Julie Koffron, MD, FACS
Julie Koffron is a fellowship trained HPB surgeon who specializes in the open and minimally invasive procedures of the liver, pancreas and biliary system. Early in her practice, in 2006, she also completed additional certification in laparoscopic liver resection. Dr. Koffron offers complex HPB resections, including vascular reconstruction. She and her husband have worked as a surgical team since 2008. Her main focus is providing multidisciplinary, comprehensive care for the pancreatic cancer population. Dr. Koffron has 20 years of experience in HPB surgery, with high volume laparoscopic liver and pancreas resection and is the region’s leader in complex pancreatic resection.
Dr. Koffron has focused on quality initiatives in HPB surgery throughout her career, developing training criteria and collaborating with other leaders in HPB nationally to establish best practice guidelines that improve safety of complex pancreatic surgery. Dr. Koffron performed the first NanoKnife procedure in Tennessee for unresectable pancreatic cancer at Erlanger in December 2023, having developed expertise in this system of tumor ablation in 2011.
Dr. Koffron is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association and the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). She will see patients at USA’s Surgical Specialties Building and performs surgery at Erlanger Hospital.
Dr. Koffron is Medical Director for Erlanger Pancreatic Cancer Care and HPB Services.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Koffron, call 423-267-0466.
Patient Stories
Education
Undergraduate (1988-1991)
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
BS Neurobiology
Medical School (1991-1995)
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Doctor of Medicine
Residency (1995-1998)
Resident, Emergency Medicine
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan
Resident, General Surgery (1998-2004)
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan
Chief Resident, General Surgery (2004)
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan
Postdoctoral Research Training (1990)
Research Assistant, Department of Pharmacology
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Research Assistant, Department of Psychology (1991)
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Vascular Surgery (2002)
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Fellowship (2005)
Clinical Fellow, Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Surgery
University of Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Certifications
1999 American Board of Emergency Medicine
2005 American Board of Surgery
Academic Appointments
2010-2020 Assistant Professor of Surgery
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, Michigan
2004-2005 Visiting Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Pisa
Honors & Awards
2002 Midwest Vascular Surgical Society, 26th Annual Meeting, Recognition, Basic Science Poster Presentation
2003 E. Emerick Szilagyi Vascular Award for Vascular Research
2004 Chief Administrative Resident
Department of Surgery
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan
Professional Organizations
American College of Surgeons, American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Pancreas Club, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, and Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Julie Koffron,
MD, FACS
Julie Koffron is a fellowship trained HPB surgeon who specializes in the open and minimally invasive procedures of the liver, pancreas and biliary system. Early in her practice, in 2006, she also completed additional certification in laparoscopic liver resection. Dr. Koffron offers complex HPB resections, including vascular reconstruction. She and her husband have worked as a surgical team since 2008. Her main focus is providing multidisciplinary, comprehensive care for the pancreatic cancer population. Dr. Koffron has 20 years of experience in HPB surgery, with high volume laparoscopic liver and pancreas resection and is the region’s leader in complex pancreatic resection.
Dr. Koffron has focused on quality initiatives in HPB surgery throughout her career, developing training criteria and collaborating with other leaders in HPB nationally to establish best practice guidelines that improve safety of complex pancreatic surgery. Dr. Koffron performed the first NanoKnife procedure in Tennessee for unresectable pancreatic cancer at Erlanger in December 2023, having developed expertise in this system of tumor ablation in 2011.
Dr. Koffron is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association and the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). She will see patients at USA’s Surgical Specialties Building and performs surgery at Erlanger Hospital.
Dr. Koffron is Medical Director for Erlanger Pancreatic Cancer Care and HPB Services.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Koffron, call 423-267-0466.
Patient Stories
Education
Undergraduate (1988-1991)
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
BS Neurobiology
Medical School (1991-1995)
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Doctor of Medicine
Residency (1995-1998)
Resident, Emergency Medicine
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan
Resident, General Surgery (1998-2004)
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan
Chief Resident, General Surgery (2004)
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan
Postdoctoral Research Training (1990)
Research Assistant, Department of Pharmacology
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Research Assistant, Department of Psychology (1991)
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Vascular Surgery (2002)
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Fellowship (2005)
Clinical Fellow, Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Surgery
University of Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Certifications
1999 American Board of Emergency Medicine
2005 American Board of Surgery
Academic Appointments
2010-2020 Assistant Professor of Surgery
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, Michigan
2004-2005 Visiting Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Pisa
Honors & Awards
2002 Midwest Vascular Surgical Society, 26th Annual Meeting, Recognition, Basic Science Poster Presentation
2003 E. Emerick Szilagyi Vascular Award for Vascular Research
2004 Chief Administrative Resident
Department of Surgery
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan
Professional Organizations
American College of Surgeons, American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Pancreas Club, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, and Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
