Penn Medicine Provider
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Joshua I.S. Bleier, MD
4.9
(501)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Colon and Rectal Surgery Washington Square
Schedule onlineCall 215-829-5333

About me

  • Chair, Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Section Chief, Colorectal Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Program Director, Colorectal Fellowship
  • Professor of Clinical Surgery

Education and training

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

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

501 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

April 2025
5.0
5.0
terrific office visits. calm, informative, caring
April 2025
5.0
5.0
felt that i received good care, everything was explained well
April 2025
5.0
5.0
anytime
April 2025
5.0
5.0
his advice was pinpointed and easy to understand. he also reviewed my old situation and gave me a new assessment. very helpful.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

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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. Bleier is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Sharon C, Bleier JI An evidence based approach: Management of the patient with rectal cancer presenting with synchronous liver metastasis , Difficult Decisions in Colorectal Surgery 2d Edition: 2023 (in press)

Montroni I, Ugolini G, Saur NM, Rostoft S, Spinelli A, Van Leeuwen BL, De Liguori Carino N, Ghignone F, Jaklitsch MT, Kenig J, Garutti A, Zingaretti C, Foca F, Vertogen B, Nanni O, Wexner SD, Audisio RA; SIOG Surgical Task Force/ESSO GOSAFE Study Group Predicting functional recovery and quality of life in older patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery: Real-world data from the International GOSAFE Study , Journal of Clinical Oncology: 2023 (Epub)

Steele SR, Maykel JA, Lightner AL, Bleier JIS Textbook , Steele’s Colon and Rectal Surgery, First Edition: 2023

Montroni I, Ugolini G, Saur NM, Rostoft S, Spinelli A, Van Leeuwen BL, De Liguori Carino N, Ghignone F, Jaklitsch MT, Somasundar P, Garutti A, Zingaretti C, Foca F, Vertogen B, Nanni O, Wexner SD, Audisio RA; SIOG Surgical Task Force/ESSO GOSAFE Study Group Quality of life in older adults after major cancer surgery: The GOSAFE International Study , Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 114(7): 2022,969-978

Mayers K, Moyer J, Fejka M, Bleier J Reducing readmissions after ileostomy creation , Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 65(5): 2022,192

Tong JK, Straker RJ, Pettke E, Shanmugan S, Saur NM, Aarons CB, Bleier JI, Mahmoud NN Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patterns of colorectal surgical care , Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 65(5): 2022,194

Mayers K, Moyer J, Fejka M, Bleier J Reducing readmissions after ileostomy creation , Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 65(5): 2022,192

Tong JK, Straker RJ, Pettke E, Shanmugan S, Saur NM, Aarons CB, Bleier JI, Mahmoud NN Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patterns of colorectal surgical care , Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 65(5): 2022,194

Jafari MD, Bleier JI Lower GI hemorrhage , The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 4th Edition: 2022,699-713

Tong JK, Straker RJ, Shanmugan S, Booty J, Mahmoud NN, Saur NM, Bleier JI, Paulson EC Investigating the concordance between pre-operative pelvic MRI staging and postoperative pathologic staging among patients with early rectal adenocarcinoma , Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 64(5): 2021,115