Jeffrey A. Blatnik, MD
- Phone: 314-454-8877
Specialty Areas
- Abdominal wall reconstruction
- Hernia repair
- Minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery
- Robotic abdominal surgery
Common Procedures
- Incisional hernia repair
- Inguinal hernia repair
- Ventral hernia
- Minimally invasive paraoesophageal hernia repair
- POEM
- Heller Myotomy
Common Diagnoses Treated
- Incisional hernia
- Inguinal hernia
- Ventral hernia
- Achalasia
- Paraoesophageal hernia
- GERD
- Gallbladder disease
Board Certifications
General Surgery
Degrees
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 2003-2007
Residency
2007-2009; 2011-2014 General Surgery Residency, University Hospitals Case Medical Center and MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
2009-2011 Dudley P. Allen Research Scholar, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship
2014-2015 Minimally Invasive / Flexible Endoscopy / Abdominal Wall Fellowship, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Professional Memberships
American College of Surgeons
American Hernia Society
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Central Surgical Society
Awards and Honors
2019 General Surgery Faculty Mentorship Award
2019 General Surgery Resident Teaching Award
2016 Participant Department of Surgery Leadership Learning series
Areas of Research Interest
Abdominal wall hernias, Prosthetic mesh
Publications
Financial Disclosures
Consultant – Intuitive Surgical
BD Research Support – Cook, Ethicon
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Patients Seen At
Center for Advanced Medicine
Gastrointestinal Center
4921 Parkview Place
Floor 12, Suite 12B
St. Louis, MO 63110
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Physician’s Office Building #1, Suite 120
1040 North Mason Road
St. Louis, MO 63141
To request an appointment with Dr. Blatnik, please call (314) 454-8877.