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Kathleen K. Christians, MD

Professor

Location

  • Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
  • 8800 West Doyne Ave.
  • Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

  • Surgical Oncology

Established Patient Appointments

New Patient Appointments

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

  • Biliary Cancer
  • Bile Duct Cancer
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Pancreatitis
  • Sarcoma
  • Benign Pancreatic Disease
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Benign Liver Tumors

Treatments and Services

  • Advanced Laparoscopy
  • Robotic Assisted Surgery
  • Virtual Visit

Patients Ages Seen

  • Adult
  • Senior

Languages

  • English

Hospital Affiliations

  • Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
  • Zablocki VA 91大神 Center – Milwaukee

Board Certifications

  • Surgical Critical Care
  • Surgery

Clinic Locations

map of clinics' locations

Biography

Dr. Kathleen Christians specializes in surgical oncology and minimally invasive surgery (robotic and laparoscopic), with special emphasis on treatment of malignant and benign diseases of the liver, pancreas, biliary tree and gastrointestinal tract. Dr. Christians is Service Chief of Surgical Oncology GI Service, Co-director of the HPB Fellowship Program and her research interests focus on personalized cancer care and outcomes research in cancer.

Education and Training

Hepato-pancreato-biliary Fellowship - University of Hong Kong (2002-2003)
Fellowship in Surgical Critical Care - 91大神 College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI (1998-1999)
Residency - 91大神 College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI (1993-1998)
Doctor of Medicine - University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA (1993)

Publications

  • (Ward EP, Vincent-Sheldon S, Tolat P, Kulkarni N, Aldakkak M, Budithi R, Clarke CN, Tsai S, Evans DB, Christians KK.) Surgery. 2024 May;175(5):1386-1393 PMID: 38413302 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85186348752 02/28/2024

  • (George B, Kudryashova O, Kravets A, Thalji S, Malarkannan S, Kurzrock R, Chernyavskaya E, Gusakova M, Kravchenko D, Tychinin D, Savin E, Alekseeva L, Butusova A, Bagaev A, Shin N, Brown JH, Sethi I, Wang D, Taylor B, McFall T, Kamgar M, Hall WA, Erickson B, Christians KK, Evans DB, Tsai S.) Gastroenterology. 2024 May;166(5):859-871.e3 PMID: 38280684 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85188891214 01/28/2024

  • (de Ortiz de Choudens S, Visotcky A, Banerjee A, Aldakkak M, Tsai S, Evans DB, Christians KK, Clarke CN, George B, Shreenivas A, Kamgar M, Chakrabarti S, Dua KS, Khan AH, Madhavan S, Erickson BA, Hall WA.) Cancer Med. 2024 Jan;13(1):e6582 PMID: 38140796 PMCID: PMC10807686 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85180644976 12/23/2023

  • (Thalji SZ, Fernando D, Dua KS, Madhavan S, Chisholm P, Smith ZL, Aldakkak M, Christians KK, Clarke CN, George B, Kamgar M, Erickson BA, Hall WA, Evans DB, Tsai S.) Ann Surg. 2023 Dec 01;278(6):e1224-e1231 PMID: 37078282 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176508848 04/20/2023

  • (Merrill JR, Flitcroft MA, Miller T, Beichner B, Clarke CN, Maduekwe UN, Wang TS, Dream S, Christians KK, Gamblin TC, Evans DB, Kothari AN.) J Surg Res. 2023 Aug;288:269-274 PMID: 37037166 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85151667989 04/11/2023

  • (SenthilKumar G, Madhusudhana S, Flitcroft M, Sheriff S, Thalji S, Merrill J, Clarke CN, Maduekwe UN, Tsai S, Christians KK, Gamblin TC, Kothari AN.) Sci Rep. 2023 Jul 08;13(1):11051 PMID: 37422500 PMCID: PMC10329647 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164146540 07/09/2023

  • (Thalji SZ, Aldakkak M, Christians KK, Clarke CN, George B, Kamgar M, Erickson BA, Hall WA, Chisholm P, Kulkarni N, Doucette S, Evans DB, Tsai S.) J Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul;128(1):41-50 PMID: 36960919 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85152449940 03/25/2023

  • (Thalji SZ, Kamgar M, George B, Aldakkak M, Christians KK, Clarke CN, Erickson BA, Hall WA, Tolat PP, Smith ZL, Evans DB, Tsai S.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 May;30(5):3013-3021 PMID: 36788189 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147934173 02/15/2023

  • (SenthilKumar G, Madhusudhana S, Flitcroft M, Sheriff S, Thalji S, Merrill J, Clarke CN, Maduekwe UN, Tsai S, Christians KK, Gamblin TC, Kothari AN.) Scientific Reports. December 2023;13(1) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164146540 12/01/2023

  • (Hohneck A, Meissner R, Reyser C, Heinemann L, Christians K, Merx K, Weingärtner S, Mavratzas A, Schulte N, Burkholder I, Hofmann WK, Hofheinz RD.) Oncol Res Treat. 2023;46(1-2):1-10 PMID: 36657417 PMCID: PMC10015753 01/20/2023

  • (Strong EA, Livingston A, Gracz M, Peltier W, Tsai S, Christians K, Gamblin TC, Kersting K, Clarke CN.) J Surg Res. 2022 Oct;278:31-38 PMID: 35588572 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85130316020 05/20/2022

  • (Hall WA, Kamgar M, Erickson BA, Ponce SB, Tsai S, Nevalainen MT, Christians KK, George B, Dua KS, Khan AH, Evans DB, Azmi AS.) Cancer Metastasis Rev. 2021 Sep;40(3):879-889 PMID: 34611794 PMCID: PMC8767496 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116412346 10/07/2021

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