Dr. Elsa M. Pichardo
Overview
Elsa Pichardo is a General Surgeon in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Dr. Pichardo has been practicing medicine for over 17 years is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. 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.
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Locations
5 Plainsboro Road, Medical Arts Pavilion, Suite 400, Plainsboro, NJ 8536.
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.
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.
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As a hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeon, my expertise is in the surgical care of people who have cancer or benign disease of the pancreas, gallbladder, liver, and ampulla. However, my main area of expertise is pancreatic cancer.I chose to specialize in pancreatic cancer for a variety of reasons. It is a complex and aggressive disease that requires surgical and medical management based on innovative research. In addition, providing surgical treatment for pancreatic cancer demands great technical skills, and effective treatment requires a team of experts with access to the most sophisticated technology available.At Perlmutter Cancer Center, we perform more than 100 Whipple procedures—a complex surgery for cancer in the head of the pancreas—each year with outstanding outcomes. The mortality rate of Whipple procedures at our center is among the lowest in the world. I have performed more than 1,200 of these procedures.Our team has expertise in robotic surgery of the pancreas and liver, as well as in the removal of pancreatic tumors that involve major vessels, which is also known as locally advanced pancreatic cancer. We use transplants to manage certain types of liver tumors and offer precision treatment for all stages of pancreatic cancer. Our patients have access to the most advanced clinical trials.I feel privileged to share in the lives of people who have received a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and shepherd them through treatment. One of the most rewarding parts of. Dr. Wolfgang is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumor, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Advanced
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Pichardo isAdvanced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Pichardo isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Pichardo isAdvanced. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- GallstonesDr. Pichardo isAdvanced. Learn about Gallstones.
- Gastrointestinal PerforationDr. Pichardo isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrointestinal Perforation.
- Retroperitoneal InflammationDr. Pichardo isAdvanced. Learn about Retroperitoneal Inflammation.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Pichardo isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Pichardo isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- Biliary DyskinesiaDr. Pichardo isExperienced. Learn about Biliary Dyskinesia.
- Bladder ReconstructionDr. Pichardo isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Reconstruction.
- CellulitisDr. Pichardo isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Pichardo isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.