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D-Index
78
Citations
56634
World Ranking
17781
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Sidney J. Winawer is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, pathology and forensic medicine, and epidemiology. The scientist's work spans numerous topics related to colorectal and gastric cancers, genetic factors, global cancer incidence and screening, and related gastrointestinal diseases.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Diverticular Disease and Complications
  • Microscopic Colitis

Sidney J. Winawer has published extensively, with recent notable papers such as:

  • "Actin cytoskeletal organization loss in the benign-to-malignant tumor transition in cultured human colonic epithelial cells," 2024, published in PubMed
  • "An efficient strategy for evaluating new non-invasive screening tests for colorectal cancer: the guiding principles," 2023, published in Gut
  • "Decreased colorectal cancer incidence and mortality in a diverse urban population with increased colonoscopy screening," 2021, published in BMC Public Health
  • "Randomized Trial of Facilitated Adherence to Screening Colonoscopy vs Sequential Fecal-Based Blood Test," 2023, published in Gastroenterology
  • "The National Polyp Study at 40: challenges then and now," 2020, published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Key frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Sidney J. Winawer include:

  • Ann G. Zauber
  • Michael J. O'Brien
  • Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar
  • Anne I. Hahn
  • Timothy R. Church

The scientist has contributed to prominent publication venues, including:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Gut

Among the distinctions, Sidney J. Winawer is recognized as a Member of the Association of American Physicians. The scientist remains an active contributor to the advancement of knowledge in cancer screening, detection, and gastrointestinal medicine.

Best Publications

  • Prevention of colorectal cancer by colonoscopic polypectomy. The National Polyp Study Workgroup.

    S J Winawer;A G Zauber;M N Ho;M J O'Brien

  • Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy: A consensus update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society

    Sidney J. Winawer;Ann G. Zauber;Robert H. Fletcher;Jonathon S. Stillman

  • Screening and surveillance for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps, 2008: a joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology.

    Bernard Levin;David A Lieberman;Beth McFarland;Kimberly S Andrews

  • Colonoscopic Polypectomy and Long-Term Prevention of Colorectal-Cancer Deaths

    Ann G. Zauber;Sidney J. Winawer;Michael J. O'Brien;Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar

  • COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AND SURVEILLANCE: CLINICAL GUIDELINES AND RATIONALE-UPDATE BASED ON NEW EVIDENCE

    Sidney Winawer;Robert Fletcher;Douglas Rex;John Bond

  • Colorectal cancer screening: Clinical guidelines and rationale

    SJ Winawer;RH Fletcher;L Miller;F Godlee

  • Screening and Surveillance for the Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer and Adenomatous Polyps, 2008: A Joint Guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US Multi‐Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology*†

    Bernard Levin;David A. Lieberman;Beth McFarland;Robert A. Smith

  • Guidelines for Colonoscopy Surveillance After Screening and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer

    David A. Lieberman;Douglas K. Rex;Sidney J. Winawer;Francis M. Giardiello

  • Quality in the technical performance of colonoscopy and the continuous quality improvement process for colonoscopy: Recommendations of the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer

    Douglas K. Rex;John H. Bond;Sidney Winawer;Theodore R. Levin

  • Randomized Comparison of Surveillance Intervals after Colonoscopic Removal of Newly Diagnosed Adenomatous Polyps

    Winawer Sj;Zauber Ag;O'Brien Mj;Ho Mn

  • The National Polyp Study. Patient and polyp characteristics associated with high-grade dysplasia in colorectal adenomas.

    Michael J. O'Brien;Sidney J. Winawer;Ann Graham Zauber;Leonard S. Gottlieb

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening

    Sidney J. Winawer;David Schottenfeld;Betty J. Flehinger

  • A Comparison of Colonoscopy and Double-Contrast Barium Enema for Surveillance after Polypectomy

    Winawer Sj;Stewart Et;Zauber Ag;Bond Jh

  • Familial colorectal cancer in Ashkenazim due to a hypermutable tract in APC

    Steven J. Laken;Gloria M. Petersen;Stephen B. Gruber;Carole Oddoux

  • Erratum: Colorectal cancer screening: Clinical guidelines and rationale (Gastroenterology (1997) 112 (594-642))

    S. J. Winawer;R. H. Fletcher;L. Miller;F. Godlee

  • A Pooled Analysis of Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia Diagnoses After Colonoscopic Polypectomy

    María Elena Martínez;John A. Baron;David A. Lieberman;Arthur Schatzkin

  • European guidelines for quality assurance in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis : Overview and introduction to the full Supplement publication.

    L. Von Karsa;J. Patnick;J. Patnick;N. Segnan;W. Atkin

  • Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after cancer resection: a consensus update by the American Cancer Society and US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.

    Douglas K. Rex;Charles J. Kahi;Bernard Levin;Robert A. Smith

  • Screening for colorectal cancer with fecal occult blood testing and sigmoidoscopy.

    Sidney J. Winawer;Betty J. Flehinger;David Schottenfeld;Daniel G. Miller

  • Risk of colorectal cancer in the families of patients with adenomatous polyps. National Polyp Study Workgroup.

    S J Winawer;A G Zauber;H Gerdes;M J O'Brien

Frequent Co-Authors

Ann G. Zauber
Ann G. Zauber Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Michael J. O'Brien
Michael J. O'Brien Tulane University
John H. Bond
John H. Bond Veterans Health Administration
Bernard Levin
Bernard Levin The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Timothy R. Church
Timothy R. Church University of Minnesota
David Schottenfeld
David Schottenfeld University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David A. Lieberman
David A. Lieberman Oregon Health & Science University
Douglas K. Rex
Douglas K. Rex Indiana University
Theodore R. Levin
Theodore R. Levin Kaiser Permanente
Robert A. Smith
Robert A. Smith University of Birmingham

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