Dr. John A. Procaccino
Overview
Dr. Procaccino was born and raised in Westchester, New York. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Manhattan College and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to receive his Doctorate in Medicine from New York Medical College, and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha in 1984. Dr. Procaccino relocated to Long Island in 1984 where he began his Internship in General Surgery at North Shore University Hospital. Once he completed his training in General Surgery, he trained as a fellow at the Cleveland Clinic. In 1998, he was asked to assume the role of Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset.
Dr. Procaccino has been the Director of North Shore University Hospital s Center for Colon and Rectal Diseases since inception. In this capacity, he was charged with the task of forming a Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery for the North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Hospital Department of Surgery. Dr. Procaccino soon took on the coveted position of Chief of this Division.
Perhaps Dr. Procaccino s most significant contribution to the field of Colon and Rectal Surgery is his training of the next generation of surgeons. Since 2003, Dr. Procaccino has been the Director of the North Shore/LIJ Fellowship Program in Colon and Rectal Surgery which is accredited by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dr. Procaccino s clinical interests include Colon & Rectal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn s and Ulcerative Colitis) and Diverticulitis. He performs both laparoscopic and open surgery.
Dr. Procaccino is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Colorectal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
900 Northern Boulevard, Suite 100, Great Neck, NY 11021
Additional Areas of Focus
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Clinical Research
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Northwell Health Physician Partners Colon And Rectal Surgery At Third Avenue
Dr. Whelan is a board certified colon and rectal surgeon who trained at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and the University of Minnesota after graduating from Columbia University s College of Physicians & Surgeons. He was the Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Columbia for 17 years. He held the same position for 5 years at St. Luke s Roosevelt Hospital and 5 more years at Mount Sinai West (formerly Roosevelt Hospital). He is currently the System Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery for the Northwell Health care system as well as the Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Northwell Cancer Institute. His clinical practice is currently situated at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC. His clinical interests include laparoscopic surgery, colorectal cancer, peritoneal malignancies, endoscopic treatment of large sessile colon polyps as well as diverticulitis and anorectal diseases (including hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas). He has performed over 3000 laparoscopic colorectal resections. He was an early supporter of minimally invasive colorectal surgery and his lab did much early research regarding the immunologic and physiologic impact of both big incision and laparoscopic surgical methods. Dr. Whelan has maintained a basic science lab and clinical research unit for 23 years and is an author on over 150 peer reviewed publications. Current research areas include advanced endoscopic polyp removal (endoscopic submucosal dissection and endoscopic mucosal resection methods), perioperative treatment of colorectal cancer during the week prior and month immediately following surgery, PIPAC (aerosol chemotherapy for patients with peritoneal cancer metastasis). Dr. Whelan is the Principal Investigator for an FDA approved PIPAC study at Northwell. Dr. Whelan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Colorectal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
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Julio Garcia-Aguilar is a Colorectal Surgeon and a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Garcia-Aguilar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Colorectal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.
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Martin Weiser is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Weiser is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Colorectal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Anorectal AbscessDr. Procaccino isDistinguished. Learn about Anorectal Abscess.
- Colorectal CancerDr. Procaccino isDistinguished. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Procaccino isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Gastroesophageal Junction CancerDr. Procaccino isDistinguished. Learn about Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer.
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- Anal CancerDr. Procaccino isAdvanced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- Diverticular DiseaseDr. Procaccino isAdvanced. Learn about Diverticular Disease.
- Gastrointestinal FistulaDr. Procaccino isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrointestinal Fistula.
- HemorrhoidsDr. Procaccino isAdvanced. Learn about Hemorrhoids.
- Hernia SurgeryDr. Procaccino isAdvanced. Learn about Hernia Surgery.
- IleostomyDr. Procaccino isAdvanced. Learn about Ileostomy.
- Experienced
- Anal FissureDr. Procaccino isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- Attenuated Familial Adenomatous PolyposisDr. Procaccino isExperienced. Learn about Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.
- Bladder ReconstructionDr. Procaccino isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Reconstruction.
- CellulitisDr. Procaccino isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Colonic MalakoplakiaDr. Procaccino isExperienced. Learn about Colonic Malakoplakia.
- ColonoscopyDr. Procaccino isExperienced. Learn about Colonoscopy.