KathleenKChristiansMD
General Surgery • Milwaukee, WIHepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery
Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery at Medical College of Wisconsin/Froedtert Hospital
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Office
Froedtert/Medical College of WI
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226Phone+1 414-955-1438Fax+1 414-955-0197
Education & Training
Hong Kong UniversityHPB, Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, 2003 - 2004
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1998
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
WI State Medical License 1994 - 2025- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Pancreas Cancer: Molecular Profiling as a Guide to Therapy Before and After Surgery ("Personalized Medicine") Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
- PurIST Classification-Guided Adaptive Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy by RNA Expression Profiling of EUS Aspiration Samples Start of enrollment: 2021 Apr 01
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 15 citationsDiagnostic laparoscopy should be performed before definitive resection for pancreatic cancer: a financial argumentThejus T. Jayakrishnan, Hasan Nadeem, Ryan T. Groeschl, Ben George, James P. Thomas
HPB. 2015-02-01 - 140 citationsNeoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX for Borderline Resectable Pancreas Cancer: A New Treatment Paradigm?Kathleen K. Christians, Susan Tsai, Anna Mahmoud, Paul S. Ritch, James P. Thomas
The Oncologist. 2014-03-01 - 22 citationsIs Adjuvant Therapy Necessary for All Patients with Localized Pancreatic Cancer Who Have Received Neoadjuvant TherapyChad A. Barnes, Ashley N. Krepline, Mohammed Aldakkak, Callisia N. Clarke, Kathleen K. Christians
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2017-08-28
Journal Articles
- Elective Regional Therapy Treatment for Hepatic AdenomaHarveshp Mogal, Susan Tsai, Callisia N Clarke, Kathleen K Christians, Annals of Surgical Oncology
Professional Memberships
- Member
- AHPBAMember
- IHPBAMember
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