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September 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<\/iframe>\n\n<h3>Check out Dr. Guillem’s recent presentations:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unccn.mediasite.mcnc.org\/mediasite\/Showcase\/unccancernetworkvideolibrary\/Presentation\/768893d3c05144f9b16eaa0ca2d7ef731d\/Channel\/2bb61c9ad66c44e39c46e080949a70115f\">Video: Multidisciplinary\/Multimodality Management of Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/behindtheknife.org\/podcast\/journal-review-in-colorectal-surgery-local-excision-for-rectal-cancer\/\">Podcast: Behind the Knife: Journal Review in Colorectal Surgery: Local Excision for Rectal Cancer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vjoncology.com\/video\/rtny4kefmfq-watch-and-wait-vs-surgery-shared-decision-making-in-locally-advanced-rectal-cancer-treatment\/\">Video: Watch and wait vs. surgery: shared decision-making in locally advanced rectal cancer treatment<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>BACKGROUND<\/h3>\n<p>Prior to joining UNC Dr. Guillem had been an Attending Colorectal Surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York for nearly three decades and participated in the advancement of multidisciplinary management of all forms of primary and recurrent cancers of the colon, rectum, anus and appendix as well as the refinement of surgical techniques for resecting the colon, rectum and anus via open and minimally invasive approaches including Robotic and trans-anal microscopic procedures. These advancements have led to improved oncological outcomes and quality of life via preservation of anorectal, bladder and sexual function following curative rectal cancer surgery. He also has a keen interest in and has managed many patients afflicted with colorectal cancer at a young age as well as patients with Lynch Syndrome and\/or other forms of polyposis syndromes.<\/p>\n<h3>SPECIALTIES<\/h3>\n<p>Procedures for malignant and benign diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus including colon, rectal and anal cancer; inflammatory bowel disease; rectal prolapse; diverticulitis; risk-reducing surgery for Lynch Syndrome; Polyposis Syndromes; young-onset and other forms of inherited colorectal cancer with a focus on minimally invasive techniques including laparoscopic, robotic and transanal microscopic surgery.<\/p>\n<h3>RESEARCH<\/h3>\n<p>Hereditary and early age-of-onset colorectal cancer; assessment of rectal cancer response to preoperative therapy; and health disparity research.<\/p>\n<h3>EDUCATION<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>MBA: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 2019<\/li>\n<li>Colorectal Surgery Fellowship: Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA 1990 – 1991<\/li>\n<li>Research Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 1985 – 1987<\/li>\n<li>Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 1983 – 1990<\/li>\n<li>MPH: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 1988<\/li>\n<li>MD: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 1983<\/li>\n<li>BA: New York University, New York, NY 1978<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>BOARD CERTIFICATIONS<\/h3>\n<p>Surgery \u2013 Board Certified, 1991<br \/>\nColon and Rectal Surgery \u2013 Board Certified, 1994<\/p>\n<h3>PUBLICATIONS<\/h3>\n<p>Search for publications on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Guillem+J&size=50\">PubMed using <em>Guillem J<\/em><\/a>\u00a0as search criteria<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>A call for more data on watch and wait approach for some rectal cancer cases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a commentary in JAMA Oncology, Jos\u00e9 Gaston Guillem, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS, FASCRS, cautions against the rush to extend the treatment approach to patients whose cancer has nearly, but not completely, responded to chemotherapy and radiation therapy.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.icptrack.com\/icp\/relay.php?r=45112277&msgid=458669&act=42F4&c=815859&pid=2512727&destination=https%3A%2F%2Funclineberger.org%2Fnews%2Fa-call-for-more-data-on-watch-and-wait-approach-for-some-rectal-cancer-cases%2F&cf=1695&v=9df7f95ee1e90ad6023b8aeccbcf0dfb6f740b2c6874828461e8ae2017516712\">Read about the commentary<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>PATIENT STORIES<\/h3>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" style=\"width: 88.9502%;border-collapse: collapse;height: 10px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80.8029%\">\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong>Collaboration was Key for Woman Facing Colon Cancer Surgery\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>|\u00a0 September 28, 2023<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/collaboration-is-key-for-woman-facing-colon-cancer-surgery\/\">Read more<\/a> about how Dr. Guillem’s work with a patient facing recurrent colon cancer impacted her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 243px\" valign=\"top\">\n<td style=\"width: 80.8029%;height: 10px\"><strong>A Story Twenty-Five Years in the Making\u00a0 | <\/strong>February 2, 2021<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11165 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/gisurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/692\/2020\/04\/Maria-Frangella2-e1612286587585-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>The year was 1995, and Maria Frangella was a 27-year-old New Jersey native. A young woman looking forward to getting married to her future husband and best friend. Life had other plans for Maria, instead, she spent the year fighting colorectal cancer which led to her helping other young patients and fundraising for cancer research. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/story\/maria-frangella\/\">Read more about Maria’s story.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Roscoe Bennett Gray Cowper, MD, Distinguished Professor Hollywood’s Top Doctors: 4 NYC-Based Physicians Loved by L.A. 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