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Office
736 Cambridge St
Boston, MA 02135Phone+1 617-789-3000Fax+1 502-479-4140
Summary
- I am board certified in General Surgery and Colon and Rectal Surgery but have recently retired my clinical practice. I am the DIO for both St. Elizabeth's and Carney Hospital and oversee their graduate medical education programs.
Education & Training
- Lahey ClinicResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1983 - 1984
- Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1977 - 1983
- Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 1977
- Brown UniversityScB, General Honors, 1973
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 1982 - 2023
- ME State Medical License 2004 - 2021
- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2007, 2010-2019
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
- Patient’s Choice Award 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citationsStenting for obstructing colon cancer: fewer complications and colostomies.Allan Mabardy, Peter E. Miller, Rachel Goldstein, Joseph J. Coury, Alan W. Hackford
JSLS. 2015-01-01 - 33 citationsProspective study comparing imipenem-cilastatin with clindamycin and gentamicin for the treatment of serious surgical infections.Alan W. Hackford, Francis P. Tally, Randolph B. Reinhold, Michael Barza, Sherwood L. Gorbach
Archives of Surgery. 1988-03-01 - 11 citationsA practical mortality risk score for emergent colectomy.Reza Kermani, Joseph J. Coury, Haisar Dao, Justin Lee, Peter E. Miller
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2013-04-01
Journal Articles
- Elective Surgery for Hemorrhoidal Complaints: The Decision to OperateHackford A, Lamb MN, Miller P, Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery, 6/1/2013
- Skeletal Muscle Metastases in a Patient with Neuroendocrine TumorWilhelmina delos Santos-Cabalona, MD, Olga N. Kozyreva, MD, Ashley Davidoff MD, Gail Wolfe MD, Alan Hackford, MD, 1/1/2013
- A Practical Mortality Risk Score for Colectomy in the Critically Ill PatientReza Kermani MD, Joseph J. Coury Jr. MD, Haisar Dao MD, Justin Lee MD, Peter E. Miller MD, Satyadeep Bhattacharya MD, and Alan Hackford MD, Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Detection of Human papillomavirus in anal lesions by in situ hybridization and correlation with morphological findingsTheodoros Kelesidis, MD, Alan Hackford, MD, Leo S. Aish MD, PhD, Irene S. Aish, PhD, 47th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 10/1/2009
- Outpatient Anorectal Surgery: Is there an Ideal Anesthetic?Roman Schumann, Zafar Siddiqui, Alan Hackford, William Denman, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 11/16/2006
- Hemorrhoids can be a Source of Obscure GI Bleeding that Requires TransfusionAhmer M. Ibrahim, Alan W. Hackford, Young-Mee Lee & David R. Cave, Annual Scientific Meeting American College of Gastroenterology, Orlando, FL, 10/29/2004
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Lectures
- Surgical Treatment in Crohn’s Disease: Trends 2005-2008Washington, DC - 10/8/2013
- Predictive Factors of Ureteral Injury in Colorectal SurgeryPhoenix, AZ - 4/29/2013
- Surveillance with Office-based Anoscopy Prevents Progression of Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia to Invasive Cancer in High-Risk MalesChicago, IL - 9/30/2012
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Professional Memberships
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- Fellow
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