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Dr. Rebecca Kowalski M.D.

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100 E 77th St New York NY, 10075
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Dr. Rebecca Kowalski is a general surgeon practicing in New York, NY. She completed residency in general surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, NY. She then completed a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. Dr. Kowalski specializes in abdominal surgeries and diseases, including surgeries of the esophagus, stomach, gallbladder, small intestine, large intestine, appendix, and abdominal wall defects (hernias). Areas of particular interest of Dr. Kowalski are paraesophageal (hiatal) hernias, gastroesophageal reflux disease, antireflux surgery, and abdominal wall hernias.

Education and Training

SUNY Downstate College of Medicine MD 2008

University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 2008

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery

Provider Details

Male English, Spanish
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Dr. Rebecca Kowalski M.D.'s Expert Contributions
  • What is robotic surgery and how does it work?

    Robotic surgery is already a part of current healthcare, and will definitely be part of the future as well. Robotic surgery is NOT surgery performed by a robot without a surgeon present (i.e., the robot does not move on its own), but rather the use of a robotic platform that is controlled by a certified surgeon to perform an operation. The robotic platform allows the surgeon to use small incisions to perform operations in the chest, abdomen, or pelvis, as well as occasionally in other locations. There are advantages to the use of the robot in certain operations. Like any intervention, the use of the robot requires careful application by trained individuals. The major benefit is giving an option of minimally invasive surgery where there otherwise might not be a good option. READ MORE

  • My pregnant wife has been recommended gall bladder removal surgery. When can we do it?

    Depending on what the complications are with the gallbladder, your wife should have the surgery either as soon as possible, or at the least during the second trimester. New guidelines about surgery during pregnancy have been released, and because of the high incidence of recurrent complications with gallstones and the risk to the baby as a result, the recommendations are now that the gallbladder should be removed as soon as it is symptomatic if it is infected (acute cholecystitis), or during the second trimester if things can be temporized until then (something along the lines of choledocholithiasis, which is gallstones in the common bile duct instead of in the gallbladder). After the second trimester, surgery becomes technically more challenging and less likely to be successfully completed laparoscopically (or minimally invasively). READ MORE

Areas of expertise and specialization

Acid refluxParaesophageal herniaHiatal herniaGallstonesCholecystectomyInguinal herniaVentral herniaAppendicitisAppendectomyLaparoscopyUmbilical hernia

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Associate Program Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Lenox Hill Hospital 2016 - 2017

Awards

  • Resident Teaching Award 2013 Lenox Hill Hospital 
  • Attending Teaching Award 2017 Lenox Hill Hospital 
  • John O. Vieta Award 2013 Lenox Hill Hospital 

Treatments

  • Pancreatitis
  • Gallstones
  • Pain
  • Hernia
  • Cellulitis
  • Umbilical Hernia
  • Inguinal Hernia

Professional Memberships

  • Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons  
  • American College of Surgeons  

Dr. Rebecca Kowalski M.D.'s Practice location

Practice At 100 E 77th St

100 E 77th St -
New York, NY 10075
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Rebecca Kowalski

186 East 76 Street First floor -
New York, NY 10021
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