Craig Gunderson, MD, SFHM
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Deputy Executive Director, National Hospital Medicine Program, VHA, VHA
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General Internal Medicine
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Deputy Executive Director, National Hospital Medicine Program, VHA, VHA
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General Internal Medicine
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Deputy Executive Director, National Hospital Medicine Program, VHA, VHA
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Deputy Executive Director, National Hospital Medicine Program, VHA, VHA
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General Internal Medicine
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Education & Training
- Chief Resident
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2003)
- Medical Resident
- Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven CT (2002)
- MD
- Harvard Medical School (1999)
- BA
- Dartmouth College (1991)
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Bacteremia; Hospital Medicine; Meta-Analysis; Patient Safety; Quality Improvement
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0000-0001-8220-0249
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Alyssa Ann Grimshaw, MBA, MLIS, MPH
David Su, MD
Kiran Turaga, MD, MPH
Lori Bastian, MD, MPH
Elizabeth Godfrey, MD
Jürgen Holleck
75Publications
1,306Citations
Patient Safety
Bacteremia
Quality Improvement
Publications
2025
Dietary Patterns for Weight and Glycemic Management in Persons With Type 1 Diabetes: A Meta-analysis of Clinical Trials
Igudesman D, Nally L, Grimshaw A, Gunderson C, Considine E, Jacobsen L, Tosur M, Gottlieb P, Hirsch I, Laffel L, Sherr J, Mathieu C, Pratley R. Dietary Patterns for Weight and Glycemic Management in Persons With Type 1 Diabetes: A Meta-analysis of Clinical Trials. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2025, dgaf448. PMID: 40795275, DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaf448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsType 1 diabetesNutrition therapyRandomized trialsDiet patternMeta-analysis of clinical trialsMedical nutrition therapyPrecision nutrition approachesModerate certainty evidenceRandom-effects modelPooled confidence intervalsMeta-Analysis guidelinesStratification of resultsDietary guidanceDietary patternsSubgroup analysisClinical trialsPooled resultsCochrane LibraryCertainty evidenceNutritional approachWeight managementRelevant subgroupsGlycemic managementOvid MEDLINEHbA1cConsensus guideline for the management of gastric cancer with synchronous peritoneal metastases
Butensky S, Bansal V, Su D, Waheed M, Nikiforchin A, Gomez‐Mayorga J, Olecki E, Radomski S, Sun B, Turaga K, Gunderson C, Lacy J, Badgwell B, In H, Kennedy T, Yoon H, Greer J, Sundar R, Woo Y, Group P. Consensus guideline for the management of gastric cancer with synchronous peritoneal metastases. Cancer 2025, 131: e35870. PMID: 40558029, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSynchronous peritoneal metastasesManagement of gastric cancerPeritoneal metastasisGastric cancerCytoreductive surgeryConsensus guidelinesLow peritoneal carcinomatosis indexPeritoneal carcinomatosis indexMultidisciplinary preoperative assessmentLimited treatment optionsPatient's goals of careLevel of evidenceGoals of careClinical management pathwaysCytology-negativeCytology-positiveRandomized Controlled TrialsDiagnostic laparoscopySystemic therapySurvival benefitBurden of diseasePreoperative assessmentNonsurgical managementDisease subsetsTreatment optionsConsensus Guideline for the Management of Gastric Cancer with Synchronous Peritoneal Metastases
Butensky S, Bansal V, Su D, Waheed M, Nikiforchin A, Gomez-Mayorga J, Olecki E, Radomski S, Sun B, Turaga K, Gunderson C, Lacy J, Badgwell B, In H, Kennedy T, Yoon H, Greer J, Sundar R, Woo Y. Consensus Guideline for the Management of Gastric Cancer with Synchronous Peritoneal Metastases. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2025, 1-18. PMID: 40560499, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-025-17361-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsSynchronous peritoneal metastasesCytoreductive surgeryPeritoneal metastasisConsensus guidelinesLow peritoneal carcinomatosis indexPeritoneal carcinomatosis indexManagement of gastric cancerMultidisciplinary preoperative assessmentLimited treatment optionsNon-surgical managementLevel of evidenceClinical management pathwaysDiagnostic laparoscopyRandomized Controlled TrialsSystemic therapySurvival benefitPreoperative assessmentDisease subsetsTreatment optionsClinical trialsGastric cancerPathway blockBurden of diseasePatientsBackgroundGastric cancerConsensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 1: Appendiceal tumors without peritoneal involvement
Godfrey E, Mahoney F, Bansal V, Su D, Hanna D, Lopez‐Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga K, Benson A, Cusack J, Winer J, Gunderson C, Misdraji J, Shah R, Magge D, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng O, Shergill A, Shen J, Foote M, Group P. Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 1: Appendiceal tumors without peritoneal involvement. Cancer 2025, 131: e35867. PMID: 40558045, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAppendiceal tumorsPeritoneal involvementConsensus guidelinesHeterogeneous group of tumorsSystemic therapy recommendationsGroup of tumorsManagement of patientsAppendiceal malignancyAppendiceal adenocarcinomaIntraperitoneal chemotherapyMucinous neoplasmsMargin statusModified Delphi consensusPathological findingsClinical dataColorectal cancerPathological classificationPathway blockTherapy recommendationsTumorConsensus recommendationsObservational studyTherapy conceptsHeterogeneous groupStandard careConsensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 2: Appendiceal tumors with peritoneal involvement
Godfrey E, Mahoney F, Bansal V, Su D, Hanna D, Lopez‐Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga K, Benson A, Setia N, Winer J, Gunderson C, Shah R, Magge D, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng O, Shergill A, Shen J, Misdraji J, Foote M, Luo W, Group P. Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 2: Appendiceal tumors with peritoneal involvement. Cancer 2025, 131: e35874. PMID: 40558065, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsManagement of appendiceal tumoursAppendiceal tumorsPeritoneal involvementConsensus guidelinesTiming of systemic chemotherapyDelphi consensusHeterogeneous group of tumorsHigh-grade diseaseGroup of tumorsManagement of patientsModified Delphi consensusAppendiceal malignancySystemic chemotherapyUnresectable diseasePeritoneal diseaseSystemic therapySurgical candidatesMost patientsNon-neuroendocrineSurveillance protocolsStandard careColorectal cancerPathological classificationPathway blockConsensus recommendationsConsensus Guideline for the Management of Patients with Appendiceal Tumors, Part 1: Appendiceal Tumors Without Peritoneal Involvement
Godfrey E, Mahoney F, Bansal V, Su D, Hanna D, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga K, Benson A, Cusack J, Winer J, Gunderson C, Misdraji J, Shah R, Magge D, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng O, Shergill A, Shen J, Foote M. Consensus Guideline for the Management of Patients with Appendiceal Tumors, Part 1: Appendiceal Tumors Without Peritoneal Involvement. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2025, 1-34. PMID: 40560498, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-025-17359-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsAppendiceal tumorsPeritoneal involvementConsensus guidelinesHeterogeneous group of tumorsSystemic therapy recommendationsGroup of tumorsManagement of patientsAppendiceal malignancyAppendiceal adenocarcinomaIntraperitoneal chemotherapyMucinous neoplasmsMargin statusModified Delphi consensusPathological findingsClinical dataPathological classificationColorectal cancerPathway blockTherapy recommendationsTumorConsensus recommendationsObservational studyTherapy conceptsHeterogeneous groupStandard careConsensus Guideline for the Management of Patients with Appendiceal Tumors, Part 2: Appendiceal Tumors with Peritoneal Involvement
Godfrey E, Mahoney F, Bansal V, Su D, Hanna D, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga K, Benson A, Setia N, Winer J, Gunderson C, Shah R, Magge D, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng O, Shergill A, Shen J, Misdraji J, Foote M, Luo W. Consensus Guideline for the Management of Patients with Appendiceal Tumors, Part 2: Appendiceal Tumors with Peritoneal Involvement. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2025, 1-28. PMID: 40560501, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-025-17364-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsManagement of appendiceal tumoursAppendiceal tumorsPeritoneal involvementConsensus guidelinesTiming of systemic chemotherapyHeterogeneous group of tumorsHigh-grade diseaseGroup of tumorsManagement of patientsDelphi consensusAppendiceal malignancySystemic chemotherapyUnresectable diseasePeritoneal diseaseSystemic therapySurgical candidatesModified Delphi consensusMost patientsNon-neuroendocrineSurveillance protocolsColorectal cancerPathological classificationPathway blockConsensus recommendationsTumorConsensus Guideline for the Management of Malignant Gastrointestinal Obstruction in Patients with Peritoneal Surface Malignancies
Bansal V, Godfrey E, Sadjadi J, Bello R, Kwakman R, Abreu A, Vudatha V, Sparkman B, Freudenberger D, Su D, Turaga K, Micic D, Malec M, Tun S, Polite B, Lambert L, Greenbaum A, Gunderson C, Smith T, Kopecky K, Powers B, Maduekwe U, Ward E. Consensus Guideline for the Management of Malignant Gastrointestinal Obstruction in Patients with Peritoneal Surface Malignancies. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2025, 1-20. PMID: 40560502, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-025-17362-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsPeritoneal surface malignanciesPalliative care assessmentSurface malignanciesAssess agreement levelsOverall level of evidenceDelphi consensus processGastrointestinal obstructionClinical management pathwaysDecompression tube placementPoor performance statusLevel of evidenceMalignant gastrointestinal obstructionCare assessmentCare EvaluationRound IConsensus processLimited evidencePeritoneal diseaseNational expertsOptimal management strategyPerformance statusClinical guidanceSurgical interventionConsensus guidelinesPoor prognosisConsensus guideline for the management of colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases
Schultz K, Bansal V, Wach M, Bhutiani N, Godley F, Wang J, Waheed M, Buchheit J, Papai E, Campbell S, Schleimer L, Su D, Turaga K, Gunderson C, White M, Uppal A, Raghav K, Labow D, Sarpel U, Shergill A, Shen J, Eng C, Foote M, Baumgartner J, Group P. Consensus guideline for the management of colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases. Cancer 2025, 131: e35869. PMID: 40558054, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsManagement of colorectal cancerCRC-PMColorectal cancerPeritoneal metastasisConsensus guidelinesPeritoneal surface malignancy centersCirculating tumor DNA testingUpfront cytoreductive surgerySite of metastasisProspective multicenter trialOptimal treatment strategyAssess agreement levelsLevel of evidenceOverall level of evidenceClinical management pathwaysModified Delphi techniqueCytoreductive surgerySystemic therapyMulticenter trialRisk stratificationTreatment strategiesPathway blockWeak recommendationPathological featuresMetastasisConsensus guideline for the management of peritoneal mesothelioma
Brown L, Wilkins S, Bansal V, Su D, Gomez‐Mayorga J, Turaga K, Gunderson C, Lee B, Nash G, Hays J, Raghav K, Husain A, Kluger M, Zauderer M, Kindler H, Alexander H, Group P. Consensus guideline for the management of peritoneal mesothelioma. Cancer 2025, 131: e35868. PMID: 40558081, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPeritoneal mesotheliomaConsensus guidelinesManagement of peritoneal mesotheliomaTreatment of peritoneal mesotheliomaPathway blockAssessment of patient characteristicsHigh-risk patientsClinical trial enrollmentPresence of symptomsDisease histologyIntermediate-riskMultimodal therapyHigh quality evidenceMalignant pathologyClinicopathological featuresBenign neoplasmsSurgical interventionRare incidenceClinical evidencePatient characteristicsTrial enrollmentQuality evidenceMultidisciplinary assessmentTherapy timeMesothelioma
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activity Journal of General Internal Medicine
2020 - PresentJournal ServiceAssociate Editoractivity Department of Veteran Affairs
2019 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsChairDetailsField Advisory Boardactivity Department of Veteran Affairs
2019 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsConsultantDetailsVISN1 Hospital Medicine Chief Consultantactivity VACT Physician Utilization Management Advisor (PUMA)
2018 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMemberactivity Department of Veteran Affairs
2017 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsChairDetailsNational Academic Hospitalist Work Group
Honors
honor Finalist, Best Hospital Medicine Abstract, “Risk of Intestinal Necrosis with Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate(kayexalate): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.”
04/14/2021National AwardSociety of General Internal MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine
10/07/2020National AwardSociety of Hospital MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor Top 10% of peer reviewers
08/08/2018National AwardJournal of Hospital MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor Best Research Poster, “Derivation of a Clinical Model to Predict Unchanged Transthoracic Echocardiograms.”
04/12/2017National AwardSociety of Hospital MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor Fellow in Hospital Medicine
10/01/2016National AwardSociety of Hospital MedicineDetailsUnited States
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- June 27, 2025
Best Practices for Peritoneal Surface Malignancies: A Yale-Led National Expert Consensus
- April 24, 2024
Gender Gap in Promotion Within Academic Medicine
- February 14, 2024
Digital Health Tools Help Manage Hypertension for Populations Experiencing Health Disparities
- June 30, 2023
Pancreatic Cancer Risk Lower if Cysts Remain Stable for Five Years
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