
Virgilio Valeriano George MD EMBA
Division Chief of Colorectal Surgery Department of Surgery. Associate Professor, Medical University South Carolina Charleston
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8992 University BlvdCharleston, SC 29406
Phone+1 843-792-8999
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Education & Training
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2006 - 2007
- Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2006
- Lisandro Alvarado Western University School of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- IN State Medical License 2006 - 2025
- SC State Medical License 2015 - 2025
- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Laparoscopic-Assisted Resection or Open Resection in Treating Patients With Rectal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
- Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of E-101 Solution for Preventing Surgical Site Infections After Colorectal Surgery Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 10
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsGuideline-Concordant Extended Pharmacologic Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Utilization After Colorectal Cancer Resection Is Low Regardless of Patient Factors or Ho...Colleen A Donahue, Daniel L Brinton, Alexander T Booth, Maggie L Westfal, Virgilio George
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2025-04-01 - Extended Pharmacologic Prophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolism After Colon Cancer Surgery Is Associated With Improved Long-term Survival: A Natural Experiment in the Ch...Alexander Booth, Daniel Brinton, Colleen Donahue, Maggie Westfal, Virgilio George
Annals of Surgery. 2024-10-01 - 1 citationsSelective type & screen for elective colectomy based on a transfusion risk score may generate substantial cost savings.Alexander T Booth, Shelby Allen, Vlad V Simianu, Christine C Jensen, Marc L Schermerhorn
Surgical Endoscopy. 2022-12-01
Authored Content
- Rectal Cancer Watch-and-Wait Management: Experience of 545 Patients From the US Rectal Cancer Research GroupFebruary 2025
Press Mentions
- The August Issue Is Out! Find Out the Top Reasons to Read the August Issue of Diseases of the Colon and RectumJuly 16th, 2021
- Doctors Urge Screenings for Colon CancerMarch 31st, 2016
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- Spanish
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- Musc school medicine https://education.musc.edu/MUSCApps/FacultyDirectory/George-Virgilio
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