136-56 39th AvenueFlushing, NY 11354
Overview of Dr. Chao
Dr. Steven Chao is a Colon and Rectal Surgeon based in Flushing, NY, specializing in colorectal surgery. Dr. Chao completed a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, following a surgery residency at Brown University Health, and obtained a medical degree from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo. Dr. Chao currently serves as an Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine and a Colorectal Surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Queens. Previously, Dr. Chao was a Clinical Instructor at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Chao has been involved in several publications examining racial and ethnic disparities in surgery research, and has participated in clinical trials such as the COSMID Trial.
Education & Training
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2015 - 2016
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2013
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 2008
Columbia UniversityBA, 1999 - 2003
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2016 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2015 - 2017
RI State Medical License 2008 - 2013
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Comparison of Surgery and Medicine on the Impact of Diverticulitis (COSMID) Trial Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Quality and Literacy Assessment of American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Patient Education Material for Spanish and Chinese Speakers: A Call for Improvement.Ana Sofia Ore, Victoria Yuan, Pia Canal Zarate, Steven Y Chao
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2026-07-01 - ASO Visual Abstract: Short- and Long-term Patient Outcomes in Hospitals Primarily Serving Colorectal Cancer Patients from High-Poverty Areas-An Observational Cohort St...Xinyan Zheng, Laura C Pinheiro, Parisa Tehranifar, Erica Phillips, Rulla M Tamimi
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2026-04-01 - Short-and Long-term Patient Outcomes in Hospitals Primarily Serving Patients with Colorectal Cancer from High-Poverty Areas-An Observational Cohort Study.Xinyan Zheng, Laura C Pinheiro, Parisa Tehranifar, Erica Phillips, Rulla M Tamimi
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2026-04-01
Journal Articles
- Race/ethnicityChao, Surgery Open Science
Other Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin)
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