Colorectal Surgery
MD, FACS, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, NYU Langone Hospital; Director, General Surgery Residency Program, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, USA.
Chady Atallah, MD, FACS, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Colorectal Surgery at NYU Langone Hospital and serves as Director of the General Surgery Residency Program. A board-certified colorectal surgeon, he specializes in the treatment of colorectal cancer, diverticular disease, and anorectal disorders, with expertise in minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Previously, Dr. Atallah was Assistant Professor in the Ravitch Division of Colorectal Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he also served as Assistant Program Director for the General Surgery Residency and Medical Director of the Physician Assistant Surgical Residency. His research focuses on colorectal cancer outcomes, including circulating tumor DNA in rectal cancer and treatment-related sexual and urinary dysfunction. Dr. Atallah is committed to advancing colorectal cancer care and surgical training through his clinical, research, and educational leadership.
Selected publications from PubMed
A propensity score-matched NSQIP analysis comparing open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches for total abdominal colectomy with end ileostomy in inflammatory bowel disease.
Alam IS, Aydinli HH, Gajic Z, Atallah C, Safar B, Simon J, Grieco MJ, da Luz Moreira A
Tech Coloproctol. 2026 May 27;30(1) doi: 10.1007/s10151-026-03366-w.
Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Perioperative Morbidity in Combined Resection of Rectal Cancer and Liver Metastases.
Done JZ, Papanikolaou A, Stem M, Radomski SN, Chen SY, Maturi JR, Atallah C, Safar B
J Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun;131(7):1384-1392 doi: 10.1002/jso.28078.
Prevalence of cannabis use disorder and perioperative outcomes in adult colectomy patients: A propensity score-matched analysis.
Lo BD, Chen SY, Stem M, Papanikolaou A, Gabre-Kidan A, Safar B, Efron JE, Atallah C
World J Surg. 2024 Mar;48(3):701-712 doi: 10.1002/wjs.12085.
Surgical and local control outcomes after sequential short-course radiation therapy and chemotherapy for rectal cancer.
Liu IC, Gearhart S, Ke S, Hu C, Chung H, Efron J, Gabre-Kidan A, Najjar P, Atallah C, Safar B, Christenson ES, Azad NS, Lee V, Zaheer A, Birkness-Gartman JE, Reddy AV, Narang AK, Meyer J
Surg Open Sci. 2024 Mar;18:42-49 doi: 10.1016/j.sopen.2024.01.015.
National trends and outcomes of total proctocolectomy and completion proctectomy ileal pouch-anal anastomosis procedures for ulcerative colitis.
Chen SY, Radomski SN, Stem M, Done JZ, Caturegli G, Atallah C, Efron JE, Safar B
Colorectal Dis. 2024 Mar;26(3):497-507 doi: 10.1111/codi.16891.
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