Assistant Professor, Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine

General Surgery

Artinyan is an expert in the field of General Surgery. He researched medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine. University of California San Diego School of Medicine is ranked 17 in research and 19 in primary care medicine He over the years received 11 awards: "Faculty Excellence Award", "Super Teacher Award", "Educator Award", "Terrell McElligott Surgical Oncology Fellowship Award Outstanding Graduating Fellow", "Pomona College Senior Exercise with Distinction (Chemistry)", "Champion", "2nd Place", "Athlete of the Week", "NCAA Div III Academic All-American, Cross-Country Running", "Finalist (Top 10)" and "NCAA Div III National Championship Qualifier, Cross-Country Running". Avo Artinyan, MD is a published doctor and has 15 publications published. The lastest was: 'Pushing the Limits of Local Excision for Rectal Cancer: Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) for Rectal Cancer Using the Port-in-Port Technique.'

Publications

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• Pushing the Limits of Local Excision for Rectal Cancer: TransAnal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) for Rectal Cancer Using the Port-in-Port Technique.
• Time Trends, Clinical Characteristics, and Risk Factors of Chronic Anal Fissure Among a National Cohort of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
• Infectious Postoperative Complications Decrease Long-term Survival in Patients Undergoing Curative Surgery for ColoRectal Cancer: A Study of 12,075 Patients.
• The Effect of a Regional Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgical Program on Clinical Volume, Quality of Cancer Care, and Outcomes in the Veterans Affairs System.
• Sphincter Preservation Rates After Radical Resection for Rectal Cancer in the United States Veteran Population: Opportunity for Improvement in Early Disease.
• Pushing the limits of local excision for rectal cancer: transAnal minimally invasive surgery for an upper rectal/rectosigmoid lesion.
• Implementation of a Regional Virtual Tumor Board: A Prospective Study Evaluating Feasibility and Provider Acceptance.
• Postoperative Transitional Care Needs in the Elderly: An Outcome of Recovery Associated With Worse Long-Term Survival.
• Treatment of bacteriobilia decreases wound infection rates after pancreaticoduodenectomy.
• Laparoscopic versus robotic Rectal resection for Rectal cancer in a veteran population.
• Milan Criteria and UCSF Criteria: A Preliminary Comparative Study of Liver Transplantation Outcomes in the United States.
• A stepwise approach to transAnal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal cancer using a single-incision laparoscopic port.
• Racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes with radiation therapy for Rectal adenocarcinoma.
• Abdominal perineal resection improves survival for nonmetastatic adenocarcinoma of the Anal cAnal.

Schools

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• University of California At San Diego

Procedures Preformed

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• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
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Conditions Treated

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• Anal and Rectal Cancer
• Carcinoma in Situ
• Cholecystitis and Gallstones
• ColoRectal Cancer
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Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• Blue Choice
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• LocalPlus
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• Coventry Health Care
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• GEHA
• Choice Care PPO
• Preferred PPO
• Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
• Medicare MCR
• Mutual of Omaha
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO

Awards

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• Faculty Excellence Award
• Super Teacher Award
• Educator Award
• Terrell McElligott Surgical Oncology Fellowship Award – Outstanding Graduating Fellow
• Pomona College Senior Exercise with Distinction (Chemistry)
• Champion
• 2nd Place
• Athlete of the Week
• NCAA Div III Academic All-American, Cross-Country Running
• Finalist (Top 10)
• NCAA Div III National Championship Qualifier, Cross-Country Running

Education

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• City of Hope National Medical Center
• University of Southern California - LAC+USC Medical Center
• University of California San Diego School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1609934942
Last Name Of The Provider	ARTINYAN
First Name Of The Provider	AVO
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