Victoria M. Gershuni, MD, MSGM, MSTR

Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Department of Surgery
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 4th Fl. Silverstein Pvln.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 4th Fl. Silverstein Pvln.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-614-0092
Education:
BS (Magna cum Laude)
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2008.
MSGM (Global Medicine)
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2009.
MD
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2014.
MSTR (Translational Research)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2019.
Permanent linkBS (Magna cum Laude)
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2008.
MSGM (Global Medicine)
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2009.
MD
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2014.
MSTR (Translational Research)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2019.
Selected Publications
Bardaro SJ, Guerron AD, Romanelli J, Soriano I, King K, Gibbs KE, Petrick A, Lo Menzo E, Rosenthal R, Kennedy C, Gershuni V, Daly S, Leyva-Alvizo A, Tran M, Stalin V, Kothari S, Sudan R.: Gastroparesis: an evidence-based review for the bariatric and foregut surgeon. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 19(5): 403-420, May 2023.Panni UY, Lindemann J, Gershuni V, Awad MM: Emergency robot undocking during a large paraesophageal hernia repair. Surgical Endoscopy 36(1 Suppl): S306, May 2022 Notes: Presented at the 2022 Scientific Session of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Denver, CO, Mar. 2022.
Kastl A, Zong W, Gershuni V, Friedman ES, Tanes C, Boateng A, O'Connor K, Bittinger K, Terry NA, Bales CB, Albenberg L, Wu GD: Clinical phenotyping of patients with short bowel syndrome via effects of diet and the gut microbiota on bile acid metabolism. Gastroenterology 162(7 Suppl): S653-S654, May 2022 Notes: Presented at the American Gastroenterological Association Annual Meeting/Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, CA and virtual, May 2022.
Zivanov C, Gershuni VM, Tohmasi S, Awad MM: Robotic-assisted laparoscopic trans-hiatal mid-body esophageal diverticulectomy with repair of sliding hiatal hernia. Gastroenterology 162(7 Suppl): S1315, May 2022 Notes: Presented at the American Gastroenterological Association Annual Meeting/Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, CA and virtual, May 2022.
Luks VL, Rowe JH, Kelz RR, Gershuni V: Traditional marker of malnutrition associated with worse outcomes after ventral hernia repair in patients with higher BMI. Surgical Endoscopy 36(1 Suppl): S230, May 2022 Notes: Presented at the 2022 Scientific Session of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Denver, CO, Mar. 2022.
Gershuni VM, Sherrill WC, Eckhouse SR: Three-port laparoscopic transgastric division of vertical banded gastroplasty. Surgical Endoscopy 36(1 Suppl): S301, May 2022 Notes: Presented at the 2022 Scientific Session of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Denver, CO, Mar. 2022.
Chassaing B, Compher C, Bonhomme B, Liu Q, Tian Y, Walters W, Nessel L, Delaroque C, Hao F, Gershuni V, Chau L, Ni J, Bewtra M, Albenberg L, Bretin A, McKeever L, Ley RE, Patterson AD, Wu GD, Gewirtz AT, Lewis JD: Randomized controlled-feeding study of dietary emulsifier carboxymethylcellulose reveals detrimental impacts on the gut microbiota and metabolome. Gastroenterology 162(3): 743-756, Mar. 2022 Notes: Epub Nov. 11, 2021.
Kastl A, Zong W, Gershuni VM, Friedman ES, Tanes C, Boateng A, Mitchell WJ, O'Connor K, Bittinger K, Terry NA, Bales C, Albenberg L, Wu GD: Dietary fiber-based regulation of bile salt hydrolase activity in the gut microbiota and its relevance to human disease. Gut Microbes 14(1): 2083417, Jan. 2022.
Toni T, Alverdy J, Gershuni V: Re-examining chemically defined liquid diets through the lens of the microbiome. Nature Reviews: Gastroenterology & Hepatology 18(12): 903-911, Dec. 2021 Notes: Epub Sept. 30, 2021.
Saiman Y, Shen TD, Lund PJ, Gershuni VM, Jang C, Patel S, Jung S, Furth EE, Friedman ES, Chau L, Garcia BA, Wu GD: Global microbiota-dependent histone acetylation patterns are irreversible and independent of short chain fatty acids. Hepatology 74(6): 3427-3440, Dec. 2021 Notes: Epub July 26, 2021.