Kathleen K. Christians, MD

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Surgical Oncology
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About

Dr. Kathleen Christians specializes in surgical oncology and minimally invasive surgery (robotic and laparoscopic), with special emphasis on treatment of malignant and benign diseases of the liver, pancreas, biliary tree and gastrointestinal tract. Dr. Christians is Service Chief of Surgical Oncology GI Service, Co-director of the HPB Fellowship Program and her research interests focus on personalized cancer care and outcomes research in cancer.

Overview

Treatment & Services

Advanced Laparoscopy
Robotic Assisted Surgery
Virtual Visit

Diseases & Conditions

Benign Liver Tumors
Benign Pancreatic Disease
Bile Duct Cancer
Biliary Cancer
Gallbladder Cancer
Gallbladder Disease
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Liver Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatitis
Sarcoma

Ages Seen

Adult
Senior

Languages Spoken

English

Hospital Affiliations

Froedtert Hospital

Locations

Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital General Surgery - Froedtert Hospital

Education & Training

University of Hong Kong - - Hepato-pancreato-biliary Fellowship - (2002-2003)

Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - WI - Fellowship in Surgical Critical Care - (1998-1999)

Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - WI - Residency - (1993-1998)

University of Iowa - Iowa City - Doctor of Medicine - (1993)

Board Certifications

Surgical Critical Care
Surgery

Patient Reviews

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Ratings

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Dr. Christians is a very skilled and experienced physician. I highly recommend her.
I am very comfortable and delighted with the care I get from Dr Christian's and her staff. She is very thorough and always listens to my questions. I know I am in good hands!
The staff and doctor were excellent and spent the time I needed to answer questions
Dr Christians has always been very polite caring and understanding. She explains everything to me very well. The nurses and other staff are very nice to work with
Felt like my condition was very well explained and that I was involved in the decision-making process. Did not feel rushed and was able to get all my questions answered.
Always very nice
Everyone was extremely nice and caring. Very happy with my care. Dr. Christian takes the time to explain your results and works with you on making the best decision possible.
I was very impressed by the thorough knowledge of my case that Dr. Christians and the staff she had in the appointment possessed. Outstanding feelings and confidence in her care plan.
Extremely helpful.
Dr Christian's was very thorough in discussing our issues and treated all our questions as important to us when answering them
Shout out to Dr Christians and her entire staff
Very through
Facing a complex surgery, I had many questions going into my appointment with Dr. Christians. My questions and concernes were addressed druing my visit, and most importantly Dr. Christians and her PA have been always open to any follow up questions followiing my consultation. I felt that I was in the hands of a very good medical team and hospital.
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