VictoriaMerrillGershuniMD

General Surgery • Philadelphia, PA

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Office
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 2014 - 2019
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Surgery, 2014 - 2015
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 2014

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2014 - 2024
MO State Medical License 2021 - 2023
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Observational cohort investigating health outcomes and healthcare costs after metabolic and bariatric surgery: a study protocol.
Wall-Wieler, E., Liu, Y., Gershuni, V., Zheng, F., Altieri, M.> ;BMJ Open. 2024 Jan 25
Preoperative Exclusive Enteral Nutrition Is Associated With Reduced Skin and Soft Tissue and Intra-abdominal Infections in Patients With Crohn's Disease Undergoing Int...
Lev Krasnovsky, Andrew T Weber, Victoria Gershuni, Erica Pettke, James D Lewis> ;Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2024 Jan 23
Equity in bariatric surgery use: a cohort study.
Wall-Wieler, E., Liu, Y., Gershuni, V., Zheng, F., Altieri, M.> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2024 Jan 8
1 citations
Trends in bariatric surgery training: bariatric operations performed by Fellowship Council trainees from 2012 to 2019.
Jog, A., Baldwin, D., Wernsing, D., Gershuni, V., Hashimoto, D., Williams, N., Dumon, K., Altieri, M.> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2023 Dec 27
A study analyzing outcomes after bariatric surgery by primary language.
Claire B Rosen, Sanford E Roberts, James Sharpe, Victoria Gershuni, Maria S Altieri, Rachel R Kelz> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
Gastroparesis: an evidence-based review for the bariatric and foregut surgeon.
Sergio J Bardaro, Alfredo D Guerron, John Romanelli, Ian Soriano, Keith King, Karen E Gibbs, Anthony Petrick, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Raul Rosenthal, Colleen Kennedy, Victo...> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2023 May 1
Relationships between body fat distribution and metabolic syndrome traits and outcomes: A mendelian randomization study.
Brian Huang, John DePaolo, Renae L Judy, Gabrielle Shakt, Walter R Witschey, Michael G Levin, Victoria M Gershuni> ;Plos One. 2023 Jan 1
11 citations
Dietary fiber-based regulation of bile salt hydrolase activity in the gut microbiota and its relevance to human disease.
Arthur Kastl, Victoria M Gershuni, Elliot S Friedman, Ceylan Tanes, Adoma Boateng, William J Mitchell, Kathleen O'Connor, Kyle Bittinger, Natalie A Terry, Christina Ba...> ;Gut Microbes. 2022 Jun 6
79 citations
Randomized controlled-feeding study of dietary emulsifier carboxymethylcellulose reveals detrimental impacts on the gut microbiota and metabolome.
Benoit Chassaing, Charlene Compher, Brittaney Bonhomme, Qing Liu, Yuan Tian, William A. Walters, Lisa Nessel, Clara Delaroque, Fuhua Hao, Victoria M. Gershuni, Lillian...> ;Gastroenterology. 2021 Nov 10
9 citations
Re-examining chemically defined liquid diets through the lens of the microbiome
Tiffany Toni, John C. Alverdy, Victoria M. Gershuni> ;Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2021 Sep 30
4 citations
The Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Utilization of Bariatric Surgery.
Ezra S. Brooks, Elizabeth A. Bailey, Catherine L. Mavroudis, Christopher Wirtalla, Victoria M. Gershuni, Noel N. Williams, Rachel R. Kelz> ;Obesity Surgery. 2021 Aug 20
5 citations
Global Microbiota-Dependent Histone Acetylation Patterns Are Irreversible and Independent of Short Chain Fatty Acids
Yedidya Saiman, Ting-Chin David Shen, Peder J. Lund, Victoria M. Gershuni, Cholsoon Jang, Shivali Patel, Sunhee Jung, Emma E. Furth, Elliot S. Friedman, Lillian Chau, ...> ;Hepatology. 2021 Jul 26
17 citations
Maternal gut microbiota reflecting poor diet quality is associated with spontaneous preterm birth in a prospective cohort study.
Victoria M. Gershuni, Yun Li, Michal A. Elovitz, Hongzhe Li, Gary D. Wu, Charlene Compher> ;The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2021 Mar 11
4 citations
Defining postoperative weight change after pancreatectomy: Factors associated with distinct and dynamic weight trajectories.
Fabio Casciani, Victoria M. Gershuni, Laura Maggino, Brett L. Ecker, Major K. Lee, Robert E. Roses, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Douglas L. Fraker, Jeffrey A. Drebin, Charles M...> ;Surgery. 2020 Dec 1
4 citations
Clinical presentation and surgical outcomes in primary aldosteronism differ by race.
Victoria M. Gershuni, Jae P. Ermer, Rachel R. Kelz, Robert E. Roses, Debbie L. Cohen, Scott O. Trerotola, Douglas L. Fraker, Heather Wachtel> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2020 Mar 1
5 citations
Validation and improvement of a highly predictive bariatric surgery mortality risk calculator to include sleeve gastrectomy using MBSAQIP 2015-2017 data.
Colleen Tewksbury, Zhi Geng, Michael W Foster, Victoria M. Gershuni, Kristoffel R. Dumon, J. Eduardo Rame, Peter W. Groeneveld, Noel N. Williams> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2020 Feb 22
2 citations
Challenges in obesity and primary aldosteronism: Diagnosis and treatment.
Victoria M. Gershuni, Daniel S. Herman, Rachel R. Kelz, Robert E. Roses, Debbie L. Cohen, Scott O. Trerotola, Douglas L. Fraker, Heather Wachtel> ;Surgery. 2020 Jan 1
3 citations
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Carries a Lower Perioperative Mortality Including Sudden Cardiac Death over Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients with a Prior Cardiac H...
Foster Mw, Victoria M. Gershuni, Colleen Tewksbury, Giri Js, Kristoffel R. Dumon, Rame Je, Noel N. Williams> ;Obesity Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
12 citations
Ketogenic Diet: an Endocrinologist Perspective.
Aravind R. Kuchkuntla, Meera Shah, Saketh R. Velapati, Victoria M. Gershuni, Tamim Rajjo, Sanjeev Nanda, Ryan T. Hurt, Manpreet S. Mundi> ;Current Nutrition Reports. 2019 Dec 1
2 citations
Reply to "Utility of Unrefined Carbohydrates in Type 2 Diabetes. Comment on Reversing Type 2 Diabetes: A Narrative Review of the Evidence, Nutrients, 2019, 11, 766".
Sarah J. Hallberg, Victoria M. Gershuni, Tamara L. Hazbun, Shaminie J. Athinarayanan> ;Nutrients. 2019 Jul 18
69 citations
Reversing Type 2 Diabetes: A Narrative Review of the Evidence.
Sarah J. Hallberg, Victoria M. Gershuni, Tamara L. Hazbun, Shaminie J. Athinarayanan> ;Nutrients. 2019 Apr 1
24 citations
The Microbiome-Host Interaction as a Potential Driver of Anastomotic Leak.
Victoria M. Gershuni, Elliot S. Friedman> ;Current Gastroenterology Reports. 2019 Jan 26
104 citations
Nutritional Ketosis for Weight Management and Reversal of Metabolic Syndrome
Victoria M. Gershuni, Stephanie Yan, Valentina Medici> ;Current Nutrition Reports. 2018 Sep 1
17 citations
Saturated Fat: Part of a Healthy Diet.
Victoria M. Gershuni> ;Current Nutrition Reports. 2018 Aug 7
35 citations
Breast cancer subtype distribution is different in normal weight, overweight, and obese women
Victoria M. Gershuni, Yun Li, Austin D. Williams, Alycia So, Laura Steel, Elena Carrigan, Julia Tchou> ;Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2017 Mar 14
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