Jeffrey Hodges, MD, MS

Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - (Clinical Series Track)

Jeffrey Hodges, MD, MS, is an assistant clinical professor with the University of Arizona Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Section of Minimally Invasive, Robotic Surgery and Bariatric Surgery.

Dr. Hodges received his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso. He completed his General Surgery residency training at Houston Methodist Hospital in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center. After completing his residency, Dr. Hodges served as a locum tenens general surgeon in Fort Defiance, Arizona. He later completed fellowship training in Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery.

Dr. Hodges has five journal publications, two of which he is the first author. These publications have significantly contributed to the field of General Surgery. He has also completed nine poster presentations, one book chapter, and four presentations, all of which have been well-received in the medical community.  

His clinical interests include minimally invasive primary and revisional metabolic and bariatric surgery, abdominal wall hernia repair, foregut procedures for gastroesophageal reflux and other general surgical procedures.

Research Interests

Preoperative risk reduction
Management of upper GI and bariatric patients
Outcomes of various minimally invasive foregut and bariatric procedures
Surgical education, specifically the the acquisition of surgical skills and assessment of operative performance
Surgical expertise and the cognitive aspect of learning in training surgical residents and advanced laparascopic and bariatric surgery fellows

Degree(s)

  • MD: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2017 MS: University of North Texas Health Science Center, 2010
Residency
Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center, 2017-2022
Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Magee-Womens Hospital, 2023-2024
Specialties
  1. Foregut and Esophageal Surgery
  2. Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
  3. Minimally Invasive GI, General and Robotic Surgery