Javier Salgado Pogacnik, M.D.

Javier Salgado Pogacnik, M.D.

Division Chief of Colorectal Surgery

  • Surgery - Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • Colorectal Disorders
  • Surgery for Colorectal Cancer & Colorectal Diseases

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Biography

Javier Salgado Pogacnik, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Division Chief of colon and rectal surgery. He specializes in colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and other diseases of the colon and rectum. 

Dr. Salgado Pogacnik earned his medical degree at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba in Argentina. He completed a residency in general surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and received advanced training in colon and rectal surgery through a fellowship at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He also completed a research fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital. 

Certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2019. 

Dr. Salgado Pogacnik is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He has delivered numerous national and international presentations, contributed to multiple academic textbooks, and published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.

  • Research Fellowship - Western Pennsylvania Hospital (2005-2007), Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Fellowship - Penn State College of Medicine/Hershey Medical Center (2012-2013), Colon & Rectal Surgery
  • Residency - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2008-2012), General Surgery
  • Internship - Western Pennsylvania Hospital (2007-2008), General Surgery
  • Medical School - Universidad Nacional De Cordoba, Argentina (2000-2004)
  • The American Board of Surgery
  • The American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • D Magazine Best Doctor, 2022, 2023,2024,2025
  • Books
    • The role of endoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of complications in laparoscopic surgery in Complications in Laparoscopic Surgery
      J.A Velasco (2007)
    • Complications in Laparoscopic Surgery in Complications in Laparoscopic Surgery
      J.A Velasco (2007)
    • Clostridium difficile colitis in Current Therapy in Colon and Rectal Surgery
      (2015)
    • Total Proctocolectomy and Inter-Sphincteric Proctectomy for Benign Disease in Fischer's Mastery of Surgery
      (2016)
    • Perineal Crohn’s disease. Surgical management of complex fistula in ano in Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery
      (2019)
    • Management of Rectal Cancer in Current Surgical Therapy 13th Edition
      (2020)
    • Surgical Management of Crohn’s Colitis in Current Surgical Therapy 15 Edition 2025
      (2025)
  • Laparoscopic colectomy for apparently benign colorectal neoplasia: A word of caution. Surg Endosc, 2008;22(2):506-9
  • Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and value of preoperative testing and treatment in patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis, 2008;4(3):383-8.
  • Technical skills assessment as part of the selection process for fellows in minimally invasive surgery. Surg Endosc, 2008;23(3):641-4.
  • “Peek Port”: A novel approach to avoid conversion in laparoscopic colectomy. Surg Endosc, 2009;23(3):477-81.
  • Temperature loss in elective colectomy occurs prior to endotracheal intubation. Berkshire Medical Journal, 2008
  • Perineal rectosigmoidectomy for the treatment of complete rectal prolapse Rev. argent. coloproctologia, 2007; 18(1):302-304
  • Increased Risk of Incisional Hernia after Sigmoid Colectomy for Diverticulitis Compared To Colon Cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2014 May;218(5):920-8.
  • Risk Factors for the Development of an Incisional Hernia Post Sigmoid Resection for Diverticulitis: An Analysis of 33 Patient, Operative and Disease Associated Factors. J Am Coll Surg. 2015
  • The inflammatory bowel disease live interinstitutional and interdisciplinary videoconference education (IBD LIVE) series
  • Obesity Does Not Impact Perioperative or Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Gastrointest Surg. 2016
  • Ileocecal Anastomosis Type Significantly Influences Long-Term Functional Status, Quality of Life, and Healthcare Utilization in Postoperative Crohn’s Disease Patients Independent of Inflammation recurrence. Am J Gastroenterol advance online publication, 6 March 2018
  • A Change in Paradigm: The impact of an IBD Medical Home in the Outpatient Management of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis. BMJ. In Edition. February 2019
  • Recent Trends and Overall Survival of Young Versus Older Adults With Stage II to III Rectal Cancer Treated With and Without Surgery in the United States. Am J Clin Oncol. 2020
  • Long-term oncologic outcomes following neoadjuvant therapy and transanal excision of T2 or T3 rectal cancer. .Am J Surg. 2021
  • Disparities in Characteristics, Access to Care, and Oncologic Outcomes in Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer at a Safety-Net Hospital. .JCO Oncol Pract. 2021
  • The pattern of brain metastasis in colorectal cancer: Efficacy of metastasectomy, chemotherapy. . Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2021
  • Trends in Adjuvant Chemotherapy Use Among Stage III Colon Cancer in Non-Elderly and Low Comorbidity Patients. Clin Colorectal Cancer 2022
  • Effect of Hospital Safety Net Designation on Treatment Utilization and Associated Survival in Colorectal Cancer Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2022
  • Development and expert consensus on performance metrics for automated assessment of stapled straight coloanal anastomosis Disease of the Colon&Rectum 2022
  • Development of structured objective metrics for automated assessment of ileal pouch anal anastomosis Disease of the Colon&Rectum 2022
  • Association between environmental quality index and young onset colorectal cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2022
  • Tissue assessment of therapeutic responses to neoadjuvant short course radiotherapy with and without anti-CD40 immunotherapy sotigalimab (sotiga) in rectal cancer. . Journal of Clinical Oncology 2023
  • Demographic and social vulnerability factors associated with late diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancers Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2024
  • Cost Analysis and Financial Implications of a Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program in the USA Ann Surg Oncol. 2024
  • ASO Visual Abstract: Cost Analysis and Financial Implications of a Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program in the USA Ann Surg Oncol. 2023
  • Perioperative outcomes of robotic and laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis World J Surg Oncol. 2023
  • Validity of task-specific metrics for assessment in perineal proctectomy Surg Endosc. 2024
  • Validity of a virtual reality-based straight coloanal anastomosis simulator Surg. 2024
  • The effect of minimally invasive surgery on thirty-day postoperative outcomes of frail patients undergoing emergency colon resections .surg.2024
  • Outcomes and Immune Responses from INNATE: A Randomized Phase II Trial of Sotigalimab Immunotherapy during Neoadjuvant Therapy of Rectal Cancer International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics. 2024
  • Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Presentation at a National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center and a Safety-Net Hospital during the COVID-19 Pandemic The European Society of Medicine

Clinical Focus

  • Colorectal Disorders
  • Surgery for Colorectal Cancer & Colorectal Diseases
  • Colorectal Cancer

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