Jennifer Beaty, M.D., FACS, FASCRS

Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Additional Roles
Assistant Professor, Specialty Medicine
Assistant Professor, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program

About

Licensure

Iowa
Nebraska

Current National Committees

Vice Chair American College of Surgeons Committee on Resident Education
Vice Chair Residency Review Committee, Colon and Rectal Surgery
American College of Surgeons, Committee on Education, Lead on Resident Autonomy
Residency Review Committee Member, Colon and Rectal Surgery
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Board Member
Association of Program Directors in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Immediate Past President
Milestones Committee Member, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Core Curriculum Committee, National Curriculum in Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship

Recent Educational Experience

Program Director, Creighton University Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery
Core Faculty Member, Creighton University General Surgery Program
Clerkship Director, Colorectal Surgery M3 rotation, Creighton University
GI Unit Lecturer, Creighton University M2 Curriculum
Site Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery rotation University of Nebraska Medical Center
Clerkship Director, Colorectal Surgery, M3 rotation, UNMC
Student Advisor/Mentor Medical Students Creighton University and UNMC

Education:
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Creighton University, 2008
General Surgery Residency Iowa Methodist Medical Center, 2006
University of Iowa, M.D. 2001
University of Iowa B.S. in Exercise Science 1997

Certifications:
Re-certified, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2019
Re-certified, American Board of Surgery, 2017
Fellow American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 2012
Fellow American College of Surgeons, 2010
Certified, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2009
Certified, American Board of Surgery, 2006

Publications and Presentations

Recent Publications

Purvis-Miles MV, Schroll RW, Beaty JS. Empowering the Resident Learner. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jul-Aug;79(4):909-917. PMID 35490137
D’Angelo ALD, D’Angelo J, Beaty J, Cleary R, Hoedema R, Mathis K, Dozois E, Kelley S. Virtual Interviews – Utilizing Technological Affordances as a Predictor of Applicant Confidence. Am J of Surg. 2021 Oct 16:S0002-9610(21)00593-6. PMID: 34674848.
Grewal JS, Berger E, Garner J, Mayer SL, Beaty JS. Surveillance Colonoscopy Revealing Asymptomatic Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm. Cureus 2021 Jul 6;13(7):e16222. PMID 34367822
Kratzke I, Kapadia MR, Egawa F, Beaty JS. Medical Student Selection. Surgical Clinics of North America. 2021 Aug: 101(4)635-652. PMID: 34242606.
Beaty JS, Purvis-Miles MV, Schroll RW. Empowered Learner Checklist. American College of Surgeon Division of Education. July 2021. https://www.facs.org/-/media/files/education/resources/empowered_learner_checklist.ashx
Grewal JS. Mayer S, Beaty J, Formaro D. A Rare Case of Spontaneous Idiopathic Pneumoperitoneum Presenting as Abdominal Pain. Cureus. 2021 May 21;13(5):e15158. PMID: 34178490.
Petree BS, Heard MA, Schenarts PJ, Beaty JS. Promoting Access of Osteopathic Medical Students to Surgical Residency Training Programs. American Surg. 2020 Dec 27:3134820954857 PMID: 33356414.
Beaty JS. American College of Surgeons Advanced Curriculum in General Surgery. Anorectal Abscess and Fistula. Dec 2020.
Beaty JS. American College of Surgeons Advanced Curriculum in General Surgery. Complicated Diverticulitis. Dec 2020
O’Neill YC, McCain MD, Hernandez H, Torgersen ZH, Ternent CA, Beaty JS. Surveillance Strategy Intensity Comparison by Histopathologic Risk for T1NX Locally Excised Rectal Adenocarcinoma: A Cost Effectiveness Analysis. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. November 2019.
Wright ME, Beaty JS, Thorson AG, Rojas R, Ternent CA. Cost Effective Analysis of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Followed by Radical Resection Versus Conventional Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 May;62(5):568-578. PMID 30964794
Wright M, Thorson A, Blatchford G, Shashidharan M, Beaty J, Bertelson N, Aggrawal P, Taylor L, Ternent CA. Discussion of: “What happens after a failed LIFT for an anal fistula?” Am J Surg. 2017 Dec;214(6):1214. PMID: 29146002.
Wright M, Thorson A, Blatchford G, Shashidharan M, Beaty J, Bertelson N, Aggrawal P, Taylor L, Ternent CA. What happens after a failed LIFT for anal fistula? Am J Surg. 2017 Dec;214(6):1210-1213. PMID: 29146001
Ternent CA, Wright ME, Beaty JS. Molecular Markers for Colorectal Cancer. Surg Clin North Am. 2017 Jun;97(3)683-701. PMID: 28501255
Beaty JS, Shashidharan M: Anal Fissures in Clinics in Colorectal Surgery. Langenfeld Ed. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2016; 29(01): 030-037. PMID: 26929749
Beaty JS, Thorson AG, Shaw DD. Reoperative Surgery forDiverticular Disease and Its Complications. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2015; vol 26 (4): 224-228.
Nelson RS, Boland E, Ewing BM, Blatchford GJ, Ternent C, Shashidharan M, Tran NA, Beaty JS, Thorson AG. Permanent Diversion Rates after Neoadjuvant Treatment and Coloanal Anastomosis for Rectal Cancer. Am J Surg 2009; 198(6): 765-70.

Recent Presentations

Invited Speaker, The Stem the key to Excellent Exam Question Writing. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL. May 2022
Invited Speaker: The Personal Statement – Demystified. Academy of Osteopathy biannual meeting. January 2022. Conference presented virtually.
Invited Speaker: US Colon and Rectal Surgery Education. Beijing International Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference. Beijing, China, August 2021. Conference presented virtually.
Invited Moderator: The Challenging Stoma. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Annual Meeting, San Diego, April 2021. Conference presented virtually.
Invited Speaker, The Stem, the Key to Excellent Exam Question Writing. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. April 2021. Conference presented virtually.
Invited Speaker, Surgical Osteopathic Student Association (SOSA) National meeting. Virtual. Personal Statements and ERAS applications in Surgery. October 2020.
Moderator Symposium: Presented virtually Student Handoff: Best Practices for Feedforward of Information from Medical School to Residency. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Chicago, October 2020.
Invited Panelist, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Residency. Virtual Meeting. September 2020.
Invited Speaker. Case for Laparoscopic Extraperitoneal Colostomy. Presented virtually for NOSES (Natural Orifice Surgery Extraction Site) Beijing, China. August 2020.
Invited Speaker. Perineal closure after APR using biologic mesh and bilateral gracilis flaps. Presented virtually for NOSES (Natural Orifice Surgery Extraction Site) Beijing, China. August 2020.
Invited Speaker: American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Annual Meeting, How to Write Excellent Exam Questions. Boston, June 2020. Conference cancelled Covid-19.
Invited Speaker. Surgical Osteopathic Student Association (SOSA) National meeting. Personal Statement Writing for Surgery Residency Programs. Des Moines, February 2020.
Invited Grand Rounds Speaker: Clarifying the ACGME CLER. Creighton University, Omaha January 2020.
Invited Speaker: US-China Colorectal Surgical Symposium. Colon and Rectal Surgery Education, An Expert’s Opinion. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (ASCRS) Meeting, Cleveland June 2019.
Moderator Symposium: The Evolving Landscape of Colorectal Surgical Education. ASCRS Meeting, Cleveland, June 2019.
Resident and Fellow Workshop: Careers and Fellowships in GI Surgery. Presented at Surgical for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) San Diego, .May 2019.
O’Neill YC, McCain MD, Hernandez H, Torgersen ZH, Ternent CA, Beaty JS. Surveillance Strategy Intensity Comparison by Histopathologic Risk for T1NX Locally Excised Rectal Adenocarcinoma: A Cost Effectiveness Analysis. Podium Presentation. Presented at Surgical for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) San Diego, May 2019.
Grand Rounds, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Unity Point. Solving the Riddle of the Anal Sphincter. Des Moines, Iowa. May 2019.
Moderator, ASCRS Webinar, The Patient Physician Relationship, February 2019.
Solving the Riddle of the Sphincter. Presented at Management of Colon and Rectal Diseases Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, February 2019.
Invited Speaker: Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship Training in the United States. Chinese Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Meeting. Beijing, China., December 2018
Invited Speaker: Important Innovations in Colon and Rectal Surgery. Chinese Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Meeting. Beijing, China., December 2018.
Invited Speaker: Colon and Rectal Surgeons Career Course for Fellows. Cleveland, OH. November 2018.
American College of Surgeons, Symposium on Benign Anorectal Diseases, Session Moderator, Boston, MA. October, 2018
Pelvic Floor Symposium Presenter on Best Practices on Interstim for Fecal Incontinence, Las Vegas June 2018
Resident and Fellow Workshop: Careers and Fellowships in GI Surgery. Presented at Surgical for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Washington D.C.May 2018
Evaluation and Surgical Management of Fecal Incontinence. Presented at Management of Colon and Rectal Diseases Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, February 2018.
Invited Lecture Evaluation and Treatment of Pelvic Floor Disorders. Mid Society Gastrointestinal Nursing Association, Pot of Gold Conference, Omaha, NE. March 25, 2017.
Evaluation and Surgical Management of Fecal Incontinence. Presented at Management of Colon and Rectal Diseases Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, February 2017.
Laparoscopic Hand Assisted Colectomy: When, Why and How. Presented ASCRS Laparoscopic Course, Los Angeles, California, May 2016.
Instructor Laparoscopic Cadaver Course, ASCRS, Los Angeles, California, May 2016.
American Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Support Group presentation Omaha, Nebraska February 2016.
Physiologic Testing of Constipation. Presented at Management Colon and Rectal Diseases Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, February 2016.
Co-Chair American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Symposium on Benign Anorectal Disease, October 4-8 2015.
Co-Chair Symposium on Fistulas, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, May 30-June 3, 2015.
Surgical Management of Fecal Incontinence. Presented at Management of Colon and Rectal Diseases Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, February 2015.
Anal Lotions and Potions-Re-Vamped. Presented at Management of Colon and Rectal Diseases Conference Omaha, Nebraska, February 2014.
Laparoscopic Surgery for Colon and Rectal Cancers Presented at Management of Colon and Rectal Diseases Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, February 2013.
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery and Early Rectal Cancer, Grand Rounds invited speaker University of Nebraska Medical Center, Creighton University, Iowa Methodist Medical Center 2012.
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery at Midwest Society Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Snowmass, Colorado, March, 2011
Wright ME, Beaty JS, Thorson AG, Rojas R, Ternent CA. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Followed by Radical Resection Versus Conventional Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2019 May;62(5):568-578..PMID:30964794
Beaty JS, Schroll R, Shipper E. Resident Mentored Autonomy Project, Empowered Learner Resources. Cheat Sheet. What You can do to increase your own Entrustability and Intraoperative Autonomy. American College of Surgeons Website. https://www.facs.org/-/media/files/education/resources/empowered_learner_cheat_sheet.ashx November 2019.

Recent Poster Presentations

Selby LV*, Woefel IA, Beaty JS, Schenarts PJ et.al. Competency versus Sophistication: Similarities and Differences in Expectations for Surgical Residents and Fellows. Association of Program Directors in Surgery. San Antonio, TX May 2022.
Wright ME, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Seattle, Washington, June 10-14, 2017.
Wright ME, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA What happens after a failed LIFT? Southwest Surgical Congress, Maui, Hawaii, April 2-5. 2017.
Shaw DD, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA Variance of Unknown Significance changes over time. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Los Angeles, California, April 29-May 5, 2016.
Shaw DD, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA Frequency of Fecal Incontinence in Colon and Rectal Surgery Practice. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Los Angeles, California, April 29-May 5, 2016.
Shaw DD, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA How Significant is a Variant of Unknown Significance? American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, May 30-June 3 2015.
Shaw DD, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA. A Randomized, Controlled Study of Stoma Intubation at the Time of Formation. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, May 30-June 3, 2015.
Shaw DD, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA Abdominoperineal Resection as a Negative Predictor of Adjuvant Chemotherapy. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, May 30-June 3, 2015.
Shaw DD, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA, Langenfeld S. Results of Intersphincteric Fistula Tract and Advancement Flap for Treatment of Complex Transsphincteric Anal Fistula: Anatomy of Recurrence. Digestive Disease Week. Washington, D.C., May 19, 2015.
Shaw DD, Beaty JS, Blatchford GJ, Bertelson NL, Thorson AG, Ternent CA Robotic Colorectal Surgery Learning Curve in Relation to Case Complexity. Southwest Surgical Congress Conference. Monterey, California April 26-29, 2015.
Vo, DM, Ternent CA, Beaty JS, Thorson AG, Blatchford GJ, Shashidharan M. The Effects of Body Mass Index on Procedure Selection and Short-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer: Analysis of 3791 Patients from the NSQIP Dataset. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Vancouver, May 2011.
Vo, DM, Ternent CA, Beaty JS, Thorson AG, Blatchford GJ, Shashidharan M. Preoperative Staging for Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery, Three-Dimensional Versus Two-Dimensional Transrectal Ultrasound. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Vancouver, May 2011.
Julian LA, Ternent CA, Nelson RS, Blatchford GJ, Beaty JS, Shashidharan M, Boland E, Thorson AG. Three-Dimensional Endoanal Ultrasound Improves the Evaluation of Fecal Incontinence. Presented at American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May, 2010.
Julian LA, Nelson RS, Ternent CA, Beaty JS, Thorson AG, Blatchford GJ, Shashidharan M. Survival Advantage for Patients with Elective Primary Tumor Resection with Asymptomatic Incurable Stage IV Colon and Rectal
Cancer. Presented at American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May, 2010

Book chapters

Ault G, Beaty JS. Colonic Physiology in ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 4th Ed. Steele SR, Hull TL, Hyman N (eds). Switzerland: Springer. 29-40, 2022.
Beaty JS, Ternent CA. Pelvic Floor Conditions. Clinical Decision Making in Colorectal Surgery. 1^st Edition. Wexner SD, Steele SR, Maykel JA Eds. New York: Springer. in press 2019.
Beaty JS, Wright ME. Sepsis in Colon and Rectal Surgery. Improving Outcomes in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1^st Edition.. Kann BR, Beck DE, Margolin DA, Vargas DH, Whitlow C, Eds. Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis Group LLC. 29-37, 2019.
Beaty JS, Albright JA: Radiation Proctitis, Ischemic Colitis and Infectious Colitis in Colorectal Surgery: Bailey RH, Billingham R, Stamos M, Snyder M, Eds. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 403-426, 2012.
Beaty JS, Julian LA, Thorson AG: Anal Sepsis and Fistula in Shackelford’s Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 7^th Edition: Pemberton JH, Klein AS, Peters JH, Dempsey DT, Yeo CJ, Eds. Philadelphia: Saunders-Elsevier, 1914-1929, 2012.
Beaty JS, Thorson AG: Diverticulitis in ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery 2^nd Edition: Philadelphia: Springer, 375-394, 2011

Peer-Reviewed Medical Journals

Reviewer

American College of Surgeons Case Reviews in Surgery
Diseases of Colon and Rectum
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
World Journal of Surgery