Beth A. Schrope, MD, PhD, FACS

Beth A. Schrope, MD, PhD, FACS Specialties: General Surgery, Cancer Care, Pancreas & Hepatobiliary Surgery

Beth A. Schrope, MD, PhD, FACS
Specialties: General Surgery, Cancer Care, Pancreas & Hepatobiliary Surgery
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About Beth A. Schrope, MD, PhD, FACS

Dr. Schrope joined the faculty of the Department of Surgery in July of 2001 as a Clinical instructor after completing her residency with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She is currently a Professor of Clinical Surgery.


She graduated with an M.D. degree from Temple University in 1996. Prior to joining the profession of medicine, she completed a Ph. D. in Biomedical Engineering at Drexel University in 1992, and won numerous federal grants as principle investigator for research work in medical ultrasound. She is the author of numerous publications in the fields of bariatric surgery, medical ultrasound and GI surgery. She is the sole editor of a new textbook on Surgical and Interventional Ultrasound.


Her research interests include novel applications of autologous pancreatic islet cell transplantation, pancreatic cysts and pancreatitis. She also employs minimally invasive surgical techniques for benign and malignant conditions of the stomach. Dr. Schrope is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, the American HepatoPancreaticoBiliary Association, and Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. She is currently serving as Regional Medical Director of the Southern New York chapter of the National Pancreas Foundation.


Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Expertise

  • Bile Duct Cancer

  • Duodenal cancer

  • Gallbladder Surgery

  • Gastric Cancer

  • Gastrointestinal Cancer

  • Gastrointestinal Tumors

  • GERD Surgery

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery

  • Pancreas Surgery

  • Pancreatic Cancer

  • Pancreatic Cyst

  • Pancreatic islet cell transplantation

  • Pancreatitis

  • Peptic Ulcer Disease

  • Stomach Cancer

  • Stomach Surgery

Education

  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

Board Certifications

  • Surgery

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Awards

  • Surgeon, ACS Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery, Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery, Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ.
  • Surgeon, ACS Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery, Columbia University Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery, New York, NY.
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2007 - 2013 editions of “Guide to Americas Top Surgeons,” published by the Consumers Research Council of America.
  • Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2002 and 2009.

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