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Dr. Steven J Nurkin MD
Surgeon
Elm and Carlton St Buffalo NY, 14263About
I am a surgical oncologist who specializes in gastrointestinal pre-cancerous conditions and cancers of the colon, appendix, rectum and anus. In my practice, I emphasize the importance of personalized ...
Education and Training
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Medicine
Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine 2005
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Elective laparoscopic versus open colectomy for diverticulosis: an analysis of ACS-NSQIP database.
- Margin status, local recurrence, and survival: correlation or causation?
- Quality of life after an esophagectomy.
- Transhiatal versus transthoracic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a 2005-2011 NSQIP comparison of modern multicenter results.
- Nationwide analysis of short-term surgical outcomes of minimally invasive esophagectomy for malignancy.
- Predictors of Pathologic Complete Response Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer.
- National disparities in minimally invasive surgery for pancreatic tumors.
- Lymphovascular and perineural invasion are associated with poor prognostic features and outcomes in colorectal cancer: A retrospective cohort study.
- Primary tumor resection does not improve survival among patients with unresectable colorectal cancer metastases-But who determines resectability?
- National Disparities in Surgical Approach to T1 Rectal Cancer and Impact on Outcomes.
- National Disparities in Surgical Approach to T1 Rectal Cancer and Impact on Outcomes.
Treatments
- Anal Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Aerolase® Technologies
Dr. Steven J Nurkin MD's Practice location
Practice At Elm and Carlton St
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