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NYU Langone Health - Tisch Hospital550 1st AveNew York, NY 10016
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Summary
- Bashar Safar, MD, is a Colon & Rectal Surgery specialist located in New York, NY. He underwent his surgical residency at Johns Hopkins University from 2001 to 2004, having graduated from Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medical Education in 1997. Dr. Safar has extensive experience in treating inflammatory bowel disease, hemorrhoids, and colorectal cancer. He has several publications in respectable journals on various topics, including colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. He has been recognized for his work receiving CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification from EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation in 2014 and from Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts in 2013.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2004
Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medical EducationClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2022 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2013 - 2023
MO State Medical License 2008 - 2014
FL State Medical License 2006 - 2010
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Follow My Health, Jardogs, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Current evidence on the management of re-recurrent rectal cancer: a systematic review.Georgios Giannos, Panagiotis Theodoropoulos, Maximos Frountzas, Sheng Qiu, Maria Katsigeorgis
Frontiers in Oncology. 2026-01-01 - A comparative analysis of staple height used for robotic right colectomy.Pranav Hinduja, Iram S Alam, Mehmet Gulmez, Yadin Bornstein, Olivia Delau
Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2025-06-26 - 1 citationsImpact of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Perioperative Morbidity in Combined Resection of Rectal Cancer and Liver Metastases.Joy Z Done, Angelos Papanikolaou, Miloslawa Stem, Shannon N Radomski, Sophia Y Chen
Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2025-06-01
Journal Articles
- The Safety of Outpatient Stoma Closure: On the Verge of a Paradigm Shift?James P Taylor, Sandy H Fang, Bashar Safar, Sophia Y Chen, David Yu, Susan L Gearhart, Jonathan E Efron, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Press Mentions
- Perlmutter Cancer Center Surgical Oncologist Specializes in Treating Advanced Colorectal CancerMay 11th, 2023
- The August Issue Is Out! Find Out the Top Reasons to Read the August Issue of Diseases of the Colon and RectumJuly 16th, 2021
- Perlmutter Cancer Center Orthopedic Surgeon Advances Limb-Preserving Reconstructive Surgery for People with Musculoskeletal CancersJuly 9th, 2023
Other Languages
- Arabic
External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/bashar-safar
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