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Susan C. Parker, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

Department of Surgery
1501 N. Campbell Ave.
PO Box 245024
Tucson, AZ 85724

Office Phone: (520) 626-6789
Appointments: (520) 694-6144
Email: sparker@surgery.arizona.edu


Education
MD::
1983, St. Louis University
Residencies: 

1983-1986, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
1986-1990, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Fellowships: 

1993-1994, Research, University of Minnesota
1994-1995, Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Minnesota

MS: 

1995, Experimental Surgery, University of Minnesota

Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery: 1992
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery: 1996, 2002

Research
Evaluation and treatment of pelvic floor disorders such as fecal incontinence, constipation and prolapse; innovative treatments for fecal incontinence and defecation disorders including the artificial bowel sphincter, sacral nerve stimulation, and staped transrectal rectocele repair (STARR); pelvic floor disorders and quality of life measurements

Selected Publications

  • Parker SC, Spencer MP, Madoff RD, Jensen LL, Wong WD, Rothenberger DA. Artificial bowel sphincter: long-term experience at a single institution. Dis Colon Rectum Jun 2003;46(6):722-729.
  • Madoff RD, Parker SC, Varma MG, Lowry AC.  Faecal incontinence in adults.  The Lancet, August 14, 2004:621-32.
  • Steele SR, Goetz LH, Minami S, Madoff RD, Mellgren AF, Parker SC. Management of recurrent rectal prolapse: surgical approach influences outcome. Dis Colon Rectum. Apr 2006;49(4):440-5.
  • Ricciardi R, Mellgren AF, Madoff RD, Baxter NN, Karulf RE, Parker SC. The Utility of Pudendal Nerve Terminal Motor Latencies in Idiopathic Incontinence. Dis Colon Rectum. Apr 2006.
  • S. Sucar, N. Baxter, A. Lowry, A. Mellgren, S. Parker. Outcome of Surgical vs. Nonsurgical Management of Fecal Incontinence due to Obstetric Injury. Podium presentation. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Seattle, WA, June 2006.
  • L Bordeianou, T. Rockwood, A. Lowry, N. Baxter, A. Mellgren, S. Parker.  Does Incontinence Severity Correlate with Quality of Life? Podium presentation. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Seattle, WA, June 2006.
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