Meet Brian Bednarski, M.D.
Brian K. Bednarski, M.D., MEHP, FACS
Department of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Professor, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2019 | Johns Hopkins University School of Education, Baltimore, Maryland, US, Education in the Health Professions (MEHP), Masters of Education |
| 2003 | University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, US, Medicine, Medical Degree |
| 1999 | Georgetown University, Washington, DC, US, Chemistry, Bachelors of Science |
Postgraduate Training
| 2011-2013 | Clinical Fellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2003-2011 | Residency, General Surgery, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2023 | Georgia State Medical License |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State Medical License |
| 2023 | Louisiana State Medical License |
| 2023 | Tennessee State Medical License |
| 2023 | Alabama State Medical License |
| 2023 | Arizona State Medical License |
| 2023 | Mississippi State Medical License |
| 2021 | Florida State Medical License |
| 2016 | Complex General Surgical Oncology |
| 2011 | American Board of Surgery |
| 2011 | DEA, Controlled Substance Registration Certificate |
| 2011 | Texas State Medical License |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2022 - 2025
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2019
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Vice Chair of Education, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2026 - Present
ECMS Representative, Department of Colon & Rectal Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2025 - Present
Chair, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - 2027
AMP Mentoring Connector, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - 2025
Program Director, Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2022 - Present
Associate Medical Director, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2021 - 2023
Program Director, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2020 - Present
Program Director, Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2022
Co-Director of Education, Department of Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2022
Rotation Site Director, General Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2021
Associate Program Director, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2014 - 2022
Other Professional Positions
Consultant, Multidisciplinary Planning Conference, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2023
Patient Care Section Chief, Incident Command System, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - Present
Hospital Operations Unit Leader, Incident Command System, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2018
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Chair, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff,, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Member, Search Committee, Plastic Surgery Chair Search, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - 2024
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, OR Advisory Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Surgical Lead, Colorectal Cancer Multidisciplinary Conference, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Chair, GME Budget Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Member, OR Block Working Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Member, Search Committee, Internal Medicine Chair Search, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2023
Member, Department of Surgical Oncology Executive Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present
Vice Chair, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2024
Member, Division of Surgery Minimally Invasive Surgery Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present
Member, GME Budget Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2024
Member, Weekend OR Coverage Taskforce, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - 2022
Member, Department of Surgical Oncology Minimally Invasive Surgery Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present
Member, OR Business Center Steering Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - 2020
Member, Virtual Care Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2018 - 2020
Member, Inpatient Service Planning Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2018 - 2019
Appointed Member, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - 2021
Member, Discharge Management Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - 2019
Member, Professional Development Working Group, Dept. of Clinical Education, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2016 - 2019
Member, Department of Clinical Education Executive Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2016 - 2018
Member, Faculty Senate Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2016 - 2019
Member, GHN Tissue Bank Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2016 - Present
Reviewer, Faculty Academic Review Committee (FARC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015 - 2018
Member, GME Curriculum Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015 - 2019
Chair, Clinical Competency Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - 2022
Member, Subject Matter Expert for EPIC, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - 2018
Editorial Activities
Member of the Editorial Board, Advances in Cancer Education & Quality Improvement, 2024 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2025 - Present | Department of Surgical Oncology Teaching Excellence Award 2025, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2024 | Award for Professional Excellence, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2024 | Clinical Education Outstanding GME Program Director Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2022 | Top 1% nationally on CAHPS patient care measures, Clinican and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CGCAHPS) |
| 2021 | Clinical Teacher of the Year, Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship |
| 2021 | Faculty Educator of the Quarter, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2019 | Chief Resident Appreciation Award, Chief Resident Class, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2017 - 2020 | Top 1% nationally on CAHPS patient care measures, Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CGCAHPS) |
| 2013 | Clinical Excellence Award, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2011 | Resident of the Year, Wake Medical Hospital |
| 2010 | Herbert J. Proctor Award for Excellence in Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina |
| 2008 | Resident Paper Competition for Basic Science in General Surgery, NC Chapter of the ACS Annual Meeting |
| 2005 | Joseph A. Messick Award for Excellence in Critical Care, Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina |
| 2004 | Eskelund Award for Excellence in Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2015. Telemedicine and Ileostomies: Can We Impact Early Readmission?,. Invited. Advances in Oncology Institutional Grand Rounds. Houston, TX, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2024. BEDNARAKI TO DO. Invited. North Texas ACS 2024 Meeting. Dallas, TX, US.
- 2020. Shifting Paradigm in Treatment of Rectal Cancer. Invited. MD Anderson Cancer Network Speaker's Bureau. Houston, TX, US.
- 2020. Minimally Invasive Surgery Outcomes for Colon and Rectal Cancer. Invited. 18th Oncology Update: Advances and Controversies. Steamboat Springs, CO, US.
- 2019. Improving Rates of Sphincter Preservation in Rectal Cancer. Invited. GI Oncology Conference. Tyler, TX, US.
- 2019. Adjunct tools: can they extend the limits of resection?. Invited. 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting. Cleveland, OH, US.
- 2019. Robotic Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
- 2019. Robotics in Colorectal Surgery. Invited. Advances in Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecology Conference. Houston, TX, US.
- 2019. Malignant Bowel Obstructions. Invited. 2019 Oncologic Emergency Medicine Conference. Houston, TX, US.
- 2019. Can We Apply Lessons Learned in Rectal Cancer to Improve the Surgical Outcomes in Colon Cancer. Invited. 17th Oncology Update: Advances and Controversies. Breckenridge, CO, US.
- 2018. Robotic Surgery for Rectal Cancer - Safety in Era of Recent Clinical Trials. Invited. 16th Oncology Update: Advances and Controversies. Steamboat Springs, CO, US.
- 2017. Robotic Colorectal Surgery: The MDACC Perspective. Invited. 2017 GAP Conference. Houston, TX, US.
- 2017. Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer: Still the Standard of Care?. Invited. 15th Oncology Update: Advances and Controversies. Steamboat Springs, CO, US.
- 2016. Robotic APR. Invited. Colorectal Cancer Robotic Surgery Symposium. Houston, TX, US.
- 2016. Robotic Mesorectal Dissection. Invited. Colorectal Cancer Robotic Surgery Symposium. Houston, TX, US.
- 2016. Robotic Omentoplasty. Invited. Colorectal Cancer Robotic Surgery Symposium. Houston, TX, US.
- 2016. Robotic Sigmoid Colectomy. Invited. Colorectal Cancer Robotic Surgery Symposium. Houston, TX, US.
- 2016. Minimally invasive surgical approaches to rectal cancer: Oncology safe?. Invited. 14th Oncology Update: Advances and Controversies. Steamboat Springs, CO, US.
- 2008. NF-kB activation induces CIAP-2 expression leading to chemoresistance in sarcomas. Invited. UNC Womack Society Annual Meeting. Chapel Hill, NC, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. BEDNARSKI TO DO. Invited. CGSOB 2025 Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, US.
- 2025. De-escalating therapy in rectal cancer. Panelist. Scripps Cancer Center Clinical Hematology & Oncology 2025. San Diego, CA, US.
- 2024. "Splenic Enlargement After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Predicts Postoperative Complications After Curative Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer". Invited. 2024 ASCRS Annual Scientific Meeting. Maryland, MD, US.
- 2024. "Robotic Nerve-Preserving Lateral Lymph Node Dissection with Major Vessel Ligation - When and How We Do It?". Invited. 2024 ASCRS Annual Scientific Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland, US.
- 2020. BEDNARSKI TO DO. Invited. SWSCRS Annual Meeting 2020. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
- 2019. Advances in Robotic Colorectal and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery- Total Mesorectal Excision. Invited. 4th Annual Advances in Colorectal Oncology. New York, NY, US.
- 2019. Assessment of Educational Needs for Rectal Cancer MRI Among Surgical Trainees Entering Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship. Visiting. Surgical Education Week. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2018. Key Steps in Robotic Rectal Surgery. Invited. 3rd Annual Advances in Colorectal Oncology. New York, NY, US.
- 2018. A Practical Guide to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Evaluation for Newly Diagnosed Rectal Cancer. Invited. American College of Surgeons. Boston, MA, US.
- 2018. "Accelerated Enhanced Recovery following Minimally Invasive Colorectal Cancer Surgery (RecoverMI): Results of a Prospective Phase 2 Randomized Controlled Trial. Poster. The American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons. Nashville, TN, US.
- 2018. Teaching Multidisciplinary Oncologic Surgery Using Cadaveric-based Simulation. Visiting. Surgical Education Week. Austin, TX, US.
- 2018. Pelvic MRI for Rectal Cancer. Invited. SSO Residents Oncology Forum. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2017. Case Presentation: The ACS/CoC National Accreditation Program for Cancer: How does it work and how to prepare for the site surgery. Invited. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. San Diego, CA, US.
- 2017. Impact of Prostate Cancer Radiation on the Multidisciplinary Management of Metachronous Rectal Cancer. Poster. Annual Scientific and Tripartite Meeting. Seattle, WA, US.
- 2017. Opportunity for Milestone Progress: A Novel Metric to Assess Feasibility of CGSO Milestones. Invited. Academic Surgical Congress. Las Vegas, NV, US.
- 2014. Management of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. Invited. 17th Annual Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology Conference. Austin, TX, US.
- 2013. Pelvic multivisceral resection for colorectal cancer: a multi-institutional analysis of risk factors and 30-day outcomes. Poster. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Phoenix, AZ, US.
- 2013. KIT Mutation Status and Multi-Visceral Resection Impact Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Therapy for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Invited. Society of Surgical Oncology. Washington, DC, US.
- 2012. A multidisciplinary approach using intraoperative electron radiation therapy (IOERT) improves local control in retroperitoneal sarcoma. Poster. Society of Surgical Oncology. Orlando, FL, US.
- 2011. Downregulation of Pim-3 kinase inhibits cell growth and chemosensitizes pancreatic cancer cells to gemcitabine. Poster. American Association for Cancer Research. Orlando, FL, US.
- 2010. Clinical utility of routine radiologic-pathologic correlation of percutaneous breast biopsy specimens. Poster. Society of Surgical Oncology. St. Louis, MO, US.
- 2010. The role of Pim-3 kinase in NF-κB signaling and transformation of pancreatic cancer. Poster. American Association for Cancer Research. Washington, DC, US.
- 2009. NF-kappaB and chemoresistance in sarcomas: the importance of IKKalpha in canonical signaling. Invited. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2009. Characterization of Palladin and Its Isoforms in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Poster. Society of Surgical Oncology. Phoenix, AZ, US.
- 2009. NF-kB-mediated expression of cIAP2 is critical to chemoresistance in sarcomas. Invited. Academic Surgical Congress (SUS). San Antonio, TX, US.
- 2009. Otey C, Goicoechea, Bednarski BK, Kim H. Poster Presentation: Characterization of Palladin and Its Isoforms in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Poster. Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. San Francisco, US.
- 2008. NF-kB inhibition enhances doxorubicin-induced cytotoxicity in sarcomas through increased apoptosis and autophagy. Invited. American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD, US.
- 2008. Differential expression of palladin in breast cancer its potential role in tumor metastasis. Poster. Academic Surgical Congress. Huntington Beach, CA, US.
International Presentations
- 2024. BEDNARSKI TO DO. Invited. Annual Conference of Coloproctom. Playa del Carmen, MX.
- 2023. Empty pelvis syndrome: PelvEx Collaborative guideline proposal. Invited. PelvEX 2023. Bordeaux, FR.
- 2023. BEDNARSKI TO DO. Invited. SSO 2023 International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care. Boston, US.
- 2019. The Role of Pelvic MRI in the Evaluation and Management of Rectal Cancer: A Surgeon's Perspective. Invited. Third Combined Gulf Cancer Conference "Quality Care: New Horizons,". Manama, BH.
- 2019. Robotic Surgical Techniques for the Management of Rectal Cancer. Invited. Third Combined Gulf Cancer Conference "Quality Care: New Horizons,". Manama, BH.
- 2019. Robotic Approach to the Pelvis - Standardization and Efficiency. Invited. Rectal Cancer Surgical Education Institute. Toronto, CA.
- 2017. Round Table - Advanced Colorectal Cancer: Local control options for metastatic rectal cancer. Invited. XIII Brazilian Congress of Surgical Oncology. Rio De Janeiro, BR.
- 2017. Round Table - Rectal Cancer: Laparoscopic TME: critical analysis of randomized trials. Invited. XIII Brazilian Congress of Surgical Oncology. Rio De Janeiro, BR.
- 2017. Round Table - Early and Late Morbidity of Colorectal Surgeries: What's new in early recovery protocols?. Invited. XIII Brazilian Congress of Surgical Oncology. Rio De Janeiro, BR.
- 2016. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer. Invited. 1st Sino-America Int'l Colorectal Cancer Symposium. Tangshan, CN.
- 2016. Management of Pathologic Complete Response in Rectal Cancer. Invited. 34th National Oncology Congress. Tijuana Baja, MX.
- 2016. Clinical Site Visit, Assessment and Presentations. Invited. Reliance Foundation Hospital Site Visit. Mumbai, IN.
- 2015. Safe Introduction of Robotics in Cancer Surgery. Invited. Final Summit in GI Surgery. Rotterdam, NL.
- 2015. Basics of Academic Research-US View. Invited. Career Development Course. Rotterdam, NL.
- 2014. Surgical Management of Colorectal Cancer Patients. Invited. Accelerated Surgery-ERAS Mini-Symposium. Aalborg, DK.
Formal Peers
- 2015. Evolution of Rectal Cancer Treatment, Multidisciplinary Conference. Invited. Tacoma, WA, US.
- 2013. Sears Radiology Seminar. Invited. Dallas, TX, US.
- 2009. The importance of IKKα and NF-B in the chemoresistance of sarcomas. Invited. Chapel Hill, NC, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2012 - 2016 |
| Title: | MD Anderson Cancer Center MINTOS Perioperative Telemedicine Development Program |
| Funding Source: | AT&T |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | A Novel On-line Curriculum to Improve Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellows' Ability to Utilize Pelvic MRI in Rectal Cancer |
| Funding Source: | The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy of Health Science Education, UT System |
| Role: | PI |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Bednarski BK, Bhutiani N, Yousef MM, Yousef AM, Haque EU, Chang GJ, Konishi T, You NY, Shen JP, Uppal A. Does Extramural Vascular Invasion Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer?. Elsevier Inc, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40038019.
- Morris, VK, Xiao, W, Lin, K, Wong, CW, Wotman, MT, Holliday, EB, Huey, RW, Noticewala, SS, Ludmir, EB, Bent, AH, Ludford, K, Messick, C, Koay, EJ, Smith, GL, Konishi, T, Bednarski, BK, Chang, GJ, Koong, A, You, YN, Das, P, Gillison, M. Time Dependency for Human Papillomavirus Circulating Tumor DNA Detection after Chemoradiation as a Prognostic Biomarker for Localized Anal Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 31(12):2399-2405, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39873618.
- Bhutiani N, Ochiai K, Peacock O, You YN, Bednarski BK, Messick C, Skibber JM, White MG, Chang GJ, Konishi T, Uppal A. ASO Visual Abstract: Risk Factors for Regrowth After Nonoperative Management for Rectal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 32(6):4257-4258, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40202570.
- Bednarski BK, Sammour T, Peacock O, Chang GJ, Skibber J, You NY, Dasari A, Johnson B, Das Prajnan, Smith GL. Prospective longitudinal trajectory of cancer survivorship among patients with recurrent rectal cancer:. Colorectal Disease 27(5), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40371878.
- Manisundaram N, Childers CP, Hu CY, Uppal A, Konishi T, Bednarski BK, White MG, Peacock O, You YN, Chang GJ. Rise in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Is Associated With Adoption of Robotic Surgery. Dis Colon Rectum 68(4):426-436, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39745312.
- Bhutiani N, Ochiai K, Peacock O, You YN, Bednarski BK, Messick C, Skibber JM, White MG, Chang GJ, Konishi T, Uppal A. Risk Factors for Regrowth After Nonoperative Management for Rectal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 32(5):3098-3105, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39924589.
- Bhutiani N, Yousef MM, Yousef AM, Haque EU, Chang GJ, Konishi T, Bednarski BK, You YN, Shen JP, Uppal A. Does Extramural Vascular Invasion Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer?. Clin Colorectal Cancer 24(2):272-279.e2, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40038019.
- Bhutiani N, Peacock O, Uppal A, Hu CY, Bednarski BK, Taggart MW, Dasari A, Morris VK, Kaur H, Kopetz S, Holliday EB, Das P, You YN, Chang GJ. The prognostic impact of tumor deposits in colorectal cancer: More than just N1c. Cancer 130(23):4052-4060, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39306694.
- Agnes A, Peacock O, Manisundaram N, Kim Y, Stanietzky N, Vikram R, Bednarski BK, You YN, Konishi T, Chang GJ. The Learning Curve for Robotic Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for Rectal Cancer: A View from the West. Dis Colon Rectum 67(10):1281-1290, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38959454.
- Agnes A, Nguyen S, Konishi T, Peacock O, Bednarski BK, You N, Messick C, Tillman M, Skibber J, Chang GJ, Uppal A. Early Postoperative Prediction of Complications and Readmission After Colorectal Cancer Surgery Using an Artificial Neural Network. Dis Colon Rectum 67(10):1341-1352, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38959458.
- Bhutiani N, Ochiai K, Awiwi MO, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Uppal A, Peacock O, Messick C, White MG, Skibber JM, Bednarski BK, You YN, Chang GJ, Kaur H, Konishi T. ASO Visual Abstract: Para-aortic Lymph Node Dissection for Colorectal Cancer-Predicting Pathologic Lymph Node Positivity and Optimizing Outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38949719.
- Bhutiani N, Ochiai K, Awiwi MO, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Uppal A, Peacock O, Messick C, White MG, Skibber JM, Bednarski BK, You YN, Chang GJ, Kaur H, Konishi T. Para-aortic Lymph Node Dissection for Colorectal Cancer: Predicting Pathologic Lymph Node Positivity and Optimizing Outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol 31(9):5962-5970, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38836917.
- DiBrito, SR, Manisundaram, N, Kim, Y, Peacock, O, Hu, C, Bednarski, BK, You, YN, Uppal, A, Tillman, MM, Konishi, T, Kaur, H, Palmquist, SM, Holliday, EB, Dasari, NV, Chang, GJ. Perioperative and oncological outcomes following robotic en bloc multivisceral resection for colorectal cancer. Colorectal Disease 26(5):949-957, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38576073.
- Maki, H, Haddad, A, Lendoire, M, Newhook, TE, Peacock, O, Bednarski, BK, Konishi, T, Vauthey, JN, You, YN. Evolving survival gains in patients with young-onset colorectal cancer and synchronous resectable liver metastases. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 50(4), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38461567.
- Deboever N, Bayley EM, Eisenberg MA, Hofstetter WL, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Rajaram R, Roth JA, Sepesi B, Swisher SG, Vaporciyan AA, Walsh GL, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Antonoff MB. Lung Surveillance following Colorectal Cancer Pulmonary Metastasectomy: Utilization of Clinicopathologic Risk Factors to Guide Strategy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 167(3):814-819.e2, 2024. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37495170.
- Awiwi, M, Bhutani, N, Bednarski, BK, Konishi, T, Morani, A, Chang, GJ, Kaur, H. Miscategorized lymph nodes in colorectal cancer. Surgical Oncology Insight 1(1), 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- West, CT, West, MA, Drami, I, Denys, A, Glyn, T, Sutton, PA, Tiernan, J, Behrenbruch, C, Guerra, GR, Waters, PS, Woodward, N, Applin, S, Charles, SJ, Rose, SA, Pape, E, van Ramshorst, GH, Mirnezami, AH, Aalbers, AG, Abdul Aziz, N, Abecasis, N, Abraham-Nordling, M, Akiyoshi, T, Alahmadi, R, Alberda, W, Albert, M, Andric, M, Angeles, MA, Angenete, E, Antoniou, A, Armitage, J, Auer, R, Austin, KK, Aytac, E, Aziz, O, Bacalbasa, N, Baker, RP, Bali, M, Baransi, S, Baseckas, G, Bebington, B, Bedford, M, Bednarski, BK, Beets, GL, Berg, PL, Bergzoll, C, Beynon, J, Biondo, S, Boyle, K, Chang, GJ, Flatmark, K. Beating the empty pelvis syndrome. BMJ open 14(2), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38316595.
- Fox, DA, Bhamidipati, D, Konishi, T, Kaur, H, You, N, Raghav, KS, Ge, PS, Messick, C, Johnson, B, Morris, VK, Thomas, J, Shah, P, Bednarski, BK, Kopetz, S, Chang, GJ, Ludford, K, Higbie, VS, Overman, MJ. Endoscopic and imaging outcomes of PD-1 therapy in localised dMMR colorectal cancer. European Journal of Cancer 194, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37827065.
- Peacock O, Manisundaram N, Kim Y, Konishi T, Stanietzky N, Vikram R, Bednarski BK, Nancy You Y, Chang GJ. Therapeutic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection in rectal cancer: when to dissect? Size is not everything. Br J Surg 110(8):985-986, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37150892.
- You YN, Moskowitz JB, Chang GJ, Mork ME, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Bednarski BK, Messick CA, Tillman MM, Skibber JM, Nguyen ST, Kopetz S, Vilar E. Germline Cancer Risk Profiles of Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Patients: Findings from a Prospective Universal Germline Testing and Tele-Genetics Program. Dis Colon Rectum 66(4):531-542, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 35195555.
- Hernandez, S, Das, P, Holliday, EB, Shen, L, Lu, W, Johnson, B, Messick, C, Taniguchi, C, Skibber, JM, Ludmir, EB, You, YN, Smith, GL, Bednarski, BK, Kostousov, L, Koay, EJ, Minsky, B, Tillman, MM, Portier, S, Eng, C, Koong, A, Chang, GJ, Foo, WC, Wang, J, Solis Soto, LM, Morris, VK. Differential Spatial Gene and Protein Expression Associated with Recurrence Following Chemoradiation for Localized Anal Squamous Cell Cancer. Cancers 15(6), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36980587.
- Martin AN, Tzeng CD, Arvide EM, Skibber JM, Chang GJ, Nancy You YQ, Bednarski BK, Uppal A, Dewhurst WL, Cristo JV, Chun YS, Tran Cao HS, Vauthey JN, Newhook TE. Impact of cumulative operative time on postoperative complication risk in simultaneous resections of colorectal liver metastases and primary tumors. HPB (Oxford) 25(3):347-352, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36697350.
- Stanietzky, N, Bednarski, BK, Shafer, A, Taggart, MW, Peacock, O, Vikram, R. Rectal Adenocarcinoma Presenting as a Cervical Mass. American Journal of Case Reports 24:e941884-1-e941884-6, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38011075.
- Santos DA, Zhang L, Do KA, Bednarski BK, Robinson Ledet C, Limmer A, Gibson H, You YN. Chemotherapy and Abdominal Wall Closure Technique Increase the Probability of Postoperative Ventral Incisional Hernia in Patients With Colon Cancer. Am Surg 89(1):31348211011149, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 33877925.
- Healy MA, Peacock O, Hu CY, Bednarski BK, Tillman MM, Messick C, Kaur H, Chang GJ. High Rate of Positive Circumferential Resection Margin in Colon Cancer: A National Appraisal and Call for Action. Ann Surg 276(6):1023-1028, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 33630474.
- Collaborative P. Minimum standards of pelvic exenterative practice: PelvEx Collaborative guideline. Br J Surg 109(12):1251-1263, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36170347.
- Wang J, Prabhakaran S, Larach T, Warrier SK, Bednarski BK, Ngan SY, Leong T, Rodriguez-Bigas M, Peacock O, Chang G, Heriot AG, Kong JC. Treatment strategies for locally recurrent rectal cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 48(11):2292-2298, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35637097.
- Peacock O, Manisundaram N, Dibrito SR, Kim Y, Hu CY, Bednarski BK, Konishi T, Stanietzky N, Vikram R, Kaur H, Taggart MW, Dasari A, Holliday EB, You YN, Chang GJ. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Directed Surgical Decision Making for Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer after Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT). Ann Surg 276(4):654-664, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35837891.
- Uppal A, Helmink B, Grotz TE, Konishi T, Fournier KF, Nguyen S, Taggart MW, Shen JP, Bednarski BK, You YN, Chang GJ. What is the Risk for Peritoneal Metastases and Survival Afterwards in T4 Colon Cancers?. Ann Surg Oncol 29(7):4224-4233, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35307803.
- DiPeri TP, Newhook TE, Day RW, Chiang YJ, Dewhurst WL, Arvide EM, Bruno ML, Scally CP, Roland CL, Katz MHG, Vauthey JN, Chang GJ, Badgwell BD, Perrier ND, Grubbs EG, Lee JE, Tzeng CD, Consortium P. A prospective feasibility study evaluating the 5x-multiplier to standardize discharge prescriptions in cancer surgery patients. Surg Open Sci 9:51-57, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35663797.
- Uppal A, Kothari AN, Scally CP, Roland CL, Bednarski BK, Katz MHG, Vauthey JN, Chang GJ, Team D. Adoption of Telemedicine for Postoperative Follow-Up After Inpatient Cancer-Related Surgery. JCO Oncol Pract 18(7):OP2100819, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35263166.
- Hinchcliff, EM, Gunther, J, Ponnie, AE, Bednarski, BK, Onstad Grinsfelder, MA, Shafer, A, Frumovitz, M, Jazaeri, AA, Urbauer, D, Bodurka, DC. A Not So Perfect Score. Journal of Cancer Education 37(3):615-620, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 32839894.
- Rogers, JE, Woodard, TL, Nogueras Gonzalez, G, Dasari, NV, Johnson, B, Morris, VK, Kee, BK, Vilar Sanchez, E, You, YN, Chang, GJ, Bednarski, BK, Skibber, JM, Rodriguez-Bigas, MA, Eng, C. Colorectal cancer during pregnancy or postpartum. Obstetric Medicine 15(2):118-124, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35845232.
- Erstad DJ, Dasari A, Taggart MW, Kaur H, Konishi T, Bednarski BK, Chang GJ. ASO Visual Abstract: Prognosis for Poorly Differentiated High-Grade Rectal Neuroendocrine Carcinomas. Ann Surg Oncol 29(4):2549, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35089451.
- Erstad DJ, Dasari A, Taggart MW, Kaur H, Konishi T, Bednarski BK, Chang GJ. Prognosis for Poorly Differentiated, High-Grade Rectal Neuroendocrine Carcinomas. Ann Surg Oncol 29(4):2539-2548, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34787737.
- Uppal A, Helmink B, Grotz TE, Konishi T, Fournier KF, Nguyen S, Taggart MW, Shen JP, Bednarski BK, You YN, Chang GJ. ASO Visual Abstract: What is the Risk for Peritoneal Metastases and Survival Afterwards in T4 Colon Cancers?. Ann Surg Oncol. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35298760.
- Taku N, Yi-Qian YN, Chang GJ, Ludmir EB, Raghav KPS, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Holliday EB, Smith GL, Minsky BD, Overman MJ, Messick C, Boyce-Fappiano D, Koong AC, Skibber JM, Koay EJ, Dasari A, Taniguchi CM, Bednarski BK, Morris VK, Kopetz S, Das P. Benchmarking Outcomes for Definitive Treatment of Young-Onset, Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. Clin Colorectal Cancer 21(1):e28-e37, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34794903.
- Holliday EB, Morris VK, Johnson B, Eng C, Ludmir EB, Das P, Minsky BD, Taniguchi C, Smith GL, Koay EJ, Koong AC, Delclos ME, Skibber JM, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, You YN, Bednarski BK, Tillman MM, Chang GJ, Jennings K, Messick CA. Definitive Intensity-Modulated Chemoradiation for Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Outcomes and Toxicity of 428 Patients Treated at a Single Institution. Oncologist 27(1):40-47, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35305097.
- Nofal S, You YN, Chang GJ, Grubbs EG, Bednarski B. Development of an Online Curriculum for Surgeons on the Use of Pelvic Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Rectal Cancer and Results of a Pilot Study. J Surg Res 270:279-285, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34717261.
- Swords DS, Bednarski BK, Messick CA, Tillman MM, Chang GJ, You YN. Quality and Location of the Surgical Episode Mediate a Large Proportion of Socioeconomic-Based Survival Disparities in Patients with Resected Stage I-III Colon Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 29(1):706-716, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34406541.
- Kong JC, Lee J, Gosavi R, Ngan SY, Tillman MM, Bednarski BK, Heriot AG, Chang GJ, Warrier SK. Is neoadjuvant therapy an alternative strategy to immediate surgery in locally perforated colon cancer?. Colorectal Dis 23(12):3162-3172, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34379861.
- Rogers JE, Woodard TL, Dasari A, Kee B, Das P, Bednarski BK, Skibber JM, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Eng C. Fertility discussions in young adult stage III colorectal cancer population: a single-center institution experience. Support Care Cancer 29(12):7351-7354, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34050401.
- Swords DS, Bednarski BK, Messick CA, Tillman MM, Chang GJ, You YN. ASO Visual Abstract: Quality and Location of the Surgical Episode Mediate a Large Proportion of Socioeconomic-Based Survival Disparities for Patients with Resected Stages I-III Colon Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34499257.
- Kroon HM, Malakorn S, Dudi-Venkata NN, Bedrikovetski S, Liu J, Kenyon-Smith T, Bednarski BK, Ogura A, van de Velde CJH, Rutten HJT, Beets GL, Thomas ML, Kusters M, Chang GJ, Sammour T. Local recurrences in western low rectal cancer patients treated with or without lateral lymph node dissection after neoadjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy: An international multi-centre comparative study. Eur J Surg Oncol 47(9):2441-2449, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34120810.
- Chick RC, Adams AM, Peace KM, Kemp Bohan PM, Schwantes IR, Clifton GT, Vicente D, Propper B, Newhook T, Grubbs EG, Bednarski BK, Vreeland TJ. Using the Flipped Classroom Model in Surgical Education: Efficacy and Trainee Perception. J Surg Educ. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34210646.
- Collaborative P. Induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy versus chemoradiotherapy alone as neoadjuvant treatment for locally recurrent rectal cancer: study protocol of a multicentre, open-label, parallel-arms, randomized controlled study (PelvEx II). BJS Open 5(3), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34089596.
- Kong JC, Fisher SB, Bednarski BK. Robotic External Iliac, Deep Inguinal and Obturator Lymph Node Dissection for Stage III Melanoma - A Video Vignette. Colorectal Dis. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33544966.
- Collaborative P. Perioperative management and anaesthetic considerations in pelvic exenterations using Delphi methodology: results from the PelvEx Collaborative. BJS Open 5(1), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33609393.
- Peacock O, Limvorapitak T, Bednarski BK, Kaur H, Taggart MW, Dasari A, Holliday EB, Minsky BD, You YN, Chang GJ. Robotic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection after chemoradiation for rectal cancer: a Western perspective. Colorectal Dis 22(12):2049-2056, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32892473.
- Peacock O, Limvorapitak T, Hu CY, Bednarski BK, Tillman MM, Kaur H, Taggart MW, Dasari A, Holliday EB, You YN, Chang GJ. Robotic rectal cancer surgery: comparative study of the impact of obesity on early outcomes. Br J Surg 107(12):1552-1557, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32996597.
- Collaborative P. The global cost of pelvic exenteration: in-hospital perioperative costs. Br J Surg 107(11):e470-e471, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33460051.
- Tzeng CD, Tran Cao HS, Roland CL, Teshome M, Bednarski BK, Ikoma N, Graham PH, Keung EZ, Scally CP, Katz MHG, Gershenwald JE, Lee JE, Vauthey JN. Surgical decision-making and prioritization for cancer patients at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: A multidisciplinary approach. Surg Oncol 34:182-185, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32891326.
- Day RW, Taylor BM, Bednarski BK, Tzeng CD, Gershenwald JE, Lee JE, Grubbs EG. Virtual Interviews for Surgical Training Program Applicants During COVID-19: Lessons Learned and Recommendations. Ann Surg 272(2):e144-e147, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32675519.
- Collaborative P. Predicting Outcomes of Pelvic Exenteration Using Machine Learning. Colorectal Dis. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32627312.
- Bednarski BK. Minimally invasive rectal surgery: Laparoscopy, robotics, and transanal approaches. J Surg Oncol 122(1):78-84, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32291771.
- Collaborative P. Simultaneous pelvic exenteration and liver resection for primary rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases: results from the PelvEx Collaborative. Colorectal Dis. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32294308.
- Collaborative P. Management strategies for patients with advanced rectal cancer and liver metastases using modified Delphi methodology: results from the PelvEx Collaborative. Colorectal Dis. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32043753.
- Sammour T, Malakorn S, Thampy R, Kaur H, Bednarski BK, Messick CA, Taggart M, Chang GJ, You YN. Selective central vascular ligation (D3 lymphadenectomy) in patients undergoing minimally invasive complete mesocolic excision for colon cancer: optimizing the risk-benefit equation. Colorectal Dis 22(1):53-61, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31356721.
- PelvExCollaborative. Pelvic Exenteration for Advanced Nonrectal Pelvic Malignancy. Ann Surg 270(5):899-905, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31634184.
- Nofal S, You YN, Chang GJ, Grubbs EE, Bednarski BK. Residents entering Complex General Surgical Oncology fellowship lack confidence with pelvic MRI for rectal cancer: Results of a needs assessment survey. Am J Surg. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31753316.
- Malakorn S, Yang Y, Bednarski BK, Kaur H, You YN, Holliday EB, Dasari A, Skibber JM, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Chang GJ. Who Should Get Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation?. Dis Colon Rectum 62(10):1158-1166, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31490825.
- Bednarski BK, Nickerson TP, You YN, Messick CA, Speer B, Gottumukkala V, Manandhar M, Weldon M, Dean EM, Qiao W, Wang X, Chang GJ. Randomized clinical trial of accelerated enhanced recovery after minimally invasive colorectal cancer surgery (RecoverMI trial). Br J Surg 106(10):1311-1318, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31216065.
- Lillemoe HA, Scally CP, Adams CL, Bednarski BK, Balch CM, Aloia TA, Gershenwald JE, Lee JE, Grubbs EG. Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship Applicants: Trends over Time and the Impact of Board Certification Eligibility. Ann Surg Oncol 26(9):2667-2674, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31168736.
- Yang Y, Malakorn S, Maldonado K, Bednarski BK, Kiernan CM, Thirumurthi S, Chang GJ, You YN. The Pelvis-First Approach for Robotic Proctectomy in Patients with Redundant Abdominal Colon. Ann Surg Oncol 26(8):2514-2515, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31102088.
- Collaborative P. Changing outcomes following pelvic exenteration for locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer. BJS Open 3(4):516-520, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31388644.
- You YN, Borras E, Chang K, Price BA, Mork M, Chang GJ, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Bednarski BK, Meric-Bernstam F, Vilar E. Detection of Pathogenic Germline Variants Among Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Tumor Genomic Profiling for Precision Medicine. Dis Colon Rectum 62(4):429-437, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30730459.
- Marcus RK, Lillemoe HA, Rice DC, Mena G, Bednarski BK, Speer BB, Ramirez PT, Lasala JD, Navai N, Williams WH, Kim BJ, Voss RK, Gottumukkala VN, Aloia TA. Determining the Safety and Efficacy of Enhanced Recovery Protocols in Major Oncologic Surgery: An Institutional NSQIP Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol 26(3):782-790, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30627879.
- Jensen G, Tao R, Eng C, Skibber JM, Rodriguez-Bigas M, Chang GJ, You YN, Bednarski BK, Minsky BD, Koay E, Taniguchi C, Krishnan S, Das P. Treatment of primary rectal adenocarcinoma after prior pelvic radiation: The role of hyperfractionated accelerated reirradiation. Adv Radiat Oncol 3(4):595-600, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30370360.
- Malakorn S, Ouchi A, Sammour T, Bednarski BK, Chang GJ. Robotic Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation: View from the West. Dis Colon Rectum 61(9):1119-1120, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30086062.
- Osborne EM, Eng C, Skibber JM, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Chang GJ, Nancy You YQ, Bednarski BK, Minsky BD, Delclos ME, Koay E, Krishnan S, Crane CH, Das P. Hyperfractionated Accelerated Reirradiation for Patients With Recurrent Anal Cancer Previously Treated With Definitive Chemoradiation. Am J Clin Oncol 41(7):632-637, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 27755060.
- Roland CL, Bednarski BK, Watson K, Torres KE, Cormier JN, Wang WL, Lazar AJ, Somaiah N, Hunt KK, Feig BW. Identification of preoperative factors associated with outcomes following surgical management of intra-abdominal recurrent or metastatic GIST following neoadjuvant tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy. J Surg Oncol 117(5):879-885, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29448300.
- Sammour T, Malakorn S, Bednarski BK, Kaur H, Shin US, Messick C, You YN, Chang GJ. Oncological Outcomes After Robotic Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer: Analysis of a Prospective Database. Ann Surg 267(3):521-526, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 27997470.
- Bednarski BK, Slack RS, Katz M, You YN, Papadopolous J, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Skibber JM, Matin SF, Chang GJ. Assessment of Ileostomy Output Using Telemedicine: A Feasibility Trial. Dis Colon Rectum 61(1):77-83, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29215474.
- Holliday EB, Hunt A, You YN, Chang GJ, Skibber JM, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Bednarski BK, Eng C, Koay EJ, Minsky BD, Taniguchi C, Krishnan S, Herman JM, Das P. Short course radiation as a component of definitive multidisciplinary treatment for select patients with metastatic rectal adenocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Oncol 8(6):990-997, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29299359.
- Ikoma N, You YN, Bednarski BK, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Eng C, Das P, Kopetz S, Messick C, Skibber JM, Chang GJ. Impact of Recurrence and Salvage Surgery on Survival After Multidisciplinary Treatment of Rectal Cancer. J Clin Oncol 35(23):2631-2638, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28657814.
- Malakorn S, Sammour T, Bednarski BK, You YN, Chang GJ. Three Different Approaches to the Inferior Mesenteric Artery during Robotic D3 Lymphadenectomy for Rectal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 24(7):1923, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28213788.
- Price BA, Bednarski BK, You YN, Manandhar M, Dean EM, Alawadi ZM, Bryce Speer B, Gottumukkala V, Weldon M, Massey RL, Wang X, Qiao W, Chang GJ. Accelerated enhanced recovery following minimally invasive colorectal cancer surgery (RecoverMI): a study protocol for a novel randomized controlled trial. BMJ Open 7(7):e015960, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28729319.
- Tao R, Tsai CJ, Jensen G, Eng C, Kopetz S, Overman MJ, Skibber JM, Rodriguez-Bigas M, Chang GJ, You YN, Bednarski BK, Minsky BD, Delclos ME, Koay E, Krishnan S, Crane CH, Das P. Hyperfractionated accelerated reirradiation for rectal cancer: An analysis of outcomes and toxicity. Radiother Oncol 122(1):146-151, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28057329.
- Clarke CN, Patel SH, Day RW, George S, Sweeney C, Monetes De Oca GA, Aiss MA, Grubbs EG, Bednarski BK, Lee JE, Bodurka DC, Skibber JM, Aloia TA. Implementation of a standardized electronic tool improves compliance, accuracy, and efficiency of trainee-to-trainee patient care handoffs after complex general surgical oncology procedures. Surgery 161(3):869-875. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27825699.
- de Rosa N, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Chang GJ, Veerapong J, Borras E, Krishnan S, Bednarski BK, Messick CA, Skibber JM, Feig BW, Lynch PM, Vilar E, You YN. DNA Mismatch Repair Deficiency in Rectal Cancer: Benchmarking Its Impact on Prognosis, Neoadjuvant Response Prediction, and Clinical Cancer Genetics. J Clin Oncol 34(25):3039-46, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27432916.
- Shin US, Nancy You Y, Nguyen AT, Bednarski BK, Messick C, Maru DM, Dean EM, Nguyen ST, Hu CY, Chang GJ. Oncologic outcomes of extended robotic resection for rectal cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 23(7):2249-57, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26856720.
- Katz MH, Slack R, Bruno M, McMillan J, Fleming JB, Lee JE, Bednarski BK, Papadopoulos J, Matin SF. Outpatient virtual clinical encounters after complex surgery for cancer: a prospective pilot study of "TeleDischarge". J Surg Res 202(1):196-203, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27083967.
- Day RW, Fleming J, Katz MH, Grubbs E, Bednarski BK, Lee JE, Aloia TA. Rapid assessment of technical competency: the 8-min suture test. J Surg Res 200(1):46-52. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26276369.
- Bailey CE, Hu CY, You YN, Bednarski BK, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Skibber JM, Cantor SB, Chang GJ. Increasing Disparities in the Age-Related Incidences of Colon and Rectal Cancers in the United States, 1975-2010. JAMA Surg 150(1):1-6, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25372703.
- Massarweh NN, Hu CY, You YN, Bednarski BK, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Skibber JM, Cantor SB, Cormier JN, Feig BW, Chang GJ. Risk-adjusted pathologic margin positivity rate as a quality indicator in rectal cancer surgery. J Clin Oncol 32(27):2967-74, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25092785.
- Bednarski BK, Araujo DM, Yi M, Torres KE, Lazar A, Trent JC, Cormier JN, Pisters PW, Lev DC, Pollock RE, Feig BW, Hunt KK. Analysis of prognostic factors impacting oncologic outcomes after neoadjuvant tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy for gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Ann Surg Oncol 21(8):2499-505, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24639192.
- Bednarski BK, Habra MA, Phan A, Milton DR, Wood C, Vauthey N, Evans DB, Katz MH, Ng CS, Perrier ND, Lee JE, Grubbs EG. Borderline resectable adrenal cortical carcinoma: a potential role for preoperative chemotherapy. World J Surg 38(6):1318-27, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24615603.
- Cooper AB, Habra MA, Grubbs EG, Bednarski BK, Ying AK, Perrier ND, Lee JE, Aloia TA. Does laparoscopic adrenalectomy jeopardize oncologic outcomes for patients with adrenocortical carcinoma?. Surg Endosc 27(11):4026-32, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23765427.
- Sweeting RS, Deal AM, Llaguna OH, Bednarski BK, Meyers MO, Yeh JJ, Calvo BF, Tepper JE, Kim HJ. Intraoperative electron radiation therapy as an important treatment modality in retroperitoneal sarcoma. J Surg Res 185(1):245-9, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23769633.
- Xu D, Cobb MG, Gavilano L, Witherspoon SM, Williams D, White CD, Taverna P, Bednarski BK, Kim HJ, Baldwin AS, Baines AT. Inhibition of oncogenic Pim-3 kinase modulates transformed growth and chemosensitizes pancreatic cancer cells to gemcitabine. Cancer Biol Ther 14(6):492-501, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23760491.
- Goicoechea SM, Bednarski BK, Stack C, Cowan DW, Volmar K, Thorne L, Cukierman E, Rustgi AK, Brentnall T, Hwang RF, McCulloch CA, Yeh JJ, Bentrem DJ, Hochwald SN, Hingorani SR, Kim HJ, Otey CA. Isoform-specific upregulation of palladin in human and murine pancreas tumors. PLoS One 5(4):e10347, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20436683.
- Merchant NB, Rymer J, Koehler EA, Ayers GD, Castellanos J, Kooby DA, Weber SH, Cho CS, Schmidt CM, Nakeeb A, Matos JM, Scoggins CR, Martin RC, Kim HJ, Ahmad SA, Chu CK, McClaine R, Bednarski BK, Staley CA, Sharp K, Parikh AA. Adjuvant chemoradiation therapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: who really benefits?. J Am Coll Surg 208(5):829-38; discussion 838-41, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19476845.
- Goicoechea SM, Bednarski BK, García-Mata R, Prentice-Dunn H, Kim HJ, Otey CA. Palladin contributes to invasive motility in human breast cancer cells. Oncogene 28(4):587-98, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 18978809.
- Bednarski BK, Baldwin AS, Kim HJ. Addressing reported pro-apoptotic functions of NF-kappaB: targeted inhibition of canonical NF-kappaB enhances the apoptotic effects of doxorubicin. PLoS One 4(9):e6992, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19746155.
- Bednarski BK, Ding X, Coombe K, Baldwin AS, Kim HJ. Active roles for inhibitory kappaB kinases alpha and beta in nuclear factor-kappaB-mediated chemoresistance to doxorubicin. Mol Cancer Ther 7(7):1827-35, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18644995.
- Wang SC, Bednarski BK, Patel S, Yan A, Kohoyda-Inglis C, Kennedy T, Link E, Rowe S, Sochor M, Arbabi S. Increased depth of subcutaneous fat is protective against abdominal injuries in motor vehicle collisions. Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med 47:545-59, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12941250.
- Hierholzer C, Kalff JC, Bednarski BK, Memarzadeh F, Kim YM, Billiar TR, Tweardy DJ. Rapid and simultaneous activation of Stat3 and production of interleukin 6 in resuscitated hemorrhagic shock. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 119(5-6):332-6, 1999. e-Pub 1999. PMID: 10447634.
Invited Articles
- Bednarski BK, Chang GJ. Ultra-low anterior resection following neoadjuvant chemoradiation for rectal cancer: The end of the 1-cm rule?. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery 24(3):159-163, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
Review Articles
- Peacock O, Brown K, Waters PS, Jenkins JT, Warrier SK, Heriot AG, Glyn T, Frizelle FA, Solomon MJ, Bednarski BK. Operative Strategies for Beyond Total Mesorectal Excision Surgery for Rectal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 32(6):4240-4249, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40102284.
- Ochiai K, Bhutiani N, Ikeda A, Uppal A, White MG, Peacock O, Messick CA, Bednarski BK, You YN, Skibber JM, Chang GJ, Konishi T. Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer: Which Regimens to Use?. Cancers (Basel) 16(11), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38893212.
- Bhutiani, N, Peacock, O, Uppal, A, You, YN, Bednarski, BK, Skibber, JM, Messick, C, White, MG, Chang, GJ, Konishi, T. The current multidisciplinary management of rectal cancer. Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery 8(3):394-400, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38707228.
- West, CT, West, MA, Mirnezami, AH, Drami, I, Glyn, T, Sutton, PA, Tiernan, J, Behrenbruch, C, Guerra, GR, Waters, PS, Woodward, N, Applin, S, Charles, SJ, Rose, SA, Denys, A, Pape, E, van Ramshorst, GH, Baker, D, Bignall, E, Blair, I, Davis, P, Edwards, T, Jackson, K, Leendertse, PG, Love-Mott, E, MacKenzie, L, Martens, F, Meredith, D, Nettleton, SE, Trotman, MP, van Hecke, JJ, Weemaes, AM, Abecasis, N, Angenete, E, Aziz, O, Bacalbasa, N, Barton, D, Baseckas, G, Beggs, A, Brown, K, Buchwald, P, Burling, D, Burns, E, Caycedo-Marulanda, A, Chang, GJ, Coyne, PE, Croner, R, Flatmark, K, Bednarski, BK, Peacock, O. The empty pelvis syndrome. British Journal of Surgery 111(3), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38456677.
- . Do resected colorectal cancer patients need early chest imaging? Impact of clinicopathologic characteristics on time to development of pulmonary metastases. J Surg Oncol 129(2):331-337, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37876311.
- Uppal, A, Bhutiani, N, Shen, JY, Alfaro, KD, Kell, R, Yousef, M, Yousef, A, Konishi, T, Holliday, EB, Morris, VK, Dasari, NV, Willis, JA, Newhook, TE, Bednarski, BK, You, YN, Peacock, O, Messick, C, Das, P, Chang, GJ, Kopetz, S. Association of pathologic nodal status with minimal residual disease after neoadjuvant treatment and resection of locally advanced rectal cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology 42:205, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Bednarski BK, Taggart M, Chang GJ. MDT-How it is important in rectal cancer. Abdom Radiol (NY) 48(9):2807-2813, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37393382.
- Kelly, M, O’Sullivan, NJ, Fahy, M, Aalbers, AG, Abdul Aziz, N, Abecasis, N, Abraham-Nordling, M, Abu Saadeh, F, Akiyoshi, T, Alberda, W, Albert, M, Andric, M, Angeles, MA, Angenete, E, Antoniou, A, Auer, R, Austin, KK, Aytac, E, Aziz, O, Bacalbasa, N, Baker, RP, Bali, M, Baransi, S, Baseckas, G, Bebington, B, Bedford, M, Bednarski, BK, Beets, GL, Berg, PL, Bergzoll, C, Beynon, J, Biondo, S, Boyle, K, Bordeianou, L, Brecelj, E, Bremers, AB, Brunner, M, Buchwald, P, Bui, A, Burgess, A, Burger, JW, Burling, D, Burns, E, Campain, NJ, Carvalhal, S, Castro, L, Chang, GJ, Flatmark, K, Larsen, SG, Peacock, O. Contemporary Management of Locally Advanced and Recurrent Rectal Cancer. Cancers 14(5), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35267469.
- Collaborative P. Palliative pelvic exenteration: A systematic review of patient-centered outcomes. Eur J Surg Oncol 45(10):1787-1795, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31255441.
- You YN, Bednarski BK. Developing a research skill set. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 27(2):48-54, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25067917.
- Bednarski BK, Pisters PW, Hunt KK. The role of surgery in the multidisciplinary management of patients with localized gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 12(8):1069-78, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23030225.
- An YH, McGlohorn JB, Bednarski BK, Martin KL, Friedman RJ. An open channel flow chamber for characterizing biofilm formation on biomaterial surfaces. Methods Enzymol 337:79-88, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11398453.
Professional Educational Materials
- Kim H, Bednarski BK, Tesce L. Surgery: Lange Q&A USMLE Step 3. Briscoe, D, 2008.
- Bednarski BK, You YN. Colon Resections, Open and MIS. SCORE CGSO.
Other Articles
- West, CT, West, CT, West, MA, Mirnezami, AH, Drami, I, Denys, A, Glyn, T, Sutton, PA, Tiernan, J, Behrenbruch, C, Guerra, G, Waters, PS, Woodward, N, Applin, S, Charles, SJ, Rose, SA, Pape, E, van Ramshorst, GH, Aalbers, AG, Abdul Aziz, N, Abecasis, N, Abraham-Nordling, M, Akiyoshi, T, Alahmadi, R, Alberda, W, Albert, M, Andric, M, Angeles, MA, Angenete, E, Antoniou, A, Armitage, J, Auer, R, Austin, KK, Aytac, E, Aziz, O, Bacalbasa, N, Baker, RP, Bali, M, Baransi, S, Baseckas, G, Bebington, B, Bedford, M, Bednarski, BK, Beets, GL, Berg, PL, Bergzoll, C, Biondo, S, Boyle, K, Flatmark, K, Larsen, SG Empty pelvis syndrome. British Journal of Surgery 110(12):1730-1731, 2023. PMID: 37757457.
Abstracts
- Sammour T, Malakorn S, Bednarski BK, Kaur H, Shin US, Messick C, You YN, Chang GJ. Oncological Outcomes After Robotic Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer: Analysis of a Prospective Database. Ann Surg 267(3):521-526, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 27997470.
- Roland CL, Bednarski BK, Watson K, Torres KE, Cormier JN, Wang WL, Lazar AJ, Somaiah N, Hunt KK, Feig BW. Identification of preoperative factors associated with outcomes following surgical management of intra-abdominal recurrent or metastatic GIST following neoadjuvant tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy. J Surg Oncol. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29448300.
- Price BA, Bednarski BK, You YN, Manandhar M, Dean EM, Alawadi ZM, Bryce Speer B, Gottumukkala V, Weldon M, Massey RL, Wang X, Qiao W, Chang GJ. Accelerated enhanced recovery following minimally invasive colorectal cancer surgery (RecoverMI): a study protocol for a novel randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 7(7):e015960, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28729319.
- Clarke CN, Patel SH, Day RW, George S, Sweeney C, Monetes De Oca GA, Aiss MA, Grubbs EG, Bednarski BK, Lee JE, Bodurka DC, Skibber JM, Aloia TA. Implementation of a standardized electronic tool improves compliance, accuracy, and efficiency of trainee-to-trainee patient care handoffs after complex general surgical oncology procedures. Surgery 161(3):869-875, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 27825699.
- Bednarski BK, Araujo DM, Yi M, Torres KE, Lazar A, Trent JC, Cormier JN, Pisters PW, Lev DC, Pollock RE, Feig BW, Hunt KK. Analysis of prognostic factors impacting oncologic outcomes after neoadjuvant tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy for gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Ann Surg Oncol 21(8):2499-505, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24639192.
- Bednarski BK, Habra MA, Phan A, Milton DR, Wood C, Vauthey N, Evans DB, Katz MH, Ng CS, Perrier ND, Lee JE, Grubbs EG. Borderline resectable adrenal cortical carcinoma: a potential role for preoperative chemotherapy, IAES Bienniel Meeting. World J Surg 38(6):1318-27, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24615603.
- Bednarski BK, Habra MA, Phan A, Milton DR, Wood C, Vauthey N, Evans DB, Katz MH, Ng CS, Perrier ND, Lee JE, Grubbs EG. Borderline resectable adrenal cortical carcinoma: a potential role for preoperative chemotherapy. Presented at the Int'l Surgical Week 2013, (Int'l Assoc of Endo Surg IAES), Helsinki, Finland, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Bednarski BK, Baldwin A, Kim H. NF-KappaB and chemoresistance in sarcomas: The importance of IKKalpha in canonical signaling. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 209(3):Suppl Pg. S121, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Book Chapters
- Katz MH, Bednarski BK. Principles of Surgery. In: UICC Manual of Clinical Oncology. 9th. John Wiley and Sons, 2015.
- Bednarski BK, Nickerson TP, Grotz T, Chang GJ. Colorectal and Anal Oncology Cases. In: Board Review in Surgical Oncology. Decker Publishing.
Patient Reviews
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