Emily Ortega Goddard, MD

Dr. Goddard is specialized in Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery. Her special interests include surgical endoscopy, robotic surgery, complex abdominal wall reconstruction/hernia surgery, foregut, and bariatric surgery.

Specialties

• Bariatric Surgery
• General Surgery
• Hernia Repair

Board Certification:
American Board of Surgery

Education:
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Residency:
General Surgery - WellSpan York Hospital, Department of Surgery, York, PA

Fellowship:
Advanced Laparoscopic MIS / Bariatric Surgery - Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI

Memberships in Societies:
American College of Surgeons (FACS)
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
American Foregut Society

Hospital Affiliations:
The Miriam Hospital
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence VA Medical Center

IN THE NEWS

ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

1. Smith JP, Harms J, Matters GL, McGovern CO, Ruggiero FM, Liao J, Fino KK, Ortega EE, Gilius EL, Phillips JA. A single nucleotide polymorphism of the cholecystokinin-B receptor predicts risk for pancreatic cancer. Cancer Biology and Therapy. 2012 Feb 1;13(3): 164-74. PMID: 22277584.

ABSTRACTS

1. Ortega, E, Ryan, J.P. How the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Affected Post-Bariatric Surgery Weight Loss. SAGES Annual Meeting 2021; August 31st – Sept 3rd, 2021; Las Vegas, NV.
2. Goddard, E.O., Russo, M., Samad, A., Ryan, J.P. A Single Surgeon’s Experience With the Single Anastomosis Loop Duodeno-Ileostomy (SADI-S/SIPS) Surgery. ASMBS Annual Meeting 2022; June 5th – 9th, 2022; Dallas, TX.
3. Goddard, E.O., Giorgi, M. Laparoscopic Lysis of Adhesions and Graham Patch Repair of Perforated Marginal Ulcer. Accepted: SAGES Annual Meeting 2023; March 29^th-April 3^rd, 2023; Montreal, CA.
4. Goddard, E.O., Luhrs, A., Giorgi, M. Endoluminal Vac Therapy for Contained Sleeve Leak. Accepted: ASMBS Annual Meeting 2023; June 25^th-29th, 2023; Las Vegas, NV.

POSTERS & PRESENTATIONS

1. Differential Expression of Cholecystokinin Receptors and Their Ligands in Normal and Neoplastic Pancreas, NIH/NIDDK Short-Term Research Experience for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) 2010 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA 2010
2. Differential Expression of Cholecystokinin Receptors and Their Ligands in Normal and Neoplastic Pancreas, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) 2011 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC 2011
3. Differential Expression of Cholecystokinin Receptors and Their Ligands in Normal and Neoplastic Pancreas, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2011 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL 2011
4. Alcohol Dependent DNA Damage in Liver, Drexel Medical Student Research Day, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
5. Differential Expression of Cholecystokinin Receptors and Their Ligands in Normal and Neoplastic Pancreas, Drexel Discovery Day, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 2014
6. Ortega, E., Ryan, J.P. How the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Affected Post-Bariatric Surgery Weight Loss. WellSpan Discovery Day 2021 Podium Presentation; May 20th, 2021; York, PA
7. Goddard, E.O., Russo, M., Samad, A., Ryan, J.P. A Single Surgeon’s Experience With the Single Anastomosis Loop Duodeno-Ileostomy (SADI-S/SIPS) Surgery. WellSpan Discovery Day 2022 Podium Presentation; May 19th, 2022; York, PA
8. Goddard, E.O., Russo, M., Samad, A., Ryan, J.P. Clinical Outcomes: A Single Surgeon’s Experience With the Single Anastomosis Loop Duodeno-Ileostomy (SADI-S/SIPS) Surgery. WellSpan 1^st Annual Obesity Symposium, Presentation; September 9th, 2022; York, PA.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

1. 2014                NIH/NIDDK STEP-UP Banquet Student Keynote Speaker: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.  Invited to speak to the undergraduate students in the STEP-UP program at their end-of-the-year banquet.
2. 2022                Surgeons and Social Media: Number Needed to Tweet? Department of Surgery, WellSpan York Hospital. Chief Resident Grand Rounds Presentation; April 22, 2022; York, PA.

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