Brant Kurt Oelschlager MD

Professor, Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine

1959 NE Pacific StSeattle, WA 98195
Phone+1 206-598-4547
Fax+1 206-598-6705

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Education & Training

University of WashingtonResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1995

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Certifications & Licensure

ID State Medical License 2023 - 2028
WA State Medical License 1999 - 2027
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Randomized, Prospective Controlled Trial of Paraesophageal Hernia Repair With Small Intestinal Submucosa (SIS)
COMPLETED
NA
Study of Paraesophageal Hernia Repair With Small Intestine Submucosa
UNKNOWN
Evaluating Treatment Response in Laryngo-Pharyngeal Reflux
WITHDRAWN
NA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

"Is more better?": association of intra-abdominal esophageal length in laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair with recurrent hiatal hernia.
Irene Y Zhang, Laurel Tangalakis, Vivian Hsiao, Julia Persky, Xiaoxiao Gao
Surgical Endoscopy. 2026-07-01
Does paired genetic testing improve targeted therapy choices and screening recommendations for patients with upper gastrointestinal cancers and their families? A prosp...
Kevin Tatunay, Stacey Cohen, Lorraine V Naylor, Cynthia L Handford, Angela Jacobson
BMJ Open. 2025-05-26
Laparoscopic Heller myotomy with Toupet fundoplication: revisiting GERD in treated achalasia.
Megan Blaustein, Rachel Sillcox, Andrew S Wright, Roger Tatum, Robert Yates
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-03-01

Other

Operative management of achalasia: Laparoscopic and open Heller myotomy
Oelschlager BK, Petersen RP
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/operative-management-of-achalasia-laparoscopic-and-open-heller-myot
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-06-18