Location information
Hospital address
Jason Frischer Colorectal Center 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC-2023 Cincinnati OH 45229 United States of America
Hospital type
University-affiliated
Hospital description
National Specialist Hospital
Hospital website
https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/
This is a teaching hospital
Description
Jason S. Frischer, MD, is the Director of the Colorectal Center at Cincinnati Children’s. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his medical degree magma cum laude from SUNY Downstate in 1999, and went on to complete his general surgery and chief residency at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York where he focused his training on colorectal surgery. Dr. Frischer completed his pediatric surgery fellowship at the Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University and is Board Certified in General and Pediatric Surgery. Jason Frischer has been with the Colorectal Center since 2008 and became the Director in 2014.
His areas of focus include anorectal malformations (ARM), Hirschsprung disease, cloaca, constipation and fecal incontinence, and inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis).He serves as the director of the ECMO program and is a member of the congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) team. He is also a member of the Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Center. He has an interest in neonatal surgery and minimally invasive surgery.
Dr. Frischer is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha (national medical honor society) and was selected by Cincy Magazine Best Doctors from 2010 to 2018. He also was selected by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. and U.S. News & World Report “Top Doctors” in 2012 and 2018.
Clinical Interests
Colorectal surgery including anorectal malformations (ARM), Hirschsprung disease, cloaca, constipation and fecal incontinence, and inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis); ECMO; congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH); epidermolysis bullosa (EB)
Academic Affiliation
Associate Professor, UC Department of Surgery
Member information
Name
Jason Frischer
Member type
Individual independent practitioner
Specialty
General Surgeon
Subspecialties
- Colorectal
- Paediatric
Languages spoken
- English
Professional affiliations / memberships
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS)
- AAP
- APSA
Social profiles
Current and past partnerships
Has current partners or past partnership experience in these countries
- United Arab Emirates
- United Republic of Tanzania
Leads regular trips to at least one hospital/country
Offers mentorship as part of regular trips to these countries
- United Arab Emirates
- United Republic of Tanzania
For the past 6 years, I have lead a pediatric colorectal mission with a team from Cincinnati Children's Hospital in conjunction with Mending Kids to help train surgeons at the Bugando Medical Centre. We work with Dr. Vihar Kotecha and Sister Massenga (currently training in Uganda). I have seen great improvement in both the operative skills and long term patient management with this team.
Conditions treated
- Gastrointestinal
- Volvulus
- Bowel Obstruction (parasitic, adhesive, mass)
- Benign polyps
- Malignant disease– colon, rectal, anal, carcinoids
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Diverticular disease
- Appendicitis
- Anal disease: Hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulae, prolapse
- Incontinence
- Stomas – colostomies / ileostomies
- GI bleeds
- Paediatric
- Tracheo-esophageal fistula
- Newborn intestinal atresias
- Ano-rectal malformations
- Hirschsprung’s Disease
- Tumors (Wilms’, neuroblastoma, hepatoblastoma)
- Pectus excavatum
- Head and neck anomalies
- Abdominal wall defects (gastroschisis, omphalocoele)
- Biliary atresia/choledochal cysts
- Congenital pulmonary airway malformations
- Vascular anomalies
- Trauma and Critical Care
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) management
Equipment used
- Minimally invasive surgery (MIS)
- Single port surgery
- Harmonic scalpel
- Other energy sealing devices
- Wound protectors
- Straight stapling devices
- End-to-end anastomosis (EEA) circular stapler
- Vacuum assisted closure device
- Temporary abdominal wound closure
- Synthetic or biologic patches/mesh
- Gastroschisis springloaded silos
- Stimulator for anorectal malformation (ARM) procedures
- Central venous catheters