Surgery

John W. Cromwell, MD

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Director, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Minimally-Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
Surgical Director, James A. Clifton Center for Digestive Diseases
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery  - Gastrointestinal, Minimally-invasive and Bariatric Surgery

Contact Information

Primary Office: 4601 JCP
Iowa City, IA 52242
Primary Office Phone: 319-384-7359

Email: john-cromwell@uiowa.edu

Education

BS, Chemistry, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
MD, University of Minnesota Medical School

Fellowship, Surgical Infectious Disease, University of Minnesota Hospital & Clinics
Fellowship, Research, University of Minnesota Cancer Center
Residency, General Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospital & Clinics
Fellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals

Licensure and Certifications

Iowa Permanent License
State of Tennessee Medical License (inactive)
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery
Diplomate, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Fellow, American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons

Research Summary

Dr. Cromwell conducts clinical research related to complex medical systems.

Selected Publications

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Is the abdominal repair of rectal prolapse safer than perineal repair in the highest risk patients? An NSQIP analysis..  Fang S, Cromwell J, Wilkins K, Eisenstat T, Notaro J, Alva S, Bustami R, Chinn B.  Diseases of the Colon & Rectum.  2012  November; 55 (11) :1167-72.

Medical & Surgical Management of Defecatory Disorders.  Cromwell J, Rao S, Schey  R.  American Journal of Gastroenterology.  2012  August.

Treatment of rectal cancer.  Cromwell J, Marcet  J, Santiago  L.  N Engl J Med.  2006  December; 355 (23) :2487-8.

The alpha-2 and alpha-3 integrins are required for morphologic differentiation of an intestinal epithelial cell line.  Cromwell J, Garcia-Aguilar  J, Zhang  X, Kunjummen  B, Yee  D.  Surgery.  2003  April (2nd Quarter/Spring); 133 (4) :429-37.

Treatment of locally recurrent rectal cancer.  Cromwell J, Rothenberger  , Garcia-Aguilar  J, Marra  C, Lee  S, Madoff  R.  Dis Colon Rectum.  2001  December; 44 (12) :1743-8.

Pelvic wall involvement denotes a poor prognosis in T4 rectal cancer.  Cromwell J, Garcia-Aguilar  , Yiu  , Wong  S, Madoff  R, Rothenberger  D.  Dis Colon Rectum.  2001  November; 44 (11) :1676-81.

The molecular basis of cancer metastasis.  Cromwell J, Garcia-Aguilar  .  Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery.  1998  March.

Combined rapamycin and cyclosporine immunosuppression in a procine renal transplant model.  Cromwell J, Mastas  A, Granger  D, Canafax  D.  Transplant Proc.  1996  April (2nd Quarter/Spring); 28 (2) :984.

Prolongation of renal allograft survival in a large animal model by oral rapamycin monotherapy.  Cromwell J, Matas  , Granger  D, Chen  S, Goswitz  , Morrow  D, Beierle  F, Sehgal  S, Canafax  D.  Transplantation.  1995  January (1st Quarter/Winter); 59 (2) :183-6.

Prolongation of cardiac xenograft survival by depletion of complement.  Cromwell J, Matas  A, Leventhal  J, Dalmasso  , Platt  J, Manivel  C, Bolman 3rd R.  Transplantation.  1993  April (2nd Quarter/Spring); 55 (4) :857-65.

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