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Joseph Colella, M.D.,F.A.C.S.

16 Patients 1 Review
3380 BLVD OF THE ALLIES
#390
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

About Joseph Colella

Specialty:

Bariatric/Weight Loss Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
General Surgery


Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Critical Care Medicine Subspecialty Board
Vascular Surgery Subspecialty Board


Education:

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine


Internship:

Allegheny General Hospital


Residency:

Allegheny General Hospital


Faculty Information:

Surgery
Drexel University College of Medicine, AGH


UPIN:

E79573


Practice:

Allegheny Bariatric and Laparoscopic Group

Credentials and training

Medical School Attended
University Of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA1986
Residency
Allegheny General Hospital - Pittsburgh, PA1991
Bariatric surgery volume
More than once a week
View listed training (2)
  • Lap Band System2006

    Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery

  • Ohio State University2004

    Laparoscopy, Bariatric Surgery

Listed procedures

  • Adjustable Gastric Band
  • Gastric Bypass
  • Revision Surgery
  • Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

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Group Memberships

  • ABMS
  • ACS
  • ASMBS
  • LAP-BAND

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