AtifIqbalMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Houston, TX

Associate Professor & Chief, Colorectal Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine

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Office
1919 Old Spanish Trail
Houston, TX 77054
Phone+1 832-957-6500
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Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2010 - 2011
University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2010
King Edward Medical UniversityClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2010 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2018 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2011 - 2024
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FACRS) American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgery
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Effects of Patient and Surgery Characteristics on Persistent Postoperative Pain: A Mediation Analysis.
Xinlei Mi, Baiming Zou, Parisa Rashidi, Raheleh Baharloo, Roger B. Fillingim, Margaret R. Wallace, Paul L. Crispen, Hari K. Parvataneni, Hernan A. Prieto, Chancellor F...> ;The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2021 Nov 1
1 citations
Utility of Restaging MRI Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Stage II-III Rectal Adenocarcinoma.
Mahmoud Aryan, Thomas E. Read, Lindsey Goldstein, Nathan Burriss, Joseph R. Grajo, Patricia P. Moser, Thomas J. George, Sanda A. Tan, Atif Iqbal> ;Cureus. 2021 Oct 25
Impact of Early Exposure to Robotic Surgery Among Pre-clinical Medical Students on Career Choice and Simulation Skills:
Hector J. Garcia-Chavez, Denny Scaria, Thomas E. Read, Atif Iqbal> ;The American Surgeon. 2021 Sep 22
9 citations
Circulating Tumor DNA as a Predictive Biomarker in Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Patients with Stage 2A Colon Cancer (COBRA).
Emily A Verbus, Alexander J Rossi, Allen J. Luna, Atif Iqbal, Van K. Morris, Jonathan M. Hernandez> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2021 May 17
3 citations
A Comprehensive Review of Randomized Clinical Trials Shaping the Landscape of Rectal Cancer Therapy.
Aaron J Franke, William Paul Skelton, Thomas J. George, Atif Iqbal> ;Clinical Colorectal Cancer. 2021 Mar 1
2 citations
Analysis of Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults With Pilonidal Disease.
Mackenzie N. Abraham, Steven L. Raymond, Russell B. Hawkins, Atif Iqbal, Shawn D. Larson, Moiz M. Mustafa, Janice A. Taylor, Saleem Islam> ;Frontiers in Surgery. 2021 Feb 25
5 citations
Comprehensive literature review of randomized clinical trials examining novel treatment advances in patients with colon cancer.
William Paul Skelton, Aaron J Franke, Atif Iqbal, Thomas J. George> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 2020 Jul 8
182 citations
ctDNA applications and integration in colorectal cancer: an NCI Colon and Rectal-Anal Task Forces whitepaper.
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Age-dependent response to multimodal therapy for stage II-III rectal cancer.
Daniel Delitto, Tyler J. Loftus, Atif Iqbal> ;Oncotarget. 2019 Jul 23
39 citations
Gender differences among surgical fellowship program directors.
Amanda C. Filiberto, Christopher B. Le, Tyler J. Loftus, Lou Ann Cooper, Christiana M. Shaw, George A. Sarosi, Atif Iqbal, Sanda A. Tan> ;Surgery. 2019 Jun 27
7 citations
STAT3 Genotypic Variant rs744166 and Increased Tyrosine Phosphorylation of STAT3 in IL-23 Responsive Innate Lymphoid Cells during Pathogenesis of Crohn's Disease.
Ying Tang, Sanda A. Tan, Atif Iqbal, Jian Li, Sarah C. Glover> ;Journal of Immunology Research. 2019 Jun 19
1 citations
Sigmoido-rectal intussusception
Amanda C. Filiberto, Tyler J. Loftus, Sanda A. Tan, Thomas E. Read, Atif Iqbal> ;SAGE Open Medical Case Reports. 2019 Jun 9
18 citations
Pre-operative total parenteral nutrition improves post-operative outcomes in a subset of Crohn's disease patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.
Fares Ayoub, Amir Y. Kamel, Ahmed Ouni, Naueen A. Chaudhry, Yan Ader, Sanda A. Tan, Atif Iqbal, Ellen M. Zimmermann, Sarah C. Glover> ;Gastroenterology Report. 2019 Apr 1
Pathologic stage dictates survival after neoadjuvant radiation for rectal cancer.
Daniel Delitto, Tyler J. Loftus, Atif Iqbal> ;Oncotarget. 2018 Oct 26
21 citations
Perioperative Care of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Focus on Nutritional Support
Patrick Stoner, Amir Y. Kamel, Fares Ayoub, Sanda A. Tan, Atif Iqbal, Sarah C. Glover, Ellen M. Zimmermann> ;Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2018 Sep 23
2 citations
Effects of Preoperative Use of Biologic Agents on Operative Outcomes in Crohn's Disease Patients.
Amir Y. Kamel, Fares Ayoub, Debdeep Banerjee, Naueen A. Chaudhry, Yan Ader, Sanda A. Tan, Ellen M. Zimmermann, Sarah C. Glover, Atif Iqbal> ;The American Surgeon. 2018 Sep 1
61 citations
Rectal cancer patients younger than 50 years lack a survival benefit from NCCN guideline-directed treatment for stage II and III disease.
Andrew Kolarich, Thomas J. George, Steven J. Hughes, Daniel Delitto, Carmen J. Allegra, William A. Hall, George J. Chang, Sanda A. Tan, Christiana M. Shaw, Atif Iqbal> ;Cancer. 2018 Sep 1
38 citations
Quantitative assessment of intestinal stiffness and associations with fibrosis in human inflammatory bowel disease.
Daniel C. Stewart, Dalton Berrie, Jian Li, Xinyue Liu, Cooper Rickerson, David Mkoji, Atif Iqbal, Sanda A. Tan, Andria L. Doty, Sarah C. Glover, Chelsey S. Simmons> ;Plos One. 2018 Jul 11
14 citations
Readmission After Elective Ileostomy in Colorectal Surgery Is Predictable
Atif Iqbal, Ilya Sakharuk, Lindsey Goldstein, Sanda A. Tan, Peihua Qiu, Zhaomian Li, Steven J. Hughes> ;JSLS. 2018 Jul 1
5 citations
Objective Preoperative Parameters Predict Difficult Pelvic Dissections and Clinical Outcomes.
Atif Iqbal, Aimal Khan, Thomas J. George, Sanda A. Tan, Peihua Qiu, Kai Yang, Jose G. Trevino, Steven J. Hughes> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2018 Jun 30
17 citations
Prognostic Value of Clinical vs Pathologic Stage in Rectal Cancer Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Therapy
Daniel Delitto, Thomas J. George, Tyler J. Loftus, Peihua Qiu, George J. Chang, Carmen J. Allegra, William A. Hall, Steven J. Hughes, Sanda A. Tan, Christiana M. Shaw,...> ;Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2018 May 1
1 citations
Improvement in Resident Robotic Surgical Perception with a Cadaver Training Lab: A Pilot Study.
Atif Iqbal, Ilya Sakharuk, Sanda A. Tan, Steven J. Hughes, George A. Sarosi> ;The American Surgeon. 2017 Nov 1
Improvement in Resident Robotic Surgical Perception with a Cadaver Training Lab: A Pilot Study.
Iqbal, A.,Sakharuk, I.,Tan, S.,Hughes, S. J.,Sarosi, G.> ;Am Surg. 2018 Nov 08
28 citations
Enrichment of IL-17A + IFN-γ + and IL-22 + IFN-γ + T cell subsets is associated with reduction of NKp44 + ILC3s in the terminal ileum of Crohn's disease patients
Jian Li, Andria L. Doty, Ying Tang, Dalton Berrie, Atif Iqbal, Sanda A. Tan, Michael J. Clare-Salzler, Shannon M. Wallet, Sarah C. Glover> ;Clinical and Experimental Immunology. 2017 Jul 7
26 citations
Randomized Clinical Trials in Colon and Rectal Cancer.
Atif Iqbal, Thomas J. George> ;Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. 2017 Oct 1
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Journal Articles

Quantitative Assessment of Intestinal Stiffness and Associations with Fibrosis in Human Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Sanda Tan, Sarah C. Glover, Atif Iqbal, PLoS One