Dr. Lisa S Poritz MD
Colon and Rectal Surgeon
500 University Dr Hershey PA, 17033About
Dr. Lisa Poritz, MD is one of the country's most highly rated doctors. Her specialties include colon & rectal surgery, gastroenterology, and surgery and she currently practices medicine at Hershey, Pennsylvania. ...
Education and Training
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 1992
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Extended follow-up of patients treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy for intra-abdominal desmoid tumors.
- Human B lymphoblast cell lines defective of Stat6 signaling produce high levels of proinflammatory cytokines IL-12, TNFalpha and IFNgamma.
- Surgical management of entero and colocutaneous fistulae in Crohn's disease: 17 year's experience.
- How should complex perianal Crohn's disease be treated in the Remicade era.
- Opposing regulation of the tight junction protein claudin-2 by interferon-gamma and interleukin-4.
- Parastomal hernia repair: a single center experience.
- Research in academic colon and rectal surgery: keys to success.
- Tumor necrosis factor alpha induces p53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis expression in colorectal cancer cell lines.
- Dehydration is the most common indication for readmission after diverting ileostomy creation.
- Bowel permeability is improved in Crohn's disease after ileocolectomy.
Fellowships
- University of Toronto, Wellesley Hospital 2000
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