y profesionalismo.

    June 12, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    I would highly recommend Dr Ibele. She is thorough,listens with genuine concern and I never felt rushed and asked many questions.

    May 15, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    Dr, Ibele is kind and patient. She explains all the necessary steps.

    May 01, 2024
    SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

    She was awesome! Explained things extremely well and truly listened! Very kind, caring and knowledgable about my symptoms and concerns.

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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 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. Dr. Ibele 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

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

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.
    5. 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.
    6. 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.
    7. 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.
    8. 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.
    9. 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.
    10. 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.
    11. 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)
    12. 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)
    13. 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)
    14. 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.
    15. 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)
    16. 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)
    17. 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). Preoperative prediction of type 2 diabetes remission after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol, 2(1), 38-45. (Read full article)
    18. 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.
    19. 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)
    20. Ibele AR, Mattar SG (2011). Adolescent bariatric surgery. Surg Clin North Am, 91(6), 1339-51, x. (Read full article)
    21. 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.