Anne O. Lidor, MD, MPH, FACS
Professor
- Chair, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery
lidor@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 263-1036
- Administrative Assistant: (608) 263-1036
600 Highland Ave
K4/744
Madison, WI 53792-7375
Education
- MD, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
- General Surgery Residency, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
- Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- MPH, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Lidor is fellowship-trained in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery and is board certified in General Surgery. She is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the Society for University Surgeons, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, and the American College of Surgeons. She specializes in minimally invasive techniques for surgery of the stomach and esophagus as well as bariatric surgery. In addition, she uses minimally invasive techniques for benign and malignant disorders of the stomach and esophagus. She has particular interest in complex and revisional foregut disease.
Dr. Lidor provides a wide range of services including Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder Removal), Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band, Laparoscopic and Robotic Gastrectomy, Laparoscopic and Robotic Heller Myotomy, Laparoscopic and Robotic Nissen Fundoplication, Laparoscopic Revisional Bariatric Surgery, Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, Laparoscopic Wedge Resection for GIST, LINX Reflux Management System for GERD, Open and Laparoscopic Hernia Repair, Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) , Ventral / Abdominal Hernia Repair.
Research Interests
Dr. Lidor’s principal research interest focuses on outcomes related to minimally invasive surgical techniques, surgical education and bariatric surgery.
Recent Publications
Letter to editor: Reframing the Fellowship Council requirements for an abdominal wall reconstruction designation.
Lidor A, Matthews B, Lin E, Doyle MB, Martinez J, Kothari S, Visser B
Surgery 2025 Jan 30; 109111
[PubMed ID: 39890511]Laparoscopic transabdominal vs. totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: outcomes, healthcare utilization, and cost differences.
Liu N, Stalter LN, Fletcher EL, Lidor AO
Surg Endosc 2025 Jan; 39(1): 319-326
[PubMed ID: 39537862]Outcomes of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis undergoing bariatric surgery.
Deiss-Yehiely N, Lidor A, Hillman L
J Gastrointest Surg 2024 Oct; 28(10): 1706-1708
[PubMed ID: 39097222]GERD after Bariatric Surgery: A Review of the Underlying Causes and Recommendations for Management.
Pletch A, Lidor A
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2024 Apr; 26(4): 99-106
[PubMed ID: 38353898]Commentary on the Multi-society Consensus Conference and Guideline on the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
Dimou FM, Lidor A, Velanovich V
J Gastrointest Surg 2023 Mar; 27(3): 650-652
[PubMed ID: 36720755]