KarenA.ChojnackiMD
General Surgery • Philadelphia, PAProfessor of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University
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Office
1100 Walnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19107Phone+1 215-955-6750Fax+1 215-923-8222
Education & Training
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2000
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2000 - Present
PA State Medical License 1996 - 2024- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2011
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2011-2012
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- A Randomized Trial of Two Surgical Techniques for Pancreaticojejunostomy in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy Start of enrollment: 2006 May 25
- Intraoperative Celiac Plexus Neurolysis for Patients With Operable Pancreatic and Periampullary Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
- An Evaluation of a New Technique Utilizing a Biologic Glue and Tissue Patch to Seal the Cut Edge of the Pancreas Following Removal of the Tail of the Pancreas Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 50 citationsMinimally invasive esophagectomy provides significant survival advantage compared with open or hybrid esophagectomy for patients with cancers of the esophagus and gast...Francesco Palazzo, Ernest L. Rosato, Asadulla Chaudhary, Nathaniel R. Evans, Jocelyn Sendecki
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2015-04-01 - 69 citationsPancreatic VIPomas: subject review and one institutional experience.Amir A. Ghaferi, Karen A. Chojnacki, William D. Long, John L. Cameron, Charles J. Yeo
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2008-02-01 - 20 citationsCombined hepatic arterial embolization and hepatic ablation for unresectable colorectal metastases to the liver.Zhi Ven Fong, Francesco Palazzo, Laurence Needleman, Daniel B. Brown, David J. Eschelman
The American Surgeon. 2012-11-01
Journal Articles
- Persistently Elevated Serum Lactate Levels 48 Hours Postoperatively Predict Increased Complications After EsophagectomyMona Taleb, Francesco Palazzo, Karen A Chojnacki, Adam C Berger, Ernest L Rosato, Journal of The American College of Surgeons
Authored Content
- Persistently Elevated Serum Lactate Levels 48 Hours Postoperatively Predict Increased Complications After EsophagectomyOctober 2018
- Comprehensive Multicenter Graduate Surgical Education Initiative Incorporating Entrustable Professional Activities, Continuous Quality Improvement Cycles, and a Web-Based Platform to Enhance Teaching and LearningMarch 2018
- Comprehensive Multicenter Graduate Surgical Education Initiative Incorporating Entrustable Professional Activities, Continuous Quality Improvement Cycles, and a Web-Based Platform to Enhance Teaching and LearningMarch 2018
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