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Brano Djenic, M.D., FACS, FASCRS

General Summary

Brano Djenic, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, is a colon and rectal surgeon and earned his medical doctorate from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Education

  • Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery
    Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
  • Residency in General Surgery
    Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix, AZ
  • Medical Doctorate
    The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Accolades & Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
  • Best Surgical Resident of the Year, 2016 and 2017
  • Bexar County Medical Society
  • HonorHealth Acute Care Surgery Award for Chief Resident of the Year, 2017
  • Texas Medical Association

Surgery Locations

  • Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant
  • Methodist Hospital
  • St. Luke's Baptist Hospital
  • Methodist Ambulatory Surgery Center – Medical Center
  • Methodist Ambulatory Surgery Center – North Central
  • Baptist Medical Center
  • CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Medical Center
  • CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills
  • Methodist Hospital Stone Oak
  • Metropolitan Methodist Hospital
  • Mission Trail Baptist Hospital
  • Northeast Baptist Hospital
  • ​St. Luke's Baptist Hospital

Conditions

  • Anal cancer
  • Anal fissures
  • Anal fistulae
  • Anorectal disease (HPV, levator ani syndrome, skin tags, anal warts, lichen sclerosis, etc.)
  • Bloating, early satiety, gastritis, anemia
  • Colon cancer
  • Colon polyps
  • Colonic dysmotility and inertia
  • Colonic strictures
  • Constipation  
  • Crohn's disease    
  • Diverticulitis  
  • Fecal incontinence   
  • Hemorrhoids
  • HPV and anal dysplasia 
  • Ileostomy/colostomy malfunction, bleeding and prolapse    
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
  • Lynch syndrome    
  • Parastomal hernias    
  • Pelvic floor dysfunction (defecatory disorder) 
  • Perineal trauma
  • Perirectal abscesses 
  • Pilonidal disease
  • Polyposis syndrome  
  • Pouchitis
  • Pruritus ani
  • Rectal bleeding, lower GI bleeding
  • Rectal cancer  
  • Rectal pain
  • Rectal prolapse   
  • Rectocele      
  • Recurrent C. diff colitis, toxic megacolon      
  • Thrombosed hemorrhoids      
  • Ulcerative colitis    
  • Vaginal agenesis     
  • Vaginal and recto-vaginal fistula

Procedures

  • Anal manometry
  • Anal sphincter chemodenervation/BOTOX® treatment of fissures
  • Colostomy and ileostomy reversal surgery
  • Colonoscopy, screening and therapeutic
  • Endorectal ultrasound
  • Excision of skin tags
  • Fecal transplant for refractory c. diff colitis
  • Fistulotomy
  • Hemorrhoidectomy
  • Ileoanal anastomosis (J-pouch) surgery
  • Minimally invasive surgery for small bowel, colon and rectal resections (benign and malignant)
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Trans-anal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) and trans-anal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM)
  • Robotic surgery
  • SILS (single incision laparoscopic surgery)
  • Pelvic floor evaluation, therapy and biofeedback
  • Pilonidal cystectomy
  • Sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence
  • Screening upper endoscopy/esophagogastroduodenoscopy
  • Sphincterotomy and LIFT procedure
  • Sphincter-preserving rectal cancer surgery
  • Virtual colonoscopy

Publications

  • Rectal Prolapse Recurrence Following Ventral Mesh Rectopexy Can Be Minimized if Anterior Compartment Defects Are Thoroughly Evaluated and Treated. First Place Podium Presentation OVSCRS Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN

    Ohio Valley Society of Colorectal Surgery, 2018

  • Treatment of Obstructive Sigmoid Fecaloma with Coca-Cola Enemas in an Adult Patients. Poster presentation at the annual scientific meeting in Nashville, TN

    American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 2018

  • Perineal Proctectomy, Levatoroplasty and Anal Encirclement Using Biologic Mesh (Bio-Thiersch). First Place Video Presentation OVSCRSannual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN

    Ohio Valley Society of Colorectal Surgery, 2018

  • Rectal Prolapse Recurrence Following Ventral Mesh Rectopexy Can Be Minimized if Anterior Compartment Defects are Thoroughly Evaluated and Treated. Podium presentation annual scientific meeting in Nashville, TN

    American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 2018

  • Military-Trained Versus Civilian Trained Parachuting Injuries

    The Internet Journal of Surgery, 2017

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  • Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery and Beyond: A Large, Singe-Surgeon Comparison Study Between Robotic and Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection to Evaluate and Define the Role and Application of New Technology

    Open Access Journal of Surgery, 2017

  • Patient Related Factors Associated with Rate of Missed Appointments

    Medical Care and Research Review, 2016

  • Avoiding Emergent Surgery: Phenol Sclerotherapy for Acute Inpatient Hemorrhoidal Bleeding. Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles, CA

    American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 2016

  • Factors which Affect Surgical Management of Breast Cancer in an Underinsured, Safety Net Population

    Surgery, 2015

  • The Benefit of Preoperative Chemotherapy in an Underinsured Hispanic Population with Poor Use of Screening Mammography

    San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 2015

  • Solitary Liver Metastasis from Follicular Variant Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

    International Journal of Surgery, 2014

  • Factors which Affect the Use of Lumpectomy and Mastectomy in an Underinsured, Safety Net Hospital Population

    The American Journal of Surgery, 2014

  • Nitazoxanide Is Efficacious in the Treatment of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

    American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012

  • Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in the Management of Colonic Polyps. Poster presentation Las Vegas, NV

    American College of Gastroenterology, 2012

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Community Service

  • Frontera de Salud
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Student-Run Clinic

Other Information

Dr. Djenic enjoys traveling, playing soccer, attending local sporting events and various outdoor activities with his wife and two kids.