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Office
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Department Of Surgery
Milwaukee, WI 53226Phone+1 414-955-5783Fax+1 414-955-0087
Education & Training
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1995 - 1996
- Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1994
- University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 1996 - 2025
- WI State Medical License 1989 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 1994 - 1996
- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2008, 2010-2014
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2007, 2009-2013
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Traveling Long Distances for Rectal Cancer Care: Institutional Outcomes and Patient Experiences.Kent J Peterson, Melissa K Drezdzon, Rodney Sparapani, Jed F Calata, Timothy J Ridolfi
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024-10-01 - Lending a hand: The utility of hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery in diverticulitis with fistula.Melissa K Drezdzon, Jed F Calata, Carrie Y Peterson, Mary F Otterson, Kirk A Ludwig
Surgery. 2024-03-01 - Going for Broke: The Impact of Cost of Living on Surgery Resident Stipend Value.Melissa K Drezdzon, Norah J Cowley, Daniel P Sweeney, Carrie Y Peterson, Timothy J Ridolfi
Annals of Surgery. 2023-12-01
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