Lehigh Valley Health Network Colon and Rectal Surgery

Residency · Allentown, PA

Sponsored by Lehigh Valley Health Network

Works by its people: 155
Authors: 34
First-author works: 50
Citations: 2,616

20112026

Topics

Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments 10
Inflammatory Bowel Disease 8
Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research 7
Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes 6
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes 5
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis 4
Immune Response and Inflammation 4
Surgical Simulation and Training 4
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection 3
Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques 3
Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research 3
Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling 2

Most cited

Surgical considerations in the resection of solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura.
Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023 · 26 citations · Hassan Hashmi
An update on surgical treatment of hemorrhoidal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
International journal of colorectal disease · 2021 · 25 citations · Matthew Philp
Necrotizing pancreatitis: A review for the acute care surgeon.
American journal of surgery · 2021 · 30 citations · Richard Kalu
Comparative Outcomes of Robotic Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Subtotal Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Analysis of Surgical Efficacy and Postoperative Intervention.
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons · 2025 · 5 citations · Pratap Gadangi
Rethinking the routine: Preoperative laboratory testing among American Society of Anesthesiologists class 1 and 2 patients before low-risk ambulatory surgery in the 2017 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program cohort.
Surgery · 2022 · 18 citations · Matthew Philp
Preoperative Immuno-Nutrition and Complications After Colorectal Surgery: Results of a 2-Year Prospective Study.
The Journal of surgical research · 2023 · 8 citations · William Sangster
The use of tamsulosin to prevent postoperative urinary retention in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study.
Surgical endoscopy · 2021 · 17 citations · Michael Caparelli
Effect of preoperative versus postoperative use of transversus abdominis plane block with plain 0.25 % bupivacaine on postoperative opioid use: a retrospective study.
BMC anesthesiology · 2021 · 10 citations · Richard Kalu

Topics

Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments 10

Inflammatory Bowel Disease 8

Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research 7

Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes 6

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes 5

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis 4

Immune Response and Inflammation 4

Surgical Simulation and Training 4

Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection 3

Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques 3

Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research 3

Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling 2

Most cited

Surgical considerations in the resection of solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura.

Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023 · 26 citations · Hassan Hashmi

An update on surgical treatment of hemorrhoidal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

International journal of colorectal disease · 2021 · 25 citations · Matthew Philp

Necrotizing pancreatitis: A review for the acute care surgeon.

American journal of surgery · 2021 · 30 citations · Richard Kalu

Comparative Outcomes of Robotic Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Subtotal Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Analysis of Surgical Efficacy and Postoperative Intervention.

JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons · 2025 · 5 citations · Pratap Gadangi

Rethinking the routine: Preoperative laboratory testing among American Society of Anesthesiologists class 1 and 2 patients before low-risk ambulatory surgery in the 2017 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program cohort.

Surgery · 2022 · 18 citations · Matthew Philp

Preoperative Immuno-Nutrition and Complications After Colorectal Surgery: Results of a 2-Year Prospective Study.

The Journal of surgical research · 2023 · 8 citations · William Sangster

The use of tamsulosin to prevent postoperative urinary retention in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study.

Surgical endoscopy · 2021 · 17 citations · Michael Caparelli

Effect of preoperative versus postoperative use of transversus abdominis plane block with plain 0.25 % bupivacaine on postoperative opioid use: a retrospective study.

BMC anesthesiology · 2021 · 10 citations · Richard Kalu