Ana Gleisner, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Surgery-Surgical Oncology


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Medical School
  • MD, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil (1997)
Residency
  • Saint Louis University School of Medicine Program, Chief Resident, Surgery (2013)
Fellowships
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Complex General Surgical Oncology (2015)
Languages
English, Portuguese
Department
Surgery-Surgical Oncology

Professional Titles

  • Assistant Professor

Publications

  • Ziogas IA, Thielen ON, Ghaffar SA, Yee EJ, Khomiak A, Durden JA, Kim S, Schulick RD, Gleisner AL, McCarter MD, Mungo B. ASO Visual Abstract: The Role of Metastasectomy in Patients with Liver-Only Metastases from Gastric Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jan;32(1):462-463. PubMed PMID: 39521740
  • Bansal VV, Witmer HDD, Childers CP, Su DG, Turaga KK. When Benchmarks Fail Us: A Case Study in Cytoreductive Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jan;32(1):19-23. PubMed PMID: 39460818
  • Ziogas IA, Thielen ON, Ghaffar SA, Yee EJ, Khomiak A, Durden JA, Kim S, Schulick RD, Gleisner AL, McCarter MD, Mungo B. The Role of Metastasectomy in Patients with Liver-Only Metastases from Gastric Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jan;32(1):391-398. PubMed PMID: 39349911
  • Akabane M, Kawashima J, Woldesenbet S, Macedo AB, Cauchy F, Shen F, Maithel SK, Koerkamp BG, Alexandrescu S, Kitago M, Weiss M, Martel G, Pulitano C, Aldrighetti L, Poultsides GA, Imaoka Y, Guglielmi A, Bauer TW, Endo I, Gleisner A, Marques HP, Pawlik TM. ASO Visual Abstract: Improving Recurrence Prediction in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma-The Synergistic Impact of FIB-4 Index and Tumor Burden Score in Post-Hepatectomy Outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Dec 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39638992
  • Sugawara T, Rodriguez Franco S, Sherman S, Kirsch MJ, Colborn K, Franklin O, Ishida J, Grandi S, Al-Musawi MH, Gleisner A, Schulick RD, Del Chiaro M. Characteristics and prognosis of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma not expressing CA19-9: Analysis of the National Cancer Database. Pancreatology. 2024 Dec;24(8):1340-1347. PubMed PMID: 39609173

Practice Locations

University of Colorado Cancer Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1665 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0300

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

CU Medicine Surgical Oncology - Highlands Ranch Specialty Care Center
1500 Park Central Drive
Suite 101
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1092

UCHealth Surgical Care - Highlands Ranch Hospital
1500 Park Central Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-1000

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital
  • UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

Center Affiliations

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Surgery, Board Certification
  • Complex General Surgical Oncology, Board Certification
  • Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Certificate (2015)
  • Surgical Oncology, Certificate (2015)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Cancers - Biliary Cancer
  • Cancers
  • Cancers - Cancer Surgery
  • Cancers - Colorectal Cancer
  • Cancers - Gastroenterologic Cancer (Colon, Stomach, Esophageal, Liver)
  • Cancers - Sarcoma
  • Surgery - Major Liver Surgery (Hepatobiliary)
  • Surgery
  • Surgery - Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Digestive System - Gastrointestinal Surgery
  • Digestive System
  • Digestive System - Biliary Surgery