Clinical Interests
- Metabolic and bariatric surgery
- Sacropenic obesity
- Adolescent and childhood obesity
- Minimally invasive and robotic general surgery and gastrointestinal disorders
- Esophageal surgery
- Anti-reflux surgery
- Hernia surgery
- Childhood and adolescent obesity
- Outcomes following bariatric surgery
Highlights
Dr. Soans was featured in two 6 ABC "Moves in Medicine" video segments. Watch him discuss Resolving weight eases heart issues, other problems and Weight-loss surgery as a cure for Type 2 diabetes.
Education
- MD, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Training
- Fellowship, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- Fellowship (Research), Otolaryngology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL
- Residency, General Surgery, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH
Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery - Surgery
Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery
- American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Association for Academic Surgery
- Tech Columbus
- Ohio Health Research Institute
Awards and Honors
- Top Doctors, Surgery, Philadelphia magazine, 2023-2025
Patient Comments
Soans was great. Very supportive and encouraging. He answered all of my questions and referred some of them to my cardiologist.
Keep up the great work.
Good
Soans was really really great.
Dr. Soans is the MAN! I have recommended him and Temple to everyone that has asked about advice on Bariatric Surgery.