General Surgeons near Flushing, NY

Biography: Dr. Priya Grewal, MD is a Transplant Surgery Specialist who practices in Hewlett, NY. She is 58 years old and has been practicing for 34 years. Dr. Priya Grewal, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: Vivian Jolley Bea, MD, has been appointed Section Chief of Breast Surgical Oncology in the Department of Surgery for NewYork- Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Dr. Bea received her masters degree in biology from Drexel University and her medical degree from Morehouse School of Medicine. She completed her training in general surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina and a fellowship in breast surgical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Board certified in general surgery, Dr. Bea is an active member in numerous professional organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Breast Surgeons, Society of Surgical Oncologists, and the Society of Black Academic Surgeons. Dr. Bea's areas of interest include breast cancer, benign breast disease, inflammatory breast disease, and high-risk management. She specializes in skin-sparing and nipple sparing mastectomies as well as oncoplastic breast conservation surgery. Dr. Bea is committed to community outreach, research, and eliminating breast cancer disparities. Dr. Bea is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Brooklyn and will see patients in her Park Slope office location at 506 Sixth Street, Kirkwood Pavilion, Floor 4. To make a referral, please call 718.780.3022

Biography: Dr. Hans Burkholder offers specialized surgical care for people who have colorectal symptoms or diagnoses. Consultations are provided at two Brooklyn locations by Dr. Hans Burkholder, a board certified colon and rectal surgeon with specialty expertise and training in the diagnosis and surgical management of diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus. Dr. Burkholder strives to provides excellent care to each person in a compassionate and professional manner. He is a board certified colon and rectal surgeon, also known as a proctologist, who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant diseases involving the colon, rectum, and anus. This field of medicine was formerly known as proctology. He is proficient in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgical techniques. Dr. Burkholder is on staff at New York Presybyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital since June 2020. He was on staff at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn from 2017-2020. Prior to opening a private practice in Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Burkholder worked for four years at Alaska Colorectal Surgery in Anchorage, Alaska. He was one of three colorectal surgeons providing specialized care in the state of Alaska. During this time he also served as General Surgery Sub-Section Chair at Providence Hospital and Trauma Director at Alaska Regional Hospital. Dr. Burkholder received his B.A. with Honors in 1999 from the University of Manitoba. He received his M.D. from New York University School of Medicine in 2003. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga in 2009. He then completed a colorectal surgery fellowship in 2010 at the University of Texas, Houston. He is board certified in General Surgery and Colon and Rectal Surgery. Professional Associations and Memberships Include: * American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons * Medical Society of the State of New York * New York Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons * American College of Surgeons Publications and Presentations: Peer Reviewed Articles: Burkholder HC, Cofer JB. Rural surgery training: a survey of program directors. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2007 Mar; 204(3): 416-421. Burkholder HC, Witherspoon LE, Burns RP, Horn JS, Biderman MD. Breast surgery techniques: preoperative bracketing wire localization by surgeons. American Surgeon. 2007 Jun; 73(6): 574-578. Burns RP, Burkholder HC. Simulated surgical skills training: modern-day surgical homework. American Surgeon. 2007 Feb; 73(2): 166-170. Koontz CS, Smith LA, Burkholder HC, Higdon K, Aderhold R, Carr M. Video-assisted transumbilical appendectomy in children. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2006 Apr; 41(4): 710-712. Cofer JB, Petros PJ, Burkholder HC, Clark PC. General surgery at rural Tennessee hospitals: A survey of rural Tennessee hospital administrators. American Surgeon. 2011 Jul;77(7):820-825. Arnold JD, Dart BW, Barker DE, Maxwell RA, Burkholder HC, Mejia VA, Smith PW, Longley JM. Unfractionated heparin three times a day versus enoxaparin in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis in trauma patients. American Surgeon. 2010 Jun;76(6):563-70."

Biography: Dr. Chiara Rocha, MD is a Transplant Surgery Specialist who practices in Flushing, NY. She has been practicing for 19 years. Dr. Chiara Rocha, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.

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Biography: Dr. Tammy Ju is a fellowship trained Breast Surgical Oncologist practicing at New York-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens located in Flushing, NY and Forest Hills, NY . She received her medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine and completed residency in General Surgery at George Washington University and spent a year doing a research fellowship in general surgery. She completed additional fellowship training in Breast Surgical Oncology at Stanford University. Dr. Ju is certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and specializes in the field of breast disease including benign and malignant conditions for women and men, with a focus on the surgical management of breast cancer. She performs nipple-sparing and skin-sparing mastectomies, oncoplastic breast surgery, lumpectomies with or without wires, breast biopsies, and axillary lymph node biopsies and dissections. Dr. Ju's research interests include clinical outcomes related to breast surgery and has added experience in staged nipple-sparing mastectomy to help women reduce ischemic complications related to mastectomy. Dr. Ju has also participated in medical and surgical mission trips internationally to Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Guatemala. She has published articles in the surgical literature in journals such as Annals of Surgical Oncology, the Breast Journal, and the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. She has presented at local, regional, and national meetings and has been an invited author and commentator with regards to new technologies and advancements in the field of breast surgical oncology. She is a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the Society of Surgical Oncology and Associate Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Biography: Dr. Peter Liou is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Columbia University and an Attending Transplant Surgeon at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He is board-certified in general surgery and received specialty training in abdominal transplant and hepatobiliary surgery. His practice interests focus on the surgical management of adults and children with liver and bile duct disease including those with liver failure, cirrhosis, bile duct and gallbladder disease, as well as those with benign and malignant liver tumors and cysts. He is skilled in minimally invasive surgery and trained to perform both laparoscopic and robotic surgery whenever possible. Dr. Liou received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biochemistry and Music from Columbia College, and subsequently attended medical school at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons. He was the recipient of a Doris Duke Translational Research Grant under the mentorship of Dr. Jessica Kandel. Dr. Liou then completed his general surgical residency at New York Presbyterian / Columbia, while receiving additional clinical training in Intestinal/Multivisceral transplant and Adult ECMO with Drs. Tomoaki Kato and Matthew Bacchetta during that time. He then continued with a surgical fellowship in Abdominal Organ Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery at New York Presbyterian Columbia and Weill Cornell. Committed to providing compassionate and the latest comprehensive care, Dr. Liou routinely collaborates with an elite team of world-class providers in liver disease to achieve optimal outcomes and treatment success. He is also interested in international medicine, having participated in surgical outreaches and exchanges in China, Kenya, Swaziland, and Tanzania.

Biography: Mehraneh Dorna Jafari, MD, is Associate Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and Chief of Colorectal Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. She is the director of clinical research in the department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center. She is board-certified in general surgery and colon and rectal surgery. Dr. Jafari specializes in the comprehensive care of colorectal cancer patients, patients with peritoneal surface disease as well as those patients with benign colorectal disease.Dr Jafari works with a world-renowned group of multidisciplinary specialists to help promote a patient centered treatment plan for her patients, including radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, gastroenterologists, and interventional radiologists.Her goal is to provide precision medicine to patients that is safe and effective.Dr. Jafari has expertise in minimal access techniques, including laparoscopic, and robotic surgery. In addition, she has special interests in sphincter preserving surgery (helping rectal cancer patients avoid a permanent ostomy), maintaining fertility in cancer patients, and improving quality of life and bowel function after rectal surgery. Dr Jafari has been at forefront of research with regards to improving outcomes using enhanced recovery and narcotic sparing protocols.Dr. Jafari is among a small number of surgeons who offers surgery for metastatic colon, appendiceal and peritoneal surface disease. She utilizes cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), which involves heated chemotherapy applied directly within the abdominal cavity following removal of cancerous tumors.Dr. Jafari's clinical research focuses on quality of life and oncological outcomes for colorectal cancer patients. Her main area of expertise is starting chemotherapy earlier in cancer treatment to allow patients to recover their quality of life sooner.Dr. Jafari has written extensively and published in many major journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Annals of Surgery, and the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. She has led numerable courses teaching surgeons around the country how to perform minimal invasive surgery.Dr. Jafari is actively involved in many national Surgical and Oncologic Societies, including the American College of Surgeons, Society of Surgical Oncologists, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and Association of Women Surgeons.Dr. Jafari completed her general surgical residency at University of California, Irvine and her Colorectal fellowship at NYP Weill Cornell/Columbia & Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She then was appointed the as Director Education for the Department of Surgery and Associate program Director of Colon and Rectal Surgery at University of California, Irvine prior to joining Weill Cornell.

Biography: Christopher Foglia, M.D., chief of the Colorectal Surgery section at NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained surgeon specializing in general and colorectal surgery. Dr. Foglia earned a B.S. degree from Cornell University in 1995 and his medical degree at the State University of New York Stony Brook School of Medicine in 1999. His post-doctoral training included five years of surgical residency at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, as well as a one-year research residency at Weill Cornell Medical Center and a one-year fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Dr. Foglia went on to join the staff at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, CT, where he held the academic appointment of clinical assistant professor of surgery at both New York Medical College and the University of Vermont College Of Medicine. During that period, he was named a Top Doctor in the state by Connecticut Magazine and has been the recipient of several excellence in teaching awards from these academic medical institutions. Dr. Foglia joined New York-Presbyterian/Queens in 2013. In addition to his active clinical practice in colon and rectal surgery, he directs the surgical residency program overseeing the training of 31 surgical residents each year. He participates in research and has been a co-author of peer-reviewed studies published in Surgical Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Surgery. Dr. Foglia's clinical interests are in minimally invasive and robotic surgery as it relates to the treatment of colorectal conditions such as cancer, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Additionally he takes care of common proctologic problems such as hemorrhoids, fissures and anal fistulae.

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