
Alexander Hawkins
Director of the Colorectal Research Center · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Credentials: · · · · · · ·
History
- Present
Colorectal Research Center · Vanderbilt University Medical Center


- 2010–2015
2008–2010

- 2000–2004
Research
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 2022 · 293 citations
Diverticulitis: An Update From the Age Old Paradigm
Review · Current Problems in Surgery · 2020 · First of 25 authors · Corresponding · 84 citations
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery · 2018 · First of 8 authors · Corresponding · 63 citations

32 papers

25 papers

24 papers

22 papers · 22 as a fellow

21 papers

18 papers

18 papers

18 papers
Grants
- 2025–2028
Comparing Placebo Versus Antibiotics for Acute Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $1.1M · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 2022–2026
Creation and Testing of an Education Decision Aid for Colectomy in Recurrent Diverticulitis
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R03
Contact PI · $259.5K · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 2018–2023
Novel Assessment of the Role of Surgery in Recurrent Diverticulitis
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · K23
Contact PI · $788.2K · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Clinical trials
- 2024–2026
Evaluating an rhPDGF-BB-enhanced Collagen Plug for Perianal Fistula Healing
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 2
Alexander Hawkins


