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Konstantin Umanskiy, MD

  • Professor of Surgery
  • Clinical Interests: Anal Manometry, Anorectal Disorders, Anorectal Ultrasound, Cancer Surgery, Chronic Constipation, Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Complex Anorectal Disorders, Diverticular Diseases, Diverticulitis, Fecal Incontinence, Gastrointestinal Cancers, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery, Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Colorectal Surgery, Rectal Cancer, Robotic Surgery
  • Websites: Research Network Profile
  • Contact: umanskiy@uchicago.edu

John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Fellowship

University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Residency

University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Internship

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
MD

Histopathologic Evaluation and Single-cell Spatial Transcriptomics of the Colon Reveal Cellular and Molecular Abnormalities Linked to J-Pouch Failure in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Histopathologic Evaluation and Single-cell Spatial Transcriptomics of the Colon Reveal Cellular and Molecular Abnormalities Linked to J-Pouch Failure in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025; 19(10):101563.
PMID: 40571096

The Emperor's New Virtual Clothes: Conducting Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency Interviews in the Post-COVID Era.
The Emperor's New Virtual Clothes: Conducting Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency Interviews in the Post-COVID Era. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Jul 01; 68(7):800-802.
PMID: 40202200

Histopathologic Evaluation and Single-Cell Spatial Transcriptomics of the Colon Reveal Cellular and Molecular Abnormalities Linked to J-Pouch Failure in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Histopathologic Evaluation and Single-Cell Spatial Transcriptomics of the Colon Reveal Cellular and Molecular Abnormalities Linked to J-Pouch Failure in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. bioRxiv. 2025 Jan 28.
PMID: 39974918

Endoscopic Normalization and Transition of J-Pouch Phenotypes Over Time in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Endoscopic Normalization and Transition of J-Pouch Phenotypes Over Time in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2025 01 06; 31(1):63-71.
PMID: 38916136

A Comparative Analysis of Clinical Symptoms and Modified Pouchitis Disease Activity Index Among Endoscopic Phenotypes of the J Pouch in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
A Comparative Analysis of Clinical Symptoms and Modified Pouchitis Disease Activity Index Among Endoscopic Phenotypes of the J Pouch in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Crohns Colitis 360. 2024 Jul; 6(3):otae045.
PMID: 39347443

Endoscopic Normalization and Transition of J-Pouch Phenotypes Over Time in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Endoscopic Normalization and Transition of J-Pouch Phenotypes Over Time in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2024 Jun 25.
PMID: 38916136

Simple Diverting Colostomy for Sacral Pressure Ulcers: Not So Simple After All.
Simple Diverting Colostomy for Sacral Pressure Ulcers: Not So Simple After All. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 02; 27(2):382-389.
PMID: 36400903

The SAGES MASTERS program presents: the 10 seminal articles for the Laparoscopic Right Colectomy Pathway.
The SAGES MASTERS program presents: the 10 seminal articles for the Laparoscopic Right Colectomy Pathway. Surg Endosc. 2022 07; 36(7):4639-4649.
PMID: 35583612

Histopathology of Colectomy Specimens Predicts Endoscopic Pouch Phenotype in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis.
Histopathology of Colectomy Specimens Predicts Endoscopic Pouch Phenotype in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 08; 67(8):4020-4031.
PMID: 35288827

Neoadjuvant Therapy for cT2N0M0 Rectal Cancer?
Neoadjuvant Therapy for cT2N0M0 Rectal Cancer? J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 02; 26(2):479-482.
PMID: 34506020

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