Luke M. Funk, MD, MPH, FACS Print Friendly Page
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthDr. Funk is fellowship trained in minimally invasive surgery and bariatric surgery and board certified in General Surgery. He is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He specializes in minimally-invasive techniques for bariatric and metabolic surgery, esophageal and gastric disorders, abdominal wall hernias and gall bladder disorders.
Specialties
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Department of Surgery |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Surgery
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| Fellowship |
Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH |
| Residency |
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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| Medical School |
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
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| Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
| Research |
Dr. Funk’s research focuses on national patterns of surgical care, access to surgical care and improving the quality of surgical care. |
PubMed Articles
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Liu N Funk LM
Bariatric Surgery Trends in the U.S.: 1% is the Loneliest Number. Ann Surg . 2020 Feb;271(2):210-211
[PubMed ID: 31800491]
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Kleppe KL Xu Y Funk LM Wang X Havlena JA Greenberg JA Lidor AO
Healthcare spending and utilization following antireflux surgery: examining costs and reasons for readmission. Surg Endosc . 2020 Jan;34(1):240-248
[PubMed ID: 30953200]
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Liu N Birstler J Venkatesh M Hanrahan LP Chen G Funk LM
Weight Loss for Patients With Obesity: An Analysis of Long-Term Electronic Health Record Data. Med Care . 2019 Dec 24;
[PubMed ID: 31876663]
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Cunha GM Thai TT Hamilton G Covarrubias Y Schlein A Middleton MS Wiens CN McMillan A Agni R Funk LM Campos GM Horgan S Jacobson G Wolfson T Gamst A Schwimmer JB Reeder SB Sirlin CB
Accuracy of common proton density fat fraction thresholds for magnitude- and complex-based chemical shift-encoded MRI for assessing hepatic steatosis in patients with obesity. Abdom Radiol (NY) . 2019 Nov 28;
[PubMed ID: 31781899]
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Liu N Cusack MC Venkatesh M Pontes AL Shea G Svoboda DC Greenberg JA Lidor AO Funk LM
30-Day Outcomes After Intraoperative Leak Testing for Bariatric Surgery Patients. J Surg Res . 2019 Oct;242:136-144
[PubMed ID: 31077945]
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Shea GE Johnson MK Venkatesh M Jolles SA Prout TM Shada AL Greenberg JA Lidor AO Funk LM
Long-term dysphagia resolution following POEM versus Heller myotomy for achalasia patients. Surg Endosc . 2019 Jul 10;
[PubMed ID: 31292743]
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Jolles SA Alagoz E Liu N Voils CI Shea G Funk LM
Motivations of Males with Severe Obesity, Who Pursue Medical Weight Management or Bariatric Surgery. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A . 2019 Jun;29(6):730-740
[PubMed ID: 31017517]
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Taylor LJ Xu K Maloney JD Voils CI Weber SM Funk LM Abbott DE
Deficiencies in postoperative surveillance for veterans with gastrointestinal cancer. J Surg Oncol . 2019 Mar;119(3):273-277
[PubMed ID: 30554412]
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Walle KV Funk LM Xu Y Davies KD Greenberg J Shada A Lidor A
Persistent Dysphagia Rate After Antireflux Surgery is Similar for Nissen Fundoplication and Partial Fundoplication. J Surg Res . 2019 Mar;235:52-57
[PubMed ID: 30691837]
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Pooler BD Wiens CN McMillan A Artz NS Schlein A Covarrubias Y Hooker J Schwimmer JB Funk LM Campos GM Greenberg JA Jacobsen G Horgan S Wolfson T Gamst AC Sirlin CB Reeder SB
Monitoring Fatty Liver Disease with MRI Following Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective, Dual-Center Study. Radiology . 2019 Mar;290(3):682-690
[PubMed ID: 30561273]
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Maciejewski ML Arterburn DE Berkowitz TSZ Weidenbacher HJ Liu CF Olsen MK Funk LM Mitchell JE Smith VA
Geographic Variation in Obesity, Behavioral Treatment, and Bariatric Surgery for Veterans. Obesity (Silver Spring) . 2019 Jan;27(1):161-165
[PubMed ID: 30421849]
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Funk LM Grubber JM McVay MA Olsen MK Yancy WS Voils CI
Patient predictors of weight loss following a behavioral weight management intervention among US Veterans with severe obesity. Eat Weight Disord . 2018 Oct;23(5):587-595
[PubMed ID: 28853051]
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Shada A Nielsen A Marowski S Helm M Funk LM Kastenmeier A Lidor A Gould JC
Wisconsin's Enterra Therapy Experience: A multi-institutional review of gastric electrical stimulation for medically refractory gastroparesis. Surgery . 2018 Oct;164(4):760-765
[PubMed ID: 30072246]
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Imbus JR Funk LM
Relationship Status After Bariatric Surgery: It's Complicated. JAMA Surg . 2018 Jul 1;153(7):661-662
[PubMed ID: 29590298]
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Luo RB Suzuki T Hooker JC Covarrubias Y Schlein A Liu S Schwimmer JB Reeder SB Funk LM Greenberg JA Campos GM Sandler BJ Horgan S Sirlin CB Jacobsen GR
How bariatric surgery affects liver volume and fat density in NAFLD patients. Surg Endosc . 2018 Apr;32(4):1675-1682
[PubMed ID: 29218660]
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Imbus JR Voils CI Funk LM
Bariatric surgery barriers: a review using Andersen's Model of Health Services Use. Surg Obes Relat Dis . 2018 Mar;14(3):404-412
[PubMed ID: 29249585]
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Khoraki J Moraes MG Neto APF Funk LM Greenberg JA Campos GM
Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Am J Surg . 2018 Jan;215(1):97-103
[PubMed ID: 28693840]
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Greenberg JA Jolles S Sullivan S Quamme SP Funk LM Lidor AO Greenberg C Pugh CM
A structured, extended training program to facilitate adoption of new techniques for practicing surgeons. Surg Endosc . 2018 Jan;32(1):217-224
[PubMed ID: 28643054]
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Shada AL Stem M Funk LM Greenberg JA Lidor AO
Concurrent bariatric surgery and paraesophageal hernia repair: comparison of sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis . 2018 Jan;14(1):8-13
[PubMed ID: 28869165]
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Papageorge CM Funk LM Poulose BK Phillips S Rosen MJ Greenberg JA
Primary fascial closure during laparoscopic ventral hernia repair does not reduce 30-day wound complications. Surg Endosc . 2017 Nov;31(11):4551-4557
[PubMed ID: 28378079]