Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery Milton Hershey Medical Center, Carlino Professor of IBD Director: Penn State Hershey IBD Center Penn State College of Medicine
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Dr. Walter A. Koltun, MD
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Walter Koltun works in the field of Colon & Rectal Surgery. He attended Harvard Medical School. Harvard Medical School is a top medical university. Harvard Medical School is ranked 1/12 in Research/PrimaryCare. He over the years received 14 awards: "Regional Top Doctor", "Castle-Connelly Top Doctor", "Outstanding Mentor", "Harry E. Bacon Foundation Award", "Young Investigator's Award", "Thomas V.N. Ballantine Memorial Award for excellence in surgical education", "Best Doctor for General Surgery", "Best Doctor for Colon and Rectal Surgery", "Best Doctors in America", "Fellow(FASCRS)", "Junior Faculty Awardee", "The New Jersey Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeon's Award for best poster", "Brooks Fellowship Award" and "Fellow (FACS)". Walter Koltun is also a published doctor. He has 100 publication published. The most recent publication is: Treatment of acute gynecologic infections with trovafloxacin. Trovafloxacin Surgical Group. Walter Koltun accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Higher Mortality in Surgically Managed Diverticulitis Is Associated with Asian Ethnicity and Right-Sided Disease.
- Genetic determinants associated with early age of diagnosis of IBD.
- Hernia incidence following single-site versus standard laparoscopic coloRectal surgery.
- An interleukin-4 polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to Clostridium difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel Disease: Results of a retrospect...
- Ulcerative Colitis Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in the Postoperative Period: The Results of a Matched Cohort Analysis.
- Increased risk of incisional hernia after sigmoid colectomy for diverticulitis compared with colon Cancer.
- Ulcerative colitis neoplasia is not associated with common inflammatory bowel Disease single-nucleotide polymorphisms.
- T-cell activation Rho GTPase-activating protein expression varies with inflammation location and severity in Crohn's Disease.
- A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the STAT5 Gene Favors Colonic as Opposed to Small-Bowel Inflammation in Crohn's Disease.
- The Cancer "Fear" in IBD Patients: Is It Still REAL?
- NOD2 Mutations Affect Muramyl Dipeptide Stimulation of Human B Lymphocytes and Interact with Other IBD-Associated Genes.
- The surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel Disease-associated dysplasia.
- Mutation in TAGAP is protective of Anal sepsis in ileocolic Crohn's disease.
- Identification of Disease-Associated DNA Methylation in B Cells from Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Patients.
- Genetic Risk Profiling and Gene Signature Modeling to Predict Risk of Complications After IPAA.
- Mutations in IRGM Are Associated With More Frequent Need for Surgery in Patients With Ileocolonic Crohn's Disease.
- Dehydration is the most common indication for readmission after diverting ileostomy creation.
- Genes Differentially Regulated by NKX2-3 in B Cells Between Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease Patients and Possible Involvement of EGR1.
- Tumor volume and percent positive lymph nodes as a predictor of 5-year survival in coloRectal cancer.
- Genetic Variants and Monoallelic Expression of Surfactant Protein-D in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
- Increase in the Tight Junction Protein Claudin-1 in Intestinal Inflammation.
- NKX2-3 variant rs11190140 is associated with IBD and alters binding of NFAT.
- Failure of anakinra treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum in an IBD patient and relevance to the PSTPIP1 gene.
- Infliximab and/or azathioprine in the treatment of Crohn's Disease-like complications after IPAA.
- Risk factors for surgical site infections after coloRectal resection in diabetic patients.
- NKX2-3 Transcriptional Regulation of Endothelin-1 and VEGF Signaling in Human Intestinal Microvascular Endothelial Cells.
- Genes regulated by Nkx2-3 in sporadic and inflammatory bowel disease-associated coloRectal cancer cell lines.
- NOD2/CARD15 mutations correlate with severe pouchitis after ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis.
- Impaired IL-4 phosphorylation of STAT6 in EBV transformed B-cells.
- Fibrin glue for the treatment of perineal fistulous Crohn's Disease.
- Genes regulated by Nkx2-3 in siRNA-mediated knockdown B cells: implication of endothelin-1 in inflammatory bowel Disease.
- A new model of chronic hapten-induced Colitis in young rats.
- Genetic association of nonsynonymous variants of the IL23R with familial and sporadic inflammatory bowel Disease in women.
- Primary cell lines: false representation or model system? a comparison of four human coloRectal tumors and their coordinately established cell lines.
- A general model for multilocus epistatic interactions in case-control studies.
- Successful use of adalimumab in treating cutaneous metastatic Crohn's Disease: report of a case.
- Developing a research agenda for the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons: results of a delphi approach.
- Parastomal hernia repair: a single center experience.
- Proctocolectomy-ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis after liver transplantation for primary sclerosing cholangitis: a multi-institutional Analysis.
- The future of surgical management of inflammatory bowel Disease.
- IL-4-induced Stat6 activities affect apoptosis and gene expression in breast Cancer cells.
- Management of peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum.
- Loss of the tight junction protein ZO-1 in dextran sulfate sodium induced Colitis.
- Effects of the probiotic formulation VSL#3 on Colitis in weanling rats.
- Dangers associated with endoscopic management of strictures in IBD.
- Enhanced intestinal expression of the proteasome subunit low molecular mass polypeptide 2 in patients with inflammatory bowel Disease.
- Percutaneous drainage and ileocolectomy for spontaneous intraabdominal Abscess in Crohn's disease.
- Dextran sulfate sodium-induced Colitis is associated with enhanced low molecular mass polypeptide 2 (LMP2) expression and is attenuated in LMP2 knockout mice.
- Intravenous cyclosporine for the treatment of severe steroid refractory Ulcerative colitis: what is the cost?
- Modified two-stage ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis: equivalent outcomes with less resource utilization.
- Stat6(null phenotype) human lymphocytes exhibit increased apoptosis.
- Tumor necrosis factor alpha disrupts tight junction assembly.
- Factors affecting cost and length of stay associated with the ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis.
- CD1d-expressing dendritic cells but not thymic epithelial cells can mediate negative selection of NKT cells.
- Genetic control of interleukin-4-induced activation of the human signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 signaling pathway.
- Surgical management of Ulcerative colitis in the presence of primary sclerosing cholangitis.
- Hospital costs and risk factors associated with complications of the ileal pouch Anal anastomosis.
- Factors affecting surgical risk in elderly patients with inflammatory bowel Disease.
- Remicade does not abolish the need for surgery in fistulizing Crohn's Disease.
- Cd1d-restricted cellular lysis by peripheral blood lymphocytes: relevance to the inflammatory bowel Diseases.
- Bowel permeability is improved in Crohn's Disease after ileocolectomy.
- Graft-versus-host Disease after small bowel transplantation is associated with host colonic injury.
- Increased LFA-1 expression in intestines of rats with GVHD after small bowel transplantation.
- Absence of GNAI2 codon 179 oncogene mutations in inflammatory bowel Disease.
- Genetic association of DLG5 R30Q with familial and sporadic inflammatory bowel Disease in men.
- Awake epidural anesthesia is effective and safe in the high-risk colectomy patient.
- Cytomegalovirus Enteritis: a highly lethal condition requiring early detection and intervention.
- Decreased expression of LFA-1 on peripheral blood lymphocytes in graft versus host Disease.
- Alteration in intestinal permeability after ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis.
- Indeterminate colitis predisposes to perineal complications after ileal pouch-Anal anastomosis.
- DLG5 P1371Q is associated with inflammatory bowel Disease and complementary to R30Q in Disease susceptibility.
- Monoclonal antibody to lymphocyte function associated antigen-1 improves graft-versus-host Disease.
- Amelioration of graft versus host Disease with anti-ICAM-1 therapy.
- Both human SP-A1 and Sp-A2 genes are expressed in small and large intestine.
- Awake epidural anesthesia is associated with improved natural killer cell cytotoxicity and a reduced stress response.
- An increased gamma delta T cell population in the intestine of thymus-leukemia antigen transgenic mice.
- Identification of Disease-associated DNA methylation in intestinal tissues from patients with inflammatory bowel Disease.
- The incidence, management, and outcome of patients with gastroIntestinal carcinoids and second primary malignancies.
- Stoma creation through the stoma site: a rapid, safe technique.
- Technique for atraumatic delivery of intestine through the abdominal wall during stoma formation.
- Localization of protein kinase C alpha isoform expression in the human gastroIntestinal tract.
- Increased intestinal permeability in rats with graft versus host Disease.
- Glutamine does not increase ammonia in systemically drained small bowel transplants.
- Incarceration of colonoscope in an inguinal hernia. "Pulley" technique of removal.
- Endoscopic dilatation in Crohn''s Disease.
- Coinfection of human foreskin fragments with multiple human papillomavirus types (HPV-11, -40, and -LVX82/MM7) produces Regionally separate HPV infections within the s...
- Metabolic aspects of small bowel transplantation in inbred rats.
- Prolongation of murine cardiac allograft survival by the anti-interleukin-2 receptor monoclonal antibody AMT-13.
- Treatment of acute gynecologic infections with trovafloxacin. Trovafloxacin Surgical Group.
- PTPN2 is associated with Crohn''s Disease and its expression is regulated by NKX2-3.
- OCTN1 variant L503F is associated with familial and sporadic inflammatory bowel Disease.
- Association of a Nkx2-3 polymorphism with Crohn''s Disease and expression of Nkx2-3 is up-regulated in B cell lines and intestinal tissues with Crohn''s Disease.
- Gentamicin-collagen sponge for infection prophylaxis in coloRectal surgery.
- Scoring systems in inflammatory bowel Disease.
- Long-term value of endoscopic dilatation for Crohn''s strictures.
- Role of medical rescue therapy in the management of acute severe Ulcerative colitis: the surgical perspective.
- In vitro and in vivo effects of the probiotic Escherichia coli strain M-17: immunomodulation and attenuation of murine Colitis.
- Practice parameters for the surgical management of Crohn''s Disease.
- Phenotyping of IL4-induced nuclear Stat6 activity in humans: quantitation after gel shift assay using immortalized cell lines.
Schools
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women39s Hospital
Lahey Clin Med Center
Procedures Preformed
- Anoscopy With Removal of Anal Tumor
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
- Appendectomy, Open
- Colectomy
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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
- Regional Top Doctor
- Castle-Connelly Top Doctor
- Outstanding Mentor
- Harry E. Bacon Foundation Award
- Young Investigator's Award
- Thomas V.N. Ballantine Memorial Award for excellence in surgical education
- Best Doctor for General Surgery
- Best Doctor for Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Best Doctors in America
- Fellow(FASCRS)
- Junior Faculty Awardee
- The New Jersey Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeon's Award for best poster
- Brooks Fellowship Award
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Brigham and Women's Hospital -
Harvard Medical School
Hospital
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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1619934437 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | KOLTUN | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | WALTER | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 170332360 | |
| NPPES Provider State | PA | |
| Specialty Description | General Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 69.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1619934437 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | KOLTUN |
| First Name Of The Provider | WALTER |
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