Clinical Specialties
Clincial specialites include open and minimally invasive procedures for all diseases of the colon and rectum, including those in the pelvic floor.  Her areas of interest are the treatment of colon and rectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease, as well as the more common colorectal conditions that might require surgical intervention, including diverticulitis, colonic polyps not amenable to removal by colonoscopy, hemorrhoids, fistulas in ano, and fissures.

Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery, 2007

Research
- Colon and rectal cancer genetics.
- Optimization of surveillance protocols for cancer.
- Treatment of fecal incontinence.

Selected Publications

• Vassiliki Tsikitis M.D., David W Larson M.D., Bruce G. Wolff M.D., Gregory G Kennedy, M.D. PhD., Nancy Diehl B.S., Rui Qin PhD., Eric J Dozois, M.D., Robert R Cima, M.D. "Stage III Colon Cancer Patient Survival is Independent of the Total Number of Lymph Nodes Retrieved."   Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2009; 208(1) 42-47
• Vassiliki Tsikitis M.D., Kishore Malireddy M.D., Green,E.M.; Sargent,D.J.; Christensen,B.; Whelan,R.; Hyder,J.; Lauter,D.; Marcello,P.; Larach,S.; Nelson,H,  “Postoperative Surveillance Recommendations for Early Stage Colon Cancer Based on Results from the Clinical Outcomes of Surgical Therapy Trial”. Accepted – Journal of Clinical Oncology
• Vassiliki L. Tsikitis, M.D., Maureen Chung, M.D., Ph.D., "The Biology of DCIS" American, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2006; 29 (3) 305-310
• Vassiliki L. Tsikitis, M.D., Jorge E. Albina, M.D. and Jonathan S. Reichner, Ph.D., "ß-Glucan Affects Leukocyte Navigation in a Complex Chemotactic Gradient" Surgery, 2004;136:384-9.
• Vassiliki L. Tsikitis, M.D., Nicole A. Morin, Elizabeth O. Harrington, Jorge E. Albina, Jonathan S. Reichner "The Lectin-Like Domain of Complement Receptor 3 Protects Endothelial Barrier Function from Activated Neutrophils" Journal of Immunology,2004,173:1284-1291