Specialty	Colon and Rectal Surgery/Proctology , Surgery
Clinical Interests	Laparoscopic Colon Surgery
	Hernias
	Abdominal Hernias
	Colon Resection
	Colorectal Cancer
	Crohn's Disease
	Laparoscopic Surgery
	Minimally Invasive
	Surgery, Gastrointestinal
	Ulcerative Colitis
Languages	English
	French
	Spanish
Gender	Male
E-mail	joel.bauer@mountsinai.org
Education and Training	MD, New York University
	Residency, Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
Awards	One Thousand Great Americans International Biographical Centre
	America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly
	Guide to America's Top Surgeons Castle Connolly
	Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly
	American Biographical Society
	2003 Robert Paradny Award for Outstanding Surgical Attending Teacher selected by Surgical Chief Residents
	2003 Physician of the Year Award NY Chapter of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
	2002 Top 100 Doctors: Minimally Invasive New York Magazine
	1999 - 2000 Best Doctors in New York New York Magazine
	1963 Kidder Award
	1963 Phi Beta Kappa

Dr. Bauer graduated from the University of Vermont cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. He received his medical degree from New York University Medical School in 1967. Dr. Bauer went on to complete six years of residency at Mount Sinai in 1973. He was a Major in the United States Air Force and Chief of Surgery at Rickenbacker Air Force Base from 1974 to l975. Dr. Bauer returned to the attending staff at The Mount Sinai Hospital in 1975. Currently Dr. Bauer is Clinical Professor of Surgery. Areas of specialization are gastrointestinal (colorectal) abdominal wall and minimally invasive abdominal surgery.

Education and Training	MD, New York University
	Residency, Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
Board Certification	Surgery

Specialty	Colon and Rectal Surgery/Proctology , Surgery
Clinical Interests	Laparoscopic Colon Surgery
	Hernias
	Abdominal Hernias
	Colon Resection
	Colorectal Cancer
	Crohn's Disease
	Laparoscopic Surgery
	Minimally Invasive
	Surgery, Gastrointestinal
	Ulcerative Colitis
Languages	English
	French
	Spanish
Board Certification	Surgery

Taub PJ, Kaiser S, Chao L, Bauer JJ. What A Surgical Clerkship Should Teach Its Students. Current Surgery 1998; 55: 365-369.

DeBord JR, Bauer JJ, Grischkan DM, LeBlanc KA, Smoot Jr RT, Voeller GR, Weiland LH. Short-Term Study on the Safety of Antimicrobial-Agent-Impregnated EPTFE Patches for Hernia Repair . Hernia 1999; 3: 189-193.

Bauer JJ, Harris MT, Kreel I, Gelernt IM. Twelve-Year Experience with Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene in the Repair of Abdominal Wall Defects. Mt Sinai J Medicine 1999 January; 66: 20-25.

Ellozy SH, Kaiser S, Bauer JJ. Does clinical exposure affect medical student examination performance?. Am J Surg 2000 Apr; 179(4): 282-285.

Gorfine SR, Bauer JJ, Harris MT, Kreel I. Dysplasia Complicating Chronic Ulcerative Colitis: Is Immediate Colectomy Warranted?. Dis Colon Rectum 2000 November; 43(11): 1575-1581.

Cirincione E, Gorfine SR, Bauer JJ. Is Hartmann's Procedure Safe in Crohn's Disease? Report of Three Cases. Dis Colon & Rectum 2000 April; 43(4): 544-547.

Almogy G, Bauer JJ, Venturero M, Present D. Gallstone Ileus & Crohn's Disease Without Biliary-Enteric Fistula. Mt Sinai J Medicine 2000; 67(2): 159-162.

Nilubol N, Taub PJ, Venturero M, Lichtiger S, Bauer JJ. Ulcerative Colitis & Sarcoidosis. Mt Sinai J Medicine 2001; 68(6): 400-402.

Bauer JJ, Harris MT, Gorfine SG, Kreel I. Rives-Stoppa Repair of Giant Incisional Hernias: Experience with 57 Patients. Hernia 2002 September; 6: 120-123.

Ellozy SH, Harris MT, Bauer JJ, Gorfine SG, Kreel I. Early Post-operative Small Bowel Obstruction: A Prospective Evaluation of 242 Consecutive Abdominal Operations. Dis Colon & Rectum 2002 September; 45(9): 1214-1217.

Bauer J, Fischera A , Gorfine SR, Harris MT. Long Term Results of Salvage Surgery for Septic Complications Following Restorative Proctocolectomy. Dis Colorectal Surgery 2003; 46: 1339-1344.

Bauer J, Hazzan D , Fishman E , Heller E , Chapman M . Liver Abscess in Crohn's Disease: A Report of Three Cases. Mt Sinai J Med 2004; 71(5).

Bauer J, Aisenberg J , Legnani PE, Nilubol N , Cobrin GM, Ellozy SH, Hegazi RA F, Yager J , Bodian C , Gorfine SR, Plevy SE, Sacher DB. Are PANCA, ASCA, or Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms Associated with Pouchitis? Long-term Follow-up in 102 Ulcerative Colitis Patients. Am J Gastro 2004; 99: 432.

Bauer J, Delaney CP, Weese JL, Hyman NH, Techner L , Gabriel K , Du W , Schmidt WK, Walin BA. Phase III Trial of Alvimopan, a Novel Peripherally Acting Mu Opioid Antagonist, for Postoperative Ileus After Major Abdominal Surgery. Diseases of Colon and Rectum 2005; 48: 1114-1129.

Bauer J, Cohen Z, Senagore AJ, Dayton MT, Koruda MJ, Beck DE, Wolff BG, Fleshner PR, Thirlby RC, Ludwig KA, Larach SW, Weiss EG, Holmdahl L. Prevention of Postoperative Abdominal Adhesions by a Novel, Glycerol/Sodium Hyaluronate/Carboxymethylcellulose-Based Bioresorbable Membrane: A Prospective, Randomized, Evaluator-Blinded Multicenter Study. Diseases of Colon & Rectum 2005; 48: 1130-1139.

Bauer J, Fazio V , Cohen Z , Fleshman JW, van Goor H , Wolff BG, Corman M , Beart, Jr. RW, Wexner SD, Becker JM, Monson JR T, Kauffman HS, Beck DE, Bailey HR, Ludwig KA, Stamos MJ, Darzi A , Bleday R , Dorzio R , Madoff RD, Smith LE, Gearhart S , Lilliemoe K , Gohl J . Reduction in Adhesive Small-Bowel Obstruction by Seprafilm Adhesion Barrier After Intestinal Resection. Diseases of Colon & Rectum 2006; 49(1).

Bauer J, Mittnacht AJ, Sampson I , Reich DL. Air Embolism during Sigmoidoscopy Confirmed by Transesophageal Echocardiography. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2006; 3(20): 387-389.