GeraldA.IsenbergMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Philadelphia, PA

Professor of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University

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Office
1100 Walnut St
Suite 702
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone+1 215-955-5869

Fax+1 215-955-2404
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Education & Training

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1987 - 1988
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1987
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License Current
NY State Medical License 1984 - Present
CA State Medical License 1990 - Present
PA State Medical License 1987 - 2024
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2011-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Clinical Trials

Trial of Educational Outcomes of WISE-MD Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Cx601, Adult Allogeneic Expanded Adipose-derived Stem Cells (eASC) for the Treatment of Complex Perianal Fistula(s) in Participants With Crohn's Disease (CD) Start of enrollment: 2017 Sep 15
Completed
Phase 3
Roles: Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
The Effect of Commonly Used Local Anesthetic on Bacterial Growth.
Zachary M Callahan, Amity L Roberts, Adrienne N Christopher, Stephen P Gadomski, Kristine M Kuchta, Caitlyn M Costanzo, Benjamin R Phillips, Gerald A Isenberg, Scott D...> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Jun 1
Effectiveness of Liposomal Bupivacaine in Ostomy Reversal: A Retrospective Review.
David G. McKeown, Claire Sokas, Gerald A. Isenberg, Scott D. Goldstein, Benjamin Phillips> ;The American Surgeon. 2020 Sep 24
19 citations
Reducing colorectal surgical site infections: a novel, resident-driven, quality initiative
Daniel Brock Hewitt, Sami Tannouri, Richard A. Burkhart, Randi Altmark, Scott D. Goldstein, Gerald A. Isenberg, Benjamin Phillips, Charles J. Yeo, Scott W. Cowan> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2017 Jan 1
16 citations
Evaluation of the validity of medical students' self-assessments of proficiency in clinical simulations
Gerald A. Isenberg, Vibin Roy, J. Jon Veloski, Katherine Berg, Charles J. Yeo> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2015 Feb 1
20 citations
The need for standardization of colonoscopic tattooing of colonic lesions.
Tarik Elarini, Steven D. Wexner, Gerald A. Isenberg> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2015 Feb 1
13 citations
WISE-MD usage among millennial medical students
Roy Phitayakorn, Michael W. Nick, Adnan Alseidi, David Scott Lind, Ranjan Sudan, Gerald A. Isenberg, Jeannette Capella, Mary Ann Hopkins, Emil Petrusa> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2015 Jan 1
12 citations
Anastomotic leaks after colorectal anastomosis occurring more than 30 days postoperatively: a single-institution evaluation.
Wei Phin Tan, En Yaw Hong, Benjamin Phillips, Gerald A. Isenberg, Scott D. Goldstein> ;The American Surgeon. 2014 Sep 1
43 citations
American Society of Anesthesiologists class and Charlson's Comorbidity index as predictors of postoperative colorectal anastomotic leak: a single-institution experience
Wei Phin Tan, Vanessa A. Talbott, Qi Quan Leong, Gerald A. Isenberg, Scott D. Goldstein> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2013 Sep 1
6 citations
Jefferson interprofessional clinical rounding project: an innovative approach to patient care.
Kevin J. Lyons, Carolyn Giordano, Elizabeth Speakman, Gerald A. Isenberg, Reena Antony, Mary Hanson-Zalot, Julia Ward, Karen Papastrat> ;Journal of Allied Health. 2013 Jan 1
6 citations
Technical Skills Acquisition in Surgery-Bound Senior Medical Students: An Evaluation of Student Assertiveness
Vanessa A. Talbott, Joshua A. Marks, Adam S. Bodzin, Jason Comeau, Pinckney J. Maxwell, Gerald A. Isenberg, Niels D. Martin> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2012 Jul 1
6 citations
Evaluation of the use of patient-focused simulation for student assessment in a surgery clerkship
Gerald A. Isenberg, Katherine Berg, Judith A. Veloski, Dale Berg, J. Jon Veloski, Charles J. Yeo> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2011 Jun 1
33 citations
Survivin-Induced Aurora-B Kinase Activation: A Mechanism by Which APC Mutations Contribute to Increased Mitoses during Colon Cancer Development
Tao Zhang, Jeremy Z. Fields, Lynn M. Opdenaker, Tomas Otevrel, Emi Masuda, Juan P. Palazzo, Gerald A. Isenberg, Scott D. Goldstein, Marc I. Brand, Bruce M. Boman> ;The American Journal of Pathology. 2010 Dec 1
21 citations
Anastomotic leak rate after low anterior resection for rectal cancer after chemoradiation therapy.
Benjamin Phillips, Lisa J. Harris, Pinckney J. Maxwell, Gerald A. Isenberg, Scott D. Goldstein> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Aug 1
23 citations
Outcomes of low anterior resection anastomotic leak after preoperative chemoradiation therapy for rectal cancer.
Lisa J. Harris, Benjamin Phillips, Pinckney J. Maxwell, Gerald A. Isenberg, Scott D. Goldstein> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Jul 1
Long Term Survival after Colonic Stenting and Restenting for Malignant Colonic Obstruction
Khristian A. Noto, Christopher V. Almario, Pinckney J. Maxwell, Edith P. Mitchell, Gerald A. Isenberg, Scott D. Goldstein> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Apr 1
5 citations
A Pseudoaneurysm of the Inferior Epigastric Artery after Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy
Nikolai A. Bildzukewicz, Brandice Durkan, Pinckney J. Maxwell, Gerald A. Isenberg> ;The American Surgeon. 2009 Dec 1
830 citations
The Devil is in the Third Year: A Longitudinal Study of Erosion of Empathy in Medical School
Mohammadreza Hojat, Michael J. Vergare, Kaye Maxwell, George C. Brainard, Steven K. Herrine, Gerald A. Isenberg, John Veloski, Joseph S. Gonnella> ;Academic Medicine. 2009 Sep 1
A proposed approach for the selection of the proper surgical therapy to obtain an adequate margin of resection in locally advanced ultra-low rectal cancer after modern...
Echenique I, Cabanillas F, Texidor, Cáceres J, Gerald A. Isenberg, Claudio C, Ayala R, Madera F> ;Boletin De La Asociacion Medica De Puerto Rico. 2009 Apr 1
9 citations
A new anatomic variant of the aorta: A case report
Eric S. Hager, Gerald A. Isenberg, Carin F. Gonsalves, Neil Moudgill, Steve Dong, Paul DiMuzio> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2008 Jul 1
8 citations
Stapled hemorrhoidopexy: outcome assessment.
Scott D. Goldstein, Keith P. Meslin, Thomas Mazza, Gerald A. Isenberg, James Fitzgerald, Andrew Richards, Brian Delong, Larry Sollenberger> ;The American Surgeon. 2007 Jul 1
69 citations
Colonic crypt changes during adenoma development in familial adenomatous polyposis: immunohistochemical evidence for expansion of the crypt base cell population.
Bruce M. Boman, Rhonda Walters, Jeremy Z. Fields, Albert J. Kovatich, Tao Zhang, Gerald A. Isenberg, Scott D. Goldstein, Juan P. Palazzo> ;The American Journal of Pathology. 2004 Nov 1
24 citations
Multi-society guideline for reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes.
Douglas B. Nelson, William R. Jarvis, William A. Rutala, Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein, Gerald A. Isenberg, Georgia P. Dash, Carla J. Alvarado, Marilee Ball, Joyce Griffin-Sob...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2004 Mar 4
98 citations
Longer time interval between completion of neoadjuvant chemoradiation and surgical resection does not improve downstaging of rectal carcinoma.
David E. Stein, Najjia N. Mahmoud, Pramila R. Anne, Deborah G. Rose, Gerald A. Isenberg, Scott D. Goldstein, Edith P. Mitchell, Robert D. Fry> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2003 Apr 1
17 citations
Spontaneous transvaginal small-bowel evisceration after perineal proctectomy: report of a case and review of the literature.
Lina M. O’Brien, Lisa S. Bellin, Gerald A. Isenberg, Scott D. Goldstein> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2002 May 1
75 citations
Use of guanylyl cyclase c for detecting micrometastases in lymph nodes of patients with colon cancer
Scott A. Waldman, Burt Cagir, J. Rakinic, Robert D. Fry, Scott D. Goldstein, Gerald A. Isenberg, Michael T. Barber, Sanjoy Biswas, C. Minimo, Juan P. Palazzo, P. K. Pa...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1998 Mar 1
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