Dr. Richard L. Whelan
Overview
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 an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 54 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Diverticular Disease.
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Locations
1421 3rd Avenue, Penthouse, New York, NY 10028
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Whelan has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
2 Clinical Trials
Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PC
Thomas Lake is a Colorectal Surgeon in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Lake is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Diverticular Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Lake is currently accepting new patients.
Valley Physician Services PC
Joel Nizin is a Colorectal Surgeon in Hoboken, New Jersey. Dr. Nizin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy. Dr. Nizin is currently accepting new patients.
Northwell Health Physician Partners Surgical Specialties At Woodbury
"David E. Rivadeneira, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS, is director of Northwell Health Cancer Institute at Huntington and physician-in-chief of clinical strategic initiatives for Northwell facilities across eastern Long Island. He's a board-certified, multilingual general surgeon and colorectal surgeon who provides leading-edge care for colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, as well as diverticulitis.""I've always wanted to help people. Dr. Rivadeneira is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Diverticular Disease, Bladder Reconstruction, and Hernia Surgery.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Colorectal CancerDr. Whelan isDistinguished. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Whelan isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Advanced
- Diverticular DiseaseDr. Whelan isAdvanced. Learn about Diverticular Disease.
- EndoscopyDr. Whelan isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Lynch SyndromeDr. Whelan isAdvanced. Learn about Lynch Syndrome.
- Rectal ProlapseDr. Whelan isAdvanced. Learn about Rectal Prolapse.
- Experienced
- Anal CancerDr. Whelan isExperienced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- Anal FissureDr. Whelan isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- ColitisDr. Whelan isExperienced. Learn about Colitis.
- ColonoscopyDr. Whelan isExperienced. Learn about Colonoscopy.
- ColostomyDr. Whelan isExperienced. Learn about Colostomy.
- Familial Adenomatous PolyposisDr. Whelan isExperienced. Learn about Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.