Associate Professor
Chief of the Division of Advanced Laparoscopic, Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Surgery

Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (B.A., Molecular Biology)
Medical School: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Residency: Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Board Certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery

Clinical Services

• Thyroid surgery including thyroid cancer
• Parathyroid surgery including minimally invasive parathyroidectomy

Curriculum Vitae

Selected Publications

Jenkins NL, Roth JS, Johnson JO, Pofahl WE. Laparoscopic colorectal surgery: indications and techniques.Curr Surg. 2005 May-Jun;62(3):319-23. Review.

Jenkins NL, Johnson JO, Mageau RP, Bowen JB, Pofahl WE. Who's who in bariatric surgery: the pioneers in the development of surgery forweight control.Curr Surg. 2005 Jan-Feb;62(1):38-44.

Jarchow AM, Blanks DA, Pofahl WE. Management of hyperparathyroidism in elderly patients.Curr Surg. 2005 Jan-Feb;62(1):10-4.

Johnson J, Roth JS, Hazey JW, Pofahl WE. The history of open inguinal hernia repair. Curr Surg. 2004 Jan-Feb;61(1):49-52.

Pofahl WE, Pories WJ. Current status and future directions of geriatric general surgery.J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 Jul;51(7 Suppl):S351-4. Review.

Pofahl WE, Kelly JM, Smith TD. The internet and laparoscopy: does cybersurgery have a future? Curr Surg. 2003 Mar-Apr;60(2):126-9.

Garofalo JH, Pofahl WE. Achalasia: a brief review of treatment options and efficacy. Curr Surg. 2002 Nov-Dec;59(6):549-53.

Pofahl WE, Swanson MS, Cox SS, Dare DM, Haisch CE, Pories WJ, Chitwood WR Jr. Performance standards improve American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination scores. Curr Surg. 2002 Mar-Apr;59(2):220-2.

Mendelson KG, Bailey BM, Balint TD, Pofahl WE. Meckel's diverticulum: Review and surgical management. Curr Surg. 2001 Sep-Oct;58(5):455-7. No abstract available.