Patrick R. Pfau, MD Print Friendly Page
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthPatrick R. Pfau, MD's practice focuses on the application of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy to gastrointestinal disease. This primarily includes the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies, disorders of the biliary system and pancreas, and screening for GI malignancies - particularly colon cancer.
Specialties
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
UW Health Clinics
Hospital Affiliation(s)
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Meriter Hospital, Veterans Hospital - Wm. S. Middleton Memorial (secondary)
Languages Spoken
| English |
| Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Department of Medicine |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology |
| Fellowship |
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH |
| Residency |
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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| Internship |
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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| Medical School |
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, 1994
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Awards/Honors
Procedures
Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Control of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound
- Endoscopic Ultrasound with Fine Needle Aspiration
- Enteral Stenting
- Photodynamic Therapy
- Rectal Ultrasound with Fine Needle Aspiration
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Programs & Conditions
| Research |
Dr. Pfau's research interests include therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy, gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies and colon cancer screening. |
PubMed Articles
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Weiss JM Smith MA Pickhardt PJ Kraft SA Flood GE Kim DH Strutz E Pfau PR .
Predictors of Colorectal Cancer Screening Variation Among Primary-Care Providers and Clinics. Am J Gastroenterol. 2013 May 14;
[PubMed ID: 23670114]
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Benson M Pier J Kraft S Kim D Pickhardt P Weiss J Gopal D Reichelderfer M Pfau P .
Optical colonoscopy and virtual colonoscopy numbers after initiation of a CT colonography program: long term data. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2012 Dec;21(4):391-5
[PubMed ID: 23256122]
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Gagovic V Spier BJ DeLee RJ Barancin C Lindstrom M Einstein M Byrne S Harter J Agni R Pfau PR Frick TJ Soni A Gopal DV .
Endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration characteristics of primary adenocarcinoma versus other malignant neoplasms of the pancreas. Can J Gastroenterol. 2012 Oct;26(10):691-6
[PubMed ID: 23061060]
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Johnson EA De Lee R Agni R Pfau P Reichelderfer M Gopal DV .
Probe-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy to Guide Real-Time Endoscopic Therapy in Barrett's Esophagus with Dysplasia. Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2012 May;6(2):285-92
[PubMed ID: 22754488]
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Benson ME Horton W Gluth J Pfau PR Einarsson S Lucey MR Soni A Reichelderfer M Gopal DV .
Fiscal analysis of establishment of a double-balloon enteroscopy program and reimbursement. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Apr;10(4):371-6.e1-2
[PubMed ID: 22226892]
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Bowman EA Stevens EC Pfau PR Spier BJ .
Ossification within an adenomatous polyp: a case report and review of the literature. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Feb;24(2):209-12
[PubMed ID: 22108510]
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Fashoyin A Hartig G Schelman WR Ritter M Agni R Gopal DV Pfau PR Weiss JM .
Aggressive adenocarcinoma of the cervical esophagus: importance of a multidisciplinary approach. Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2012;2012:826246
[PubMed ID: 23304576]
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Hancock S Bowman E Prabakaran J Benson M Agni R Pfau P Reichelderfer M Weiss J Gopal D .
Use of i-scan Endoscopic Image Enhancement Technology in Clinical Practice to Assist in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Diagn Ther Endosc. 2012;2012:193570
[PubMed ID: 23243384]
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Weiss JM Pfau PR O'Connor ES King J LoConte N Kennedy G Smith MA .
Mortality by stage for right- versus left-sided colon cancer: analysis of surveillance, epidemiology, and end results--Medicare data. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Nov 20;29(33):4401-9
[PubMed ID: 21969498]
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Cornett DD Spier BJ Eggert AA Pfau PR .
The causes and outcome of acute pancreatitis associated with serum lipase >10,000 u/l. Dig Dis Sci. 2011 Nov;56(11):3376-81
[PubMed ID: 21614591]
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Rice JP Lubner M Taylor A Spier BJ Said A Lucey MR Musat A Reichelderfer M Pfau PR Gopal DV .
CT portography with gastric variceal volume measurements in the evaluation of endoscopic therapeutic efficacy of tissue adhesive injection into gastric varices: a pilot study. Dig Dis Sci. 2011 Aug;56(8):2466-72
[PubMed ID: 21336602]
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Barancin C Pickhardt PJ Kim DH Spier B Lindstrom M Reichelderfer M Gopal D Pfau P .
Prospective blinded comparison of polyp size on computed tomography colonography and endoscopic colonoscopy. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 May;9(5):443-5
[PubMed ID: 21277389]
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Walker AJ Spier BJ Perlman SB Stangl JR Frick TJ Gopal DV Lindstrom MJ Weigel TL Pfau PR .
Integrated PET/CT fusion imaging and endoscopic ultrasound in the pre-operative staging and evaluation of esophageal cancer. Mol Imaging Biol. 2011 Feb;13(1):166-71
[PubMed ID: 20379789]
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Hancock SM Gopal DV Frick TJ Pfau PR .
Dilation of malignant strictures in endoscopic ultrasound staging of esophageal cancer and metastatic spread of disease. Diagn Ther Endosc. 2011;2011:356538
[PubMed ID: 22203779]
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Rice JP Spier BJ Gopal DV Soni A Reichelderfer M Pfau PR .
Outcomes of sphincter of oddi manometry when performed in low volumes. Diagn Ther Endosc. 2011;2011:435806
[PubMed ID: 21747651]
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Fitzmaurice C Cornett DD Spier BJ Pfau P .
Metastatic pancreatic small-cell carcinoma presenting as acute pancreatitis. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Dec 20;28(36):e748-9
[PubMed ID: 20837941]
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Benson M Dureja P Gopal D Reichelderfer M Pfau PR .
A comparison of optical colonoscopy and CT colonography screening strategies in the detection and recovery of subcentimeter adenomas. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Dec;105(12):2578-85
[PubMed ID: 20842111]
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Spier BJ Walker AJ Cornett DD Pfau PR Halberg RB Said A .
Screening colonoscopy and detection of neoplasia in asymptomatic, average-risk, solid organ transplant recipients: case-control study. Transpl Int. 2010 Dec;23(12):1233-8
[PubMed ID: 21059109]
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Benson ME Byrne S Brust DJ Manning B 3rd Pfau PR Frick TJ Reichelderfer M Gopal DV .
EUS and ERCP complication rates are not increased in elderly patients. Dig Dis Sci. 2010 Nov;55(11):3278-83
[PubMed ID: 20186485]
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Spier BJ Durkin ET Walker AJ Foley E Gaumnitz EA Pfau PR .
Surgical resident's training in colonoscopy: numbers, competency, and perceptions. Surg Endosc. 2010 Oct;24(10):2556-61
[PubMed ID: 20339876]
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Attia S Dezube BJ Torrealba JR Sosman JM McHaffie DR Pfau PR Bailey HH Kozak KR .
AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Jun 1;28(16):e250-1
[PubMed ID: 20439636]
