Patrick Sullivan, MD, FACS
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RoleColon and Rectal Surgery
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Specialty
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Research Program
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Practicing Since2011
Background
Dr. Sullivan specializes in diseases of the colon and rectum with expertise in the surgical management of primary and recurrent malignancy of the colon and rectum, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease, and anorectal disorders.
Dr. Sullivan has a particular interest in the use of minimally invasive techniques including the use of laparoscopic and robotic approaches in treatment of diseases of the colon and rectum.
Board certified in colon and rectal surgery, Patrick Sullivan, MD, FACS, specializes in the surgical management of primary and recurrent malignancy of the colon and rectum, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease, and anorectal disorders.
Dr. Sullivan works in close collaboration with gastrointestinal specialists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, urologists, and interventional radiologists to develop individualized and multidisciplinary management strategies for each patient.
Dr. Sullivan obtained his medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois. He then completed his internship and residency at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He joined the Department of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine after completing his fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Dr. Sullivan's research interests include recurrent and primary rectal cancer, enhanced recovery programs, diverticular disease, and presacral and retrorectal neoplasms.
Titles & Roles
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Professor, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of SurgeryEmory University School of Medicine
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Chief Quality Officer, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of SurgeryEmory University School of Medicine
Education & Training
Education
- Fellowship, Colon & Rectal Surgery, 2011Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
- Residency, Surgery, 2010Emory University School of Medicine
- Internship, Surgery, 2006Emory University School of Medicine
- Medical Education, MD, 2005Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Board Certifications
- Colon and Rectal SurgeryAmerican Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2012SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery, 2010
Professional Memberships
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Fellow
- American Medical Association
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
- Society for Surgical Oncology
- Georgia Surgical Society
Research
Grants
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Grant Number Title 1T32AI157855-01A1 Emory Training Program in Translational Research to End the HIV Epidemic 5T32AI157855-02 Emory Training Program in Translational Research to End the HIV Epidemic 5T32AI157855-03 Emory Training Program in Translational Research to End the HIV Epidemic Publications
Title/Journal Authors Publication Date Objective Performance Indicators During Robotic Right Colectomy Differ According to Surgeon Skill.
The Journal of surgical research
M Gillani, M Rupji, TJ Paul Olson, P Sullivan, VO Shaffer, GC Balch, MC Shields, Y Liu, SA Rosen 10/01/2024 Objective performance indicators differ in obese and nonobese patients during robotic proctectomy.
Surgery
M Gillani, M Rupji, TJ Paul Olson, P Sullivan, VO Shaffer, GC Balch, MC Shields, Y Liu, SA Rosen 09/19/2024 Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
A Speak, S Emani, LA Vera, PS Sullivan, CA Staley, J Sharma, VO Shaffer 09/01/2022 Elderly Patients Benefit From Enhanced Recovery Protocols After Colorectal Surgery.
The Journal of surgical research
JY Liu, SD Perez, GG Balch, PS Sullivan, JK Srinivasan, CA Staley, J Sweeney, J Sharma, VO Shaffer 10/01/2021 The American surgeon
GC Waller, TG Kim, S Perez, GJ Esper, JK Srinivasan, VO Shaffer, CA Staley, PS Sullivan 07/01/2021 Role of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy When Performing Elective Open Colectomy.
Surgical infections
SH Nguyen, AM Defnet, BA Pati, DM Russell, SM Gillern, E Lin, PS Sullivan, C Yheulon 06/01/2021 Perioperative therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer: Pattern of use and survival outcomes.
Journal of surgical oncology
OB Alese, K Zakka, X Huo, R Jiang, WL Shaib, M Akce, M Behera, P Sullivan, C Wu, BF El-Rayes 02/01/2021 The Journal of surgical research
N Enofe, AD Morris, Y Liu, W Liang, CS Wu, PS Sullivan, GG Balch, CA Staley, TW Gillespie, VO Shaffer 08/01/2020 Journal of surgical oncology
AC Gamboa, Y Liu, RM Lee, MY Zaidi, CA Staley, MC Russell, K Cardona, PS Sullivan, SK Maithel 11/01/2019 Caution: Increased Acute Kidney Injury in Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Protocols.
The American surgeon
CP Koerner, AG Lopez-Aguiar, M Zaidi, S Speegle, G Balch, VO Shaffer, CA Staley, J Srinivasan, SK Maithel, PS Sullivan 02/01/2019 Rectal MRI for Cancer Staging and Surveillance.
Gastroenterology clinics of North America
CC Moreno, PS Sullivan, PK Mittal 09/01/2018 Commentary on: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: The Plastic Surgery Paradigm Shift.
Aesthetic surgery journal
PS Sullivan 05/15/2018 The American surgeon
JS Broecker, CG Ethun, LM Postlewait, N Le, M McInnis, MC Russell, P Sullivan, DA Kooby, CA Staley, SK Maithel, K Cardona 05/01/2018 Decreasing Hospital Readmission in Ileostomy Patients: Results of Novel Pilot Program.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
VO Shaffer, T Owi, MA Kumarusamy, PS Sullivan, JK Srinivasan, SK Maithel, CA Staley, JF Sweeney, G Esper 04/01/2017 American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality
WS Knechtle, SD Perez, MV Raval, PS Sullivan, YM Duwayri, F Fernandez, J Sharma, JF Sweeney 01/01/2017 MRI Evaluation of Rectal Cancer: Staging and Restaging.
Current problems in diagnostic radiology
CC Moreno, PS Sullivan, PK Mittal 01/01/2017 The American surgeon
KM Ramonell, S Fang, SD Perez, JK Srinivasan, PS Sullivan, JR Galloway, CA Staley, E Lin, J Sharma, JF Sweeney, VO Shaffer 12/01/2016 Clinical colorectal cancer
CC Moreno, PK Mittal, PS Sullivan, R Rutherford, CA Staley, K Cardona, NN Hawk, WT Dixon, HD Kitajima, J Kang, WC Small, J Oshinski, JR Votaw 03/01/2016 Clinicopathologic Features and Outcome of Young Adults With Stage IV Colorectal Cancer.
American journal of clinical oncology
NN Hawk, TE Long, MH Imam, BM Mathew, S Kim, Z Chen, M Goodman, P Sullivan, E Brutcher, J Kauh, SK Maithel, VN Adsay, AB Farris, C Staley, BF El-Rayes 12/01/2015 Abdominal imaging
T Ciszak, PK Mittal, P Sullivan, K Cardona, KZ Hanley, N Khanna, CC Moreno 10/01/2015 Magnetic resonance imaging of rectal cancer: staging and restaging evaluation.
Abdominal imaging
CC Moreno, PS Sullivan, BT Kalb, RG Tipton, KZ Hanley, HD Kitajima, WT Dixon, JR Votaw, JN Oshinski, PK Mittal 10/01/2015 Annals of surgery
WS Knechtle, SD Perez, RL Medbery, BD Gartland, PS Sullivan, SJ Knechtle, DA Kooby, SK Maithel, JM Sarmiento, VO Shaffer, JK Srinivasan, CA Staley, JF Sweeney 08/01/2015 Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS): Standardizing a Reproducible Procedure.
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
S Gill, JL Stetler, A Patel, VO Shaffer, J Srinivasan, C Staley, SS Davis, E Lin, PS Sullivan 08/01/2015 Management of anorectal and intra-abdominal infections in the neutropenic cancer patient.
Current problems in cancer
PS Sullivan, C Moreno, WL Shaib 01/01/2015 The American surgeon
VO Shaffer, CD Baptiste, Y Liu, JK Srinivasan, JR Galloway, PS Sullivan, CA Staley, JF Sweeney, J Sharma, TW Gillespie 08/01/2014 Angiogenesis
GP Nagaraju, W Park, J Wen, H Mahaseth, J Landry, AB Farris, F Willingham, PS Sullivan, DA Proia, I El-Hariry, L Taliaferro-Smith, R Diaz, BF El-Rayes 10/01/2013 Small cell carcinoma of the anus in the setting of prior squamous dysplasia and carcinoma in situ.
Journal of gastrointestinal oncology
DM Marcus, MA Edgar, NN Hawk, PS Sullivan, LJ Stapleford 06/01/2013 Outcome of ligation of the inferior vena cava in the modern era.
American journal of surgery
PS Sullivan, CJ Dente, S Patel, M Carmichael, JK Srinivasan, AD Wyrzykowski, JM Nicholas, JP Salomone, WL Ingram, GA Vercruysse, GS Rozycki, DV Feliciano 04/01/2010 Intussuscepted intestine through a rectal foreign body.
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
CG Ball, AD Wyrzykowski, P Sullivan, DV Feliciano 10/01/2009 Awards
- Atlanta Magazine Best Physician 2019
- Emory School of Medicine Doctor's Day Recognition 2019
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