Colon and Rectal Surgery Faculty

The 19 physician members of the Division's faculty are Board-certified or Board-eligible colon and rectal surgeons. Three hold tenure or tenure-track positions and are members of the University of Minnesota Physicians, and 13 hold adjunct faculty appointments in the Medical School and are members of Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates. Two certified research nurses assist faculty members to conduct high-quality clinical research, and one nurse patient coordinator facilitates multi-disciplinary care at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview.

The Division's faculty offer patients and referring physicians special expertise in all aspects of the care of patients with colorectal diseases and disorders. This includes cancer, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, diverticular disease, rectal prolapse, volvulus, anal incontinence, hemorrhoids, infections, fistulas, fissures, pilonidal disease, hereditary diseases of the colorectum and functional disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract. A full range of diagnostic testing services is available including colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy, sophisticated pelvic floor functional tests, endorectal ultrasonography and genetic counseling and testing. Surgical expertise spans the spectrum of colorectal surgical techniques including reconstructive surgery such as anal sphincter repair and ileal pouch surgery for colitis, complex operations for advanced or recurrent cancer, and specialized techniques of minimally invasive surgery including laparoscopic bowel resections and endoanal excision of tumors. The Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery leads clinical trials and has active basic, translational and clinical research programs. As a result, patients may have access to experimental procedures not available at most institutions.


Chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery:
Robert D. Madoff, M.D. Professor of Surgery, Chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery and Associate Director for Clinical Research and Programs of the University of Minnesota Cancer Center

Faculty and Clinical Staff

ROBERT D. MADOFF, M.D. Professor of Surgery Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery Stanley M. Goldberg Endowed Chair in Colon and Rectal Surgery University of Minnesota Undergraduate School: Harvard University Cambridge, MA Medical School: Columbia University New York, NY Surgical Training: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Colon and Rectal Specialization: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Curriculum Vitae Return to faculty index

	SHARON L. DYKES, M.D. Adjunct Instructor of Surgery Undergraduate School: Brown University Providence, RI Medical School: Brown University Medical School Providence, RI Surgical Training: SUNY Health Science Center Syracuse, NY University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Colon and Rectal Specialization: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Return to faculty index

ISAAC FELEMOVICIUS, M.D. Adjunct Instructor of Surgery Medical School: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Residency: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Fellowship: Colon and Rectal Surgery University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Return to faculty index

	CHARLES O. FINNE, M.D. Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery Undergraduate School: Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Medical School: University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Surgical Training: Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio, TX Colon and Rectal Specialization: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Return to faculty index

BRETT T. GEMLO, M.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery Undergraduate School: Macalester College St. Paul, MN Medical School: Harvard Medical School Boston, MA Surgical Training: University of California San Francisco, CA Colon and Rectal Specialization: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Board Certification: American Board of Surgery American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon And Rectal Surgery Associates, Ltd. (Affiliation since 1991) Return to faculty index

	STANLEY M. GOLDBERG, M.D. Adjunct Professor of Surgery Undergraduate School: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Medical School: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Surgical Training: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Colon and Rectal Specialization: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Return to faculty index

RICHARD E. KARULF, M.D. Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery Undergraduate School: United States Air Force Academy Colorado Medical School: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Surgical Training: Wright State University School of Medicine Dayton, OH Colon and Rectal Specialization: Lahey Clinic Medical Center Burlington, MA Return to faculty index

	ANN C. LOWRY, M.D. Adjunct Professor of Surgery Undergraduate School: Radcliffe College Cambridge, MA Medical School: Tufts University Boston, MA Surgical Training: New England Medical Center Boston, MA Colon and Rectal Specialization: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Return to faculty index

ANDERS MELLGREN, M.D., PH.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery Undergraduate School: Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden Ph.D. Dissertation: Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden Research Fellowship: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Surgical Training: Karolinska Institutet at Danderyd Hospital Stockholm, Sweden Colon and Rectal Specialization: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Return to faculty index

	JEFFERY J. MORKEN, M.D. Adjunct Instructor of Surgery Undergraduate School: Concordia College Moorehead, MN Medical School: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Surgical Training: Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis, MN Colon and Rectal Specialization: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Return to faculty index

FREDERIC D. NEMER, M.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery Undergraduate School: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Medical School: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Surgical Training: University of Kentucky Medical Center Lexington, KY Colon and Rectal Specialization: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Return to faculty index

	HEATHER L. ROSSI, M.D. Adjunct Instructor of Surgery Undergraduate School: Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN Medical School: Rush Medical College Chicago, IL Surgical Training: Rush-Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center Chicago, IL Colon and Rectal Specialization: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH Return to faculty index

DAVID A. ROTHENBERGER, M.D. Deputy Chairman of Surgery and Professor University of Minnesota Undergraduate Institution: Princeton University Princeton, NJ Medical School: University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD Tufts University Boston, MA Surgical Training: St. Paul Ramsey Hospital St. Paul, MN Colon and Rectal Specialization: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Curriculum Vitae Return to faculty index

	JERRY L. SCHOTTLER, M.D. Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery Undergraduate School: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Medical School: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Surgical Training: Minneapolis Veterans Administration Minneapolis, MN Colon and Rectal Specialization: Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN Return to faculty index

MICHAEL P. SPENCER, M.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery Undergraduate School: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN University of Cincinnati School of Medicine Cincinnati, OH Medical School: Southern Illinois School of Medicine Springfield, IL Surgical Training: Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN Colon and Rectal Specialization: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Return to faculty index

W. BRIAN SWEENEY, M.D. Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery Undergraduate School: University of Scranton Scranton, PA Medical School: Hahnemann University Philadelphia, PA Surgical Training: National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, MD Robert Packer Hospital/Guthrie Medical Center Sayre, PA Colon and Rectal Specialization: University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals/Hermann Hospital Houston, TX Return to faculty index

AMY THORSEN, M.D. Adjunct Instructor of Surgery Undergraduate School: MIT Boston, MA Medical School: New York University School of Medicine New York, NY General Surgery: Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Boston, MA Research Fellowship: Harvard Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery Boston, MA Fellowship: Clinical Colon and Rectal Surgery University of Minnesota Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery Professional Societies: American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons American College of Surgeons Return to faculty index

	JUDITH TRUDEL, M.D. Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery Medical School: Laval University Quebec, Canada Residency: Montreal General Hospital Quebec, Canada Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio Return to faculty index