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
- Initial Site of Metastasis Influences Prognosis in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
- Survival Impact of Intraoperative Carbon Dioxide Dysregulation in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
- CRE26-054: Germline BARD1 Mutation and Exceptional Response to FOLFIRINOX in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) - A Case Report
- PCO26-274: Evaluating the Impact of BARD1 Isoform Targeting on PDAC Growth and Response to PARP Inhibitors
- Perioperative fluid management in pancreaticoduodenectomy in the era of goal-directed fluid therapy: a review of the literature
- Post-traumatic rupture of primary solid pseudopapillary epithelial neoplasm (SPEN) of the pancreas in a male adolescent: a case report
- Overuse of subtotal cholecystectomy: surgeon practice patterns and outcomes in a large healthcare system
- Pancreatic anastomotic technique during pancreaticoduodenectomy: does it boil down to surgeon preference?
- Assessment of long-term endocrine sequelae of completion (2-stage) versus total (single-stage) pancreatectomy: A multi-institutional research network and single-institution analysis
- International Reference Values for Surgical Outcomes of Total Pancreatectomy
- Re-sleeve gastrectomy: single-center insight into controversial territory
- Perioperative Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Nondiabetic Patients Receiving Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A Case Series
- ASO Author Reflections: Eliminating Surgical Oncology Health Disparities Through Actionable Change
- Complicated biliary disease during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort analysis from a tertiary care facility
- Impact of Surgeon Workload on Pregnancy Outcomes in Surgical Trainees and Faculty
- Intimacy After Diagnosis: Navigating Sexual Health Conversations and Disparities Among Cancer Survivors
- SAGES-AHPBA 2025 guideline for the surgical management of bile duct injury following cholecystectomy
- ASO Education and Training: Taking the Next Step in Surgical Oncology Health Disparities Research: Identifying Root Causes and Targets for Actionable Change
- Major Pancreatic Resection Increases Bone Mineral Density Loss, Osteoporosis, and Fractures
- Clinicopathologic risk factors for post-operative complications after enucleation of pancreatic neoplasms