David Bryan Stewart, Sr., M.D., M.H.A., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S.
- Surgery
- Colorectal Surgery
Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery
- Referring Physicians Phone
(847) 746-9990
- Referring Physicians Fax
(847) 342-4089
- Referring Physicians Email
David Bryan Stewart, Sr., M.D., M.H.A., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S., is chief of surgery and medical director of surgical operations at City of Hope® Cancer Center Chicago.
In addition to overseeing all surgical services for our Chicago-area locations, Dr. Stewart is a nationally recognized leader in colorectal cancer and a fellowship-trained colorectal surgeon with expertise in advanced colorectal surgical techniques, including minimally invasive, robotic and organ-preserving surgeries. When working with patients, Dr. Stewart takes a patient-centered approach to care that prioritizes quality of life and his patients’ own health goals.
Dr. Stewart earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, completed his internship and residency at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California, and pursued his clinical and research fellowships in colon and rectal surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Additionally, he earned a master’s in health administration from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. He served in several leadership roles before joining City of Hope, most recently as division chief of general surgery at Southern Illinois University in Springfield.
Dr. Stewart is a National Institutes of Health and National Sciences Foundation funded researcher on C difficile infection. He is a site reviewer for the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer, and he serves on the Commission on Cancer Program Site Reviewer Committee.
Dr. Stewart is a member of the editorial boards of JAMA Surgery, Annals of Surgery and Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. Additionally, he is an examiner for both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, a member of the American College of Surgeons Board of Governors and a member at large for the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons executive council.
Location
Chicago Cancer Center
Zion, IL 60099
North Shore
Morton Grove, IL 60053
Education & Experience
Board Certifications
- General Surgery – American Board of Surgery
- Colon and Rectal Surgery – American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Degrees
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Master of Health Administration – Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Fellowship
- Colon and Rectal Surgery – Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Residency
- General Surgery – Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA
Awards & Memberships
Memberships
- Society of University Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Fellow
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
- Association for Academic Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Diplomat
- American Surgical Association
Publications
- See JRC, Leister J, Wright J, Kruse PI, Khedekar MV, Besch CE, Kumamoto, CA, Madden GR, Stewart DB, Lamendella R. Clostridioides difficile infection is associated with differences in transcriptionally active microbial communities. Frontiers in Microbiology 2024 Apr 12:15:1398018.
- Young MK, Leslie JL, Madden GR, Lyerly DM, Carman RJ, Lyerly MW, Stewart DB, et al. Binary Toxin Expression by Clostridioides difficile Is Associated With Worse Disease. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2022;9(3):1-5.
- Stewart DB. Transanal Drainage Tubes—Prevention of Leaks or Unnecessary Sump? JAMA Surg. 2021;156(12):1158–1159.
- Stewart DB. Updated USPSTF Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening: The Earlier the Better. JAMA Surg. 2021 Aug 1;156(8):708-709.
- Kelly CR, Fischer M, Allegretti JR, LaPlante K, Stewart DB, et al. ACG Clinical Guidelines: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jun 1;116(6):1124-1147.
- Stewart DB. Expert Commentary on Clostridioides difficile Infection. Dis Colon Rectum. 2021 Feb 1;64(2):156.
- Stewart D, Anwar F, Vedantam G. Anti-virulence strategies for Clostridioides difficile infection: advances and roadblocks. Gut Microbes. 2020 Nov 9;12(1): 1802865.
- Stewart DB. Review of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Left-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis. JAMA Surg. 2021;156;(1):94-95.
- Stewart DB. Negative pressure wound therapy for closed incisions-the new standard wound care? Surgery. 2020 Jun;167(6):1010-1011.
- Chipollini J, Wright JR, Nwanosike H, Kepler CY, Batai K, Lee BR, Spiess PE, Stewart DB, Lamendella R. Characterization of urinary microbiome in patients with bladder cancer: Results from a single-institution, feasibility study. Urol Oncol. 2020 Jul;38(7):615-621.