Jeffrey L. Ponsky joined The Cleveland Clinic as the Director of Endoscopic Surgery and was their first Executive Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center.  In 2005 he assumed the Oliver H. Payne Professorship and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Case Western University School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland.  Dr. Ponsky served as Surgeon-in-Chief at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Currently, after a 9.5 year hiatus, he has returned to the Cleveland Clinic as a senior staff surgeon in both GI and General Surgery. In addition, he holds a half time leadership appointment in the Office of Patient Experience. 

Matthew Kroh, MD, FACS, is the Director of Surgical Endoscopy in the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic. He is the Program Director for the Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and Flexible Surgical Endoscopy Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Kroh also holds positions with the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute and the Center for Surgical Innovation, Technology, and Education, located at the Cleveland Clinic main campus. He is the Surgery Clerkship Director in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and he is currently the Director for the Center of Advanced Skills Training (CAST). He is Associate Professor of Surgery in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.  He is licensed by the State Medical Board of Ohio and board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. His specialty interests include advanced laparoscopic surgery, bariatric surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, surgical endoscopy, single incision laparoscopic surgery, and robotic surgery.

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Pathology

Pathology

Gastroenterology and Hepatology
 

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
 

Gastroenterology and Hepatology
 

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

General Surgery

Dr. John H. Rodriguez, MD is an advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. After general surgery training at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Rodriguez completed a Flexible Surgical Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery in the same institution. He is licensed to practice medicine in the State of Ohio, and is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. His specialty interests include minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery, surgical endoscopy, bariatric surgery, and robotic surgery.

Dr. Rodriguez has co-authored many articles and book chapters that have been published in leading medical journals. He has participated in multiple national meetings. Some of his areas of research include revisional bariatric surgery, minimally invasive abdominal wall reconstruction, surgical and endoscopic management of gastroparesis, among other topics. 

Dr. Rodriguez is fluent in both English and Spanish. He participates actively in community outreach programs for underserved Hispanic populations in the Cleveland area.