StevenAdamFasslerMDFACS, FASCRS
Colon & Rectal Surgery • Abington, PAColon & Rectal Assoc. Chief, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery Abington Memorial Hospital Shorday Center for Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery (CAGiS)
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Office
1235 Old York Rd
Ste G20
Abington, PA 19001Phone+1 215-517-1250Fax+1 215-517-0821- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Steven A. Fassler, MD, is board certified in both colon and rectal surgery and in general surgery, fellowship trained in colon and rectal surgery, and has over 18years experience caring for patients in a busy colon and rectal surgery practice. He offers the most advanced minimally invasive approaches to colon and rectal diagnoses, including ESD, TATME, and robotic surgery.
After graduating from Temple University School of Medicine and the General Surgery Residency Program at the University of Connecticut, Dr. Fassler completed a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)/Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine at its main campus in New Brunswick, NJ. This fellowship included both the traditional approaches and laparoendoscopic (minimally invasive) treatment of colon and rectal disorders. He joined the staff in 2001
Education & Training
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2000 - 2001
University of ConnecticutResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2000
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
NJ State Medical License 2000 - 2001- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Surgeons Consumer Research Council of America, 2014-2019
- Top Doctor Philadelphia Magazine, 2011, 2017-2019
- Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2017
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 41 citationsComprehensive enhanced recovery pathway significantly reduces postoperative length of stay and opioid usage in elective laparoscopic colectomyMartin P. Alvarez, Katherine E. Foley, D. Mark Zebley, Steven A. Fassler> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2015 Sep 1
- 15 citationsColorectal cancer following negative colonoscopy: is 5-year screening the correct interval to recommend?Steven K. Nakao, Steven A. Fassler, Iswanto Sucandy, Soo Rim Kim, D. Mark Zebley> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2013 Mar 1
- 1 citationsLaparoscopic repair of colonic anastomotic leak in an elderly patient.Shadis, R., Zebley, D. M., Kim, S. Y., Hofmann, M. T., Fassler, S. A.> ;JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. 2012 May 31
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Committees
- chairman, clinical competency committee 2016 - Present
- chairman, professional standards committee 2010 - Present
- member, Residency Advisory Committee
- chairman, Nutrition Committee
- Holy Redeemer Hospital, Education Committee
- Holy Redeemer Hospital, Cancer Committee
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
Jefferson Abington HealthAbington, Pennsylvania
Holy Redeemer HospitalJenkintown, Pennsylvania
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