Avinash S Bhakta, M.D.

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Position(s):

Assistant Professor

Affiliation(s):

Surgery

Other Affiliation(s):

Surgery/General

Bio / Education:

Degree

University of Nevada, School of Medicine, Las Vegas

Residency

Albany Medical Center, Albany, N.Y.

Fellowship

Colon and Rectal Surgery, University Hospital, Cleveland

PubMed Publications:

Chow, Z ; Osterhaus, P ; Huang, B.; Chen, Q.; Schoenberg, N.; Dignan, M.; Evers, BM ; Bhakta, A. "Factors Contributing to Delay in Specialist Care After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis in Kentucky." The Journal of surgical research 259, (2021): 420-430. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Jackson, NA ; Gan, T.; Davenport, DL ; Oyler, DR ; Ebbitt, LM ; Evers, BM ; Bhakta, AS "Preoperative opioid, sedative, and antidepressant use is associated with increased postoperative hospital costs in colorectal surgery." Surgical endoscopy (2020): [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Gan, T.; Jackson, NA ; Castle, JT ; Davenport, DL ; Oyler, DR ; Ebbitt, LM ; Evers, BM ; Bhakta, AS "A Retrospective Review: Patient-Reported Preoperative Prescription Opioid, Sedative, or Antidepressant Use Is Associated with Worse Outcomes in Colorectal Surgery." Diseases of the colon and rectum 63, 7 (2020): 965-973. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Chang, YW ; Murphy, K.; Yackzan, D ; Thomas, S.; Kay, D ; Davenport, D.; Evers, BM ; Bhakta, AS "Abdominal Wall Thickness is a Predictor for Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Operations." The American surgeon (2020): 3134820956932. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Chow, Z ; Gan, T.; Chen, Q.; Huang, B.; Schoenberg, N.; Dignan, M.; Evers, BM ; Bhakta, AS "Nonadherence to Standard of Care for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer as a Contributory Factor for High Mortality Rates in Kentucky." Journal of the American College of Surgeons 230, 4 (2020): 428-439. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Martinolich, J ; Croasdale, DR ; Bhakta, AS ; Ata, A ; Chismark, AD ; Valerian, BT ; Canete, JJ ; Lee, EC "Laparoscopic Surgery for Diverticular Fistulas: Outcomes of 111 Consecutive Cases at a Single Institution." Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 23, 5 (2019): 1015-1021. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Gan, T.; Sinner, HF ; Walling, SC ; Chen, Q.; Huang, B.; Tucker, TC ; Patel, JA ; Evers, BM ; Bhakta, AS "Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Colorectal Cancer Screening, Incidence, and Survival in Kentucky." Journal of the American College of Surgeons 228, 4 (2019): 342-353.e1. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Bhakta, A.; Glotzer, O ; Ata, A ; Tafen, M ; Stain, SC ; Singh, PT "Analgesic efficacy of laparoscopic-guided transverse abdominis plane block using liposomal bupivacaine in bariatric surgery." American journal of surgery 215, 4 (2018): 643-646. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]