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Legendary Surgeon Maurice Galante Dies
Maurice Galante, M.D., a legendary master surgeon at UCSF and renaissance man, died on February 5, 2013. His career is memorialized by the Maurice Galante Lecture Program and Maurice Galante Distinguished Professorship.
Madhulika Varma, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Chief, Section of Colorectal Surgery
Contact Information
415-885-7678 - Clinic Fax
415-885-3625 - Academic Office
415-885-3886 - Academic Fax
Madhulika.Varma@ucsfmedctr.org
BiographyEducation
- 1983-87 Brown University, Providence, RI - A.B., Human Biology
- 1987-91 Brown University, Providence, RI - M.D.
Residencies
- 1991-97 University of California, San Francisco - Resident, Surgery
- 1997-98 University of California, San Francisco - Chief Resident, Surgery
Fellowships
- 1994-96 University of California, San Francisco - Research Fellowship, Department of Stomatology, PI
- 1999-00 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery
- 2000-01 University of California, San Francisco - Fellow, Advanced Training in Clinical Research: Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery, 1999; Recertification, 2007
- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2001
Program Affiliations
- Director, UCSF Center for Pelvic Physiology
- Program Director, UCSF Center for Colorectal Surgery
Clinical Expertise
- Anal Cancer
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Fecal Incontinence
- Hemorrhoids
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Presacral Tumors
- Rectal Cancer
- Ulcerative Colitis
Research Interests
- A Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation and Local Excision for uT2uN0 Rectal Cancer
- A Randomized Control Trial to Examine the Efficacy of Anorectal Biofeedback
- A Randomized, Subject and Evaluator Blinded, Sham Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of NASHA/Dx for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence
- Outcomes of Patients Presenting to the UCSF Center for Pelvic Physiology with Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction in Ulcerative Colitis Patients
- The Comprehensive Validation of the CSI (Constipation Severity Instrument) and CRQOL (Constipation-Related Quality of Life) and the Comprehensive Validation of the RCM (Rome III Constipation Module)
- The Effect of Rectal Resection on Bowel, Bladder, and Sexual Functioning in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Timing of Rectal Cancer Response to Chemoradiation
Biography
Dr. Madhulika Varma is the Chief of Colorectal Surgery and an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. She specializes in the surgical treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. Her areas of expertise include colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and pelvic floor disorders. She is also a specialist in advanced laparoscopic and robotic colorectal surgery, using minimally invasive techniques to treat many of these diseases. Dr. Varma is also the Director of the UCSF Center for Pelvic Physiology, which evaluates patients with fecal incontinence, constipation, pelvic floor prolapse, rectal cancer and anal fistulas. She is a member of the clinical team of the UCSF Women's Continence Center and the UCSF Center for Colitis and Crohn's Disease.
Dr. Varma earned her medical degree at Brown University School of Medicine in Providence, R.I. She completed her residency in general surgery at UCSF and spent a year at the University of Minnesota to obtain specialized training in colon and rectal surgery. She returned to the faculty at UCSF in 2000, where she completed a fellowship in Clinical Outcomes Research and Epidemiology. Her research interests include the assessment of clinical outcomes and quality of life for patients with colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases, and defecation disorders. Highly respected by her peers, Dr. Varma was named to the list of U.S. News "America's Top Doctors," a distinction reserved for the top 1% of physicians in the nation for a given specialty.
Clinical Trials
Selected Publications
- Varma MG, Wang JY, Garcia-Aguilar J, Shelton AA, McAninch JW, Goldberg SM. Dartos muscle interposition flap for the treatment of rectourethral fistulas. Dis Colon Rectum. 50: 1849-55, Nov/2007.
- McCrea GL, Miaskowski C, Stotts NA, Macera L, Hart SA, Varma MG. Self-report measures of constipation. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 27: 638-648, Apr/2008.
- Varma MG, Wang JY, Berian JR, Patterson TR, McCrea GL, Hart SL. The constipation severity instrument: a validated measure. Dis Colon Rectum. 51: 162-72, Feb/2008.
- Varma MG, Hart SL, Brown JS, Creasman JM, Van Den Eeden SK, Thom DH. Obstructive Defecation in Middle-aged Women. Dig Dis Sci. 53: 2702 - 2709, Oct/2008.
- Wang JY, Patterson TR, Hart SL, Varma MG. Fecal Incontinence: Does Age Matter? Characteristics of Older vs. Younger Women Presenting for Treatment of Fecal Incontinence. Dis Colon Rectum. 51: 426-431, Apr/2008.
In the News
Twenty-Five Department of Surgery Faculty Named to U.S. News Top Doctors List
U.S. News - Mar 01, 2012In its most recent survey, U.S. News in collaboration with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. listed twenty-five (25) surgeons in the UCSF Department of Surgery, nearly one-third (1/3) of the clinical faculty, on the list of U.S. News "Top Doctors". The list, compiled from the opinion of colleagues, denotes the top 10% of physicians within a region practicing a given specialty. Fifteen of the 25 department surgeons were also named by their peers to the list of America's Top Doctors (ATD), a distinction reserved for the top 1% of physicians in the nation for that specialty. The listings are published online at U.S. News. The group rankings are intended to guide patients in selecting a doctor and physicians in making specialty referrals.
Team UCSF Participates in "Take Steps"
UCSF Section of Colorectal Surgery - Jun 12, 2010
Take Steps for Crohn's & Colitis is an
evening walk and fundraiser supporting the Crohn's and Colitis
Foundation of America. Team UCSF, led by the Section
of Colorectal Surgery's nurse practitioner Lois Anne
Indorf, placed second, raising over $7,500. Chief of the
Section, Madhulika Varma, M.D., pictured left, also attended
with friends and family. Funds raised
will support CCFA's research efforts into better
therapies and cures to improve the lives of people
with colorectal conditions.Section of Colorectal Surgery Participates in "Take Steps"
UCSF Section of Colorectal Surgery - Jul 01, 2009
Take Steps for Crohn's & Colitis is an
evening walk and fundraiser supporting the Crohn's and Colitis
Foundation of America. .......The UCSF team raised over
$3,500 for CCFA - dollars that will support important research
and our shared mission to improve the lives of people
with colorectal conditions.......Madhulika G. Varma, M.D. Appointed Chief, Section of Colorectal Surgery
Department of Surgery at UCSF - Mar 10, 2009The Department of Surgery at UCSF is pleased to announce the appointment of Madhulika G. Varma M.D.,, (now Professor of Surgery), as Chief of the Section of Colorectal Surgery, Division of General Surgery. Dr. Varma specializes in the surgical treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. Dr. Varma is also director of the UCSF Center for Pelvic Physiology. As chief, Dr. Varma will continue to recruit top faculty and develop the colorectal fellowship program, building its clinical, research and education programs to a world-renowned level.
