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Board Certification
American Board of Colon & Rectal SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryPatient Rating
5.0 /5( out of 45 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
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Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.October 30, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERHe is very caring , professional, and positive. I trust him. He is very knowledgeable.
September 21, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERVery honest friendly and respectful
July 29, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERCaring, informative, cares about patient, explains things well
July 27, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr Huang was articulate about my surgical options
July 20, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERSuper doctor. Cares about his patients
July 14, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr Huang is a fantastic doctor in every possible respect. We are very grateful to have him on our team.
June 03, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr Huang is the most thorough doctor I have ever had. My treatment is newer but he was able to explain everything to us and answer myt questions. He took time, did not rush us, and had empathy. He knew my chart before he walked in the room. He knew/suggested how to proceed. He is a wonderful patient caring doctor!! I could not have asked for a better doctor to navigate me through this. One of his last comments to us: We do what is best for the patient!=WOW! HIGHLY recommend him and his staff! They are the best!
June 02, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Huang was very open in his discussion with me and my wife. He discussed alternatives to treatment with pros and cons. Let me make the decision. Very impressed with his humility.
June 02, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Huang explained everything very well and was highly attentive to my questions and concerns.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Surgery -Primary Family & Preventive Medicine -Adjunct Population Health Sciences -Adjunct Academic Divisions Public Health
Surgical Oncology
Board Certification American Board of Colon & Rectal SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryEducation history
Fellowship Colon and Rectal Surgery - Mayo Clinic Fellow Chief Resident General Surgery - Stanford University School of Medicine Administrative Chief Resident Residency General Surgery - Stanford University School of Medicine Resident Research Fellow Implementation Science, Health Services Research - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/Brigham and Women’s Hospital Research Fellow Research Fellow Health Disparities and Outcomes - Stanford University School of Medicine Research Fellow Residency General Surgery - Stanford University School of Medicine Resident Internship General Surgery - Stanford University School of Medicine Intern Graduate Training University of Cape Town M.P.H. Professional Medical Medicine - Stanford University School of Medicine M.D. Undergraduate Major: Symbolic Systems; Minor: Political Science - Stanford University B.S. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Ness RM, Llor X, Abbass MA, Bishu S, Chen CT, Cooper G, Early DS, Friedman M, Fudman D, Giardiello FM, Glaser K, Gurudu S, Hall M, Huang LC, Issaka R, Katona B, Kidambi T, Lazenby AJ, Maratt J, Markowitz AJ, Marsano J, May FP, Mayer RJ, Olortegui K, Patel S, Peter S, Porter LD, Shafi M, Stanich PP, Terdiman J, Vu P, Weiss JM, Wood E, Cassara CJ, Sambandam V (2024). NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Colorectal Cancer Screening, Version 1.2024. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 22(7), 438-446. ()
- Huang LC, Nibley H, Cheng M, Bleicher J, Ko H, Johnson JE, McCrum ML (2023). Naloxone co-prescriptions for surgery patients prescribed opioids: A retrospective cohort study. Surg Pract Sci, 15.
- Bleicher J mentored surgical trainee, Stauder EL mentored medical student, Johnson JE, Ko H, Huang LC (2023). Trial of a simple, patient-centered opioid prescribing guideline: 2 x 24-hour pre-discharge opioid consumption (PDOC). JAMA Surg.
- Huang LC, Bleicher J, Torre M, Johnson JE, Presson A, Millar MM, Gordon AJ, Brooke BS, Kaphingst KA, Harris AHS (2023). Evaluating a health system-wide opioid disposal intervention distributing home-disposal bags. Health Serv Res, 58, 1256–1265.
- Cohan JN, Horns JJ, Ramsay JM, Huang LC, Allen-Brady K (2023). The Familiality of Diverticulitis: A Statewide Case-Control Study. J Am Coll Surg, 237(5), 689-696.
- Bediako-Bowan A, Yorke J, Brand N, Panzer K, Dally CK, Debrah S, Agbenorku P, Mills JN, Huang LC, Laryea J, Lowry A, Appeadu-Mensah W, Adanu R, Kwakye G (2023). Creating a Colorectal Surgery Fellowship in Ghana to Address the Growing Need for Colorectal Surgeons in West Africa. Dis Colon Rectum, 66(9), 1152-1156.
- Bleicher J mentored surgery trainee, Johnson JE, Cain BT, Shaw RD, Acher AA, Gleason L, Barth RJ, Chu DI, Jung S, Melnick D, Kaphingst KA, Smith BK, Huang LC (2023). Surgical Trainee Perspectives on the Opioid Crisis: The Influence of Explicit and Hidden Curricula. J Surg Educ, 80(6), 786-796.
- Fender Z mentored medical student, Bleicher J, Johnson JE, Phan K, Powers D, Stoddard G, Brooke BS, Huang LC (2023). Improving pain management and safe opioid use after surgery: A DMAIC-based quality intervention. Surg Open Sci, 13, 27-34.
- Himbert C mentored PhD student, Ose J, Gigic B, Viskochil R, Santuci K, Lin T, Ashworth A, Cohan JN, Scaife CL, Jedrzkiewicz J, Damerell V, Atkins KM, Gong J, Mutch MG, Bernadt C, Felder S, Sanchez J, Cohen SA, Krane MK, Hinkle N, Wood E, Peoples AR, Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Siegel EM, Li CI, Shibata D, Boucher K, Round JL, Ulrich AB, Schenider M, Huang LC, Hardikar S, Ulrich CM (2023). Associations of combined physical activity and body mass index groups with colorectal cancer survival outcomes. BMC Cancer, 23(1), 300.
- Huang LC, Johnson JE, Bleicher J, Blumling AN, Savarise M, Wetter DW, Cohan JN, Harris AAS, Kaphingst KA (2023). Promoting disposal of left-over opioids after surgery in rural communities: A qualitative description study. Health Educ Behav, 50(2), 281-289.
- Cohan JN, Horns JJ, Hanson HA, Allen-Brady K, Kieffer M, Huang LC, Brooke BS (2023). The association between family history and diverticulitis recurrence: a population-based study. Dis Colon Rectum, 66(2), 269-277.
- Draper P mentored medical student, Bleicher J, Kobayashi JK, Stauder EL, Stoddard GJ, Johnson JE, Cohan JN, Kaphingst KA, Harris AHS, Huang LC (2022). Patient Willingness to Dispose of Leftover Opioids After Surgery. Ann Surg Open, 3(4), e223.
- Bleicher J mentored surgery trainee, Place A, Harris AHS, Scaife CL, Huang LC (2022). Patient Perceptions of Decision-making and Quality-of-life Following Surgical Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Open, 3(4), e214.
- Himbert C mentored PhD candidate, Stephens WZ, Gigic B, Hardikar S, Holowatyj AN, Lin T, Ose J, Swanson E, Ashworth A, Warby CA, Peoples AR, Nix D, Jedrzkiewicz J, Bronner M, Pickron B, Scaife C, Cohan JN, Schrotz-King P, Habermann N, Boehm J, Hullar M, Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Siegel EM, Li CI, Ulrich AB, Shibata D, Boucher K, Huang LC, Schneider M, Round JL, Ulrich CM (2022). Differences in the gut microbiome by physical activity and BMI among colorectal cancer patients. Am J Cancer Res, 12(10), 4789-4801. ()
- Johnson JE mentored MPH student, Bleicher J, Blumling AN, Cain BT, Cohan JN, Savarise M, Harris AHS, Kaphingst KA, Huang LC (2022). The Influence of Rural Healthcare Systems and Communities on Surgery and Recovery: A Qualitative Study. J Surg Res, 281, 155-163.
- Himbert C mentored PhD candidate, Warby CA, Gigic B, Ose J, Lin T, Viskochil R, Peoples AR, Ashworth A, Schrotz-King P, Scaife CL, Cohan JN, Jedrzkiewicz J, Schirmacher P, Grady WM, Cohen SA, Krane M, Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Siegel EM, Shibata D, Round JL, Huang LC, Li CI, Schneider M, Ulrich A, Hardikar S, Ulrich CM (2022). Associations of individual and combined physical activity and body mass index groups with pro-inflammatory biomarkers among colorectal cancer patients. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 31(12), 2148-2156. ()
- Bleicher J mentored surgery trainee, Fender Z, Johnson JE, Cain BT, Phan K, Powers D, Wei G, Presson AP, Kwok A, Pickron TB, Scaife CL, Huang LC (2022). Use of post-discharge opioid consumption patterns as a tool for evaluating opioid prescribing guidelines. Am J Surg, 224(1 Pt A), 58-63.
- Bleicher J mentored surgery trainee, Brooke BS, Bayless K, Anderson Z, Beckstrom J, Zhang C, Presson AP, Huang LC, Buys MJ (2022). Postoperative Opioid Prescribing, Use, and Pain Trends Following General Surgery Procedures: A Retrospective Cohort Study Among Veterans Comparing Non-Opioid vs Chronic Opioid Users. Reg Anesth Pain Med.
- Yu JK, Marwaha JS, Kennedy CJ, Robinson KA, Fleishman A, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Bleicher J, Huang LC, Szolovits P, Brat GA (2022). Who Doesn’t Fit? A Multi-Institutional Study Using Machine Learning to Uncover the Limits of Opioid Prescribing Guidelines . Surg J (N Y), 172(2), 655-662.
- Cain BT, Horns JJ, Huang LC, McCrum ML (2022). Socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with greater mortality after high-risk emergency general surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 92(4), 691-700.
- Robinson KA, Thiels C, Stokes SM, Duncan SD, Feramil M, Fleishman A, Cook CH, Nathanson LA, Huang LC, Habermann EB, Brat GA (2022). Comparing Patient-Reported Opioid Use Across Multiple Hospital Systems to Clinician Consensus Recommendations: Closing the Gap between Belief and Reality. Ann Surg, 275(2), e361-365.
- Bleicher J mentored surgery trainee, Esplin J, Blumling AN, Cohan JN, Savarise M, Wetter DW, Harris AHS, Kaphingst KA, Huang LC (2021). Expectation-setting and patient education about pain control in the perioperative setting: A qualitative study. J Opioid Manag, 17(6), 455-464.
- Coffman AR, Tao R, Cohan JN, Huang LC, Pickron TB, Torgeson AM, Lloyd S (2021). Factors associated with the refusal of surgery and the associated impact on survival in patients with rectal cancer using the National Cancer Database. J Gastrointest Oncol, 12(4).
- Eisele Y, Mallea PM, Gigic B, Stephens WZ, Warby CA, Buhrke K, Lin T, Boehm J, Schrotz-King P, Hardikar S, Huang LC, Pickron TB, Scaife CL, Viskochil R, Koelsch T, Peoples AR, Pletneva MA, Bronner M, Schneider M, Ulrich AB, Swanson EA, Toriola AT, Shibata D, Li CI, Siegel EM, Figueiredo J, Janssen K-P, Hauner H, Round J, Ulrich CM, Holowatyj AN, Ose J (2021). Fusobacterium nucleatum and Clinicopathologic Features of Colorectal Cancer: Results From the ColoCare Study. Clin Colorectal Cancer, 20(3), e165-e172.
- Bleicher J mentored surgery trainee, Stokes SM, Brooke BS, Glasgow RE, Huang LC (2021). Patient-Centered Opioid Prescribing: Breaking Away from One-Size-Fits-All Prescribing Guidelines. J Surg Res, 264, 1-7.
- Himbert C mentored PhD candidate, Figueiredo JC, Shibata D, Ose J, Lin T, Huang LC, Peoples AR, Scaife CL, Pickron B, Lambert L, Cohan JN, Bronner M, Felder S, Sanchez J, Dessureault S, Coppola D, Hoffman DM, Nasseri YF, Decker RW, Zaghiyan K, Murrell ZA, Hendifar A, Gong J, Firoozmand E, Gangi A, Moore BA, Cologne KG, El-Masry MS, Hinkle N, Monroe J, Mutch M, Bernadt C, Chatterjee D, Sinanan M, Cohen SA, Wallin U, Grady WM, Lampe PD, Reddi D, Krane M, Fichera A, Moonka R, Herpel E, Schirmacher P, Kloor M, von Knebel-Doeberitz M, Nattenmueller J, Kauczor H-U, Swanson E, Jedrzkiewicz J, Schmit SL, Gigic B, Ulrich AB, Toriola AT, Siegel EM, Li CI, Ulrich CM, Hardikar S (2021). Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer in the ColoCare Study: Differences by Age of Onset. Cancers (Basel), 13(15), 3817.
- Cohan JN, Orleans B, Brecha F, Huang LC, Presson A, Fagerlin A, Ozanne EM (2021). Factors associated with decision regret among patients with diverticulitis in the elective setting. J Surg Res, 261, 159-166.
- Bleicher J, Cohan JN, Huang LC, Peche W, Pickron TB, Scaife CL, Bowles TL, Hyngstrom JR, Asare EA (2021). Trends in the Management of Anorectal Melanoma: A Multi-institutional Retrospective Study and Review of the World Literature. World J Gastroenterol, 27(3), 267-280.
- Brecha FS, Ozanne EM, Esplin J, Stoddard GJ, Nirula R, Huang LC, Cohan JN (2020). Patient Willingness to Accept Antibiotic Side Effects to Reduce SSI After Colorectal Surgery. J Surg Res, S0022-4804(20), 30583-7.
- Pannucci CJ, Fleming KI, Varghese TK, Stringham J, Huang LC, Pickron TB, Prazak AM, Bertolaccini C, Momeni A (2020). Low anti-Factor Xa level predicts 90-day symptomatic venous thromboembolism in surgical patients receiving enoxaparin prophylaxis: A pooled analysis of eight clinical trials. Ann Surg, 154(8), 697-704.
- McCrum ML, Cannon AR, Allen CM, Presson AP, Huang LC, Brooke B (2020). Drivers of Increased Mortality Associated with Care Fragmentation after Emergency General Surgery. JAMA Surg, 155(9), 841-848.
- Geijsen AJMR, Ulvik A, Gigic B, Kok DE, van Duijnhoven FJB, Holowatyj AN, Brezina S, van Roekel EH, Baierl A, Bergmann MM, Bhm J Bours MJL, Brenner H, Breukink SO, Bronner MP, Chang-Claude J, de Wilt JHW, Grady WM, Grnberger T, Gumpenberger T, Herpel E, Hoffmeister M, Huang LC, Jedrzkiewicz JD, Keulen ETP, Kiblawi R, Klsch T, Koole JL, Kosma K, Kouwenhoven EA, Kruyt FM, Kvalheim G, Li CI, Lin T, Ose J, Pickron TB, Scaife CL, Schirmacher P, Schneider MA, Schrotz-King P, Singer MC, Swanson ER, van Duijvendijk P, van Halteren HK, van Zutphen M, Vickers K, Vogelaar FJ, Wesselink E, Habermann N, Ulrich AB, Ueland PM, Weijenberg MP, Gsur A, Ulrich CM, Kampman E (2020). Circulating Folate and Folic Acid Concentrations: Associations With Colorectal Cancer Recurrence and Survival. JNCI Cancer Spectr, 4(5), pkaa051.
- Thiesset HF mentored PhD candidate, Schliep KC, Stokes SM, Valentin VL, Gren LH, Porucznik CA, Huang LC (2020). Opioid misuse and dependence screening practices prior to surgery. J Surg Res, 252, 200-205.
- Stokes SM mentored surgery trainee, Kim RY, Kwok A, Varghese TK, Glasgow R, Brooke BS, Finlayson SR, Huang LC (2019). Home Disposal Kits for Leftover Opioid Medications After Surgery: Do They Work? J Surg Res, 245, 396-402.
- Lovely JK, Huang LC, Meyers AJ, Spears GM, Huebner M, Larson DW (2018). Post-surgical opioid prescribing patterns and risk factors for additional opioid prescriptions within one year after non-emergent colorectal surgery. Am J Surg, 218(1), 56-61. ()
- Holowatyj AN, Lewis MA, Pannier ST, Kirchhoff AC, Hardikar S, Figueiredo JC, Huang LC, Shibata D, Schmit SL, Ulrich CM (2019). Clinicopathologic and Racial/Ethnic Differences of Colorectal Cancer Among Adolescents and Young Adults. Clin Transl Gastroenterol, 10(7), e00059. ()
- Pannucci CJ, Fleming KI, Bertolaccini CB, Prazak AM, Huang LC, Pickron TB (2019). Assessment of Anti-Factor Xa Levels of Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery Given Once-Daily Enoxaparin Prophylaxis: A Clinical Study Examining Enoxaparin Pharmacokinetics. JAMA Surg, 154(8), 697-704.
- Lloyd S, Baraghoshi D, Tao R, Garrido-Laguna I, Gilcrease GW 3rd, Whisenant J, Weis JR, Scaife C, Pickron TB, Huang LC, Monroe MM, Abdelaziz S, Fraser AM, Smith KR, Deshmukh V, Newman M, Rowe KG, Snyder J, Samadder NJ, Hashibe M (2020). Mental Health Disorders are More Common in Colorectal Cancer Survivors and Associated With Decreased Overall Survival. Am J Clin Oncol, 42(4), 355-362. ()
- Cloyd JC, Huang LC, Ma Y, Rhoads KF (2016). Predictors of Readmission to Non-Index Hospitals Following Colorectal Surgery. Am J Surg, 213(1), 18–23.
- Molina G, Jiang W, Edmondson L, Gibbons L, Huang LC, Kiang MV, Haynes AB, Gawande AA, Berry WR, Singer SJ (2016). Implementation of the Surgical Safety Checklist in South Carolina Hospitals Is Associated with Improvement in Perceived Perioperative Safety. J Am Coll Surg, 222(5), 725-736.e5. ()
- Singer SJ, Jiang W, Huang LC, Gibbons L, Kiang MV, Edmondson L, Gawande AA, Berry WR (2015). Surgical team member assessment of the safety of surgery practice in 38 South Carolina hospitals. Med Care Res Rev, 72(3), 298-323.
- Huang LC, Tran TB, Ma Y, Ngo JV, Rhoads KF (2015). Factors that influence minority use of high-volume hospitals for colorectal cancer care. Dis Colon Rectum, 58(5), 526-32. ()
- Huang LC, Conley D, Lipsitz S, Wright CC, Diller TW, Edmondson L, Berry WR, Singer SJ (2014). The Surgical Safety Checklist and Teamwork Coaching Tools: a study of inter-rater reliability. BMJ Qual Saf, 23(8), 639-50.
- Huang LC, Ma Y, Ngo JV, Rhoads KF (2014). What factors influence minority use of National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers? Cancer, 120(3), 399-407.
- Rhoads KF, Ngo JV, Ma Y, Huang L, Welton ML, Dudley RA (2013). Do hospitals that serve a high percentage of Medicaid patients perform well on evidence-based guidelines for colon cancer care? J Health Care Poor Underserved, 24(3), 1180-93. ()
Review
- Cain BT mentored trainee, Huang LC (2021). Benign Colonic Strictures. [Review]. Dis Colon Rectum.
- Huang LC, Merchea A (June 2017). Dysplasia and Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. [Review]. Surg Clin North Am, 97(3), 627-639.
Commentary
- Huang LC, Kim RY, Berry WR (2013). Creating a Culture of Safety by Using Checklists. AORN J, 97(3), 365–8.