Brenda M. Zosa, MD
Gastrointestinal Minimally Invasive Surgery
Bariatric Surgery
General Surgery
Minimally Invasive General Surgery
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Brenda M. Zosa
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Background
Brenda Zosa, M.D., is a fellowship-trained minimally invasive surgeon in the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery. She has advanced training in foregut surgery, bariatric surgery, advanced endoscopy, and abdominal wall reconstruction surgery.
Dr. Zosa joins Johns Hopkins after completing her fellowship at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI. She sees patients experiencing a range of gastroenterology conditions, and can provide patients advanced therapeutic endoscopy treatments including per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) and per oral pyloromyotomy (POP).
Dr. Zosa sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, and the Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center – Green Spring Station in Lutherville.
Centers and Institutes
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Research Summary
Dr. Zosa’s research interests include clinical outcomes and quality improvement in minimally invasive foregut surgery, bariatric and metabolic surgery, and hernia repairs.
Selected Publications
Ladhani HA, Posillico SE, Zosa BM, Verbus EA, Brandt CP, Claridge JA. Efficiency of care and cost for common emergency general surgery conditions: Comparison by surgeon training and practice. Surgery. 2018 Oct;164(4):651-656
Posillico SE, Golob JF, Zosa BM, Sajankila N, Kreiner LA, Claridge JA. Consequences of Implementing a "Better" Blood Culture System. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2018 Aug/Sep;19(6):582-586.
Posillico SE, Young BT, Ladhani HA, Zosa BM, Claridge JA. Current Evaluation of Antibiotic Usage in Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection After the STOP IT Trial: Did We STOP IT? Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Apr;20(3):184-191.
Sajankila N, He JC, Zosa BM, Allen DL, Claridge JA. Statewide Analysis Shows Collaborative Regional Trauma Network Reduces Regional Mortality. Am Surg. 2018 Feb 1;84(2):309-317.
Zosa BM, Elliott CW, Kurlander DE, Johnson F, Ho VP, Claridge JA. Facing the Facts on Prophylactic Antibiotics for Facial Fractures: One Day or Less. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Sep;85(3):444-450
Memberships
- Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 4940 Eastern Avenue, Bayview Medical Offices, Level 03, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 410-550-5900
- fax: 443-769-1233
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 443-997-1508
- fax: 443-769-1242
- Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
- 10751 Falls Road, Suite 412, Lutherville, MD 21093
- phone: 410-583-2900
- fax: 410-583-2654
Expertise
Education
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Fellowship, Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2021University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Residency, General Surgery, 2020University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Residency, General Surgery, 2015Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2013Board Certifications
Surgery
American Board of Surgery, 2021Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)