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Office
900 Ochsner Boulevard
Covington, LA 70433Phone+1 985-249-2383Fax+1 985-338-5021- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Cirocco received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine (Detroit, MI). He also completed general surgery residency in Detroit at St. John Hospital, followed by colorectal surgery (CRS) residency at St. Vincent Health Center (Erie, PA). He started his career in academic surgery in New York City at SUNY-Downstate Medical Center (Brooklyn, NY), involved in seminal work using transrectal U/S for preoperative staging of rectal cancer, guiding the use of neoadjuvant (preoperative) therapy to downstage rectal cancer prior to surgical resection in efforts to improve outcomes such as increase disease-free survival (DFS) and also the odds of avoiding a permanent colostomy (anal sphincter preservation).
He took these advances in multidisciplinary management of rectal cancer to the Midwest (Kansas City, Detroit, Columbus), first in a community practice setting before his return to academic surgery as Professor of Surgery at Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center & The James Cancer Hospital. He was charged with creation of a CRS residency training program at OSU (granted initial ACGME-accreditation in 2016 & later 10-year accreditation to 2028), serving as the OSU CRS Residency Program Director from 2013-2019.
He then accepted the challenge to create CRS services at MD Anderson Cancer Center affiliates in Phoenix (Banner), then Ochsner Health at the Ochsner-MD Anderson Cancer Center in Covington, LA on the Northshore of New Orleans (St. Tammany Parish Hospital). Dr. Cirocco is experienced in Colorectal Cancer (CRC), especially the multidisciplinary management of rectal cancer with goals of improving outcomes such as increasing DFS while avoiding a permanent colostomy (sphincter preservation). He also has expertise in benign conditions such as Diverticulitis, Rectal Prolapse, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD-Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis), Hereditary CRC and Familial Polyposis.
Education & Training
- Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (SVH)Fellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1990 - 1991
- Ascension St John HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1990
- Ascension St John HospitalInternship, Surgery, 1985 - 1986
- Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1985, MD
- Wayne State UniversityB.S., Honors Biology, 2nd major in Chemistry, Graduated 'With High Distinction', 1977 - 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- OH State Medical License 2013 - 2025
- AZ State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- MI State Medical License 1986 - 2024
- LA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
- MO State Medical License 1994 - 2014
- KS State Medical License 1994 - 2013
- NY State Medical License 1991 - 1994
- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- "Star Reviewer" Award Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 2017-2023
- ASCRS Victor W. Fazio, MB, MS Award for Editorial Excellence (Two time winner, 2007-1st recipient of the award) American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 2007, 2022
- "Unsung Hero" Award American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons, 2020
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Louis J. Hirschman Lineage (Hirschman to Nigro): The Rise of a Society and the Fall of a University Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery-Part 2.William C Cirocco> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2024 Feb 1
- The 122nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons: Engage. Educate. Elevate.W C Cirocco, A M Berenson> ;Techniques in Coloproctology. 2023 Oct 1
- The Louis J. Hirschman Lineage (Hirschman to Nigro): The Rise of a Society and the Fall of a University Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery (Part 1).William C Cirocco> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2024 Jan 1
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Journal Articles
- Repeal of the Michigan helmet law: the evolving clinical impactCirocco WC, Am J Surg, 1/1/2016
- Case cohort study of risk factors for post-thryoidectomy hemorrhageCirocco WC, Am J Surg, 1/1/2016
- New onset postoperative atrial fibrillation predicts long-term cardiovascular events after gastrectomyCirocco WC, Am J Surg, 1/1/2016
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Abstracts/Posters
- Phase I study of trametinib and neoadjuvant chemoradiation (CRT) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancers (LARC) that harbor KRAS, BRAF, or NRAS mutationsWu C, Williams T, Wei L, Umar H, Savysan A, Mikhail S, Ciombor KK, Noonan A, Roychowdhury S, El-Dika S, Krishna S, Upchurch B, Arnold M, Harzman A, Abdel-Misih S, Beka..., ASCO Annual Meeting, 1/1/2016
- Outcomes of radical resection of adenocarcinoma of the rectum following neoadjuvant therapy in a Midwest community hospital setting: Optimizing rectal cancer care in s...Cirocco WC, 114th Annual ASCRS Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/31/2015
- A novel risk-adjusted nomogram for rectal cancer surgery outcomesCirocco WC, Dis Colon Rectum, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Peri-Operative Strategies for SuccessHollywood, FL - 1/17/2014
- Outcomes of radical resection of adenocarcinoma of the rectum following neoadjuvant therapy in a Midwest community hospital setting: Is centralization of rectal cancer...Indianapolis, IN - 1/6/2014
- Current Treatment of Hemorrhoids: Options and ResultsWayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI - 1/20/2013
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Press Mentions
- Ernestine Hambrick, MD, FACS, FASCRS Receives 2022 Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery AwardOctober 18th, 2022
- PE-Backed GI Alliance Continues Rapid Growth & More: 11 GI Industry Key NotesOctober 16th, 2019
- It Takes Guts: The Emotional Side of an OstomyJune 19th, 2017
Committees
- Member, ASCRS History Committee 2021 - Present
- Chair, ACS Board of Governors Surgical Care Delivery Workgroup 2021 - Present
- Member, ASCRS Conflict of Interest Management Committee 2020 - Present
- Representative to the American College of Surgeons Board of Governors, Midwest Surgical Association 2018 - Present
- Secretary/Treasurer, Arizona Chapter - American College of Surgeons 2021 - 2023
- President, Southwest Society of Colon & Rectal Surgery 2019 - 2022
- Chair, ASCRS- Credentials Committee 2019 - 2020
- Member-at-Large, Executive Council- The American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) 2017 - 2020
- Member, ASCRS- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Committee 2017 - 2020
- Secretary/Treasurer/President, The Ohio Valley Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons 2017 - 2019
- President, Midwest Surgical Association 2017 - 2018
- Associate Member, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery (ABCRS) - Written Examination Committee 2010 - 2020
- President, Kansas Chapter- American College of Surgeons 2009 - 2010
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Senior Member
- Midwest Surgical AssociationRepresentative to the American College of Surgeons Board of Governors
- Central Surgical AssociationMember
- Western Surgical AssociationMember
- Southwestern Surgical CongressMember
Hospital Affiliations
- Ochsner Medical CenterNew Orleans, Louisiana
External Links
- Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/william.cirocco
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