Abhineet Uppal
Expertise in
4
conditions

Dr. Abhineet Uppal

Colorectal Surgery
Emory health
Winship Cancer Institute At Emory Midtown
36 Linden Avenue Northeast, 
Atlanta, GA 
16 Years of Experience

Expertise in
4
conditions
Emory health
Winship Cancer Institute At Emory Midtown
36 Linden Avenue Northeast, 
Atlanta, GA 
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Overview

Abhineet Uppal is a Colorectal Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Uppal has been practicing medicine for over 16 years is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 67 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, 2010.0
Residency
University of Chicago Medical Center
Specialties
Colorectal Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in TX
Board Certifications
American Board Of Surgery, 2022
Fellowships
University of California - Irvine
Providence Saint John's Cancer Institute
Hospital Affiliations
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Emory University Hospital
Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown
36 Linden Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30308
Call: 404-778-2656

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.


67 Total Publications

ASO Visual Abstract: Disparities in Survival Across Multiple Cancer Sites at Low-Income Serving Hospitals.
ASO Visual Abstract: Disparities in Survival Across Multiple Cancer Sites at Low-Income Serving Hospitals.
Journal: Annals of surgical oncology
Published: June 18, 2025
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