↩ Surgery
Patients with peri-anal pain and patients newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer are offered appointments the same day or the following day (“no wait” policy).
Over 80% of our resections are completed using laparoscopic/robotic approaches
We have broad expertise in colorectal cancer resections and surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and diverticulitis
We are a quaternary referral center for complex colorectal problems – over a third of the patients we operate on were seen as a second opinion
We encourage sphincter-preserving approaches emphasizing stoma avoidance
We offer a novel, muscle-sparing approach to manage chronic anal fissure
With this approach, post-operative patients have lower risk of surgical site infection, shorter hospital stays, less pain, and quicker return to baseline level of functioning.
As a group, we take post-operative pain control very seriously. We routinely utilize state of the art regional nerve blocks (e.g., TAP and erector spinae blocks) using long-lasting, extended release pain medications and non-narcotic pain medications as well as Gabapentin/pregabalin. Opioids are minimized to the extent possible.
All cancer patients are presented and reviewed at the weekly multi-disciplinary tumor board at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and care plans are individualized based on the high-level discussion. As New Jersey’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, patients have access to the most advanced treatment options including clinical trials, precision medicine, and immunotherapy.