NathanielSoperMD

General Surgery • Phoenix, AZ

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix

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Office
1441 N. 12th St.
#1064
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Phone+1 602-521-5978
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Education & Training

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 1986 - 1988
University of Utah HealthResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1986
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

ID State Medical License 1982 - Present
AZ State Medical License 2020 - 2025
IL State Medical License 2003 - 2020
IA State Medical License 1982 - 2001
UT State Medical License 1981 - 1988
MN State Medical License 1986 - 1988
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Inaugural Member ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators, 2019
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014, 2016-2019
President SSAT, 2016
Andrew Warshaw Master Educator SSAT, 2015
President Central Surgical Association, 2010
President International Society of Digestive Surgery, 2002
President SAGES, 2001
Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
St. Louis Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2001
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Clinical Trials

Per-Oral Endoscopic Esophagomyotomy (POEM) Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

What are essential laparoscopic skills these days? Results of the SAGES Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) Committee technical skills survey.
Neal E Seymour, Dmitry Nepomnayshy, Suvranu De, Erika Banks, Daniel M Breitkopf, Ryan Campagna, Carlos Gomez-Garibello, Isabel Green, Garth Jacobsen, James R Korndorff...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2023 Oct 1
Mexico: the Inaugural International Chapter of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.
Eduardo E Montalvo-Jave, Edwin A Ayala-Moreno, Nathaniel J Soper, Stanley W Ashley, Steven Stain, Timothy M Pawlik, Carlos Pellegrini, John L Cameron, Jean N Vauthey, ...> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2022 Mar 1
6 citations
Complications and Readmissions Associated with First Assistant Training Level Following Elective Bariatric Surgery.
Tarik K. Yuce, Amy L. Holmstrom, Nathaniel J. Soper, Alexander P. Nagle, Eric S. Hungness, Ryan P. Merkow, Ezra N. Teitelbaum> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2021 Aug 1
13 citations
Comparison of preoperative, intraoperative, and follow-up functional luminal imaging probe measurements in patients undergoing myotomy for achalasia.
Amy L. Holmstrom, Ryan A.J. Campagna, Dustin A. Carlson, John E. Pandolfino, Nathaniel J. Soper, Eric S. Hungness, Ezra N. Teitelbaum> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2021 Mar 1
Commentary on "Quantifying Factors Essential to the Integrity of the Esophagogastric Junction During Anti-reflux Procedures".
Nathaniel J. Soper> ;Annals of Surgery. 2020 Jul 9
30 citations
Intraoperative assessment of esophageal motility using FLIP during myotomy for achalasia.
Ryan A.J. Campagna, Dustin A. Carlson, Eric S. Hungness, Amy L. Holmstrom, John E. Pandolfino, Nathaniel J. Soper, Ezra N. Teitelbaum> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2020 Jun 1
10 citations
Post-operative complications and readmissions following outpatient elective Nissen fundoplication.
Tarik K. Yuce, Ryan J. Ellis, Ryan P. Merkow, Nathaniel J. Soper, Karl Y. Bilimoria, David D. Odell> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2020 May 1
19 citations
Post-Operative Complications and Readmissions Associated with Smoking Following Bariatric Surgery.
Tarik K. Yuce, Rhami Khorfan, Nathaniel J. Soper, Eric S. Hungness, Alexander P. Nagle, Ezra N. Teitelbaum, Karl Y. Bilimoria, David D. Odell> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
7 citations
Association Between Resident Physician Training Experience and Program-Level Performance on Board Examinations.
Ryan J. Ellis, Yue Yung Hu, Andrew T. Jones, Jason P. Kopp, Nathaniel J. Soper, David B. Hoyt, Jo Buyske> ;JAMA Surgery. 2020 Feb 1
2 citations
Association between surgical approach and survival following resection of abdominopelvic malignancies.
Tarik K. Yuce, Ryan J. Ellis, Jeanette W. Chung, Ryan P. Merkow, Anthony D. Yang, Nathaniel J. Soper, Edward J. Tanner, Edward M. Schaeffer, Karl Y. Bilimoria, Gregory...> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2020 Jan 22
11 citations
The relationship of preoperative versus postoperative hyperglycemia on clinical outcomes after elective colorectal surgery.
Edmund B. Chen, Michael J. Nooromid, Irene Helenowski, Nathaniel J. Soper, Amy L. Halverson> ;Surgery. 2019 Jul 24
74 citations
The effect of gender on operative autonomy in general surgery residents.
Shari L. Meyerson, David D. Odell, Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Mary C. Schuller, Reed G. Williams, Jordan D. Bohnen, Gary L. Dunnington, Laura Torbeck, John T. Mullen, S...> ;Surgery. 2019 Jul 17
189 citations
The 2018 ISDE achalasia guidelines
Giovanni Zaninotto, Cathy Bennett, Guy E. Boeckxstaens, Mario Costantini, Mark K. Ferguson, John E. Pandolfino, Marco G. Patti, Ulysses Ribeiro, Joel E. Richter, Lee L...> ;Diseases of the Esophagus. 2018 Sep 1
Is the Operative Autonomy Granted to a Resident Consistent with Operative Performance Quality☆☆☆
Mary C Schuller, Jeffrey G Chipman, Jennifer Choi, Jonathan P Fryer, Samuel P Mandell, Shari L Meyerson, Edward D Auyang, Kyla P Terhune, Eugene F Foley, Chandrakanth ...> ;Surgery. 2018 Jun 23
12 citations
The NOVEL trial: natural orifice versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy-a prospective, randomized evaluation.
Steven D. Schwaitzberg, Kurt E. Roberts, John Romanelli, David J. Desilets, David Earle, Santiago Horgan, Lee L. Swanstrom, Eric S. Hungness, Nathaniel J. Soper, Micha...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2018 May 1
39 citations
What factors influence attending surgeon decisions about resident autonomy in the operating room
Reed G. Williams, Brian C. George, Shari L. Meyerson, Jordan D. Bohnen, Gary L. Dunnington, Mary C. Schuller, Laura Torbeck, John T. Mullen, Edward D. Auyang, Jeffrey ...> ;Surgery. 2017 Dec 1
33 citations
Single-stage laparoscopic management of choledocholithiasis: An analysis after implementation of a mastery learning resident curriculum.
Ben Schwab, Ezra N. Teitelbaum, Jeffrey H. Barsuk, Nathaniel J. Soper, Eric S. Hungness> ;Surgery. 2017 Nov 27
206 citations
Readiness of US General Surgery Residents for Independent Practice
Brian C. George, Jordan D. Bohnen, Reed G. Williams, Shari L. Meyerson, Mary C. Schuller, Michael Clark, Andreas H. Meier, Laura Torbeck, Samuel P. Mandell, John T. Mu...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2017 Oct 1
4 citations
SSAT Presidential Address 2017 “Passion and the GI Surgeon”
Nathaniel J. Soper> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2018 Jan 1
16 citations
POEM vs Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Fundoplication: Which Is Now the Gold Standard for Treatment of Achalasia?
Marco G. Patti, Ciro Andolfi, Steven P. Bowers, Nathaniel J. Soper> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2017 Feb 1
7 citations
Advanced GI Surgery Training—a Roadmap for the Future: the White Paper from the SSAT Task Force on Advanced GI Surgery Training
Matthew M. Hutter, Kevin E. Behrns, Nathaniel J. Soper, Fabrizio Michelassi> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2017 Jan 24
53 citations
Relationship of procedural numbers with meaningful procedural autonomy in general surgery residents
Herbert P. Stride, Brian C. George, Reed G. Williams, Jordan D. Bohnen, Megan J. Eaton, Mary C. Schuller, Lihui Zhao, Amy Yang, Shari L. Meyerson, Rebecca E. Scully, G...> ;Surgery. 2018 Mar 1
4 citations
Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: Techniques for Success.
Tyler D. Cohn, Nathaniel J. Soper> ;Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2017 Jan 1
133 citations
The Feasibility of Real-Time Intraoperative Performance Assessment With SIMPL (System for Improving and Measuring Procedural Learning): Early Experience From a Multi-i...
Jordan D. Bohnen, Brian C. George, Reed G. Williams, Mary C. Schuller, Debra A. DaRosa, Laura Torbeck, John T. Mullen, Shari L. Meyerson, Edward D. Auyang, Jeffrey G. ...> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2016 Nov 1
23 citations
High-Resolution Impedance Manometry Metrics of the Esophagogastric Junction for the Assessment of Treatment Response in Achalasia.
Dustin A. Carlson, Zhiyue Lin, Peter J. Kahrilas, Joel M. Sternbach, Eric S. Hungness, Nathaniel J. Soper, Michelle Balla, Michael Y. Tye, Katherine A. Ritter, Jenna C...> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2016 Oct 4
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Lectures

Multi-Port Approach
Chicago, IL - 10/27/2014

Other

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Techniques
Soper NJ, Malladi P
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/laparoscopic-cholecystectomy-techniques
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-09

Press Mentions

UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Announces New Endowed Chair of SurgeryFebruary 23rd, 2021
Surgery Without External Scars Is Gaining Traction: Organ Removal Through Body’s Orifices Is Minimally Invasive Approach to SurgeryMarch 12th, 2011
Department of Surgery NorthwesternOctober 9th, 2020