VicVelanovichMD

General Surgery • Tampa, FL

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Office
USF South Tampa Center for Advanced Healthcare
5 Tampa General Circle - HMT 740
Tampa, FL 33606
Phone+1 813-844-4005

Fax+1 813-844-1920
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Education & Training

Madigan Army Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1992
Letterman Army Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1990
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1988 - Present
FL State Medical License 2011 - 2026
MI State Medical License 1996 - 2012
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Clinical Trials

Immunotherapy Study in Borderline Resectable or Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Gentrix™ Versus Biological or Prosthetic Mesh Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 06
Terminated
Not Applicable
ACELL Mesh for Paraesophageal Hernia Repair Start of enrollment: 2016 Feb 02
Completed
Observational Biologic or Prosthetic Mesh Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 11
Terminated
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Does fixation of the Enterra device to the abdominal fascia cause device flipping inside the pocket?
Samer Ganam, Katherine Englander, Tejasvi Paturu, Joseph Sujka, Vic Velanovich> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2024 Apr 17
Reoperation after gastric neurostimulation device placement: A descriptive study.
Katherine Englander, Samer Ganam, Tejasvi Paturu, Vic Velanovich, Joseph Sujka> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2024 Apr 2
Publication Bias in Upper Gastrointestinal Oncology Clinical Trials.
Erin Schmucker, Anchal Shukla, Ruha Reddy, Pooja Neerumalla, Gabriella Blanco, Vic Velanovich, Trenton Lippert> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer. 2024 Mar 28
Examining surgeon stress in robotic and laparoscopic surgery.
Ahmed, A., Kang, R., Grimsley, E., Janjua, H., Mi, Z., Martinez, C., Bennett, R., Sujka, J., Weche, M., English, D., Velanovich, V., Docimo, S., Saad, A., DuCoin, C., ...> ;Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2024 Feb 17
Modern insights into the pathophysiology and treatment of pseudoachalasia.
Leonardo Yuri Kasputis Zanini, Fernando A M Herbella, Vic Velanovich, Marco G Patti> ;Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery. 2024 Feb 17
Health services utilization of patients with gastroparesis treated with gastric neurostimulation with and without concomitant pyloroplasty or subsequent pyloromyotomy.
Liu, L., Davis, G., Bernardi, K., Saad, A., Sujka, J., Velanovich, V.> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2024 Jan 1
Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Research: Accomplishments and Future Directions.
Michael P Rogers, Haroon M Janjua, Steven Walczak, Marshall Baker, Meagan Read, Konrad Cios, Vic Velanovich, Ricardo Pietrobon, Paul C Kuo> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2024 Apr 1
Effects of Spinal Deformities on Hiatal Hernia Occurrence and Recurrence.
Naveen Perisetla, William N Doyle Jr, Lauren Ladehoff, Nicole Natarelli, Valerie Nemov, Joseph Sujka, Adham R Saad, Chistopher DuCoin, Vic Velanovich, Karthik Pittala> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2023 Dec 1
Hiatal Hernia Repair and Anti-Reflux Surgery in Older Patients: A Brief Communication.
Eric Luo, Vic Velanovich> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2023 Dec 1
Invited Commentary: I Built a Better Mousetrap. What? You Want Me to Prove It?
Vic Velanovich> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2024 Feb 1
2 citations
Novel Per-Oral Cricopharyngotomy for Cricopharyngeal Bar: Feasibility Study With Emphasis on Technical Limitations.
Nolan Reinhart, Joseph A Sujka, Vic Velanovich, Christopher G DuCoin, Karthik Pittala> ;Cureus. 2023 Mar 1
1 citations
Commentary on the Multi-society Consensus Conference and Guideline on the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
Francesca M Dimou, Anne Lidor, Vic Velanovich> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2023 Mar 1
Voice Hoarseness with Reflux as a Suspected Etiology: Incidence, Evaluation, Treatment, and Symptom Outcomes.
Sydney R A Korsunsky, Leonel Camejo, Diep Nguyen, Rahul Mhaskar, Khattiya Chharath, Joy Gaziano, Joel Richter, Vic Velanovich> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2023 Apr 1
1 citations
LAPAROSCOPIC ANTIREFLUX SURGERY: ARE OLD QUESTIONS ANSWERED? MESH HERNIOPLASTY.
Adham Raja Saad, Vic Velanovich> ;Arquivos Brasileiros De Cirurgia Digestiva. 2023 Jan 1
A neural network analysis of the effect of high and low frailty index indicators on predicting elective surgery discharge destinations.
Steven Walczak, Vic Velanovich> ;Plos One. 2023 Jan 1
17 citations
Multi-society consensus conference and guideline on the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Bethany J Slater, Amelia Collings, Rebecca Dirks, Jon C Gould, Alia P Qureshi, Ryan Juza, María Rita Rodríguez-Luna, Claire Wunker, Geoffrey P Kohn, Shanu Kothari, Eli...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2023 Feb 1
1 citations
Resource utilization and variation among practitioners for evaluating voice hoarseness secondary to suspected reflux disease: A retrospective chart review.
Sydney R A Korsunsky, Leonel Camejo, Diep Nguyen, Rahul Mhaskar, Khattiya Chharath, Joy Gaziano, Joel Richter, Vic Velanovich> ;Medicine. 2022 Oct 14
2 citations
Comparing One-Stage vs Two-Stage Approaches for the Management of Choledocholithiasis.
Vic Velanovich, Kattih, O.> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2023 Mar 1
4 citations
25 Years of the GERD-HRQL symptom severity instrument: an assessment of published applications.
Vic Velanovich> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2023 Jan 1
Novel "starburst" mesh configuration for paraesophageal and recurrent hiatal hernia repair: comparison with keyhole mesh configuration.
Emily Grimsley, Ana Capati, Adham R Saad, Christopher DuCoin, Vic Velanovich> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2023 Mar 1
3 citations
Predicting Elective Surgical Patient Outcome Destination Based on the Preoperative Modified Frailty Index and Laboratory Values.
Steven Walczak, Vic Velanovich> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Jul 1
2 citations
Infectious outcomes after splenectomy for trauma, splenectomy for disease and splenectomy with distal pancreatectomy.
Leonel Camejo, Nandini Nandeesha, Kevin Phan, Khattiya Chharath, Thanh Tran, David Ciesla, Vic Velanovich> ;Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery. 2022 Jun 1
3 citations
Massive Paraesophageal Hernia Repair in the Obese Patient Population: Antireflux Gastric Bypass Versus Fundoplication.
Christopher DuCoin, Joseph Wasselle, Hannah Zuercher, Adam Wilensky, Joseph Sujka, Rahul Mhaskar, Paul Kuo, Vic Velanovich, Ahan Kayastha> ;Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2022 Oct 1
Modelling Stakeholder Valuation: An Example Using the Surgical Treatments for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Qizhi V. Zheng, Vic Velanovich> ;Cureus. 2021 Nov 14
5 citations
Narrative review of management controversies for paraesophageal hernia
Michael P. Rogers, Vic Velanovich, Christopher DuCoin> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2021 Jul 1
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Journal Articles

Prophylactic Antibiotic Bundle Compliance Does Not Predict Surgical Site Infection: An Artificial Neural Network
Vic Velanovich, MD, Journal of The American College of Surgeons