JeffreyAlanBlatnikMD

General Surgery • Saint Louis, MO

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Associate Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine. Minimally Invasive GI Surgery & Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.

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Office
660 South Euclid Avenue
Campus Box 8109
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-454-7195

Fax+1 877-991-4780
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Summary

Dr. Jeffrey Blatnik is a general surgeon in Saint Louis, MO and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital. He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and has been in practice 10 years. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery and is experienced in minimally invasive surgery, ventral hernia, inguinal hernias, general / gastrointestinal surgery, and hernia surgery / abdominal wall reconstruction.

Education & Training

Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2014 - 2015
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2007 - 2014
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2015 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2007 - 2017
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Is weight trajectory a better marker of wound complication risk than BMI in hernia patients with obesity?
Casson, C., Blatnik, J., Majumder, A., Holden, S.> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2024 Feb 1
Operative dictations in surgical trainees: an underutilized educational resource?
Britta Han, Julie Clanahan, Cameron Casson, Arnab Majumder, Bradley Kushner, Jeffrey Blatnik> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2023 Nov 1
10 citations
Laparoscopic versus robotic inguinal hernia repair: 1- and 2-year outcomes from the RIVAL trial.
Benjamin T Miller, Ajita S Prabhu, Clayton C Petro, Lucas R A Beffa, Alfredo M Carbonell, William Hope, Jeremy Warren, Rana M Higgins, Brian Jacob, Jeffrey Blatnik, Da...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2023 Jan 1
The True "Value" of Value-Based Medicine: Maintaining Quality at a Lower Cost: In Reply to Woelfel.
Bradley S Kushner, Bruce Hall, Andrew Pierce, Jessica Mody, Rebecca M Guth, Jackie Martin, Jeffrey Blatnik, Shaina R Eckhouse> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2022 May 1
61 citations
Biologic vs Synthetic Mesh for Single-stage Repair of Contaminated Ventral Hernias: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Michael J Rosen, David M Krpata, Clayton C Petro, Alfredo Carbonell, Jeremy Warren, Benjamin K Poulose, Adele Costanzo, Chao Tu, Jeffrey Blatnik, Ajita S Prabhu> ;JAMA Surgery. 2022 Apr 1
3 citations
Transversus abdominis release with posterior component separation in patients with previously recurrent ventral hernias: A single institution experience.
Britta J Han, Bradley S Kushner, Sara E Holden, Arnab Majumder, Jeffrey A Blatnik> ;Surgery. 2022 Mar 1
5 citations
A prospective, multicenter trial of a long-term bioabsorbable mesh with Sepra technology in cohort of challenging laparoscopic ventral or incisional hernia repairs (AT...
William W Hope, Adel G El-Ghazzawy, Brad A Winterstein, Jeffrey A Blatnik, Jacob A Greenberg, Noel C Sanchez, Eric M Pauli, Daniel M Tseng, Karl A LeBlanc, Kurt E Robe...> ;Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 2022 Jan 1
4 citations
Randomized control trial evaluating the use of a shared decision-making aid for older ventral hernia patients in the Geriatric Assessment and Medical Preoperative Scre...
Bradley S. Kushner, Timothy A. Holden, Britta Han, Margaret Sehnert, Arnab Majumder, Jeffrey A. Blatnik, Sara E. Holden> ;Hernia. 2021 Oct 22
2 citations
Chronological age does not predict postoperative outcomes following transversus abdominis release (TAR)
Bradley S. Kushner, Britta Han, Ebunoluwa E. Otegbeye, Julia Hamilton, Jeffrey A. Blatnik, Timothy A. Holden, Sara E. Holden> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Sep 14
3 citations
Reducing Operating Room Cost: Comparing Attending and Surgical Trainee Perceptions About the Implementation of Supply Receipts.
Bradley S. Kushner, Bruce L. Hall, Andrew Pierce, Jessica Mody, Rebecca M. Guth, Jackie Martin, Jeffrey A. Blatnik, Shaina R. Eckhouse> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2021 Sep 13
Does immunosuppression use increase perioperative wound morbidity in patients undergoing transversus abdominis release
Bradley S. Kushner, Britta Han, Sara E. Holden, Arnab Majumder, Jeffrey A. Blatnik> ;Surgery. 2021 Aug 30
5 citations
Examination of abdominal wall perfusion using varying suture techniques for midline abdominal laparotomy closure
Bradley S. Kushner, Saeed Arefanian, Jared McAllister, Wen Hui Tan, Matthew T. Grant, Robert M. MacGregor, Arnab Majumder, Jeffrey A. Blatnik> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Aug 27
Evaluation of information on the Internet regarding surgical mesh for hernia repair: analysis of websites found through three popular search engines.
Matthew P. Miller, Jeffrey A. Blatnik> ;Hernia. 2021 Feb 7
7 citations
Early drain removal does not increase the rate of surgical site infections following an open transversus abdominis release.
Bradley S. Kushner, E Smith, Britta Han, Ebunoluwa E. Otegbeye, Sara E. Holden, Jeffrey A. Blatnik> ;Hernia. 2021 Jan 5
6 citations
The impact of internet-based patient self-education of surgical mesh on patient attitudes and healthcare decisions prior to hernia surgery.
Matthew P. Miller, Saeed Arefanian, Jeffrey A. Blatnik> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2020 Nov 1
3 citations
Surgical “error traps” of open posterior component separation—transversus abdominis release
Bradley S. Kushner, Sara E. Holden, Jeffrey A. Blatnik> ;Hernia. 2021 Dec 1
10 citations
A Practical Guideline for the Implementation of Shared Decision-making in Complex Ventral Incisional Hernia Repair.
Bradley S. Kushner, Timothy A. Holden, Mary C. Politi, Jeffrey A. Blatnik, Sara E. Holden> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 Mar 1
1 citations
Identifying critical computed tomography (CT) imaging findings for the preoperative planning of ventral hernia repairs
Bradley S. Kushner, Carter Starnes, Maggie Sehnert, Sara E. Holden, Jeffrey A. Blatnik> ;Hernia. 2021 Aug 1
29 citations
Initial Experience with a Virtual Platform for Advanced Gastrointestinal Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Interviews
Arnab Majumder, Shaina R. Eckhouse, L. Michael Brunt, Michael M. Awad, Francesca Dimou, J. Christopher Eagon, Sara E. Holden, Heather Fone, Jeffrey A. Blatnik> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2020 Sep 17
94 citations
Robotic Inguinal vs Transabdominal Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: The RIVAL Randomized Clinical Trial.
Ajita S. Prabhu, Alfredo M. Carbonell, William W. Hope, Jeremy A. Warren, Rana M. Higgins, Brian P. Jacob, Jeffrey A. Blatnik, Ivy N. Haskins, Hemasat Alkhatib, Lucian...> ;JAMA Surgery. 2020 May 1
10 citations
Controversies and Techniques in the Repair of Abdominal Wall Hernias
Jeffrey A. Blatnik, L. Michael Brunt> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2019 Apr 1
16 citations
Posterior component separation with transversus abdominis release (TAR) for repair of complex incisional hernias after orthotopic liver transplantation
Luciano Tastaldi, Jeffrey A. Blatnik, David M. Krpata, Clayton C. Petro, Aldo Fafaj, Hemasat Alkhatib, Michael Svestka, Steven Rosenblatt, Ajita S. Prabhu, Michael J. ...> ;Hernia. 2019 Feb 21
3 citations
Efficacy of robotic versus open transversus abdominis release in a porcine model
Wen Hui Tan, Jared McAllister, Jeffrey A. Blatnik> ;Hernia. 2019 Feb 1
10 citations
Postoperative opioid prescribing practices and the impact of the hydrocodone schedule change.
Wen Hui Tan, Sara Feaman, Laurel Milam, Valerie Garber, Jared McAllister, Jeffrey A. Blatnik, L. Michael Brunt> ;Surgery. 2018 Aug 6
73 citations
Opioid Medication Use in the Surgical Patient: An Assessment of Prescribing Patterns and Use.
Wen Hui Tan, Jennifer Yu, Sara Feaman, Jared McAllister, Lindsey G. Kahan, Mary A. Quasebarth, Jeffrey A. Blatnik, J. Christopher Eagon, Michael M. Awad, L. Michael Brunt> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2018 Aug 1
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Press Mentions

List of Temporary Practice Permits Granted May 5, 2020May 5th, 2020
How a Lucrative Surgery Took off Online and Disfigured PatientsOctober 31st, 2023

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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Hospital Affiliations

Barnes-Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalSaint Louis, Missouri