RobertDFryMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Philadelphia, PA

Professor, Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine

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Office
301 South 8th Street
Suite 4D
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone+1 215-829-2375
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Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1977 - 1978
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1972 - 1977
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1994 - 2014
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2004-2007, 2010-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

49 citations
Surveillance after neoadjuvant therapy in advanced rectal cancer with complete clinical response can have comparable outcomes to total mesorectal excision.
Radhika Smith, Robert D. Fry, Najjia N. Mahmoud, E. Carter Paulson> ;International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 2015 Mar 19
27 citations
New therapies in the treatment of postoperative ileus after gastrointestinal surgery.
David J. Maron, Robert D. Fry> ;American Journal of Therapeutics. 2008 Jan 1
43 citations
Effect of time interval between surgery and preoperative chemoradiotherapy with 5‐fluorouracil or 5‐fluorouracil and oxaliplatin on outcomes in rectal cancer
C.M. Dolinsky, Najjia N. Mahmoud, Rosemarie Mick, W. Sun, R.W. Whittington, Lawrence J. Solin, D G Haller, B J Giantonio, P.J. O'Dwyer, Ernest F. Rosato, Robert D. Fry...> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2007 Sep 1
19 citations
Neoadjuvant therapy with imatinib mesylate for locally advanced GI stromal tumor.
Janak N. Shah, Weijing Sun, Raja R. Seethala, Virginia A. LiVolsi, Robert D. Fry, Gregory G. Ginsberg> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2005 Apr 1
9 citations
The current management of rectal cancer.
Howard M. Ross, Najjia N. Mahmoud, Robert D. Fry> ;Current Problems in Surgery. 2005 Feb 1
60 citations
Microsatellite Status and Cell Cycle Associated Markers in Rectal Cancer Patients Undergoing a Combined Regimen of 5-FU and CPT-11 Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy
Mona Charara, Tina Bocker Edmonston, Susan Burkholder, Rhonda Walters, Pramila R. Anne, Edith P. Mitchell, Robert D. Fry, Bruce M. Boman, Deborah G. Rose, Richard Fish...> ;Anticancer Research. 2004 Sep 1
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
67 citations
Age and type of procedure influence the choice of patients for laparoscopic colectomy.
B Sklow, Thomas E. Read, Elisa H. Birnbaum, Robert D. Fry, James W. Fleshman> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2003 Mar 7
1 citations
A Picture from Philadelphia
Robert D. Fry> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2003 Jan 1
146 citations
The Safety and Efficacy of the Artificial Bowel Sphincter for Fecal Incontinence: Results from a Multicenter Cohort Study
W. Douglas Wong, Susan M. Congliosi, Michael P. Spencer, Marvin L. Corman, Patrick Tan, Frank G. Opelka, Marcus J. Burnstein, Juan J. Nogueras, H. Randolph Bailey, Dev...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2002 Sep 1
97 citations
Locoregional recurrence and survival after curative resection of adenocarcinoma of the colon.
Thomas E. Read, Matthew G. Mutch, Benjamin W Chang, Michael S. McNevin, James W. Fleshman, Elisa H. Birnbaum, Robert D. Fry, Philip F. Caushaj, Ira J. Kodner> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2002 Jul 1
82 citations
Surgeon specialty is associated with outcome in rectal cancer treatment.
Thomas E. Read, Robert J. Myerson, James W. Fleshman, Robert D. Fry, Elisa H. Birnbaum, Bruce J. Walz, Ira J. Kodner> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2002 Jul 1
67 citations
Exclusion of breast cancer as an integral tumor of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
Annegret Müller, Tina Bocker Edmonston, Diana A. Corao, Deborah G. Rose, Juan P. Palazzo, Heinz Becker, Robert D. Fry, Josef Rueschoff, Richard Fishel> ;Cancer Research. 2002 Feb 15
58 citations
Risk of Second Cancers in Patients with Colorectal Carcinoids
David S. Tichansky, Burt Cagir, Edward Borrazzo, Allan Topham, Juan P. Palazzo, Eric J. Weaver, Andrea K. Lange, Robert D. Fry> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2002 Jan 1
30 citations
Neoadjuvant external beam radiation and proctectomy for adenocarcinoma of the rectum.
Thomas E. Read, Olajungu A. Ogunbiyi, James W. Fleshman, Elisa H. Birnbaum, Robert D. Fry, Robert J. Myerson, Ira J. Kodner> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2001 Dec 1
43 citations
Treatment of rectal adenocarcinoma with endocavitary and external beam radiotherapy: results for 199 patients with localized tumors.
Angel Aumock, Elisa H. Birnbaum, James W. Fleshman, Robert D. Fry, Maria Antoinette Gambacorta, Ira J. Kodner, Robert S. Malyapa, Thomas E. Read, Bruce J. Walz, Robert...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2001 Oct 1
18 citations
Pretreatment clinical findings predict outcome for patients receiving preoperative radiation for rectal cancer
Anurag K. Singh, Elisa H. Birnbaum, Robert D. Fry, James W. Fleshman, Ira J. Kodner, Mary Ann Lockett, Joel Picus, Bruce J. Walz, Thomas E. Read> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2001 Jul 1
66 citations
Colorectal carcinomas with high microsatellite instability: Defining a distinct immunologic and molecular entity with respect to prognostic markers
Tina Bocker Edmonston, Kimberly H. Cuesta, Susan Burkholder, Alan Barusevicius, Deborah G. Rose, Albert J. Kovatich, Bruce M. Boman, Robert D. Fry, Richard Fishel, Jua...> ;Human Pathology. 2000 Dec 1
1 citations
Rectal cancer adjuvant therapy controversies: When? What? Why?
Jan Rakinic, Robert D. Fry> ;Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. 2000 Oct 1
85 citations
Strictureplasty for Crohn's disease: meta-analysis.
David S. Tichansky, Burt Cagir, Edward Yoo, Sue M. Marcus, Robert D. Fry> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2000 Jul 1
95 citations
Guanylyl cyclase C messenger RNA is a biomarker for recurrent stage II colorectal cancer.
Burt Cagir, Alyssa Gelmann, Jason Y. Park, Tracy Fava, Alexander Tankelevitch, Edwin W. Bittner, Eric J. Weaver, Juan P. Palazzo, David Weinberg, Robert D. Fry, Scott ...> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 1999 Dec 7
12 citations
Budd-Chiari syndrome complicating restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis: report of a case.
Mark H. Whiteford, Michael J. Moritz, Andres Ferber, Robert D. Fry> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1999 Sep 1
106 citations
Changing epidemiology of anorectal melanoma.
Burt Cagir, Mark H. Whiteford, Allan Topham, Jan Rakinic, Robert D. Fry> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1999 Sep 1
20 citations
Selection criteria for treatment of rectal cancer with combined external and endocavitary radiation.
Elisa H. Birnbaum, Olagunju Ogunbiyi, Giuseppe Gagliardi, Robert D. Fry, Robert J. Myerson, Ira J. Kodner, James W. Fleshman> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1999 Jun 1
22 citations
Five fractions of preoperative radiotherapy for selected cases of rectal carcinoma: long-term tumor control and tolerance to treatment.
R J Myerson, D Genovesi, M A Lockett, E Birnbaum, J Fleshman, R Fry, I Kodner, J Menteer, J Picus, T Read, B Walz> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 1999 Feb 1
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