MedStar Colorectal Surgery has a regional program designed to provide excellence in care and access throughout the Washington DC area. With 5 hospitals, 9 office locations and 8 Board certified Colorectal Surgeons, all health care needs within our specialty can be efficiently provided.
The MedStar Colorectal Surgery Program has a deep commitment to training of young surgeons. We have the only Colorectal Surgery Fellowship program in the area. We participate in the General Surgery residency training program and surgical education of MedStar Georgetown University medical students.
Improving Outcomes in the Treatment of Rectal Cancer
For low-lying rectal cancers, pre-operative chemoradiation therapy and minimally invasive sphincter-sparing surgery can help patients maintain anal function and avoid permanent colostomy while minimizing pain and shortening recovery time.
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Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed internal cancer in the United States, and the second leading cause of all cancer-related deaths. Fortunately, significant progress has been made in early diagnosis with screening colonoscopy, and the surgical treatments have become less invasive and disabling.…
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves the chronic inflammation of all or part of the digestive tract and includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. IBD is usually treated with medical therapy, but when medical management becomes inadequate, an evaluation by a colorectal surgeon may be needed.…
Pelvic floor disorders need not be a source of silent suffering. Difficulties with bowel function, constipation, incontinence and pain can be evaluated and treated in almost all instances. Our practice has the experience, evaluative capabilities, and state of the art therapies to help. Our preference…