Dr. Susan L Gearhart M.D.
Surgeon
1800 Orleans St Baltimore MD, 21287Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Susan Gearhart is a general surgeon practicing in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Gearhart specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Gearhart provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Board Certification
Colon & Rectal SurgeryAmerican Board of Colon & Rectal SurgeryABCRS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Symptomatic hemorrhoids.
- Symptomatic hemorrhoids.
- Improved staging with pretreatment positron emission tomography/computed tomography in low rectal cancer.
- An initial evaluation of pelvic floor function and quality of life of bladder exstrophy patients after ureterosigmoidostomy.
- Disparities in colon cancer presentation and in-hospital mortality in Maryland: a ten-year review.
- Efficacy of preoperative combined 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography for assessing primary rectal cancer response to neoadjuvant therapy.
- Postoperative venous thromboembolism rates vary significantly after different types of major abdominal operations.
- Epigenetic regulation of WNT signaling pathway genes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) associated neoplasia.
- A case of gastrointestinal stromal tumor diagnosed on prostate biopsy.
- Effect of race and insurance status on presentation, treatment, and mortality in patients undergoing surgery for diverticulitis.
- Surgical site infections and cost in obese patients undergoing colorectal surgery.
- Readmission rates and cost following colorectal surgery.
- Teaching and assessing technical proficiency in surgical subspecialty fellowships.
- Rectal imaging: part 1, High-resolution MRI of carcinoma of the rectum at 3 T.
- TEMS for Rectal Adenomas: Comment on "Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery in Small, Large, and Giant Rectal Adenomas".
Treatments
- Colorectal Cancer (colon Cancer), Colon Surgery, Colorectal Problems And More
Fellowships
- Cleveland Clinic / Colorectal Surgery 2002
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Johns Hopkins Medicine
1800 Orleans St -Baltimore, MD 21287Get Direction
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