Overview
I am an active Professor of Surgery at SUNY Downstate and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Lutheran Medical Center. I have lectured in medical schools and universities as well as operated in hospitals in 60 cities throughout the world. In addition, I have graduated 25 laparoscopic fellows since 1995.I am the recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. I have more than 125 peer-reviewed published articles and have participated in more than ten medical textbooks. I have been an innovator in minimally invasive surgery and hold seven U.S. patents for laparoscopic surgical instruments.I am a graduate from St. Joseph University School of Medicine in Beirut, Lebanon and completed my residency in General Surgery at Staten Island University Hospital. I am a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and am board certified in Surgery and Critical Care Medicine. I reside on Staten Island with my wife Berthe and have four children.
Dr. Ferzli is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Gallstones, Gallbladder Disease, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 48 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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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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New York University
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.
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- Distinguished
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Ferzli isDistinguished. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Ferzli isDistinguished. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- GallstonesDr. Ferzli isDistinguished. Learn about Gallstones.
- HerniaDr. Ferzli isDistinguished. Learn about Hernia.
- Sleeve GastrectomyDr. Ferzli isDistinguished. Learn about Sleeve Gastrectomy.
- Advanced
- CholecystitisDr. Ferzli isAdvanced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- Gallbladder RemovalDr. Ferzli isAdvanced. Learn about Gallbladder Removal.
- GastrectomyDr. Ferzli isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- NecrosisDr. Ferzli isAdvanced. Learn about Necrosis.
- Necrotizing FasciitisDr. Ferzli isAdvanced. Learn about Necrotizing Fasciitis.
- Umbilical HerniaDr. Ferzli isAdvanced. Learn about Umbilical Hernia.
- Experienced
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Ferzli isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- CellulitisDr. Ferzli isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- ColostomyDr. Ferzli isExperienced. Learn about Colostomy.
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Ferzli isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Ferzli isExperienced. Learn about Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Diverticular DiseaseDr. Ferzli isExperienced. Learn about Diverticular Disease.


