Biographical Sketch
Matthew Kroh, MD, is a Surgeon in the Surgical Institute at Cleveland Clinic. He joined the staff after completing a General Surgery residency and a fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and Surgical Endoscopy at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Kroh also holds positions with the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute and the Center for Surgical Innovation, Technology, and Education, located at the Cleveland Clinic main campus. He is licensed by the State Medical Board of Ohio and board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. His specialty interests include advanced laparoscopic surgery, bariatric surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, surgical endoscopy, and single incision laparoscopic surgery.
After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Boston College and Master's degree from Boston University, Dr. Kroh received his medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University.
Dr. Kroh has lectured widely on laparoscopic and bariatric surgery and related topics at medical conferences across the country and has co-authored many articles and book chapters that have appeared in leading medical journals, such as Surgical Endoscopy and Surgical Clinics of North America. He has been involved in numerous research projects in his field, including fluoroscopy as an adjunct to laparoscopic gastric band adjustments for morbid obesity, predictors of advanced liver disease in patients undergoing bariatric surgery, development of a novel device for endoscopic management of Barrett's esophagus, and new methods of performing less invasive laparoscopic operations including Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery and NOTES procedures, and many more.
His professional memberships include the American College of Surgeons, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.
Specialty Interests
Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Advanced laparoscopy & endoscopy, and achalasia operations, anti-reflux, as well as surgery of the gastrointestinal tract, bariatric medicine, bariatric operations, Bariatric Surgery, endoluminal surgery, Endoscopy in the Obese Patient, Endoscopy, gastric cancer, gastrointestinal, gastrointestinal surgery, Gastric surgery with focus on reflux disease, general surgery, Hiatal Hernia, Laparoscopic Solid Organ Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Medical Education, Robotic Surgery, Single incision laparoscopic surgery, weight loss surgery, Weight Management
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Dr. Kroh has reported no financial relationship with
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