
Dr. Jonathan E Efron M.D.
Colon and Rectal Surgeon
5779 E Mayo Blvd Phoenix AZ, 85054About
Dr. Jonathan Efron is a colon and rectal surgeon practicing in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Efron specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. As a colon and rectal surgeon, Dr. Efron often treats conditions like rectal cancer, colon cancer, hemorrhoids, anal fissures and diverticulitis. Colon and rectal surgeons may be referred to you by your gastroenterologist if your doctor believes you need a surgical procedure.
Education and Training
Univ of Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1993
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The SECCA procedure: a new therapy for treatment of fecal incontinence.
- Surgical management of pouch-vaginal fistula after restorative proctocolectomy.
- Laparoscopic rectopexy.
- Early experience with the bioabsorbable anal fistula plug.
- Laparoscopic ileal pouch-anal anastomosis reduces abdominal and pelvic adhesions.
- Effect of perioperative immunosuppressive medication on early outcome in Crohn's disease patients.
- Preoperative optimization of Crohn's disease.
- Screening for colorectal cancer.
- To stent or not to stent: that is the question.
- Prospective evaluation of a single-sided innervated gluteal artery perforator flap for reconstruction of extensive and recurrent pilonidal sinus disease: functional, aesthetic, and patient-reported long-term outcomes.
- National disparities in laparoscopic colorectal procedures for colon cancer.
- Technology and health information technology in colorectal surgery: electronic literature support.
- Clinicopathologic Presentation and Natural History of Anorectal Melanoma: A Case Series of 18 Patients.
- Wound healing in nude mice: a study on the regulatory role of lymphocytes in
- Time to Chemotherapy After Abdominoperineal Resection: Comparison Between Primary Closure and Perineal Flap Reconstruction.
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