Philip George MD (He/Him)
Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
161 Fort Washington AvenueFloor 5New York, NY 10032
Overview of Dr. George
Dr. Philip George is a general surgeon based in New York, NY, with subspecialties in hernia and abdominal wall reconstruction. He earned his MD from George Washington University and completed his residency in surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He furthered his expertise with a fellowship in advanced gastrointestinal minimally invasive surgery and hernia and abdominal wall reconstructive surgery at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Dr. George is currently an Assistant Professor of Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and holds positions at multiple medical centers in New York and New Jersey. His professional focus includes hernia repair, sports hernia repair, diastasis recti repair, abdominal wall reconstruction and general and minimally invasive hernia repair surgery. He has contributed to the field with multiple publications which have been cited multiple times by other research works.
Education & Training
Anne Arundel Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2019 - 2020
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResidency, Surgery, 2014 - 2019
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2010, MD
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2019 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2020 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2019 - 2020
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- How frail is too frail? Impact of frailty on complex abdominal wall reconstruction.Viemma Nwigwe, Geoffrey Reeves, Matthew McGoldrick, Matthew Muller, Arnaldo Dimagli
Surgical Endoscopy. 2026-07-09 - 8 citationsHybrid versus open retromuscular abdominal wall repair: early outcomes.Alex Addo, Richard Lu, Andrew Broda, Philip George, H. Reza Zahiri
Surgical Endoscopy. 2021-10-01 - 15 citationsImpact of Body Mass Index (BMI) on perioperative outcomes following minimally invasive retromuscular abdominal wall reconstruction: a comparative analysis.Alex Addo, Richard Lu, Andrew Broda, Philip George, Nick Huerta
Surgical Endoscopy. 2021-10-01
External Links
- Columbia Hernia Centerhttps://columbiasurgery.org/hernia
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