
Christopher Thomas Aquina MD MPH
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Assistant Professor
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2415 N Orange AveSuite 300Orlando, FL 32804
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 FloridaResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2021 - 2022
Ohio State University HospitalFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2019 - 2021
University of Rochester Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2011 - 2019
University of RochesterMPH, 2013 - 2015
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 2011
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2022
OH State Medical License 2019 - 2022
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery
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
- ASO Visual Abstract: A Clinical Primer for Defining Time Zero in Rectal Cancer Studies of Nonoperative Management: Implications for Survival and Local Regrowth.Bailey K Hilty Chu, Totadri Dhimal, Megan Boyer, Anthony Loria, Samuel H Lai
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2026-03-01 - A new era of surgical intelligence: Analyzing disruption in general surgery from 2015 to 2021.Adan Z Becerra, Christopher T Aquina, Steven D Schwaitzberg, Katia Noyes
American Journal of Surgery. 2026-03-01 - 2 citationsA Clinical Primer for Defining Time Zero in Rectal Cancer Studies of Nonoperative Management: Implications for Survival and Local Regrowth.Bailey K Hilty Chu, Totadri Dhimal, Megan Boyer, Anthony Loria, Samuel H Lai
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2026-03-01
Journal Articles
- Population‐Based Study of Outcomes Following an Initial Acute Diverticular AbscessC 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 OutcomesChristopher 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
Research History
- Research FellowSurgical Health Outcomes & Research Enterprise (SHORE), University of Rochester Medical Center2013 - 2016
Professional Memberships
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- Society of Surgical Oncology - SSOMember
- Association for Academic Surgery - AASMember
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