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Skandan Shanmugan, MD

Skandan Shanmugan, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery

4.5 (179)
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Dr. Skandan Shanmugan is a board-certified UCI Health colorectal surgeon who specializes in laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgical approaches to treating diseases of the colon and rectum.

His clinical interests include advanced colorectal cancer, complex inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS).

He earned his medical degree at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa., where he completed at residency in general surgery. He received fellowship training in colorectal surgery at Case-Western Reserve University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Before joining UCI Health and the UCI School of Medicine, he served as chief of colon and rectal surgery at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, where he received multiple surgical and teaching awards.

Shanmugan's research interests include the multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of recurrent or advanced colon and rectal cancer, complex problems in inflammatory bowel disease, evaluating quality metrics and preventing complications in colorectal surgery, and outcomes research. He is the author or co-author of numerous peer-reviewed publications and is an active member of multiple surgical societies, including the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

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Clinical Interests:

colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), inflammatory bowel disease surgery, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS), minimally invasive and robot-assisted surgery

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Background


  • Professional Positions

    Co-director — Chao Digestive Health Institute
    Associate Professor and Chief — Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, UCI School of Medicine
    Director — National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer for UCI Health
    Member — UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Fellow — American College of Surgeons
    Fellow — American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
    Member — American Medical Association

  • Gender

    Male
  • Awards

    Ernest Rosato Faculty Teaching Award, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
     

  • Residencies

    • Temple University Hospital
  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Fellowships

    • University Hospitals Case Medical Center
  • Education

    • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine