Surgery News
News from the Department of Surgery
The Department of Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College is proud to announce that this year 15 of our esteemed surgeons have been recognized by their peers as America's Top Doctors (Castle Connolly); Best Doctors in New York (New York Magazine) and New York Super Doctors (top 5% of physicians in New York)
2010 America's Top Doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell include:
- Philip Barie, MD (Critical Care and Trauma)
- Palmer Bessey, MD (Burn Surgery)
- Thomas Fahey, III, MD 9Endocrine Surgery)
- Sandip Kapur, MD (Transplant Surgery)
- Michael Lieberman, MD (Surgical Oncology)
- Fabrizio Michelassi, MD (Colon & Rectal Surgery & Surgical Oncology)
- Alfons Pomp, MD (Bariatric & Laparoscopic Surgery)
- Franceso Rubino, MD (GI Metabolic Surgery)
- Rache Simmons, MD (Breast Surgery)
- Alexander Swistel, MD (Breast Surgery)
- Roger Yurt, MD (Burn Surgery)
2010 Best Doctors in New York at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornel include:
- Philip Barie, MD (Critical Care and Trauma)
- Thomas Fahey III, MD (Endocrine Surgery)
- Lloyd Gayle, MD (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
- Fabrizio Michelassi, MD (Colon & Rectal & Surgical Oncology)
- Francesco Rubino, MD (GI Metabolic Surgery)
- Alexander Swistel, MD (Breast Surgery)
- Roger Yurt, MD (Burn Surgery)
2010 New York Super Doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornel include:
- Thomas Fahey, III, MD (Endocrine Surgery)
- Robert Grant, MD (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
- Fabrizio Michelassi, MD (Colon & Rectal Surgery and Surgical Oncology)
- Jeffrey Milsom, MD (Colon & Rectal Surgery)
- Alfons Pomp, MD (Bariatric and Laparoscopic Surgery)
- Rache Simmons, MD (Breast Surgery)
- Toyooki Sonoda, MD (Colon & Rectal Surgery)
- Roger Yurt, MD (Burn Surgery)
More News Stories
- Dr. Michelassi Receives Highest Honor from Italian Republic
- Surgery Shows Promise For Treatment of Diabetes
- Gastric-Bypass Surgery: Cure for Diabetes?
- Diabetes Surgery
- The Bypass Effect On Diabetes, Cancer
- InternalMedicineNews - Dr. Francesco Rubino talks about the use of metabolic surgery to treat diabetes.
- Rache Simmons Daily News Article
- Breast Cancer Treatment without Surgery through cryoablation
- America's Best and New York's Best Doctors in the Department of Surgery
- Cotton Candy May Help Grow Human Tissue
- Dr. Sandip Kapur on NY1: Simple Non-Invasive Test Can Help Predict Odds of Organ Rejection
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Shows Effective for Rectal Cancer
- Pioneering Diabetes Surgery
- Crohn's Disease Surgeries Make Steady Advances
- Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi named President of Society of Surgical Oncology
- Groundbreaking, inexpensive, pocket-sized ultrasound device can help treat cancer, relieve arthritis
- Diabetes Surgery Program Opens at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
- Kidney Transplant Chain Initiated at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
- Weight-loss Surgery to Treat Diabetes
- Big Breasts, Big Problems
- Dr. Sandip Kapur on NY1: Simple Non-Invasive Test Can Help Predict Odds of Organ Rejection
- 3,000 Patients Received Life-Saving Kidney Transplants at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
- Strictureplasty Improves Outcomes in Crohn's Disease
- Study Unlocks Secrets of Cholesterol Buildup in Vessel Walls
- Don't Get Burned! NewYork-Presbyterian Offers Backyard Barbecue Safety Tips
- NewYork-Presbyterian Physician-Scientists Present at Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Annual Meeting in Baltimore
- Breaking the Blood-Type Barrier: The First ABO Kidney Transplant at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- New Combined Laparoscopy and Colonoscopy Procedure May Avoid Need for Major Surgery
- Decades-Long Study Will Help Improve Surgery for Crohn's Disease
- NewYork-Presbyterian Receives Highest Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Names Dr. Nitsana Spigland Chief of Pediatric Surgery
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Names Names Dr. Robert Grant Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- A Surgery for Crohn's That Saves the Intestine
- Innovative New_ Surgeries for Crohns Disease
Related Links
- Department of Surgery Ground Breaking
- Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi Receives Highest Honor from Italian Republic
- Non-invasive surgical treatment for Breast Cancer: Dr. Rache Simmons on Fox 5 TV segment
- New Technology Research at Weill Cornell's Laboratory for Bioregenerative Medicine and Surgery
- Dr. Jason Spector named prestigious Academic Scholar by American Association of Plastic Surgeons:
- Diabetes Surgery-Fox News
- Operating Rooms of the Future at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
- Interview on Diabetes Surgery with Dr. Francesco Rubin
- on Twins Kidney transplants
- Twins receive Kidney transplants
- Article on Twins receiving Kidney Transplants
- CBS-TV on Twins Kidney Transplants
- Weill Cornell Takes on Obesity, Diabetes
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Shown Safe and Effective Treatment for Rectal Cancer
