CONTACT INFORMATIONBIOGRAPHYCREDENTIALSAWARDSPUBLICATIONSREVIEWSCarolyn E. Jones, M.D.Contact InformationPhone NumbersAppointment: (585) 275-1509Office: (585) 275-1509Fax: (585) 276-2356A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty GroupgroupAn Accountable Health PartnerassignmentAccepting New PatientsLocations875 Hard RdWebster, NY 14580-8949Oncology: (585) 602-3150Faculty AppointmentsAssociate Professor - Department of Surgery , Thoracic (SMD) Patient Care SettingsCancer, Hospital Medicine, SurgeryBiographyProfessional BackgroundDr. Jones is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Medicine and received her fellowship training in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She is a resident member of the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Association for Academic Surgery.CredentialsSpecialtiesEducation1993MD | George Washington University School of MedicineSurgery (General Surgery)Post-doctoral Training & Residency07/01/1994 - 06/30/2003Residency in Surgery (General Surgery) at University of Rochester Medical Center06/26/1993 - 06/25/1994Internship in Surgery (General Surgery) at University of Rochester Medical CenterAwards2002Teaching AwardSponsor: Department of Surgery1999Society of Critical Care Medicine Research Award1998Rochester Academy of MedicineSponsor: Surgical Society Award1996National Research Science AwardSponsor: NIH: 1-F32-DK09284-011995National Research Science AwardSponsor: NIH: 1-F32-DK09284-011983Founder's Day Award for Academic Excellence1982Sigma Theta Tau Honor SocietyVIEW ALL expand_morePublicationsJournal Articles3/4/2021De Las Casas LE, Danakas AM, Torrealba JR, Wizorek JJ, Ettel MG, Lada MJ, Brunnström H, Plavnicky J, Sweeney M, Jones CE. "Intraoperative Cytology for Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery. A Quality Improvement Analysis." The Annals of thoracic surgery.. 2021 Mar 4; Epub 2021 Mar 04. 7/2007Hu Y, Williams VA, Gellersen O, Jones C, Watson TJ, Peters JH. "The pathogenesis of Barrett's esophagus: secondary bile acids upregulate intestinal differentiation factor CDX2 expression in esophageal cells." Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.. 2007 Jul; 11(7):827-34. 6/2007Hu Y, Jones C, Gellersen O, Williams VA, Watson TJ, Peters JH. "Pathogenesis of Barrett esophagus: deoxycholic acid up-regulates goblet-specific gene MUC2 in concert with CDX2 in human esophageal cells." Archives of surgery.. 2007 Jun; 142(6):540-4; discussion 544-5. VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONSReviewsAt URMC, we believe that patients should be empowered to make the right decisions regarding their personal healthcare. To do so, transparency is critical. URMC partners with Press Ganey, to survey our patients about all aspects of their care experience. We are now putting this pertinent information at your fingertips by displaying star ratings for our providers along with anonymous patient comments on our website. This will help you make better-informed choices about how and with whom you seek care. Click here to learn more about the surveys used to generate this vital information.