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410 Celebration PlSte 106Celebration, FL 34747
Phone+1 407-303-2615
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Summary
- Dr. Rahila Essani, a colorectal surgeon in Celebration, FL, is affiliated with AdventHealth CFD. She earned her MD from AKU and has 13 years of practice. She specializes in MIS rectal cancer management, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, hemorrhoids, colon cancers. As national leader in robotic colorectal surgery, she has given many national talks. She has over 20 publications and 500+ citations.
Education & Training
OhioHealth/Grant Medical CenterFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2010 - 2011
Lankenau Medical CenterFellowship, Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2009 - 2010
Stony Brook University HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2008 - 2009
University of Rochester Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2008
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Surgery, 2002 - 2005
Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2012 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2009 - 2012
OH State Medical License 2010 - 2011
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Teaching award Baylor Scott and white, 2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Bridging Quality Gaps in Rectal Cancer Care-Lessons From Knowledge Translation Intervention.Nicole M Saur, Rahila Essani, Isacco Montroni
JAMA Network Open. 2025-02-03 - 10 citationsOutpatient colectomy—a dream or reality?Stephen Campbell, Alessandro Fichera, Scott Thomas, Harry T. Papaconstantinou, Rahila Essani
Proceedings. 2021-09-16 - Prophylactic ureteral catheter placement for minimally invasive colorectal surgery.Katherine E. Dowd, Tommy O. Muse, Patrick S. Lowry, Rahila Essani
Proceedings. 2020-01-01
Committees
- Member, ASCRS program committee 2023 - Present
- Member, SAGES colorectal committee 2022 - Present
- Member, SAGES Development committee 2018 - Present
- Member, ASCRS fundamentals of rectal cancer surgery committee 2017 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- SAGESMember
- ASEMember
- American Women SurgeonMember
Other Languages
- Urdu
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