Professor of Surgery, Washington University St Louis
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Dr. Elisa H. Birnbaum, MD
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Elisa H. Birnbaum, MD is an expert in the field of Colon & Rectal Surgery. She went to medical school at University of Illinois College of Medicine. She over the years received 4 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "America's Top Doctors for Cancer", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACS)". Elisa Birnbaum is a published doctor and has 76 publications published. The lastest was: 'Confirmation that chromosome 18q allelic loss in colon cancer is a prognostic indicator.' Elisa Birnbaum is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- Five Fractions of Radiation Therapy Followed by 4 Cycles of FOLFOX Chemotherapy as Preoperative Treatment for Rectal Cancer.
- Accordion complication grading predicts short-term outcome after right colectomy.
- Obesity Increases Risk for Pouch-Related Complications Following Restorative Proctocolectomy with Ileal Pouch-Anal anastomosis (IPAA).
- Time to initiation of postoperative chemotherapy: an outcome measure for patients undergoing laparoscopic resection for Rectal cancer.
- Treatment of fistula-in-ano using a porcine small intestinal submucosa Anal fistula plug.
- The efficacy of nonoperative management of acute complicated diverticulitis.
- Clinically Enlarged Lateral Pelvic Lymph Nodes Do Not Influence Prognosis after Neoadjuvant Therapy and TME in Stage III Rectal Cancer.
- Laparoscopic vs open resection for patients with Rectal cancer: comparison of perioperative outcomes and long-term survival.
- Laparoscopic versus open 2-stage ileal pouch: laparoscopic approach allows for faster restoration of Intestinal continuity.
- Laparoscopic colectomy using Cancer principles is appropriate for colonoscopically unresectable adenomas of the colon.
- Stage IV Rectal cancer with liver metastases: is there a benefit to resection of the primary tumor?
- Ex vivo sentinel lymph node mapping in patients undergoing proctectomy for Rectal cancer.
- Radiotherapy for epidermoid Carcinoma of the anus: thirty years' experience.
- Laparoscopic vs. open total abdominal colectomy for severe Colitis: impact on recovery and subsequent completion restorative proctectomy.
- Work-up of the constipated patient.
- Recurrence and quality of life following perineal proctectomy for Rectal prolapse.
- Hand-assisted laparoscopic vs. laparoscopic coloRectal surgery: a multicenter, prospective, randomized trial.
- FDG-PET/CT in the evaluation of Anal carcinoma.
- Preoperative Anal manometry predicts continence after perineal proctectomy for rectal prolapse.
- Is there any difference in recurrence rates in laparoscopic ileocolic resection for Crohn's Disease compared with conventional surgery? A long-term, follow-up study.
- Delayed treatment for Rectal cancer.
- RetroRectal tumors: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
- Outcomes, risk of other malignancies, and need for formal mapping procedures in patients with periAnal Bowen's disease.
- Neoadjuvant therapy for Rectal cancer: histologic response of the primary tumor predicts nodal status.
- Fibrin glue treatment of complex Anal fistulas has low success rate.
- The addition of continuous infusion 5-FU to preoperative radiation therapy increases tumor response, leading to increased sphincter preservation in locally advanced re...
- Prospective evaluation of anesthetic technique for anoRectal surgery.
- Locoregional recurrence and survival after curative resection of adenoCarcinoma of the colon.
- Surgeon specialty is associated with outcome in Rectal cancer treatment.
- Early experience with stapled hemorrhoidectomy in the United States.
- Hospital costs, resource characteristics, and the dynamics of death for patients with a primary diagnosis of congestive heart failure.
- Hospital costs, resource characteristics, and the dynamics of death for general surgery patients.
- Hospital costs, use of resources, and dynamics of death associated with diabetes mellitus.
- Experience in managing 70 patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms.
- ColoRectal surgery.
- Hospital costs and resource characteristics for cardiothoracic surgical hospital deaths.
- Preliminary experience with intrasphincteric botulinum toxin for persistent constipation after pull-through for Hirschsprung's Disease.
- Predictors of disease-free survival in Rectal cancer patients undergoing curative proctectomy.
- Five fractions of preoperative radiotherapy for selected cases of Rectal carcinoma: long-term tumor control and tolerance to treatment.
- Subtotal colectomy for toxic and fulminant Colitis in the era of immunosuppressive therapy.
- Early results from a phase I/II radiation dose-escalation study with concurrent amifostine and infusional 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy for preoperative treatment of unr...
- Salvage surgery after failed chemoradiation for Anal cAnal cancer: should the paradigm be changed for high-risk tumors?
- Carcinoma of the rectum. Possible cellular predictors of metastatic potential and response to radiation therapy.
- Age and type of procedure influence the choice of patients for laparoscopic colectomy.
- The safety and efficacy of the artificial bowel sphincter for fecal incontinence: results from a multicenter cohort study.
- Safety and effectiveness of temperature-controlled radio-frequency energy delivery to the Anal cAnal (Secca procedure) for the treatment of fecal incontinence.
- Adjuvant radiation therapy for Rectal carcinoma: predictors of outcome.
- Early experience with laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection.
- Aggressive surgical management of recurrent Rectal cancer--is it worthwhile?
- Pudendal nerve terminal motor latency influences surgical outcome in treatment of Rectal prolapse.
- Laparoscopic-assisted and minilaparotomy approaches to coloRectal diseases are similar in early outcome.
- Massive hemorrhage in the lower gastroIntestinal tract in adults: diagnostic imaging and intervention.
- Laparoscopic anterior resection of the rectum using a triple stapled intracorporeal anastomosis in the pig.
- EndoRectal advancement flap repair of rectovaginal and other complicated anoRectal fistulas.
- Chronic effects of pelvic radiation therapy on anoRectal function.
- Anal sphincter reconstruction in the elderly: does advancing age affect outcome?
- Early effect of external beam radiation therapy on the Anal sphincter: a study using Anal manometry and transrectal ultrasound.
- Actinomyces as a cause of recurrent periAnal fistula in the immunocompromised patient.
- Neoadjuvant external beam radiation and proctectomy for adenoCarcinoma of the rectum.
- Radiation therapy for epidermoid carcinoma of the Anal cAnal, clinical and treatment factors associated with outcome.
- Treatment of Rectal adenocarcinoma with endocavitary and external beam radiotherapy: results for 199 patients with localized tumors.
- A phase I/II trial of three-dimensionally planned concurrent boost radiotherapy and protracted venous infusion of 5-FU chemotherapy for locally advanced Rectal carcinoma.
- Pretreatment clinical findings predict outcome for patients receiving preoperative radiation for Rectal cancer.
- Manometric squeeze pressure difference parallels functional outcome after overlapping sphincter reconstruction.
- Neoadjuvant therapy for adenoCarcinoma of the rectum: tumor response and acute toxicity.
- Outcome of patients with Rectal adenocarcinoma and localized pelvic non-nodal metastatic foci.
- Usefulness of FDG-PET scan in the assessment of suspected metastatic or recurrent adenoCarcinoma of the colon and rectum.
- Use of endoAnal ultrasound in patients with rectovaginal fistulas.
- Laparoscopic vs. open abdominoperineal resection for Cancer.
- Selection criteria for treatment of Rectal cancer with combined external and endocavitary radiation.
- Confirmation that chromosome 18q allelic loss in colon Cancer is a prognostic indicator.
- Detection of recurrent and metastatic coloRectal cancer: comparison of positron emission tomography and computed tomography.
- Laparoscopic-assisted ileocolic resections in patients with Crohn's disease: are Abscesses, phlegmons, or recurrent disease contraindications?
- Prognostic value of chromosome 1p allelic loss in colon Cancer.
- Wound complications of laparoscopic vs open colectomy.
Schools
University of Illinois At Chicago College of Medicine
Li Jewish Med Center
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- Anoscopy With Removal of Anal Tumor
- Appendectomy, Open
- Colectomy
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
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Conditions Treated
- Anal and Rectal Cancer
- Anal Fissure
- Anal Fistula
- AnoRectal Abscess
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital -
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System -
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Hospital
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1114943438 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | BIRNBAUM | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ELISA | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 631416399 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MO | |
| Specialty Description | Colorectal Surgery (formerly proctology) | |
| Total Claim Count | 514.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 15.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 2.92 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1114943438 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | BIRNBAUM |
| First Name Of The Provider | ELISA |
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