Benedetto Mungo, MD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology
• Senior Resident Robotics Mentor

Recognitions

• J. Cuthbert Owens Award for Excellence in Teaching & Patient Care, University of Colorado (2019)

Publications

• Mungo B, Croce C, Oba A, Ahrendt S, Gleisner A, Friedman C, Schulick RD, Del Chiaro M. Controversial Role of Adjuvant Therapy in Node-Negative Invasive Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Mar;28(3):1533-1542. PubMed PMID: 32743713
• Pratap A, Mungo B, McCarter M. Indocyanine green tattooing for resection of endophytic submucosal lesions at anatomically difficult locations: Broader application of robotic platform. J Minim Access Surg. 2020 Oct-Dec;16(4):438-440. PubMed PMID: 32978357
• Croce C, Mungo B, Oba A, Schulick RD, Del Chiaro M. ASO Author Reflections: Which Patients with Invasive Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm Can Benefit from Adjuvant Therapy?. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Dec;27(Suppl 3):873-874. PubMed PMID: 32893319
• Khoshhal Z, Canner J, Schneider E, Stem M, Haut E, Schlottmann F, Barbetta A, Mungo B, Lidor A, Molena D. Impact of Surgeon Specialty on Perioperative Outcomes of Surgery for Benign Esophageal Diseases: A NSQIP Analysis. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Sep;27(9):924-930. PubMed PMID: 28594583
• Mungo B, Hammad A, AlMasri S, Dogeas E, Nassour I, Singhi AD, Zeh HJ 3rd, Hogg ME, Lee KKW, Zureikat AH, Paniccia A. Pancreaticoduodenectomy for benign and premalignant pancreatic and ampullary disease: is robotic surgery the better approach?. Surg Endosc. 2022 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36138252
• Dyas AR, Mungo B, Bronsert MR, Stuart CM, Mungo AH, Mitchell JD, Randhawa SK, David E, Stewart CL, McCarter MD, Meguid RA. National trends in technique use for esophagectomy: Does primary surgeon specialty matter?. Surgery. 2023 Nov 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38030524
• Stuart CM, Meguid RA, Bronsert MR, Rodriguez Franco S, Mungo B, Schulick RD, Gleisner AL, McCarter MD, Mitchell JD, Dyas AR. The United States experience with diagnosing and treating esophageal cancer during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A retrospective cohort study. Int J Cancer. 2023 Nov 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38018276
• Pratap A, Qualman A, Garrett H, Westbrook L, The E, Mitra S, Cordero M, Monge KM, Idrovo JP, Chauhan A, Cheng L, Cohen MJ, Mungo B, Wani S, Meguid RA, McCarter MD, Meng X. Silencing Glypican-1 enhances the antitumor effects of Pictilisib via downregulating PI3K/Akt/ERK signaling in chemo-resistant esophageal adenocarcinoma. Mol Cell Oncol. 2023;10(1):2238873. PubMed PMID: 37649964
• Mungo B, Hammad A, AlMasri S, Dogeas E, Nassour I, Singhi AD, Zeh HJ 3rd, Hogg ME, Lee KKW, Zureikat AH, Paniccia A. Pancreaticoduodenectomy for benign and premalignant pancreatic and ampullary disease: is robotic surgery the better approach?. Surg Endosc. 2023 Feb;37(2):1157-1165. PubMed PMID: 36138252
• Mungo B, Barbetta A, Lidor AO, Stem M, Molena D. Laparoscopic retrosternal gastric pull-up for fistulized mediastinal mass. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 Mar 27;9(3):92-96. PubMed PMID: 28396722
• Schlottmann F, Barbetta A, Mungo B, Lidor AO, Molena D. Identification of the Lymphatic Drainage Pattern of Esophageal Cancer with Near-Infrared Fluorescent Imaging. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Mar;27(3):268-271. PubMed PMID: 27992300
• Molena D, Schlottmann F, Boys JA, Blackmon SH, Dickinson KJ, Dunst CM, Hofstetter WL, Lada MJ, Louie BE, Mungo B, Watson TJ, DeMeester SR. Esophagectomy Following Endoscopic Resection of Submucosal Esophageal Cancer: a Highly Curative Procedure Even with Nodal Metastases. J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 Jan;21(1):62-67. PubMed PMID: 27561633
• Mungo B, Papageorge CM, Stem M, Molena D, Lidor AO. The Impact of Operative Approach on Postoperative Complications Following Colectomy for Colon Caner. World J Surg. 2017 Aug;41(8):2143-2152. PubMed PMID: 28332057
• Chen SY, Molena D, Stem M, Mungo B, Lidor AO. Post-discharge complications after esophagectomy account for high readmission rates. World J Gastroenterol. 2016 Jun 14;22(22):5246-53. PubMed PMID: 27298567
• Moore JM, Hooker CM, Molena D, Mungo B, Brock MV, Battafarano RJ, Yang SC. Complex Esophageal Reconstruction Procedures Have Acceptable Outcomes Compared With Routine Esophagectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jul;102(1):215-22. PubMed PMID: 27217296
• Valiuddin HM, Barbetta A, Mungo B, Montgomery EA, Molena D. Esophageal liposarcoma: Well-differentiated rhabdomyomatous type. World J Gastrointest Oncol. 2016 Dec 15;8(12):835-839. PubMed PMID: 28035254
• Khoushhal Z, Canner J, Schneider E, Stem M, Haut E, Mungo B, Lidor A, Molena D. Influence of Specialty Training and Trainee Involvement on Perioperative Outcomes of Esophagectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Dec;102(6):1829-1836. PubMed PMID: 27570158
• Mungo B, Hooker CM, Ho JS, Yang SC, Battafarano RJ, Brock MV, Molena D. Robotic Versus Thoracoscopic Resection for Lung Cancer: Early Results of a New Robotic Program. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2016 Apr;26(4):243-8. PubMed PMID: 26978326
• Mungo B, Lidor AO, Stem M, Molena D. Early experience and lessons learned in a new minimally invasive esophagectomy program. Surg Endosc. 2016 Apr;30(4):1692-8. PubMed PMID: 26123339
• Molena D, Mungo B, Stem M, Lidor AO. Hospitalization for esophageal achalasia in the United States. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Sep 25;7(13):1096-102. PubMed PMID: 26421106
• Molena D, Mungo B, Stem M, Poupore AK, Chen SY, Lidor AO. Does Quality of Care Matter? A Study of Adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines for Patients with Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer. J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Oct;19(10):1739-47. PubMed PMID: 26245634
• Mungo B, Molena D, Stem M, Yang SC, Battafarano RJ, Brock MV, Lidor AO. Does neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer increase postoperative morbidity or mortality?. Dis Esophagus. 2015 Oct;28(7):644-51. PubMed PMID: 25059343
• Shah SP, Xu T, Hooker CM, Hulbert A, Battafarano RJ, Brock MV, Mungo B, Molena D, Yang SC. Why are patients being readmitted after surgery for esophageal cancer?. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 May;149(5):1384-9; discussion 1389-91. PubMed PMID: 25983251
• Chapiro J, Duran R, Lin M, Mungo B, Schlachter T, Schernthaner R, Gorodetski B, Wang Z, Geschwind JF. Transarterial chemoembolization in soft-tissue sarcoma metastases to the liver - the use of imaging biomarkers as predictors of patient survival. Eur J Radiol. 2015 Mar;84(3):424-430. PubMed PMID: 25542065
• Zogg CK, Kamara TB, Groen RS, Mungo B, Kushner AL, Molena D. Prevalence of thoracic surgical care need in a developing country: results of a cluster-randomized, cross-sectional nationwide survey. Int J Surg. 2015 Jan;13:1-7. PubMed PMID: 25447608
• Molena D, Mungo B, Stem M, Feinberg RL, Lidor AO. Prevalence, impact, and risk factors for hospital-acquired conditions after major surgical resection for cancer: a NSQIP analysis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2015 Jan;19(1):142-51; discussion 151. PubMed PMID: 25199948
• Molena D, Mungo B, Stem M, Lidor AO. Novel combined VATS/laparoscopic approach for giant and complicated paraesophageal hernia repair: description of technique and early results. Surg Endosc. 2015 Jan;29(1):185-91. PubMed PMID: 24969852
• Trehan K, Mungo B, Molena D. Recurrent thoracic endometriosis with extensive adhesions after talc pleurodesis. Surgery. 2015 Dec;158(6):1740-1. PubMed PMID: 26395508
• Zogg CK, Mungo B, Lidor AO, Stem M, Rios Diaz AJ, Haider AH, Molena D. Influence of body mass index on outcomes after major resection for cancer. Surgery. 2015 Aug;158(2):472-85. PubMed PMID: 26008961
• Mungo B, Zogg CK, Hooker CM, Yang SC, Battafarano RJ, Brock MV, Molena D. Does obesity affect the outcomes of pulmonary resections for lung cancer? A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis. Surgery. 2015 Apr;157(4):792-800. PubMed PMID: 25666333
• Molena D, Mungo B, Stem M, Lidor AO. Incidence and risk factors for respiratory complications in patients undergoing esophagectomy for malignancy: a NSQIP analysis. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Winter;26(4):287-94. PubMed PMID: 25837540
• Molena D, Sun HH, Badr AS, Mungo B, Sarkaria IS, Adusumilli PS, Bains MS, Rusch VW, Ilson DH, Rizk NP. Clinical tools do not predict pathological complete response in patients with esophageal squamous cell cancer treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy. Dis Esophagus. 2014 May-Jun;27(4):355-9. PubMed PMID: 24033404
• Molena D, Mungo B, Stem M, Feinberg RL, Lidor AO. Outcomes of esophagectomy for esophageal achalasia in the United States. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Feb;18(2):310-7. PubMed PMID: 23963868
• Molena D, Mungo B, Stem M, Feinberg RL, Lidor AO. Outcomes of operations for benign foregut disease in elderly patients: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database analysis. Surgery. 2014 Aug;156(2):352-60. PubMed PMID: 24973127
• Mungo B, Molena D, Stem M, Feinberg RL, Lidor AO. Thirty-day outcomes of paraesophageal hernia repair using the NSQIP database: should laparoscopy be the standard of care?. J Am Coll Surg. 2014 Aug;219(2):229-36. PubMed PMID: 24891211
• Polese L, Merigliano S, Mungo B, Rizzato R, Luisetto R, Ancona E, Norberto L. Totally stapled gastrojejunal anastomosis using hybrid NOTES: single 12-mm trocar approach in a porcine model. Surg Endosc. 2012 Sep;26(9):2527-31. PubMed PMID: 22476830
• Polese L, Angriman I, Mungo B, Luisetto R, Frego M, Merigliano S, Norberto L. Ileorectal bypass performed entirely through a transanal route in a porcine model. Surg Endosc. 2011 Sep;25(9):3022-7. PubMed PMID: 21484531
• Polese L, Merigliano S, Mungo B, Pennelli G, Norberto L. Report on a case of Rothmund-Thomson syndrome associated with esophageal stenosis. Dis Esophagus. 2011 Nov;24(8):E41-4. PubMed PMID: 21951866
• Mungo B, Hammad A, AlMasri S, Dogeas E, Nassour I, Singhi AD, Zeh HJ 3rd, Hogg ME, Lee KKW, Zureikat AH, Paniccia A. Pancreaticoduodenectomy for benign and premalignant pancreatic and ampullary disease: is robotic surgery the better approach?. Surg Endosc. 2022 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36138252

Professional Memberships

• American College of Surgeons, Associate Fellow Member
• Society of Surgical Oncology, Member
• Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Committee Member
• International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Member
• International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital

Center Affiliations

• University of Colorado Cancer Center

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Surgery, Board Certification (2021)
• Complex General Surgical Oncology, Board Certification (2022)
• AHPBA HPB Ultrasound and Advanced Technology Post-Graduate Course, Certificate (2021)

Conditions & Treatments

• Cancers - Gastroenterologic Cancer (Colon, Stomach, Esophageal, Liver)
• Cancers
• Surgery - Robotic Surgery
• Surgery
• Surgery - Laparoscopic Surgery
• Cancers - Pancreatic Cancer
• Cancers - Biliary Cancer
• Cancers - Cancer Surgery