Jonathan Roach, MD

Associate Professor, Surgery-Peds Surgery


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, Sanford School of Medicine The University of South Dakota (2003)
Internship
  • University of Colorado (2004)
Residency
  • University of Colorado, Chief Resident, Surgery (2010)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado, Transplant Surgery (2013)
  • University of Colorado, Pediatric Surgery (2014)
Languages
English
Department
Surgery-Peds Surgery

Research Interests

Clinical outcomes in pediatric surgical oncology

Publications

  • Roach JP, Acker SN, Bensard DD, Sirotnak AP, Karrer FM, Partrick DA. Head injury pattern in children can help differentiate accidental from non-accidental trauma. Pediatr Surg Int. 2014 Nov;30(11):1103-6. PubMed PMID: 25252922
  • Acker SN, Roach JP, Partrick DA, Karrer FM, Bensard DD, Sirotnak AP. Beyond morbidity and mortality: the social and legal outcomes of non-accidental trauma. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Apr;50(4):604-7. PubMed PMID: 25840071
  • Roach, JP and Karrer FM, Intussusception, in Decision Support in Medicine: Pediatrics www.decisionsupportinmedicine.com, 2016.
  • Roach, JP and Moulton S, Malrotation and Volvulus, in Decision Support in Medicine: Pediatrics www.decisionsupportinmedicine.com, 2016.
  • Roach, JP and Moulton S, Meckel’s Diverticulum, in Decision Support in Medicine: Pediatrics www.decisionsupportinmedicine.com, 2016.
  • Roach, JP and Somme S, Intestinal Atresia, in Decision Support in Medicine: Pediatrics www.decisionsupportinmedicine.com, 2016.
  • Roach, JP and Partrick DA, Appendicitis, in Decision Support in Medicine: Pediatrics www.decisionsupportinmedicine.com, 2016.
  • Roach JP, Umbilical Hernia, www.hendrenproject.com 2016.
  • Roach JP, Partrick DA, Karrer FM, Hepatic Cysts and Abscesses, in Newborn Surgery, 4th Edition, Prem Pruri Editor.
  • Saltzman AF, Warncke JC, Colvin AN, Carrasco A Jr, Roach JP, Bruny JL, Cost NG. Development of a postoperative care pathway for children with renal tumors. J Pediatr Urol. 2018 Aug;14(4):326.e1-326.e6. PubMed PMID: 29891188
  • Stokes CL, Stokes WA, Kalapurakal JA, Paulino AC, Cost NG, Cost CR, Garrington TP, Greffe BS, Roach JP, Bruny JL, Liu AK. Timing of Radiation Therapy in Pediatric Wilms Tumor: A Report From the National Cancer Database. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Jun 1;101(2):453-461. PubMed PMID: 29559286
  • Karrer FM, Roach JP. Error traps and culture of safety in biliary atresia. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun;28(3):135-138. PubMed PMID: 31171147
  • Derderian SC, Benge MJ, Karrer FM, Acker SN, Roach JP. Filling the gap: Objective data to guide pediatric surgery applicants who do not match on the first attempt. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 May 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31126685
  • Han DS, Walker JP, Nicklawsky A, Boxley P, Halstead NV, Tonzi M, Hecht SL, Staley A, Eguchi M, Cockburn MG, Roach JP, Saltzman AF, Cost NG. Pediatric Small Renal Masses: Can Tumor Size Predict Histology and the Potential for Nephron-sparing Surgery?. J Urol. 2022 Nov 29;:101097JU0000000000003092. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36445021
  • Short SS, Kastenberg ZJ, Wei G, Bondoc A, Dasgupta R, Tiao GM, Watters E, Heaton TE, Lotakis D, La Quaglia MP, Murphy AJ, Davidoff AM, Mansfield SA, Langham MR, Lautz TB, Superina RA, Ott KC, Malek MM, Morgan KM, Kim ES, Zamora A, Lascano D, Roach J, Murphy JT, Rothstein DH, Vasudevan SA, Whitlock R, Lal DR, Hallis B, Bütter A, Baertschiger RM, Lapidus-Krol E, Putra J, Tracy ER, Aldrink JH, Apfeld J, Le HD, Park KY, Rich BS, Glick RD, Fialkowski EA, Utria AF, Meyers RL, Riehle KJ. Histologic type predicts disparate outcomes in pediatric hepatocellular neoplasms: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study. Cancer. 2022 Jul 15;128(14):2786-2795. PubMed PMID: 35561331
  • Morgan KM, Anderson KT, Johnston ME, Dasgupta R, Crowley JJ, Fahy AS, Lapidus-Krol E, Baertschiger RM, Lautz TB, Many BT, Marquart JP, Gainer H, Lal DR, Rich BS, Glick RD, MacArthur TA, Polites SF, Kastenberg ZJ, Short SS, Meyers RL, Talbot L, Abdelhafeez A, Prajapati H, Davidoff AM, Rubaclava N, Newman E, Ehrlich PF, Rothstein DH, Roach JP, Ladd P, Janek KC, Le HD, Leraas HJ, Tracy ET, Bisset L, Mora MC, Warren P, Aldrink JH, Malek MM. Interhospital variability in localization techniques for small pulmonary nodules in children: A pediatric surgical oncology research collaborative study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jun;57(6):1013-1017. PubMed PMID: 35307194
  • Kelley-Quon LI, Ourshalimian S, Lee J, Russell KW, Kling K, Shew SB, Mueller C, Jensen AR, Vu L, Padilla B, Ostlie D, Smith C, Inge T, Roach J, Ignacio R, Lofberg K, Radu S, Rohan A, Wang KS. Multi-Institutional Quality Improvement Project to Minimize Opioid Prescribing in Children after Appendectomy Using NSQIP-Pediatric. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Mar 1;234(3):290-298. PubMed PMID: 35213491
  • Roach JP, Derderian SC, Ketzer J, Benge M, Kaizer A, Bischoff A. The pediatric surgery match from the applicant perspective. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Nov;57(11):589-591. PubMed PMID: 35105454
  • Yoeli D, Choudhury RA, Sundaram SS, Mack CL, Roach JP, Karrer FM, Wachs ME, Adams MA. Primary vs. salvage liver transplantation for biliary atresia: A retrospective cohort study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct;57(10):407-413. PubMed PMID: 35065808
  • Boster JM, Superina R, Mazariegos GV, Tiao GM, Roach JP, Lovell MA, Greffe BS, Yanni G, Leung DH, Elisofon SA, McDiarmid SV, Gupta NA, Lobritto SJ, Lemoine C, Stoll JM, Vitola BE, Daniel JF, Sayed BA, Desai DM, Martin AE, Amin A, Anand R, Anderson SG, Sundaram SS. Predictors of survival following liver transplantation for pediatric hepatoblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma: Experience from the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT). Am J Transplant. 2022 May;22(5):1396-1408. PubMed PMID: 34990053
  • Kastenberg ZJ, Baertschiger RM, Cuenca AG, Galvan NTN, Lemoine CP, Roach JP, Walther AE, Dunn SP, Goss JA, Healey PJ, Karpelowsky J, Kim ES, Langham MR, Meyers RL, Superina RA, Tiao GM, Weldon CB, Bondoc AJ, Riehle KJ, Vasudevan SA. Critical elements of pediatric liver cancer surgery. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2023 Oct;32(5):151340. PubMed PMID: 38008042
  • Yoeli D, Choudhury RA, Sundaram SS, Mack CL, Roach JP, Karrer FM, Wachs ME, Adams MA. Corrigendum to "Primary vs. Salvage Liver Transplantation for Biliary Atresia: A Retrospective Cohort Study" J Pediatr Surg 57 (2022) 407-413. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jan;59(1):165. PubMed PMID: 37838616
  • Brown EG, Engwall-Gill AJ, Aldrink JH, Ehrlich PF, Fawcett A, Coakley BA, Rothstein DH, Rich BS, Glick RD, Baertschiger RM, Roach JP, Lautz TB. Unwrapping Nephrogenic Rests and Nephroblastomatosis for Pediatric Surgeons: A Systematic Review Utilizing the PICO Model by the APSA Cancer Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Nov;58(11):2128-2134. PubMed PMID: 37625940
  • Floan Sachs G, Ourshalimian S, Jensen AR, Kelley-Quon LI, Padilla BE, Shew SB, Lofberg KM, Smith CA, Roach JP, Pandya SR, Russell KW, Ignacio RC Jr. Machine learning to predict pediatric choledocholithiasis: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium retrospective study. Surgery. 2023 Oct;174(4):934-939. PubMed PMID: 37580219
  • Zeineddin S, Aldrink JH, Bering J, Hoyt DW, Kastenberg ZJ, Brungardt J, Dasgupta R, Rinehardt HN, Malek MM, Ziogas IA, Roach JP, Craig BT, Rothstein DH, Lautz TB. Multi-institutional assessment of the prevalence of neuroendocrine tumors in children undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis in the United States. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Nov;70(11):e30620. PubMed PMID: 37555297
  • Kelley-Quon LI, Shue E, Burke RV, Smith C, Kling K, Mahdi E, Ourshalimian S, Fenlon M, Dellinger M, Shew SB, Lee J, Padilla B, Inge T, Roach J, Marwan AI, Russell KW, Ignacio R, Fialkowski E, Nijagal A, Im C, Azarow KS, Ostlie DJ, Wang K. The need for early Kasai portoenterostomy: a Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium study. Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Feb;38(2):193-199. PubMed PMID: 34854975
  • Harris CJ, Helenowski I, Murphy AJ, Mansfield SA, LaQuaglia MP, Heaton TE, Cavalli M, Murphy JT, Newman EA, Overmen RE, Kartal TT, Cooke-Barber J, Donaher A, Malek MM, Kalsi R, Kim ES, Zobel MJ, Goodhue CJ, Naik-Mathuria BJ, Jefferson IN, Roach JP, Mata C, Piché N, Joharifard S, Sultan S, Short SS, Meyers RL, Bleicher J, Le HD, Janek K, Bütter A, Davidson J, Aldrink JH, Richards HW, Tracy ET, Commander SJ, Fialkowski EA, Troutt M, Dasgupta R, Lautz TB. Implications of Tumor Characteristics and Treatment Modality on Local Recurrence and Functional Outcomes in Children With Chest Wall Sarcoma: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative Study. Ann Surg. 2022 Dec 1;276(6):e969-e975. PubMed PMID: 33156070
  • Rich BS, Brown EG, Rothstein DH, Baertschiger RM, Jackson GA, Roach JP, Naik-Mathuria B, Tracy ET, Mattei P, Glick RD, Ehrlich PF, Aldrink JH, Rodeberg D, Lautz TB. The Utility of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Pediatric Surgical Oncology. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Sep;58(9):1708-1714. PubMed PMID: 36907768
  • Walker JP, Han DS, Nicklawsky A, Boxley P, Morrison J, Tonzi M, Bruny J, Roach JP, Cost NG. Extended Lymph Node Sampling During Surgery for Pediatric Renal Tumors Concerning for Malignancy Does Not Increase Postoperative Complication Rates. J Urol. 2023 Jun;209(6):1186-1193. PubMed PMID: 36821137
  • Ignacio RC Jr, Kelley-Quon LI, Ourshalimian S, Padilla BE, Jensen AR, Shew SB, Lofberg KM, Smith CA, Roach JP, Pandya SR, Russell KW, Wang K. Pediatric DUCT Score: A Highly Specific Predictive Model for Choledocholithiasis in Children. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 May 1;236(5):961-970. PubMed PMID: 36786471
  • Han DS, Walker JP, Nicklawsky A, Boxley P, Halstead NV, Tonzi M, Hecht SL, Staley A, Eguchi M, Cockburn MG, Roach JP, Saltzman AF, Cost NG. Reply by Authors. J Urol. 2023 Mar;209(3):590. PubMed PMID: 36756967
  • Han DS, Walker JP, Nicklawsky A, Boxley P, Halstead NV, Tonzi M, Hecht SL, Staley A, Eguchi M, Cockburn MG, Roach JP, Saltzman AF, Cost NG. Pediatric Small Renal Masses: Can Tumor Size Predict Histology and the Potential for Nephron-sparing Surgery?. J Urol. 2023 Mar;209(3):582-590. PubMed PMID: 36445021
  • Short SS, Kastenberg ZJ, Wei G, Bondoc A, Dasgupta R, Tiao GM, Watters E, Heaton TE, Lotakis D, La Quaglia MP, Murphy AJ, Davidoff AM, Mansfield SA, Langham MR, Lautz TB, Superina RA, Ott KC, Malek MM, Morgan KM, Kim ES, Zamora A, Lascano D, Roach J, Murphy JT, Rothstein DH, Vasudevan SA, Whitlock R, Lal DR, Hallis B, Bütter A, Baertschiger RM, Lapidus-Krol E, Putra J, Tracy ER, Aldrink JH, Apfeld J, Le HD, Park KY, Rich BS, Glick RD, Fialkowski EA, Utria AF, Meyers RL, Riehle KJ. Histologic type predicts disparate outcomes in pediatric hepatocellular neoplasms: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study. Cancer. 2022 Jul 15;128(14):2786-2795. PubMed PMID: 35561331
  • Kelley-Quon LI, Ourshalimian S, Lee J, Russell KW, Kling K, Shew SB, Mueller C, Jensen AR, Vu L, Padilla B, Ostlie D, Smith C, Inge T, Roach J, Ignacio R, Lofberg K, Radu S, Rohan A, Wang KS. Multi-Institutional Quality Improvement Project to Minimize Opioid Prescribing in Children after Appendectomy Using NSQIP-Pediatric. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Mar 1;234(3):290-298. PubMed PMID: 35213491
  • Roach JP, Derderian SC, Ketzer J, Benge M, Kaizer A, Bischoff A. The pediatric surgery match from the applicant perspective. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Nov;57(11):589-591. PubMed PMID: 35105454
  • Yoeli D, Choudhury RA, Sundaram SS, Mack CL, Roach JP, Karrer FM, Wachs ME, Adams MA. Primary vs. salvage liver transplantation for biliary atresia: A retrospective cohort study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct;57(10):407-413. PubMed PMID: 35065808
  • Boster JM, Superina R, Mazariegos GV, Tiao GM, Roach JP, Lovell MA, Greffe BS, Yanni G, Leung DH, Elisofon SA, McDiarmid SV, Gupta NA, Lobritto SJ, Lemoine C, Stoll JM, Vitola BE, Daniel JF, Sayed BA, Desai DM, Martin AE, Amin A, Anand R, Anderson SG, Sundaram SS. Predictors of survival following liver transplantation for pediatric hepatoblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma: Experience from the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT). Am J Transplant. 2022 May;22(5):1396-1408. PubMed PMID: 34990053
  • Roach JP, Linton A, Tchou MJ, Riess L, Adamson L, Garrington TP, Younoszai A, Anstett TJ. Eliminating Error in Central Line Scheduling and Placement Using Quality Improvement Methods. J Am Coll Surg. 2024 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39508475
  • Teke M, Rich BS, Walther A, Schwartz D, McDuffie LA, Butera G, Roach JP, Rothstein DH, Lal DR, Riehle K, Espinoza A, Cost N, Tracy E, Rodeberg D, Lautz T, Aldrink JH, Brown EG. A Comparison of Commonly Utilized Diagnostic Biopsy Techniques for Pediatric Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review by the APSA Cancer Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Sep 2;60(2):161893. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39317569
  • Ziogas IA, Gosain A, Schulick RD, Roach JP, Del Chiaro M. Pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy with superior mesenteric vein resection and reconstruction in a child with recurrent hepatoblastoma after liver transplantation. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Dec;71(12):e31330. PubMed PMID: 39267234
  • Baertschiger RM, Polites S, Fusco JC, Roach JP, Christison-Lagay E, Malek M, Gow KW. Synoptic operative reports for pediatric surgical oncology. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Aug 16;:e31280. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39152638
  • Ziogas IA, Kakos CD, Kokkinakis S, Hills-Dunlap JL, Corkum KS, Acker SN, Diaz-Miron JL, Lovvorn HN 3rd, Roach JP, Gosain A. Management and Outcomes of Hepatoblastoma in Patients With Trisomy 18: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of 70 Patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Oct;59(10):161596. PubMed PMID: 38955626
  • Riehle KJ, Vasudevan SA, Bondoc A, Cuenca AG, Garnier H, Kastenberg Z, Roach J, Weldon CB, Karpelowsky J, Hishiki T, Tiao G. Surgical management of liver tumors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Jul 2;:e31155. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38953150
  • Ziogas IA, Hills-Dunlap JL, Corkum KS, Cost NG, Gosain A, Roach JP. Current Management Strategies and Outcomes in Children With Adrenocortical Carcinoma. J Surg Res. 2024 Sep;301:110-117. PubMed PMID: 38925097
  • Halix SJ, Robbins AJ, Cameron DB, Baertschiger RM, Roach J, Brown EG, Aldrink JH, Rodeberg DA, Cost N, Snaman J, Le HD. Principles of Pediatric Palliative Surgical Oncology: A Guide To Palliative Care For Pediatric Surgeons. Ann Surg. 2024 May 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38727141
  • Reiter AJ, Huang L, Craig BT, Davidoff AM, Talbot LJ, Coggins J, Smith J, Aldrink JH, Bergus KC, MacArthur TA, Polites SF, Boehmer C, Brungardt J, Malek MM, Rinehardt HN, Kastenberg ZJ, Arkin CM, Gourmel A, Piche N, Wallace M, Liang J, Lovvorn HN 3rd, Petroze RT, Gillies G, Marquart JP, Becktell K, Le HD, Favela J, Rich BS, Glick RD, Seemann NM, Davidson J, Wilson CA, Roach J, Brown EG, Doyle KE, Coakley BA, Emengo P, Merola P, Grant CN, Tirumani A, Tracy ET, Moya-Mendez ME, Dasgupta R, Lautz TB. Survival outcomes in pediatric patients with metastatic Ewing sarcoma who achieve a rapid complete response of pulmonary metastases. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Jul;71(7):e31026. PubMed PMID: 38679864
  • Kastenberg ZJ, Short SS, Riehle KJ, Utria A, Lautz TB, Ott KC, Murphy AJ, Mansfield S, Lal DR, Hallis B, Murphy JT, Roach JP, Polites SF, Beckhorn C, Tracy ET, Fialkowski EA, Seemann NM, Bütter AM, Rich BS, Glick RD, Bondoc AJ, Ofori-Atta BS, Presson AP, Chen SY, Zamora AK, Kim ES, Vasudevan S, Rinehardt HN, Malek MM, Lapidus-Krol E, Putra J, Superina RA, Langham MR, Meyers RL, Tiao G, Dasgupta R, Baertschiger R. Management of undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Jun;71(6):e30975. PubMed PMID: 38556718
  • Ziogas IA, Roach JP, Acker SN, Corkum KS, Diaz-Miron JL, Kulungowski AM, Gosain A, Hills-Dunlap JL. Association of Sociodemographic Factors with Surgical Management of Hepatoblastoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Children. J Pediatr. 2024 Jun;269:113963. PubMed PMID: 38369237
  • Yoeli D, Choudhury RA, Sundaram SS, Mack CL, Roach JP, Karrer FM, Wachs ME, Adams MA. Corrigendum to "Primary vs. Salvage Liver Transplantation for Biliary Atresia: A Retrospective Cohort Study" J Pediatr Surg 57 (2022) 407-413. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jan;59(1):165. PubMed PMID: 37838616

Practice Locations

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Center Affiliations

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Surgery, Board Certification (2011, 2011)
  • Pediatric Surgery, Board Certification (2015)
  • Transplant Surgery, Certificate (2013)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Surgery - Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Surgery - Major Liver Surgery (Hepatobiliary)
  • Surgery
Clinical Interests
Neonatal surgery, minimally invasive surgery, hepatobiliary surgery