25 of the Best Colorectal Surgeons Near Me in Staten Island, NY

"Giovanni Bonomo, MD, is the director of colorectal surgery at Staten Island University Hospital and the only board-certified colorectal surgeon on Staten Island. He specializes in treating a wide variety of diseases that affect the colon, rectum and anus including hemorrhoids, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, appendiceal and presacral masses, rectal prolapse and cancer.A native Staten Islander, Dr. Bonomo has always felt a fondness for his community and a strong desire to give back. ""My goal is to provide the most advanced and highly effective treatments available today, so my patients can get the best care, right where they live,"" he says. More than 90% of Dr. Bonomo's cases are performed with minimally invasive techniques, which result in reduced pain and scarring, and offer quicker recovery than traditional open surgery.Patients choose Dr. Bonomo for his knowledge, compassion and personalized treatment plans. Under his leadership at Staten Island University Hospital, he developed the Advanced Colorectal Care Pathway-a unique program that ensures streamlined coordination at every touch point of care. ""Our specially trained nurse navigators are here to help with scheduling appointments and answering questions along the way,"" he says. ""This allows patients to focus exclusively on getting well, so they can return to their normal lives as quickly and safely as possible.""Before joining Northwell in 2019, Dr. Bonomo graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine. He went on to complete his residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel/Petrie Division and fellowship at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He currently serves as assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, frequently training other surgeons on best practices and techniques in minimally invasive and robotic surgery.""Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, but it's entirely treatable if detected early,"" he says. ""Helping my patients beat this disease and giving them a chance for a healthier future is all I could ever ask for as a surgeon.""". Dr. Bonomo is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colostomy, and Colonoscopy.

Poppy Addison, MD is a double board-certified colon and rectal surgeon with a specialized interest in complex anorectal disease, women's health and minimally invasive surgery. She enjoys working with multidisciplinary colleagues to provide a holistic approach to pelvic disease and prioritizes compassionate, patient-centered care.She has a particular research interest in quality improvement, artificial intelligence and computer vision in surgery. She has been invited to speak at national and international conferences and collaborates with numerous societies and medical journals to advance the field of colon and rectal surgery. Additionally, she teaches and mentors medical students and house staff in research and clinical practice. Dr. Addison is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Emphysema, Viral Gastroenteritis, Ileostomy, and Gastrectomy.

Rebecca Rhee is a Colorectal Surgeon in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Rhee is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Hemorrhoids, Colorectal Cancer, Colostomy, and Ileostomy.

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.

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.

Josef Shehebar is a Colorectal Surgeon in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Shehebar is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhoids, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Anal Fissure, Bladder Reconstruction, and Colonoscopy.

Mehraneh Jafari is a Colorectal Surgeon in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Jafari has been practicing medicine for over 17 years is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy.

Marian Fleischer is a Colorectal Surgeon in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Fleischer is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Rectal Prolapse, Proctitis, Bowel Incontinence, Hemorrhoids, and Hemorrhoidectomy.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Randolph Steinhagen is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Steinhagen is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Anorectal Abscess, Rectal Prolapse, Genital Warts, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

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.

Alessandro Fichera is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Fichera is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Viral Gastroenteritis, Crohn's Disease, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy.