Dr. Jason Hawksworth
Overview
Jason Hawksworth, MD is a noted pioneer in minimally invasive robotic hepatobiliary and transplant surgery. Dr. Hawksworth is the Surgical Director of Adult Liver Transplantation, Chief of Hepatobiliary Surgery, and the Director of Robotic Liver Surgery Program in the Division of Abdominal Organ Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and is an Associate Professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.Dr. Hawksworth is known for unique and innovative minimally invasive robotic surgeries to remove tumors of the liver, bile duct and pancreas, including robotic major hepatectomy, robotic pancreatectomy, and robotic Whipple. He also specializes in robotic transplantation including robotic kidney transplantation, robotic living donor nephrectomy and robotic living donor hepatectomy.Dr. Hawksworth received his undergraduate degree from The United States Military Academy at West point and his medical degree from Wake Forest University Bowman Gray School of Medicine. Dr. Hawksworth completed general surgery residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center followed by an abdominal transplant and hepatobiliary surgery fellowship at Georgetown University Hospital.Previously the Chief of Robotic Surgery at Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Hawksworth established one of the nation’s premier robotic hepatobiliary and transplant programs in 2018 at Georgetown. He was recruited to Columbia University Irving Medical Center in 2023 to lead the liver transplant and hepatobiliary programs and continue to develop innovative techniques in robotic surgery.Dr. Hawksworth is a member of several key organizations including a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, International Laparoscopic Liver Society, and Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. His research interests include clinical transplant and hepatobiliary trials, and he has published over 60 scientific manuscripts and book chapters in leading journals such as Annals of Surgery, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, American Journal of Transplantation and Transplantation.Dr. Hawksworth is a Colonel in the Army reserves and has deployed four times to support combat operations in Afghanistan and the Middle East.Visit The Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at columbiasurgery.org/liver.
Dr. Hawksworth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Nutcracker Syndrome (NCS). His top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Cysts, Pancreatic Cancer, Short Bowel Syndrome, Hepatectomy, and Liver Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 54 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Nutcracker Syndrome (NCS).
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
622 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032
300 Frank W Burr Blvd, Suite 130, Teaneck, NJ 07666
3959 Broadway, Floor 7, New York, NY 10032
1985 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
161 Fort Washington Avenue, Floor 9, New York, NY 10032
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Hawksworth 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
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- HepatectomyDr. Hawksworth isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatectomy.
- Liver TransplantDr. Hawksworth isDistinguished. Learn about Liver Transplant.
- Advanced
- Bile Duct CystsDr. Hawksworth isAdvanced. Learn about Bile Duct Cysts.
- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary SurgeryDr. Hawksworth isAdvanced. Learn about Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
- Islet Cell TransplantationDr. Hawksworth isAdvanced. Learn about Islet Cell Transplantation.
- PancreatectomyDr. Hawksworth isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreatectomy.
- SplenectomyDr. Hawksworth isAdvanced. Learn about Splenectomy.
- Experienced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Hawksworth isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Hawksworth isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- Caroli DiseaseDr. Hawksworth isExperienced. Learn about Caroli Disease.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Hawksworth isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)Dr. Hawksworth isExperienced. Learn about Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer).
- CholestasisDr. Hawksworth isExperienced. Learn about Cholestasis.