CURRICULUM VITAE
Kirk A. Ludwig MD
Kirk A. Ludwig MD
Chief, Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Colorectal Surgery
Department of Surgery
Division of Colorectal Surgery
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Froedtert West Clinics |
9200 W Wisconsin Ave |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
Phone: 414-805-5783 |
Fax: 414-955-0087 |
EDUCATION: |
1980 - 1984 B.S., Biology, John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH |
1984 - 1988 M.D., University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/1988 - 07/1994 Resident, General Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/1991 - 06/1992 Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, Digestive Disease Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
01/1993 - 06/1993 Surgical Registrar, South Warwickshire Hospital, Warwick, England |
07/1993 - 06/1994 Administrative Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/1994 - 06/1995 Laparoscopic Colorectal and Research Fellow, Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH |
07/1995 - 06/1996 Administrative Chief Resident in Colorectal Surgery, Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI |
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
07/1996 - 12/2007 Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC |
11/1996 - 12/2007 Director, Anorectal Physiology Laboratory, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC |
10/2003 - 01/2004 Interim Chief, Department of Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC |
01/2004 - 12/2007 Chief, Department of Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC |
01/2008 - Present Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
01/2008 - 06/2012 Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
01/2008 - 07/2010 Associate Program Director, Department of Surgery, General Surgery Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
01/2008 - 07/2010 Associate Director, Clinical Cancer Center, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
09/2009 - Present The Vernon O. Underwood Professor in Colon Cancer Research, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2010 - Present Cancer Liaison Physician, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2010 - Present Chief, Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2012 - Present Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
National Board of Medical Examiners | 07/1989 | None |
American Board of Surgery | 09/12/1995 | 12/31/2026 |
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery | 09/19/1998 | 12/31/2028 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
State of Wisconsin | 30451-020 | 07/01/1989 | 10/31/2023 |
State of North Carolina | 96-00989 | 07/20/1996 | 10/02/2022 |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
1991 Outstanding Junior Surgical Resident, Medical College of Wisconsin |
1992 Annual Resident Research Competition Award, Milwaukee Academy of Surgery |
1992 Alpha Omega Alpha |
1994 Outstanding Resident Surgeon, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons |
1995 Annual Resident Research Forum Award, Cleveland Surgical Society |
1995 Best Video Presentation Award, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting |
1995 Annual Resident Research Forum Award , Ohio Valley Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons |
1996 Annual Resident Research Forum Award, Cleveland Surgical Society |
1996 Outstanding Research Fellow Award, Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
1998 Young Clinician Award, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons |
1998 Best Video Presentation Award, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting |
2007 - 2020 America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connolly |
2007 - 2014 Best Doctors in America |
2007 - 2020 America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly |
2008 - 2011 Patients’ Choice Award |
2008 William Donegan Oncology Research Award |
2009 Basic Science Plenary Presentation Award, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Annual Meeting |
2009 Research in Progress Award, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons |
2010 - 2011 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2014 Top Surgeon, International Association of Healthcare Professionals |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
1988 - Present American College of Surgeons, Associate Member |
1994 - Present Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons |
1996 - Present North Carolina Medical Society |
1997 - Present American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons |
1998 - Present American Gastroenterologic Association |
1999 - Present Association of Academic Surgeons |
2000 - Present Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract |
2000 - Present American College of Surgeons (Fellow) |
2000 - 2008 North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Surgeons |
2001 - Present International Society of Digestive Surgery |
2001 - Present Society of Surgical Oncology |
2001 - Present American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (Fellow Member) |
2002 - Present Piedmont Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons |
2003 - Present American Society of Clinical Oncology |
2003 - Present American Motility Society |
2004 - 2008 North Carolina Surgical Association |
2004 - Present David C. Sabiston, Jr. Surgical Society |
2005 - Present Society of University Surgeons |
2007 - Present American Medical Association |
2008 - Present Wisconsin Surgical Society |
2008 - Present Milwaukee Academy of Surgery |
2010 - Present Milwaukee Surgical Society |
2011 - Present Central Surgical Association |
2011 - Present Multidisciplinary International Rectal Cancer Society (MIRCS) |
2012 - Present Milwaukee GI Society |
2012 - Present Milwaukee Academy of Medicine |
2019 - Present American Surgical Association |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Editorial Board |
2003 - 2004 Diseases of the Colon and Rectum-Monthly Contributor to Selected Abstracts |
2004 Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery: Volume 15(1): Retrorectal Lesions |
2005 Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery: Volume 18(3): Colon Cancer |
2010 - Present World Journal of Gastroenterology |
Journal Review |
American Journal of Gastroenterology |
Surgical Endoscopy |
Contemporary Surgery |
Journal of the American College of Surgeons |
Archives of Surgery |
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Annals of Surgical Oncology |
Annals of Surgery |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
10/1996 - 10/2007 Radiation Control and Radioactive Drug Research Committee, Duke University Medical Center |
10/1996 - 10/2007 Duke University Committee on Radiological Safety, Duke University Medical Center |
11/1996 - 11/2007 GI Tumor Study Group |
11/1996 - 11/2007 GI Team for Development of Clinical Care Paths |
11/1996 - 11/2007 Radiation Safety Committee, Duke University Medical Center |
12/1996 - 12/1999 VAMC Animal Research Committee, VAMC |
2000 - 2007 North Carolina Advisory Committee, Cancer Coordination and Control Member of Colorectal Cancer Working Group |
2003 - 2007 Resident Education Committee, Duke University Medical Center |
01/2008 - Present Cancer Center Planning Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
01/2008 - 07/2011 Resident Curriculum Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
01/2008 - 07/2011 Resident Education and Evaluation Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
06/2008 - Present Cytopathology Residency Internal Review Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/2008 - Present Southeast Wisconsin Cancer Conference Planning Committee, West Allis Memorial Hospital |
05/2009 - 06/2009 Gastroenterology Fellowship Internal Review Team Leader, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2013 - Present Cancer Service Line Steering Committee |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
1999 - 2002 Awards Committee, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons |
10/2001 - 10/2007 Colorectal Cancer Screening Panel, National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
10/2001 - 10/2007 Colon, Rectal and Anal Cancer Panel, National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
2001 - 2007 Program Committee, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons |
2002 - 2003 Chairman, Neoplastic Subcommittee, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons |
2003 - 2006 Quality Assessment & Safety Committee, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons |
05/2004 - 05/2007 Publications Committee, The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract |
2005 - Present Organizing Committee, International Rectal Cancer Consensus Conference |
12/2009 - Present Colon-Rectal / Combined Science Program Subcommittee, The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract |
2009 - 2016 Self Assessment Committee, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons |
07/2010 - Present Cancer Center Physician Liaison, ACS CoC |
2010 - Present Program Committee, The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract |
2011 - 2016 Rectal Cancer Coordinating Committee, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons |
07/2012 - 05/2013 Health Care Quality and Outcomes Committee, The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract |
09/2024 - 09/2025 Associate Examiner, The American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery |
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
Disseminated Candida Infection in the Surgical Patient, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 03/1991 |
Postoperative Myoelectric Motility Patterns in Open Versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Milwaukee Academy of Surgery, Milwaukee, WI, 03/1992 |
Right Colon Ischemia Following Trauma, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 11/1992 |
Recurrent Crohn’s Disease, Medical College of Wisconsin Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 11/1993 |
Laparoscopic Highly Selective Vagotomy for Peptic Ulcer Disease Recent Studies on Human Colonic Myoelectric Activity, Annual Spring Meeting of the Wisconsin Surgical Society, Milwaukee, WI, 04/15/1994 |
Preliminary Experience With Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery for Crohn’s Disease, Cleveland Surgical Society, Cleveland, OH, 03/1995 |
Diagnosis and Management of Acute Diverticulitis, Maria Parham Hospital, Henderson, NC, 10/07/1997 |
Anastomotic Leak: Diagnosis and Management, Maria Parham Hospital, Henderson, NC, 03/01/1998 |
Office Management of Hemorrhoids, Maria Parham Hospital, Henderson, NC, 02/09/1999 |
Sphincter Preserving Techniques for Rectal Cancer, Rex Hospital Cancer Center, Raleigh, NC, 03/07/2000 |
Colon Cancer Update, Wake Medical Center Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Raleigh, NC, 09/05/2000 |
Rectal Cancer Surgery in the Year 2000, Cancer Center Grand Rounds, Waukesha, WI, 10/17/2000 |
Colon Cancer Screening & Genetics, Franklin Regional Medical Center, Louisburg, NC, 09/18/2001 |
Common Anorectal Disorders, Halifax Regional Medical Center, South Boston, VA, 09/18/2001 |
Colon Cancer Screening, Person County Hospital, Roxboro, NC, 03/19/2002 |
Current Treatment of Rectal Cancer, Cancer Center Grand Rounds, Waukesha, WI, 09/28/2004 |
Rectal Cancer Surgery in My Time at Duke, Department of Colorectal Surgery Teaching Conference, Cleveland, OH, 05/17/2005 |
Sphincter Preserving Resection for Rectal Cancer, Grand Rounds, University of Missouri- Columbia, Columbia, MO, 08/17/2005 - 08/17/2008 |
Sphincter Sparing Resection for Rectal Cancer, Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, 03/14/2007 |
Sphincter Sparing Resection for Rectal Cancer and Related Issues, Division of Gastroenterology Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/23/2007 |
Sphincter Sparing Strategies for Rectal Cancer, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 11/08/2007 |
Current Concepts in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, 12/19/2007 |
Surgical Autonomic Denervation Results in Altered Colonic Motility: An Explanation for Low Anterior Resection Syndrome?, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/28/2008 |
Sphincter Sparing Techniques for Rectal Cancer, CME presentation, St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 06/03/2008 |
Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery: Where We Stand, CME presentation, St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 06/12/2008 |
Diverticular Disease, CME presentation, Columbia Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 06/24/2008 |
Rectal Cancer, Tumor Board, Kenosha Hospital, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 06/24/2008 |
Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer, CME presentation, Watertown Memorial Hospital, Watertown, Wisconsin, 09/04/2008 |
Colorectal Cancer Screening, St. Mary’s Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/09/2008 |
Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery: Where We Stand, CME presentation, Appleton Medical Center, Appleton, Wisconsin, 09/16/2008 |
State of the Art in Sphincter Sparing Resection for Rectal Cancer, Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, 10/03/2008 |
Postoperative Ileus: Can We Prevent It, Can We Treat It and What if it is Really a Small Bowel Obstruction?, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, 12/03/2008 |
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: The Data, The Bias, and What is Next, Milwaukee Academy of Surgery Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/28/2009 |
State of the Art in Rectal Cancer Surgery, Tumor Board – Theda Clark Medical Center, Neenah, Wisconsin, 11/19/2009 |
Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: From Bedside to Bench, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, 04/17/2013 |
Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: From Bedside to Bench, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Distinguished Alumni Lecture, Cleveland, Ohio, 11/01/2013 |
Surgical Management of UC in the Era of Biologics, IBD Update, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/15/2014 |
Panel Discussant, IBD Update, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/15/2014 |
Surgical Management of IBD, Medical Staff Education Program, Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 02/06/2015 |
Diet Advancement..gut motility and the ability to advance diets without waiting for bowel sounds, CME Grand Rounds, Kenosha Medical Center, 10/14/2015 |
Knowledge Saving Life, Department of Surgery M&M, Medical College of Wisconsin, 02/09/2022 - Present |
Regional |
Update on Bowel Obstruction, WOCN Society 38th Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 06/24/2006 - 06/25/2006 |
Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines and Treatment, Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants’ Fall Conference, Appleton, Wisconsin, 10/17/2008 |
The Role of Local Excision for Rectal Cancer: When Is It Appropriate?, Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, Wisconsin, 11/05/2011 |
Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer: Questioning the Dogma, 4th Annual Chicago Colorectal Symposium, Chicago, IL, 04/02/2016 |
National |
Intra-abdominal Canine Anatomy, Laparoscopic Right Colectomy with Intracorporeal Anastomosis, and Laparoscopic Total Abdominal Colectomy with Intracorporeal Ileorectal Anastomosis, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery Course, 11/04/1994 |
Surgery for Rectal Cancer, Cabarrus County Hospital Teleconference, Concord, NC, 11/14/1996 |
Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland, OH, 04/11/1997 |
Local Excision of Rectal Cancer, Cabarrus County Hospital Teleconference, Concord, NC, 02/12/1998 |
Sphincter Preserving Techniques for Rectal Cancer, Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, NC, 03/27/1999 |
Diagnosis and Management of GI Obstruction, Granville Medical Center, Oxford, NC, 05/18/1999 |
Diagnosis and Management of Fecal Incontinence, Hamlet Hospital, Hamlet, NC, 05/20/1999 |
Surgical Treatment for Rectal Cancer, Johnston County Medical Society, Smithfield, NC, 03/14/2000 |
Laparoscopic Stoma Creation and Closure, Sages Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 03/29/2000 |
Hand-Assisted Colorectal Resection, Sages Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 03/31/2000 |
Management of Colorectal Disease, Sages Annual Scientific Meeting, 04/01/2000 |
Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer, Piedmont Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Meeting, White Sulphur Springs, WVA, 08/11/2000 |
Sphincter Preserving Surgery for Rectal Cancer, North Carolina Surgical Association Meeting, White Sulphur Springs, WVA, 09/22/2000 |
Alternatives to APR for Rectal Cancer, Cancer Center Grand Rounds, Naples, FL, 09/27/2000 |
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Course, American Society of Colon and Rectal, Boston, MA, 01/13/2001 |
Surgical Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC, 03/10/2001 |
A Call to Action: Colon Cancer Screening, Grace Hospital, Morganton, NC, 09/20/2001 |
Small Bowel Obstruction, American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 10/11/2001 |
Cancer Genetics: FAP, HNPC: Current Screening, Surgical Options and Chemo Prevention, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center-Fall Cancer Conference, Pinehurst, NC, 10/13/2001 |
Laparoscopic Management of Crohn’s Disease, North East Society of Colorectal Surgeons Meeting, West Palm Beach, FL, 11/05/2001 |
Colon Cancer Screening, Four County Medical Society Meeting, Oxford, NC, 12/05/2001 |
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Course, St. Louis, MI, 12/08/2001 |
Colon Cancer: FAP and HNPCC, Maria Parham Hospital, Henderson, NC, 01/22/2002 |
Quality of Life in Rectal Cancer Patients Treated With Low Anterior Resection vs Abdominal Perineal Resection, Piedmont Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 03/15/2002 |
Colon Cancer: Identifying High Risk Patients, Sandshill Regional Medical Center, Hamlet, NC, 03/18/2002 |
Outpatient Loop Ileostomy Closure, North Carolina Surgical Association, Hot Springs, VA, 09/28/2002 |
Colon Cancer Genetics: Inherited Colorectal Cancer Syndromes, Wake Medical Center-Medical Grand Rounds, Raleigh, North CA, 10/01/2002 |
Sphincter Saving Strategies for Rectal Cancer, Maria Parham Hospital, Henderson, NC, 01/07/2003 |
Room Set-up and Port Arrangement for Laparoscopic Colectomy, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 03/12/2003 |
Sphincter Preserving Options for Rectal Cancer: Avoiding a Permanent Colostomy, Sandhills Regional Medical Center, Hamlet, NC, 04/21/2003 |
Quality of Life Following Low Anterior Resection vs. Abdominal Perineal Resection for Rectal Cancer: A Case for Sphincter Preservation, North Carolina Surgical Association Meeting, Southern Pines, NC, 04/26/2003 |
Current Management of Rectal Cancer, North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Durham, NC, 10/03/2003 |
Surgical Management of Colon and Rectum in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, American College of Surgeons, Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, 10/22/2003 |
Surgical Management of Rectal Center, SR AHEC CME Presentation, Fayetteville, NC, 01/20/2004 |
Rectal Cancer Surgery: The Second Century, University of Oklahoma, Cancer Center Rounds, Oklahoma City, OK, 03/24/2004 |
The Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis: Is It Deteriorating With Time?, Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 05/16/2004 |
Sphincter Preserving Resection for Rectal Cancer, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, 06/15/2004 |
Management of Locoregional Rectal Cancer, NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network) Colon, Rectal, and Anal Cancers Guidelines Symposium, New York City, NY, 09/23/2004 |
• The Complete Pathological Response: An Analysis of Radically Operated Specimens.• Ex Vivo Full Thickness Local Excision Trial. otal Mesorectal Excision: What Does it Mean to the Expert Rectal Cancer Surgeon?, 2nd International Rectal Cancer Consensus Conference, Wynnewood, PA, 12/10/2004 |
Advances in the Surgical Treatment of Colon and Rectal Cancer, William J. Smith Memorial Oncology Conference, Asheville, NC, 04/29/2005 |
• The Case for Laparoscopic Oncologic Sigmoid Colon Cancer Resection, • Why This Operation Should be Performed Laparoscopically, SSAT/SAGES Joint Symposium / DDW 2005, Chicago, IL, 05/18/2005 |
Sphincter Preserving Resection for Rectal Cancer, Surgery Residency Training Program, New Hanover, Wilmington, NC, 08/12/2005 |
• Laparoscopic Colon Cancer Surgery, • Reconstruction After Anterior Resection and the Anterior Resection Syndrome, 2nd Annual Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Course and 26th Annual Turnbull Symposium, Cleveland, OH, 09/28/2005 |
Session Moderator: Update on Surgical Options for Rectal Cancer, 2nd Annual Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Course and 26th Annual Turnbull Symposium, Cleveland, OH, 09/29/2005 - 10/01/2005 |
Management of Rectal Cancer, Emerging Issues in Thoracic, Breast, Ovarian and Prostate Oncology, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, 09/30/2005 - 10/01/2005 |
• Panel Discussant: Radical Sphincter Preservation Surgery Following Neoadjuvant Therapy, • Panel Discussant: Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer, • Panel Discussant: Management of the Neoadjuvant Complete Responder, Third International Rectal Cancer Consensus Conference, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 12/01/2005 - 12/03/2005 |
Hemorrhoids, Fissures and Other Common Anal Problems, Wake AHEC-NC State University Student Health, Raleigh, NC, 12/13/2005 |
Surgical Heroes and Influences, Baron’s Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Cary, NC, 02/25/2006 |
Laparoscopic Colon Cancer Surgery, Gastroenterology Grand Rounds, Duke University Medical Center, 03/09/2006 |
Current Surgical Treatment of Crohn’s Disease, SAGES/ACS Joint Session on Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Dallas, TX, 04/26/2006 |
Totally Laparoscopic vs. Hand Assisted, SAGES & IPEG 2006 Scientific Sessions & Postgraduate Courses, Dallas, TX, 04/27/2006 |
Surgical Management of Rectal Cancer, Duke Radiation Oncology Symposium, Duke University Medical Center, 05/06/2006 |
Surgical Approaches to Rectal Cancer, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines on Oncology Symposium, Duke University Medical Center, 09/14/2006 |
Complex Perineal Disease, American College of Surgeons 92nd Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, 10/08/2006 - 10/12/2006 |
Multimodality Management of Colorectal Cancer, Virginia Oncology Associates 7th Annual Hampton Roads Fall Oncology Education Conference – New Developments in Oncology, Virginia Beach, VA, 10/20/2006 - 10/22/2006 |
Hand-Assisted Versus Standard Laparoscopic Versus Open Right Colectomy. The Duke Experience., Northeastern Society of Colorectal Surgeons Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, FL, 11/05/2006 - 11/08/2006 |
Session Moderator: Rectal Cancer Surgeon Volume and Sphincter Preservation: The Volume-Outcome Relationship, Northeastern Society of Colorectal Surgeons Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, FL, 11/05/2006 - 11/08/2006 |
Hand-assisted Right Colectomy Video: Could a Laparoscopic Procedure be Any Easier?, Northeastern Society of Colorectal Surgeons Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, FL, 11/05/2006 - 11/08/2006 |
Rectal Cancer Surgery: Saving the Sphincters, Surgical Grand Rounds, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 02/14/2007 |
Session Moderator, Scientific Program: Rectal Cancer II, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Seattle, WA, 06/03/2007 - 06/07/2006 |
Update on Laparoscopic Colectomy for Cancer Hand Assisted Approaches to Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Totally Laparoscopic vs Hand Assisted, VALLEYLAB Laparoscopic Colectomy Course, Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, 06/28/2007 |
Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery: Where We Stand, North Carolina Chapter, American College of Surgeons Meeting, Asheville, NC, 07/06/2007 - 07/07/2007 |
Colorectal Cancer – Screening and Surgical Management, The North Carolina Advisory Committee on Cancer Coordination and Control, Research Triangle Park, NC, 07/27/2007 |
Tips for Surgical Repair of ECF/Complex Abdominal Fistula, American College of Surgeons 93rd Annual Clinical Congress, New Orleans, LA, 10/07/2007 |
Management of Rectal Cancer, Annual Meeting of the NC Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Wilmington, NC, 12/06/2007 |
Surgical Advances in Rectal Cancer, Perspectives in Colorectal Cancer, Charleston, SC, 02/08/2008 - 02/09/2008 |
Challenges in the Treatment of Rectal Cancer, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, 04/09/2008 - 04/12/2008 |
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, American College of Surgeons 94th Annual Clinical Congress, San Francisco, California, 10/12/2008 |
• HALS Left/Sigmoid Colectomy, • Hepatic Flexure: Retrograde Starting at the Transverse Colon, The American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Hollywood, Florida, 05/02/2009 - 05/03/2009 |
Laparoscopy for Crohn’s Colitis – Total Abdominal Colectomy vs. Segmental Resection, SAGES World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Washington, DC, 04/15/2010 |
Panelist: Clinical Ward Rounds: Managing Ostomy Complications, Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Annual Meeting, SSAT/DDW, New Orleans, LA, 04/15/2010 |
Accelerated Pathways. Meet the Professor Breakfast, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 05/19/2010 |
Laparoscopic Right Colectomy: Straight Lap and HALS, American College of Surgeons 2010 Clinical Congress, Washington, DC, 10/03/2010 |
Surgery for Crohn’s Disease, Digestive Disease Week SSAT/ASCRS Joint Symposium: Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Chicago, Illinois, 05/09/2011 |
MIS Approaches to the Deep Pelvis for TME: Hand Assisted Approach, SAGES Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, 03/07/2012 |
How to Improve the Quality and the Results of the Laparoscopic Colorectal Anastomosis, SAGES Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 04/17/2013 |
Hand Assisted Left Colectomy: Advantages and Disadvantages, Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, 02/26/2014 |
Anatomy, Component Steps and Video Demonstration of a Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer, Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, 02/26/2014 |
Essential Anatomy/Relationships/Danger Areas for Laparoscopic Colonic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, 02/26/2014 |
Is the Hartmann’s Procedure Dead? Data Regarding Observation/Who Should be Operated On/What Should be Done?, Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, 02/26/2014 |
It Just Won’t Reach: Laparoscopic Pouch Lengthening Techniques, ASCRS Annual Scientific Meeting, Hollywood, Florida, 05/18/2014 |
Managing the Perineal Wound, ASCRS Annual Scientific Meeting, Hollywood, Florida, 05/18/2014 |
Bottoms Up Total Mesorectal Excision (TME): What, How and Why?, Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, 02/25/2015 |
What is the Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) in Laparoscopic Colorectal Patients: Evidence to Prevent it?, Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, 02/25/2015 |
Embryologic Basis of Colorectal Anatomy and How it Relates to Colorectal Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, 02/25/2015 |
Technical Aspects of Low Anterior Resection and the Challenge of Reconstruction Options, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Annual Meeting / Digestive Disease Week, Washington, DC, 05/18/2015 |
Early Ambulation and Nutrition – How to Make it Happen, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Annual Meeting / Digestive Disease Week, Washington, DC, 05/19/2015 |
The Problematic Low Rectal Anastamosis: Dealing with Stacking, Stenosis, Bleeding and Disruption, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 05/31/2015 |
Parastomal Hernia Repair – Local Repair versus Stoma Resite, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 05/31/2015 |
Rectal Cancer: Difficult Cases and Controversies, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 06/02/2015 |
Session Moderator: Challenges and Controversies: Surgical Management of Advanced Disease and Recurrent Cancer, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 06/03/2015 |
Prevention of Ileus and PONV: What’s New, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco, California, 10/29/2015 |
Low Anastomotic Leak Rates Can be Achieved Utilizing Clinical Perfusion, Central Surgical Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 03/11/2016 |
Introduction for Dr. Kristen Wilkins presenting the 2017 Memorial Lectureship Honoring Dr. Eugene Salvati, American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, WA, 06/13/2017 |
International |
• Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy • Laparoscopic Proctosigmoidectomy • Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery for Benign Disease • Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery for Malignant Disease: The U.S. Experience, Second International Congress of Advances in Laparoscopic Surgery of the Colon and the Stomach, Treviso, Italy, 11/29/1996 - 11/30/1996 |
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, Casa di Cura San Lorenzino, Cesena, Italy, 12/02/1996 |
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, International Symposium, Hamburg, Germany, 11/20/2000 - 11/22/2000 |
The Surgeon as Prognostic Factor in Sphincter Preserving Resections for Rectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer Update Symposium, Berlin, Germany, 05/16/2003 - 05/17/2003 |
• Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: What, Why and How. • Laparoscopic Colectomy, Comparable to Conventional Oncologic Surgery?, International Conference on Surgical Oncology, New Delhi, India, 02/24/2005 - 02/26/2005 |
Rectal Cancer Surgery, Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, Surgery Future 2007, Pune, India, 05/11/2007 - 05/13/2007 |
• Endoscopic Surgery in Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis, • Future of Colorectal Laparoscopic Surgery, • Resident Training in Colorectal Laparoscopic Surgery, • Endoscopic Surgery in Colon Cancer, • Right Hemicolectomy Endoscopic Surgery, International Congress of the Mexican Association of Endoscopic Surgery, Acapulco Guerrero, Mexico, 08/06/2009 - 08/07/2009 |
Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery: An Alternative That Works, 2010 National Conference of New Techniques of Basic and Clinical Research on Constipation and International Colorectal Surgery Forum, Hangzhou, China, 11/27/2010 |
Sphincter Sparing Resection Strategies for Low Rectal Cancer, 2010 National Conference of New Techniques of Basic and Clinical Research on Constipation and International Colorectal Surgery Forum, Hangzhou, China, 11/27/2010 |
Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: Physiology and Treatment, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, 12/01/2010 |
Elective Resection for Diverticulitis: Optimal technique, Outcomes, and Rate of Recurrence. Why Not Surgery?, ASCRS Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 05/17/2011 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
Laparoscopic Appendectomy: An Alternative Approach to the Inflamed Appendix, Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Annual Fall Meeting, Madison, WI, 11/1991 |
Initial Experience with Laparoscopic Appendectomy, Department of Trauma and Emergency Surgery Annual Clinic Day, Milwaukee, WI, 03/1992 |
Ludwig KA, Frantzides CT, Laparoscopic Highly Selective Vagotomy, Annual Spring Meeting of the Wisconsin Surgical Society, Milwaukee, WI, 04/13/1994 |
Shock-Associated Right Colon Ischemia and Necrosis, Department of Trauma and Emergency Surgery Annual Clinic Day, Milwaukee, WI, 04/1994 |
Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery for Crohn’s Disease, Ohio Valley Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Meeting, Painesville, OH, 06/1995 |
Postoperative Ileus Following Laparoscopic Colon Resection, Cleveland Surgical Society Resident Essay Competition, Cleveland, OH, 04/1996 |
The Effects of Extrinsic Denervation on Colonic Motility in the Rat, Annual Fall Meeting of the Wisconsin Surgical Society, Kohler, WI, 11/07/2008 |
Hand Assisted Approach Allows to Extend Laparoscopic Surgery Benefits to All-Comers with Diverticulitis Regardless of Disease Severity and BMI, Annual Fall Meeting of the Wisconsin Surgical Society, Kohler, WI, 11/08/2013 |
Ludwig, KA, Elective Resection for Diverticulitis: Optimal Technique, Outcomes and Rate of Recurrence. Why Not Surgery?, Hernia, Foregut and Colorectal Review Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 09/23/2016 |
Ludwig, KA, Managing the Perineal Wound after APR, Hernia, Foregut and Colorectal Review Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 09/23/2016 |
Ludwig, KA, Ileal Pouch Surgery in the Era of the Biologics, Hernia, Foregut and Colorectal Review Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 09/23/2016 |
National |
Small Bowel Myoelectric Activity in Peritonitis, 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, San Francisco, CA, 05/1992 |
Cholecystokinin and Gastrin Responses During Postoperative Ileus, 10th Biennial Meeting of the American Motility Society, Lake Tahoe, NV, 09/1992 |
Milsom, JW, Ludwig KA, Church, J.M, Completely Intracorporeal Laparoscopic Total Abdominal Colectomy with Ileorectal Anastomosis for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Annual Scientific Session of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando,) FL, 03/13/1995 |
Milsom JW, Ludwig, KA, Garcia-Ruiz A, Marchesa PE, An Animal Training Model for Laparoscopic Colectomy, The Society of Surgical Oncology, Boston, MA, 03/23/1995 |
Ludwig, KA, Milsom JW, Fazio VW, Laparoscopic Oncologic Proctosigmoidectomy, 48th Annual Cancer Symposium - The Society of Surgical Oncology, Boston, MA, 03/1995 |
Preliminary Experience with Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery for Crohn’s Disease, 36th Annual Meeting of The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, San Diego, CA, 05/1995 |
Ludwig KA, Milsom, JW, Fazio VW, Principles of Laparoscopic Oncologic Proctosigmoidectomy, The American College of Surgeons 1995 Clinical Congress, New Orleans, LA, 10/26/1995 |
Ludwig, KA, Principles of Laparoscopic Oncologic Proctosigmoidectomy, The American College of Surgeons 1995 Clinical Congress, New Orleans, LA, 10/1995 |
Laparoscopic Resection for Sigmoid Diverticulitis, Ohio Valley Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, 03/1996 |
Postoperative Ileus After Open vs. Laparoscopically-Assisted vs. Completely Intracorporeal Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy in a Canine Model, Ohio Valley Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, 03/1996 |
Postoperative Ileus After Open vs. Laparoscopically-Assisted vs. Completely Intracorporeal Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy in a Canine Model, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Research Forum, Seattle, WA, 06/1996 |
Completely Intracorporeal Laparoscopic Total Abdominal Colectomy with Ileorectal Anastomosis for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 06/1996 |
Chekan E, Ludwig KA, A Cadaver Model for Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Seventh International Meeting, San Diego, CA, 12/10/1998 |
Ultrasound and MRI: Useful Tools for Diagnosis of Anorectal Pathology, American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 10/1999 |
Local Excision of Early Stage Rectal Cancer: An Alternate to A.P.R., American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 10/2000 |
Aggressive Local Treatment of Early Stage Rectal Cancer Provides Results Equivalent to Proctectomy, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeon’s Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 06/2001 |
Presacral Tumors, American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 10/2001 |
Gastroduodenal Crohn’s Disease, American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 10/2001 |
Quality of Life following Low Anterior Resection vs. Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Cancer, American College of Surgeons 88th Annual Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, 10/07/2002 |
Colorectal Cancer Associated with Crohn’s Disease: Current Perspectives, American College of Surgeons 88th Annual Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, 10/07/2002 |
An Unusual Rectal Mass: Differentiating Mucosal Prolapse Syndrome from Rectal Cancer, American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 10/20/2002 |
Ludwig KA, Wilkiemeyer MB, Lee WY, Manson RJ, Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy for Malignant Polyp., The American College of Surgeons 2004 Clinical Congress, New Orleans, LA, 10/14/2004 |
Ludwig KA, Monson RJ, Lee WY, Laparoscopic Three Port Ileocecal Resection for Crohn’s Disease, The American College of Surgeons 2004 Clinical Congress, New Orleans, LA, 10/14/2004 |
Surgical Anatomy: Major Vessels, Embryologic Fusion, Planes, and Related Organs, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Ft Lauderdale, FL, 04/2005 |
Routine Contrast Imaging of Low Pelvic Anastomosis before Defunctioning Ileostomy Closure: Is it Necessary?, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, 05/03/2005 |
Inhibition of Sympathetic Pathways Improves Postoperative Ileus in the Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Tract, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, 05/03/2005 |
Coloanal Anastomotic Integrity After Total Mesorectal Excision is not Compromised by Preoperative Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, 05/03/2005 |
Surgical Autonomic Denervation Results in Altered Colonic Motility, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, 05/2005 |
Ludwig KA, Milsom JW, Fazio VW, Laparoscopic Oncologic Proctosigmoidectomy, The American College of Surgeons 91st Annual Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, 10/14/2005 |
Accelerated Gastrointestinal Recovery and Reduced Length of Stay Following Modified Preoperative Dose Timing With Alvimopan: Results of a Large, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study in Partial Bowel Resection, American College of Surgeons Annual Congress, 10/08/2006 - 10/11/2006 |
GI Recovery Responder Analysis: Results of Phase III Trials of Alvimopan (ALV) 12 Mg versus Placebo (PLA) in Patients Undergoing Bowel Resection, SAGES & AHPBA 2007, Las Vegas, NV, 04/18/2007 - 04/22/2007 |
Ludwig KA, How to Improve the Quality and the Results of the Laparoscopic Colorectal Anastomosis, The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 2013 Annual Meeting., Baltimore, MD, 04/17/2013 - 04/20/2013 |
Ludwig KA, Mahmoud M., Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colon Resection: A Simple and Reliable Technique., The Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Annual Conference, Kohler, WI, 11/09/2013 |
Symposium: Clinical Trials in Rectal Cancer. Co-Director, Moderator & Case presentation, American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, WA, 06/14/2017 |
Does Minimally Invasive Surgery Result in a Shorter Period of Postoperative Ileus?, 10th Biennial Meeting of the American Motility Society, Lake Tahoe, NV |
International |
Resolution of Postoperative Ileus in Open Versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, 13th World Congress of the Collegium International Chirurgiae Digestivae, Athens, Greece, 09/1992 |
Laparoscopic Stoma Procedures, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Meeting, Montreal, CA, 05/1995 |
Ludwig, KA, Completely Intracorporeal Laparoscopic Total Abdominal Colectomy with Ileorectal Anastomosis for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Third International Congress on New Technology and Advanced Techniques in Surgery, Luxembourg, 06/1995 |
MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Medical Student Education |
12/17/2008 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
02/18/2009 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
03/18/2009 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
06/17/2009 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
08/25/2009 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
10/07/2009 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
11/03/2009 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
02/24/2010 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
04/21/2010 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
06/16/2010 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
08/18/2010 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
12/08/2010 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
02/16/2011 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
03/10/2011 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
05/25/2011 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
08/17/2011 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
11/16/2011 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
02/22/2012 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
05/23/2012 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
09/13/2012 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
12/13/2012 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
02/05/2013 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
02/26/2013 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
04/04/2013 JMS Colorectal Lecture |
Resident and Fellow Education |
02/17/2009 PGY 1 Curriculum: Laparascopic Skills Session |
08/03/2009 PGY 2 Curriculum: FLS Skills |
11/10/2009 PGY 1 Curriculum: Ostomies |
08/09/2010 PGY 2 Curriculum: PBL Session: Colon cancer and treatment |
11/02/2010 PGY 1 Curriculum: Ostomies |
11/10/2010 PGY 3-5 Curriculum: Colon Cancer |
08/30/2011 PGY 2 Curriculum: Acute Benign Anorectal Disease |
03/12/2012 PGY 2 Curriculum: Skills Lab: Endoscopy and Bowel |
03/12/2012 PGY 2 Curriculum: PBL Session: Colon Cancer/Treatment |
03/13/2012 PGY 2 Curriculum: Rectal Cancer |
03/13/2012 PGY 2 Curriculum: Skills Lab: Bowel Anastomosis |
11/12/2012 PGY I Curriculum: Ostomies |
10/02/2013 PGY 3-5 Curriculum: Colon Cancer |
11/17/2015 PGY 1 Curriculum: Ostomies |
10/05/2016 PGY 3-5 Curriculum: Colon Cancer |
04/16/2018 PGY 2 Curriculum: Diverticulitis |
04/16/2018 PGY 2 Curriculum: Anastomosis Lab |
04/16/2018 PGY 2 Curriculum: Anastomosis Didactic |
04/16/2018 PGY 2 Curriculum: Ostomies |
11/06/2018 PGY 1 Curriculum: Pig Colon Suturing Lab |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Continuing Medical Education |
07/1995 - 06/1996 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Clinical Instructor-Rupert B. Turnbull School of Enterostomal Therapy |
04/26/1996 - 04/27/1996 Duke University Medical Center, Controversies and Advances in Laparoscopy-Laparoscopic Colectomies: Indications and Techniques |
08/1996 Duke University Medical Center, Colonic Volvulus |
10/16/1996 Duke University Medical Center, Sphincter Saving Surgery for Rectal Cancer |
11/13/1996 - 11/14/1996 Duke University Medical Center, Controversies and Advances in Laparoscopy-Laparoscopic Colectomies: Indications and Techniques |
12/04/1996 Duke University Medical Center, Fecal Incontinence: Evaluation and Management |
09/05/1997 - 09/06/1997 US Surgical Corporation, Teaching Faculty, SAGES Advanced Laparoscopic Colon Course |
11/19/1997 - 11/20/1997 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery, Pelvic Anatomy for the Surgeon |
02/25/1998 Duke University Medical Center, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis |
06/19/1998 Duke University Medical Center, Controversies and Advances in Laparoscopy-Laparoscopic Colectomies: Indications and Techniques |
11/10/1998 Duke University Medical Center, Surgical Management of Inherited Colorectal Cancer Syndromes |
10/06/1999 Duke University Medical Center, Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery |
03/10/2001 Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Symposium, Surgical Treatment of IBD |
04/24/2001 Duke University Medical Center, Advanced Laparoscopic Techniques Course |
10/13/2001 Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Fall Cancer Conference, Cancer Genetics: F.A.P., H.N.P.CC: Current Screening, Surgical Options and Chemo Prevention |
10/03/2003 North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Current Management of Rectal Cancer |
10/22/2003 American College of Surgeons, Annual Clinical Congress, Surgical Management of the Colon & Rectum in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis-Postgraduate Course on Pediatric Surgery: Polyposis Syndromes |
01/20/2004 SR AHEC CME Presentation-Fayetteville, NC, Surgical Management of Rectal Cancer |
05/16/2004 Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Annual Meeting-New Orleans, LA, Postgraduate Course, Practical Issues in Managing Colorectal Diseases |
06/23/2004 - 06/24/2004 US Surgical-Norwalk, CT, Laparoscopic Right Colectomy-Laparoscopic Colectomy: Medial to Lateral Approach |
09/23/2004 National Comprehensive Cancer Network-Host Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Management of Locoregional Rectal Cancer |
10/09/2004 - 10/14/2004 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Moderator for Telesurgery for Liver OR Case |
03/23/2005 Duke University Medical Center, Current Surgical Management of Rectal Cancer |
04/13/2005 Ft. Lauderdale, FL, SAGES Hands-on Laparoscopic Colon Course |
06/17/2005 Duke University Medical Center, Minimally Invasive Access Program - Laparoscopic Colon Course |
09/08/2005 Duke University Medical Center, Minimally Invasive Access Program – Laparoscopic Colon Course |
10/10/2005 - 10/11/2005 Duke University Medical Center, Minimally Invasive Access Program – Laparoscopic Colon Course |
02/02/2006 - 02/03/2006 Duke University Medical Center, Laparoscopic Colectomy-Minimally Invasive Access Program – Laparoscopic Colon Course |
10/18/2006 - 10/19/2006 Tyco Healthcare/United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CN, Fellows Colon Course-Hand-assisted Right Colectomy |
11/09/2006 Tyco Healthcare/United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CN, Laparoscopic Colon Workshop |
03/28/2007 - 03/27/2007 Duke University Medical Center, Laparoscopic Colon Workshop |
06/28/2007 - 06/29/2007 Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, Valleylab Laparoscopic Colectomy Course |
07/29/2007 - 07/30/2007 Tyco Healthcare/United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CN, Laparoscopic Colon Course |
09/13/2007 - 09/14/2007 Duke University Medical Center, Laparoscopic Colon Workshop |
01/18/2008 - 01/19/2008 New Endoscopic and Videoscopic Intervention and Surgery Advances in Minimally Invasive Bariatric, Colorectal and NOTES Procedures, Four Seasons Resort Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies, Hypercapnia and MIS-Related Anesthetic Problems, Obesity-Related Colorectal MIS Issues, Fast Track Open Surgery: MIS Colorectal Applications, SBO after APR: Prevention and Treatment |
10/04/2008 University of Kentucky, Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Colectomy Course |
11/13/2008 - 11/14/2008 Covidien Training Facility, Norwalk, Connecticut, SAGES Advanced Laparoscopic Colectomy Surgery Workshop |
12/06/2008 Legacy Research and Technology Center, Portland, Oregon, Laparoscopic Colectomy Fresh Tissue Course |
10/12/2009 American College of Surgeons 2009 Clinical Congress Skills Course, Chicago, Illinois, Hand-Assisted Right Colectomy |
11/05/2009 - 11/06/2009 Covidien Training Facility, Norwalk, Connecticut, SAGES Advanced Laparoscopic Colectomy Surgery Workshop |
05/03/2010 The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 51st Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, Panelist: Clinical Ward Rounds: Managing Ostomy Complications |
10/03/2010 American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress, Laparoscopic Right Colectomy: Straight Lap and HALS-Post Graduate Course: Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal Surgery |
09/23/2011 Cleveland Clinic Turnbull Symposium, Panelist: Colorectal Cancer Case Discussion |
03/01/2012 Central Surgical Association Annual Meeting-Madison, WI, Panelist: Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
03/02/2012 Central Surgical Association Annual Meeting-Madison, W, • Panel Discussant: Renal Transplant Status in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery: Is Immunosuppression Safer Than Kidney Disease? • Panel Discussant: Integration of Open and Laparoscopic Approaches for Rectal Cancer Resection: Oncologic and Short Term Outcomes • Panel Discussant: CD 133+ and CXCR4+ Colon Cancer Cells as a Marker for Lymph Node Metastasis |
03/23/2013 Updates in Gastrointestinal Oncology CME Program-Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Colon and Rectal Cancer in 2013: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Avoiding Surgery and Selecting Less Therapy |
09/20/2013 - 09/21/2013 Brewing Up Knowledge – North Central Region of WOCN Conference, Waukesha, Wisconsin, Colorectal Surgery Today and Tomorrow |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
02/24/2009 Colorectal Cancer - Community Education class at Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, WI |
11/18/2009 An Update on Colorectal Cancer Screening - Community Education class at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI |
03/18/2010 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Talk Show - WTKM Radio, Hartford, WI |
09/15/2011 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Talk Show - WTKM Radio, Hartford, WI |
11/03/2011 Gaining Control of Fecal Incontinence - Community Education class at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI |
05/07/2013 Gaining Control: Evaluation and Management of Fecal Incontinence - Community Education class at St. Joseph’s Hospital, West Bend, WI |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Carlson M.A., Ludwig KA, Cowles VE, Frantzides CT, Condon RE. Effect of Propranol on Human Myoelectric Activity. Surg Forum 1992; XLIII: 155-157. |
2. Frantzides CT, Mathias C, Ludwig KA, Edmiston CE, Condon RE. Small bowel myoelectric activity in peritonitis American Journal of Surgery. 1992;164(6):681-685. |
3. Frantzides CT, Ludwig KA, Quebbeman EJ, Burhop J. Laparoscopic highly selective vagotomy: technique and case report. Surg Laparosc Endosc. 1992 Dec;2(4):348-52. |
4. Carlson MA, Ludwig KA, Frantzides CT, Cattey RP, Henry LG, Walker AP, Schulte WJ, Wilson SD. Routine or Selective Cholangiography in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. J. Laparoendoscopic Surg. 1993; 3(1):27-33. |
5. Ludwig KA, Cattey RP, Henry LG. Initial experience with laparoscopic appendectomy. Dis Colon Rectum. 1993 May;36(5):463-7. |
6. Frantzides CT, Mathias C, Ludwig KA, Edmiston CE, Condon RE. Small bowel myoelectric activity in peritonitis. Am J Surg. 1993 Jun;165(6):681-5. |
7. Ludwig KA, Frantzides CT, Carlson MA, Grade KL. Myoelectric motility patterns following open versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy. J Laparoendosc Surg. 1993 Oct;3(5):461-6. |
8. Ludwig KA, Carlson MA, Condon RE. Prophylactic antibiotics in surgery. Annu Rev Med. 1993;44:385-93. |
9. Carlson MA, Ludwig KA, Frantzides CT, Cattey RP, Henry LG, Walker AP, Schulte WJ, Wilson SD. Routine or selective intraoperative cholangiography in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. J Laparoendosc Surg. 1993 Feb;3(1):27-33. |
10. Ludwig KA, Carlson MA, Grade KL, Frantzides CT. Myoelectric Motility Patterns Following Open vs. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. J Laparoendoscopic Surg. 1993;3(5):461-466. |
11. Frantzides CT, Ludwig KA, Aprahamian C, Salaymeh B. Laparoscopic closure of gastric stab wounds: a case report. Surg Laparosc Endosc. 1993 Feb;3(1):63-6. |
12. Frantzides CT, Ludwig KA, Redlich PN. Laparoscopic management of a pancreatic pseudocyst. J Laparoendosc Surg. 1994 Feb;4(1):55-9. |
13. Carlson MA, Ludwig KA, Condon RE. Ventral hernia and other complications of 1,000 midline incisions. South Med J. 1995 Apr;88(4):450-3. |
14. Condon RE, Cowles VE, Ferraz AA, Carilli S, Carlson ME, Ludwig K, Tekin E, Ulualp K, Ezberci F, Shoji Y. Human colonic smooth muscle electrical activity during and after recovery from postoperative ileus. Am J Physiol. 1995 Sep;269(3 Pt 1):G408-17. |
15. Ludwig KA, Quebbeman EJ, Bergstein JM, Wallace JR, Wittmann DH, Aprahamian C. Shock-associated right colon ischemia and necrosis. J Trauma. 1995 Dec;39(6):1171-4. |
16. Ludwig KA, Aprahamian C, Bergstein JM, Wallace JR, Quebbeman EJ, Wittman DH. Shock-Associated Right Colon Ischemia and Necrosis. J Trauma 1996; 39:1171-1174. |
17. Ludwig KA, Milsom JW, Church JM, Fazio VW. Preliminary experience with laparoscopic intestinal surgery for Crohn's disease. Am J Surg. 1996 Jan;171(1):52-5; discussion 55-6. |
18. Ludwig KA, Milsom JW, Garcia-Ruiz A, Fazio VW. Laparoscopic techniques for fecal diversion. Dis Colon Rectum. 1996 Mar;39(3):285-8. |
19. Garćia-Ruiz A, Milsom JW, Ludwig KA, Marchesa P. Right colonic arterial anatomy. Implications for laparoscopic surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 1996 Aug;39(8):906-11. |
20. Milsom JW, Ludwig KA, Church JM, Garcia-Ruiz A. Laparoscopic total abdominal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis for familial adenomatous polyposis. Dis Colon Rectum. 1997 Jun;40(6):675-8. |
21. Kim SH, Milsom JW, Church JM, Ludwig KA, Garcia-Ruiz A, Okuda J, Fazio VW. Perioperative tumor localization for laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Surg Endosc. 1997 Oct;11(10):1013-6. |
22. Chekan EG, Westcott C, Low VH, Ludwig KA. Small bowel intussusception and laparoscopy. Surg Laparosc Endosc. 1998 Aug;8(4):324-6. |
23. Carlson MA, Condon RE, Ludwig KA, Schulte WJ. Management of intrathoracic stomach with polypropylene mesh prosthesis reinforced transabdominal hiatus hernia repair. J Am Coll Surg. 1998 Sep;187(3):227-30. |
24. Ludwig KA. Management of colorectal-anal dysfunction. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 1998 Dec;25(4):923-44, viii. |
25. Ludwig KA, Jerby BL. Laparoscopic procedures in patients with Crohn's disease Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 1999;10(2):85-93. |
26. Mannon PJ, Kanungo A, Mannon RB, Ludwig KA. Peptide YY/neuropeptide Y Y1 receptor expression in the epithelium and mucosal nerves of the human colon. Regul Pept. 1999 Aug 31;83(1):11-9. |
27. Ludwig KA. Invited editorial Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. September 1999;42(49):1194-1195. |
28. Onaitis MW, Noone RB, Hartwig M, Hurwitz H, Morse M, Jowell P, McGrath K, Lee C, Anscher MS, Clary B, Mantyh C, Pappas TN, Ludwig K, Seigler HF, Tyler DS. Neoadjuvant chemoradiation for rectal cancer: analysis of clinical outcomes from a 13-year institutional experience. Ann Surg. 2001 Jun;233(6):778-85. PMCID: PMC1421320 |
29. Onaitis MW, Noone RB, Fields R, Hurwitz H, Morse M, Jowell P, McGrath K, Lee C, Anscher MS, Clary B, Mantyh C, Pappas TN, Ludwig K, Seigler HF, Tyler DS. Complete response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation for rectal cancer does not influence survival. Ann Surg Oncol. 2001 Dec;8(10):801-6. |
30. Lin S, Suhocki PV, Ludwig KA, Shetzline MA. Gastrointestinal bleeding in adult patients with Meckel's diverticulum: the role of technetium 99m pertechnetate scan. South Med J. 2002 Nov;95(11):1338-41. |
31. Ludwig KA, Reynolds HL. Retrorectal tumors Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. November 2002;15(4):285-293. |
32. Levin B, Ludwig KA, Steinbach G, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Colorectal cancer screening. Clinical practice guidelines in oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2003 Jan;1(1):72-93. |
33. NCCN Colon/Rectal/Anal Cancers Panel Members, Ludwig KA, Colon Cancer Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Nation Comp Cancer Net 2003; 1:40-68. |
34. NCCN Colorectal Cancer Screening Panel Members, Ludwig KA, Colorectal Cancer Screening Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Nation Comp Cancer Net 2003; 1:72-93. |
35. de la Fuente SG, Levin S, Reynolds JD, Olivares C, Pappas TN, Ludwig KA, Mantyh CR. Elective Stoma Construction Improves Outcomes in Medically Intractable Pressure Ulcers. Dis Colon Rectum. 2003;46(11):1525-30. |
36. de la Fuente SG, Ludwig KA, Mantyh CR. Preoperative immune status determines anal condyloma recurrence after surgical excision. Dis Colon Rectum. 2003 Mar;46(3):367-73. |
37. Kalady MF, Fields RC, Klein S, Nielsen KC, Mantyh CR, Ludwig KA. Loop ileostomy closure at an ambulatory surgery facility: a safe and cost-effective alternative to routine hospitalization. Dis Colon Rectum. 2003 Apr;46(4):486-90. |
38. de la Fuente SG, Levin LS, Reynolds JD, Olivares C, Pappas TN, Ludwig KA, Mantyh CR. Elective stoma construction improves outcomes in medically intractable pressure ulcers. Dis Colon Rectum. 2003 Nov;46(11):1525-30. |
39. Ludwig KA, Touloukian C. Open left colon resection Operative Techniques in General Surgery. December 2003;5(4):199-213. |
40. Palmeri M, Frinkley K, Zhai L, Bentley R, Ludwig K, Gottfried M, Nightingale K. Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging of the gastrointestinal tract Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2004;1:744-747. |
41. Czito BG, Hong TJ, Cohen DP, Tyler DS, Lee CG, Anscher MS, Ludwig KA, Seigler HF, Mantyh C, Morse MA, Lockhart AC, Petros WP, Honeycutt W, Spector NL, Ertel PJ, Mangum SG, Hurwitz HI. A Phase I trial of preoperative eniluracil plus 5-fluorouracil and radiation for locally advanced or unresectable adenocarcinoma of the rectum and colon. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Mar 01;58(3):779-85. |
42. Ludwig KA. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery: Introduction Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery. March 2004;15(1 SPEC.ISS.):1. |
43. Kalady MF, Ludwig KA. Presacral developmental cysts Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery. March 2004;15(1 SPEC.ISS.):12-18. |
44. Fujino K, Takami Y, de la Fuente SG, Ludwig KA, Mantyh CR. Inhibition of the vanilloid receptor subtype-1 attenuates TNBS-colitis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2004 Nov;8(7):842-7; discussion 847-8. |
45. Zhai L, Palmeri M, Nightingale R, Gottfried M, Ludwig K, Nightingale K. A combined indenter/ARFI imaging system Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2005;1:609-612. |
46. Purves H, Pietrobon R, Hervey S, Guller U, Miller W, Ludwig K. Relationship between surgeon caseload and sphincter preservation in patients with rectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2005 Feb;48(2):195-202; discussion 202-4. |
47. Palmeri ML, Frinkley KD, Zhai L, Gottfried M, Bentley RC, Ludwig K, Nightingale KR. Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging of the gastrointestinal tract. Ultrason Imaging. 2005 Apr;27(2):75-88. |
48. Cohen Z, Senagore AJ, Dayton MT, Koruda MJ, Beck DE, Wolff BG, Fleshner PR, Thirlby RC, Ludwig KA, Larach SW, Weiss EG, Bauer JJ, Holmdahl L. Prevention of postoperative abdominal adhesions by a novel, glycerol/sodium hyaluronate/carboxymethylcellulose-based bioresorbable membrane: a prospective, randomized, evaluator-blinded multicenter study. Dis Colon Rectum. 2005 Jun;48(6):1130-9. |
49. Engstrom PF, Benson AB 3rd, Chen YJ, Choti MA, Dilawari RA, Enke CA, Fakih MG, Fuchs C, Kiel K, Knol JA, Leong LA, Ludwig KA, Martin EW Jr, Rao S, Saif MW, Saltz L, Skibber JM, Venook AP, Yeatman TJ, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Colon cancer clinical practice guidelines in oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2005 Jul;3(4):468-91. |
50. Engstrom PF, Benson AB 3rd, Chen YJ, Choti MA, Dilawari RA, Enke CA, Fakih MG, Fuchs C, Kiel K, Knol JA, Leong LA, Ludwig KA, Martin EW Jr, Rao S, Saif MW, Saltz L, Skibber JM, Venook AP, Yeatman TJ, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Rectal cancer clinical practice guidelines in oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2005 Jul;3(4):492-508. |
51. Engstrom PF, Benson AB 3rd, Chen YJ, Choti MA, Dilawari RA, Enke CA, Fakih MG, Fuchs C, Kiel K, Knol JA, Leong LA, Ludwig KA, Martin EW Jr, Rao S, Saif MW, Saltz L, Skibber JM, Venook AP, Yeatman TJ, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Anal canal cancer clinical practice guidelines in oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2005 Jul;3(4):510-5. |
52. Ludwig KA. Colon cancer: Preface Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. August 2005;18(3):131. |
53. Bonnor RM, Ludwig KA. Laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer: comparable to conventional oncologic surgery? Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2005 Aug;18(3):174-81. PMCID: PMC2780093 |
54. Ludwig KA, Kalady MF. Trans-sacral approaches for presacral cyst/rectal tumor Operative Techniques in General Surgery. September 2005;7(3):126-136. |
55. Fazio VW, Cohen Z, Fleshman JW, van Goor H, Bauer JJ, Wolff BG, Corman M, Beart RW Jr, Wexner SD, Becker JM, Monson JR, Kaufman HS, Beck DE, Bailey HR, Ludwig KA, Stamos MJ, Darzi A, Bleday R, Dorazio R, Madoff RD, Smith LE, Gearhart S, Lillemoe K, Göhl J. Reduction in adhesive small-bowel obstruction by Seprafilm adhesion barrier after intestinal resection. Dis Colon Rectum. 2006 Jan;49(1):1-11. |
56. Czito BG, Willett CG, Bendell JC, Morse MA, Tyler DS, Fernando NH, Mantyh CR, Blobe GC, Honeycutt W, Yu D, Clary BM, Pappas TN, Ludwig KA, Hurwitz HI. Increased toxicity with gefitinib, capecitabine, and radiation therapy in pancreatic and rectal cancer: phase I trial results. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Feb 01;24(4):656-62. |
57. Fukuda H, Chen C, Mantyh C, Ludwig K, Pappas TN, Takahashi T. The herbal medicine, Dai-Kenchu-to, accelerates delayed gastrointestinal transit after the operation in rats. J Surg Res. 2006 Apr;131(2):290-5. |
58. Levin B, Barthel JS, Burt RW, David DS, Ford JM, Giardiello FM, Gruber SB, Halverson AL, Hamilton S, Kohlmann W, Ludwig KA, Lynch PM, Marino C, Martin EW Jr, Mayer RJ, Pasche B, Pirruccello SJ, Rajput A, Rao MS, Shike M, Steinbach G, Terdiman JP, Weinberg D, Winawer SJ. Colorectal Cancer Screening Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2006 Apr;4(4):384-420. |
59. Tsukamoto K, Nakade Y, Mantyh C, Ludwig K, Pappas TN, Takahashi T. Peripherally administered CRF stimulates colonic motility via central CRF receptors and vagal pathways in conscious rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2006 Jun;290(6):R1537-41. |
60. Onaitis M, Ludwig K, Perez-Tamayo A, Gottfried M, Russell L, Shadduck P, Pappas T, Seigler HF, Tyler DS. The Kraske procedure: a critical analysis of a surgical approach for mid-rectal lesions. J Surg Oncol. 2006 Sep 01;94(3):194-202. |
61. Wolff BG, Weese JL, Ludwig KA, Delaney CP, Stamos MJ, Michelassi F, Du W, Techner L. Postoperative ileus-related morbidity profile in patients treated with alvimopan after bowel resection. J Am Coll Surg. 2007 Apr;204(4):609-16. |
62. Willett CG, Duda DG, di Tomaso E, Boucher Y, Czito BG, Vujaskovic Z, Vlahovic G, Bendell J, Cohen KS, Hurwitz HI, Bentley R, Lauwers GY, Poleski M, Wong TZ, Paulson E, Ludwig KA, Jain RK. Complete pathological response to bevacizumab and chemoradiation in advanced rectal cancer. Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2007 May;4(5):316-21. PMCID: PMC2686127 |
63. Willett CG, Duda DG, di Tomaso E, Boucher Y, Czito BG, Vujaskovic Z, Vlahovic G, Bendell J, Cohen KS, Hurwitz HI, Bentley R, Lauwers GY, Poleski M, Wong TZ, Paulson E, Ludwig KA, Jain RK. Complete Pathological Response to Bevacizumab and Chemoradiation in Advanced Rectal Cancer. Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2007 May;4(5):316-21. |
64. Marguet C, Raj GV, Brashears JH, Anscher MS, Ludwig K, Mouraviev V, Robertson CN, Polascik TJ. Rectourethral fistula after combination radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Urology. 2007 May;69(5):898-901. |
65. Czito BG, Bendell JC, Willett CG, Morse MA, Blobe GC, Tyler DS, Thomas J, Ludwig KA, Mantyh CR, Ashton J, Yu D, Hurwitz HI. Bevacizumab, oxaliplatin, and capecitabine with radiation therapy in rectal cancer: Phase I trial results. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Jun 01;68(2):472-8. |
66. Ludwig KA. Sphincter-sparing resection for rectal cancer. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2007 Aug;20(3):203-12. PMCID: PMC2789515 |
67. Ludwig KA, Mantyh CR. Invited commentary [1] Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. August 2007;50(8):1126-1127. |
68. Engstrom PF, Arnoletti JP, Benson AB 3rd, Chen YJ, Choti MA, Cooper HS, Dilawari RA, Early DS, Fakih MG, Fuchs C, Grem JL, Kiel K, Knol JA, Leong LA, Ludwig KA, Martin EW Jr, Rao S, Saltz L, Shibata D, Skibber JM, Venook AP, Fox Chase Cancer Center Partners. Colon cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2007 Oct;5(9):884-925. |
69. Engstrom PF, Arnoletti JP, Benson AB 3rd, Chen YJ, Choti MA, Cooper HS, Dilawari RA, Early DS, Fakih MG, Fuchs C, Grem JL, Kiel K, Knol JA, Leong LA, Ludwig KA, Martin EW Jr, Rao S, Saltz L, Shibata D, Skibber JM, Venook AP, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Rectal cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2007 Oct;5(9):940-81. |
70. Reddy SK, Pawlik TM, Zorzi D, Gleisner AL, Ribero D, Assumpcao L, Barbas AS, Abdalla EK, Choti MA, Vauthey JN, Ludwig KA, Mantyh CR, Morse MA, Clary BM. Simultaneous resections of colorectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases: a multi-institutional analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Dec;14(12):3481-91. |
71. Follmar KE, Condron SA, Turner II, Nathan JD, Ludwig KA. Treatment of metronidazole-refractory Clostridium difficile enteritis with vancomycin. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2008 Apr;9(2):195-200. |
72. Phitayakorn R, Delaney CP, Reynolds HL, Champagne BJ, Heriot AG, Neary P, Senagore AJ, International Anastomotic Leak Study Group. Standardized algorithms for management of anastomotic leaks and related abdominal and pelvic abscesses after colorectal surgery. World J Surg. 2008 Jun;32(6):1147-56. |
73. Lee WY, Takahashi T, Pappas T, Mantyh CR, Ludwig KA. Surgical autonomic denervation results in altered colonic motility: an explanation for low anterior resection syndrome? Surgery. 2008 Jun;143(6):778-83. |
74. Phitayakorn R, Delaney CP, Reynolds HL, Champagne BJ, Heriot AG, Neary P, Senagore AJ; International Anastomotic Leak Study Group. Collaborators (47) Phitayakorn R, Delaney CP, Reynolds HL, Champagne BJ, Heriot AG, Neary P, Senagore AJ, Ambrosetti P, Bailey C, Bailey C, Billingham RP, Braga M, Buie WD, Darzi AW, Douglas PR, Dozois EJ, Fearnhead NS, Frizelle FA, Gearhart SL, Gonzalez QH, Tlalpan SZ, Haaga JR, Harris GJ, Horgan AF, Horgan PG, Kehlet H, Kim SH, Lacy AM, Leroy J, López-Kostner F, Ludwig KA, Marks J, Megibow AJ, Merlino JI, Monson JR, Motson RW, Nakamoto DA, Newstead GL, O'Connell PR, Panis Y, Penninckx F, Rajput A, Seow Choen F, Stamos MJ, Vignali A, Wexner SD, Wong KS. Standardized Algorithms for Management of Anastomotic Leaks and Related Abdominal and Pelvic Abscesses After Colorectal Surgery. World J Surgery. 2008 June;32(6):1147-56. |
75. Kalady MF, Mantyh CR, Petrofski J, Ludwig KA. Routine contrast imaging of low pelvic anastomosis prior to closure of defunctioning ileostomy: is it necessary? J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Jul;12(7):1227-31. |
76. Taniguchi H, Ariga H, Zheng J, Ludwig K, Mantyh C, Pappas TN, Takahashi T. Endogenous ghrelin and 5-HT regulate interdigestive gastrointestinal contractions in conscious rats. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2008 Aug;295(2):G403-11. |
77. Zheng J, Ariga H, Taniguchi H, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Ghrelin Regulates Gastric Phase III-like Contractions in Freely Moving Conscious Mice. Neurogastroenterology & Motility 21(1):78-84. Published Online: 28 Aug 2008. doi 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01179.x |
78. Touzios J, Ludwig KA. Local management of rectal neoplasia. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2008 Nov;21(4):291-9. PMCID: PMC2780249 |
79. Taniguchi H, Ariga H, Zheng J, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Effects of ghrelin on interdigestive contractions of the rat gastrointestinal tract. World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Nov 07;14(41):6299-302. PMCID: PMC2766108 |
80. Ludwig K, Enker WE, Delaney CP, Wolff BG, Du W, Fort JG, Cherubini M, Cucinotta J, Techner L. Gastrointestinal tract recovery in patients undergoing bowel resection: results of a randomized trial of alvimopan and placebo with a standardized accelerated postoperative care pathway. Arch Surg. 2008 Nov;143(11):1098-105. |
81. Zheng J, Ariga H, Taniguchi H, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Ghrelin regulates gastric phase III-like contractions in freely moving conscious mice. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2009 Jan;21(1):78-84. |
82. de la Fuente SG, Manson RJ, Ludwig KA, Mantyh CR. Neoadjuvant chemoradiation for rectal cancer reduces lymph node harvest in proctectomy specimens. J Gastrointest Surg. 2009 Feb;13(2):269-74. |
83. Masere C, Nakade Y, Zheng J, Babygirija R, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Chronic restraint stress has no more stimulatory effects on colonic motility in rats. Neurosci Lett. 2009 Apr 10;453(3):147-50. |
84. de la Fuente SG, Safford SD, Cantu E, Ludwig KA. Spinal abscess presenting as the initial symptom of Crohn's disease. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2009 May;24(5):601-2. |
85. Zheng J, Dobner A, Babygirija R, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Effects of repeated restraint stress on gastric motility in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2009 May;296(5):R1358-65. |
86. Ridolfi TJ, Tong WD, Takahashi T, Kosinski L, Ludwig KA. Sympathetic and parasympathetic regulation of rectal motility in rats. J Gastrointest Surg. 2009 Nov;13(11):2027-33; discussion 2033. |
87. Ludwig K, Ridolfi TJ. Does every question deserve a randomized controlled trial? Arch Surg. 2009 Dec;144(12):1132. |
88. Bülbül M, Babygirija R, Ludwig K and Takahashi T. Central oxytocin attenuates augmented postprandial gastric motility induced by restraint stress in rats. Neurosci Lett 479, 302-6, 2010. |
89. Zietlow A, Nakajima H, Taniguchi H, Ludwig K and Takahashi T. Association between plasma ghrelin and motilin levels during MMC cycle in conscious dogs. Regul Pept 164, 78-82, 2010. |
90. Bülbül M, Babygirija R, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Central Orexin-A Increases Gastric Motility in Rats. Peptides 2010; 31(11):2118-2122. |
91. Babygirija R, Zheng J, Ludwig K and Takahashi T. Central oxytocin is involved in restoring impaired gastric motility following chronic repeated stress in mice. Am J Physiol 298, R157-65, 2010. |
92. Babygirija R, Zheng J, Bulbul M, Ludwig K and Takahashi T. Beneficial effects of social attachment to overcome daily stress. Brain Res 1352;43-9:2010. |
93. Babygirija R, Zheng J, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Central oxytocin is involved in restoring impaired gastric motility following chronic repeated stress in mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2010 Jan;298(1):R157-65. PMCID: PMC2806214 |
94. Nakajima H, Mochiki E, Zietlow A, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Mechanism of interdigestive migrating motor complex in conscious dogs. J Gastroenterol. 2010 May;45(5):506-14. Epub 2009 Dec 25. |
95. Tong W, Kamiyama Y, Ridolfi TJ, Zietlow A, Zheng J, Kosinski L, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. The Role of 5-HT(3) and 5-HT(4) Receptors in the Adaptive Mechanism of Colonic Transit Following the Parasympathetic Denervation in Rats. J Surg Res. 2010 May 31. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID:20691988 |
96. Zietlow A, Ludwig K and Takahashi T. Association Between Plasma Ghrelin and Motilin Levels During Interdigestive MMC Cycle in Conscious Dogs. Gastroenterology 2010 May; 138:5 (1):S-737. PII: S0016-5085(10)63393-8; doi:10.1016/S0016-5085(10)63393-8. |
97. Nakajima H, Mochiki E, Zietlow A, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Mechanism of interdigestive migrating motor complex in conscious dogs. J Gastroenterol. 2010 May;45(5):506-14. |
98. Ludwig K, Viscusi ER, Wolff BG, Delaney CP, Senagore A, Techner L. Alvimopan for the Management of Postoperative Ileus After Bowel Resection: Characterization of Clinical Benefit by Pooled Responder Analysis. World J Surg. 2010 Jun 5. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 20526599 |
99. Tong WD, Ridolfi TJ, Kosinski L, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Effects of autonomic nerve stimulation on colorectal motility in rats. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2010 Jun;22(6):688-93. PMCID: PMC2952396 |
100. Tong WD, Ridolfi TJ, Kosinski L, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Effects of autonomic nerve stimulation on colorectal motility in rats. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2010 Jun;22(6):688-93. Epub 2010 Jan 13. PMID: 20067587 |
101. Bülbül M, Babygirija R, Zheng J, Ludwig KA, Takahashi T. Central orexin-A changes the gastrointestinal motor pattern from interdigestive to postprandial in rats. Auton Neurosci. 2010 Jun 12. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20542473 |
102. Bülbül M, Babygirija R, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Central oxytocin attenuates augmented gastric postprandial motility induced by restraint stress in rats. Neurosci Lett. 2010 Aug 02;479(3):302-6. |
103. Ludwig K, Viscusi ER, Wolff BG, Delaney CP, Senagore A, Techner L. Alvimopan for the management of postoperative ileus after bowel resection: characterization of clinical benefit by pooled responder analysis. World J Surg. 2010 Sep;34(9):2185-90. PMCID: PMC2917559 |
104. Babygirija R, Zheng J, Bülbül M, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Beneficial effects of social attachment to overcome daily stress. Brain Res. 2010 Sep 17;1352:43-9. |
105. Zietlow A, Nakajima H, Taniguchi H, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Association between plasma ghrelin and motilin levels during MMC cycle in conscious dogs. Regul Pept. 2010 Sep 24;164(2-3):78-82. |
106. Zheng J, Babygirija R, Bülbül M, Cerjak D, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Hypothalamic oxytocin mediates adaptation mechanism against chronic stress in rats. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2010 Oct;299(4):G946-53. PMCID: PMC2957337 |
107. Bülbül M, Babygirija R, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Central orexin-A increases gastric motility in rats. Peptides. 2010 Nov;31(11):2118-22. |
108. Augestad KM, Lindsetmo RO, Stulberg J, Reynolds H, Senagore A, Champagne B, Heriot AG, Leblanc F, Delaney CP, International Rectal Cancer Study Group (IRCSG). International preoperative rectal cancer management: staging, neoadjuvant treatment, and impact of multidisciplinary teams. World J Surg. 2010 Nov;34(11):2689-700. PMCID: PMC2949570 |
109. Babygirija R, Zheng J, Bülbül M, Cerjak D, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Sustained delayed gastric emptying during repeated restraint stress in oxytocin knockout mice. J Neuroendocrinol. 2010 Nov;22(11):1181-6. |
110. Bülbül M, Babygirija R, Zheng J, Ludwig KA, Takahashi T. Central orexin-A changes the gastrointestinal motor pattern from interdigestive to postprandial in rats. Auton Neurosci. 2010 Dec 08;158(1-2):24-30. |
111. Gribovskaja I, Kosinski L, Ludwig KA. Obesity and Colorectal Cancer. Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. Eds. Beck D, Vargus D. 2011 Vol 24, number 4. |
112. Bülbül M, Babygirija R, Zheng J, Ludwig K, Xu H, Lazar J, Takahashi T. Food intake and interdigestive gastrointestinal motility in ghrelin receptor mutant rats. J Gastroenterol. 2011 Apr;46(4):469-78. |
113. Bülbül M, Babygirija R, Cerjak D, Yoshimoto S, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Hypothalamic oxytocin attenuates CRF expression via GABA(A) receptors in rats. Brain Res. 2011 Apr 28;1387:39-45. |
114. Babygirija R, Bülbül M, Cerjak D, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Sustained acceleration of colonic transit following chronic homotypic stress in oxytocin knockout mice. Neurosci Lett. 2011 May 09;495(1):77-81. |
115. Ludwig KA. The challenge in treating the elderly colorectal cancer patient. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Jun;18(6):1520-1. |
116. Ridolfi TJ, Tong WD, Kosinski L, Takahashi T, Ludwig KA. Recovery of colonic transit following extrinsic nerve damage in rats. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2011 Jun;46(6):678-83. |
117. Ludwig K, Kosinski L. How low is low? Evolving approaches to sphincter-sparing resection techniques. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2011 Jul;21(3):185-95. |
118. Gribovskaja-Rupp I, Kosinski L, Ludwig KA. Obesity and colorectal cancer. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2011 Dec;24(4):229-43. PMCID: PMC3311490 |
119. Tong W, Kamiyama Y, Ridolfi TJ, Zietlow A, Zheng J, Kosinski L, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. The role of 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptors in the adaptive mechanism of colonic transit following the parasympathetic denervation in rats. J Surg Res. 2011 Dec;171(2):510-6. PMCID: PMC2978263 |
120. Taniguchi H, Imai K, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Effects of acupuncture on stress-induced gastrointestinal dysmotility in conscious dogs Medical Acupuncture. 1 March 2012;24(1):43-49. |
121. Yoshimoto S, Cerjak D, Babygirija R, Bulbul M, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Hypothalamic circuit regulating colonic transit following chronic stress in rats. Stress. 2012 Mar;15(2):227-36. |
122. Ramprasad J, Sood M, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Up-regulated cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator after anal stenosis in rats. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Mar;47(3):556-64. |
123. Babygirija R, Bülbül M, Yoshimoto S, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Central and peripheral release of oxytocin following chronic homotypic stress in rats. Auton Neurosci. 2012 Apr 03;167(1-2):56-60. |
124. Kastenmeier A, Ludwig KA. Splenic injury during colon surgery: a matter of technique? Arch Surg. 2012 Apr;147(4):329-30. |
125. Bülbül M, Babygirija R, Cerjak D, Yoshimoto S, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Impaired adaptation of gastrointestinal motility following chronic stress in maternally separated rats. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2012 Apr;302(7):G702-11. |
126. Ariga H, Imai K, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Gastric emptying, plasma ghrelin and autonomic nerve activity in diabetic rats Neuroscience Letters. 11 April 2012;514(1):77-81. |
127. Gribovskaja-Rupp I, Takahashi T, Ridolfi T, Kosinski L, Ludwig K. Upregulation of mucosal 5-HT3 receptors is involved in restoration of colonic transit after pelvic nerve transection. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2012 May;24(5):472-8, e218. |
128. Kosinski L, Habr-Gama A, Ludwig K, Perez R. Shifting concepts in rectal cancer management: a review of contemporary primary rectal cancer treatment strategies. CA Cancer J Clin. 2012;62(3):173-202. |
129. Yoshimoto S, Babygirija R, Dobner A, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Anti-stress effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on colonic motility in rats. Dig Dis Sci. 2012 May;57(5):1213-21. |
130. de la Fuente SG, Ludwig KA, Tyler DS, Mantyh CR. Ex vivo evaluation of preoperatively treated rectal cancer specimens of patients undergoing radical resection. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Jun;19(6):1954-8. |
131. Babygirija R, Cerjak D, Yoshimoto S, Gribovskaja-Rupp I, Bülbül M, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Affiliative behavior attenuates stress responses of GI tract via up-regulating hypothalamic oxytocin expression. Auton Neurosci. 2012 Jul 02;169(1):28-33. |
132. Babygirija R, Yoshimoto S, Gribovskaja-Rupp I, Bülbül M, Ludwig K, Takahashi T. Social interaction attenuates stress responses following chronic stress in maternally separated rats. Brain Res. 2012 Aug 21;1469:54-62. |
133. Ludwig KA, Kosinski L. Is splenic flexure mobilization necessary in laparoscopic anterior resection? Another view. Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Nov;55(11):1198-200. |
134. Ludwig K, Fassan M, Mescoli C, Pizzi M, Balistreri M, Albertoni L, Pucciarelli S, Scarpa M, Sturniolo GC, Angriman I, Rugge M. PDCD4/miR-21 dysregulation in inflammatory bowel disease-associated carcinogenesis. Virchows Arch. 2013 Jan;462(1):57-63. |
135. Ludwig KA, Kosinski LA. The risk-benefit ratio. Does the administrative database help? JAMA Surg. 2013 Apr;148(4):322. |
136. Kwak JM, Babygirija R, Gribovskaja-Rupp I, Takahashi T, Yamato S, Ludwig K. Regional difference in colonic motility response to electrical field stimulation in Guinea pig. J Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2013 Apr;19(2):192-203. PMCID: PMC3644655 |
137. Ludwig K, Tse ES, Wang JY. Colon cancer cells adopt an invasive phenotype without mesenchymal transition in 3-D but not 2-D culture upon combined stimulation with EGF and crypt growth factors. BMC Cancer. 2013 May 02;13:221. PMCID: PMC3667045 |
138. Tong WD, Ludwig KA. Neonatal colon perforation due to anorectal malformations: can it be avoided? World J Gastroenterol. 2013 Jul 07;19(25):3915-7. PMCID: PMC3703177 |
139. Abbas MA, Chang GJ, Read TE, Rothenberger DA, Garcia-Aguilar J, Peters W, Monson JR, Sharma A, Dietz DW, Madoff RD, Fleshman JW, Greene FL, Wexner SD, Remzi FH, Consortium for Optimizing Surgical Treatment of Rectal Cancer. Optimizing rectal cancer management: analysis of current evidence. Dis Colon Rectum. 2014 Feb;57(2):252-9. |
140. Gribovskaja-Rupp I, Babygirija R, Takahashi T, Ludwig K. Autonomic nerve regulation of colonic peristalsis in Guinea pigs. J Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2014 Apr 30;20(2):185-96. PMCID: PMC4015210 |
141. Gribovskaja-Rupp I, Kwak JM, Takahashi T, Ludwig K. Nitric oxide regulates polarity of guinea pig distal colon pellet propagation and circular muscle motor response. J Gastroenterol. 2014 May;49(5):835-42. |
142. Berger NG, Ridolfi TJ, Ludwig KA. Delayed gastrointestinal recovery after abdominal operation - role of alvimopan. Clin Exp Gastroenterol. 2015;8:231-5. PMCID: PMC4531031 |
143. Bernhardt J, Steffen H, Schneider-Koriath S, Ludwig K. Clinical NOTES appendectomy study: comparison of transvaginal NOTES appendectomy in hybrid technique with laparoscopic appendectomy. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2015 Feb;30(2):259-67. |
144. Stehr RC, Kim N, LoGiudice JA, Ludwig K. Fox Den Disease: An Interesting Case Following Delayed Diagnosis. Wounds. 2015 Jun;27(6):170-3. |
145. Ludwig K, Scharlau U, Schneider Koriath S. [Management of more frequent complications of laparoscopic surgery. Minimally invasive or always open surgery?]. Chirurg. 2015 Dec;86(12):1105-13. |
146. Rickles AS, Dietz DW, Chang GJ, Wexner SD, Berho ME, Remzi FH, Greene FL, Fleshman JW, Abbas MA, Peters W, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ, Consortium for Optimizing the Treatment of Rectal Cancer (OSTRiCh). High Rate of Positive Circumferential Resection Margins Following Rectal Cancer Surgery: A Call to Action. Ann Surg. 2015 Dec;262(6):891-8. PMCID: PMC5260485 |
147. Kream J, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ, Peterson CY. Achieving low anastomotic leak rates utilizing clinical perfusion assessment. Surgery. 2016 Oct;160(4):960-967. |
148. Kuthe A, Haemmerle A, Ludwig K, Falck S, Hiller W, Mainik F, Freys S, Dubovoy L, Jaehne J, Oldhafer K. Multicenter prospective evaluation of a new articulating 5-mm endoscopic linear stapler. Surg Endosc. 2016 May;30(5):1883-93. PMCID: PMC4848340 |
149. Ridolfi TJ, Berger N, Ludwig KA. Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: Current Management and Future Directions. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2016 Sep;29(3):239-45. PMCID: PMC4991969 |
150. Ridolfi TJ, Berger N, Ludwig KA. Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: Current Management and Future Directions. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2016 Sep;29(3):239-45. PMCID: PMC4991969 |
151. Ludwig KA, Vargas D, Reynolds H. Personalizing Rectal Cancer Management. Dis Colon Rectum. 2016 Dec;59(12):1227-1229. |
152. Ludwig KA, Vargas D, Reynolds H. Personalizing Rectal Cancer Management. Dis Colon Rectum. 2016 Dec;59(12):1227-1229. |
153. Berger NG, Chou R, Toy ES, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ, Peterson CY. Loop Ileostomy Closure as an Overnight Procedure: Institutional Comparison With the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Data Set. Dis Colon Rectum. 2017 Aug;60(8):852-859. |
154. Foss HE, Blank JJ, Lundeen SJ, Peterson CY, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ. Race Is Associated With Burden of Anal Condyloma and Need for Operative Intervention. J Surg Res. 2018 Dec;232:629-634. |
155. Blank JJ, Berger NG, Dux JP, Ali F, Ludwig KA, Peterson CY. The impact of intravenous acetaminophen on pain after abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis. J Surg Res. 2018 Jul;227:234-245. |
156. Ali F, Al-Kindi SG, Blank JJ, Peterson CY, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ. Elevated Venous Thromboembolism Risk Following Colectomy for IBD Is Equal to Those for Colorectal Cancer for Ninety Days After Surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2018 Mar;61(3):375-381. |
157. Landisch RM, Knechtges PM, Otterson MF, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ. Pouch Volvulus in Patients Having Undergone Restorative Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Series. Dis Colon Rectum. 2018 Jun;61(6):713-718. |
158. Hu KY, Simpson MT, Blank JJ, Szabo A, Eastwood D, Ludwig KA, Peterson CY, Ridolfi TJ. Use of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. J Surg Res. 2019 Nov;243:447-452. |
159. Henning RE, Hu KY, Rein LE, Szabo A, Peterson CY, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ. Alvimopan is associated with decreased length of stay for both open and laparoscopic segmental colectomy. Surgery. 2019 Oct;166(4):483-488. |
160. Durand MJ, Beckert AK, Peterson CY, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ, Lauer KK, Freed JK. You Are Only as Frail as Your Arteries: Prehabilitation of Elderly Surgical Patients Current Anesthesiology Reports. 1 December 2019;9(4):380-386. |
161. Hu KY, Wu R, Szabo A, Ridolfi TJ, Ludwig KA, Peterson CY. Laparoscopic Versus Robotic Proctectomy Outcomes: An ACS-NSQIP Analysis. J Surg Res. 2020 Nov;255:495-501. |
162. Hu KY, Peterson CY, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ. Response to: "Alvimopan and outcome after colectomy?". Surgery. 2020 Mar;167(3):677. |
163. Reynolds H, Ludwig KA. Mediocre Mountaineers: Who, How, Where, and Why? Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Oct;63(10):1350-1354. |
164. Blank JJ, Gibson EK, Peterson CY, Ridolfi TJ, Ludwig KA. Retroileal anastomosis in hand-assisted laparoscopic left colectomy: experience at a single institution. Surg Endosc. 2020 Aug;34(8):3408-3413. |
165. Blank J, Berger N, Knechtges P, Prost R, Peterson C, Ludwig K, Ridolfi T. Initial Experience With Staging Rectal Adenocarcinoma Using 7T Magnetic Resonance Imaging Journal of Surgical Research. January 2020;245:434-440. |
166. Mather TL, Hu KY, Rein LE, Szabo A, Lundeen SJ, Peterson CY, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ. Racial and Ethnic Variation Associated With Human Papillomavirus Genotype in Anal Dysplasia. J Surg Res. 2020 Dec;256:311-316. |
167. Blank JJ, Liu Y, Yin Z, Spofford CM, Ridolfi TJ, Ludwig KA, Otterson MF, Peterson CY. Impact of Auricular Neurostimulation in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery with an Enhanced Recovery Protocol: A Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial. Dis Colon Rectum. 2021 Feb 01;64(2):225-233. |
168. Peterson KJ, Blank JJ, Deshpande RR, Liu Y, Peterson CY, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ. A Cautionary Note Regarding Obesity and Young Adult Rectal Cancer. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 Apr;26(4):927-928. |
169. Peterson KJ, Dyrud P, Johnson C, Blank JJ, Eastwood DC, Butterfield GE, Stekiel TA, Peterson CY, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ. Saddle block anesthetic technique for benign outpatient anorectal surgery. Surgery. 2022 Mar;171(3):615-620. |
170. Peterson KJ, Simpson MT, Drezdzon MK, Szabo A, Ausman RA, Nencka AS, Knechtges PM, Peterson CY, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ. Predicting Neoadjuvant Treatment Response in Rectal Cancer Using Machine Learning: Evaluation of MRI-Based Radiomic and Clinical Models. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Jan;27(1):122-130. |
171. Beltrán Ponce SE, Erickson BA, Hall WA, Bedi M, Martens MJ, Siker M, Thomas J, George B, Ludwig K, Peterson C, Ridolfi T, Longo JM. Long term clinical outcomes and associated predictors of progression free survival in anal canal cancer Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. February 2022;13(1):185-196. |
172. Ludwig KA, Vargas HD. Right hemicolectomy-hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery Operative Surgery of the Colon, Rectum and Anus. 17 April 2015:343-354. |
173. Staiger RD, Rössler F, Kim MJ, Brown C, Trenti L, Sasaki T, Uluk D, Campana JP, Giacca M, Schiltz B, Bahadoer RR, Lee KY, Kupper BEC, Hu KY, Corcione F, Paredes SR, Spampati S, Ukegjini K, Jedrzejczak B, Langer D, Stakelum A, Park JW, Phang PT, Biondo S, Ito M, Aigner F, Vaccaro CA, Panis Y, Kartheuser A, Peeters KCMJ, Tan KK, Aguiar S, Ludwig K, Bracale U, Young CJ, Dziki A, Ryska M, Winter DC, Jenkins JT, Kennedy RH, Clavien PA, Puhan MA, Turina M. Benchmarks in colorectal surgery: multinational study to define quality thresholds in high and low anterior resection. Br J Surg. 2022 Nov 22;109(12):1274-1281. |
174. Peterson KJ, Rose MR, Davitt C, Ludwig KA. Disseminated Histoplasmosis: An Unusual Cause of Bowel Obstruction. WMJ. 2022 Dec;121(4):e66-e70. |
175. Peterson CY, Blank J, Ludwig K. Colorectal Cancer in Elderly Patients: Considerations in Treatment and Management Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery: Third Edition: With 261 Figures and 155 Tables. 1 January 2020:903-929. |
176. Drezdzon MK, Cowley NJ, Sweeney DP, Peterson CY, Ridolfi TJ, Ludwig KA, Evans DB, Calata JF. Going for Broke: The Impact of Cost of Living on Surgery Resident Stipend Value. Ann Surg. 2023 Dec 01;278(6):1053-1059. |
177. Drezdzon MK, Calata JF, Peterson CY, Otterson MF, Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ. Lending a hand: The utility of hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery in diverticulitis with fistula. Surgery. 2024 Mar;175(3):776-781. |
178. Peterson KJ, O'Donnell CM, Eastwood DC, Szabo A, Hu KY, Ridolfi TJ, Ludwig KA, Peterson CY. Evaluation of the Rothman Index in Predicting Readmission after Colorectal Resection. Am J Med Qual. 2023 Nov 01;38(6):287-293. |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Kosinski LA, Ludwig KA, Otterson, MF. Diverticular Disease. Greenfield’s Surgery: Scientific Principles & Practice, 5th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2011. |
2. Ludwig KA, Kosinski LA. Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Right Colectomy. In: Stanley W. Ashley, MD, and Ashley Haralson Vernon, MD, eds. Atlas of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques. New York: Elsevier, 2011. |
3. Ludwig KA, Kosinski LA, Ridolfi T. Surgery: Abdominoperineal Resection, Low-Anterior Resection and Beyond. Rectal Cancer: International Perspectives on Multimodality Management. Eds. Czito BG, Willett CG. Humana Press, 2010. |
4. Ludwig KA. Laparoscopic Right Colectomy. In: Frantzides CT and Carlson M, eds. Atlas of Minimally Invasive Surgery. Philadelphia. Elsevier 2008. |
5. Hata J, Ludwig KA. Laparoscopic Colectomy and Abdominal Perineal Resection. In: Pappas, TN, Pryor A eds. Atlas of Laparoscopic Surgery, 3rd Edition. Current Medicine. Philadelphia 2007. |
6. Manson R, Ludwig KA. Laparoscopic Appendectomy. In: Pappas TN, Pryor A eds. Atlas of Laparoscopic Surgery, 3rd Edition. Current Medicine, Philadelphia 2007. |
7. Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Guest Editor, Colon Cancer, 2005. |
8. Ludwig KA. Implications of Subcutaneous Emphysema & How to Avoid and/or Limit Its Development. In: Whelan RL, Fleshman JW, Fowler DL, eds. The SAGES Manual Perioperative Care in Minimally Invasive Surgery. Springer. 2005. |
9. Ludwig KA. Tumors of the Colon and Rectum. In: Rakel RE and Bope ET, eds. Conn’s Current Therapy. WB Saunders, Elsevier, 2005. |
10. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Guest Editor, Retrorectal Lesions, 2004. |
11. Grubbs, L, Manson R, Ludwig KA. Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Syndrome. In: Ellis N Jr, ed. Inherited Cancer Syndromes: Current Clinical Management. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2004. |
12. Bass Wilkins KB, Ludwig KA. Management of Fecal Incontinence in Women with Disabling Conditions. In: Weiner S, Haseltine F, eds. Weiner’s Guide to the Care of Women with Disabilities. Philadelphia; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004. |
13. Kalady MF, Ludwig KA. Developmental Cysts. In: Ludwig KA, ed. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery. New York: Elsevier, 2004. |
14. Ludwig KA. Laparoscopic Partial Colectomy. In: Soper NI, Swanstrom LL, Eubanks WS, eds. Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, 2e, ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2004. |
15. Touloukian C, Ludwig KA. Open Left Colon Resection. In: Van Heerden J, Farley DR, eds. Operative Techniques in General Surgery. New York: Elsevier Science, 2003. |
16. Ludwig KA, Reynolds H. Retrorectal Tumors. In: Timmcke AE, ed. Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, 2002. |
17. Bass Wilkins KB, Ludwig KA. Minimally Invasive Stomas. In: Wu J, ed. Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Vol 15.3. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, 2002. |
18. DeMatos P, Ludwig KA. Laparoscopic Appendectomy. In: Pappas TN, Chekan E, Eubanks S, eds. Atlas of Laparoscopic Surgery. Philadelphia: Current Medicine, 1999. |
19. Kypson AP, Ludwig KA. Laparoscopic Colectomy and Abdominoperitoneal Resection. In: Pappas TN, Chekan E, Eubanks S, eds. Atlas of Laparoscopic Surgery. Philadelphia: Current Medicine, 1999. |
20. Ludwig KA, Jerby B. Laparoscopic Procedures in Patients with Crohn’s Disease. In: Fleshman JW, Schoetz DJ, eds. Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co, 1999. |
21. Ludwig KA, Strong SA; Laparoscopic Stoma Creation. In: Waxner SD, ed. Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery. New York: Wiley-Liss, 1999. |
22. Ludwig KA. Management of Colorectal-anal dysfunction. In: Bump R, Cundiff G, eds. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co., 1998. |
23. Milsom JW, Ludwig KA. Surgical Management for Rectal Cancer. In: Wanebo HJ, ed. Surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1996. |
24. Ludwig KA, Frantzides CT. Laparoscopic Appendectomy. In: Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery. St. Louis: Mosby-Year book, 1994. |
25. Ludwig KA, Condon RE. Postoperative Complications, 1994 Update. In: Beahrs OH, Beaart RW, Pemberton JH, eds. Surgical Consultations. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book, 1994. |
26. Ludwig KA. Frantzides CT, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. In: Frantzide CT, ed. Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book, 1994. |
27. Condon RE, Ludwig KA. Prevention of Infection: Intestinal Antibiotics. In: Fry DE, ed. Surgical Infections. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, Publishers, 1994. |
28. Ludwig KA, Carlson MA, Condon RE. Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Surgery. In Creger WP, ed. Annual Review of Medicine. Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews Inc, 1992. |
29. Ludwig KA, Condon RE. Postoperative Complications. In Beahrs OH, Beart RW Jr, Pemberton JH, eds. Surgical Consultations. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book, 1992. |
30. Ludwig KA, Condon RE. Preoperative Bowel Preparation. In: Cameron JL, ed. Current Surgical Therapy, 4th Edition. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book, 1992. |
31. Padussis JC, Beasley GM, McMahon NS, Tyler DS, Ludwig KA. Neoplasms of the Small Intestine, Vermiform Appendix, Periotoneum and Carcinoma of the Colon and Rectum. In: Hong WK, Bast RC, Kufe DW, Weichselbaum RR, Holland JF, Hait WN, Pollock R, Gansler T, Frei III E, eds. Cancer Medicine E.8. Ontario: BC Decker. In press. |
Editorials, Letters to Editor, Other |
1. Tong W, Ludwig KA. Neonatal colon perforation due to anorectal malformations: Can it be avoided? World J Gastroenterol. 2013 July 7; 19(25): 3915–3917. |
2. Ludwig KA, Kosinski L. The Risk-Benefit Ratio: Does the Administrative Database Help? Comment on "Outcomes and Costs of Elective Surgery for Diverticular Disease" Arch Surg. 2012 Dec 17:1. |
3. Ludwig KA, Kosinski L. Is splenic flexure mobilization necessary in laparoscopic anterior resection? Another view. Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Nov;55(11):1198-200. |
4. Kosinski L, Ludwig K, Habr-Gama A, Perez R. Shifting Concepts in Rectal Cancer Management: A Review of Primary Rectal Cancer Treatment Strategies. CA Cancer J Clin 2012 May-Jun;62(3):173-202. |
5. Ludwig KA. The challenge in treating the elderly colorectal cancer patient. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Jun;18(6):1520-1. |
6. Kastenmeier A, Ludwig K. Splenic Injury During Colon Surgery: A Matter of Technique?: Comment on: Predictive Factors of Splenic Injury in Colorectal Surgery. Arch Surg 2012;147(4):329-30. |
7. Ludwig KA, Ridolfi TJ. Does every question deserve a randomized controlled trial? Comment on: Endo-Laparoscopic Approach versus Conventional Open Surgery in the Management of Obstructing Left-sided Colon Cancer: A Randomized Trial. Arch Surg. 2009 Dec: 144(12): 1132. PMID: 20030032 |
8. Ludwig KA. Laparoscopic Surgery for Rectal Prolapse and Outlet Obstruction. Dis Colon & Rectum 1999; 42:1194-1195. |
9. Ludwig KA, Mantyh CR. The status of radical proctectomy and sphincter-sparing surgery in the United States. Dis Colon Rectum 2007; 50:1126-1127. |
Abstracts |
1. Gribovskaja-Rupp I, Mohmoud M, Ludwig K. Hand assisted approach allows to extend laparoscopic surgery benefits to all-comers with diverticulitis regardless of disease severity and BMI. Submitted to The Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Annual Conference, November 8-9, 2013, Kohler, WI. |
2. Ridolfi T, Takahashi T, Kosinski L, Ludwig K. The Effects of Pelvic Autonomic Denervation on Rectal Motility in the Rat. Submitted to The American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Annual Meeting, May 2-6, 2009, Hollywood, FL. |
3. Ridolfi T, Takahashi T, Kosinski L, Ludwig K. The Effects of Pelvic Denervation on Rectal Motility in the Rat. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 2009. 52(4). 8 |
4. Wolff BG, Ludwig K, Delaney CP, Barrett JE, Paterson CA, Techner L. Safety of Alvimopan, Highly Selective, Potent, Peripherally Acting Mu-Opioid Receptor (PAM-OR) Antagonist, in More Than 1,900 Patients Undergoing Bowel Resection. Submitted to American College of Surgeons 35th Annual Spring Meeting, April 22-25, 2007, Las Vegas, NV. |
5. Wilkins K., Fields R, Onaitis M, Kalady M., Seigler H, Tyler D, Mantyh C, Ludwig KA. Quality of Life After Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer: A Case for Sphincter Preservation. J Am Coll Surg 2002; 195; #3 Supplement; S55. |
6. Shewood J. Stellatot T, Ludwig KA, Dematos, Reynolds, H. Aggressive Local Treatment of Early Stage Rectal Cancer provides results Equivalent to Proctectomy. Dis Colon Rectum 2001; 44: A27-A59. |
7. Mannon PJ, Kanungo A, Mannon RB, Ludwig KA. A Novel Distribution for Peptide YY Y1 Receptors in Mucosal Nerves of the Human Colon. Gastro 1998; 116:G2729. |
8. Ludwig KA, Carlson MA, Frantzides CT. Does Minimally Invasive Surgery Result in a Shorter Period of Postoperative Ileus? Gastro 1992; 103:1382. |
9. Ludwig KA, Frantzides CT, Cowles VE, Carlson MA, Condon RE. Cholecystokinin and Gastrin Responses During Postoperative Ileus. Gastro 1992;103:1382. |
10. Carlson MA, Ludwig KA, Cowles VE, Frantzides CT, Condon RE. The Effect of Propranolol on Human Colonic Myoelectric Activity in the Postoperative Period. Gastro 1992; 103:1382. |
