Ryan Horsley, DO

Reported procedures

• Dr. Horsley performs a range of bariatric procedures designed to support significant and sustainable weight loss. His surgical expertise includes sleeve gastrectomy Source ↗
• gastric bypass surgery Source ↗
• laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery Source ↗
• adjustable gastric banding Source ↗
• gastrectomy Source ↗
• and other bariatric surgery procedures. His focus is on providing appropriate surgical treatment for patients with obesity and helping them achieve improved long-term health outcomes. Source ↗

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Reported credentials

• American Osteopathic Board of Surgery Source ↗
• Board Certified in General Surgery Source ↗
• Surgery Source ↗

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Reported affiliations

• GEISINGER CLINIC Source ↗

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Selected publications

• More Than a Game: How Soccer Facilitates Mentorship, Psychological Safety, and Research Opportunities in Medical Education. · 2026 Source ↗
• Too old to operate? Retrospective outcomes of laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair in nonagenarians. · 2026 Source ↗
• Opioid-sparing multimodal pain regimen in combination with intraoperative transversus abdominis plane block reduces opioid use after laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair. · 2026 Source ↗
• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass results in long-term durable weight loss and diabetes remission: a single center, > 15 year outcomes. · 2026 Source ↗
• The longitudinal inefficiency of robotic bariatric surgery: can we finally agree we are over the learning curve and robotic bariatric surgery just takes longer? · 2026 Source ↗
• From disability to productivity: the impact of metabolic and bariatric surgery on return to work. · 2026 Source ↗
• Paraesophageal hernia repair combined with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reduces short-term hernia recurrence with added metabolic benefit in patients with BMI ≥ 35: A 15-year experience. · 2025 Source ↗
• Trends in first assistant in bariatric surgery: a 5 year analysis. · 2025 Source ↗
• Robotic approach does not eliminate first assistant in bariatric surgery compared to laparoscopy. · 2025 Source ↗
• Robotics, money and research: is data or physician payments driving robotic bariatric surgery literature? · 2025 Source ↗
• Late-"de novo" paraesophageal hernia after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)-should it be repaired? · 2024 Source ↗
• Examining emergency department utilization following bariatric surgery. · 2024 Source ↗
• Rates of Recurrent Marginal Ulcer in Gastric Bypass Patients Undergoing Revisional Surgery. · 2023 Source ↗
• Is Robotic Revisional Bariatric Surgery Justified? An MBSAQIP Analysis. · 2022 Source ↗
• A comparative evaluation of robotic and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a critical evaluation on the impact of postoperative pain and opioid requirements. · 2022 Source ↗
• Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Patients on Chronic Opioids: Can Bariatric Surgery Assist with Decreasing Long-term Opioid Utilization? · 2022 Source ↗
• Impact of Urinary Catheterization on Postoperative Outcomes After Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery in Propensity-Matched Cohorts. · 2023 Source ↗
• The Longitudinal Efficiency of Robotic Surgery: an MBSAQIP Propensity Matched 4-Year Comparison of Robotic and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery. · 2020 Source ↗
• A 3-Year MBSAQIP propensity-matched analysis of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with concomitant cholecystectomy: Is the robotic or laparoscopic approach preferred? · 2021 Source ↗
• Asymptomatic Cholelithiasis and Bariatric Surgery: a Comprehensive Long-Term Analysis of the Risks of Biliary Disease in Patients Undergoing Primary Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. · 2021 Source ↗
• Emergency department overutilization following cholecystectomy and inguinal hernia repair. · 2021 Source ↗
• Endoscopy-guided percutaneous stapled pancreatic cystgastrostomy and necrosectomy. · 2021 Source ↗
• First assistant impact on early morbidity and mortality in bariatric surgery. · 2019 Source ↗
• Equivalent Peri-Operative Outcomes for Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Patients Discharged on Post-Operative Day One. · 2019 Source ↗
• Multimodal Postoperative Pain Control Is Effective and Reduces Opioid Use After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. · 2019 Source ↗
• Laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair is safe in elderly patients. · 2017 Source ↗
• Laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy for esophageal adenocarcinoma identified at laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. · 2016 Source ↗

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Professional identifier

NPI: 1497079206

Insurance reported

Aetna

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Cigna

UnitedHealthcare

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