Benjamin T. Jarman, MD, FACS

Specialties: Surgery

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La Crosse Campus
La Crosse Clinic - Level 5
1900 South Avenue La Crosse, WI 54601
Office Phone: (608) 775-2331

Fax: (608) 775-7327

Also Sees Patients At:

Onalaska Clinic

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Personal Interests

Benjamin Jarman, MD, is a general surgeon who joined Gundersen Health System in 2007. He became the program director of the General Surgery Residency in 2010 and is honored to lead an outstanding group of residents within the context of a supportive institution and department of surgery. His interests are many and include global health, rural surgery, broad spectrum general surgery and resident education. Implementation of international electives, a chief resident surgery service, a boot camp for PGY I residents, a quality and patient safety curriculum and adapting the residency program to accommodate transitions in surgical ICU care and training in robotic surgery are some of his accomplishments as program director. Dr. Jarman and his wife, Annette, have three children and enjoy ski trips, hikes, cycling, mountain biking, gymnastics, playing lacrosse, fishing and much more, when they have free time.

Education and Training

College

Manchester College

Medical School

Indiana University School of Medicine

Residency

Mount Carmel Medical Center

Teaching or Professional Positions

Program Director, General Surgery Residency

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons
Association of Program Directors in Surgery
SAGES

Certification

American Board of Surgery - Surgery

Published Works

Jarman BT, Miller MR, Brown RS, et al. The 80-hour work week: will we have less-experienced graduating surgeons?. Curr Surg. 2004;61(6):612-615. doi: S0149-7944(04)00122-9 [pii]; 10.1016/j.cursur.2004.06.016 [doi]
Shelley CS, Bottinger EP, Arnaout MA. Transcriptional regulation of [beta]2 integrins. In: Leukocyte Adhesion: Basic and Clinical Aspects : Proceedings of the 6th Novo Nordisk Foundation Symposium â€™Leukocyte Adhesionâ€™, Copenhagen, Denmark, 29 June-1 July 1992. Vol 6. Copenhagen, Denmark ed. Amsterdam; New York: Excerpta Medica; 1992:337-351
Esquibel BM, O'Heron CT, Arnold EJ, Kallies KJ, Jarman BT. International surgery electives during general surgery residency: a 9-year experience at an independent academic center. 2018
Esquibel BM, O'Heron CT, Arnold EJ, Kallies KJ, Jarman BT. International surgery electives during general surgery residency: a 9-year experience at an independent academic center. J Surg Educ. 2018;75(6):e234-e239. doi: S1931-7204(18)30222-8 [pii]
Jarman BT, O'Heron CT, Kallies KJ, Cogbill TH. Enhancing confidence in graduating general surgery residents: establishing a chief surgery resident service at an independent academic medical center [Selected as the featured article for Journal of Surgical Education]. J Surg Educ. 2018;75(4):888-894. doi: S1931-7204(17)30719-5 [pii]
Shapiro SB, Kallies KJ, Borgert AJ, O'Heron CT, Jarman BT. Evolution of characteristics from letters of recommendation in general surgery residency applications. J Surg Educ. 2018;75(6):e23-e30. doi: S1931-7204(18)30199-5 [pii]
Adegboyega TO, Borgert AJ, Lambert PJ, Jarman BT. Applying the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program risk calculator to patients undergoing colorectal surgery: theory vs reality. Am J Surg. 2017;213(1):30-35. doi: S0002-9610(16)30293-8 [pii]
Ahmad HF, Jarman BT, Kallies KJ, Shapiro SB. An analysis of future publications, career choices, and practice characteristics of research presenters at an American College of Surgeons state conference:Â a 15-Year review. J Surg Educ. 2017;74(5):857-861. doi: S1931-7204(16)30314-2 [pii]
Esquibel BM, O'Heron CT, Arnold EJ, Kallies KJ, Jarman BT. International surgery electives during general surgery residency: a 9-year experience at an independent academic center. 2017
Forrester JD, Ansari P, Are C, et al. A multi-institution analysis of general surgery resident peer-reviewed publication trends. J Surg Res. 2017;210:92-98

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