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Jason F. Hall, MD, MPH


Programs + Specialties
Training + Education Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital; Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Board Certifications General Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
NPI # 1912987413
Gender Male
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Tufts Medical Center
South Building, 4th Floor
800 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02111
Phone #: 617-636-6190
Fax #: 617-636-6110

11/2020 Best of Boston, Colorectal Surgery. Boston Magazine. 11/2019 Best of Boston, Colorectal Surgery. Boston Magazine.

5/2019 SUS, SBAS, SAGES, EAST Promising Leaders Program

11/2018 Best of Boston, Colorectal Surgery. Boston Magazine.

11/2017 Best of Boston, Colorectal Surgery. Boston Magazine.

3/2017 Mid-Career Leadership Training Program. Boston University School of Medicine

11/2016 Best of Boston, Colorectal Surgery. Boston Magazine.

6/2015 Cornelius E. Sedgwick Mentors Award, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA

5/2015 Accomplished Teaching in the Surgery Clerkship, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

5/2014 Notable Teaching in the Surgery Clerkship, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

5/2013 Notable Teaching in the Surgery Clerkship, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

5/2012 Notable Teaching in the Surgery Clerkship, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

5/2012 Lahey Clinic/Royal College of Physicians Faculty Development Program, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA

5/2011 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Traveling Fellow

6/2006 Resident as Teacher Award, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

5/2001 National Association of Minority Medical Educators Scholarship, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

5/1999 – 5/2000 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Scholars Fellowship, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

5/1996 Cum Laude, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 5/1996 Fenwick Scholar, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA

1. Hall J. Diverticulitis. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2021;34:79–80

2. Hall J. Minimally Invasive Management of Diverticular Disease. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2021;34:113-120

3. Poulson M, Cornell E , Madiedo A , Kenzik K , Allee L, Dechert T, Hall J. The Impact of Racial Residential Segregation on Colorectal Cancer Outcomes and Treament. 2020 Ann Surg Nov 23. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004653. Online ahead of print

4. Hall J, Hardiman K, Lee S, Lightner A, Stocchi L, Paquette IM, Steele SR, Feingold DL; Prepared on behalf of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Left-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Jun;63(6):728-747. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001679.

5. Geary AD, Pernar LIM, Hall JF. Novel Low-Cost, Low-Fidelity Hemorrhoidectomy Task Trainers. J Surg Educ. 2020 Mar 31:S1931-7204(20)30069-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.03.003. Online ahead of print.

6. Kim NE, Hall JF. Risk Factors for Readmission after Ileostomy Creation: an NSQIP Database Study. J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 Mar 23. doi: 10.1007/s11605-020-04549-y. Online ahead of print.

7. Hawkins AT, Wise PE, Chan T, Lee JT, Mullaney TG, Wood V, Eglinton T, Frizelle F, Khan A, Hall J, et al. Diverticulitis: An Update From the Age Old Paradigm Current Problems in Surgery Available online 18 July 2020, 10086 In Press, Journal Pre-proof

8. Beresneva, Olga and Hall, Jason. Influence of Body Mass Index on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Diverticular Disease (April 26, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3378656 

9. Aquina CT, Fleming FJ, Hall J, Hyman N. "Do All Patients Require Resection After Successful Drainage of Diverticular Abscesses?" Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.. 2019 Sep 16; Epub 2019 Sep 16.

10. de Geus SWL, Geary AD, Arinze N, Ng SC, Carter CO, Sachs TE, Hall JF, Hess DT, Tseng JF, Pernar LIM. Resident involvement in minimally-invasive vs. open procedures. Am J Surg. 2019 Nov 06. PMID: 31722797. 11. Hall JF. Expert Commentary on Uncomplicated Sigmoid Diverticulitis. Dis Colon Rectum. 2018 Oct;61(10):1144-1145.

12. Kailas M, Hall JF, Kandadai P. Cost-Effectiveness of Sacral Neuromodulation and Sphincteroplasty in the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence with Anal Sphincter Defects: A Decision-Analysis. Under review.

13. Jena MD, Marcello PW, Roberts PL, Read TE, Schoetz DJ, Hall JF, Francone T, Ricciardi R. Epidemiologic Analysis of Diverticulitis. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2016 Sep;29(3):258-63.

14. Mitchem J, Hall JF. Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes: Diagnosis and Management. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2016;29:1–9.

15. Harvey J, Roberts PL, Schoetz DJ, Hall JF, Read TE, Marcello PW, Francone TD, Ricciardi R. Do Appendicitis and Diverticulitis Share a Common Pathological Link? Dis Colon Rectum. 2016 Jul;59(7):656-61.

16. Almussallam B, Joyce M, Marcello PW, Roberts PL, Francone TD, Read TE, Hall JF, Schoetz DJ, Ricciardi R. What Factors Predict Hospital Readmission after Colorectal Surgery. Am Surg. 2016 May;82(5):433-8

17. Hall JF. Management of Malignant Adenomas. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2015 Dec;28(4):215-9.

18. Ricciardi R, Nelson J, Francone TD, Roberts PL, Read TE, Hall JF, Schoetz DJ, Marcello PW. Do patient safety indicators explain increased weekend mortality? J Surg Res. 2016 Jan;200(1):164-70.

19. Kuhnen AH, Marcello PW, Roberts PL, Read TE, Schoetz DJ, Rusin LC, Hall JF, Ricciardi R. Can the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program provide surgeon-specific outcomes? Dis Colon Rectum. 2015 Feb;58(2):247-53.

20. Kasten KR, Marcello PW, Roberts PL, Read TE, Schoetz DJ, Hall JF, Francone TD, Ricciardi R. What are the results of colonic volvulus surgery? Dis Colon Rectum 2015; 58(5):502-7

21. Kuhnen AH, Marcello PW, Roberts PL, Read TE, Schoetz DJ, Hall JF, Francone TD, Ricciardi R. What are the results of colonic volvulus surgery? Dis Colon Rectum 2015; 58(2):247-53

22. Hall JF. The microbiome and diverticulitis: a new target for medical therapy? Dis Colon Rectum. 2014 Apr;57(4):544-5.

23. Kasten KR, Marcello PW, Roberts PL, Read TE, Schoetz DJ, Hall JF, Francone TD, Ricciardi R. All things not being equal: readmission associated with procedure type. J Surg Res 2015; 194(2):430-40

24. Shin R, Hall JF. Modern management of deep post-anal space abscess and horseshoe fistulas. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2014;

25: 210-5 25. Hall JF, Bordeianou L, Hyman N, Read T, Bartus C, Schoetz D, Marcello PW. Outcomes after operations for anal fistula: results of a prospective, multicenter, regional study. Dis Colon Rectum. 2014 Nov;57(11):1304-8.

26. Ricciardi R, Roberts PL, Read TE, Hall JF, Marcello PW, Schoetz DJ. Which operative repair is associated with a higher likelihood of reoperation after rectal prolapse repair? Am Surg. 2014 Nov;80(11):1128-31.

27. Eskicioglu C, Nelson J, Roberts PL, Marcello PW, Read TE, Hall JF, Schoetz DJ, Ricciardi R. Is patient diagnosis a risk factor for organ space infection after colorectal resections? Dis Colon Rectum. 2014 Jun;57(6):733-9

28. Ricciardi R, Roberts PL, Hall JF, Read TE, Francone TD, Pinchot SN, Schoetz DJ, Marcello PW. What is the effect of stoma construction on surgical site infection after colorectal surgery? J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Apr;18(4):789-95.

29. Mishra N, Roberts PL, Marcello PW, Read TE, Hall JF, Schoetz DJ, Ricciardi R. Changing paradigms in acute care surgery: a shift to the hindgut. Am Surg. 2014;80:76-80

30. Hall J. Should elective colectomy be routine following percutaneous drainage of a diverticular abscess? Dis Colon Rectum. 2013 May;56(5):533-4.

31. Hall JF. Advanced Degrees in Academic Colorectal Surgery. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2013;26:250–253.

32. Hall JF. Modern Management of Hemorrhoidal Disease. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2013 Dec;42(4):759-72.

33. Hall JF, Stein SL. Unexpected Intra-Operative Findings. Surg Clin N Am (2013) 93:45–59

34. Mishra N, Hall JF. Operative Management of Hemorrhoids. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2013; 24: 86-89

35. Ricciardi R, Roberts PL, Read TE, Hall JF, Marcello PW, Schoetz DJ. Which adverse events are associated with mortality and prolonged length of stay following colorectal surgery? J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Aug;17(8):1485-93.

36. Carlson RM, Roberts PL, Hall JF, Marcello PW, Schoetz DJ, Read TE, Ricciardi R. What are 30-day postoperative outcomes following splenic flexure mobilization during anterior resection? Tech Coloproctol. 2013 Aug 2.

37. Russell MM, Read TE, Roberts PL, Hall JF, Marcello PW, Schoetz DJ, Ricciardi R. Complications after rectal prolapse surgery: does approach matter? Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Apr;55(4):450-8

38. Ricciardi R, Roberts PL, Read TE, Marcello PW, Hall JF, Schoetz DJ. How often do patients return to the operating room after colorectal resections? Colorectal Dis. 2012 Apr;14(4):515-21.

39. Mishra N, Hall JF. Identification of Patients at Risk for Hereditary Colon Cancer. Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2012; 25:67-82

40. Russell MM, Read TE, Roberts PL, Hall JF, Marcello PW, Schoetz DJ, Ricciardi R. Complications after rectal prolapse surgery: does approach matter? Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Apr;55(4):450-8

41. Ricciardi R, Roberts PL, Read TE, Marcello PW, Hall JF, Schoetz DJ, Burns E, Faiz O. How often do patients return to the operating room after colorectal surgery? Colorectal Dis. 2011 Dec 28.

42. Ricciardi R, Roberts PL, Read TE, Marcello PW, Hall JF, Schoetz DJ, Foley EF. Cyclical increase in diverticulitis during the summer months. Arch Surg. 2011 Mar;146(3):319-23.

43. Hall JF, Roberts PL, Ricciardi R, Read T, Wald C, Marcello P, Schoetz D. Long-term follow up after an initial episode of diverticulitis: What are the predictors of recurrence? Dis Colon Rectum. 2011 Mar;54(3):283-8

44. Saleem A, Navarro P, Munson L, Hall J. Endometriosis of the appendix: A report of three cases. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2011 2(2): 16-19. 45. Hall JF, Roberts PL, Ricciardi R, Marcello PW, Scheirey C, Wald C, Scholz FJ, Schoetz D. Colonic diverticulitis: does age predict severity of disease on CT imaging? Dis Colon Rectum. 2010 Feb;53(2):121-5.

46. Hall JF, Hammerich K, Roberts PL. New Paradigms in the Management of Diverticular Disease. Current Problems in Surgery 2010;

47: 669-736 47. Ricciardi R, Roberts PL, Marcello PW, Hall JF, Read TE, Schoetz DJ. Anastomotic leak testing after colorectal resection: what are the data? Arch Surg. 2009 May;144(5):407-11

48. Ricciardi R, Baxter NN, Read TE, Marcello PW, Hall J, Roberts PL. Is the decline in the surgical treatment for diverticulitis associated with an increase in complicated diverticulitis? Dis Colon Rectum. 2009 Sep;52(9):1558-63

49. Hall JF. Berger, D. Outcome of Colectomy for C. difficile Colitis: A plea for early surgical management. American Journal of Surgery. 2008: 384-388

50. Vagefi PA, Ferguson CM, Hall JF. Recurrent Gallstone Ileus: Third Time Is the Charm Arch Surg. November 2008; 143(11):1118-1120.

51. Christison-Lagay ER, Hall JF, Wales PW, Bailey K, Terluk A, Goldstein AM, Ein SH, Masiakos PT. Nonoperative management of perianal abscess in infants is associated with decreased risk for fistula formation. Pediatrics. 2007 Sep;120(3):e548-52.

52. Hall JF, Hodin R. Restorative proctocolectomy: fertile ground for technical improvements? Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2005 Feb;11(2):207-8. Case Reports, Reviews, Chapters, and Editorials: Proceedings of Meetings and Invited Papers: 1. Hall JF. The microbiome and diverticulitis: a new target for medical therapy? Dis Colon Rectum. 2014 Apr;57(4):544-5. 2. Hall J. Should elective colectomy be routine following percutaneous drainage of a diverticular abscess? Dis Colon Rectum. 2013 May;56(5):533-4.

Textbook Chapters:
1. Hall, JF, Bemelman W. Diverticular Disease. The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 4th Edition. Springer, 2020.

2. Hall JF, Cahill M, Tseng J. The Diversity Promise: Success in Academic Surgery and Medicine Through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The Diversity Promise. Wolters Kluwer 2020.

3. Hall JF, Sidhwa F. Retained Surgical Items. BMC Patient Safety Manual.

4. Hall JF. Complicated Diverticulitis Excluding Perforation. Keighley and Williams' Surgery of the Anus, Rectum, and Colon. 4th Edition. CRC Press 2018

5. Hall, JF. Diverticular Disease. The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Third Edition. Springer, 2016.

6. Hall JF. Elsevier's Netter's Surgical Anatomy and Approaches. Hemorrhoids and Hemorrhoidectomy. Delaney. Philadelphia, PA. 2014

7. Hall JF, Schoetz D. Intussusception and Volvulus. Shackleford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. Elseiver 2012.

8. Hall JF, Macrae H, Roberts PL. Ripstein Procedure. Master Techniques in Colon and Rectal Surgery. Lipincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2012.

9. Hall JF, Read T. Screening for Colorectal Neoplasms. The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Second Edition. Springer, 2011.

10. Hall J, Ricciardi R. Chapter 25: Abdominal surgery for colorectal cancer (pp 263-270). Improved Outcomes in Colon and Rectal Surgery Informa Healthcare, London England 2010

11. Hall JF, Hodin R. Laparoscopic Appendectomy. General Surgery: Principles and International Practice 2nd edition. Springer, 2009.

12. Hall JF, Ferguson CM. Mesenteric Vascular Disease of the Small Bowel. Current Surgical Therapy, 9th Edition.

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
American College of Surgeons
Boston Surgical Society
Society of Black Academic Surgeons
New England Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery

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