Anthony V. Coletta, M. D., M. B. A., F. A. C. S.

EDUCATION:

   POST GRADUATE TRAINING:

            General Surgery Residency - 1984
            Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
            Philadelphia, PA
           
            Surgical Research Fellowship - 1985
            Pancreatic Transplantation
            Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
            Philadelphia, PA

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
 
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson Medical College
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:

            Attending Surgeon:
            The Bryn Mawr Hospital
            The Paoli Hospital
           

            After completing his research fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Dr. Anthony Coletta joined the medical staff of the Bryn Mawr Hospital in 1986 where he continues today as an Attending Surgeon specializing in general, oncologic, colo-rectal and laparoscopic surgery.  Dr. Coletta was a pioneer in the development of laparoscopic surgery.  He performed the first laparoscopic appendectomy in the Philadelphia region in May, 1990 and the first laparoscopic colon resection in September of that same year.  Dr. Coletta is the author of several publications and has participated in numerous national and international programs on the topic of laparoscopic surgery.  A member of several national organizations, he has held numerous positions and has been recognized as one of the Top Doctors in the Philadelphia Magazine and one of the Best Surgeons in the Main Line Today.  In May 2005 the Bryn Mawr Hospital awarded him the Gerhard Society Award for Clinical Excellence. In addition to maintaining his busy surgical practice, Dr. Coletta currently serves as the President of the Bryn Mawr Hospital Medical Staff.