Advanced in Proctitis

Dr. Benjamin Abbadessa

Colorectal Surgery
UC San Diego
200 W Arbor Dr, 
San Diego, CA 

Advanced in Proctitis
UC San Diego
200 W Arbor Dr, 
San Diego, CA 
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Overview

Benjamin Abbadessa is a Colorectal Surgeon in San Diego, California. Dr. Abbadessa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Proctitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Bladder Reconstruction.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 13 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Colorectal Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

UC San Diego
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Call: 858-822-6277

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


13 Total Publications

Increased Pathologic Downstaging with Induction versus Consolidation Chemotherapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Treated with Total Neoadjuvant Therapy-A National Cancer Database Analysis.
Increased Pathologic Downstaging with Induction versus Consolidation Chemotherapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Treated with Total Neoadjuvant Therapy-A National Cancer Database Analysis.
Journal: Journal of clinical medicine
Published: December 13, 2023
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