Alison Pletch MD
Alison Pletch
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Assistant Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Employment:
- Assistant Program Director General Surgery Residency Program, Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo (2024-present)
Awards and Honors:
- Nominee for Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Aware (2025)
- Faculty of the Month (2024)
Journal Articles:
- Pletch A, Lidor A. (2024) GERD after Bariatric Surgery: A Review of the Underlying Causes and Recommendations for Management. Current gastroenterology reports (Apr), 26(4): 99-106.
- Harris BT, Le PT, Da Silva Martins J, Alabdulaaly L, Baron R, Bouxsein ML, Rosen CJ, Pletch AN. (2022) Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2 null mice (Igfbp2-/-) are protected against trabecular bone loss after vertical sleeve gastrectomy. Surgical endoscopy (Sep), 36(9): 6984-6996.
- Pletch AN, Jackson F, Shaw D, Whiting C, Whiting JF. (2021) Don't Shoot the Messenger: Surgical Programs Can Do More to Keep Applicants Informed. Journal of surgical education (Jan), 78(2): 400-404.
- Pletch A, Craig W, Rappold J, Whiting J, Turner C. (2021) Study Strategies for General Surgery Residents Preparing for the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination: What to Keep, Discard, and Adopt. Journal of surgical education (Jan), 78(1): 43-49.
- Pletch A, Morcuende J, Barriga H, Segura J, Salas A. (2015) Photovoice and Clubfoot: Using a Participatory Research Method to Study Caregiver Adherence to the Ponseti Method in Perú. The Iowa orthopaedic journal (Jan), 35: 160-8.
Books and Book Chapters:
- Alison Pletch, Ryan Juza. (2025) Invasive and Noninvasive Access of the Stomach and Small Intestine. In: Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. Elsevier
Presentations:
- "Khan S, Pletch A, Praska C, Benson J, Juza RM Laparoscopic Repair of Central Mesh Fracture after TRAM Flap. Americas Hernia Society. Austin, TX 2023" American Hernia Society Annual Meeting (2023)
- "Khan, S; Pletch, A; Hashimoto, D; Elsheikh, M, Drexel, S; Juza, RM Lateral Hernia Repair: Comparison of Robotic versus Open Techniques. Americas Hernia Society. Austin, TX 2023" American Hernia Society Annual Meeting (2023)
Service Activities:
- Attended recurrent meetings during 2025 (1/13, 3/17, 4/21, 7/30, 8/18, 9/15); UBMD Work-Life Meeting participant (2025–present)