Christopher R Mascarenhas, MD Specialties: Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
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About Christopher R Mascarenhas, MD
Christopher Mascarenhas MD, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery. He has trained in all aspects of colon and rectal surgery. With a special interest in minimally invasive surgery, and robotic colorectal surgery . He routinely uses these techniques for a variety of different conditions.Dr. Mascarenhas has also completed advanced training in complex re-operative surgery for advanced inflammatory bowel disease, which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. He has performed a high volume of surgeries on patients with IBD, many of whom require creation of a pouch following removal of the colon, rectum, or anus. He has a special interest in transanal minimally-invasive and transanal total mesorectal excision surgery techniques as well.Dr. Mascarenhas, sees patients at his main office at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, 8th floor, in Manhattan. In addition to seeing patients and operating at our Main Campus, he will be available to see patients at the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery's Hudson Valley, New York and Englewood, New Jersey offices to expand the Division's colorectal expertise at these locations.
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
Expertise
Abscess Drainage
Adhesions
Anal Cancer
Anal Fissure and Fistula
Anal Fistula
Anal Sphincter Incontinence
Anal Warts
Anorectal Disorder
Anorectal Surgical Procedures
Biofeedback Therapy
Botulinum Toxin (Botox Injection)
Bowel-Sparing Strictureplasty
Colectomies
Colitis
Colon and Rectal Disease
Colon Cancer
Colon Polyps
Colonoscopy
Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Constipation
Crohn's Disease
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Colonoscopy
Diverticular Disease
Diverticulitis
Fecal Incontinence
Gastrointestinal (GI) Second Opinion
Genital Warts
Hemorrhoid Surgery
Hemorrhoids
Ileostomy
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Intestinal Obstruction
Intussusception
J Pouch
Laparoscopic Colectomy
Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal Surgery
Laparoscopic Colon Resection
Laparoscopic Colon Surgery
Laparoscopic Proctectomy
Megacolon
Minimally Invasive Colon Surgery
Minimally Invasive Rectal Surgery
Ostomy Care
Ostomy Creation, Care and Revision
Ostomy Reversals
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Pelvic Floor-Muscle Rehab
Pilonidal Cyst/Abscess
Rectal and Anal Surgery
Rectal Bleeding
Rectal Cancer
Rectal Prolapse
Rectovaginal Fistula Repair
Robotic Colon and Rectal Surgery
Small Bowel Cancer
Small Bowel Disease
Small Bowel Resection
Sphincter Saving Operations
Sphincter Sparing Surgery
Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS)
Twisted Colon/Intestine
Ulcerative Colitis
Education
- Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, OH
- Fellowship: Michigan State University
- Internship: St Johns Medical College-India
- Medical School: St. John's Medical College
- Residency: Grand Rapids Medical Education & Research Center
- Residency: Michigan State University
- Residency: University of Missouri
Board Certifications
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Surgery
Awards
- First rank in the University and State in M.S. General Surgery Boards. Bangalore, India. 2004
- Certificate of Merit in Pharmacology and Microbiology. Bangalore, India. 1996