Tsuyoshi Konishi, M.D., Ph.D., FASCRS
Department of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Clinical Interests
Colon and Rectal Cancer
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2006 | The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, JPN, PHD, Surgical Oncology |
| 1997 | The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JPN, MD, Faculty of Medicine |
Board Certifications
| 2020 | Certified Proctor of Robotic Surgery (Rectum) by the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery |
| 2018 | Board of Surgery by the Japan Surgical Society |
| 2018 | Certificate of da Vinci System Training as a Console Surgeon |
| 2010 | Board of Endoscopic Surgery (Colorectal Field) by the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery |
| 2009 | Board of Colorectal Surgery by the Japan Society of Coloproctology |
| 2008 | Board of Gastroenterological Surgery by the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery |
| 2008 | Board of Infection Control Doctor by the Japanese College of Infection Control Doctors |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Tominaga T, Yamaguchi T, Nagasaki T, Akiyoshi T, Nagayama S, Fukunaga Y, Ueno M, Konishi T. Improved oncologic outcomes with increase of laparoscopic surgery in modified complete mesocolic excision with D3 lymph node dissection for T3/4a colon cancer: results of 1191 consecutive patients during a 10-year period: a retrospective cohort study. Int J Clin Oncol 26(5):893-902, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33481157.
- van Workum F, Talboom K, Hannink G, Wolthuis A, de Lacy BF, Lefevre JH, Solomon M, Frasson M, Rotholtz N, Denost Q, Perez RO, Konishi T, Panis Y, Rosman C, Hompes R, Tanis PJ, de Wilt JHW. TreatmENT of AnastomotiC LeakagE after rectal cancer resection: the TENTACLE - Rectum study. Colorectal Dis 23(4):982-988, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33169512.
- Bellato V, Konishi T (*Co-First author & Corresponding author), Pellino G, An Y, Piciocchi A, Sensi B, Siragusa L, Khanna K, Pirozzi BM, Franceschilli M, Campanelli M, Efetov S, Sica GS, S-COVID Collaborative Group. Screening policies, preventive measures and in-hospital infection of COVID-19 in global surgical practices. J Glob Health 10(2):020507, 2020. PMID: 33110590.
- Tamegai Y, Fukunaga Y, Suzuki S, Lim DNF, Chino A, Saito S, Konishi T, Akiyoshi T, Ueno M, Hiki N, Muto T. Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) to overcome the limitations of endoscopic resection for colorectal tumors. Endosc Int Open 6(12):E1477-E1485, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30574538.
- Perez RO, São Julião GP, Vailati BB, Fernandez LM, Mattacheo AE, Konishi T. Lateral Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer in the Era of Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Step-by-Step Description for the Surgeon Unacquainted with This Complex Procedure with the Use of the Laparoscopic Approach. Dis Colon Rectum 61(10):1237-1240, 2018. PMID: 30192334.
- Hida K, Okamura R, Sakai Y, Konishi T, Akagi T, Yamaguchi T, Akiyoshi T, Fukuda M, Yamamoto S, Yamamoto M, Nishigori T, Kawada K, Hasegawa S, Morita S, Watanabe M, Japan Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery. Open versus Laparoscopic Surgery for Advanced Low Rectal Cancer: A Large, Multicenter, Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study in Japan. Ann Surg 268(2):318-324, 2018. PMID: 28628565.
- Chino A, Konishi T (*Corresponding Author), Ogura A, Kawachi H, Osumi H, Yoshio T, Kishihara T, Ide D, Saito S, Igarashi M, Akiyoshi T, Ueno M, Fujisaki J. Endoscopic criteria to evaluate tumor response of rectal cancer to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy using magnifying chromoendoscopy. Eur J Surg Oncol 44(8):1247-1253, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29731188.
- Miki H, Akiyoshi T, Ogura A, Nagasaki T, Konishi T, Fujimoto Y, Nagayama S, Noma H, Saiura A, Fukunaga Y, Ueno M. Pretreatment Serum Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Concentration Is a Predictor of Survival of Patients Who Have Undergone Curative Resection of Stage IV Rectal Cancer. Dig Surg 35(5):389-396, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28858867.
Letters to the Editor
- Konishi T, Shinozaki E.. ASO Author Reflections: Combining Intensive Neoadjuvant Therapy with Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Promising Future Strategy for Rectal Cancer with High-Risk Features. Ann Surg Oncol 26: 753-754, 2019.
- Ikeda A, Konishi T. Preoperative oral antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation for left-sided colorectal surgery. Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery 4, 2019.
- Konishi T, Watanabe T, Takei Y, Kojima T, Nagawa H. Cap polyposis: an inflammatory disorder or a spectrum of mucosal prolapse syndrome?. Gut 54: 1342-3, 2005.
- Konishi T. Why Do We Need to Know the Differences Between the East and West?. Clin Colon Rectal Surg.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified September 14, 2023