KirkLudwigMD

The Vernon O. Underwood Professor, Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Medical College Wisconsin

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Office
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Department Of Surgery
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone+1 414-955-5783

Fax+1 414-955-0087
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Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1995 - 1996
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1994
University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

WI State Medical License 1989 - 2025
NC State Medical License 1996 - 2024
OH State Medical License 1994 - 1996
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2008, 2010-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2007, 2009-2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Evaluation of the Rothman Index in Predicting Readmission after Colorectal Resection.
Kent J Peterson, Carly M O'Donnell, Daniel C Eastwood, Aniko Szabo, Katherine Y Hu, Timothy J Ridolfi, Kirk A Ludwig, Carrie Y Peterson> ;American Journal of Medical Quality. 2023 Nov 1
Lending a hand: The utility of hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery in diverticulitis with fistula.
Melissa K Drezdzon, Jed F Calata, Carrie Y Peterson, Mary F Otterson, Kirk A Ludwig, Timothy J Ridolfi> ;Surgery. 2024 Mar 1
Going for Broke: The Impact of Cost of Living on Surgery Resident Stipend Value.
Melissa K Drezdzon, Norah J Cowley, Daniel P Sweeney, Carrie Y Peterson, Timothy J Ridolfi, Kirk A Ludwig, Douglas B Evans, Jed F Calata> ;Annals of Surgery. 2023 Dec 1
Disseminated Histoplasmosis: An Unusual Cause of Bowel Obstruction.
Kent J Peterson, Michael R Rose, Caroline Davitt, Kirk A Ludwig> ;WMJ. 2022 Dec 1
1 citations
Predicting Neoadjuvant Treatment Response in Rectal Cancer Using Machine Learning: Evaluation of MRI-Based Radiomic and Clinical Models.
Kent J Peterson, Matthew T Simpson, Melissa K Drezdzon, Aniko Szabo, Robin A Ausman, Andrew S Nencka, Paul M Knechtges, Carrie Y Peterson, Kirk A Ludwig, Timothy J Rid...> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2023 Jan 1
6 citations
Benchmarks in colorectal surgery: multinational study to define quality thresholds in high and low anterior resection.
Roxane D Staiger, Fabian Rössler, Min Jung Kim, Carl Brown, Loris Trenti, Takeshi Sasaki, Deniz Uluk, Juan P Campana, Massimo Giacca, Boris Schiltz, Renu R Bahadoer, K...> ;The British Journal of Surgery. 2022 Nov 22
2 citations
Saddle block anesthetic technique for benign outpatient anorectal surgery.
Kent J Peterson, Colin Johnson, Jacqueline J Blank, Daniel C Eastwood, Gail E Butterfield, Thomas A Stekiel, Carrie Y Peterson, Kirk A Ludwig, Timothy J Ridolfi, Dyrud...> ;Surgery. 2022 Mar 1
Long term clinical outcomes and associated predictors of progression free survival in anal canal cancer.
Sara E Beltrán Ponce, Beth A Erickson, William A Hall, Meena Bedi, Michael J Martens, Malika Siker, James Thomas, Ben George, Kirk Ludwig, Carrie Peterson, Timothy Rid...> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 2022 Feb 1
A Cautionary Note Regarding Obesity and Young Adult Rectal Cancer.
Kent J. Peterson, Jacqueline J Blank, Rasika R. Deshpande, Ying Liu, Carrie Y. Peterson, Kirk A. Ludwig, Timothy J. Ridolfi> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2021 Oct 13
4 citations
Impact of Auricular Neurostimulation in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery with an Enhanced Recovery Protocol: A Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial.
Jacqueline J Blank, Ying Liu, Ziyan Yin, Christina M. Spofford, Timothy J. Ridolfi, Kirk A. Ludwig, Mary F. Otterson, Carrie Y. Peterson> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2021 Feb 1
2 citations
Racial and Ethnic Variation Associated With Human Papillomavirus Genotype in Anal Dysplasia.
Tara L. Mather, Katherine Y. Hu, Lisa Rein, Aniko Szabo, Sarah J. Lundeen, Carrie Y. Peterson, Kirk A. Ludwig, Timothy J. Ridolfi> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Dec 1
4 citations
Laparoscopic Versus Robotic Proctectomy Outcomes: An ACS-NSQIP Analysis.
Katherine Y. Hu, Ruizhe Wu, Aniko Szabo, Timothy J. Ridolfi, Kirk A. Ludwig, Carrie Y. Peterson> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Nov 1
Mediocre Mountaineers: Who, How, Where, and Why?
Harry L. Reynolds, Kirk A. Ludwig> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2020 Oct 1
Response to: “Alvimopan and outcome after colectomy?”
Katherine Y. Hu, Carrie Y. Peterson, Kirk A. Ludwig, Timothy J. Ridolfi> ;Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
Initial Experience With Staging Rectal Adenocarcinoma Using 7T Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Jacqueline J Blank, Nicholas G. Berger, Paul Knechtges, Robert W. Prost, Carrie Y. Peterson, Kirk A. Ludwig, Timothy J. Ridolfi> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Jan 1
6 citations
Retroileal anastomosis in hand-assisted laparoscopic left colectomy: experience at a single institution
Jacqueline J Blank, Emma K Gibson, Carrie Y. Peterson, Timothy J. Ridolfi, Kirk A. Ludwig> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2020 Aug 1
10 citations
Use of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer.
Katherine Y. Hu, Matthew T. Simpson, Jacqueline J Blank, Aniko Szabo, Daniel Eastwood, Kirk A. Ludwig, Carrie Y. Peterson, Timothy J. Ridolfi> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2019 Jul 31
7 citations
Alvimopan is associated with decreased length of stay for both open and laparoscopic segmental colectomy.
Rachel E. Henning, Katherine Y. Hu, Lisa Rein, Aniko Szabo, Carrie Y. Peterson, Kirk A. Ludwig, Timothy J. Ridolfi> ;Surgery. 2019 Jul 22
2 citations
Race Is Associated With Burden of Anal Condyloma and Need for Operative Intervention
Halle Foss, Jacqueline J Blank, Sarah J. Lundeen, Carrie Y. Peterson, Kirk A. Ludwig, Timothy J. Ridolfi> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2018 Dec 1
16 citations
Pouch Volvulus in Patients Having Undergone Restorative Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Series
Paul Knechtges, Mary F. Otterson, Kirk A. Ludwig, Timothy J. Ridolfi, Rachel M. Landisch> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2018 Jun 1
12 citations
The impact of intravenous acetaminophen on pain after abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis.
Jacqueline J Blank, Nicholas G. Berger, Justin P. Dux, Kirk A. Ludwig, Carrie Y. Peterson> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2018 Jul 1
37 citations
Elevated Venous Thromboembolism Risk Following Colectomy for IBD Is Equal to Those for Colorectal Cancer for Ninety Days After Surgery.
Sadeer G. Al-Kindi, Jacqueline J Blank, Carrie Y. Peterson, Kirk A. Ludwig, Timothy J. Ridolfi> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2018 Mar 1
41 citations
Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: Current Management and Future Directions
Timothy J. Ridolfi, Nicholas G. Berger, Kirk A. Ludwig> ;Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2016 Sep 1
13 citations
Loop Ileostomy Closure as an Overnight Procedure: Institutional Comparison With the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Data Set
Nicholas G. Berger, Raymond Chou, Elliot S. Toy, Kirk A. Ludwig, Timothy J. Ridolfi, Carrie Y. Peterson> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2017 Aug 1
3 citations
Personalizing Rectal Cancer Management.
Kirk A. Ludwig, David Vargas, Harry L. Reynolds> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2016 Dec 1
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