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Susan Gearhart, MD, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Baltimore, MD

SusanLGearhartMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery Baltimore, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    600 N Wolfe St
    Baltimore, MD 21287
    Phone+1 410-955-5464

Summary

  • Dr. Susan Gearhart is a colorectal surgeon in Baltimore, MD and is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and has been in practice 24 years. She is experienced in inflammatory bowel disease, radiation oncology, and pelvic floor.

Education & Training

  • Hopkins School of Education
    Hopkins School of EducationM.Ed., Health Professional, 2017
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2001 - 2002
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 2000
  • Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
    Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1993
  • Calvin College Health Center
    Calvin College Health CenterB.S., 1985 - 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2000 - 2026
  • American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Excellence in Teamwork Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, 2016
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Safety of Outpatient Stoma Closure: On the Verge of a Paradigm Shift?  
    James P Taylor, Sandy H Fang, Bashar Safar, Sophia Y Chen, David Yu, Susan L Gearhart, Jonathan E Efron, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
  • Risk factors for wound complications after abdominoperinal resection: analysis of the ACS NSQIP database  
    Althumairi AA, Canner JK, Gearhart SL, Safar B, Fang SH, Wick EC, Efron JE, Colorectal Dis, 1/14/2016
  • Reduction of Costs for Pelvic Exenteration Performed by High Volume Surgeons: Analysis of the Maryland Health Service Cost Review Commission Database  
    Althumairi AA, Canner JK, Gorin MA, Fang SH, Gearhart SL, Wick EC, Safar B, Bivalacqua TJ, Efron JE, Am Surg, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Early Quality of Life for Endoluminal Brachytherapy for the Treatment of Rectal Cancer 
    Boston, MA - 1/1/2015
  • Predictors of Response Following Endoluminal Brachytherapy 
    Boston, MA - 1/1/2015
  • Approaches to Complex Anal Fistula Disease: Outcomes and My Preferred Options 
    Boston, MA - 1/1/2015
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Other

  • Disorders of Defecation in Women 
    Gearhart SL, Womens Health

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