Garnet JeanBlatchfordMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Omaha, NE

Associate Professor of Surgery, Creighton University

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Office
9850 Nicholas St
Suite 100
Omaha, NE 68114
Phone+1 402-343-1122

Fax+1 402-343-1177
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Education & Training

Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha)Residency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1988 - 1990
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1988
University of Nebraska College of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

NE State Medical License 1985 - 2024
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2010-2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
What happens after a failed LIFT for anal fistula
Moriah Wright, Alan G. Thorson, Garnet J. Blatchford, Maniamparampil Shashidharan, Jennifer S. Beaty, Noelle Bertelson, Piyush Aggrawal, Lindsay Taylor, Charles A. Ter...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2017 Dec 1
1 citations
Discussion of: "What happens after a failed LIFT for anal fistula?"
Moriah Wright, Alan G. Thorson, Garnet J. Blatchford, Maniamparampil Shashidharan, Jennifer S. Beaty, Noelle Bertelson, Piyush Aggrawal, Lindsay Taylor, Charles A. Ter...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2017 Oct 6
13 citations
Permanent diversion rates after neoadjuvant therapy and coloanal anastomosis for rectal cancer.
R. Scott Nelson, Elena Boland, B. Mark Ewing, Garnet J. Blatchford, Charles A. Ternent, M. Shashidharan, N. Anh Tran, Jennifer S. Beaty, Alan G. Thorson> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2009 Dec 1
24 citations
Risk of late bleeding following hemorrhoidal banding in patients on antithrombotic prophylaxis.
R. Scott Nelson, B. Mark Ewing, Charles A. Ternent, Maniamparampil Shashidharan, Garnet J. Blatchford, Alan G. Thorson> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2008 Dec 1
Does sodium hyaluronate- and carboxymethylcellulose-based bioresorbable membrane (Seprafilm) decrease operative time for loop ileostomy closure?
Salum, M., Wexner, S. D., Nogueras, J. J., Weiss, E., Koruda, M., Behrens, K., Cohen, S., Binderow, S., Cohen, J., Thorson, A., Ternent, C., Christenson, M., Blatchfor...> ;Tech Coloproctol. 2006 Oct
48 citations
Response to preoperative chemoradiation in stage II and III rectal cancer.
Craig L. Brown, Charles A. Ternent, Alan G. Thorson, Mark A. Christensen, Garnet J. Blatchford, Maniamparampil Shashidharan, Gleb Haynatzki> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2003 Sep 1
42 citations
A prospective evaluation of the value of anorectal physiology in the management of fecal incontinence.
Harry Liberman, Julio Faria, Charles A. Ternent, Garnet J. Blatchford, Mark A. Christensen, Alan G. Thorson> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2001 Nov 1
Mouth to pouch transit after restorative proctocolectomy: hydrogen breath analysis correlates with scintigraphy.
Ternent, C. A., Thorson, A. G., Blatchford, G. J., Christensen, M. A., Thompson, J. S., Lanspa, S. J., Adrian, T. E.> ;Am J Gastroenterol. 2001 May
43 citations
Clinical use of the self-expanding metallic stent in the management of colorectal cancer
Harry Liberman, Dean R. Adams, Garnet J. Blatchford, Charles A. Ternent, Mark A. Christensen, Alan G. Thorson> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2000 Dec 1
11 citations
Influence of arginine dietary supplementation on healing colonic anastomosis in the rat
Maniamparampil Shashidharan, Kevin M. Lin, Charles A. Ternent, Thomas C. Smyrk, Alan G. Thorson, Garnet J. Blatchford, Mark A. Christensen> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1999 Dec 1
32 citations
Colorectal Cancer in Hereditary Breast Cancer Kindreds
Kevin M. Lin, Charles A. Ternent, Dean R. Adams, Alan G. Thorson, Garnet J. Blatchford, Mark A. Christensen, Patrice Watson, Henry T. Lynch> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1999 Aug 1
35 citations
Histologic comparison of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer associated with MSH2 and MLH1 and colorectal cancer from the general population
Maniamparmpil Shashidharan, Thomas C. Smyrk, Kevin M. Lin, Charles A. Ternent, Alan G. Thorson, Garnet J. Blatchford, Mark A. Christensen, Henry T. Lynch> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1999 Jun 1
61 citations
Use of preoperative ultrasound staging for treatment of rectal cancer
Dean R. Adams, Garnet J. Blatchford, Kevin M. Lin, Charles A. Ternent, Alan G. Thorson, Mark A. Christensen> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1999 Feb 1
43 citations
Accuracy and reliability of transanal ultrasound for anterior anal sphincter injury.
Stephen M. Sentovich, W. Douglas Wong, Garnet J. Blatchford> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1998 Aug 1
9 citations
Ileoanal pouch function and release of peptide YY.
Charles A. Ternent, Paul Staab, Alan G. Thorson, Garnet J. Blatchford, Mark A. Christensen, Jon S. Thompson, Stephen J. Lanspa, Paul G. Meade, Rebecca A. Cali, P. M. F...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1998 Jul 1
72 citations
Colorectal and extracolonic cancer variations in MLH1/MSH2 hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer kindreds and the general population
Kevin M. Lin, Maniamparampil Shashidharan, Charles A. Ternent, Alan G. Thorson, Garnet J. Blatchford, Mark A. Christensen, Stephen J. Lanspa, Stephen J. Lemon, Patrice...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1998 Apr 1
96 citations
Cumulative incidence of colorectal and extracolonic cancers in mlh1 and msh2 mutation carriers of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
Kevin M. Lin, Maniamparampil Shashidharan, Alan G. Thorson, Charles A. Ternent, Garnet J. Blatchford, Mark A. Christensen, Patrice Watson, Stephen J. Lemon, Barbara Fr...> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 1998 Jan 1
8 citations
Pudendal nerve function in normal and encopretic children
Stephen M. Sentovich, Stuart S. Kaufman, Rebecca L. Cali, P. M. Falk, Garnet J. Blatchford, Dean L. Antonson, Alan G. Thorson, Mark A. Christensen> ;Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 1998 Jan 1
43 citations
Diagnosing anal sphincter injury with transanal ultrasound and manometry
Stephen M. Sentovich, Garnet J. Blatchford, Lucian J. Rivela, Kevin M. Lin, Alan G. Thorson, Mark A. Christensen> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1997 Dec 1
54 citations
Transanal ultrasound and anorectal physiology findings affecting continence after sphincteroplasty.
Charles A. Ternent, Maniamparampil Shashidharan, Garnet J. Blatchford, Mark A. Christensen, Alan G. Thorson, Stephen M. Sentovich> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1997 Apr 1
33 citations
Operative results of House advancement anoplasty
Stephen M. Sentovich, P. M. Falk, Mark A. Christensen, Alan G. Thorson, Garnet J. Blatchford, Richard M. Pitsch> ;The British Journal of Surgery. 1996 Sep 1
53 citations
Preoperative chemoradiation downstages locally advanced ultrasound-staged rectal cancer.
Paul G. Meade, Garnet J. Blatchford, Alan G. Thorson, Mark A. Christensen, Charies A. Tement> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1995 Dec 1
20 citations
Simultaneous dynamic proctography and peritoneography for pelvic floor disorders.
Stephen M. Sentovich, Lucian J. Rivela, Alan G. Thorson, Mark A. Christensen, Garnet J. Blatchford> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1995 Sep 1
27 citations
Patterns of male fecal incontinence
Stephen M. Sentovich, Lucian J. Rivela, Garnet J. Blatchford, Mark A. Christensen, Alan G. Thorson> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1995 Mar 1
47 citations
Transanal ultrasound and manometry in the evaluation of fecal incontinence
P. M. Falk, Garnet J. Blatchford, Rebecca L. Cali, Mark A. Christensen, Alan G. Thorson> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1994 May 1
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