Dr. Steven J Nurkin MD
Surgeon
128 Vision Park Blvd Suite 280 The Woodlands TX, 77384About
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
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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
- AerolaseĀ® Technologies
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