Clinical Professor of Surgery, UCLA-David Geffen School of Medicine
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Dr. Phillip R. Fleshner, MD
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Phillip Fleshner is an expert in the field of Colon & Rectal Surgery. He researched medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He over the years received 5 awards: "Top Doctors:LA Area", "Top Doctors:Southern California", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Super Doctor" and "Fellow (FACS)". Dr. Phillip R. Fleshner has written publications. He has 87 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Does HIV status influence the anatomy of anal fistulas?' Phillip Fleshner accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Nonbloody Diarrhea but Not Significant Weight Loss at Diagnosis Is Associated with the Development of Denovo Crohn's Disease After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis for Ulc...
- Substance P mediates pro-inflammatory cytokine release form mesenteric adipocytes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients.
- Disease-specific alterations in the enteric virome in inflammatory bowel Disease.
- Should biologic agents be stopped before surgery for inflammatory bowel Disease?
- Fulminant Clostridium difficile Colitis: Comparing Computed Tomography with Histopathology: Are They Concordant?
- Usefulness of Bowel Sound Auscultation: A Prospective Evaluation.
- Clinical, serologic, and genetic factors associated with pyoderma gangrenosum and erythema nodosum in inflammatory bowel Disease patients.
- Significant Variation in Recommendation of Care for Women of Reproductive Age with Ulcerative Colitis Postileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis.
- Risk factors for failure of percutaneous drainage and need for reoperation following symptomatic gastroIntestinal anastomotic leak.
- Can the Need for Colectomy after Computed Tomography-guided Percutaneous Drainage for Diverticular Abscess Be Predicted?
- Does a history of postoperative ileus predispose to recurrent ileus after multistage ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis?
- Multidimensional Prognostic Risk Assessment Identifies Association Between IL12B Variation and Surgery in Crohn's Disease.
- A prospective randomized controlled trial of sugared chewing gum on gastrointestinal recovery after major coloRectal surgery in patients managed with early enteral fee...
- A prospective single-institution evaluation of current practices of early postoperative feeding after elective Intestinal surgery.
- Safety and feasibility of using low-dose perioperative intravenous steroids in inflammatory bowel disease patients undergoing major coloRectal surgery: A pilot study.
- Interactions between commensal fungi and the C-type lectin receptor Dectin-1 influence Colitis.
- Does preoperative immunosuppression influence unplanned hospital readmission after surgery in patients with Crohn's Disease?
- Surgical outcome of ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis when used intentionally for well-defined Crohn's disease.
- Scarless single-incision laparoscopic loop ileostomy: a novel technique.
- Variants in ZNF365 isoform D are associated with Crohn's Disease.
- Does prophylactic subcutaneous heparin increase the risk of wound infection after coloRectal surgery?
- Genetic predictors of medically refractory Ulcerative colitis.
- A prospective Analysis of clinical variables, serologic factors, and outcome of ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis in patients with backwash ileitis.
- The Ghrelin agonist TZP-101 for management of postoperative ileus after partial colectomy: a randomized, dose-ranging, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
- Circulating methylated SEPT9 DNA in plasma is a biomarker for coloRectal cancer.
- A prospective evaluation of the long-term outcome of ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease-unclassified and indeterminate colitis.
- Proximal small Intestinal CD detected by CE.
- Family history and serology predict Crohn's disease after ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis.
- Characterization of FOXP3+CD4+ regulatory T cells in Crohn's Disease.
- Does infliximab influence surgical morbidity of ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis in patients with ulcerative colitis?
- Can we predict unplanned hospital readmission after colectomy for Ulcerative colitis and indeterminate colitis?
- Anti-flagellin (CBir1) phenotypic and genetic Crohn's Disease associations.
- Phenotype and effector function of CC chemokine receptor 9-expressing lymphocytes in small intestinal Crohn's Disease.
- Expression and functional characterization of FOXP3+ CD4+ regulatory T cells in Ulcerative colitis.
- NOD2 variants and antibody response to microbial antigens in Crohn's Disease patients and their unaffected relatives.
- Antibodies to I2 predict clinical response to fecal diversion in Crohn's Disease.
- Can a meta-Analysis answer the question: is mucosectomy and handsewn or double-stapled anastomosis better in ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis?
- Familial expression of anti-Escherichia coli outer membrane porin C in relatives of patients with Crohn's Disease.
- Elevated platelet count before ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis is associated with the development of chronic pouchitis.
- Prevention of postoperative abdominal adhesions by a novel, glycerol/sodium hyaluronate/carboxymethylcellulose-based bioresorbable membrane: a prospective, randomized,...
- Expression and regulation of the chemokine receptor CXCR3 on lymphocytes from normal and inflammatory bowel Disease mucosa.
- Association of antibody responses to microbial antigens and complications of small bowel Crohn's Disease.
- Fucosyltransferase 2 (FUT2) non-secretor status is associated with Crohn''s Disease.
- Crohn''s ileitis after liver transplantation from a living related donor with Crohn''s Disease.
- Infliximab in the treatment of medically refractory indeterminate Colitis.
- High level perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (pANCA) in Ulcerative colitis patients before colectomy predicts the development of chronic pouchitis after ...
- Rubber band ligation for hemorrhoidal Disease can be safely performed in select HIV-positive patients.
- Colon and Rectal surgery.
- Crohn's Disease-associated genetic marker is seen in medically unresponsive ulcerative colitis patients and may be associated with pouch-specific complications.
- Does HIV status influence the anatomy of Anal fistulas?
- The freckle sign--an endoscopic feature of the cecum.
- Esophageal tuberculosis: a rare presentation with hematemesis.
- A 27-year experience with splenectomy for Gaucher's Disease.
- Anastomotic-vaginal fistula after coloRectal surgery.
- Gaucher Disease: fate of the splenic remnant after partial splenectomy--a case of rapid enlargement.
- Tetanus after gastroIntestinal surgery.
- ColoRectal cancer: comparison of laparoscopic with open approaches.
- Should HIV status alter indications for hemorrhoidectomy?
- Adjuvant interferon for Anal condyloma. A prospective, randomized trial.
- Anal fissure in Crohn's disease: a plea for aggressive management.
- A prospective, randomized trial of short versus long tubes in adhesive small-bowel Obstruction.
- Morbidity of subtotal colectomy in patients with severe Ulcerative colitis unresponsive to cyclosporin.
- Inhibition of hormone-induced cyclic AMP production and steroidogenesis in interstitial cells by deglycosylated lutropin.
- ColoRectal cancer location and synchronous adenomas.
- Age and sex distribution of patients with coloRectal cancer.
- Significance of extramucosal residual tumor at the bronchial resection margin.
- Topical nitroglycerin in the management of Anal fissure: an explosive outcome!
- Genome-wide association identifies multiple Ulcerative colitis susceptibility loci.
- Practice parameters for Anal squamous neoplasms.
- Practice parameters for the surgical treatment of Ulcerative colitis.
- Practice parameters for the surveillance and follow-up of patients with colon and Rectal cancer.
- Serologic responses in indeterminate colitis patients before ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis may determine those at risk for continuous pouch inflammation.
- Practice parameters for the management of Hemorrhoids (revised).
- Coloseminal vesicle Fistula: report of a case and review of the literature.
- A prospective multivariate Analysis of clinical factors associated with pouchitis after ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis.
- Both preoperative perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody and anti-CBir1 expression in Ulcerative colitis patients influence pouchitis development after ileal ...
- Wound infection after ileostomy closure can be eliminated by circumferential subcuticular wound approximation.
- Reoperative inflammatory bowel Disease surgery.
- Rigorous histopathological assessment of the colectomy specimen in patients with inflammatory bowel Disease unclassified does not predict outcome after ileal pouch-ana...
- Preoperative wireless capsule endoscopy does not predict outcome after ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis.
- Comparison of adenoma detection rates between gastroenterologists and coloRectal surgeons.
- Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis increases perioperative surgical site infection in a prospective cohort of patients undergoing coloRectal surgery.
- Are high-dose perioperative steroids necessary in patients undergoing coloRectal surgery treated with steroid therapy within the past 12 months?
- Phantom publications among applicants to a coloRectal surgery residency program.
- A prospective study of the association between surgeon experience and short-term patient outcomes after coloRectal surgery.
- Colectomy with Permanent End Ileostomy Is More Cost-Effective than Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis for Crohn's Colitis.
Schools
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Mt Sinai Hospital
Lahey Clin
Procedures Preformed
- Colectomy
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Destruction of Anal Tumor
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
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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
- Top Doctors:LA Area
- Top Doctors:Southern California
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Super Doctor
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine -
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Hospital
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1881695286 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | FLESHNER | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | PHILLIP | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 900481835 | |
| NPPES Provider State | CA | |
| Specialty Description | Colorectal Surgery (formerly proctology) | |
| Total Claim Count | 135.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 14.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 10.37 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1881695286 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | FLESHNER |
| First Name Of The Provider | PHILLIP |
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