Experienced in Diverticular Disease

Dr. Elsa M. Pichardo

General Surgery
Penn Medicine
Princeton Surgical Associates, PA
5 Plainsboro Road, Medical Arts Pavilion, Suite 400, 
Plainsboro, NJ 
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17 Years of Experience

Experienced in Diverticular Disease
Penn Medicine
Princeton Surgical Associates, PA
5 Plainsboro Road, Medical Arts Pavilion, Suite 400, 
Plainsboro, NJ 
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Overview

Elsa Pichardo is a General Surgeon in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Dr. Pichardo has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Gallbladder Disease, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Hernia Surgery, and Gallbladder Removal. Dr. Pichardo is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Columbia University, 2009
Residency
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in OR
Board Certifications
Surgery, 2016
Hospital Affiliations
University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Princeton Surgical Associates, PA
5 Plainsboro Road, Medical Arts Pavilion, Suite 400, Plainsboro, NJ 8536.
Call: 609-936-9100

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Pichardo 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.

Gallbladder Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Insulinoma
Gallbladder Disease
Hernia
Liver Cancer

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.


8 Total Publications

Small Bowel Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor as a Gateway for Streptococcus anginosus Causing Multiple Liver Abscesses.
Small Bowel Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor as a Gateway for Streptococcus anginosus Causing Multiple Liver Abscesses.
Journal: World journal of oncology
Published: February 13, 2020
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