ANDERS MELLGREN, MD, PHD, FACS, FASCRS

PROFESSOR & CHIEF, DIVISION OF COLON & RECTAL

General Profile

Specialty:

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Appointments:

Attending Surgeon at University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System; Attending Surgeon at Weiss Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Treatment of all colorectal disease including colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas; new therapies for fecal incontinence and rectal prolapse, advanced pelvic surgery
Minimally invasive (robotic and laparoscopic) surgery

Languages Spoken:

English, Swedish, Spanish

Education

Medical Education:

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Residency:

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Fellowship:

Colon & Rectal Fellowship, University of Minnesota

Certifications:

N/A

Publications, Awards, & Memberships

Publications:

Tiengtianthum R, Jensen CC, Goldberg SM, Mellgren A. Clinical outcomes of perineal proctectomy among patients of advanced age. Dis Colon Rectum. 2014;57:1298-303.

Gaertner WB, Witt J, Madoff RD, Mellgren A, Finne CO, Spencer MP. Ileal pouch fistulas after restorative proctocolectomy: management and outcomes. Tech Coloproctol. 2014;18:1061-6.

Mellgren A, Matzel KE, Pollack J, Hull T, Bernstein M, Graf W; Nasha Dx Study Group. Long-term efficacy of NASHA Dx injection therapy for treatment of fecal incontinence. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2014;26:1087-94.

Rosenblatt P, Schumacher J, Lucente V, McNevin S, Rafferty J, Mellgren A. A preliminary evaluation of the TOPAS system for the treatment of fecal incontinence in women. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2014;20:155-62.

Eyvazzadeh DJ, Lee JT, Madoff RD, Mellgren AF, Finne CO. Outcomes after transanal endoscopic microsurgery with intraperitoneal anastomosis. Dis Colon Rectum. 2014;57:438-41.

Watadani Y, Vogler SA, Warshaw JS, Sueda T, Lowry AC, Madoff RD, Mellgren A. Sacrocolpopexy with rectopexy for pelvic floor prolapse improves bowel function and quality of life. Dis Colon Rectum. 2013;56:1415-22.

Mercer-Jones MA, D’Hoore A, Dixon AR, Lehur P, Lindsey I, Mellgren A, Stevenson AR. Consensus on ventral rectopexy: report of a panel of experts. Colorectal Dis. 2014;16:82-8.

Wallin U, Rothenberger D, Lowry A, Luepker R, Mellgren A. CEA – a predictor for pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2013;56:859-68.

Hull T, Giese C, Wexner SD, Mellgren A, Devroede G, Madoff RD, Stromberg K, Coller JA; SNS Study Group. Long-term durability of sacral nerve stimulation therapy for chronic fecal incontinence. Dis Colon Rectum. 2013;56:234-45.

Wallin UG, Mellgren AF, Madoff RD, Goldberg SM. Does ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract raise the bar in fistula surgery? Dis Colon Rectum. 2012;55:1173-8.

Devroede G, Giese C, Wexner SD, Mellgren A, Coller JA, Madoff RD, Hull T, Stromberg K, Iyer S; SNS Study Group. Quality of life is markedly improved in patients with fecal incontinence after sacral nerve stimulation. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2012;18:103-12.

Paquette IM, Swenson BR, Kwaan MR, Mellgren AF, Madoff RD. Thirty-day outcomes in patients treated with en bloc colectomy and pancreatectomy for locally advanced carcinoma of the colon. J Gastrointest Surg. 2012;16:581-6.

Mellgren A, Wexner SD, Coller JA, Devroede G, Lerew DR, Madoff RD, Hull T;SNS Study Group. Long-term efficacy and safety of sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence. Dis Colon Rectum. 2011;54:1065-75.

Poylin V, Serrot FJ, Madoff RD, Ikramuddin S, Mellgren A, Lowry AC, Melton GB. Obesity and bariatric surgery: a systematic review of associations with defecatory dysfunction. Colorectal Dis. 2011;13:e92-103.

Graf W, Mellgren A, Matzel KE, Hull T, Johansson C, Bernstein M; NASHA Dx Study Group. Efficacy of dextranomer in stabilised hyaluronic acid for treatment of faecal incontinence: a randomised, sham-controlled trial. Lancet. 2011;377:997-1003.

Lehur PA, McNevin S, Buntzen S, Mellgren AF, Laurberg S, Madoff RD. Magnetic anal sphincter augmentation for the treatment of fecal incontinence: a preliminary report from a feasibility study. Dis Colon Rectum. 2010;53:1604-10.

Nordenstam JF, Altman DH, Mellgren AF, Rothenberger DA, Zetterström JP. Impaired rectal sensation at anal manometry is associated with anal incontinence one year after primary sphincter repair in primiparous women. Dis Colon Rectum. 2010;53:1409-14.

Santoro GA, Wieczorek AP, Dietz HP, Mellgren A, Sultan AH, Shobeiri SA, Stankiewicz A, Bartram C. State of the art: an integrated approach to pelvic floor ultrasonography. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2011;37:381-96.

Christoforidis D, Bordeianou L, Rockwood TH, Lowry AC, Parker S, Mellgren AF. Faecal incontinence in men. Colorectal Dis. 2011;13:906-13.

Wexner SD, Hull T, Edden Y, Coller JA, Devroede G, McCallum R, Chan M, Ayscue JM, Shobeiri AS, Margolin D, England M, Kaufman H, Snape WJ, Mutlu E, Chua H, Pettit P, Nagle D, Madoff RD, Lerew DR, Mellgren A. Infection rates in a large investigational trial of sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence. J Gastrointest Surg. 2010;14:1081-9.

Gaertner WB, Madoff RD, Spencer MP, Mellgren A, Goldberg SM, Lowry AC. Results of combined medical and surgical treatment of recto-vaginal fistula in Crohn’s disease. Colorectal Dis. 2011;13:678-83.

Wexner SD, Coller JA, Devroede G, Hull T, McCallum R, Chan M, Ayscue JM, Shobeiri AS, Margolin D, England M, Kaufman H, Snape WJ, Mutlu E, Chua H, Pettit P, Nagle D, Madoff RD, Lerew DR, Mellgren A. Sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence: results of a 120-patient prospective multicenter study. Ann Surg. 2010;251:441-9.

Mellgren A. Fecal incontinence. Surg Clin North Am. 2010;90:185-94.

Tsai BM, Finne CO, Nordenstam JF, Christoforidis D, Madoff RD, Mellgren A. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery resection of rectal tumors: outcomes and recommendations. Dis Colon Rectum. 2010;53:16-23.