Paul Tarver Hernandez, MD

Colon and Rectal Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Colon and Rectal Surgery University City
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Hernandez is a Penn Medicine physician. In New Jersey, providers are affiliated with Penn Medicine through Clinical Health Care Associates of New Jersey or Princeton Healthcare Affiliated Physicians, PC.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Joshua I.S. Bleier, Paul Tarver Hernadnez, Lea Lowenfeld Benign Anorectal Disorders , Sabison Textbook of Surgery: The Biologic Basis of Modern Surgical Practice, 22: 2025,1515-1543

Concors SJ, Hernandez PT, O'Brien C, DePaolo J, Murken DR, Aufhauser DD, Wang Z, Xiong Y, Krumeich L, Ge G, Beier UH, Bhatti TR, Kozikowski AP, Avelar LAA, Kurz T, Hancock WW, Levine MH. Differential Effects of HDAC6 Inhibition Versus Knockout During Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Highlight Importance of HDAC6 C-terminal Zinc-finger Ubiquitin-binding Domain , Transplantation, 108: 2024,2084-2092

Neylan CJ, Kim A, Amy M, Hernandez PT. The Epidemiology of Diverticulitis , Clin Colon Rectal Surg, 38: 2024,241-248

Hernandez P, O’Brien C, Concors SJ, Wang Z, Ge G, Hancock WW, Levine MH The selective estrogen receptor modulator, raloxifene, is protective against renal ischemia reperfusion injury , Transplantation, 106(11): 2022,2166-2171

Arenas DJ, Hernandez PT, Hwang J, Agarwal D, Warshauer AK, Holena DN Appendiceal mucinous neoplasm lesion in an inflamed appendix within an inguinal hernia. , Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2022(6): 2022,rjab489

Hernandez PT, Paspulati RM, Shanmugan S Diagnosis of anastomotic leak , Clinics in Colon & Rectal Surgery, 34(6): 2021,391-399

Aufhauser D, Hernandez P, Concors S, O’Brien C, Wang Z, Murken D, Samantal A, Beier UH, Krumreich L, Bhatti TR, Wang Y, Ge G, Wang L, Cheraghlou S, Wagner FF, Holson EB, Kalin JH, Cole PA, Hancock WW, Levine MH HDAC2 targeting stabilizes the CoREST complex in renal tubular cells and protects against renal ischemia/reperfusion injury , Scientific Reports, 11(1): 2021,9018

Hernandez PT, Saur NM Mesenteric cysts , The Mesenteric Organ in Health and Disease: 2021,445–460

Concors SJ, Murken DR, Hernandez PT, Mahmoud NN, Paulson EC The volume–outcome relationship in robotic proctectomy: Does center volume matter? Results of a national cohort study , Surgical Endoscopy, 34(10): 2020,4472-4480

Murken DR, Straker R, Hernandez PT, Paulson EC, Bleier JI Sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence: Can demographics and diagnosis predict success? Results of a retrospective chart review , Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 63(6): 2020,e340