Dr. Beart Robert W. - General Surgery / Chirurgia Generale

Dr. Robert Beart is a graduate of the prestigious Harward University. He received his surgical training at the Colorado University and the Mayo Clinic. He is specialized in General Surgery and in Colorectal Surgery. In 1976 he joined the Mayo Clinic, where he worked until 1992. From 1992 he's been practicing at the University of Southern California. His primary areas of interest are the following: treatment of colorectal cancer, Crohn's disease, chronic, ulcerative colitis, fecal continence preservation.

Dr. Beart has been teaching surgery to medical students for many years. He has served as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and successively Professor at Mayo Clinic until 1992. Since then he has been teaching at the University of Southern California. He authors and updates medical student teaching books. He has authored and published over 280 articles. Some important fields of research that are currently in progress are: HIV Infections and GI Lymphomas; Colon Cancer-Epidemiology of Therapy; Gene Therapy-Colorectal Cancer. His primary areas of interest are: Physiology of Fecal Continence and Laparoscopic Colon Resections.

Dr. Beart is a member of numerous scientific societies, including the "American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons", where he served as president from 1991 until 1992 and the "Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons". Many international Institutes, including the Rome Cancer Institute, where he has been Honorary Professor, have honoured him.

Dr. Robert W. Beart
Department of Surgery
1450 San Pable #5400
90033-4612 Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
tel. (323) 442-5751 fax (323) 442-5756
rbeart@hsc.usc.edu