Karen Jerome-Zapadka

Karen Jerome-Zapadka currently serves as President of Valley Gastroenterology Associates and has held numerous leadership roles, including Founding Member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners and Co-Chairman of the HVHS Metabolic Task Force. With a medical background focused on obesity and liver health, Karen is the Medical Director at Valley Gastroenterology Center for Obesity Medicine and has chairs or co-chairs various committees, including the Education Committee for NASH kNOWledge. An accomplished physician and partner since January 2000 at Valley Gastroenterology Associates and Four Seasons Endoscopy Center, Karen's extensive education includes a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh and board certifications in Gastroenterology and Obesity Medicine.