Joshua I.S. Bleier, M.D.

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Professor of Clinical Surgery
Active Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Course Co-Director, SU200, General Surgical Clerkship, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Course Director, SU309, Colorectal Surgery Sub-Internship, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), Philadelphia, PA
Section Chief, Colorectal Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Program Director, Colorectal Fellowship, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Chair, Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery
Penn Medicine Washington Square
800 Walnut Street, 20th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Office: 215-829-2085
Fax: 215-829-5350
Email: joshua.bleier@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (Biology)
University of Pennsylvania College of Arts & Sciences , 1996.
 M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2000.
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Selected Publications

Sharon C, Bleier JI: An evidence based approach: Management of the patient with rectal cancer presenting with synchronous liver metastasis. Difficult Decisions in Colorectal Surgery 2d Edition. Umanskiy K, Hyman N (eds.). New York: Springer, 2023 (in press).

 Montroni I, Ugolini G, Saur NM, Rostoft S, Spinelli A, Van Leeuwen BL, De Liguori Carino N, Ghignone F, Jaklitsch MT, Kenig J, Garutti A, Zingaretti C, Foca F, Vertogen B, Nanni O, Wexner SD, Audisio RA; SIOG Surgical Task Force/ESSO GOSAFE Study Group: Predicting functional recovery and quality of life in older patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery: Real-world data from the International GOSAFE Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology June 30 2023 (Epub) Notes: Dr. Bleier a member of the SIOG Surgical Task Force/ESSO GOSAFE Study Group; doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.02195.

 Steele SR, Maykel JA, Lightner AL, Bleier JIS: Textbook. Steele’s Colon and Rectal Surgery, First Edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2023.

 Montroni I, Ugolini G, Saur NM, Rostoft S, Spinelli A, Van Leeuwen BL, De Liguori Carino N, Ghignone F, Jaklitsch MT, Somasundar P, Garutti A, Zingaretti C, Foca F, Vertogen B, Nanni O, Wexner SD, Audisio RA; SIOG Surgical Task Force/ESSO GOSAFE Study Group: Quality of life in older adults after major cancer surgery: The GOSAFE International Study. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 114(7): 969-978, July 11 2022 Notes: Dr. Bleier a member of the SIOG Surgical Task Force/ESSO GOSAFE Study Group.

 Mayers K, Moyer J, Fejka M, Bleier J: Reducing readmissions after ileostomy creation. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 65(5): 192, May 2022 Notes: Presented at the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, ASCRS 2022, Tampa, FL, May 2022.

 Tong JK, Straker RJ, Pettke E, Shanmugan S, Saur NM, Aarons CB, Bleier JI, Mahmoud NN: Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patterns of colorectal surgical care. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 65(5): 194, May 2022 Notes: Presented at the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, ASCRS 2022, Tampa, FL, May 2022.

 Tong JK, Straker RJ, Pettke E, Shanmugan S, Saur NM, Aarons CB, Bleier JI, Mahmoud NN: Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patterns of colorectal surgical care. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 65(5): 194, May 2022 Notes: Presented at the 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Tampa, FL, May 2022.

 Mayers K, Moyer J, Fejka M, Bleier J: Reducing readmissions after ileostomy creation. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 65(5): 192, May 2022 Notes: Presented at the 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Tampa, FL, May 2022.

 Jafari MD, Bleier JI: Lower GI hemorrhage. The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 4th Edition. Steele SR, Hull TL, Hyman N, Maykel JA, Read TE, Whitlow CB (eds.). New York: Springer, Page: 699-713, 2022.

 Tong JK, Straker RJ, Shanmugan S, Booty J, Mahmoud NN, Saur NM, Bleier JI, Paulson EC: Investigating the concordance between pre-operative pelvic MRI staging and postoperative pathologic staging among patients with early rectal adenocarcinoma. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 64(5): 115, May 2021 Notes: Presented at the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, ASCRS 2021 (virtual), Apr. 2021.
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