Advanced Colonoscopy and Endoluminal Surgery (PDF)

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David E. Rivadeneira, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS Professor of Surgery at Hofstra University School of Medicine, currently serves as the Vice Chair, Surgical Strategic Initiatives for North Shore-LIJ Health System and Director of Surgical Services and Colorectal Surgery at Huntington Hospital.

Recognized as a leader in colon & rectal surgery and for his advanced skills in minimally invasive surgery, Dr. Rivadeneira has a major interest in laparoscopic, and other minimally invasive procedures including advanced robotic procedures for the treatment of colon and rectal diseases, including cancer. He has published extensively with more than 60 peer reviewed articles and book chapters. He has served on numerous committees for the American Society of Colon & rectal Surgeons, including Quality Assessment and Safety Committee, Program, Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee, and chair of the Awards committee. With an extensive experience teaching laparoscopic colon surgery to hundreds of surgeons throughout the United States and abroad, he has served as Director of numerous Laparoscopic educational courses for industry, academic institutions and for the American College of Surgeons. He has received numerous honors and awards including Castle & Conollys Top Doctors, New Yorker magazine Best Doctors, Best Doctors in America, New York's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly's Top Doctors, America's Top Surgeons, New York Super doctors, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and American Association of Cancer Research Scholar Award.

Scott R. Steele, MD

Dr. Steele is the Division Chief of Colon & Rectal Surgery at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. He serves on the editorial board for 7 national surgical journals including Annals of Surgery and being a section editor for Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. In addition, he serves as a reviewer for 22 additional peer-reviewed journals. He is also a member of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery where is has served on the written and oral examination committees. As a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, he recently left the Army, serving as the Chief of Colon & Rectal Surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center in Fort Lewis, WA, and has served 4 combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, being awarded the Combat Medical Badge and Bronze Star, amongst others. His contributions to the medical literature include over 150 peer-reviewed articles, 50 invited reviews and book chapters, 12 national practice parameters, guest editor for 5 volumes dedicated to colorectal disease, and an editor on 4 textbooks in colorectal surgery.



Daniel Feingold, MD

The Stanley Edelman MD - Stephen Jarislowsky Associate Professor of Surgery

Columbia University, New York

Mailing address: 8 Howard Park Drive, Tenafly, NJ 07670

Daniel Feingold, MD

The Stanley Edelman MD - Stephen Jarislowsky Associate Professor of Surgery

Columbia University, New York

Mailing address: 8 Howard Park Drive, Tenafly, NJ 07670

In addition to a General Surgery residency, Dr. Daniel Feingold completed fellowships in Surgical Oncology and Colorectal Surgery before joining the faculty at New York - Presbyterian/Columbia over 10 years ago. Recognized as an educator in the treatment of Colorectal Diseases, Dr. Feingold has served on faculty for numerous technical courses and workshops around the country, lectures frequently at national surgery meetings including the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters pertaining to the field. Dr. Feingold's clinical focus centers on the treatment of colon and rectal cancer, diverticulitis and anorectal disorders with an emphasis on muscle preserving colorectal surgery and advanced laparoscopic techniques. Dr. Feingold has been recognized as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor each year since 2012 and as a New York Super Doctor each year since 2008 and was awarded an endowed chair in surgery at Columbia University in 2013.