Julie Lorber is a Colorectal Surgeon in Summit, New Jersey. Dr. Lorber is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Anal Fissure, Proctitis, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Lorber is currently accepting new patients.

Joseph Notaro is a Colorectal Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Summit, New Jersey. Dr. Notaro is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Proctitis, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Anal Fissure, Ureteroscopy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Notaro is currently accepting new patients.

Associate Program Director of Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson colorectal fellowship; Director of colorectal resident research; Past-President of both the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Societies of Colon and Rectal Surgeons; question writer for the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery written examination; Dean of ASCRS-U, invited lecturer at numerous national and international colorectal surgery meetings; author of numerous colorectal surgery book chapters; served as Chairman of numerous committees for the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) including the Self-Assessment Committee, Program Committee, Finance Committee, Credentials Committee, and the Nominations Advisory Task Force; President-Eugene P Salvati Alumni Association; Past-Treasurer-ASCRS, Past-Vice Chairman Surgical Leadership Institute (ASCRS); current Vice-President ASCRS; Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; Fellow of the New York Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons; Member of the American Medical Association. Dr. Wilkins is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Proctitis, Anal Fissure, Ureteroscopy, and Hernia Surgery.

Bertram Chinn is a Colorectal Surgeon in Summit, New Jersey. Dr. Chinn is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Proctitis, Lynch Syndrome, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy. Dr. Chinn is currently accepting new patients.

Sergey Khaitov is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Khaitov is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

James Church is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Church is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Lynch Syndrome, Colorectal Cancer, Colonoscopy, and Ileostomy.

Patricia Sylla is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Sylla is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Anal Fissure, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy.

Mark Gilder is a Colorectal Surgeon in Millburn, New Jersey. Dr. Gilder is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Proctitis, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Hemorrhoids, Hernia Surgery, and Bladder Reconstruction. Dr. Gilder is currently accepting new patients.

Philip Paty is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Paty is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Colostomy, and Ileostomy.

Garrett Nash is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Nash is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Appendectomy.

Richard Moskowitz is a Colorectal Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Moskowitz is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Anal Fissure, Anorectal Abscess, Proctitis, Hemorrhoidectomy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Moskowitz is currently accepting new patients.

Martin Weiser is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Weiser is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.

Emmanouil Pappou is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Pappou is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Julio Garcia is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Garcia is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.

Debra Tarantino is a Colorectal Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Tarantino is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Rectal Prolapse, Proctitis, Bowel Incontinence, Colostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Tarantino is currently accepting new patients.

"Joseph Martz, MD, is chief of colorectal surgery and vice chairman of surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, and chief of colorectal surgery for Northwell facilities in New York City boroughs and Westchester County. He has been practicing for more than 20 years and performs some of the highest volume of colorectal minimally invasive surgery, including sophisticated robotic procedures, in the tri-state area.A born and bred New Yorker, Dr. Martz spent his early days volunteering in an operating room, which helped him realize how much he wanted to become a surgeon. ""It was exciting for me to see the remarkable change you can make in a patient's life with your hands,"" he says. He completed his residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and has worked in major hospital systems all across Manhattan. He's especially proud to be part of Northwell Health, which he joined in 2018.""Northwell is a special place where everyone makes a difference,"" says Dr. Martz. ""It takes a team to provide the level of care that we want for our patients. We're really dedicated to making this a place where people feel at home."" This world-class team at Lenox Hill also includes nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, specialists and nurse managers to help with every aspect of care.The exceptional skill and experience Dr. Martz offers is for the full range of colorectal conditions-including diverticulitis, colon cancer and complex pelvic issues. In fact, the complexity of the cases he treats is what drives his passion for medicine. ""After years of training, I'm happy to be able to provide the skill to treat these difficult problems,"" he says. ""Seeing the patients' outcomes-seeing them do well-becomes more meaningful for me every time.""The positive patient outcomes achieved through minimally invasive surgery, which include less pain and shorter hospital stays, keep Dr. Martz focused on the future of colorectal care. He's dedicated to educating new physicians on minimally invasive and robotic procedures, getting involved in promising medical device studies, and looking to technology to continually improve treatments.""Getting patients healthy is what's truly important to me,"" says Dr. Martz. ""I treat every patient as if they are part of my family. I am completely committed to their care.""". Dr. Martz is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy.

"Jason Ross Penzer, MD, is a colorectal surgeon with more than 20 years of experience in the treatment of colon, rectal and anal disease. Dr. Penzer moved his private practice to Lenox Hill Hospital in 2010, where he serves today as an attending surgeon.Dr. Penzer grew up in a medical family and was inspired by his father. ""I would spend a lot of time going on rounds with him as a child, sitting at the nurse's station with my coloring book,"" he says. ""Later, I fell in love with surgery during my third-year surgical rotation in medical school; it was the only thing I wanted to do. I didn't want to pass patients on to others-I wanted to be their problem solver.""Dr. Penzer graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College, earned his medical degree from Yale University, then did his general surgery training at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan. He was a colon and rectal surgery fellow at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). Now, as a clinical assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, he passes on his knowledge by giving several lectures a year and teaching residents and medical students in the operating room.Passionate about contributing to advancements in his field, Dr. Penzer served for many years on committees at the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and was the site director of surgical education for New York Medical College at Saint Vincent's Hospital. He is double board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and has been listed repeatedly in Castle Connolly's Top Doctors. He has co-authored a textbook chapter in Current Therapy in Colon and Rectal Surgery and has written for several industry publications. Early on in his career, Dr. Penzer was a pioneer in the treatment of colorectal disease and anal cancer in patients with HIV.For Dr. Penzer, the most rewarding aspect of his career is the trusting relationships he builds with patients. ""Colorectal diseases affect people of all ages and backgrounds,"" he says. ""We treat young people, older people, and everyone in between. Depending on the condition, we may see them on an ongoing basis for decades. I get to build lifelong relationships with my patients, and not every doctor can say that.""". Dr. Penzer is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Proctitis, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Anal Fissure, and Pilonidal Sinus Disease.

Jeffrey Aronoff is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Aronoff is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Proctitis, Encopresis, Rectal Prolapse, Hernia Surgery, and Bladder Reconstruction.

Suraj Alva is a Colorectal Surgeon in Summit, New Jersey. Dr. Alva is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Anal Fissure, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Hemorrhoids, Hernia Surgery, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Alva is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Whelan is a board certified colon and rectal surgeon who trained at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and the University of Minnesota after graduating from Columbia University s College of Physicians & Surgeons. He was the Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Columbia for 17 years. He held the same position for 5 years at St. Luke s Roosevelt Hospital and 5 more years at Mount Sinai West (formerly Roosevelt Hospital). He is currently the System Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery for the Northwell Health care system as well as the Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Northwell Cancer Institute. His clinical practice is currently situated at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC. His clinical interests include laparoscopic surgery, colorectal cancer, peritoneal malignancies, endoscopic treatment of large sessile colon polyps as well as diverticulitis and anorectal diseases (including hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas). He has performed over 3000 laparoscopic colorectal resections. He was an early supporter of minimally invasive colorectal surgery and his lab did much early research regarding the immunologic and physiologic impact of both big incision and laparoscopic surgical methods. Dr. Whelan has maintained a basic science lab and clinical research unit for 23 years and is an author on over 150 peer reviewed publications. Current research areas include advanced endoscopic polyp removal (endoscopic submucosal dissection and endoscopic mucosal resection methods), perioperative treatment of colorectal cancer during the week prior and month immediately following surgery, PIPAC (aerosol chemotherapy for patients with peritoneal cancer metastasis). Dr. Whelan is the Principal Investigator for an FDA approved PIPAC study at Northwell. Dr. Whelan is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

A board certified colorectal surgeon, David Schwartzberg, MD, FACS, FASCRS focuses on Inflammatory Bowel Disease and re-operative/corrective pelvic pouch (J-pouch) surgery. Additionally, he focuses on colorectal cancer and diverticulitis using minimally invasive robotic techniques. Dr. Schwartzberg completed his research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and graduated from NYU Langone & Bellevue Hospital's general surgery residency. After completing his colorectal surgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, he completed an additional fellowship at NYU's IBD Center focusing on Crohn's disease & redo J-pouch surgery. Dr. Schwartzberg has published dozens of articles, book chapters and given international lectures on the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and is consistently awarded as a top doctor in New York. Dr. Schwartzberg is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Ulcerative Colitis, Viral Gastroenteritis, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Benjamin Kuritzkes, MD, FACS, FASCRS is the section chief of colorectal surgery at Overlook Medical Center. He is board-certified in surgery and surgical critical care by the American Board of Surgery, and in colorectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He is a clinical assistant professor at Robert Wood Johnson-Rutgers University and is one of the core teaching faculty of the Eugene Salvati/ RWJ colorectal surgery fellowship. Dr. Kuritzkes’ practice focuses on the surgical management of colon and rectal cancer, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and anorectal conditions. He often employs a multidisciplinary approach to maximize both treatment success and quality of life. He is skilled in minimally invasive surgical techniques, and uses robotic surgery, laparoscopic surgery, and trans-anal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) whenever indicated; these techniques provide patients with the benefits of a shorter recovery time, and faster return to normal activity. The recipient of the prestigious Gold Award for Humanism and Excellence in Teaching from Columbia University, where he was previously an assistant professor of colorectal surgery, Dr. Kuritzkes has a deep understanding of how clinical excellence must be combined with compassion and respect to provide optimal patient care. He works alongside his patients to find the best, individualized treatment plan for them, that incorporates their personal goals and preferences. Dr. Kuritzkes earned his undergraduate degree from Yale University, and his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. He completed his surgical residency at New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and his fellowship training in colon and rectal surgery at Penn Medicine/ University of Pennsylvania. He additionally completed fellowship training in anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Columbia University. He is a fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and serves on numerous other regional and national scientific committees. He is a participating provider of the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization. Dr. Kuritzkes is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Encopresis, Colorectal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Bladder Reconstruction.

Nipa Gandhi is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Gandhi is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Genital Warts, Encopresis, Hemorrhoids, Endoscopy, and Hernia Surgery.

Jeffrey Milsom is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Milsom is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Rectal Prolapse, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy.

Steven Lee is a Colorectal Surgeon in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Lee is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Ileostomy, and Bladder Reconstruction.