Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Alabama School of Medicine
General Surgery
Dr. John D. Christein, MD
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John Christein is an expert in the field of General Surgery. He attended Rush Medical College. He received 3 awards: "Regional Top Doctor", "Fellow (FACS)" and "Shipley Award". John Christein is a published physician. He published 50 publications, including: 'Charles Bernard Puestow (1902-1973): American surgeon and commander of the 27th Evacuation Hospital during the Second World War.' Doctor John D. Christein, MD accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Charles Bernard Puestow (1902-1973): American surgeon and commander of the 27th Evacuation Hospital during the Second World War.
- Patterns of Failure for Lymph Node-Positive Resected Pancreatic AdenoCarcinoma After Adjuvant Radiotherapy or Gemcitabine-based Chemotherapy Alone.
- Outcomes after implementing a tailored endoscopic step-up approach to walled-off necrosis in acute pancreatitis.
- Erratum to: Pancreatic adenoCarcinoma: a pilot study of quantitative perfusion and diffusion-weighted breath-hold magnetic resonance imaging.
- Pancreatic adenoCarcinoma: a pilot study of quantitative perfusion and diffusion-weighted breath-hold magnetic resonance imaging.
- Equal efficacy of endoscopic and surgical cystogastrostomy for Pancreatic pseudocyst drainage in a randomized trial.
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus and pancreatic Cancer.
- Should pancreatectomy with islet cell autotransplantation in patients with chronic alcoholic pancreatitis be abandoned?
- The Concept of Laparoscopy-Assisted PancreatoBiliary EUS (LAP-EUS).
- Computed tomography attenuation and patient characteristics as predictors of complications after Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- Endoscopic Transmural Drainage of PeriPancreatic Fluid Collections: Outcomes and Predictors of Treatment Success in 211 Consecutive Patients.
- EUS-guided therapy for management of periPancreatic fluid collections after distal pancreatectomy in 20 consecutive patients.
- Preoperative detection of malignant transformation in a choledochal cyst.
- Multiple transluminal gateway technique for EUS-guided drainage of symptomatic walled-off Pancreatic necrosis.
- Frequency of complications during EUS-guided drainage of Pancreatic fluid collections in 148 consecutive patients.
- Biliary metal stents are superior to plastic stents for preoperative biliary decompression in pancreatic Cancer.
- Serum biomarker panels for the detection of pancreatic Cancer.
- EUS for the management of periPancreatic fluid collections after distal pancreatectomy.
- EUS-guided transEsophageal drainage of peripancreatic fluid collections.
- Laparoscopic and open distal pancreatectomy: a comparison of outcomes.
- Malignant Nonfunctioning Neuroendocrine Neoplasm of the Pancreas in a 10-Year-Old Child.
- Prospective randomized trial comparing EUS and EGD for transmural drainage of Pancreatic pseudocysts (with videos).
- EUS versus surgical cyst-gastrostomy for management of Pancreatic pseudocysts.
- Applying proteomic-based biomarker tools for the accurate diagnosis of pancreatic Cancer.
- Does cholecystectomy prior to the diagnosis of pancreatic Cancer affect outcome?
- Pancreatic resection with islet cell autotransplant for the treatment of severe chronic pancreatitis.
- Percutaneous transhepatic duodenal diversion for the management of duodenal fistulae.
- An innovative option for venous reconstruction after Pancreaticoduodenectomy: the left renal vein.
- Durability of portal venous reconstruction following resection during Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- Central pancreatectomy: a technique for the resection of Pancreatic neck lesions.
- Preliminary general surgery residents: indentured servitude or golden opportunity?
- Quality-of-life after total pancreatectomy: is it really that bad on long-term follow-up?
- Distal pancreatectomy for resectable adenoCarcinoma of the body and tail of the pancreas.
- Central pancreatectomy for the resection of benign or low malignant potential neoplasms.
- Prognostic factors associated with resectable Carcinoma of the esophagus.
- Development and histopathological characterization of tumorgraft models of pancreatic Ductal adenocarcinoma.
- Endoscopic repair of a massive postoperative pancreatic juice leak through the Bile duct stump due to pancreatobiliary maljunction.
- A phase I study evaluating the role of the anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibody cetuximab as a radiosensitizer with chemoradiation for locally advance...
- Central pancreatectomy for a Pancreatic ganglioneuroma in a patient with previous neuroblastoma.
- A root-cause analysis of mortality following major pancreatectomy.
- What affects mortality after the operative management of hepatic Abscess?
- Hepatic resection of hepatocellular Carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis: Model of End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score predicts perioperative mortality.
- Characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing debridement of Pancreatic necrosis.
- Prognostic factors relating to esophageal Cancer.
- Prognostic factors associated with resectable adenoCarcinoma of the head of the pancreas.
- Progress in the management of necrotizing pancreatitis.
- Intraductal papillary carcinoma of common Bile duct diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration.
- S100A4 promotes pancreatic Cancer progression through a dual signaling pathway mediated by Src and focal adhesion kinase.
- The BET bromodomain inhibitor JQ1 suppresses growth of pancreatic Ductal adenocarcinoma in patient-derived xenograft models.
Schools
Rush Medical College Of Rush University
Rush University
Mayo Clinic
Procedures Preformed
- Adrenalectomy
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
- Appendectomy, Open
- Biliary Drainage
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Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Adrenal Gland Cancer
- Anorectal Abscess
- Appendicitis
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
- Fellow (FACS)
- Shipley Award
Education
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Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education -
Rush University Medical Center -
Rush Medical College
Hospital
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University of Alabama Hospital -
Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1508809328 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | CHRISTEIN | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | JOHN | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 352491900 | |
| NPPES Provider State | AL | |
| Specialty Description | General Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 119.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 27.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 22.69 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1508809328 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | CHRISTEIN |
| First Name Of The Provider | JOHN |
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