AndrewWilliamTorranceMD

Family Medicine • Aiken, SC

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Physician

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Office
211 High Gate Loop
Aiken, SC 29803
Phone+1 803-293-1160

Fax+1 803-293-1130
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Summary

Dr. Andrew Torrance, MD is a board certified family physician in Aiken, South Carolina. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina, Georgia, and District of Columbia. He is affiliated with Aiken Regional Medical Centers, University Hospital Summerville, and Doctors Hospital of Augusta.

Education & Training

Dewitt Army Community HospitalSports Medicine, 1998 - 1999
Martin Army Community HospitalResidency, Family Medicine, 1986 - 1989
Mercer University School of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

SC State Medical License 2012 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2009 - 2024
WI State Medical License 1989 - 2013
DC State Medical License 1998 - 2000
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine Sports Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

30 citations
Meta-analysis of transanal total mesorectal excision versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision in management of rectal cancer.
Shahin Hajibandeh, Shahab Hajibandeh, Mokhtar Eltair, Anil T George, Vijay Thumbe, Andrew W. Torrance, Misra Budhoo, Howard Joy, Rajeev Peravali> ;International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 2020 Mar 2
3 citations
User innovation: a novel framework for studying animal innovation within a comparative context.
Lydia M. Hopper, Andrew W. Torrance> ;Animal Cognition. 2019 Sep 4
16 citations
Meta-analysis of temporary loop ileostomy closure during or after adjuvant chemotherapy following rectal cancer resection: the dilemma remains.
Shahin Hajibandeh, Shahab Hajibandeh, Diwakar R Sarma, Jamie East, Shafquat Zaman, Rajnish Mankotia, Christopher Vaun Thompson, Andrew W. Torrance, Rajeev Peravali> ;International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 2019 May 25
6 citations
Meta-analysis of medial-to-lateral versus lateral-to-medial colorectal mobilisation during laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
Shahin Hajibandeh, Shahab Hajibandeh, Ahmad Navid, Diwakar R Sarma, Mokhtar Eltair, Rajnish Mankotia, Christopher Vaun Thompson, Andrew W. Torrance, Rajeev Peravali> ;International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 2019 Apr 6
2 citations
Impact of medial-to-lateral vs lateral-to-medial approach on short-term and cancer-related outcomes in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: A retrospective cohort study.
Anwar Hussain, Fahad Mahmood, Andrew Torrance, Achilleas Tsiamis> ;Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 2018 Feb 1
CRISPR Becomes Clearer.
Andrew W. Torrance> ;The Hastings Center Report. 2017 Sep 1
5 citations
Intellectual property issues and synthetic biology standards
Jorge L. Contreras, Arti K. Rai, Andrew W. Torrance> ;Nature Biotechnology. 2015 Jan 1
1 citations
The unpatentable human being.
Andrew W. Torrance> ;The Hastings Center Report. 2013 Sep 1
1 citations
Are the Brookhill-Wilk patents impediments to market growth in cybersurgery?
T. R. McLean, Andrew W. Torrance> ;The International Journal of Medical Robotics + Computer Assisted Surgery. 2008 Mar 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Doctors Hospital of AugustaAugusta, Georgia
University Hospital SummervilleAugusta, Georgia
Aiken Regional Medical CentersAiken, South Carolina