Sebastiano Cassaro

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Associate Clinical Professor, Surgery
School of Medicine
M.D., University of Genoa School of Medicine
Phone: (559) 302-5600
Email: scassaro@kdhcd.org
University of California, Irvine
202 West Willow Street
Suite 402
Acute Care and Trauma Surgery
Visalia, CA 93291
Research Interests
Surgical education, abdominal wall reconstruction, hepato-biliary surgery, breast disease
Appointments
Director, Surgery Residency Program
Academic Chair, Acute Care and Trauma Service
Kaweah Delta Medical Center
Publications
Chen I, Cassaro S. Physiology, Bile Acids. 2019 Nov 3. StatPearls [Internet].
Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2019 Jan-. Available from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549765/
PubMed PMID: 31747172.
Cassaro S, Jarman BT, Joshi ART, Goldman-Mellor S, Hope WW, Johna S, Kaufman
T, Grannan KJ; Association of Program Directors in Surgery Independent Surgery
Programs Collaborative. Mid-Year Medical Knowledge Milestones and ABSITE Scores
in First-Year Surgery Residents. J Surg Educ. 2019 Sep 28. pii:
S1931-7204(19)30534-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.09.012. [Epub ahead of print]
PubMed PMID: 31575488.
Zamora EA, Cassaro S. Cancer, Soft Tissue Clear Cell Sarcoma. 2019 Jun 4.
StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2019 Jan-.
Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538426/
PubMed PMID: 30860697.
Zamora EA, Cassaro S. Thyroid Nodule. 2018 Dec 9. StatPearls [Internet].
Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2018 Jan-. Available from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK535422/
PubMed PMID: 30571043
Popovich JR, Cassaro S. Cancer, Sarcoma. 2018 Aug 11. StatPearls [Internet].
Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2018 Jan-. Available from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519533/
PMID: 30137818.
Gossman W, Tuma F, Kamel BG, Cassaro S. Gastric Perforation. 2018 Aug 18. StatPearls [Internet].
Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2018 Jan-. Available from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519554/
PMID: 30137838.
Knoblauch DK, Cassaro S. Workers Compensation. 2017 Aug 24. StatPearls[Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2017 Jun-. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK448106/
PMID: 28846228
Cowan KB, Cassaro S. Fistula, Enterocutaneous. 2017 Oct 26. StatPearls[Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2017 Jun-. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459129/
PMID: 29083609.
Gonzalez R, Cassaro S. Percutaneous Central Catheter (PICC). 2017 Oct 26. StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2017 Jun-.Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459338/
PMID: 29083596.
Lee K, Cassaro S. Cancer, Thyroid. 2017 Oct 6. StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2017 Jun-. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459299/
PMID: 29083690.
Guillen B, Cassaro S. Traumatic Open Abdomen. 2017 Dec 3. StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2018 Jan-. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470292/
PMID: 29262207.
Edwards SB, Leitman IM, Wengrofsky AJ, Giddins MJ, Harris E, Mills CB, Fukuhara S, Cassaro S. Identifying Factors and Techniques to Decrease the Positive Margin Rate in Partial Mastectomies: Have We Missed the Mark? Breast J. 2016 May;22(3):303-9. doi: 10.1111/tbj.12573. PMID: 26854189.
Cassaro S. Delayed manifestations of laparoscopic bowel injury. Am Surg. 2015 May;81(5):478-82. Review. PMID: 25975332.
Bower M, Yu A, Park J, Leitman IM, Cassaro S, Patel RI, Karpeh MS. Tube cholecystostomy before cholecystectomy for treatment of cholecystitis. JSLS. 2015 Jan-Mar;19(1).
PMID: 25848180
Bruns SD, Davis BR, Demirjian AN, Ganai S, House MG, Saidi RF, Shah BC, Tan SA, Murayama KM; Society for Surgery of Alimentary Tract Resident Education Committee. Collaborators: Berger A, Bruns S, Calahane M, Davis B, Demirjian A, Ganai S, Gee D, House M, Kavic S, Luu M, Murayama K, Richardson W, Saidi R, Shah B, Tan S, Vollmer C, Vu H, Bardaro S, Cassaro S, Demirjian A, Grams J, Joyce D, Madani A, McNatt S, Suman P, Teitelbaum E, Ujiki M, Velasco J, Vollmer C Jr, Zarnegar R.J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Aug;18(8):1523-31.
PMID: 24756925
Bernstein L, Sabat JE, Montgomery M, Nwoke F, Natcheva H, Sorrentino A, Holland C, Zeifer B, Cassaro S, Lucido D, Surick B, Leitman IM. Postoperative pneumoperitoneum: Clearing the Air. J Surgery 2013;1(2):4 Published Online November 2013
Cassaro S, Leitman IM. A Technique for Laparoscopic Peritoneal Entry After Abdominoplasty. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2013 Oct 17. PMID: 24134069.
Leitman IM, Narang R, Martinez J, Abbadessa B, Avgerinos D, Dayan E, Cassaro S: Factors that predict clinical outcome after colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis O J Gas, 2012, 2, 51-55
Kahla PB, Cassaro S, Vladimir FG, Wayne M, Cammarata A: Bilateral Synchronous Breast Cancer in a Male. Mt Sinai J Med 72(2):120-3, 2005. PMID 15770342
Artuso D, Wayne M, Cassaro S, Cerabona T, Teixeira J, Grossi RJ: Hemodynamic Changes During Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Procedures. Arch Surg 140(3):289:94, 2005. PMID 157811795
Ridha JR, Cassaro S: Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Ileal Endometriosis: Report of a Case. Surg Today 33(12):944-7, 2003. PMID 14669090
Professional Societies
American College of Surgeons
Association Program Directors in Surgery
Society American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
New York Society for Vascular Surgery
Society Surgery Alimentary Tract
Association Surgical Education
Society Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Surgical Infection Society
Southwestern Surgical Congress
Association Academic Surgeons
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Last updated
01/23/2020