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Patrick Sullivan MD

  • Department of Surgery
    Professor
  • (404) 686-2163
  • patrick.s.sullivan@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Sullivan in the chief quality officer for the Emory Division of Colorectal Surgery. He received his MD degree from Loyola Chicago School of Medicine, completed his general surgery residency at Emory University, and completed his colorectal fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. After completing his fellowship, Dr. Sullivan joined the faculty of Emory's Division of Colorectal Surgery and the Winship Cancer Institute in 2011.

He specializes in diseases of the colon and rectum, with expertise in the surgical management of primary and recurrent malignancy of the colon and rectum, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease), diverticular disease, and anorectal disorders. He has a particular interest in the application of minimally invasive techniques including the use of laparoscopic and robotic approaches to treat diseases of the colon and rectum. His expertise as a robotic surgeon allows patients the benefit of smaller incisions and faster recovery.

As the chief quality officer for the division, Dr. Sullivans goal is to ensure each patient has the best evidence-based care to ensure the best outcomes. Dr. Sullivan works in close collaboration with gastrointestinal specialists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, urologists, and interventional radiologists to develop individualized and multidisciplinary management strategies for each patient. He has been recognized by both the Atlanta Magazine as well as Castle Connolly as Atlantas Top Docs.

Dr. Sullivans research efforts are focused on translational and clinical investigations involving improving patient value through evidence-based best practice protocols and improving the quality and outcomes for patients with colorectal disease. His efforts have been optimizing perioperative outcomes of patients undergoing colon and rectal surgical procedures. He serves as the director of the Winship Cancer Rectal Cancer Program and multidisciplinary team.

For a video on Dr. Sullivan, check out this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ6D49SWmxQ

Academic Appointment

  • Professor of Surgery, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
  • BS from Fordham University

Research

Focus

  • My clinical research includes tailoring individualized cancer treatment based on patients tumor characteristics. I have been trained in minimally invasive techniques including laparoscopic, robotic, and transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) partial colon resections as part of a multidisciplinary approach to colon cancer treatment.

Publications

  • Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in pediatric healthcare workers prior to widespread vaccination: A 5-month longitudinal cohort study.
    Int J Infect Dis Volume: 144 Page(s): 107064
    07/01/2024 Authors: Griffiths M; Hatabah D; Sullivan P; Mantus G; Sanchez T; Zlotorzynska M; Heilman S; Camacho-Gonzalez A; Leake D; Korman R
  • Emotion regulation as a potential moderator of the association between HIV stigma and nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy among youth living with HIV.
    J Adolesc Volume: 96 Page(s): 1048 - 1064
    07/01/2024 Authors: Wiginton JM; Amico KR; Hightow-Weidman L; Sullivan P; Horvath KJ
  • Willingness and preferences for long-acting injectable PrEP among US men who have sex with men: a discrete choice experiment.
    BMJ Open Volume: 14 Page(s): e083837
    04/22/2024 Authors: Cole SW; Glick JL; Campoamor NB; Sanchez TH; Sarkar S; Vannappagari V; Rinehart A; Rawlings K; Sullivan PS; Bridges JFP
  • Enhancing routine HIV and STI testing among young men who have sex with men: primary outcomes of the get connected clinical randomized trial (ATN 139).
    BMC Public Health Volume: 24 Page(s): 1072
    04/17/2024 Authors: Bauermeister JA; Horvath KJ; Lin WY; Golinkoff JM; Claude KF; Dowshen N; Castillo M; Sullivan PS; Paul M; Hightow-Weidman L
  • I Can't Afford it Right Now, So it Doesn't Matter" Structural Drivers of Viral Suppression Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Longitudinal Qualitative Approach.
    Res Sq
    03/29/2024 Authors: Dove-Medows E; Knox J; Valentine-Graves M; Sullivan P
  • Distance as a barrier to HIV testing among sexual and gender minority populations in the rural southern US: a cross-sectional study.
    Rural Remote Health Volume: 23 Page(s): 8227
    11/01/2023 Authors: Clausen A; Stephenson RB; Sullivan PS; Edwards OW; Merrill L; Acero Martinez C; Jones J
  • EVALUATION OF A CLINIC-AFFILIATED APP ("JOMPREP") TO IMPROVE HIV PREVENTION CASCADE AMONG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN IN MALAYSIA
    Volume: 57 Page(s): S389 - S389
    04/01/2023 Authors: Shrestha R; Azwa I; Ikhtiaruddin WM; Akbar M; Khati A; Ni Z; Zhou X; Altice F; Kamarulzaman A; Sullivan P
  • PERPETRATION OF DIGITAL AND IN-PERSON TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AMONG SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY ADOLESCENTS IN THE DEEP SOUTH
    Volume: 72 Page(s): S107 - S107
    03/01/2023 Authors: Swartzendruber A; Luisi N; Sullivan P; Lauckner C; Shen Y; Orpinas P; Lambert D
  • Pain Catastrophizing and Hospital Length of Stay in Colorectal Surgery Patients: a Prospective Cohort Study.
    J Gastrointest Surg Volume: 26 Page(s): 1960 - 1962
    09/01/2022 Authors: Speak A; Emani S; Vera LA; Sullivan PS; Staley CA; Sharma J; Shaffer VO
  • Elderly Patients Benefit From Enhanced Recovery Protocols After Colorectal Surgery.
    J Surg Res Volume: 266 Page(s): 54 - 61
    10/01/2021 Authors: Liu JY; Perez SD; Balch GG; Sullivan PS; Srinivasan JK; Staley CA; Sweeney J; Sharma J; Shaffer VO
  • Comparing Activity Trackers With vs. Without Alarms to Increase Postoperative Ambulation: A Randomized Control Trial.
    Am Surg Volume: 87 Page(s): 1093 - 1098
    07/01/2021 Authors: Waller GC; Kim TG; Perez S; Esper GJ; Srinivasan JK; Shaffer VO; Staley CA; Sullivan PS
  • Role of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy When Performing Elective Open Colectomy.
    Surg Infect (Larchmt) Volume: 22 Page(s): 562 - 567
    06/01/2021 Authors: Nguyen SH; Defnet AM; Pati BA; Russell DM; Gillern SM; Lin E; Sullivan PS; Yheulon C
  • Perioperative therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer: Pattern of use and survival outcomes.
    J Surg Oncol Volume: 123 Page(s): 596 - 605
    02/01/2021 Authors: Alese OB; Zakka K; Huo X; Jiang R; Shaib WL; Akce M; Behera M; Sullivan P; Wu C; El-Rayes BF
  • Receipt of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage II Colon Cancer and Overall Survival: A National Cancer Database Study.
    J Surg Res Volume: 252 Page(s): 69 - 79
    08/01/2020 Authors: Enofe N; Morris AD; Liu Y; Liang W; Wu CS; Sullivan PS; Balch GG; Staley CA; Gillespie TW; Shaffer VO
  • A novel preoperative risk score to predict lymph node positivity for rectal neuroendocrine tumors: An NCDB analysis to guide operative technique.
    J Surg Oncol Volume: 120 Page(s): 932 - 939
    11/01/2019 Authors: Gamboa AC; Liu Y; Lee RM; Zaidi MY; Staley CA; Russell MC; Cardona K; Sullivan PS; Maithel SK
  • Decreasing Hospital Readmission in Ileostomy Patients: A Follow-Up Study of a Novel Pilot Program
    Volume: 229 Page(s): S56 - S57
    10/01/2019 Authors: Enofe N; Howard DH; Kumarusamy MA; Sullivan PS; Srinivasan JK; Staley CA; Esper GJ; Sweeney JF; Sharma J; Shaffer VO
  • Perioperative therapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
    Volume: 37
    05/20/2019 Authors: Alese OB; Zakka KM; Huo X; Jiang R; Shaib WL; Wu C; Akce M; Sullivan PS; Behera M; El-Rayes BF
  • Caution: Increased Acute Kidney Injury in Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Protocols.
    Volume: 85 Page(s): 156 - 161
    02/01/2019 Authors: Koerner CP; Lopez-Aguiar AG; Zaidi M; Speegle S; Balch G; Shaffer VO; Staley CA; Srinivasan J; Maithel SK; Sullivan PS
  • Commentary on: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: The Plastic Surgery Paradigm Shift.
    Aesthet Surg J Volume: 38 Page(s): 686 - 688
    05/15/2018 Authors: Sullivan PS
  • RECEIPT OF ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY IN STAGE 2 COLON CANCER.
    Volume: 61 Page(s): E149 - E149
    05/01/2018 Authors: Morris AD; Liu Y; Ramonell K; Liang W; Sullivan PS; Balch G; Gillespie TW; Shaffer V
  • Colon and Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumors: Are They Really One Disease? A Single-Institution Experience over 15 Years.
    Am Surg Volume: 84 Page(s): 717 - 726
    05/01/2018 Authors: Broecker JS; Ethun CG; Postlewait LM; Le N; McInnis M; Russell MC; Sullivan P; Kooby DA; Staley CA; Maithel SK
  • Decreasing Hospital Readmission in Ileostomy Patients: Results of Novel Pilot Program.
    J Am Coll Surg Volume: 224 Page(s): 425 - 430
    04/01/2017 Authors: Shaffer VO; Owi T; Kumarusamy MA; Sullivan PS; Srinivasan JK; Maithel SK; Staley CA; Sweeney JF; Esper G
  • MRI Evaluation of Rectal Cancer: Staging and Restaging.
    Curr Probl Diagn Radiol Volume: 46 Page(s): 234 - 241
    01/01/2017 Authors: Moreno CC; Sullivan PS; Mittal PK
  • Solving the Value Equation: Assessing Surgeon Performance Using Risk-Adjusted Quality-Cost Diagrams and Surgical Outcomes.
    Am J Med Qual Volume: 32 Page(s): 532 - 540
    01/01/2017 Authors: Knechtle WS; Perez SD; Raval MV; Sullivan PS; Duwayri YM; Fernandez F; Sharma J; Sweeney JF
  • Development and Validation of a Risk Calculator for Renal Complications after Colorectal Surgery Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Participant Use Files.
    Am Surg Volume: 82 Page(s): 1244 - 1249
    12/01/2016 Authors: Ramonell KM; Fang S; Perez SD; Srinivasan JK; Sullivan PS; Galloway JR; Staley CA; Lin E; Sharma J; Sweeney JF
  • Despite Guidelines, Preoperative Administration of Subcutaneous Heparin for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Is Severely Underutilized
    Volume: 223 Page(s): S140 - S140
    10/01/2016 Authors: Razavi SA; Styblo TM; Sarmiento JM; Kooby DA; Sullivan PS; Maithel S; Shaffer VL; Staley CA; Delman KA
  • Colorectal Cancer Initial Diagnosis: Screening Colonoscopy, Diagnostic Colonoscopy, or Emergent Surgery, and Tumor Stage and Size at Initial Presentation.
    Clin Colorectal Cancer Volume: 15 Page(s): 67 - 73
    03/01/2016 Authors: Moreno CC; Mittal PK; Sullivan PS; Rutherford R; Staley CA; Cardona K; Hawk NN; Dixon WT; Kitajima HD; Kang J
  • Clinicopathologic Features and Outcome of Young Adults With Stage IV Colorectal Cancer.
    Am J Clin Oncol Volume: 38 Page(s): 543 - 549
    12/01/2015 Authors: Hawk NN; Long T-E; Imam MH; Mathew BM; Kim S; Chen Z; Goodman M; Sullivan P; Brutcher E; Kauh J
  • Case report: MR imaging features of disseminated uterine leiomyosarcoma presenting after hysterectomy with morcellation.
    Abdom Imaging Volume: 40 Page(s): 2600 - 2605
    10/01/2015 Authors: Ciszak T; Mittal PK; Sullivan P; Cardona K; Hanley KZ; Khanna N; Moreno CC
  • Magnetic resonance imaging of rectal cancer: staging and restaging evaluation.
    Abdom Imaging Volume: 40 Page(s): 2613 - 2629
    10/01/2015 Authors: Moreno CC; Sullivan PS; Kalb BT; Tipton RG; Hanley KZ; Kitajima HD; Dixon WT; Votaw JR; Oshinski JN; Mittal PK
  • A Multidisciplinary Approach to Perianal and Intra-Abdominal Infections in the Neutropenic Cancer Patient.
    Oncology (Williston Park) Volume: 29 Page(s): 581 - 590
    08/01/2015 Authors: Sullivan PS; Moreno C
  • Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS): Standardizing a Reproducible Procedure.
    J Gastrointest Surg Volume: 19 Page(s): 1528 - 1536
    08/01/2015 Authors: Gill S; Stetler JL; Patel A; Shaffer VO; Srinivasan J; Staley C; Davis SS; Lin E; Sullivan PS
  • The Association Between Hospital Finances and Complications After Complex Abdominal Surgery: Deficiencies in the Current Health Care Reimbursement System and Implications for the Future.
    Ann Surg Volume: 262 Page(s): 273 - 279
    08/01/2015 Authors: Knechtle WS; Perez SD; Medbery RL; Gartland BD; Sullivan PS; Knechtle SJ; Kooby DA; Maithel SK; Sarmiento JM; Shaffer VO
  • Phase I study of ganetespib (G), capecitabine (C), and radiation (RT) in rectal cancer
    Volume: 33
    05/20/2015 Authors: El-Rayes BF; Staley CA; Diaz R; Sullivan PS; Shaib WL; Landry JC
  • Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS): Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
    Volume: 148 Page(s): S1108 - S1108
    04/01/2015 Authors: Gill S; Stetler JL; Patel A; Davis S; Lin E; Sullivan PS
  • Management of anorectal and intra-abdominal infections in the neutropenic cancer patient.
    Curr Probl Cancer Volume: 39 Page(s): 274 - 286
    01/01/2015 Authors: Sullivan PS; Moreno C; Shaib WL
  • Recurrent rectal cancer causing lumbosacral plexopathy with perineural spread to the spinal nerves and the sciatic nerve: an anatomic explanation.
    Clin Anat Volume: 28 Page(s): 136 - 143
    01/01/2015 Authors: Capek S; Sullivan PS; Howe BM; Smyrk TC; Amrami KK; Spinner RJ; Dozois EJ
  • HSP90 as a therapeutic target in colorectal cancer
    Volume: 74
    10/01/2014 Authors: Nagaraju GP; Willingham FF; Woods KE; Sullivan P; Landry JC; Diaz R; El-Rayes BF
  • Functional inhibition of HSP90 induces G0/G1 arrest and downregulates thymidylate synthase in colorectal cancer
    Volume: 74
    10/01/2014 Authors: Nagaraju GP; Willingham FF; Woods KE; Sullivan P; Landry JC; Diaz R; El-Rayes BF
  • Improving quality of surgical care and outcomes: factors impacting surgical site infection after colorectal resection.
    Am Surg Volume: 80 Page(s): 759 - 763
    08/01/2014 Authors: Shaffer VO; Baptiste CD; Liu Y; Srinivasan JK; Galloway JR; Sullivan PS; Staley CA; Sweeney JF; Sharma J; Gillespie TW
  • IDENTIFICATION OF PERIOPERATIVE CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH SSI AFTER COLECTOMY: A TEMPLATE FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AT THE INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL
    DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM Volume: 57 Page(s): E185 - E186
    05/01/2014 Authors: Shaffer V; Baptiste C; Liu Y; Srinivasan J; Galloway J; Sullivan P; Staley C; Sharma J; Gillespie T; Sweeney J
  • Neurological outcome following resection of benign presacral neurogenic tumors using a nerve-sparing technique.
    Dis Colon Rectum Volume: 56 Page(s): 1185 - 1193
    10/01/2013 Authors: Hbert-Blouin M-N; Sullivan PS; Merchea A; Lonard D; Spinner RJ; Dozois EJ
  • Antiangiogenic effects of ganetespib in colorectal cancer mediated through inhibition of HIF-1 and STAT-3.
    Angiogenesis Volume: 16 Page(s): 903 - 917
    10/01/2013 Authors: Nagaraju GP; Park W; Wen J; Mahaseth H; Landry J; Farris AB; Willingham F; Sullivan PS; Proia DA; El-Hariry I
  • Small cell carcinoma of the anus in the setting of prior squamous dysplasia and carcinoma in situ.
    J Gastrointest Oncol Volume: 4 Page(s): E1 - E4
    06/01/2013 Authors: Marcus DM; Edgar MA; Hawk NN; Sullivan PS; Stapleford LJ
  • Heat shock protein 90 functional inhibition regulates epithelial to mesenchymal transformation, invasion and migration via NF-kB and HIF-1 alpha signaling in colorectal cancer
    Volume: 73
    04/15/2013 Authors: Ganji P; Long T-E; Mummareddi PM; Park W; Willingham FF; Landry JC; Sullivan P; Taliaferro-Smith L; Diaz R; El-Rayes B
  • Reirradiation for Cancers of the Rectum and Anal Canal
    Volume: 84 Page(s): S352 - S353
    11/01/2012 Authors: Hanasoge S; Sullivan PS; Kauh J; Staley C; Prabhu R; Landry J
  • Outcome of ligation of the inferior vena cava in the modern era.
    Am J Surg Volume: 199 Page(s): 500 - 506
    04/01/2010 Authors: Sullivan PS; Dente CJ; Patel S; Carmichael M; Srinivasan JK; Wyrzykowski AD; Nicholas JM; Salomone JP; Ingram WL; Vercruysse GA
  • Intussuscepted intestine through a rectal foreign body.
    Can J Surg Volume: 52 Page(s): E191 - E192
    10/01/2009 Authors: Ball CG; Wyrzykowski AD; Sullivan P; Feliciano DV
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