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Mehraneh Jafari, MD, Colon & Rectal Surgery, New York, NY, New York-Presbyterian Hospital

MehranehDornaJafariMDFACS FASCRS(She/Her)

Colon & Rectal Surgery • New York, NY

Associate Professor of Colorectal Surgery Weill Cornell Medicine Chief f Colorectal Surgery NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

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Overview of Dr. Jafari

Dr. Mehraneh Jafari is a colorectal surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. She received her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University and has been in practice 8 years. She is one of 52 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 8 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital who specialize in Colon & Rectal Surgery. She also speaks multiple languages, including Farsi. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2016 - 2017
  • University of California (Irvine)
    University of California (Irvine)Residency, Surgery, 2009 - 2015
  • Drexel University College of Medicine
    Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2009
  • University of California, Irvine
    University of California, IrvineB.S., Neurobiology, 2000 - 2004

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2015 - 2025
  • American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Annual Meeting Best Presentation Award American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2017
  • Best Paper Award Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 2017
  • Excellence in Research Award American College of Surgeons Scientific Forum, 2015
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Association of Compensation from the Surgical and Medical Device Industry to Physicians and Self-Declared Conflict of Interest  
    Alessio Pigazzi, Joseph C Carmichael, Mehraneh D Jafari, Helene Nepomuceno, Brian R Smith, Steven Mills, JAMA
  • The Utility of Diagnostic Laparoscopy in Patients Being Evaluated for Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Peritoneal Chemotherapy  
    Bravo R,�Jafari MD, Pigazzi A, Am J Clin Oncol, 1/18/2018
  • Respiratory complications after colonic procedures in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: does laparoscopy offer a benefit?  
    Sujatha-Bhaskar S, Alizadeh RF, Inaba CS, Koh CY, Jafari MD, Mills SD, Carmichael JC, Stamos MJ, Pigazzi A, Surgical Endoscopy, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Minimally Invasive Approaches to Colon and Rectal Disease: Techniques and Best Practices 
    Chapter: Robotic Surgery 
    Page 273 - 282Jafari MD, Pigazzi AEditors: Jafari MD, Pigazzi A.Springer, New York, NY2015
  • Minimally Invasive Approaches to Colon and Rectal Disease: Techniques and Best Practices 
    Chapter: Patient Positioning, Instrumentation, and Trocar Placement 
    Page 15 - 24Jafari MD, Stamos MJ, Mills SDEditors: Ross, H., Lee, S., Mutch, M., Rivadeneira, D., Steele, S..Springer, New York, NY2015
  • Operative Techniques in Surgery 
    Chapter: Low Anterior Rectal Resection: Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Technique 
    Jafari MD, Pigazzi AEditors: Daniel Albo.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2014
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Younger Patients have a Higher Incidence of Advanced Stage Rectal Adenocarcinoma at Time of Diagnosis
    Sujatha-Bhaskar S, Dosch A, Mills S, Carmichael JC, Pigazzi A, Stamos MJ, Jafari MD, Annals of Surgical Oncology, 1/1/2018
  • Predictive Factors Of Ileus Following Elective Proctectomy: The First Report From The NSQIP Targeted Proctectomy Files
    Fazl Alizadeh R, Moghadamyeghaneh Z, Khosrawipour T, Jafari MD, Mills SD, Pigazzi A, Carmichael JC, Stamos MJ, Diseases of The Colon & Rectum, 1/1/2018
  • Younger Patients Have a Higher Incidence of Advanced Stage Rectal Adenocarcinoma at time of Diagnosis
    Sujatha-Bhaskar, S., Dosch, A., Mills, SD., Pigazzi, A., Carmichael, JC., Stamos, MJ., Jafari, MD, Society of Surgical Oncology, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2018
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Lectures

  • Pilot study of the safety and feasibility of immediate adjuvant chemotherapy (IAC) in nonmetastatic colonic adenocarcinoma (nmCC). 
    ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium - San Francisco, CA - 1/25/2020
  • Association of Compensation from the Surgical and Medical Device Industry to Physicians and Self-declared Conflict of Interest 
    Napa, CA - 1/1/2018
  • The Utility of Diagnostic Laparoscopy in Patients Being Evaluated for Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Peritoneal Chemotherapy 
    London, England, United Kingdom - 1/1/2018
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Other

  • Various Techniques for Transvaginal Extraction in Laparoscopic Colectomy 
    Koh C, Jafari MD, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
    Seattle, WA - 1/1/2018
  • Laparoscopic Resection of a Locally Advanced Ileal Neuroendocrine Tumor 
    Sujatha-Bhaskar S, Pigazzi, A, Jafari, MD, American College of Surgeons Annual Congress
    San Diego, CA - 1/1/2017
  • Robotic-Assisted Low Anterior Resection with Transanal Extraction: Single Stapling Technique and Fluorescence Evaluation of Bowel Perfusion 
    Jafari MD, Carmichael JC, Pigazzi A, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting
    Boston, MA - 1/1/2015
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Press Mentions

  • Female Docs Rarely Earn Top Drugs, Device Payouts: Study
    Female Docs Rarely Earn Top Drugs, Device Payouts: StudySeptember 28th, 2022
  • Prominent Doctors Aren’t Disclosing Their Industry Ties in Medical Journal Studies. And Journals Are Doing Little to Enforce Their Rules
    Prominent Doctors Aren’t Disclosing Their Industry Ties in Medical Journal Studies. And Journals Are Doing Little to Enforce Their RulesDecember 8th, 2018
  • Financial Ties That Bind: Studies Often Fall Short on Conflict-of-Interest Disclosures
    Financial Ties That Bind: Studies Often Fall Short on Conflict-of-Interest DisclosuresAugust 16th, 2018
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Farsi

Hospital Affiliations

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