 | | |
| |
|
| |
|
Appointments
|
|
Professor of Surgery
|
|
Surgeon-in-Chief
|
|
The Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor of Surgery
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Michelassi, Fabrizio
 (212) 746-6006  (212) 746-8753
Fabrizio Michelassi, M.D, F.A.C.S., is a world-renowned gastrointestinal surgeon with a strong expertise in the surgical treatment of gastrointestinal cancers and inflammatory bowel disease. He is the Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor of Surgery, Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and Surgeon-in-Chief at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center.
A prolific author of more than 200 papers, book chapters and abstracts, Dr. Michelassi has contributed new insight in the surgical treatment of pancreatic and colorectal cancers, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. He has pioneered the development of important new techniques that ensure better outcomes and improved quality of life for patients with rectal cancer and ulcerative colitis. These techniques have resulted in a greater percentage of patients avoiding permanent stomas and maintaining urological and sexual function. Dr. Michelassi's recognized expertise in the surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer has led many patients to seek his counsel; in turn, Dr. Michelassi has contributed new knowledge to this field through controlled clinical trials.
His experience and expertise in treating Crohn's disease led him to develop a novel bowel-sparing procedure now known as the Michelassi strictureplasty, designed to avoid sacrificing large amounts of bowel at the time of surgery and facilitating quiescence of the acute disease affecting the diseased intestinal loops. Dr. Michelassi is now conducting studies to investigate whether quiescence of acute disease is associated with return of intestinal function in the affected intestine.
Dr. Michelassi's research on the genetics of gastrointestinal cancer has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American Cancer Society.
He has edited a book on operative strategies in inflammatory bowel disease and produced eleven instructional movies for surgeons on the surgical treatment of complications of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Pisa School of Medicine, Italy, in 1975, Dr. Michelassi completed his internship and surgical residency at New York University and a research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University. In 1984, he joined the faculty of the Department of Surgery at the University of Chicago, where he became Section Chief of General Surgery in 1994, tenured Professor in 1995, Vice Chair of the Surgery Department in 2000 and the Thomas D. Jones Professor of Surgery in 2001. He also served as Director of the Surgical Oncology Fellowship from 1988 through 1995, Chairman of the Surgery Care Center since 1995 and Director of the General Surgery Residency Program since 1997. In 2004, he moved to his current position at the NewYork Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Dr. Michelassi has earned numerous awards for his innovative contributions to advancing the treatment of digestive diseases, including the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Award, the American Cancer Society Cancer Development Award and the Distinguished Leadership Award from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. He has been recognized repeatedly by Castle Connolly and New York Magazine as one of the "Best Doctors in America." He was named one of New York's Super Doctors, a honor accorded to just 5% of all New York physicians. His research on Crohn's disease has been funded by the International Organization of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and his research has contributed new insight in the surgical treatment of pancreatic and colorectal cancers, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
Dr. Michelassi has delivered 20 prestigious named lectures and keynote lectures across the country and abroad, over 150 invited lectures both nationally and internationally, and has been invited to be a visiting professor at 20 national and international academic institutions. He has delivered over 140 national and international scientific presentations. He is on the editorial board of six prestigious professional journals, including the Journal of Gastronintestinal Surgery, Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Surgery, The British Journal of Surgery, the World Journal of Gastroenterology and the Annals of Surgery. Dr. Michelassi has been appointed to many national and international medical panels and task forces.
Dr. Michelassi is a member of more than forty professional societies in the United States and abroad and has served as President of the Illinois Surgical Society, the Western Surgical Society and the Central Surgical Association. He has served as Vice-President of the International Society of Digestive Surgery and is the current President-Elect of the Society of Surgical Oncology and Trustee of the Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. He also serves as the representative from the American Surgical Association to the Advisory Council for General Surgery of the American College of Surgeons. He is a current director and representative for CSA at the American Board of Surgery.
Dr. Michelassi is also frequently visited by surgeons from around the world who want to witness and learn how to perform his pioneering bowel-sparing procedure to ensure that patients, no matter where they live, can reap the quality-of-life benefits from this new technique.
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
| Medical
Practice(s) |
Visit this physician's medical practice site for information
on: - Making an Appointment
- Office Hours
- Office Staff
- Directions
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
| Clinical
Expertise |
|
Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention
|
|
Gastric Cancer
|
|
Gastrointestinal Malignancies
|
|
Gastrointestinal Surgery
|
|
Gastrointestinal Disorders
|
|
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
|
|
Colon-Rectal Surgery
|
|
Colon-Rectal Cancer
|
|
Colon Cancer & Polyps
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
Back to Top