General Surgery
Leadership
Name:
Karen Chojnacki, MD
Position:
- Division Director
- Francis E. Rosato Professor in Surgery
1100 Walnut Street
MOB, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Contact Number(s):
Research
Our faculty members head funded research projects, publish in peer-reviewed journals, author book chapters and present frequently at local and national conferences.
Recent Publications
- Do female patients experience worse outcomes than male patients after inguinal hernia repair? An analysis of the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative database
- Impact of the robotic platform and surgeon variation on cholecystectomy disposable costs—More is not better
- EAES rapid guideline: complete mesocolic excision for right-sided colon cancer–with SAGES and ESCP participation
- A systematic review, meta-analysis and GRADE assessment of the evidence on complete mesocolic excision for right-sided colon cancer with SAGES and ESCP participation
- Clinical Implications of Mismatch Repair Deficiency in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
- Building an Inclusive Future: Equity in Health and Health Services Research Workforce
- Targeting BARD1 suppresses a Myc-dependent transcriptional program and tumor growth in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
- Gene Expression Profiling of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Cells in Hypercapnia Identifies SIAH3 as a Novel Prognostic Biomarker
- Impact of Disease Etiology and Indication for Colectomy on Postoperative Outcomes: NSQIP Colectomy-Targeted Database Study
- Bariatric surgery and relevant comorbidities: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Correlation of GNAS Mutational Status with Oncologic Outcomes in Patients with Resected Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms
- Prognostic Properties of KRAS Gene Mutation Subtypes in Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
- You Survived Your Whipple Operation, Now What? Long-Term Consequences of Anemia, Incisional Hernia, Osteopenia, and Pathologic Fractures
- Impact of high-protein bariatric diet on the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting
- SAGES guidelines for the management of comorbidities relevant to metabolic and bariatric surgery
- Correction to: SAGES guidelines for the management of comorbidities relevant to metabolic and bariatric surgery (Surgical Endoscopy, (2025), 39, 1, (1-10), 10.1007/s00464-024-11433-2)
- When Benchmarks Fail Us: A Case Study in Cytoreductive Surgery
- Incisional hernia after major pancreatic resection: long term risk assessment from two distinct sources – A large multi-institutional network and a single high-volume center
- Association of Mutant KRAS Alleles With Morphology and Clinical Outcomes in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
- Early outcomes of MR-guided SBRT for patients with recurrent pancreatic adenocarcinoma