Jennifer Beaty, M.D., FACS, FASCRS

Recent Publications

• O’Neill YC, McCain MD, Hernandez H, Torgersen ZH, Ternent CA, Beaty JS.  Surveillance Strategy Intensity Comparison by Histopathologic Risk for T1NX Locally Excised Rectal Adenocarcinoma: A Cost Effectiveness Analysis. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.  November 2019.
• Wright ME, Beaty JS, Thorson AG, Rojas R, Ternent CA. Cost Effective Analysis of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Followed by Radical Resection Versus Conventional Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer.  Dis Colon Rectum.  2019 May;62(5):568-578.  PMID 30964794
• Wright M, Thorson A, Blatchford G, Shashidharan M, Beaty J, Bertelson N, Aggrawal P, Taylor L, Ternent CA.  Discussion of: “What happens after a failed LIFT for an anal fistula?” Am J Surg. 2017 Dec;214(6):1214. PMID: 29146002.
• Wright M, Thorson A, Blatchford G, Shashidharan M, Beaty J, Bertelson N, Aggrawal P, Taylor L, Ternent CA.  What happens after a failed LIFT for anal fistula? Am J Surg. 2017 Dec;214(6):1210-1213. PMID: 29146001
• Ternent CA, Wright ME, Beaty JS.  Molecular Markers for Colorectal Cancer.  Surg Clin North Am. 2017 Jun;97(3)683-701. PMID: 28501255
• Beaty JS, Shashidharan M:  Anal Fissures in Clinics in Colorectal Surgery.  Langenfeld Ed.  New York: Thieme Medical Publishers Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2016; 29(01): 030-037. PMID: 26929749
• Beaty JS, Thorson AG, Shaw DD.  Reoperative Surgery forDiverticular Disease and Its Complications.  Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2015; vol 26 (4): 224-228.
• Nelson RS, Boland E, Ewing BM, Blatchford GJ, Ternent C, Shashidharan M, Tran NA, Beaty JS, Thorson AG.  Permanent Diversion Rates after Neoadjuvant Treatment and Coloanal Anastomosis for Rectal Cancer.  Am J Surg 2009; 198(6): 765-70.

Recent Presentations

• Invited Speaker:  US-China Colorectal Surgical Symposium. Colon and Rectal Surgery Education, An Expert’s Opinion.  American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (ASCRS) Meeting, Cleveland June 2019.
• Moderator Symposium:  The Evolving Landscape of Colorectal Surgical Education. ASCRS Meeting, Cleveland, June 2019.
• Resident and Fellow Workshop: Careers and Fellowships in GI Surgery.  Presented at Surgical for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT)  San Diego, .May 2019.
• O’Neill YC, McCain MD, Hernandez H, Torgersen ZH, Ternent CA, Beaty JS.  Surveillance Strategy Intensity Comparison by Histopathologic Risk for T1NX Locally Excised Rectal Adenocarcinoma: A Cost Effectiveness Analysis.  Podium Presentation.   Presented at Surgical for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT)  San Diego, May 2019.
• Grand Rounds, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Unity Point. Solving the Riddle of the Anal Sphincter.  Des Moines, Iowa.  May 2019.
• Moderator, ASCRS Webinar, The Patient Physician Relationship, February 2019.
• Solving the Riddle of the Sphincter.  Presented at Management of Colon and Rectal Diseases Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, February 2019.
• Invited Speaker: Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship Training in the United States. Chinese Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Meeting. Beijing, China., December 2018
• Invited Speaker: Important Innovations in Colon and Rectal Surgery. Chinese Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Meeting. Beijing, China., December 2018.
• Invited Speaker: Colon and Rectal Surgeons Career Course for Fellows.  Cleveland, OH. November 2018.
• American College of Surgeons,  Symposium on Benign Anorectal Diseases, Session Moderator, Boston, MA.  October, 2018
• Pelvic Floor Symposium Presenter on Best Practices on Interstim for Fecal Incontinence, Las Vegas June 2018
• Resident and Fellow Workshop: Careers and Fellowships in GI Surgery.  Presented at Surgical for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT)  Washington D.C.May 2018
• Evaluation and Surgical Management of Fecal Incontinence.  Presented at Management of Colon and Rectal Diseases Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, February 2018.
• Invited Lecture Evaluation and Treatment of Pelvic Floor Disorders. Mid Society Gastrointestinal Nursing Association, Pot of Gold Conference, Omaha, NE. March 25, 2017.
• Evaluation and Surgical Management of Fecal Incontinence.  Presented at Management of Colon and Rectal Diseases Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, February 2017.
• Laparoscopic Hand Assisted Colectomy:  When, Why and How. Presented ASCRS Laparoscopic Course, Los Angeles, California, May 2016.
• Instructor Laparoscopic Cadaver Course, ASCRS, Los Angeles, California, May 2016.
• American Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Support Group presentation Omaha, Nebraska February 2016.
• Physiologic Testing of Constipation. Presented at Management Colon and Rectal Diseases Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, February 2016.
• Co-Chair American College of Surgeons  Clinical Congress,  Symposium on Benign Anorectal Disease, October 4-8  2015.
• Co-Chair Symposium on Fistulas, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, May 30-June 3, 2015.
• Surgical Management of Fecal Incontinence. Presented at Management of  Colon and Rectal Diseases Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, February 2015.
• Anal Lotions and Potions-Re-Vamped. Presented  at Management of  Colon and Rectal Diseases Conference Omaha, Nebraska, February 2014.
• Laparoscopic Surgery for Colon and Rectal Cancers   Presented at Management of Colon and Rectal Diseases Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, February 2013.
• Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery and Early Rectal Cancer, Grand Rounds invited speaker University of Nebraska Medical Center, Creighton University, Iowa Methodist Medical Center 2012.
• Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery at Midwest Society Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Snowmass, Colorado, March, 2011
• Wright ME, Beaty JS, Thorson AG, Rojas R, Ternent CA.  Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Followed by Radical Resection Versus Conventional Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 May;62(5):568-578..PMID:30964794
• Beaty JS, Schroll R, Shipper E.  Resident Mentored Autonomy Project, Empowered Learner Resources.  Cheat Sheet.  What You can do to increase your own Entrustability and Intraoperative Autonomy.  American College of Surgeons Website. https://www.facs.org/-/media/files/education/resources/empowered_learner_cheat_sheet.ashx  November 2019.

Recent Poster Presentations

• Wright ME, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Seattle, Washington, June 10-14, 2017.
• Wright ME, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA  What happens after a failed LIFT? Southwest Surgical Congress, Maui, Hawaii, April 2-5. 2017.
• Shaw DD, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA  Variance of Unknown Significance changes over time. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Los Angeles, California, April 29-May 5, 2016.
• Shaw DD, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA  Frequency of Fecal Incontinence in Colon and Rectal Surgery Practice. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Los Angeles, California, April 29-May 5, 2016.
• Shaw DD, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA How Significant is a Variant of Unknown Significance?  American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, May 30-June 3 2015.
• Shaw DD, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA. A Randomized, Controlled Study of Stoma Intubation at the Time of Formation.  American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, May 30-June 3, 2015.
• Shaw DD, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA Abdominoperineal Resection as a Negative Predictor of Adjuvant Chemotherapy. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, May 30-June 3, 2015.
• Shaw DD, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA, Langenfeld S. Results of Intersphincteric Fistula Tract and Advancement Flap for Treatment of Complex Transsphincteric Anal Fistula:  Anatomy of Recurrence.  Digestive Disease Week.  Washington, D.C., May 19, 2015.
• Shaw DD, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA Robotic Colorectal Surgery Learning Curve in Relation to Case Complexity.  Southwest Surgical Congress Conference.  Monterey, California April 26-29, 2015.
• Vo, DM,  Ternent CA, Beaty JS, Thorson AG, Blatchford GJ, Shashidharan M.  The Effects of Body Mass Index on Procedure Selection and Short-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer: Analysis of 3791 Patients from the NSQIP Dataset.  American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Vancouver, May 2011.
• Vo, DM, Ternent CA, Beaty JS, Thorson AG, Blatchford GJ, Shashidharan M.  Preoperative Staging for Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery, Three-Dimensional Versus Two-Dimensional Transrectal Ultrasound. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Vancouver, May 2011.
• Julian LA, Ternent CA, Nelson RS, Blatchford GJ, Beaty JS, Shashidharan M, Boland E, Thorson AG. Three-Dimensional Endoanal Ultrasound Improves the Evaluation of Fecal Incontinence.  Presented at American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May, 2010.
• Julian LA, Nelson RS, Ternent CA, Beaty JS, Thorson AG, Blatchford GJ, Shashidharan M.  Survival Advantage for Patients with Elective Primary Tumor Resection with Asymptomatic Incurable Stage IV Colon and Rectal
• Cancer.  Presented at American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May, 2010

Book chapters

• Beaty JS, Ternent CA.  Pelvic Floor Conditions.  Clinical Decision Making in Colorectal Surgery.  1^st Edition.  Wexner SD, Steele SR, Maykel JA Eds. New York: Springer. in press 2019.
• Beaty JS, Wright ME.  Sepsis in Colon and Rectal Surgery.  Improving  Outcomes in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1^st Edition.. Kann BR, Beck DE, Margolin DA, Vargas DH, Whitlow C, Eds. Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis Group LLC. 29-37, 2019.
• Beaty JS, Albright JA:  Radiation Proctitis, Ischemic Colitis and Infectious Colitis in Colorectal Surgery:  Bailey RH, Billingham R, Stamos M, Snyder M, Eds. Philadelphia: Elsevier,  403-426, 2012.
• Beaty JS, Julian LA, Thorson AG: Anal Sepsis and Fistula in Shackelford’s Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 7^th Edition:  Pemberton JH, Klein AS, Peters JH, Dempsey DT, Yeo CJ, Eds.  Philadelphia:  Saunders-Elsevier, 1914-1929, 2012.
• Beaty JS, Thorson AG:  Diverticulitis in ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery 2^nd Edition:  Philadelphia: Springer, 375-394, 2011

Peer-Reviewed Medical Journals

Reviewer

• American College of Surgeons Case Reviews in Surgery
• Diseases of Colon and Rectum
• Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
• World Journal of Surgery