Keck School Faculty

Endoscopy Reports for Rectosigmoid Tumors: Frequently Missing Key Information Needed for Surgical Planning J Surg Res. 2022 Oct; 278:325-330. . View in PubMed

Optimizing Appropriate Disposal of Unused Postoperative Opioid: What Happens to Unused Medication? Am Surg. 2022 Jul 07; 31348221114064.. View in PubMed

"Unresectable" polyp management utilizing advanced endoscopic techniques results in high rate of colon preservation Surg Endosc. 2022 03; 36(3):2121-2128. . View in PubMed

Do or doughnut: A systematic review and pooled analysis on the utility of pathological evaluation of the anastomotic doughnut in oncological colorectal operations Colorectal Dis. 2022 01; 24(1):8-15. . View in PubMed

Dissecting the Perioperative Care Bundle Surg Clin North Am. 2021 Dec; 101(6):995-1006. . View in PubMed

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer in the ColoCare Study: Differences by Age of Onset Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jul 29; 13(15). . View in PubMed

Outcomes of colostomy takedown following Hartmann's procedure: successful restoration of continuity comes with a high risk of morbidity Colorectal Dis. 2021 Apr; 23(4):967-974. . View in PubMed

LigaSure™ haemorrhoidectomy and the risk of postoperative bleeding Colorectal Dis. 2021 10; 23(10):2699-2705. . View in PubMed

The assessment of sarcopenia using psoas muscle thickness per height is not predictive of post-operative complications in IBD Scand J Gastroenterol. 2021 10; 56(10):1175-1181. . View in PubMed

Differentiating What is hot from what is scientifically sound Surgery. 2021 09; 170(3):657-658. . View in PubMed

COVID-19 Impact on Colorectal Daily Practice-How Long Will It Take to Catch Up? J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 01; 25(1):260-268.. View in PubMed

Full-Thickness Laparoendoscopic Excision for Management of Complex Colon Polyps Dis Colon Rectum. 2021 12 01; 64(12):1559-1563. . View in PubMed

Reduction of Opioid Overprescribing and Use Following Standardized Educational Intervention: A Survey of Patient Experiences Following Anorectal Procedures Dis Colon Rectum. 2021 09 01; 64(9):1129-1138. . View in PubMed

Characteristics of Early-Onset vs Late-Onset Colorectal Cancer: A Review JAMA Surg. 2021 09 01; 156(9):865-874. . View in PubMed

Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Bevacizumab with Modified FOLFOX7 in Patients with Stage II and III Rectal Cancer Oncologist. 2020 12; 25(12):e1879-e1885. . View in PubMed

Laparoscopic Approach to Rectal Cancer-The New Standard? Front Oncol. 2020; 10:1239.. View in PubMed

Postoperative Considerations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surg Clin North Am. 2019 Dec; 99(6):1095-1109. . View in PubMed

Less is more: creation and validation of a novel, affordable suturing simulator for anorectal surgery Tech Coloproctol. 2019 Nov 11. . View in PubMed

Percutaneous drainage for hinchey Ib and II acute diverticulitis with abscess improves outcomes Turk J Gastroenterol. 2019 Nov; 30(11):976-983. . View in PubMed

Nonviral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2019 Sep; 32(5):358-363. . View in PubMed

Procedure for Prolapse and Hemorrhoids Complication Solutions: Repair of a Completely Closed Off Rectum Dis Colon Rectum. 2018 Jun; 61(6):751. . View in PubMed

#colorectalresearch: Introducing a Disruptive Technology for Academic Surgery in the Social Media Age Dis Colon Rectum. 2018 Mar; 61(3):279-280. . View in PubMed

Social media engagement amongst 2017 colorectal surgery Tripartite Meeting attendees: updates on contemporary social media use Colorectal Dis. 2018 05; 20(5):O114-O118. . View in PubMed

Guest Editor's Comment: #SoMe Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2017 Sep; 30(4):225-226. . View in PubMed

Arginine/Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Ratio in Colorectal Surgery J Clin Med Res. 2017 Jul; 9(7):555-559. . View in PubMed

Operative management of diverticulitis in a tertiary care center Am J Surg. 2017 Jul; 214(1):37-41. . View in PubMed

Selected Techniques of Anal Fistula Surgery from Antiquity Through the Early 20th Century Illustrated Dis Colon Rectum. 2017 Jun; 60(6):636-646. . View in PubMed

Advances in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Surg Clin North Am. 2017 Jun; 97(3):547-560. . View in PubMed

Treatment-Based Three-Dimensional Classification and Management of Anorectal Infections World J Surg. 2017 02; 41(2):574-589. . View in PubMed

Factors Associated with a Short (<2 Days) or Long (>10 Days) Length of Stay after Colectomy: A Multivariate Analysis of over 400 Patients Am Surg. 2016 Oct; 82(10):960-963. . View in PubMed

Am J Surg. 2016 Sep; 212(3):433-9. . View in PubMed

Blood Transfusion Following Colorectal Resection: What Is the Real Story? Dis Colon Rectum. 2016 May; 59(5):359-60.. View in PubMed

Reply to: Social media and surgery: An alternative view Surgery. 2016 Mar; 159(3):978-9. . View in PubMed

Management of Complex Anal Fistulas Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2016 Mar; 29(1):43-9. . View in PubMed

Medically Treated Diverticular Abscess Associated With High Risk of Recurrence and Disease Complications Dis Colon Rectum. 2016 Mar; 59(3):208-15. . View in PubMed

Long-term follow-up of Fournier's Gangrene in a tertiary care center J Surg Res. 2016 11; 206(1):175-181. . View in PubMed

A Novel Classification, Evaluation, and Treatment Strategy for Supralevator Abscesses Dis Colon Rectum. 2015 Nov; 58(11):1109-10. . View in PubMed

Social media is a necessary component of surgery practice Surgery. 2015 Sep; 158(3):857-62. . View in PubMed

Probing the Utility of the Rectal Examination Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Sep; 66(3):240-2. . View in PubMed

Three-dimensional Laparoscopy: Does Improved Visualization Decrease the Learning Curve Among Trainees in Advanced Procedures? Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2015 Aug; 25(4):321-3.. View in PubMed

Use of the American College of Surgeons NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator for Laparoscopic Colectomy: how good is it and how can we improve it? J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Mar; 220(3):281-6.. View in PubMed

Cost of practice in a tertiary/quaternary referral center: is it sustainable? Tech Coloproctol. 2014 Nov; 18(11):1035-9.. View in PubMed

Effects of diabetes mellitus in patients presenting with diverticulitis: clinical correlations and disease characteristics in more than 1,000 patients J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Mar; 76(3):704-9. . View in PubMed

Rectal foreign bodies: what is the current standard? Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2012 Dec; 25(4):214-8.. View in PubMed

Recurrent drug-induced ANCA vasculitis in a patient with Crohn's colitis treated with infliximab: a potential contraindication to immunosuppressive therapy Am Surg. 2012 Dec; 78(12):1406-8. . View in PubMed

Incisionless laparoscopic total proctocolectomy with ileal J-pouch anal anastomosis Am Surg. 2011 Jul; 77(7):929-32. . View in PubMed

Treatment of frostbite with subatmospheric pressure therapy J Burn Care Res. 2008 Nov-Dec; 29(6):1012-4. . View in PubMed

The impact of obesity on severely injured children and adolescents J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Jan; 41(1):88-91; discussion 88-91. . View in PubMed