StevenHItzkowitzMD

Gastroenterology • New York, NY

Gastrointestinal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

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Office
17 E 102nd St
New York, NY 10029
Phone+1 212-241-8100

Fax+1 646-537-8921
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Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 1982 - 1984
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1981 - Present
NY State Medical License 1980 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2005-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2006-2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2007
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

Detection of Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia by Stool DNA in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Pathology and Clinical Significance of Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated Colorectal Dysplastic Lesions.
Harpaz, N., Itzkowitz, S.> ;Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 2024 Mar 1
Dynamic Prediction of Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Anouk M Wijnands, Bas B L Penning de Vries, Maurice W M D Lutgens, Zeinab Bakhshi, Ibrahim Al Bakir, Laurent Beaugerie, Charles N Bernstein, Ryan Chang-Ho Choi, Nayant...> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2024 Feb 29
3 citations
Molecular mechanisms in colitis-associated colorectal cancer.
Royce W Zhou, Noam Harpaz, Steven H Itzkowitz, Ramon E Parsons> ;Oncogenesis. 2023 Oct 26
Blood-based colorectal cancer screening: are we ready for the next frontier?
Christina P Wang, Sarah J Miller, Aasma Shaukat, Lina H Jandorf, David A Greenwald, Steven H Itzkowitz> ;The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2023 Oct 1
7 citations
An efficient strategy for evaluating new non-invasive screening tests for colorectal cancer: the guiding principles.
Robert S Bresalier, Carlo Senore, Graeme P Young, James Allison, Robert Benamouzig, Sally Benton, Patrick M M Bossuyt, Luis Caro, Beatriz Carvalho, Han-Mo Chiu, Veerle...> ;Gut. 2023 Oct 1
4 citations
Antigen-driven colonic inflammation is associated with development of dysplasia in primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Dustin G Shaw, Raúl Aguirre-Gamboa, Marcos C Vieira, Saideep Gona, Nicholas DiNardi, Anni Wang, Anne Dumaine, Jody Gelderloos-Arends, Zachary M Earley, Katherine R Mec...> ;Nature Medicine. 2023 Jun 1
Author Correction: A local tumor microenvironment acquired super-enhancer induces an oncogenic driver in colorectal carcinoma.
Royce W Zhou, Jia Xu, Tiphaine C Martin, Alexis L Zachem, John He, Sait Ozturk, Deniz Demircioglu, Ankita Bansal, Andrew P Trotta, Bruno Giotti, Berkley Gryder, Yao Sh...> ;Nature Communications. 2023 Apr 6
3 citations
Epidemiology of Gastric Malignancies 2000-2018 According to Histology: A Population-Based Analysis of Incidence and Temporal Trends.
Sheila D Rustgi, Meg McKinley, Brandon McBay, Haley M Zylberberg, Scarlett L Gomez, Chin Hur, Fay Kastrinos, Samir Gupta, Michelle Kang Kim, Steven H Itzkowitz, Shailj...> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2023 Dec 1
4 citations
Endoscopic management of patients with high-risk colorectal colitis-associated neoplasia: a Delphi study.
Michiel T J Bak, Eduardo Albéniz, James E East, Nayantara Coelho-Prabhu, Noriko Suzuki, Yutaka Saito, Takayuki Matsumoto, Rupa Banerjee, Michal F Kaminski, Ralf Kiessl...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2023 Apr 1
Socioeconomic Status and Ethnic Enclave as Risk Factors for Gastric Adenocarcinoma in Hispanic and Asian Americans, a California Cancer Registry Analysis.
Christina P Wang, Meg McKinley, Scarlett L Gomez, Samir Gupta, Steven H Itzkowitz, Shailja C Shah> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2023 Oct 1
5 citations
A local tumor microenvironment acquired super-enhancer induces an oncogenic driver in colorectal carcinoma.
Royce W Zhou, Jia Xu, Tiphaine C Martin, Alexis L Zachem, John He, Sait Ozturk, Deniz Demircioglu, Ankita Bansal, Andrew P Trotta, Bruno Giotti, Berkley Gryder, Yao Sh...> ;Nature Communications. 2022 Oct 17
Three-Year Interval for the Multi-Target Stool DNA Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Longitudinal Study.
Thomas F Imperiale, Philip T Lavin, Tara N Marti, Debbie Jakubowski, Steven H Itzkowitz, Folasade P May, Paul J Limburg, Seth Sweetser, Anas Daghestani, Berger, B. M.,...> ;Cancer Prevention Research. 2023 Feb 6
6 citations
Prevalence and Predictors of Young-Onset Colorectal Neoplasia: Insights From a Nationally Representative Colonoscopy Registry.
Parth D Trivedi, Aditi Mohapatra, Melissa K Morris, Shannon A Thorne, Sandy C Smith, Amanda M Ward, Paul Schroy, Heather Hampel, Lina Jandorf, John W Popp Jr, Steven H...> ;Gastroenterology. 2022 Apr 1
6 citations
Impact of colonoscopy on working productivity: a prospective multicenter observational study.
Lorenzo Fuccio, Giulia Collatuzzo, Leonardo Frazzoni, Sergio Cadoni, Andrea Anderloni, Liboria Laterza, Francesca Rogai, Vanessa Sambati, Cristina Trovato, Clara Bened...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2022 Mar 1
5 citations
Shifts in the Proportion of Distant Stage Early-Onset Colorectal Adenocarcinoma in the United States.
Eric M Montminy, Meijiao Zhou, Lauren Maniscalco, Rajiv Heda, Michelle Kang Kim, Swati G Patel, Xiao-Cheng Wu, Steven H Itzkowitz, Jordan J Karlitz> ;Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2022 Feb 1
4 citations
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Gastrointestinal Cancer Diagnosis and Resection: An Observational Study
Lauren Tal Grinspan, Sheila D. Rustgi, Steven H. Itzkowitz, Alexandros D. Polydorides, Aimee L. Lucas> ;Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology. 2021 Nov 23
172 citations
Colorectal Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Mechanisms and Management.
Shailja C. Shah, Steven H. Itzkowitz> ;Gastroenterology. 2021 Oct 29
The association between pre-colectomy thiopurine use and risk of neoplasia after ileal pouch anal anastomosis in patients with ulcerative colitis or indeterminate coli...
Maia Kayal, Alexa Riggs, Michael Plietz, Sergey Khaitov, Patricia Sylla, Alexander Greenstein, Noam Harpaz, Steven H. Itzkowitz, Shailja C. Shah> ;International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 2021 Sep 27
4 citations
Colorectal Strictures in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Do Not Independently Predict Colorectal Neoplasia.
Jordan E. Axelrad, Adam S. Faye, James C. Slaughter, Noam Harpaz, Steven H. Itzkowitz, Shailja C. Shah> ;Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2021 Jul 28
5 citations
Improved Smoking Cessation Rates in a Pharmacist-Led Program Embedded in an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Specialty Medical Home.
Stacy Tse, Bruce E. Sands, Laurie Keefer, Benjamin L. Cohen, Elana Maser, Ryan C. Ungaro, James F. Marion, Jean-Frederic Colombel, Steven H. Itzkowitz, Jessica Gelman,...> ;Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2021 Apr 8
1 citations
Adenocarcinomas, as Opposed to Carcinoids, Are Primarily Driving Increases in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Rates.
Jordan J Karlitz, Eric M. Montminy, Steven H. Itzkowitz> ;Gastroenterology. 2021 Mar 19
Paying Attention to Miss(ed) FITs.
Pascale M. White, Steven H. Itzkowitz> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2021 Feb 20
19 citations
Specificity of the Multi-Target Stool DNA Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Average-Risk 45-49 Year-Olds: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Thomas F. Imperiale, John B. Kisiel, Steven H. Itzkowitz, Bradley Scheu, Emma Kate Duimstra, Sandra Statz, Barry M. Berger, Paul J. Limburg> ;Cancer Prevention Research. 2021 Jan 12
4 citations
Editorial: missed opportunities to detect colorectal cancer in inflammatory bowel disease—getting to the root
Remi Mahmoud, Steven H. Itzkowitz> ;Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2021 Jan 1
40 citations
Contributions of Adenocarcinoma and Carcinoid Tumors to Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rates in the United States.
Eric M. Montminy, Meijiao Zhou, Lauren Maniscalco, Wesal H. Abualkhair, Michelle K. Kim, Rebecca L. Siegel, Xiao-Cheng Wu, Steven H. Itzkowitz, Jordan J. Karlitz> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2021 Feb 1
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Press Mentions

Colon Cancer Is Rising Among Younger Adults. Here’s What to KnowMarch 26th, 2023
Colon Cancer Is Rising Among Younger Adults. Here’s What to KnowMarch 20th, 2023
Mount Sinai Expert Urge Colon Cancer Awareness and Education to Reverse Decline in Screening Rates During PandemicMarch 1st, 2023
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Grant Support

Trefoil Factors In GI Cancer BiologyNational Cancer Institute2010
Trefoil Factors In GI Cancer BiologyNational Cancer Institute2007–2009
Stool DNA Markers For The Detection Of Dysplasia And Carcinoma In Inflammator...National Center For Research Resources2004
TFF3 Gene Expression In Metastatic Colon CancerNational Cancer Institute1999–2001
Pathobiology Of Colon Cancer MucinNational Cancer Institute1997–2000
Pathobiology Of Colon Cancer MucinNational Cancer Institute1990–1996
Incompatible Blood Group Antigens In Colon CancerNational Cancer Institute1988–1991
Incompatible Blood Group Antigens In Colon CancerNational Cancer Institute1986–1987