Fabrizio Michelassi, M.D., F.A.C.S. is the

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Professor, and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at

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and Surgeon-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center .

Education

Michelassi received his M.D. from the University of Pisa School of Medicine, followed by a general surgery residency at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

in New York.

Career

After residency, Michelassi joined the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...

as an assistant professor. He stayed at the University of Chicago for twenty years during which time he became the Thomas D. Jones Professor of Surgery, Chief of the Section of General Surgery and vice-chair of the Department of Surgery. In 2004, Michelassi was recruited by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City to become the

Professor, Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. His main research focus is the surgical treatment of

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and

colorectal cancer Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel m ...

ulcerative colitis Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a long-term condition that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum. The primary symptoms of active disease are abdominal pain and diarrhea mixed with blood (hematochezia). Weight loss, fever, and a ...

and

Crohn's disease Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may affect any segment of the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms often include abdominal pain, diarrhea (which may be bloody if inflammation is severe), fever, abdominal distension ...

. Michelassi developed a novel bowel-sparing procedure, now known as the " Michelassi Strictureplasty", designed to avoid sacrificing large amounts of bowel during surgery. Strictureplasties are categorized into three groups: conventional, intermediate, and complex procedures. The Heineke-Mikulicz Strictureplasty is the most common among the conventional strictureplasties, the Finney Strictureplasty is the most common intermediate strictureplasty, and the most common complex strictureplasty is the Michelassi Strictureplasty.

Awards and honors

Michelassi was honored as an Official of the

Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking h ...

with the rank of Commendatore, In 2010, he received the "Campano d'Oro" medal from the University of Pisa, the highest honor that can be accorded to a

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alumnus. In 2012, he received the “Grand Award of Merit,” the most notable award of the American Society of the Italian Legions of Merit.

References

External links

* https://weillcornell.org/michelassi * http://vivo.med.cornell.edu/display/cwid-fam2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Michelassi, Fabrizio Living people Year of birth missing (living people) University of Pisa alumni University of Chicago faculty NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital physicians Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Place of birth missing (living people)