
Kerollos Wanis, MD, PhD
Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Assistant Professor (joint), Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
2022 | Harvard University, US, Biostatistics, Master of Science |
2022 | Harvard University, US, Population Health Sciences - Epidemiologic Methods, Doctor of Philosophy |
2015 | University of Saskatchewan, CA, Doctor of Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
2023-2024 | Clinical Fellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
2015-2023 | Residency, General Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario |
Honors & Awards
Professor's Prize in Surgery, University of Saskatchewan | |
Best Junior Resident Research, Western University | |
Best Senior Resident Research, Western University | |
Dr. George Edgar Meads Award, Western University |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Glencer AC, Wanis KN, Lucci A, Sun SX, Adesoye T, DeSnyder SM, Layman R, Woodward W, Hunt KK, Teshome M. Self-Reported Management of Inflammatory Breast Cancer Among the American Society of Breast Surgeons Membership: Consensus and Opportunities. Annals of Surgical Oncology 31(11):7326-7334, 2024. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Sarvet AL, Wen L, Block JP, Rifas-Shiman SL, Robins JM, Young JG. Grace periods in comparative effectiveness studies of sustained treatments. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society 187(3):796-810, 2024. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Kuerer H, Sun S, Hunt K, Glencer A, Teshome M, Lucci A, Weiser R, Johnson H, Smith B, Guitierrez-Barrera A, Shaitelman S, Arun B. Clinical outcomes for BRCA pathogenic variant carriers with breast cancer undergoing breast conservation. JAMA Network Open 7(6):e2418486, 2024. PMID: None.
- Dzhemiliev A, Kizub D, Wanis KN, Allar BG, Vus V, Maliovana A, Huivaniuk I, Kopetskyi V, Beznosenko A, Shabat G, Antoniv M, Suprun U, Melnitchouk N. Self-reported Factors Affecting Colorectal Cancer Screening in Primary Care Physician Practices in Ukraine. JCO Global Oncology 10(None):e2400053, 2024. PMID: None.
- Mellado-Artigas R, Borrat X, Ferreyro BL, Yarnell C, Hao S, Wanis KN, Barbeta E, Torres A, Ferrando C, Brochard L. Effect of immediate initiation of invasive ventilation on mortality in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a target trial emulation. Critical Care 28(1):157, 2024. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Goetz L, So A, Glencer AC, Sun SX, Teshome M, Resetkova E, Hwang RF, Hunt KK, Candelaria RP, Huo L, Singh P. The prevalence of sentinel lymph node positivity and implications for the utility of frozen section diagnosis following neoadjuvant systemic therapy in patients with clinically node-negative HER2-positive or triple-negative breast cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology 31(11):7339-7346, 2024. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Sarvet AL. Placebo adherence as a negative control exposure. Epidemiology 35(5):654-659, 2024. PMID: None.
- Byrne MM, Chávez-Villa M, Ruffolo LI, Wanis KN, Belt B, Tomiyama K, Hernandez-Alejandro R. Progression-Free Survival for Liver Transplant vs Alternative Therapy in Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastasis. JAMA Surgery 159(9):1089-1091, 2024. PMID: None.
- Madenci AL, Kurgansky KE, Dickerman BA, Gerlovin H, Wanis KN, Smith AD, Trinqart L, Gagnon DR, Cho D, Gaziano JM, Casas JP, Robins JM, Hernán MA. Estimating the effect of bariatric surgery on cardiovascular events using observational data?. Epidemiology 35(5):721-729, 2024. PMID: None.
- Sarvet AL, Wanis KN, Young JG, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Stensrud MJ. Longitudinal incremental propensity score interventions for limited resource settings. Biometrics 79(4):3418-3430, 2023. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Madenci AL, Hao S, Moukheiber M, Moukheiber L, Moukheiber D, Moukheiber S, Young JG, Celi LA. Emulating Target Trials Comparing Early and Delayed Intubation Strategies. Chest 164(4):885-891, 2023. PMID: None.
- Messinger C, Madenci AL, Wanis KN. Addressing the longitudinal components of surgical treatments. Eur J Epidemiol 38(10):1019-1023, 2023. PMID: None.
- Szmulewicz AG, Wanis KN, Perlis RH, Hernán MA, Öngür D, Hernández-Díaz S. Emulating a Target Trial of Dynamic Treatment Strategies for Major Depressive Disorder Using Data From the STAR∗D Randomized Trial. Biol Psychiatry 93(12):1127-1136, 2023. PMID: None.
- Welten VM, Wanis KN, Semeniv S, Shabat G, Dabekaussen KF, Davids JS, Beznosenko A, Suprun U, Soeteman DI, Melnitchouk N. Colonoscopy Needs for Implementation of a Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in Ukraine. World J Surg 46(10):2476-2486, 2022. PMID: None.
- Yang M, McClure A, Wanis KN, Vogt K, Van Koughnett JA, Ott M, Vinden C. From Formation to Closure - Aggregate Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Defunctioning Loop Ileostomies. Dis Colon Rectum 65(9):1135-1142, 2022. PMID: None.
- Welten VM, Wanis KN, Madenci AL, Fields AC, Lu PW, Malizia RA, Yoo J, Goldberg JE, Irani JL, Bleday R, Melnitchouk N. The Effect of Facility Volume on Survival Following Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer. J Gastrointest Surg 26(1):150-160, 2022. PMID: None.
- Hawel JDE, Patel R, Peters T, Wanis K, Naidu A, Xu R, Elnahas AI, Alkhamesi NA, Schlachta CM. Colonic displacement as a marker of endoscopic skill: development of a novel tool for endoscopy training. Surg Endosc 36(5):3169-3177, 2022. PMID: None.
- Madenci AL, Wanis KN, Cooper Z, Subramanian SV, Haneuse S, Hofman A, Hernán M. Comparison of Mortality Risk With Different Surgeon and Hospital Operative Volumes Among Individuals Undergoing Pancreatectomy by Emulating Target Trials in US Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Netw Open 5(3):e221766, 2022. PMID: None.
- Madenci AL, Wanis KN, Cooper Z, Haneuse S, Subramanian SV, Hofman A, Hernán MA. Strengthening Health Services Research Using Target Trial Emulation: An Application to Volume-Outcomes Studies. Am J Epidemiol 190(11):2453-2460, 2021. PMID: None.
- Sharma G, Madenci AL, Wanis KN, Comment LA, Lotto CE, Shah SK, Ozaki CK, Subramanian SV, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Belkin M. Association and Interplay of Surgeon and Hospital Volume with Mortality Following Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in the Modern Era. Journal of Vascular Surgery 73(5):1593-1602, 2021. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Linecker M, Madenci AL, Müller PC, Nüssler N, Brusadin R, Robles-Campos R, Hahn O, Serenari M, Jovine E, Lehwald N, Knoefel WT, Reese T, Oldhafer K, de Santibañes M, Ardiles V, Lurje G, Capelli R, Enne M, Ratti F, Aldrighetti L, Zhurbin AS, Voskanyan S, Machado M, Kitano Y, Adam R, Chardarov N, Skipenko O, Ferri V, Vicente E, Tomiyama K, Hernandez-Alejandro R. Variation in complications and mortality following ALPPS at early-adopting centers. HPB 23(1):46-55, 2021. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Sarvet A, Ruffolo LI, Levstik MA, Tomiyama K, Al‐Judaibi BM, Stensrud MJ, Hernandez‐Alejandro R. Estimating the effect of increasing utilization of living donor liver transplantation using observational data. Transplant Int 34(4):648-656, 2021. PMID: None.
- Sonderman KA, Wolf LL, Madenci AL, Kwon NK, Armstrong LB, Wanis KN, Taylor K, Uribe-Leitz T, Koehlmoos TP, Jr RR, Weil BR, Weldon CB, Haider AH, Rice-Townsend SE. Opioid prescription patterns for children following laparoscopic appendectomy. Ann Surg 272(6):1149-1157, 2020. PMID: None.
- Sarvet AL, Wanis KN, Stensrud MJ, Hernán MA. A Graphical Description of Partial Exchangeability. Epidemiology 31(3):365-368, 2020. PMID: None.
- Maley JH, Wanis KN, Young JG, Celi LA. Mortality prediction models, causal effects, and end-of-life decision making in the intensive care unit. BMJ Health Care Inform 27(3):e100220, 2020. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Madenci AL, Hernán MA, Murray EJ. Adjusting for adherence in randomized trials when adherence is measured as a continuous variable: An application to the Lipid Research Clinics Coronary Primary Prevention Trial. Clin Trials 17(5):570-575, 2020. PMID: None.
- Tun-Abraham ME, Wanis K, Garcia-Ochoa C, Sela N, Sharma H, Al Hasan I, Quan D, Al-Judaibi B, Levstik M, Hernandez-Alejandro R. Can we reduce ischemic cholangiopathy rates in donation after cardiac death liver transplantation after 10 years of practice? Canadian single-centre experience. Can J Surg 62(1):44-51, 2019. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Madenci AL, Dokus MK, Orloff MS, Levstik MA, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Hernán MA. The meaning of confounding adjustment in the presence of multiple versions of treatment: an application to organ transplantation. Eur J Epidemiol 34(3):225-233, 2019. PMID: None.
- Szmulewicz A, Wanis KN, Gripper A, Angriman F, Hawel J, Elnahas A, Alkhamesi NA, Schlachta CM. Mental health quality of life after bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Clin Obes 9(1):e12290, 2019. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Maleyeff L, Van Koughnett JAM, Colquhoun PHD, Ott M, Leslie K, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Kim JJ. Health and Economic Impact of Intensive Surveillance for Distant Recurrence After Curative Treatment of Colon Cancer: A Mathematical Modeling Study. Dis Colon Rectum 62(7):872-881, 2019. PMID: None.
- Smith S, White J, Wanis KN, Beckett A, McAlister VC, Hilsden R. The effectiveness of junctional tourniquets: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 86(3):532-539, 2019. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Madenci AL, Dokus MK, Tomiyama K, Al-Judaibi BM, Hernán MA, Hernandez-Alejandro R. The effect of the opioid epidemic on donation after cardiac death transplantation outcomes. Transplantation 103(5):973-979, 2019. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Ott M, Van Koughnett JAM, Colquhoun P, Brackstone M. Long-term oncological outcomes following emergency resection of colon cancer. Int J Colorectal Dis 33(11):1525-1532, 2018. PMID: None.
- Zener R, Istl AC, Wanis KN, Hocking D, Kachura J, Alshehri S, Mujoomdar A, Latosinsky S, Wireman D. Thirty-day complication rate of percutaneous gastrojejunostomy and gastrostomy tube insertion using a single-puncture, dual-anchor technique. Clin Imaging 50(None):104-108, 2018. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Ardiles V, Alvarez FA, Tun-Abraham ME, Linehan D, de Santibanes E, Hernandez-Alejandro R. Intermediate-term Survival and Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with Advanced Colorectal Liver Metastases Undergoing ALPPS. Surgery 163(4):691-697, 2018. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Pineda K, Tun-Abraham M, Yeoman J, Welch S, Vogt K, Van Koughnett JA, Ott M, Hernandez-Alejandro R. Management of colorectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases: impact of multidisciplinary case conference review. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr 6(3):162-169, 2017. PMID: None.
- Murphy PB, Wanis K, Schlachta CM, Alkhamesi NA. Systematic review on recent advances in the surgical management of rectal prolapse. Minerva Chir 72(1):71-80, 2017. PMID: None.
- Al-Hasan I, Tun-Abraham ME, Wanis KN, Garcia-Ochoa C, Aljudaibi B, Levstik M, Hernandez-Alejandro R. Optimizing associated liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy outcomes: Surgical experience or appropriate patient selection?. Can J Surg 60(6):408-415, 2017. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Patel SVB, Brackstone M. Do moderate surgical treatment delays influence survival in colon cancer?. Dis Colon Rectum 60(12):1241-1249, 2017. PMID: None.
- Coffey JC, Wanis KN, Monbaliu D, Gilbo N, Selzner M, Vachharajani N, Levstik MA, Marquez M, Doyle MM, Pirenne J, Grant D, Heimbach JK, Chapman W, Vogt K, Hernandez-Alejandro R. The Influence of functional warm ischemia time on DCD Liver Transplant Recipients’ Outcomes. Clin Transplant 31(10):None, 2017. PMID: None.
- Hasselgren K, Malago M, Vyas S, Robles-Campos R, Brusadin R, Linecker M, Petrowsky H, Clavien PA, Machado MA, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Wanis KN, Sandstrom P, Bjornsson B. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy does not affect Future Liver Remnant (FLR) growth and outcomes of ALPPS. Surgery 161(5):1255-1265, 2017. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Emmerton-Coughlin HM, Coughlin S, Foley N, Vinden C. Systemic metronidazole may not reduce post-hemorrhoidectomy pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Dis Colon Rectum 60(4):446-455, 2017. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Buac S, Linecker M, Ardiles V, Tun-Abraham ME, Robles-Campos R, Malago M, de Santibanes E, Clavien PA, Hernandez-Alejandro R. Patient survival after simultaneous ALPPS and colorectal resection. World J Surg 41(4):1119-1125, 2017. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Kanthan R. Diagnostic and prognostic features in adrenocortical carcinoma: a single institution case series and review of the literature. World J Surg Oncol 13(None):117, 2015. PMID: None.
- Wanis K, Haimanot S, Kanthan R. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Review of Technique and Clinical Indications. J Gastroint Dig Syst 4(None):280, 2014. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Hunter AM, Harington MB, Groot G. Impact of an acute care surgery service on timeliness of care and surgeon satisfaction at a Canadian academic hospital: a retrospective study. World J Emerg Surg 9(1):4, 2014. PMID: None.
- Wanis K, Oucharek J, Groot G. Quality of thyroid referrals in Saskatchewan. Qual Prim Care 21(4):247-52, 2013. PMID: None.
- Wanis KN, Stensrud MJ, Sarvet AS. Separable effects for adherence. American J Epidemiol None(None):None. PMID: None.
- Messinger CJ, Bateman BT, Wanis KN. Emulating target trials to study perioperative and critical care interventions with observational data: promise and limitations. Anesthesiology None(None):None. PMID: None.
Book Chapters
- Wanis KN, Nghiem BT, Hernandez-Alejandro R. ALPPS for CRLM – short- and long-term results. In: Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: A Comprehensive Guide to Management. None. Springer, None, 2020.
- Wanis KN, Hernandez-Alejandro R. Two-staged Approach to Liver Resection. In: Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors. None. Springer, None, 2018.
- Hernandez-Alejandro R, Wanis KN. A Patient with Colorectal Cancer and Synchronous Liver Metastases: Simultaneous Resection of Primary and Metastases. In: Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery: Practical Management of Dilemmas. None. Beaux Books, None, 2018.
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2024. Comparative Effectiveness in Settings with Nonadherence. Invited. Health Services Research Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Causal effects of sustained treatments: beyond intention-to-treat and per-protocol effects. Invited. Department of Biostatistics Guest Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2019. Emulating Target Trials of Organ Transplantation. None. 3rd Kolokotrones Workshop on Data Science. Boston, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. Assumption Dysfunction: Dealing with Methodologic Assumptions When Using Imperfect Data. None. Society of Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting. Boston, US.
- 2025. Single World Intervention Graphs (SWIGs) for the practicing epidemiologist. None. Society of Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting. Boston, US.
- 2025. Predicting Pathologic N2 Breast Cancer in Pre- and Post-Menopausal Patients With Positive Sentinel Lymph Nodes. Conference. Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting. Tampa, US.
- 2024. Interventionalist interpretations of studies involving compound treatments. Conference. Society of Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting. Austin, US.
- 2024. Separable effects for adherence. Conference. Society of Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting. Austin, US.
- 2024. Bridging data to decisions: The Who, What When, and Why or Public Health Choices. Invited. Society of Epidemiologic Research Online Webinar, US.
- 2024. The utility of frozen section diagnosis following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with clinical node negative HER2-positive or triple negative breast cancer. Conference. The American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting. Orlando, US.
- 2024. Clinical outcomes in BRCA mutation carriers treated with breast conserving therapy. Conference. Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting. Atlanta, US.
- 2023. The role of grace periods in comparative effectiveness studies of different medications. Conference. Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting. Portland, US.
International Presentations
- 2024. Discussing quality improvement interventions to reduce anastomotic leaks. Panelist, US.
- 2023. Interpretational errors in causal inference and how to avoid them. Panelist, US.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified February 13, 2025