Jamie Cannon, M.D., FACS is an associate professor of surgery and directs the robotic surgical education program for the residency program. Dr. Cannon is double board certified in general and colorectal surgery. Dr. Cannon is a leader in minimally invasive approaches to colorectal disease, with an emphasis on robotics, colorectal cancer and sphincter-sparing operations. She is one of the highest volume academic colorectal surgeons in the country. Originally from Arizona, she is a graduate of the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She did her general surgery residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., and her colorectal surgery fellowship with Georgia Colon and Rectal Surgical Associates in Atlanta, Ga. Dr. Cannon’s clinical interests include minimally invasive approaches to colorectal disease, and sphincter-sparing surgery for colorectal cancer; Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, rectal prolapse, and colonic inertia.
Selected publications from PubMed
Extraction site hernia and short-term outcomes following intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis for robotic and laparoscopic right colectomy: a multi-center prospective trial.
Cleary RK, Silviera M, Reidy TJ, McCormick J, Johnson CS, Sylla P, Cannon J, Lujan H, Kassir A, Landmann RG, Gaertner W, Lee E, Bastawrous AL, Bardakcioglu O, Pandey S, Attaluri V, Bernstein M, Obias V, Pigazzi A
Surg Endosc. 2026 Jan;40(1):502-511 doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-12327-7.
Robotic Anastomotic Technique.
Kay D, Cannon J
Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2023 Jan;36(1):83-86 doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1757789.
Multidisciplinary clinics for colorectal cancer may not provide more efficient coordination of care.
Bajpai S, Wood L, Cannon JA, Chu DI, Hollis RH, Gunnells DJ, Hardiman KM, Kennedy GD, Morris MS
Am J Surg. 2022 Jun;223(6):1167-1171 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.11.027.
Intracorporeal and extracorporeal anastomosis for robotic-assisted and laparoscopic right colectomy: short-term outcomes of a multi-center prospective trial.
Cleary RK, Silviera M, Reidy TJ, McCormick J, Johnson CS, Sylla P, Cannon J, Lujan H, Kassir A, Landmann R, Gaertner W, Lee E, Bastawrous A, Bardakcioglu O, Pandey S, Attaluri V, Bernstein M, Obias V, Franklin ME Jr, Pigazzi A
Surg Endosc. 2022 Jun;36(6):4349-4358 doi: 10.1007/s00464-021-08780-9.
Robotic Surgery in Crohn's Disease.
Gunnells D, Cannon J
Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2021 Sep;34(5):286-291 doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1729862.
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