Luke M. Funk, MD, MPH 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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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) . 2018 Nov 13;
[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]
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Mora-Pinzon MC Henkel D Miller RE Remington PL Gould JC Kothari SN Funk LM
Emergency department visits and readmissions within 1Â year of bariatric surgery: A statewide analysis using hospital discharge records. Surgery . 2017 Nov;162(5):1155-1162
[PubMed ID: 28755967]
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Vegel AJ Shah N Lidor AO Greenberg JA Shan Y Wang X Funk LM
Patient-reported quality of life after bariatric surgery: a single institution analysis. J Surg Res . 2017 Oct;218:117-123
[PubMed ID: 28985837]
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Gunter RL Shada AL Funk LM Wang X Greenberg JA Lidor AO
Long-Term Quality of Life Outcomes Following Nissen Versus Toupet Fundoplication in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A . 2017 Sep;27(9):931-936
[PubMed ID: 28737451]
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Imbus JR Funk LM
Commentary on Varban et al.: Far from Standardized: Using Surgical Videos to Identify Variation in Technique for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A . 2017 Aug;27(8):768-769
[PubMed ID: 28686549]
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Statz AK Stroud AM Jolles SA Greenberg JA Lidor AO Shada AL Wang X Funk LM
Psychosocial Factors Are Associated with Quality of Life After Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A . 2017 Aug;27(8):755-760
[PubMed ID: 28557566]
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Henkel DS Mora-Pinzon M Remington PL Jolles SA Voils CI Gould JC Kothari SN Funk LM
Trends in the Prevalence of Severe Obesity and Bariatric Surgery Access: A State-Level Analysis from 2011 to 2014. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A . 2017 Jul;27(7):669-675
[PubMed ID: 28557643]
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Funk LM Shan Y Voils CI Kloke J Hanrahan LP
Electronic Health Record Data Versus the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES): A Comparison of Overweight and Obesity Rates. Med Care . 2017 Jun;55(6):598-605
[PubMed ID: 28079710]
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Zaman JA Shah N Leverson GE Greenberg JA Funk LM
The effects of optimal perioperative glucose control on morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc . 2017 Mar;31(3):1407-1413
[PubMed ID: 27450209]
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Shah N Greenberg JA Leverson G Funk LM
Predictors of high cost after bariatric surgery: A single institution review. Surgery . 2016 Oct;160(4):877-884
[PubMed ID: 27521041]
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Funk LM Jolles SA Voils CI
Obesity as a disease: has the AMA resolution had an impact on how physicians view obesity? Surg Obes Relat Dis . 2016 Aug;12(7):1431-1435
[PubMed ID: 27444860]
