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UMass Chan Medical School Colon and Rectal Surgery

Residency · Worcester, MA

Sponsored by UMass Chan Medical School · Director Karim Alavi

Research

Works by its people
637
Authors
27
First-author works
176
Citations
11,231
20112026

Topics

  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments 92
  • Diverticular Disease and Complications 35
  • Surgical Simulation and Training 26
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease 23
  • Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes 21
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection 19
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues 19
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine 18
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery 15
  • Frailty in Older Adults 15
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes 14
  • Stoma care and complications 11

Most cited

  1. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Anorectal Abscess, Fistula-in-Ano, and Rectovaginal Fistula.

    Diseases of the colon and rectum · 2022 · 178 citations · Jennifer Davids

  2. Integration of lipidomics with targeted, single cell, and spatial transcriptomics defines an unresolved pro-inflammatory state in colon cancer.

    Gut · 2025 · 39 citations · Jetsen Rodriguez Silva

  3. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Colonic Volvulus and Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction.

    Diseases of the colon and rectum · 2021 · 113 citations · Karim Alavi, Jennifer Davids

  4. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Anal Fissures.

    Diseases of the colon and rectum · 2023 · 41 citations · Jennifer Davids

  5. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Rectal Cancer 2023 Supplement.

    Diseases of the colon and rectum · 2024 · 48 citations · Jennifer Davids

  6. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Constipation.

    Diseases of the colon and rectum · 2024 · 22 citations · Karim Alavi

  7. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Frailty Among Older Adults Undergoing Colorectal Surgery.

    Diseases of the colon and rectum · 2022 · 60 citations · Pasithorn Suwanabol

  8. Defining Anastomotic Leak and the Clinical Relevance of Leaks.

    Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2021 · 60 citations · Clayton Ellis, Justin Maykel