Alessandro Fichera MD
Chief of Colorectal Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine
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Overview of Dr. Fichera
Dr. Alessandro Fichera is a colorectal surgeon in New York City. He’s affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine. He received his medical degree from University of Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and has been in practice 31 years. He is experienced in minimally invasive surgery, colorectal cancer surgery, and inflammatory bowel disease surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Mount Sinai Hospital)Residency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2001 - 2002
University of ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 2000
University of Cattolica del Sacro CuoreClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2025 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2024 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2019 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2021 - 2023
NC State Medical License 2017 - 2020
WA State Medical License 2012 - 2019
IL State Medical License 1993 - 2014
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of E-101 Solution for Preventing Surgical Site Infections After Colorectal Surgery Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 10
- Study of the Kono-S Anastomosis Versus the Side-to-side Functional End Anastomosis Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 12
- D-PLEX 312 - Safety and Efficacy of D-PLEX in the Prevention of Post Abdominal Surgery Incisional Infection (SHIELD II) Start of enrollment: 2020 Dec 15
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Correction: Protective ileostomy creation after anterior resection of the rectum (PICARR): a decision-making exploring international survey.Andrea Balla, Federica Saraceno, Marika Rullo, Salvador Morales-Conde, Eduardo M Targarona Soler
Updates in Surgery. 2025-06-10 - Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy vs Up-Front Surgery for Resectable Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer.Po-Chuan Chen, Avery Shuei-He Yang, Alessandro Fichera, Mu-Hung Tsai, Yuan-Hua Wu
JAMA Network Open. 2025-05-01 - Ischemic ulcers do not significantly impact endoscopic recurrence score in Crohn's disease: A multicenter comparative study after right-side colectomy.Antonio Rispo, Michele Cricrì, Fabiana Castiglione, Ambrogio Orlando, Gaspare Solina
Digestive and Liver Disease. 2025-04-01
Journal Articles
- Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations: 2018R D Urman, A Fichera, E E Whang, World Journal of Surgery
Other
- Less Is More in Colorectal Cancer Posttreatment SurveillanceAlessandro Fichera, MD, JAMA
https://www.doximity.com/articles/a1d61857-1d72-4d28-a312-743537d547e4
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-03-18
Press Mentions
What Is the Link Between Diet and Colon Cancer?March 4th, 2025
Dr. Alessandro Fichera Appointed Chief of Colorectal Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell MedicineOctober 4th, 2024
Role for Lateral Node Dissection in Low Rectal CancerJuly 3rd, 2019- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Italian
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