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Eugene F Foley, MD, FACS

Contact Dr. Foley

E-mail:
foleyc@surgery.wisc.edu

Phone:
(608) 263-2521

Mail:
600 HIGHLAND AVENUE
BX7375 CLINICAL SCIENCE CNTR-H4
MADISON, WI 53792

Eugene F Foley, MD, FACS

Professor
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Vice Chair, Division of General Surgery, Clinical Operations

Education

  • MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1985
  • Residency, General Surgery, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, 1985-1991
  • Fellowship, Surgical Endoscopy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1989
  • Fellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA, 1992-1993

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Foley is certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He specializes in the treatment of diseases of the colon and rectum, including colon and rectal cancer, ulcerative colitis, crohn’s disease, and diverticultis. His practice includes diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy as well as the use of laparoscopy in the surgical treatment of colonic disease.

Dr. Foley provides a wide range of services including Abdominoperineal Resection, Abscess Drainage, Appendectomy, Colonoscopic Excision, Endorectal Advancement Flap, Excision / Fulguration of Condyloma, Fistulotomy, Flap Repair, Hemorrhoid Banding, Hemorrhoidectomy, Ileal Pouch Reconstruction, Ileocolic Resection, Laparoscopic and Open Partial Colectomy, Laparoscopic and Open Rectopexy, Laparoscopic and Open Sigmoid Resection, Laparoscopic and Open Total Colectomy, Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repair, Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy, Lower Anterior Resection (LAR), Open Groin Hernia Repair, (show all).

Research Interests

Dr. Foley’s research interests focus on clinical trials designed to improve the surgical care of colorectal disease, through process improvement or the application of novel therapeutic techniques.

Recent Publications
  • Educational value of morbidity and mortality (M&M) conferences: are minor complications important?
    Thomas MK, McDonald RJ, Foley EF, Weber SM
    J Surg Educ 2012 May-Jun; 69(3):326-9.
    [PubMed ID: 22483132]
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  • Visceral obesity is associated with outcomes of total mesorectal excision for rectal adenocarcinoma.
    Ballian N, Lubner MG, Munoz A, Harms BA, Heise CP, Foley EF, Kennedy GD
    J Surg Oncol 2012 Mar 15; 105(4):365-70.
    [PubMed ID: 21751219]
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  • Short-term outcomes after laparoscopic-assisted proctectomy for rectal cancer: results from the ACS NSQIP.
    Greenblatt DY, Rajamanickam V, Pugely AJ, Heise CP, Foley EF, Kennedy GD
    J. Am. Coll. Surg. 2011 May; 212(5):844-54.
    [PubMed ID: 21414814]
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  • Optimizing surgical care of colon cancer in the older adult population.
    Kennedy GD, Rajamanickam V, O'connor ES, Loconte NK, Foley EF, Leverson G, Heise CP
    Ann. Surg. 2011 Mar; 253(3):508-14.
    [PubMed ID: 21169811, PMC ID: 3311873]
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  • Cyclical increase in diverticulitis during the summer months.
    Ricciardi R, Roberts PL, Read TE, Marcello PW, Hall JF, Schoetz DJ, Foley EF
    Arch Surg 2011 Mar; 146(3):319-23.
    [PubMed ID: 21422363]
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