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Walter E. Longo

Walter E. Longo

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Medicine

D-Index
75
Citations
14626
World Ranking
19239
National Ranking
9586

Overview

Walter E. Longo is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on surgery, public health, oncology, gender studies, and genetics. Their research spans 43 publications in the broad area of medicine and includes more specialized work in surgery, public health and occupational health, oncology, gender studies, and genetics.

Their recent research work includes notable papers such as:

  • Management of Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction in Adults after Spinal Cord Injury, 2021, Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
  • Management of Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction in Adults after Spinal Cord Injury, 2021, Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
  • Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease and Acute Kidney Injury on Safety and Outcomes of CAR T-Cell Therapy in Lymphoma Patients, 2022, Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia
  • Prevalence and Characteristics of Patients with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome in a Cohort Diagnosed with Celiac Artery Compression, 2022, Journal of the American College of Surgeons
  • Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Prehabilitation (PrePFPT) for the prevention of low anterior resection syndrome, 2024, Surgical Oncology Insight

Longo frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Nathan A. Coppersmith, Andrew C. Esposito, Haddon Pantel, Vikram Reddy, and Ira L. Leeds. These collaborations have been significant in developing research in their respective fields.

Their work appears frequently in several prominent journals, with the most publications in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, followed by Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia, Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, and Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.

Core topics of their research encompass:

  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders

This body of work situates Walter E. Longo within a multidisciplinary framework, addressing clinical conditions, healthcare management, and educational innovations, as well as specific disease-oriented research such as lymphoma and gastrointestinal disorders.

Best Publications

  • Risk factors for morbidity and mortality after colectomy for colon cancer

    Walter E. Longo;Katherine S. Virgo;Frank E. Johnson;Charles A. Oprian

  • Lower gastrointestinal bleeding

    Anthony M. Vernava;Beth A. Moore;Walter E. Longo;Frank E. Johnson

  • Small-bowel tumors: epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of 1260 cases from the connecticut tumor registry.

    Ioannis Hatzaras;J. Alexander Palesty;J. Alexander Palesty;Farshad Abir;Paul Sullivan

  • The safety of intra-abdominal surgery in patients with cirrhosis: model for end-stage liver disease score is superior to Child-Turcotte-Pugh classification in predicting outcome.

    Alex S. Befeler;Dean E. Palmer;Martin Hoffman;Walter Longo

  • Diverticular Disease and Diverticulitis

    Anish A Sheth;Walter Longo;Martin H Floch

  • Outcome after colectomy for Clostridium difficile colitis.

    Walter E. Longo;John E. Mazuski;Katherine S. Virgo;Paul Lee

  • The surgical management of elderly cancer patients: recommendations of the SIOG surgical task force

    R.A Audisio;F Bozzetti;R Gennari;M.T Jaklitsch

  • Colonoscopic perforations: Etiology, diagnosis, and management

    Lawrence J. Damore;Peter C. Rantis;Anthony M. Vernava;Walter E. Longo

  • Ischemic colitis: patterns and prognosis.

    Walter E. Longo;Garth H. Ballantyne;Richard J. Gusberg

  • Spectrum of disease and outcome of complicated diverticular disease

    Anil M Bahadursingh;Kathy S Virgo;Donald L Kaminski;Walter E Longo

  • Clinical implications of jejunoileal diverticular disease.

    Walter E. Longo;Anthony M. Vernava

  • Ten-Year Historic Cohort of Quality of Life and Sexuality in Patients With Rectal Cancer

    Christian E. Schmidt;Beate Bestmann;Thomas Küchler;Walter E. Longo

  • Acute surgical emergencies in inflammatory bowel disease.

    Dale F Berg;Anil M Bahadursingh;Donald L Kaminski;Walter E Longo

  • Role of chronic catheterization in the development of bladder cancer in patients with spinal cord injury

    Douglas A West;James M Cummings;Walter E Longo;Walter E Longo;Katherine S Virgo;Katherine S Virgo

  • Preoperative Assessment of Surgical Risk in Oncogeriatric Patients

    Riccardo A. Audisio;Hodigere Ramesh;Walter E. Longo;Andrew P. Zbar

  • Colorectal cancer presenting as surgical emergencies

    Madison Cuffy;Farshad Abir;Riccardo A. Audisio;Walter E. Longo

  • Ischemic colitis: spectrum of disease and outcome.

    James R Scharff;Walter E Longo;Shant M Vartanian;Donald L Jacobs

  • Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes After the Surgical Treatment of Appendicitis in Adults

    Julie A. Margenthaler;Walter E. Longo;Walter E. Longo;Katherine S. Virgo;Frank E. Johnson

  • Cost of patient follow-up after potentially curative colorectal cancer treatment

    Katherine S Virgo;Anthony M. Vernava;Walter E. Longo;Lowell W. McKirgan

  • Factors predicting morbidity and mortality in emergency colorectal procedures in elderly patients.

    Edward A. McGillicuddy;Kevin M. Schuster;Kimberly A. Davis;Walter E. Longo

Frequent Co-Authors

Irvin M. Modlin
Irvin M. Modlin Yale University
John P. Geibel
John P. Geibel Yale University
Shukri F. Khuri
Shukri F. Khuri Harvard University
William G. Henderson
William G. Henderson University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Kamal M.F. Itani
Kamal M.F. Itani Boston University
Robert Udelsman
Robert Udelsman Yale University
Albert P. Li
Albert P. Li Washington University in St. Louis
Janice J. Eng
Janice J. Eng University of British Columbia
Thomas E. Adrian
Thomas E. Adrian Northwestern University
Prakash M. Nadkarni
Prakash M. Nadkarni Yale University

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