25 of the Best Colorectal Surgeons Near Me in elmhurst, NY

An internationally recognized colorectal surgeon, Feza Remzi, MD is a leader in the surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other colorectal diseases. He specializes in the treatment of patients with complex colorectal conditions including ulcerative colitis, Crohn s Disease, diverticulitis, pelvic pouch procedures, sphincter-saving operations of the rectum, and re-operative abdominopelvic surgeries. Dr. Remzi has published over 300 peer- reviewed articles and book chapters on the surgical management of IBD, and ileal J-pouch. He has been recognized with several awards and honors, including being voted as one of the Castle Connolly and New York Magazine Top Doctors in New York. In 2010, he was honored with honorary fellowship/membership at the Annual National Surgical Congress in Turkey as the first recipient of this award from this society. A native of Turkey, Dr. Remzi earned his medical degree from Hacettepe University School of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey. He completed his general surgery residency and a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Remzi is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Crohn's Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Ulcerative Colitis, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Remzi is board certified in American Board Of Colon & Rectal Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Remzi is currently accepting new patients.

Julio Garcia-Aguilar is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Garcia-Aguilar is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal (SCAC), Anal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Colostomy. Dr. Garcia-Aguilar is currently accepting new patients.

Emmanouil Pappou is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Pappou is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal (SCAC), Anal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Pappou is currently accepting new patients.

James Church is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Church is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Lynch Syndrome, Colorectal Cancer, Colonoscopy, and Ileostomy. Dr. Church is currently accepting new patients.

David Dietz is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York,, New York. Dr. Dietz is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastrointestinal Fistula, Crohn's Disease, Colorectal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Dietz is currently accepting new patients.

Martin Weiser is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Weiser is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal (SCAC), Anal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Colostomy. Dr. Weiser is currently accepting new patients.

Rebecca Rhee is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Rhee is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Hemorrhoids, Ileostomy, and Colostomy. Dr. Rhee is currently accepting new patients.

Philip Paty is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Paty is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal (SCAC), Colostomy, and Ileostomy. Dr. Paty is currently accepting new patients.

Garrett Nash is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Nash is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Colostomy. Dr. Nash is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Shukla serves as Regional Chief of Colon and Rectal surgery for Westchester. He sees patients and performs surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, Phelps Memorial Hospital and Northern Westchester Hospital.He also serves as Professor of Surgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.Dr. Shukla specializes in the treatment of colon and rectal cancers including advanced polyps unsuitable for colonoscopic removal, Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease, Diverticulitis, and complex pelvic issues.Dr. Shukla is skilled in all established minimally invasive surgical modalities, including laparoscopic, endoscopic and robotic techniques.In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Shukla is a renowned researcher and educator. He is widely published with over 120 articles in peer reviewed medical journals and 17 book chapters. He has served as Editor in Chief of the Journal of Colorectal Diseases and as a member of the editorial board for the World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO). Dr. Shukla is an invited reviewer for many international journals and has been an invited lecturer at hundreds of meetings and conferences around the world.Dr Shukla is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow. He has earned many honors and awards throughout his career. Dr. Shukla is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hemorrhoids, Rectal Prolapse, Anal Fissure, Ileostomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Shukla 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 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Martz is board certified in American Board Of Colon & Rectal Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Martz is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffrey Aronoff is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Aronoff is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Proctitis, Encopresis, Rectal Prolapse, Hernia Surgery, and Bladder Reconstruction. Dr. Aronoff is board certified in American Board Of Colon & Rectal Surgery. Dr. Aronoff 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 clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Whelan is board certified in American Board Of Colon & Rectal Surgery. Dr. Whelan is currently accepting new patients.

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 clinical expertise encompasses Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Ulcerative Colitis, Colitis, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Schwartzberg is board certified in American Board Of Colon & Rectal Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Schwartzberg is currently accepting new patients.

Sergey Khaitov is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Khaitov is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Khaitov is currently accepting new patients.

Patricia Sylla is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York,, New York. Dr. Sylla is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Cancer, Anal Fissure, Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Sylla is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffrey Milsom is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Milsom is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Rectal Prolapse, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Milsom is currently accepting new patients.

Jules Garbus is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in Forest Hills, New York. Dr. Garbus is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Rectal Prolapse, Bowel Incontinence, Gastric Dysmotility, Hernia Surgery, and Bladder Reconstruction. Dr. Garbus is board certified in American Board Of Colon & Rectal Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Garbus is currently accepting new patients.

Alessandro Fichera is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Fichera is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Cancer, Viral Gastroenteritis, Crohn's Disease, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Fichera is currently accepting new patients.

Lester Gottesman is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Gottesman is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Anal Fissure, Anorectal Abscess, Hemorrhoids, and Proctitis. Dr. Gottesman is currently accepting new patients.

Iris Wei is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. She has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. Wei is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Colostomy. Dr. Wei is currently accepting new patients.

Christopher Foglia is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in Forest Hills,, New York. Dr. Foglia is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Diverticular Disease, Hemorrhoidectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Foglia is currently accepting new patients.

Toyooki Sonoda is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Sonoda is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Anal Cancer, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Sonoda is currently accepting new patients.

Fabrizio Michelassi is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Michelassi is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Crohn's Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Radiation Enteritis, Small Bowel Resection, and Ileostomy. Dr. Michelassi is currently accepting new patients.

Mohammad Abbass is a Colorectal Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Abbass is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lynch Syndrome, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Ileostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Abbass is currently accepting new patients.