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Christopher Aquina, MD, General Surgery, Orlando, FL

Christopher Thomas Aquina MD MPH

Colon & Rectal Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)


Assistant Professor

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Overview of  Dr. Aquina

Dr. Christopher Aquina is a general surgeon in Orlando, FL and is affiliated with AdventHealth Orlando. He received his medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and has been in practice 15 years. He is one of 161 doctors at AdventHealth Orlando who specialize in General Surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • AdventHealth Florida
    AdventHealth FloridaResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2021 - 2022
  • Ohio State University Hospital
    Ohio State University HospitalFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2019 - 2021
  • University of Rochester Medical Center
    University of Rochester Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2011 - 2019
  • University of Rochester
    University of RochesterMPH, 2013 - 2015
  • Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 2011

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - 2027
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2013 - 2022
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2019 - 2022
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
    American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
  • Surgery
    American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • Complex General Surgical Oncology
    American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • SSO/ACPMP Travel Award Society of Surgical Oncology/Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Research Foundation, 2022-2023
  • Conquer Cancer Merit Award American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2021
  • Abstract Selected for "2021 Best of SSO" Society of Surgical Oncology, 2021

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Population‐Based Study of Outcomes Following an Initial Acute Diverticular Abscess  
    C F Justiniano, Z Xu, F J Fleming, C T Aquina, British Journal of Surgery
  • Nationwide Heterogeneity in Hospital-Specific Probabilities of Rectal Cancer Understaging and Its Effects on Outcomes  
    Christopher T Aquina, Larissa K Temple, Fergal J Fleming, Zhaomin Xu, Steven D Wexner, David W Dietz, Carla F Justiniano, John R Monson, Annals of Surgical Oncology

Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • Can high-volume surgeons achieve optimal outcomes at low-volume hospitals? Implications for the Leapfrog Initiative and regionalization of high-risk surgical oncology ... 
    2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019

Research History

  • Research FellowSurgical Health Outcomes & Research Enterprise (SHORE), University of Rochester Medical Center2013 - 2016

Professional Memberships

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