Megan Marsh, PA-C, MPAS

Publications

• Gergen AK, Stuart CM, Byers S, Vigneshwar N, Madsen H, Johnson J, Oase K, Garduno N, Marsh M, Pratap A, Mitchell JD, David EA, Randhawa S, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Stewart CL. ASO Visual Abstract: Prospective Evaluation of a Universally Applied Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Protocol Prior to Esophagectomy with Comparison to Historical Controls. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5828-5829. PubMed PMID: 37355517
• Stuart CM, Gergen AK, Byers S, Vigneshwar N, Madsen H, Johnson J, Oase K, Garduno N, Marsh M, Pratap A, Mitchell JD, David EA, Randhawa SK, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Stewart CL. ASO Author Reflections: Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Prior to Esophagectomy: Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5826-5827. PubMed PMID: 37294387
• Gergen AK, Stuart CM, Byers S, Vigneshwar N, Madsen H, Johnson J, Oase K, Garduno N, Marsh M, Pratap A, Mitchell JD, David EA, Randhawa S, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Stewart CL. Prospective Evaluation of a Universally Applied Laparoscopic Gastric Ischemic Preconditioning Protocol Prior to Esophagectomy with Comparison with Historical Controls. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep;30(9):5815-5825. PubMed PMID: 37285095
• Kolb JM, Fox C, Friedman C, Scott FI, Han S, Marsh M, McCarter M, Kaplan J, Lieu CH, Gleisner A, Katzka DA, Wani S. Prognostic Impact of the Presence of Barrett's Esophagus and Intestinal Metaplasia on Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Survival. Foregut. 2022 Dec;2(4):356-364. PubMed PMID: 36578279
• Kastelowitz N, Marsh MD, McCarter M, Meguid RA, Bhardwaj NW, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Scott C, Schefter T, Stumpf P, Leong S, Messersmith W, Lieu C, Leal AD, Davis SL, Purcell WT, Kane M, Wani S, Shah R, Hammad H, Edmundowicz S, Goodman KA. Impact of Radiation Dose on Postoperative Complications in Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers. Front Oncol. 2021;11:614640. PubMed PMID: 33777751
• Kolb J, Fox C, Friedman C, Scott F, Han S, Marsh M, McCarter M, Kaplan J, Lieu C, Gleisner A, Katzka D, Wani, S. Prognostic Impact of the Presence of Barrett’s Esophagus and Intestinal Metaplasia on Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Survival. Foregut. August 2021. doi:10.1177/26345161211033277
• Gurprataap S, Anders R, Blatchford P, Walde A, Leal A, King G, Leong S, Davis SL, Purcell W, Goodman K, Schefter T, Cowan M, Herter W, Meguid C, Weiss R, Marsh M, Brown M, Vogel J, Birnbaum E, Ahrendt A, Gleisner A, Schulick R, Del Chiaro M, McCarter M, Patel S, Messersmtih W, Lieu C. High incidence of prolonged rectal bleeding and advanced stage cancer in early-onset colorectal cancer patients. Colorectal Cancer. 2020 Nov 25; 9(3).
• Omar M, Thaker AM, Wani S, Simon V, Ezekwe E, Boniface M, Edmundowicz S, Obuch J, Cinnor B, Brauer BC, Wood M, Early DS, Lang GD, Mullady D, Hollander T, Kushnir V, Komanduri S, Muthusamy VR. Anatomic location of Barrett's esophagus recurrence after endoscopic eradication therapy: development of a simplified surveillance biopsy strategy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2019 Sep;90(3):395-403. PubMed PMID: 31004598
• Dewberry LC, Wingrove LJ, Marsh MD, Glode AE, Schefter TE, Leong S, Purcell WT, McCarter MD. Pilot Prehabilitation Program for Patients With Esophageal Cancer During Neoadjuvant Therapy and Surgery. J Surg Res. 2019 Mar;235:66-72. PubMed PMID: 30691852
• J Clinical Oncology "Impact of radiation dose during neoadjuvant chemoradiation on postoperative complications in esophageal & gastroesophageal junction cancers." 
• J Clinical Oncology “High incidence of advanced stage cancer and prolonged rectal bleeding history before diagnosis in young-onset patients with colorectal cancer.”
• NCCN Annual Conference "Quality improvement project to standardize a prehabilitation pathway for patients with esophageal cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemoradiation".
• Colorado Cancer Coalition Symposium "The Multidisciplinary Approach to Cancer Results in Change of Diagnosis & Management in Patients". 
• Impact of radiation dose during neoadjuvant chemoradiation on postoperative complications in esophageal (EC) and gastroesophageal junction cancers (GEJC).
• Impact of Multidisciplinary Management in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumors.
• The Multidisciplinary Approach to GI Cancer Results in Change of Diagnosis and Management of Patients.
• Stewart CL, Wilson L, Hamm A, Bartsch C, Boniface M, Gleisner A, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Meguid R, Gajdos C, Edil BH, McCarter M. Is Chemical Pyloroplasty Necessary for Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy?. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Jan 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28058546
• Stewart CL, Wilson L, Hamm A, Bartsch C, Boniface M, Gleisner A, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Meguid R, Gajdos C, Edil BH, McCarter M. Is Chemical Pyloroplasty Necessary for Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy?. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 May;24(5):1414-1418. PubMed PMID: 28058546
• Boniface, M. Pocket Guide to Biomedical Sciences:Tumors and Cancers, Head-Neck-Heart-Lungs-Gut. CRC Press. 2017. Chapter 23, Esophageal Cancer; p. 141-146.
• Meguid C, Schulick RD, Schefter TE, Lieu CH, Boniface M, Williams N, Vogel JD, Gajdos C, McCarter M, Edil BH. The Multidisciplinary Approach to GI Cancer Results in Change of Diagnosis and Management of Patients. Multidisciplinary Care Impacts Diagnosis and Management of Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Nov;23(12):3986-3990. PubMed PMID: 27342825
• Boniface MM, Wani SB, Schefter TE, Koo PJ, Meguid C, Leong S, Kaplan JB, Wingrove LJ, McCarter MD. Multidisciplinary management for esophageal and gastric cancer. Cancer Manag Res. 2016 Apr 22;8:39-44. PubMed PMID: 27217796
• Meguid C, Ryan CE, Edil BH, Schulick RD, Gajdos C, Boniface M, Schefter TE, Purcell WT, McCarter M. Establishing a framework for building multidisciplinary programs. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2015;8:519-26. PubMed PMID: 26664132

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), Fellow

Practice Locations

UCHealth Esophagus and Gastric Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1665 Aurora Ct
3rd Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0405

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital

Center Affiliations

• University of Colorado Cancer Center