LauraKathleenAltomMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Raleigh, NC

Colorectal Surgeon with North Carolina Surgery

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Office
2800 Blue Ridge Rd
Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone+1 919-784-7874

Fax+1 919-784-2708
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Education & Training

University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2015
University of Alabama School of MedicineM.S., Public Health, 2012
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2008
University of West GeorgiaB.A., Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude, 2004

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2016 - 2024
LA State Medical License 2015 - 2017
AL State Medical License Active through 2015
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2014
Excellence in Research Award, Fifteenth Annual Resident Research Day, Department of Surgery UAB, 2013
3rd Place Oral/ Poster Presentation, Alabama and Mississippi Chapter American College of Surgeons, 2012
Best Overall Paper, 36th Annual Meeting Association of VA Surgeons, 2012
Gold Medal Award, Outstanding Research Southeastern Surgical Congress, 2011
Most Outstanding Clinical Research Abstract Presentation, Annual Resident Research Day, Department of Surgery UAB, 2011-2012
Canby Robinson Scholarship 2004
National Student Research Award (NRSA) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Morbidity Following Coloanal Anastomosis: A Comparison of Colonic J-Pouch vs Straight Anastomosis
Shaun R. Brown, David A. Margolin, Laura K. Altom, Heather J. Green, David E. Beck, Brian R. Kann, Charles B. Whitlow, H. Vargas> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2018 Feb 1
133 citations
The relationship between timing of surgical complications and hospital readmission.
Melanie S. Morris, Rhiannon J. Deierhoi, Joshua S. Richman, Laura K. Altom, Mary T. Hawn> ;JAMA Surgery. 2014 Apr 1
76 citations
Oral antibiotic bowel preparation reduces length of stay and readmissions after colorectal surgery.
Galina D. Toneva, Rhiannon J. Deierhoi, Melanie S. Morris, Joshua S. Richman, Jamie A. Cannon, Laura K. Altom, Mary T. Hawn> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2013 Apr 1
36 citations
Association between Surgical Care Improvement Program venous thromboembolism measures and postoperative events.
Laura K. Altom, Rhiannon J. Deierhoi, Jayleen Grams, Joshua S. Richman, Catherine C. Vick, William G. Henderson, Kamal M.F. Itani, Mary T. Hawn> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2012 Nov 1
132 citations
Preoperative oral antibiotics reduce surgical site infection following elective colorectal resections
Jamie A. Cannon, Laura K. Altom, Rhiannon J. Deierhoi, Melanie S. Morris, Joshua S. Richman, Catherine C. Vick, Kamal M.F. Itani, Mary T. Hawn> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2012 Nov 1
42 citations
The incidence and timing of noncardiac surgery after cardiac stent implantation
Mary T. Hawn, Laura A. Graham, Joshua R. Richman, Kamal M.F. Itani, Margaret E. Plomondon, Laura K. Altom, William G. Henderson, Christopher L. Bryson, Thomas M. Maddox> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2012 Apr 1
8 citations
Outcomes for incisional hernia repair in patients undergoing concomitant surgical procedures.
Laura K. Altom, Laura A. Graham, Stephen H. Gray, Christopher W. Snyder, Catherine C. Vick, Mary T. Hawn> ;The American Surgeon. 2012 Feb 1
15 citations
Descriptive Operative Reports: Teaching, Learning, and Milestones to Safe Surgery
John R. Porterfield, Laura K. Altom, Laura A. Graham, Stephen H. Gray, Marshall M. Urist, Mary T. Hawn> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2011 Nov 1
3 citations
Agreement between patient survey and medical chart: Pitfalls in measurement strategies for hernia recurrence.
Laura A. Graham, Laura K. Altom, Catherine C. Vick, Christopher W. Snyder, Rhiannon J. Deierhoi, Mary T. Hawn> ;Surgery. 2011 Sep 1
51 citations
Outcomes of Emergent Incisional Hernia Repair
Laura K. Altom, Christopher W. Snyder, Stephen H. Gray, Laura A. Graham, Catherine C. Vick, Mary T. Hawn> ;The American Surgeon. 2011 Aug 1
7 citations
Pay, pride, and public purpose: why America's doctors should support universal healthcare.
Laura K. Altom, Larry R. Churchill> ;Medgenmed. 2007 Feb 28
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Journal Articles

Comparison of prospective risk estimates for postoperative complications: human vs computer model
Glasgow RE, Hawn MT, Hosokawa PW, Henderson WF, Min SJ, Richman JS, Tomeh MG, Campbell D, Neumayer LA; DS3 Study Group, J Am Coll Surg, 1/1/2014
Oral antibiotic bowel preparation reduces length of stay and readmissions after colorectal surgery
Toneva GD, Deierhoi RJ, Morris M, Richman J, Cannon JA, Altom LK, Hawn, MT, J Am Coll Surg, 1/1/2013
The Incidence and Timing of Noncardiac Surgery after Cardiac Stent Implantation
Hawn MT, Graham LA, Richman JR, Itani KM, Plomondon ME, Altom LK, Henderson WG, Bryson CL, Maddox TM, J Am Coll Surg, 1/1/2012

Abstracts/Posters

Preoperative Urinary Symptoms and Resolution at 30 Days Following Inguinal Hernia Repair
Altom LK, 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, San Diego, CA, 1/19/2012
Pre-Operative Risk Prediction: Does Experience Matter?
Altom LK, Alabama and Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Sandestin, FL, 1/14/2012
Prevalence and Burden of Urinary Symptoms Among Veterans Evaluated for Elective Surgery.
Altom LK, 35th Annual Meeting of the Association of VA Surgeons, Irvine, CA, 1/10/2011
Assessing Hernia Recurrence: Pitfalls in Measurement Strategies.
Altom LK, Second Annual UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) Scientific Symposium, Birmingham, AL, 1/3/2010
Protection of a membrane protein during thermal stress by alphacrystallin.
Hansen J., Altom L., Swamy M, Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/2003
Developing a functional assay to determine the structural integrity of AQP0 following thermal stress.
Altom L., Swamy M., Hansen J, National Collegiate Honors Council, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2003
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Lectures

Surgical Management of Acute Complicated Diverticulitis.
Fort Lauderdale, FL - 1/17/2016
Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia.
Ochsner Clinic Foundation - 1/3/2016
Constipation and Functional Bowel Disorders.
Ochsner Clinic Foundation - 1/1/2015
Pulmonary Benign Disease.
1/25/2014
Perioperative Management.
1/20/2013
Esophageal Benign Diseases.
1/19/2013
Oral Antibiotic Bowel Prep Reduces Length of Stay and Readmissions Following Colorectal Surgery.
UAB Hospital, Birmingham, AL - 1/9/2013
Pre-Operative Risk Prediction: Does Experience Matter?
Birmingham, AL - 1/11/2012
Oral antibiotics with mechanical bowel preparation reduce infection after elective colorectal resections.
San Antonio, TX - 1/2/2012
Adherence to SCIP Venous Thromboembolism Performance Measures Does Not Improve Rates of Postoperative Events.
Miami, FL - 1/1/2012
Factors Associated With Urinary Symptom Burden Following Inguinal Hernia Repair.
Miami, FL - 1/1/2012
Descriptive Operative Reports: Teaching, Learning, and Milestones to Safe Surgery.
Boston, MA - 1/22/2011
Outcomes of Emergent Incisional Hernia Repair.
Chattanooga, TN - 1/12/2011
Incidence of Non-Cardiac Surgery Following Cardiac Stent Implantation.
Hot Springs, VA - 1/4/2011
Assessing Hernia Recurrence: Pitfalls in Measurement Strategies.
Huntington Beach, CA - 1/1/2011
Thyroid/Parathyroid.
1/12/2010
Predictors of Mesh Explantation Following Repair of Ventral Incisional Hernias.
Point Clear, AL - 1/1/2010
Abdominal Trauma.
1/1/2009
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