Cary B. Aarons - Faculty Profile

Administrative Offices:
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
4 Silverstein Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Administrative Assistant: Sharon A. Dixon
Administrative Telephone: 215-662-2078
Administrative Fax: 215-615-0471
Patient Appointments: 215-662-2078

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Department of Surgery
266 Wright Saunders Building
39th & Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Administrative Assistant: Ginny Lindline Farley
Administrative Telephone: 215-662-8664
Administrative Fax: 215-243-4649

Clinical Offices:
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
4 Silverstein Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Department of Surgery
266 Wright Saunders Building
39th & Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Contact Information (internal use only)

cary.aarons@uphs.upenn.edu

Dr. Aarons is an Assistant Professor within the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery with practices at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. He completed his colorectal surgery training in the Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. His clinical interests include laparoscopic colon surgery, colon cancer, sphincter-preserving procedures for rectal cancer, and inflammatory bowel disease.

Dr. Aarons received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC. He completed his general surgery training at Boston University Medical Center. He is board certified in both Colon & Rectal and General surgery and is a member of numerous local and national medical societies.


Faculty Appointments
2010 - 2011	Assistant Professor of Surgery Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2011 - present	Assistant Professor of Surgery at HUP & PPMC Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hospital and Administrative Appointments
2010 - 2011	Attending Surgeon Hahnemann University Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2011 - present	Attending Surgeon Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2011 - present	Active Surgeon Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Education/Training
1994 - 1998	A.B. Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts (Biology)

1998 - 2002	M.D. Howard University College of Medicine Washington, DC

Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments
2002 - 2003	Categorical Surgical Intern Department of Surgery Boston University Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts

2003 - 2004	Categorical Surgical Resident Department of Surgery Boston University Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts

2004 - 2006	Surgical Research Fellow Department of Surgical Research Boston University Center for Advanced Biomedical Research Boston, Massachusetts

2006 - 2008	Categorical Surgical Resident Department of Surgery Boston University Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts

2008 - 2009	Administrative Chief Resident Department of Surgery Boston University Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts

2009 - 2010	Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellow Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota


Memberships/Societies

National/International Societies
2004 - 2009	American College of Surgeons (Resident Member)

2004 - present	Society for Surgeons of the Alimentary Tract

2006 - present	American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Local/Regional Societies
2002 - present	Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Gamma Chapter, Washington, DC

2008 - 2009	Boston Medical Center Minority Recruitment Program Steering Committee Member

2011	Pennsylvania Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons


Research
2011 - 2012	PPMC Grant: Technology for Patient Education Project Title: The Use of Portable Electronic Media for Ostomy Education
	Patient & Family Guide to Ostomy Surgery Presentation
	Ileal J-Pouch Anal Anastomosis Surgery Colostomy Surgery Ileostomy Surgery
	American College of Surgeons: Home Care Videos: The Basics of Stoma Care

Publications

Research Publications, Peer Reviewed

Stucchi AF, Aarons CB, Becker JM. Surgical approaches to cancer in patients with IBD. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America 35(3):641-673, Sept. 2006.
Aarons CB, Cohen PA, Gower A, Reed KL, Leeman SE, Stucchi AF, Becker JM. Statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) decrease postoperative adhesions by increasing peritoneal fibrinolytic activity. Annals of Surgery 245(2):176-184, Feb. 2007.
Cohen PA, Aarons CB, Gower AC, Stucchi AF, Leeman SE, Becker JM, Reed KL. The effective-ness of a single intraperitoneal infusion of a neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist in reducing postoperative adhesion formation is time dependent. Surgery 141(3):368-375, Mar. 2007.
Reed KL, Heydrick SJ, Aarons CB, Prushik S, Gower AC, Stucchi AF, Becker JM. A neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist that reduces intra-abdominal adhesion formation decreases oxidative stress in the peritoneum. American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 293(3):G544-551, Sept. 2007.
Tyler KM, Aarons CB, Sentovich SM. Successful sphincter-sparing surgery for all anal fistulas. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 50(10):1535-1539, Oct. 2007.
Prushik SG, Aarons CB, Matteotti R, Reed KL, Gower AC, Leeman SE, Stucchi AF, Becker JM. A neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist decreases adhesion reformation after laparoscopic lysis of adhesions in a rat model of adhesion formation. Surgical Endoscopy 21(10):1790-1795, Oct. 2007.
Aarons CB, Bajenova O, Andrews C, Heydrick S, Bushell KN, Reed KL, Thomas P, Becker JM, Stucchi AF. Carcinoembryonic antigen-stimulated THP-1 macrophages activate endothelial cells and increase cell-cell adhesion of colorectal cancer cells. Clinical Experimental Metastasis 24(3):201-209, 2007.
Heydrick SJ , Reed KL, Cohen PA, Aarons CB, Gower AC, Stucchi AF, Becker JM. Intraperitoneal administration of methylene blue attenuates oxidative stress, increases peritoneal fibrinolysis, and inhibits intraabdominal adhesion formation. Journal of Surgical Research 143(2):311-319, Dec. 2007.
Prushik SG, Stucchi AF, Matteotti R, Aarons CB, Reed KL, Gower AC, Becker JM. Open adhesiolysis is more effective in reducing adhesion reformation than laparoscopic adhesiolysis in an experimental model. British Journal of Surgery 97(3):420-427, Mar. 2010.

Editorials, Chapters & Participation in Committee Reports

Aarons CB, Stucchi AF, Becker JM. Biliary dyskinesia: Functional gallbladder and sphincter of Oddi disorders. In Bland KI, Sarr MG, Buchler MW, Csendes A, Garden OJ, Wong J (eds.): General Surgery: Principles and International Practice. New York: Springer, 2008, 1079-1092.