
Fabrizio Michelassi MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor & Chair of Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
1315 York AveNew York, NY 10021
Fax+1 212-746-8753
Overview of Dr. Michelassi
Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi is a general surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Pisa Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 51 years. Dr. Michelassi accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 383 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 120 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in General Surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1984
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, 1981 - 1983
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1977 - 1981
University of Pisa Faculty of MedicineClass of 1975
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1979 - 2027
IL State Medical License 1984 - 2008
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2014, 2016-2017
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
Clinical Trials
- Study of the Kono-S Anastomosis Versus the Side-to-side Functional End Anastomosis Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 12
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Evaluation of TU-100 (Daikenchuto), a Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine, as an Adjunct to Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, for Acceleration of Gastrointestinal Recov...Srdjan S Nedeljkovic, Jennifer D Silinsky, Deborah Nagle, Sang W Lee, Sabry Ayad
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2026-01-01 - Blue Ribbon Committee II Faculty Development: Report of the Subcommittee on Faculty Development and Educational Support.Richard Damewood, Fabrizio Michelassi, Ashraf Mansour, Moshen Shabahang, Kenneth Sharp
Annals of Surgery. 2025-01-01 - 22 citationsREDISCOVER International Guidelines on the Perioperative Care of Surgical Patients With Borderline-resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.Ugo Boggi, Emanuele Kauffmann, Niccolò Napoli, S George Barreto, Marc G Besselink
Annals of Surgery. 2024-07-01
Journal Articles
- Association of Time to Attrition in Surgical Residency with Individual Resident and Programmatic FactorsJulie A Sosa, Matthew M Symer, Fabrizio Michelassi, Heather L Yeo, Art Sedrakyan, JAMA
- Delays in Initiating Post-Operative Prophylactic Biologic Therapy Are Common Among Crohn’s Disease PatientsHeather Yeo, Adam Steinlauf, Stephanie Gold, Fabrizio Michelassi, Madison Dennis, Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Association of Expectations of Training with Attrition in General Surgery ResidentsJulie A Sosa, Matthew M Symer, Heather L Yeo, Fabrizio Michelassi, Art Sedrakyan, JAMA
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- NSQIP-focused departmental grand rounds reports: Utilizing an educational conference to improve outcomes.Abelson JS, Mitchell KB, Rich BS, Frey TJ, Gellman C, Pomp A, Michelassi F, ACS NSQIP National Conference, New York, NY, 7/28/2014
- Population-based trends of pancreaticoduodenectomy: Temporal and age-related outcomes.Afaneh C, O’Mahoney P, Giambrone G, Eskreis-Winkler J, Bhat AU, Zabih R, Michelassi F, Fleischut P, Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, IL, 5/5/2014
- Accuracy of CTE and MRE imaging to detect lesions preoperatively in patients with Crohn’s disease.Seastedt KP, Trencheva K, Michelassi F, Alsaleh D, Milsom JW, Sonoda T, Lee SW, Shukla J, Garrett KA, Nandakumar G, ASCRS Annual Meeting, Hollywood, FL, 5/1/2014
Lectures
- Novel strategies to reduce recurrence rates in Crohn’s disease.Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA - 5/1/2014
- Bowel sparing options in 2014. Do they still make sense?Hollywood, FL - 5/1/2014
- Novel Strategies to Reduce Recurrence Rates in Crohn’s Disease.Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA - 5/1/2014
Other
- Medical Tweezers and Surgical Tools having Built-in Silicon-based Microsensors, Microactuators, and Sensing Circuits.Lal A, Michelassi F, Chen P, Wu C, U.S. Patent Provisional Application for Letters Patent: USPTO #61/863,413; Cornell Center for Techno
1/1/2013 - Surgical alternatives in the treatment of ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis. Educational motion picture for patients and their families,Michelassi F
1/1/1995 - Medical and surgical intervention in inflammatory bowel disease.Hanauer SB, Michelassi F, The Network for Continuing Medical Education
1/1/1992
Press Mentions
Gastrointestinal Surgeon Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, FACS, Elected Chair of ACS Board of RegentsNovember 4th, 2024
Dr. Alessandro Fichera Appointed Chief of Colorectal Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell MedicineOctober 4th, 2024
Dr. Larissa v. Rodríguez Appointed Chair of the Department of Urology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Urologist-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical CenterOctober 8th, 2021
Professional Memberships
- Chair of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors, 2015-2016
- Society of Surgical ChairsPresident, 2010-2011
- New York Surgical SocietyPresident, 2011-2012
- Illinois Surgical SocietyPresident, 2001-2002
- Western Surgical SocietyPresident, 2003-2004
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
Empire BCBS PPOGreat West PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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