Colon and Rectal Surgery
Our Team
Jeffrey W. Milsom, MD
- Jerome J. DeCosse MD Professor of Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College - Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Attending Surgeon
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Phone: (212) 746-6030
- Fax: (212) 746-6030
- E-mail: jwm2001@med.cornell.edu
- Specialties:Surgical treatment of colon and rectal cancer, including sphincter sparing surgery, Crohn's disease, including advanced bowel sparing and strictureplasty techniques, ulcerative colitis, intestinal fistula surgery, laparoscopic surgery
- Physician Profile: More about Jeffrey W. Milsom, MD
Kelly Garrett, MD
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
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Assistant Attending Surgeon,
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Phone: (212) 746-6030
- Fax: (212) 746-6370
- E-mail: keg9034@med.cornell.edu
- Specialties:Surgical treatment of colon and rectal cancer, including sphincter sparing surgery, Crohn's disease, including advanced bowel sparing and strictureplasty techniques, ulcerative colitis, intestinal fistula surgery, laparoscopic surgery Colon cancer, hemorrhoids, colon surgery, colon and rectal surgery, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, complex anal fistula disease, bowel dysfunction, laparoscopic colon surgery, complex pelvic surgery, anal fissure, rectal prolapse, surgery for anal incontinence
- Physician Profile: More about Kelly Garrett, MD
Daniel H. Hunt, MD
- Instructor in Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College - Assistant Attending Surgeon
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Phone: (212) 746-6030
- Fax: (212) 746-6370
- E-mail: dah2009@med.cornell.edu
- Specialties: Colon cancer, hemorrhoids, colon surgery, colon and rectal surgery, diverticulitis, colon-rectal cancer, crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, complex anal fistual disease, bowel dysfunction,laparoscopic colon surgery, complex pelvic surgery, anal fissure, rectal prolapse, intestinal fistula surgery, ulcerative colitis
- Physician Profile: More about Daniel H. Hunt, MD
Sang W. Lee, MD
- Associate Professor of Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College - Assistant Attending Surgeon
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Phone: (212) 746-6030
- Fax: (212) 746-6370
- E-mail: sal2013@med.cornell.edu
- Specialties: Colon cancer and polyps, colon-rectal cancer, colon and rectal surgery, colonoscopy, complex anal fistula disease, complex pelvic surgery, Crohn's disease, hemorrhoidal disease, inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal fistula surgery, laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery, sphincter sparing surgery, surgery for anal incontinence, and surgery for ulcerative colitis
- Physician Profile: More about Sang W. Lee, MD
Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, FACS
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Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor of Surgery
Chairman of Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College - Surgeon-in-Chief
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Phone: (212) 746-6006
- Fax: (212) 746-6370
- E-mail: fam2006@med.cornell.edu
- Specialties: Colon-rectal cancer and surgery, complex anal fistula disease, complex pelvic surgery, Crohn's disease, hemorrhoidal disease, intestinal fistula surgery, laparoscopic surgery, rectal and anal surgery, sphincter sparing surgery, surgery for anal incontinence, surgery for ulcerative colitis, and ulcerative colitis
- Physician Profile: More about Fabrizio Michelassi, MD
Govind Nandakumar, MD
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Assistant Professor of Surgery,
Weill Cornell Medical College - Assistant Attending Surgeon,
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Phone: (212) 746-6006
- Fax: (212) 746-6370
- E-mail: fgon9001@med.cornell.edu
- Specialties: Surgical treatment of colon and rectal cancer, including sphincter sparing surgery, Crohn's disease, including advanced bowel sparing and strictureplasty techniques, ulcerative colitis, intestinal fistula surgery, laparoscopic upper GI surgery, laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer, hemorrhoids, colon surgery, colon and rectal surgery, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, complex anal fistula disease, bowel dysfunction, laparoscopic colon surgery, complex pelvic surgery, anal fissure, rectal prolapse, surgery for anal incontinence
- Physician Profile: More about Govind Nandakumar, MD
Toyooki Sonoda, MD
- Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College - Assistant Attending Surgeon
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Phone: (212) 746-6030
- Fax: (212) 746-6370
- E-mail: tos2003@med.cornell.edu
- Specialties: Colon-rectal cancer and surgery, complex anal fistula disease, complex pelvic surgery, Crohn's disease, hemorrhoidal disease, intestinal fistula surgery, laparoscopic surgery, rectal and anal surgery, sphincter sparing surgery, surgery for anal incontinence, surgery for ulcerative colitis, and ulcerative colitis
- Physician Profile: More about Toyooki Sonoda, MD
Kelly Hicks, RN, BSN, CWOCN
- Kelly Hicks, RN, BSN, CWOCN is an Adult Nurse Practitioner Candidate and a Board Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence specialist in the Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Kelly is responsible for the management of wound, ostomy and continence patient care in the outpatient setting and addresses the physical, emotional and social issues of patients with ostomies and acute & chronic wounds.
In her current position, Kelly has implemented a comprehensive outpatient ostomy care program. This program focuses on providing routine follow up care, improving quality of life, and increasing access to resources for ostomy patients. Before becoming a CWOCN, Kelly discovered her passion for ostomy and wound care while working as a Staff Nurse in the Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery. She also has nursing experience in the areas of Cardiac Care, Critical Care and Transplant Surgery. In 2006, Kelly had the opportunity to collaborate with health care professionals from around the world while working at The Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation in Palermo, Italy.
Kelly graduated from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Nursing and is enrolled in the Adult Nurse Practitioner program at George Washington University. She was invited to participate in the Convatec U.S. Ostomy Advisory Panel for the 2010 - 2011 year. Kelly's professional affiliations include Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society.
Contact
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- (212) 746-6030
Related Links
- Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health
- Weill Cornell Colon and Rectal Surgery
- As seen on ABC News: Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi's pioneering bowel-sparing procedure for advanced Crohn's disease
- Dr. Michelassi's Practical Gastroenterology article
- Innovative new surgeries for crohns disease
- Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi Receives Highest Honor from Italian Republic
- Weill Cornell Colorectal Surgeons find Helping Hand of Hybrid Surgery Benefits Colorectal Patients
- Surgical Strategies in Crohn's Disease: New innovations in bowel-sparing procedures