Research Vision:

My approach to research directly relates to how it could impact the complex medical and surgical problems my patients face on a day-to-day basis. I strive to discover practical answers to a given problem and maximize collaboration amongst disciplines to achieve goals and encourage innovation.

Research Areas:

• Colorectal cancer

• Inflammatory bowel disease and diverticulitis

• Human microbiome

Research Publications:

1. Bobel MC, Altman A, Gaertner WB. Immunofluorescence in Robotic Colon and Rectal Surgery. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2021 Sep;34(5):338-344. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1729866. Epub 2021 Sep 3. PMID: 34504405; PMCID: PMC8416333.

2. Goffredo P, Khan A, Mott SL, Jensen C, Madoff R, Gaertner W, You N, Hassan I. Total Neoadjuvant Therapy versus Standard Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Comparison of Short- and Long-term Oncologic Outcomes. Ann Surg. 2021 Aug 4. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005141. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34353995.

3. Fernandez LM, São Julião GP, Figueiredo NL, Beets GL, van der Valk MJM, Bahadoer RR, Hilling DE, Meershoek-Klein Kranenbarg E, Roodvoets AGH, Renehan AG, van de Velde CJH, Habr-Gama A, Perez RO; International Watch & Wait Database Consortium. Conditional recurrence-free survival of clinical complete responders managed by watch and wait after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer in the International Watch & Wait Database: a retrospective, international, multicentre registry study. Lancet Oncol. 2021 Jan;22(1):43-50. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30557-X. Epub 2020 Dec 11. PMID: 33316218.

4. Boegel KH, Gaertner W, Sharma S, Sanghvi T, Spilseth B. Spectrum of Early Postoperative Multidetector Computed Tomography Findings Following Cytoreductive Surgery With Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2020 Jan/Feb;44(1):124-130. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000950. PMID: 31939893.

5. Glasgow SC, Gaertner W, Stewart D, Davids J, Alavi K, Paquette IM, Steele SR, Feingold DL. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Appendiceal Neoplasms. Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 Dec;62(12):1425-1438. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001530. PMID: 31725580.