BROOKLYN, N.Y., Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Camilo Correa, MD, a surgical oncologist
specializing in cancers of the liver, pancreas, bile duct, and
intestines, as well as soft tissue tumors, is the newest faculty
member to join the rapidly expanding surgery team at NYU Langone
Hospital–Brooklyn.
"Dr. Correa has trained extensively in traditional open surgery,
as well as laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgery," says
Prashant Sinha, MD, chief of surgery
at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn. "His deep interest and advanced
training in cancer research also enhances our efforts to offer more
complex care right here in Brooklyn."
A native of Colombia, Correa
graduated from Universidad de Antioquia in Medellin. Fluent in Spanish and English, he
came to the United States in 2007
for a clerkship and postdoctoral research fellowship at
Harvard Medical School and
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. This was followed by a clinical
research fellowship in hepatopancreatobiliary (liver, pancreas, and
bile duct) surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in
New York.
While in New York, he also
obtained advanced certification in clinical research methodology
and study design from Weill Cornell Medical College. Correa went on
to complete a residency in surgery at Indiana
University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, and returned to Memorial Sloan
Kettering for a fellowship in complex general surgical
oncology.
"In the gastrointestinal system, the liver, pancreas, and bile
duct present the most complex diseases," Correa says. "Surgery
involving any of these organs is challenging, which is precisely
what attracted me to the specialty."
In addition, Correa has expertise in colorectal, pelvic, and
upper gastrointestinal surgery.
"I am proud to be part of a team dedicated to the
multidisciplinary treatment of malignancies with access to the vast
clinical and research resources of NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer
Center," he says.
For more information about surgical services for cancer, please
visit the Perlmutter Cancer Center website:
https://nyulangone.org/locations/perlmutter-cancer-center. To
make an appointment with Correa, please call 718-630-5777 or visit
https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1134355753/camilo-correa.
Media Inquiries:
Neal Gorman
718-630-8316
nealr.gorman@nyulangone.org
Colin DeVries
718-630-7414
colin.devries@nyulangone.org
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