Dr. Ira Joe Kodner MD
Colon and Rectal Surgeon
4921 Parkview Pl Suite 8c Saint Louis MO, 63110About
Dr. Ira Kodner is a colon and rectal surgeon practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Kodner specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. As a colon and rectal surgeon, Dr. Kodner often treats conditions like rectal cancer, colon cancer, hemorrhoids, anal fissures and diverticulitis. Colon and rectal surgeons may be referred to you by your gastroenterologist if your doctor believes you need a surgical procedure.
Education and Training
Washington Univ Sch Of Med- St Louis Mo 1967
Board Certification
Colon & Rectal SurgeryAmerican Board of Colon & Rectal SurgeryABCRS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A specific CpG methylation pattern of the MGMT promoter region associated with reduced MGMT expression in primary colorectal cancers.
- Proctectomy and coloanal anastomosis for rectal cancer.
- Colorectal cancer: risk factors and recommendations for early detection.
- Four new mutations in the DNA mismatch repair gene MLH1 in colorectal cancers with microsatellite instability. Mutations in brief no. 157. Online.
- Usefulness of FDG-PET scan in the assessment of suspected metastatic or recurrent adenocarcinoma of the colon and rectum.
- Colostomy and ileostomy.
- Colostomy and ileostomy.
- Manometric squeeze pressure difference parallels functional outcome after overlapping sphincter reconstruction.
- Neoadjuvant external beam radiation and proctectomy for adenocarcinoma of the rectum.
- Surgeons' ethics? You bet!
- Locoregional recurrence and survival after curative resection of adenocarcinoma of the colon.
- Surgeon specialty is associated with outcome in rectal cancer treatment.
- Prospective evaluation of anesthetic technique for anorectal surgery.
- Ethics curricula in surgery: needs and approaches.
- Balloon expulsion test facilitates diagnosis of pelvic floor outlet obstruction due to nonrelaxing puborectalis muscle.
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