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Jean Hearst Ashburn, MD

Jean Hearst Ashburn, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Colon and Rectal Surgery
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Education
BS, Erskine College, 1999
MS, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2001
MD, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 2006
Internship
Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 2007
Residency
Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 2011
Fellowship
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2017
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery, Surgery
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Memberships
American Medical Association
North Carolina Medical Society
American College of Surgeons
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Alumni Association
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Cleveland Surgical Society
Collaborative Group of the Americas
Ohio Valley Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
World Council of Enterostomal Therapists
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
North Carolina Chapter - American College of Radiology
Positions
Assistant Professor, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Departments and Affiliations
Colon and Rectal Surgery

Research

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  • Postoperative Steroid Taper Is Associated With Pelvic Sepsis After Ileal Pouch-anal Anastomosis. Ritter KA, Burke JP, Stocchi L, Aiello A, Holubar S, Ashburn JH, Lipman JM, Shawki S, Hull T. Inflamm. Bowel Dis. 2019 07; 25(8):1383-1389.
  • Report From Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2018: An Update. Lightner AL, Ashburn JH, Fleshner PR, Gustavo Kotze P, Remzi FH, Strong SA, . Dis. Colon Rectum. 2019 06; 62(6):659-660.
  • Is Conversion of a Failed IPAA to a Continent Ileostomy a Risk Factor for Long-term Failure?. Aytac E, Dietz DW, Ashburn J, Remzi FH. Dis. Colon Rectum. 2019 02; 62(2):217-222.
  • Case-Matched Comparison of Long-Term Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Versus Open Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis. Lavryk OA, Stocchi L, Ashburn JH, Costedio M, Gorgun E, Hull TL, Kessler H, Delaney CP. World J Surg. 2018 11; 42(11):3746-3754.
  • Cancer-predicting transcriptomic and epigenetic signatures revealed for ulcerative colitis in patient-derived epithelial organoids. Sarvestani SK, Signs SA, Lefebvre V, Mack S, Ni Y, Morton A, Chan ER, Li X, Fox P, Ting A, Kalady MF, Cruise M, Ashburn J, Stiene J, Lai W, Liska D, Xiang S, Huang EH. Oncotarget. 2018 Jun; 9(47):28717-28730.
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