Colon/Rectal Surgery Scholarly Activity & Research

Scholarly Activity and Research

For more information on this program and the five physicians of MPC Colon and Rectal Surgery, please contact our coordinator at Lorettamelichar@creighton.edu.

Cost-effectiveness analysis of selective use of neoadjuvant chemo radiation in locally advanced rectal cancer. 2022
Quality and improvement in rectal cancer treatment 2022
Standardizing Colorectal Adenoma with Invasive Adenocarcinoma Pathological Staging with Submucosal Level Invasion (Sm1-3) in Addition to Standard Colorectal Cancer Synoptic Findings: A Quality Improvement Project. 2019
Surveillance Intensity Comparison by Risk for T1NX Locally Excised Rectal Adenocarcinoma: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 2019
Hemorrhoid Banding: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis, 2018
Composite Anatomical Reconstruction of the Perineum - Improved Perineal Wound Outcomes 2018
Quality of Life and Cost-effectiveness of Low Anterior Resection, A Comparison of Approaches 2017
Quality Assessment / Improvement Project Studying Status Changes in Genetic Variances of Unknown Significance in Colorectal Cancer Related Genes 2015-2018
Quality Assessment / Improvement Project Studying the Quality of Life, Surgical Outcomes and Cost Effectiveness Analysis in Colon and Rectal Cancer Patients as a Function of Treatment 2015-Present
A Phase II Multicenter, Randomized Trial Evaluating 3-year Disease Free Survival in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Treated with Chemoradiation Plus Induction or Consolidation Chemotherapy and Total Mesorectal Excision or Non-Operative Management 2015-Present
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Versus Standard Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation and Postop Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer 2017-Present
Timing of Rectal Cancer Response to Chemoradiation 2003-Present
Quality of life, clinical and oncologic outcomes in a prospective institutional database of colorectal cancer patients 2004-Present