Dr. Koeplin received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. He obtained his medical degree from the University Of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO in May 1989. He completed his surgical internship and residency at Hennepin County Medical Center in July 1994 and received board certification from the American Board of Surgery in May 1995. He entered private practice in August 1994 and has been with Minnesota Surgical Associates, P.A. ever since.

Dr. Koeplin sees patients at our Woodbury and Maplewood locations. He also performs gastric bypass surgery/adjustable gastric banding at St. Joseph’s Hospital and sees patients at the Healtheast Bariatric Clinic.

• Specialities:
  • Abdominal Surgery
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Breast Surgery
  • Endocrine Surgery
  • Hernia Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Surgery

• Undergraduate Degree:
  • Northwestern University

• Medical Degree:
  • University of Missouri-Columbia

• Residency: General Surgery:
  • Hennepin County Medical Center, Chief Surgical Resident, 1995
    *Board Certified in General Surgery

• Memberships:
  • Fellow of American College of Surgeons
  • Hitchcock Surgical Society
  • Minnesota Surgical Society
  • American Medical Association
  • American Society of Bariatric Surgeons

• Medical Leadership Positions:
  • Director of Bariatric Surgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital
  • Member Surgical Co-Management Committee at HealthEast
  • Past President of Hitchcock Surgical Society

• Clinic Locations:
  • Woodwinds Hospital in the Birch Center
  • Maplewood Professional Building
  • St. Joseph’s Bariatric Clinic