John C. Byrn, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Minimally-Invasive and Bariatric
Surgery
john-byrn@uiowa.edu
Office Telephone: 319-384-7359
Digestive Diseases Clinic
Telephone: 319-356-4061
Medical School:
- University of Illinois College of Medicine-Chicago, Chicago, IL
Residency:
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Fellowship:
- Colorectal Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Certification:
- American Board of Surgery
Honors and Achievements:
- 2008 David A. Dreiling Award for Academic Achievement
Chief Resident, Department of Surgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine - 2002 Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Illinois School of Medicine-Chicago
- 1998 Phi Beta Kappa, Hope College
Recent Publications:
- Ghiassi S, Nguyen SQ, Divino CM, Byrn JC, Schlager A. Internal hernias: clinical findings, management, and outcomes in 49 nonbariatric cases. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2007; 11(3):291-295.
- Miller AT, Byrn JC, Divino CM, Weber KJ. Eikenella corrodens causing necrotizing fasciitis after an elective inguinal hernia repair in an adult: a case report and literature review. The American Surgeon. 2007 ;73(9): 876-9.
- Malek MM, Greenstein AJ, Chin EH, Nguyen SQ, Sandler AL, Wong RK, Byrn JC, Katz LB, Divino CM. Comparison of Iatrogenic Splenectomy during Open and Laparoscopic Colon Resection. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2007; 17(5): 385-7.
- Byrn JC, Maun DC, Gingold DS, Baril DT, Ozao JJ, Divino CM. Predictors of mortality after colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis. Archives of Surgery. 2008;143(2):150-4.
- Buch KE, Genovese MY, Conigliaro JL, Nguyen SQ, Byrn JC, Novembre CL, Divino CM. Non-Physician Practitioners' Overall Enhancement to a Surgical Resident's Experience. Journal of Surgical Education. 2008; 65(1): 50-3.
- Greenstein AJ, Byrn JC, Zhang LP, Swedish KA, Jahn AE, Divino CM. Risk factors for the development of fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis. Surgery. 2008;143(5): 623-9.
- Shapiro M, Greenstein AJ, Byrn J, Corona J, Greenstein AJ, Salky B, Harris MT, Divino CM. Surgical management and outcomes of patients with duodenal Crohn's disease. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2008; 207(1): 36-42.