Colon and Rectal Surgeon
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Dr. Alan G. Thorson, MD
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Alan Thorson practices Colon & Rectal Surgery. He graduated from University of Nebraska Medical Center. University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of the top medical schools in the US. University of Nebraska Medical Center has a rank of 60 in research and a 4 in primary care He has 9 awards "America's Top Doctors", "America's Top Doctors for Cancer", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Who's Who in America", "Who's Who in the World", "Fellow (FACS)", "Most Compassionate Doctor", "Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare" and "Best Doctors in America". Alan Thorson is a published doctor. He published 84 publications, including: 'Cumulative incidence of colorectal and extracolonic cancers in MLH1 and MSH2 mutation carriers of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.' Alan Thorson accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- New American Cancer Society process for creating trustworthy cancer screening guidelines.
- Current controversies in colon and rectal cancer.
- Age and rural residence effects on accessing colorectal cancer treatments: a registry study.
- Current neoadjuvant strategies in rectal cancer.
- Progress in cancer care: a rational call to do better.
- Permanent diversion rates after neoadjuvant therapy and coloanal anastomosis for rectal cancer.
- Risk of bleeding following hemorrhoidal banding in patients on antithrombotic therapy.
- Rurality and other determinants of early colorectal cancer diagnosis in Nebraska: a 6-year cancer registry study, 1998-2003.
- Clinical outcomes of complicated diverticulitis managed nonoperatively.
- President's address: a subspecialist's view of the specialty of general surgery.
- Risk of late bleeding following hemorrhoidal banding in patients on antithrombotic prophylaxis.
- Surgeon volume does not predict outcomes in the setting of technical credentialing: results from a randomized trial in colon cancer.
- 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-...
- Antibiotic use and health-seeking behaviour in an underprivileged area of Perú.
- Familial adenomatous polyposis in children younger than age ten years: a multidisciplinary clinic experience.
- A midpoint assessment of the American Cancer Society challenge goal to decrease cancer incidence by 25% between 1992 and 2015.
- Does sodium hyaluronate- and carboxymethylcellulose-based bioresorbable membrane (Seprafilm) decrease operative time for loop ileostomy closure?
- Health care seeking among individuals with cough and tuberculosis: a population-based study from rural India.
- Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy: a consensus update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society.
- Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after cancer resection: a consensus update by the American Cancer Society and US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.
- Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after cancer resection: a consensus update by the American Cancer Society and the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Can...
- Perceptions and experiences of health care seeking and access to TB care--a qualitative study in rural Jiangsu Province, China.
- Equality or equity in health care access: a qualitative study of doctors'' explanations to a longer doctor''s delay among female TB patients in Vietnam.
- Do women with tuberculosis have a lower likelihood of getting diagnosed? Prevalence and case detection of sputum smear positive pulmonary TB, a population-based study ...
- Response to preoperative chemoradiation in stage II and III rectal cancer.
- Anorectal physiology.
- Long-term efficacy of dynamic graciloplasty for fecal incontinence.
- Familial adenomatous polyposis and extracolonic cancer.
- A prospective evaluation of the value of anorectal physiology in the management of fecal incontinence.
- Mouth to pouch transit after restorative proctocolectomy: hydrogen breath analysis correlates with scintigraphy.
- Clinical use of the self-expanding metallic stent in the management of colorectal cancer.
- Health-seeking behaviour of individuals with a cough of more than 3 weeks.
- Familial adenomatous polyposis, hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer, and familial risk: what are the implications for the surgeon?
- Safety and efficacy of dynamic graciloplasty for fecal incontinence: report of a prospective, multicenter trial. Dynamic Graciloplasty Therapy Study Group.
- How I do it. Anal stenosis.
- Standards for anal sphincter replacement.
- Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale: quality of life instrument for patients with fecal incontinence.
- Patient and surgeon ranking of the severity of symptoms associated with fecal incontinence: the fecal incontinence severity index.
- Influence of arginine dietary supplementation on healing colonic anastomosis in the rat.
- Colorectal cancer in hereditary breast cancer kindreds.
- Histologic comparison of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer associated with MSH2 and MLH1 and colorectal cancer from the general population.
- Sex, gender, and tuberculosis.
- Use of preoperative ultrasound staging for treatment of rectal cancer.
- A century of progress in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome).
- Colorectal carcinoma survival among hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma family members.
- Ileoanal pouch function and release of peptide YY.
- Colorectal and extracolonic cancer variations in MLH1/MSH2 hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer kindreds and the general population.
- Pudendal nerve function in normal and encopretic children.
- Cumulative incidence of colorectal and extracolonic cancers in MLH1 and MSH2 mutation carriers of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
- Diagnosing anal sphincter injury with transanal ultrasound and manometry.
- Transanal ultrasound and anorectal physiology findings affecting continence after sphincteroplasty.
- Operative results of House advancement anoplasty.
- Preoperative chemoradiation downstages locally advanced ultrasound-staged rectal cancer.
- Simultaneous dynamic proctography and peritoneography for pelvic floor disorders.
- Patterns of male fecal incontinence.
- Rectal cancer after prolonged sulindac chemoprevention. A case report.
- Transanal ultrasound and manometry in the evaluation of fecal incontinence.
- Positron emission tomography for preoperative staging of colorectal carcinoma.
- Rectal cancer in FAP patient after sulindac.
- Colonic anastomoses: bursting strength after corticosteroid treatment.
- Transrectal ultrasound of rectal tumors.
- Effect of prostaglandin E1 and steroid on healing colonic anastomoses.
- Cumulative incidence of metachronous colorectal cancer.
- Laparoscopic colectomy: a critical appraisal.
- Normal variation in anorectal manometry.
- Rare pelvic floor hernias. Report of a case and review of the literature.
- "House" advancement pedicle flap for anal stenosis.
- Genetic changes at the beta-2-adrenergic receptor locus on chromosome 5 in human colorectal carcinomas.
- Increased expression of the retinoblastoma gene in human colorectal carcinomas relative to normal colonic mucosa.
- Manometric diagnosis of anal sphincter injuries.
- Office colonoscopy--a safe procedure in selected patients.
- Rectal prolapse: rational therapy without foreign material.
- Rectopexy without resection for rectal prolapse.
- Familial polyposis: colon cancer in the absence of rectal polyps.
- Repair of simple rectovaginal fistulas. Influence of previous repairs.
- Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the colon arising in a villous adenoma.
- Methods for and results from colo-rectal cancer screening: the Minnesota experience.
- Functional results of restorative proctocolectomy in the management of chronic ulcerative colitis.
- Metachronous colorectal cancer. Time interval to presentation of a metachronous cancer.
- The role of colonoscopy in the assessment of patients with colorectal cancer.
- Experience with cholecystectomy at the University of Nebraska Hospital.
- Transrectal drainage of anastomotic leaks following low colonic anastomosis.
- Paget's disease of the breast.
Schools
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine
University Ne
University Mn
Procedures Preformed
- Anoscopy With Removal of Anal Tumor
- Appendectomy, Open
- Colectomy
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
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Doctors Specialties
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in the World
- Fellow (FACS)
- Most Compassionate Doctor
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare
- Best Doctors in America
Education
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University of Minnesota -
University of Nebraska Medical Center -
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1033117700 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | THORSON | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ALAN | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 681142186 | |
| NPPES Provider State | NE | |
| Specialty Description | Colorectal Surgery (formerly proctology) | |
| Total Claim Count | 203.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 30.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 14.78 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1033117700 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | THORSON |
| First Name Of The Provider | ALAN |
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