ZhongqiuJohnZhangMDPhD. FACS, FASCRS

Zhongqiu John Zhang MD, PhD, FACS. FASCRS. General and Colorectal Surgeon Department of Surgery Waterbury Hospital Health Center Associate Professor of Surgery Frank H Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Connecticut School of Medicine

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Office
Waterbury Hospital
64 Robbins street
Waterbury, CT 06708
Phone+1 203-573-7257

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Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2009 - 2010
Quinnipiac University Frank H Netter MD School of Medicine (Waterbury Hospital)Residency, Surgery, 2004 - 2009
Capital University of Medical SciencesClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 2009 - 2024
OH State Medical License 2009 - 2010
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

FASCRS American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Small Bowel Follow-Through: Treatment for Small Bowel Obstruction or Delaying the Inevitable?
Ali, M., Slack, D., Feinn, R., Edmondson, E., Kurtzman, S., Zhang, Z.> ;Cureus. 2023 Dec 1
42 citations
LOH of chromosome 12p correlates with Kras2 mutation in non-small cell lung cancer.
Jie Li, Zhongqiu Zhang, Zunyan Dai, Christoph Plass, Carl Morrison, Yian Wang, Jonathan S. Wiest, Marshall W. Anderson, Ming You> ;Oncogene. 2003 Feb 27
18 citations
p53 transgenic mice are highly susceptible to 1, 2-dimethylhydrazine-induced uterine sarcomas.
Zhongqiu Zhang, Jie Li, Laura E. Lantry, Yian Wang, Roger W. Wiseman, Ronald A. Lubet, Ming You> ;Cancer Research. 2002 Jun 1
18 citations
A strong candidate gene for the Papg1 locus on mouse chromosome 4 affecting lung tumor progression.
Zhongqiu Zhang, Yian Wang, Christopher R. Herzog, Gongjie Liu, Han Woong Lee, Ronald A. DePinho, Ming You> ;Oncogene. 2002 Aug 29
55 citations
Molecular Alterations and Lung Tumors in p53 Mutant Mice Exposed to Cigarette Smoke
Silvio De Flora, Roumen Balansky, Francesco D'Agostini, Alberto Izzotti, Anna Camoirano, Carlo Bennicelli, Zhongqiu Zhang, Yian Wang, Ronald A. Lubet, Ming You> ;Cancer Research. 2003 Feb 15
50 citations
Mice with alterations in both p53 and Ink4a/Arf display a striking increase in lung tumor multiplicity and progression: differential chemopreventive effect of budesoni...
Yian Wang, Zhongqiu Zhang, Elizabeth Kastens, Ronald A. Lubet, Ming You> ;Cancer Research. 2003 Aug 1
29 citations
Farnesyltransferase inhibitors are potent lung cancer chemopreventive agents in A/J mice with a dominant-negative p53 and/or heterozygous deletion of Ink4a/Arf.
Zhongqiu Zhang, Yian Wang, Laura E. Lantry, Elizabeth Kastens, Gongjie Liu, Andrew D. Hamilton, Said M. Sebti, Ronald A. Lubet, Ming You> ;Oncogene. 2003 Sep 18
33 citations
Positional cloning of the major quantitative trait locus underlying lung tumor susceptibility in mice
Zhongqiu Zhang, Manabu Futamura, Haris G. Vikis, Min Wang, Jie Li, Yian Wang, Kun-Liang Guan, Ming You> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2003 Oct 28
25 citations
RASSF1A Promoter Methylation and Kras2 Mutations in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Jie Li, Zhongqiu Zhang, Zunyan Dai, Anthony P. Popkie, Christoph Plass, Carl Morrison, Yian Wang, Ming You> ;Neoplasia. 2003 Jul 1
90 citations
A Chemically Induced Model for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung in Mice: Histopathology and Strain Susceptibility
Yian Wang, Zhongqiu Zhang, Ying Yan, William J. Lemon, Marie C. LaRegina, Carl Morrison, Ronald A. Lubet, Ming You> ;Cancer Research. 2004 Mar 1
23 citations
CpG methylation in the Fhit regulatory region: relation to Fhit expression in murine tumors.
Shuang Yin Han, Dimitrios Iliopoulos, Teresa Druck, Gulnur Guler, Clinton J. Grubbs, Michael A. Pereira, Zhongqiu Zhang, Ming You, Ronald A. Lubet, Louise Y.Y. Fong, K...> ;Oncogene. 2004 May 13
50 citations
Cancer chemopreventive activity of a mixture of Chinese herbs (antitumor B) in mouse lung tumor models.
Zhongqiu Zhang, Yian Wang, Ruisheng Yao, Jie Li, Ying Yan, Marie La Regina, William L Lemon, Clinton J. Grubbs, Ronald A. Lubet, Ming You> ;Oncogene. 2004 May 6
21 citations
p53 Transgenic mice are highly susceptible to 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide-induced oral cancer.
Zhongqiu Zhang, Yian Wang, Ruisheng Yao, Ronald A. Lubet, Ming You> ;Molecular Cancer Research. 2006 Jun 1
6 citations
Fine mapping and candidate gene analyses of pulmonary adenoma resistance 1, a major genetic determinant of mouse lung adenoma resistance.
Min Wang, Zhongqiu Zhang, Zhuo Zhang, Haris G. Vikis, Ying Yan, Yian Wang, Ming You> ;Cancer Research. 2007 Mar 15
7 citations
Enhanced Susceptibility to Chemical Induction of Ovarian Tumors in Mice with a Germ Line p53 Mutation
Yian Wang, Zhongqiu Zhang, Yan Lu, Ruisheng Yao, Dongmei Jia, Weidong Wen, Marie C. LaRegina, Keith A. Crist, Ronald A. Lubet, Ming You> ;Molecular Cancer Research. 2008 Jan 1
12 citations
Induction of invasive mouse skin carcinomas in transgenic mice with mutations in both H-ras and p53.
Zhongqiu Zhang, Ruisheng Yao, Jie Li, Yian Wang, Charles W. Boone, Ronald A. Lubet, Ming You> ;Molecular Cancer Research. 2005 Oct 1
3 citations
A moderate reduction of Bcl-x(L) expression protects against tumorigenesis; however, it also increases susceptibility to tissue injury.
Charles Christopher Henderson, Zhongqiu Zhang, Scott R. Manson, Jacob J. Riehm, Masaaki Kataoka, Melvin Wayne Flye, Joel R. Garbow, Ming You, Steven J. Weintraub> ;Oncogene. 2005 Oct 27
31 citations
Tobacco smoke-induced lung tumorigenesis in mutant A/J mice with alterations in K-ras, p53, or Ink4a/Arf.
Yian Wang, Zhongqiu Zhang, Ronald A. Lubet, Ming You> ;Oncogene. 2005 Apr 21
35 citations
Chemoprevention of lung squamous cell carcinoma in mice by a mixture of Chinese herbs.
Yian Wang, Zhongqiu Zhang, Joel R. Garbow, Doug J. Rowland, Ronald A. Lubet, Daniel Sit, Francis C. P. Law, Ming You> ;Cancer Prevention Research. 2009 Jul 1
A Case of Solitary Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome Leading to Chronic Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Intussusception From a Large Hamartomatous Polyp.
Emery Edmondson, Georgios Mihalopulos, Pei E Kwok, Audrey Dellert, Luke Olsen, Zhongqiu J Zhang> ;Cureus. 2023 Apr 1
6 citations
Early Use of Small Bowel Follow Through Reduces Stay and Cost in Small Bowel Obstructions.
Mohammad Ali, Daniel R Slack, Richard Feinn, Scott Kurtzman, Zhongqiu J Zhang> ;Cureus. 2021 May 14
7 citations
Single-Cell-Derived Primary Rectal Carcinoma Cell Lines Reflect Intratumor Heterogeneity Associated with Treatment Response.
Rüdiger Braun, Lena Anthuber, Daniela Hirsch, Darawalee Wangsa, Justin B. Lack, Nicole McNeil, Kerstin Heselmeyer-Haddad, Irianna Torres, Danny Wangsa, Markus Brown, A...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2020 Apr 6
2 citations
Isolated right atrial appendage rupture following blunt chest trauma
Rakesh Hegde, Nathan Lafayette, Michael Sywak, Gregory Ricketts, Jorge Otero, Scott Kurtzman, Zhongqiu Zhang> ;Trauma Case Reports. 2018 Feb 1
4 citations
A Case of Primary Melanoma of the Transverse Colon.
Junaid Raja, Rakesh Hegde, Monica Srodon, Annamika Katoch, Scott Kurtzman, Zhongqiu Zhang> ;Cureus. 2017 Oct 26
26 citations
Preventive effects of bexarotene and budesonide in a genetically engineered mouse model of small cell lung cancer.
Yian Wang, Weidong Wen, Yijun Yi, Zhongqiu Zhang, Ronald A. Lubet, Ming You> ;Cancer Prevention Research. 2009 Dec 1
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Journal Articles

Wildtype Kras2 can inhibit lung carcinogenesis in mice
Z Zhang 1, Y Wang, H G Vikis, L Johnson, G Liu, J Li, M W Anderson, R C Sills, H L Hong, T R Devereux, T Jacks, K L Guan, M You, Nat. Genet, 9/29/2001

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Waterbury HospitalWaterbury, Connecticut
Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, Connecticut