AlexandraBakerColumbusMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Boston, MA

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Office
75 Francis St
Brigham And Women's Hospital Department Of Surgery
Boston, MA 02115
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Education & Training

Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2013 - 2020
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2013

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2015 - 2025
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Leadership Styles Among Female Surgical Department Chairs.
Vanessa M Welten, Kirsten F A A Dabekaussen, Susanna S Hill, Alexandra B Columbus, Pamela W Lu, Adam C Fields, Amanda J Reich, Jennifer S Davids, Nelya Melnitchouk> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2022 Aug 1
"What Just Happened to My Residency?" The Effect of the Early Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Colorectal Surgical Training.
Alexandra B Columbus, Elizabeth M Breen, Jonathan S Abelson, Angela H Kuhnen, David A Kleiman, Peter W Marcello, Patricia L Roberts, Julia T Saraidaridis> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2021 May 1
27 citations
Factors Associated With the Professional Success of Female Surgical Department Chairs: A Qualitative Study
Alexandra B. Columbus, Pamela Lu, Susanna S. Hill, Adam C. Fields, Jennifer S. Davids, Nelya Melnitchouk> ;JAMA Surgery. 2020 Nov 1
40 citations
Gender Differences in Surgeon Burnout and Barriers to Career Satisfaction: A Qualitative Exploration.
Pamela Lu, Alexandra B. Columbus, Adam C. Fields, Nelya Melnitchouk, Nancy L. Cho> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Mar 1
5 citations
An evidence-based intraoperative communication tool for emergency general surgery: a pilot study.
Alexandra B. Columbus, Manuel Castillo-Angeles, William R. Berry, Adil H. Haider, Ali Salim, Joaquim M. Havens> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2018 Aug 1
37 citations
Critical differences between elective and emergency surgery: identifying domains for quality improvement in emergency general surgery
Alexandra B. Columbus, Megan A. Morris, Elizabeth J. Lilley, Alyssa F. Harlow, Adil H. Haider, Ali Salim, Joaquim M. Havens> ;Surgery. 2018 Apr 1
40 citations
Risk stratification tools in emergency general surgery
Joaquim M. Havens, Alexandra B. Columbus, Anupamaa J Seshadri, Carlos V.R. Brown, Gail T. Tominaga, Nathan T. Mowery, Marie Crandall> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2018 Apr 1
6 citations
Qualitative Analysis of a Cultural Dexterity Program for Surgeons: Feasible, Impactful, and Necessary.
Rhea Udyavar, Douglas S. Smink, John T. Mullen, Tara S. Kent, Alexander A. Green, Alyssa F. Harlow, Manuel Castillo-Angeles, Alexandra B. Columbus, Adil H. Haider> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2018 Sep 1
3 citations
Inferring Palliative Intent From Administrative Data: Validation of a Claims-Based Case Definition for Venting Gastrostomy Tube
Elizabeth J. Lilley, Alexandra B. Columbus, Zara Cooper> ;Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2017 Jun 1
32 citations
Hospital Factors Associated With Care Discontinuity Following Emergency General Surgery.
Joaquim M. Havens, Olubode A. Olufajo, Thomas C. Tsai, Wei Jiang, Alexandra B. Columbus, Stephanie Nitzschke, Zara Cooper, Ali Salim> ;JAMA Surgery. 2016 Nov 16
41 citations
Malnutrition at Intensive Care Unit Admission Predicts Mortality in Emergency General Surgery Patients.
Joaquim M. Havens, Alexandra B. Columbus, Anupamaa J Seshadri, Olubode A. Olufajo, Kris M. Mogensen, James D. Rawn, Ali Salim, Kenneth B. Christopher> ;JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2016 Nov 7
14 citations
Association of Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score With Mortality in Emergency General Surgery Patients.
Joaquim M. Havens, Alexandra B. Columbus, Olubode A. Olufajo, Reza Askari, Ali Salim, Kenneth B. Christopher> ;JAMA Surgery. 2016 Jul 1
14 citations
Explaining the excess morbidity of emergency general surgery: packed red blood cell and fresh frozen plasma transfusion practices are associated with major complicatio...
Joaquim M. Havens, Woo S. Do, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, Tomaz Mesar, Gally Reznor, Zara Cooper, Reza Askari, Edward J. Kelly, Alexandra B. Columbus, Jonathan D. Gates, A...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2016 Apr 1
1 citations
Mary H. Gibbon: teamwork of the heart.
Alexandra B. Columbus, Scott W. Cowan, Charles J. Yeo, Stacey A. Milan> ;The American Surgeon. 2014 Mar 1
33 citations
Familial reducing body myopathy with cytoplasmic bodies and rigid spine revisited: identification of a second LIM domain mutation in FHL1.
Joachim Schessl, Alexandra B. Columbus, Ying Hu, Yaqun Zou, Thomas Voit, Hans-Hilmar Goebel, Carsten G. Bönnemann> ;Neuropediatrics. 2010 Feb 1
41 citations
Autosomal recessive inheritance of classic Bethlem myopathy
A. Reghan Foley, Ying Hu, Yaqun Zou, Alexandra B. Columbus, John Shoffner, Diane M. Dunn, Robert B. Weiss, Carsten G. Bönnemann> ;Neuromuscular Disorders. 2009 Dec 1
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