AntonioEscolarAlfonsoMD
General Surgery • New Hyde Park, NYBreast, Endocrine, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Distinguished Professor of Surgery & Chairman Emeritus, SUNY Downstate
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Office
410 Lakeville Road
Suite 310
New Hyde Park, NY 11042Phone+1 516-437-1111Fax+1 516-437-1212- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- In his former position as Chair of an academic surgical department, Dr. Antonio E. Alfonso has mentored over 300 surgical residency graduates over the past 35 years and a significant number have either become academic surgical chairs themselves or have attained academic leadership positions across the country. As an established academician, clinical surgeon and educator, he has been recruited to Northwell Health in 2017 from the State University of NY Downstate Medical center where he had served as Distinguished Teaching Professor and Clarence & Mary Dennis Chair of the Surgery Department . He has served in many national and leadership positions including Governor at Large of the American College of Surgeons and President of the New York Surgical Society, New York Cancer Society, New York Head and Neck Society, Brooklyn Surgical Society and the Tri-Borough Directors of Surgery Association,
He currently serves as the Director of Surgical Education at Northwell Health, & Vice Chair and Professor of Surgery at the Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra/Northwell.
His clinical focus is in Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery.
Education & Training
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1972 - 1974
Temple University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1968 - 1972
University of the Philippines College of MedicineClass of 1968
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1973 - 2024- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award The Marquis Who's Who Publications Board, 2017
- Top Doctor ( SURGERY) 20 Years Castle Connolly Medical LTD, 2017
- Joseph Cunningham Mentor-ship Award American College of Surgeons, 2016
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Does Operative Time Affect Complication Rate in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.Wang, D., Bakshi, C., Sugiyama, G., Coppa, G., Alfonso, A., Chung, P.> ;The American Surgeon. 2023 Nov 1
- 2 citationsSystemic Determinants in Surgery: Nonclinical Factors Affecting Time to Operation for Incarcerated Ventral Hernias.David E Wang, Paul J Chung, Rafael Barrera, Gene F. Coppa, Antonio E. Alfonso, Gainosuke Sugiyama> ;The American Surgeon. 2021 Apr 20
- Comparing Surgical Outcomes Among Patients Admitted for Small Bowel Obstruction on Weekend vs. WeekdaySamuel D. Butensky, Shirley Y Hui, Antonio E. Alfonso, Gene F. Coppa, Gainosuke Sugiyama, Paul J Chung> ;The American Surgeon. 2021 Aug 1
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Press Mentions
Suny Upstate or DownstateJuly 19th, 2020- Suny Downstate Cardiology Fellowship SdnApril 7th, 2021
Ilioinguinal Nerve DamageMarch 22nd, 2021- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
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- American Society for Head and Neck surgeryMember
Hospital Affiliations
NYC Health + Hospitals / Kings CountyBrooklyn, New York
Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, New York
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityBrooklyn, New York
Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park, New York
Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, New York
Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island, New York
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