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Summary
- Dr. Robert Cerfolio is former executive, vice president, chief operating officer of the NYU Langone Healthcare System and Vice Dean of the Medical School a school , who has been and remains chief of Thoracic Surgery of NYU Langone Health system, and Director of quality and outcomes for the cardiothoracic service line
He is a thoracic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with NYU Langone Hospitals.
Dr. cerfolio is recognized as a world authority has performed over 19,000 operations and 3,000 robotic thoracic operations - has operated in over 15 countries given over 550 visiting professors all over the globe and is credited for having performed more robotic, Thoracic Surgery than any other user of the intuitive robotic systems.
Dr. Cerfolio received his medical degree from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and has been in practice 33 years. Dr. cerfolio specializes in adult general thoracic surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, pediatric thoracic surgery and is experienced in adult general thoracic surgery, thoracic surgical oncology, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, pulmonary resection, such as lobectomy and segmentectomy , robotic thymectomy and robotic chest wall resection, first rib sections, and esophagectomy . Dr. cerfolio has more than 300 publications and over 500 citings and over 80
book chapters.
Education & Training
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1993 - 1996
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Surgery, 1991 - 1993
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Urology, 1990 - 1991
- University of ConnecticutResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1990
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1988
- University of RochesterB.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1980 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1990 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2013 - 2020
- FL State Medical License 2013 - 2020
- AL State Medical License Active through 2017
- AL State Medical License 1996 - 2017
- TX State Medical License 2012 - 2012
- MN State Medical License 1991 - 1996
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Intuitive Surgical Innovator of the Year Award National Sales Force Meeting 2011
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
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Clinical Trials
- Does Atorvastatin Prevent Post Operative Atrial Fibrillation After Pulmonary Resection: A Randomized Clinical Study Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
- Clinical Trial Evaluating the Optimal Technique for Chest Tube Removal Start of enrollment: 2009 Mar 01
- DNA Chip Based Prognosis of Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Jun 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comparing Robotic, Thoracoscopic, and Open Segmentectomy: A National Cancer Database Analysis.Raul Caso, Thomas J Watson, Eshetu Tefera, Robert Cerfolio, Abbas E Abbas, John F Lazar, Marc Margolis, Ann E Hwalek, Puja Gaur Khaitan> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024 Apr 1
- The modified Lyon's position: an alternative approach to robotic thymectomy.Gallina, F., Forcella, D., Melis, E., Facciolo, F., Zervos, M., Cerfolio, R.> ;Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2024 Mar 5
- Outside the Operating Room: Alternative Pathways for Doctors and Surgeons to Lead.Robert James Cerfolio> ;Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 2024 Feb 1
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Journal Articles
- Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Lung Surgery: Recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeo...Robert J Cerfolio, Wanda M Popescu, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Prognostic factors for survival after complete resections of synchronous lung cancers in multiple lobes: pooled analysis based on individual patient data.Tanvetyanon T, Finley DJ, Fabian T, Riquet M, Voltolini L, Kocaturk C, Fulp WJ, Cerfolio RJ, Park BJ, Robinson LA, Ann Oncol, 4/1/2013
- Technical aspects and early results of robotic esophagectomy with chest anastomosis.Cerfolio RJ, Bryant AS, Hawn MT, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- "Twelve-year follow up after Vats Sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis". (Oral/Poster)Cerfolio RJ, Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Coeur D’Alene, ID, 6/1/2013
- "Optimal method for chest tube removal after pulmonary resection". (Poster Presentation)Cerfolio RJ, Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Maui, HI, 6/1/2012
- "Optimal method for chest tube removal after pulmonary resection". (Poster)Cerfolio RJ, Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Maui, HI, 6/1/2012
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Lectures
- Paradigm Shifts in Thoracic SurgeryThe Ohio State University Comprehensions Cancer Center
- Robotic Surgery.Austin, TX
- "The Role of Radiotherapy in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer"University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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Other
- Resection of Ligamentous Arteriosus for Dysphagia Lusoria from a Right Aortic Arch with an Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery. (Film/movie)Cerfolio RJ
- Surgical repair for cardiac complications of hypereosinophilia syndrome of the heart. (Film/movie)Cerfolio RJ, Click RL, and Schaff HV
American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA - 10/1/1995 - Results of an autologous tissue reconstruction for replacement of obstructed extracardiac conduits. (Film/Movie)Cerfolio RJ, Danielson GK, Puga FJ, Schaff HV, and Warnes CA
75th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Boston, MA - 4/1/1995
Press Mentions
- Abraham Chachoua Named Director of Perlmutter Cancer Center’s Lung Cancer CenterNovember 13th, 2020
- Timing of Tracheostomy for Patients with COVID-19 in the ICU—Setting Precedent in Unprecedented TimesSeptember 3rd, 2020
- Robotic Lung Cancer Surgery Comes to NYU Langone Hospital-BrooklynAugust 27th, 2020
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Hospital Affiliations
- NYU Langone HospitalsNew York, New York
- NYU Langone HospitalsNew York, New York
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