Brano Djenic, M.D.

Education

• Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery
  Indiana University
  Indianapolis, IN
• Residency in General Surgery
  Maricopa Integrated Health System
  Phoenix, AZ
• Medical Doctorate
  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  San Antonio, TX

Accolades & Memberships

• American College of Surgeons
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
• Best Surgical Resident of the Year, 2016 and 2017
• Bexar County Medical Society
• HonorHealth Acute Care Surgery Award for Chief Resident of the Year, 2017
• Texas Medical Association

Surgery Locations

• Baptist Medical Center
• CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Medical Center
• CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills
• Methodist Hospital 
• Metropolitan Methodist Hospital
• Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant
• Methodist Hospital Stone Oak 
• Mission Trail Baptist Hospital
• Northeast Baptist Hospital
• St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital

Publications

• Avoiding Emergent Surgery: Phenol Sclerotherapy for Acute Inpatient Hemorrhoidal Bleeding. Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles, CA
• Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in the Management of Colonic Polyps. Poster presentation Las Vegas, NV
• American College of Gastroenterology, 2012
• Factors which Affect Surgical Management of Breast Cancer in an Underinsured, Safety Net Population
• Surgery, 2015
• Factors which Affect the Use of Lumpectomy and Mastectomy in an Underinsured, Safety Net Hospital Population
• The American Journal of Surgery, 2014
• Military-Trained Versus Civilian Trained Parachuting Injuries
• The Internet Journal of Surgery, 2017
• Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery and Beyond: A Large, Singe-Surgeon Comparison Study Between Robotic and Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection to Evaluate and Define the Role and Application of New Technology
• Open Access Journal of Surgery, 2017
• Nitazoxanide Is Efficacious in the Treatment of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
• American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012
• Patient Related Factors Associated with Rate of Missed Appointments
• Medical Care and Research Review, 2016
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 2016
• Perineal Proctectomy, Levatoroplasty and Anal Encirclement Using Biologic Mesh (Bio-Thiersch). First Place Video Presentation OVSCRSannual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN
• Ohio Valley Society of Colorectal Surgery, 2018
• Rectal Prolapse Recurrence Following Ventral Mesh Rectopexy Can Be Minimized if Anterior Compartment Defects Are Thoroughly Evaluated and Treated. First Place Podium Presentation OVSCRS Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN
• Ohio Valley Society of Colorectal Surgery, 2018
• Rectal Prolapse Recurrence Following Ventral Mesh Rectopexy Can Be Minimized if Anterior Compartment Defects are Thoroughly Evaluated and Treated. Podium presentation annual scientific meeting in Nashville, TN
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 2018
• Solitary Liver Metastasis from Follicular Variant Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
• International Journal of Surgery, 2014
• The Benefit of Preoperative Chemotherapy in an Underinsured Hispanic Population with Poor Use of Screening Mammography
• San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 2015
• Treatment of Obstructive Sigmoid Fecaloma with Coca-Cola Enemas in an Adult Patients. Poster presentation at the annual scientific meeting in Nashville, TN
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 2018

Conditions

• Anal cancer
• Anal fissures
• Anal fistulae
• Anorectal disease (HPV, levator ani syndrome, skin tags, anal warts, lichen sclerosis, etc.)
• Bloating, early satiety, gastritis, anemia
• Colon cancer
• Colon polyps
• Colonic dysmotility and inertia
• Colonic strictures
• Constipation  
• Crohn's disease    
• Diverticulitis  
• Fecal incontinence   
• Hemorrhoids
• HPV and anal dysplasia 
• Ileostomy/colostomy malfunction, bleeding and prolapse    
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Lynch syndrome    
• Parastomal hernias    
• Pelvic floor dysfunction (defecatory disorder) 
• Perineal trauma
• Perirectal abscesses 
• Pilonidal disease
• Polyposis syndrome  
• Pouchitis
• Pruritus ani
• Rectal bleeding, lower GI bleeding
• Rectal cancer  
• Rectal pain
• Rectal prolapse   
• Rectocele      
• Recurrent C. diff colitis, toxic megacolon      
• Thrombosed hemorrhoids      
• Ulcerative colitis    
• Vaginal agenesis     
• Vaginal and recto-vaginal fistula

Procedures

• Anal manometry
• Anal sphincter chemodenervation/BOTOX® treatment of fissures
• Colostomy and ileostomy reversal surgery
• Colonoscopy, screening and therapeutic
• Endorectal ultrasound
• Excision of skin tags
• Fecal transplant for refractory c. diff colitis
• Fistulotomy
• Hemorrhoidectomy
• Ileoanal anastomosis (J-pouch) surgery
• Minimally invasive surgery for small bowel, colon and rectal resections (benign and malignant)
• Laparoscopic surgery
• Trans-anal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) and trans-anal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM)
• Robotic surgery
• SILS (single incision laparoscopic surgery)
• Pelvic floor evaluation, therapy and biofeedback
• Pilonidal cystectomy
• Sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence
• Screening upper endoscopy/esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• Sphincterotomy and LIFT procedure
• Sphincter-preserving rectal cancer surgery
• Virtual colonoscopy

Community Service

• Frontera de Salud
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Student-Run Clinic

Other Information

Dr. Djenic enjoys traveling, playing soccer, attending local sporting events and various outdoor activities with his wife and two kids.