Thomas J. Fahey, III, M.D.
Thomas J. Fahey, III, M.D.
One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Rated one of New York Magazine's Best Doctors

Thomas J. Fahey, III, M.D.

Endocrinology
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One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Rated one of New York Magazine's Best Doctors
Specialties
General Surgery, Endocrinology, more

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General Surgery - Upper East Side

520 East 70th Street
Starr Pavilion, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10021
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Endocrine and Minimally Invasive Surgery - Upper East Side

520 East 70th Street
Starr Pavilion, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10021
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Surgical Oncology - Upper East Side

525 E. 68th Street
New York, NY 10065
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  • AETNA
  • Aetna - NYP
  • Aetna [Weill Cornell Employee Plan]
  • CIGNA
  • Emblem/Hip
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus
  • GHI
  • Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
  • March Vision
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Oxford Health Plans
  • Rockefeller University - CoreSource
  • United Empire
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthcare

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About Thomas J. Fahey, III, M.D.

Tom Fahey, MD is the chief of endocrine surgery and Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is an Attending Surgeon at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center.


Dr. Fahey graduated from Duke University Magna Cum Laude in 1982, and Cornell University Medical College in 1986. He did his surgical residency at The New York Hospital, serving as Administrative Chief Resident. He was a Harvey and Katharine Cushing Fellow in Surgical Physiology from 1998-1990, and an American Cancer Society Fellow in Clinical Oncology from 1989-1990.


Dr. Fahey was a guest investigator at The Rockefeller University, Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry from 1988 - 1991. He then completed a fellowship in Endocrine and Head and Neck Surgery at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney Australia.


Hr accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center in the Division of GI and Endocrine Surgery. He was recruited back to New York Hospital-Cornell in 1996 as the Chief of the Section of Endocrine Surgery and rose to the level of Associate Professor in 1998, and was promoted to Professor of Surgery in 2007.


He is the Frank Glenn Faculty Scholar in Minimal Access Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Fahey has been consistently recognized over the years as one of America's Top Doctors by Castle Connolly and US News & World Report . He has been cited as one of New York's Best Doctors by New York Magazine, and was named one of New York's Super Doctors from 2008-2011, an honor given to just 5% of physicians in New York.


He plays a strong leadership role in physician training and mentoring, serving as Program Director of the General Surgery Residency Program at NY Pres Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College since July 2000. Dr. Fahey is Chair of the Department of Surgery's Resident Education Committee and Residency Review Committee.


His clinical and research interests lie in the field of endocrine (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and pancreas) and minimally invasive surgery.


His articles are widely published in peer-reviewed journals, and he has authored many book chapters. Dr. Fahey belongs to many professional associations, including the American College of Surgeons, Society of University Surgeons, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons and the American Thyroid Association.


He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Oncology, the Journal of Thyroid Research and the Journal of Surgical Radiology. He is the Associate Editor for Endocrine Surgery for the Year Book of Surgery, and an ad hoc reviewer for Cancer, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, International Journal of Cancer, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Surgery, Thyroid and the Annals of Surgery.


Board Certifications

  • Surgery
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Expertise

  • Adrenal Cancer

  • Adrenal Disorder

  • Adrenal Disorders

  • Adrenal Gland Disorders

  • Adrenal Laparoscopic Surgery

  • Adrenal Surgery

  • Cancer of the Spleen

  • Cushing's Syndrome

  • Endocrine Cancer

  • Endocrine Tumor

  • Hyperparathyroidism

  • Hyperthyroidism

  • Laparoscopic Surgery

  • Minimally Invasive Parathyroid Surg

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery

  • Neuroendocrine Tumor

  • Pancreatic Cancer

  • Parathyroid Cancer

  • Parathyroid Disease

  • Parathyroid Neoplasia

  • Parathyroid Surgery

  • Pheochromocytoma

  • Spleen Surgery

  • Splenectomy

  • Thyroid Cancer

  • Thyroid Surgery

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Education

  • Fellowship: Royal North Shore Hospital

  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College

  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

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Titles & Positions

  • Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Education

  • Fellowship: Royal North Shore Hospital
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Titles & Positions

  • Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College

Board Certifications

  • Surgery

Languages Spoken

  • English