Karla Bernardi, MD, MS completed her medical degree at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School. She completed her general surgery residency at the University of South Florida. During her residency she also completed a clinical research fellowship focused on hernia repair and prevention and earned a Master of Science at McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. She then completed her fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at the Ohio State University. Dr. Bernardi practices at the Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery Program located in UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital