Dr. Alexander John Greenstein M.D.
Surgeon
5 E 98th St 15th Floor, Box 1259 New York NY, 10029Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Alexander Greenstein is a general surgeon practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Greenstein specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Greenstein provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Jimma University College of Public Health and Medical Sciences 2003
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Rectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease: natural history and implications for radiation therapy.
- Crohn's disease of the colon. II. Controversial aspects of hemorrhage, anemia and rectal involvement in granulomatous disease involving the colon.
- Cancer in inflammatory bowel disease.
- Ulcerative colitis and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
- The retrogastric transventricular approach for drainage of the "supragastric" pancreatic pseudocyst.
- Pancreatic secretion in pernicious anemia.
- Surgery for ulcerative colitis in elderly persons: changes in indications for surgery and outcome over time.
- Cancer in Crohn's disease. The danger of a by-passed loop.
- Effect of secretin on release of heterogeneous forms of gastrin.
- Surgery for late-onset ulcerative colitis: predictors of short-term outcome.
- Colorectal carcinoma associated with ulcerative colitis: a study of prognostic indicators.
- Benign and malignant colorectal strictures in ulcerative colitis.
- Crohn's disease of the colon. III. Toxic dilatation of the colon in Crohn's colitis.
- Crohn's disease of the colon. III. Toxic dilatation of the colon in Crohn's colitis.
- Critical review of the treatment of pyogenic hepatic abscess.
Treatments
- Crohn's Disease
- Gallstones
- Pain
- Hernia
- Ventral Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
Fellowships
- Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Portland
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