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Sandra J. Beck M.D

Principal hospital base:
Allegheny General Hospital

Current professional and academic appointments (Include starting date):

2002 - Present:   Attending Surgeon, Allegheny General Hospital, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate medical education (including dates and degrees):

1995:   M.D., Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH

Postgraduate medical education (including dates of internships, residencies, fellowships, etc.):

1995 - 1996:   General Surgery Internship, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
1996 - 1998:   General Surgery Junior Resident, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
1998 - 1999:   General Surgery Laboratory Research, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
1999 - 2000:   General Surgery Senior Resident, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
2000 - 2001:   General Surgery Chief Resident, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
2001 - 2002:   Fellow in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

Research activities:
Preceptor for resident research. Participate in Multi-Institutional Trials.

Prospective randomized trials:

Celebrezze JP, Bergamaschi R, Medich D, Jones S. Sigma Trial: Comparison of Lapraoscopic vs. Open Sigmoid Colectomy for Diverticulitis: A prospectively randomized trial. (Submitted for IRB approval) Funded by Ethicon

Celebrezze J, Medich D, Jones S. Functional and Manometic Comparison of Prospectively Randomized Coloplasty Pouch Construction in Low Colorectal and Coloanal Anastomosis Versus Straight and Colonic J Pouch Low Colorectal and Coloanal Anastomosis. (Multi-Institution) In progress.

Recent publications and presentations:

Peer-reviewed publications (i.e., journal articles)

Garofalo TE, Delaney CP, Jones SM, Remzi FH, Fazio VW. Rectal advancement flap repair of rectourethral fistula: a 20 year experience. Dis Colon Rectum. 2003 Jun;46(6):762-9.

Jones SM, Roh MS. Results of surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Treat Res. 2001;109:59-75. Review.

Other publications (i.e., non-peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, etc.)

Book Chapter - Jones SM, and Roh MS. Results of Surgical Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. In: Talamonti MS and Pappas SG, ed. Liver-Directed Therapies Primary and Metatstatic Liver Tumors. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell, MA.

National/regional presentations

Jones SM, Gagne D, Malay MB, Fowler DL, Macherey RS, Landreneau RJ. Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Prior to Transhiatal Esophagectomy. Presented at the Third Annual C. Walton Lillehie Rsident Forum Session, The American Association of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto, Canada, May 2000.



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