Faculty Profiles
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Virginia O. Shaffer, MD
– Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General and GI Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
– Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General and GI Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Telephone: 404.727.1540
E-mail: virginia.o.shaffer@emory.edu
Certification: American Board of Surgery
Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member: 2011
Affiliations
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Emory University Hospital
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The Emory Clinic
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Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Medical School
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2003
Postgraduate Training
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General Surgery Internship and Residency, Emory University School of Medicine, 2003-2010
- Transplant Immunology Fellowship, Emory Transplant Center, 2005-2007
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Colorectal Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2010-2011
Current Organizational Memberships
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Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
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American Medical Association
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American College of Surgeons, Associate Fellow
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American College of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Candidate Member
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Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Clinical Interests
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Laparoscopy
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Colon and rectal cancer
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Anal cancer
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Crohn's disease
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Ulcerative colitis
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Inflammatory bowel disease
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Pouchitis
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Anorectal pathology
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Hereditary polyposis syndromes
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Rectal prolapse
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Pelvic floor disorders
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Anal fistula
Research Interests
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Inflammatory bowel disease immunology
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Cancer treatment
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Outcomes research
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Transplant immunology
