Eugene F Foley, MD, FACS
Professor
- Vice Chair of Education
- Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery
- Vice Chairman of Clinical Operations, Divisions of General Surgery
- Endowed Chair, Susan Behrens MD Surgery Education Chair
foleyc@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 263-2521
600 Highland Avenue
MC 7375
Madison, WI 53792
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
Honors
Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors Colon & Rectal Surgery
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 diverticulitis. 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, Excision / Fulguration of Condyloma, Fistulotomy, Hemorrhoid Banding, Hemorrhoidectomy, Ileal Pouch Reconstruction, Laparoscopic and Open Partial Colectomy, Laparoscopic and Open Rectopexy, Laparoscopic and Open Sigmoid Resection, Laparoscopic and Open Total Colectomy, Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy, Lower Anterior Resection (LAR), Pilonidal Cyst Excision, Sphincter Repair (overlapping sphincteroplasty), Total Proctocolectomy, Ventral / Abdominal Hernia Repair, Small Bowel Resection, Colonoscopic Excision, Endorectal Advancement Flap, Flap Repair, Ileocolic Resection, PPH Stapling, Transanal Proctosigmoidectomy.
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
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- An Interdisciplinary Approach to Surgical Skills Training Decreases Programmatic Costs.
- D'Angelo J, Snyder M, Bleedorn J, Hardie R, Foley E, Greenberg JA
- J. Surg. Res. 2019 Mar; 235: 600-606
- [PubMed ID: 30691848]
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- Examining the Impact of Using the SIMPL Application on Feedback in Surgical Education.
- Gunderson K, Sullivan S, Warner-Hillard C, Thompson R, Greenberg JA, Foley EF, Jung HS
- J Surg Educ 2018 Nov; 75(6): e246-e254
- [PubMed ID: 30213738]
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- Egg consumption may improve factors associated with glycemic control and insulin sensitivity in adults with pre- and type II diabetes.
- Pourafshar S, Akhavan NS, George KS, Foley EM, Johnson SA, Keshavarz B, Navaei N, Davoudi A, Clark EA, Arjmandi BH
- Food Funct 2018 Aug 15; 9(8): 4469-4479
- [PubMed ID: 30073224]
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- Is the operative autonomy granted to a resident consistent with operative performance quality.
- Williams RG, George BC, Bohnen JD, Meyerson SL, Schuller MC, Meier AH, Torbeck L, Mandell SP, Mullen JT, Smink DS, Chipman JG, Auyang ED, Terhune KP, Wise PE, Choi J, Foley EF, Choti MA, Are C, Soper N, Zwischenberger JB, Dunnington GL, Lillemoe KD, Fryer JP, Procedural Learning and Safety Collaborative
- Surgery 2018 09; 164(3): 566-570
- [PubMed ID: 29929754]
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- Clinically Competent and Fiscally at Risk: Impact of Debt and Financial Parameters on the Surgical Resident.
- Tevis SE, Rogers AP, Carchman EH, Foley EF, Harms BA
- J. Am. Coll. Surg. 2018 Aug; 227(2): 163-171.e7
- [PubMed ID: 29859900]