Rebecca Prince Petersen MD

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine

1959 NE Pacific St.Seattle, WA 98195
Phone+1 206-598-6190

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Summary

Rebecca Petersen MD, MSc, FACS is a board-certified general surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery. Dr. Petersen is the Program Director for the General and Preliminary Surgery Residency Program.
Dr. Petersen has extensive expertise in minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery including laparoscopic and robotic approaches. She has completed a fellowship in MIS foregut and bariatric surgery at University of Washington and spent two years doing thoracic oncology research during her training at Duke. Dr. Petersen also has a Master of Science in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Petersen’s clinical interests include: advanced laparoscopy, gastrointestinal disorders, complex abdominal wall hernia repair and reconstruction, in addition to inguinal, femoral, sports, chronic groin pain and hiatal hernias.

Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2009 - 2011
Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2009
Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 2002

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Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 2009 - 2028
NC State Medical License 2002 - 2009
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Equivalent outcomes after elective inguinal hernia repair for patients living near and far from care.
Mia S Allyn, Li-Ching Huang, Rebecca P Petersen, L Nick Cetrulo
Surgical Endoscopy. 2026-07-27
4 citations
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair.
Alexandra Hernandez, Rebecca Petersen
The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2023-10-01
5 citations
Consensus priority research questions in gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgery in the year 2020: results of a SAGES Delphi study.
Richard Garfinkle, Rebecca P Petersen, Chris DuCoin, Maria S Altieri, Rajesh Aggarwal
Surgical Endoscopy. 2022-09-01

Journal Articles

Emergency Restructuring of a General Surgery Residency Program During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Amer H Nassar, Rebecca P Petersen, Karen D Horvath, JAMA Surgery

Other

Operative management of achalasia: Laparoscopic and open Heller myotomy
Petersen RP, Oelschlager BK
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/operative-management-of-achalasia-laparoscopic-and-open-heller-myot
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-06-18