Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD

General/MIS/Bariatric Surgeon, Associate Prof of Surgery, Emory Univ Hospital/EUHM, @EmorySurgery

[Eric Knauer @EricKnauerMD]

Amazing grand rounds by @EdLinEmory @EmorySurgery, history of General Surgery. 100 years of Emory Surgery. Dr Sweeney brought me to Emory.

[Eric Knauer @EricKnauerMD]

Thank you @domenechasbun for including me in the @SAGES_Updates International Safe Chole Course, Mexico.
#safechole

[Nicole Petcka @npetcka2022]

Closing out #SAGES2026 with a great video presentation by Alejandro Feria, @EmorySurgery MIS fellow, showing EndoVac management of an enteropleural fistula after gastric bypass @SArshiaArshad @EdLinEmory @sdavis81 @SAGES_Updates

[S. Arshia Arshad, MD, MS @SArshiaArshad]

Proud of @EmorySurgery MIS fellow Alejandro Feria! 1st place resident/fellow abstract competition @SAGES_Updates #SAGES2026 ! @EdLinEmory @sdavis81 @AnkitPatelMD @EHechenbleikner

[Scott @sdavis81]

Long time partner, mentor and friend @EdLinEmory received a massive and well deserved Ponsky Master educator award @SAGES_Updates today! Super proud. Many old trainees came to celebrate him.

[Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD @EHechenbleikner]

@EricKnauerMD @EdLinEmory @EmoryMedicine @EmorySurgery @SAGES_Updates Simply the best!! Thank you @EdLinEmory for being the master educator and surgeon you are

[Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD @EHechenbleikner]

@jdimick1 Thanks for this wisdom Dr. Dimick. I met you when I was a Chief resident….you shared the same advice! Leadership is just as much about personal character and looking out for your teammates as it is about clinical and technical ability.

[Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD @EHechenbleikner]

It’s a brand new year and time for change!! Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Emory Conference Center for the 2026 Inaugural Obesity Summit in Atlanta: https://t.co/8ECUUzBqhp

[Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD @EHechenbleikner]

Join us for this exciting event in Atlanta on Jan 23rd, 2026!!

Learn about multimodal multidisciplinary obesity and metabolic disease management

🔗 Register here: https://t.co/8ECUUzBqhp

[Eric Knauer @EricKnauerMD]

Emroy Obesity Summit. Register now!!
@EmorySurgery @EHechenbleikner @AnkitPatelMD @EdLinEmory @emoryhealthcare

[Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD @EHechenbleikner]

Thanks @IBCOxford for the opportunity to explore AI tools for weight loss prediction after bariatric surgery…one size does not fit all! Check out the blog  https://t.co/Npwu64H7AN @ASMBS @EmorySurgery @EdLinEmory @GAASMBS

[Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD @EHechenbleikner]

Looking forward to another great IBC-Oxford webinar tomorrow, Tackling Complex Revisional Bariatric Surgery and Reflux!! https://t.co/7K3lH9MAly @EmorySurgery @ASMBS @EdLinEmory

[Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD @EHechenbleikner]

It was an honor to participate in the 6th IBC-Oxford World Congress and represent the Emory Surgery Department. Thank you to the amazing Haris Khwaja and IBC team for this tremendous collaborative experience with surgical leaders from around the world!! @EmorySurgery @EdLinEmory

[Omar M Ghanem @OMGhanemMD]

@EHechenbleikner @MayoClinic @MayoClinicSurg @MayoSurgery @IBCClub1 Honored to have chaired a session with you 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD @EHechenbleikner]

@OMGhanemMD @MayoClinic @MayoClinicSurg @MayoSurgery @IBCClub1 OG is simply the best!

[Omar M Ghanem @OMGhanemMD]

Honored to deliver an invited lecture at the IBC Congress-University of Oxford.

While there’s no definitive formula for “What Makes an Excellent Surgeon?”, the rich history, heritage, & current practices at @MayoClinic served as an insightful framework to approach this topic

[Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD @EHechenbleikner]

AI is omnipresent…from day-to-day life to healthcare and impact on Metabolic and Bariatric surgery. More to come at the upcoming IBC-Oxford AI sessions. Looking forward to this amazing event!! https://t.co/XDneGIyHRK
@EmorySurgery @EdLinEmory @ASMBS

[Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD @EHechenbleikner]

Thank you to Jenny Salluzzo and the Virginia Bariatric Society for an outstanding 2025 meeting! Special thank you to our keynote speaker Dr. Dana Telem. Great insight and talks by Dr. Michel Gagner, Dr. Andrew Duffy, Dr Guilherme Campos, Dr. Thomas Shin and more!! Well done!!

[Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD @EHechenbleikner]

I am lucky to know and work with Eric Knauer - congrats to the Distinguished Surgeon!!

[Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD @EHechenbleikner]

Great Bariatric abstract session at ACS QS conference!! Excited to share lessons learned from 2 yrs of @GAASMBS QI collaborative, Georgia Bariatrics Learning Lab (GBLL). Excited to continue this work in GA!! @reneehilton30 @eatfitrun @EdLinEmory @EmorySurgery @ASMBS

[Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, MD @EHechenbleikner]

Great insight from Emory Bariatric PROMs….the patient experience is so important to understand post op outcomes. Nice work by @npetcka2022, @DannyMouMD and the rest of the Emory research crew

[Nicole Petcka @npetcka2022]

🔥New in @SurgEndosc: Patients after SG report more long-term hunger and bigger appetite compared to patients after RYGB @DannyMouMD @EHechenbleikner @SArshiaArshad @EdLinEmory

📎 https://t.co/MLeDYxiNrl