Michael Iannamorelli, DO

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Get to know Trauma/ Acute Care Surgeon Dr. Michael Iannamorelli, who serves patients in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Specializing in trauma, general surgery and surgical critical care, Dr. Iannamorelli is a trauma / acute care surgeon at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center has been a part of the Geisinger family since opening as the NPW Medical Center in 1981. The professionals at GWV provide high-quality, coordinated, patient-centered care for residents of northeastern Pennsylvania and beyond. 

The mission of the Geisinger Health System is “to enhance the quality of life through an integrated health service organization based on a balanced program of patient care, education, research and community service.”

In regards to his educational background, Dr. Iannamorelli graduated with his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2016. He then went on to perform his internship and residency in general surgery at Berkshire Medical Center in 2017 and 2021, respectively. He also completed a fellowship in trauma and surgical critical care at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2022.

Subsequent to his training, the doctor attained board certification in general surgery through the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery (AOBS). The AOBS is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine who specialize in the use of surgery to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Since September of 2022, Dr. Iannamorelli has been serving as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.

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