Colorectal Surgery
MD | Attending Surgeon at the Department of Surgery and Transplantations, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel. Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. Colorectal Suegery Fellow at the Department of Colorectal…
Dr. Nir Horesh is an Attending Surgeon and Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of General Surgery and Transplantations, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel. Currently, he is a clinical fellow in minimally invasive / Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida hospital in Weston, Florida.
His main professional and scientific interests focus on Colorectal Surgery, minimally invasive surgery, Inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal neoplasia.
Dr. Horesh served as the head of the Israeli intern association (2012-2014) and did his General Surgery residency at the Sheba Medical Center in Israel, and at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. He is part of the Advisory committee at the Israel Society for Colon and Rectal Surgery since 2020.
Dr. Horesh is also an avid researcher, and has published over 80 peer reviewed scientific papers, in addition to several book chapters. He has presented his work in various national and international platforms. In addition, Dr. Horesh completed a year of Basic Research at the prestigious Elinav Lab, Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, focusing on microbiome research. He is part of the scientific studies protocol committee of the European Society of Coloproctology.
Selected publications from PubMed
Intraoperative Systemic Chemotherapy in Stage II-III Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma: A National Cancer Database Analysis.
Perets M, Kahana N, Freund MR, Horesh N, Al Khaldi M, Bayat Z, Boutros M, Emile SH
J Gastrointest Cancer. 2026 Sep 3;57(1) pii: 210. doi: 10.1007/s12029-026-01587-8.
Survival Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Rectosigmoid Junction Adenocarcinoma: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Analysis.
Emile SH, Horesh N, Wignakumar A, Oosenbrug M, Wexner SD
J Surg Res. 2026 Sep;325:684-693 doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.06.021.
Robotic-Assisted Compared to Laparoscopic Resection of Rectal Cancer in Patients Aged ≥65 Years: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of the NCDB.
Kahana N, Emile SH, Perets M, Boaz E, Horesh N, Bayat Z, Al Khaldi M, Wignakumar A, Wexner SD
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2026 Sep;36(9):633-640 doi: 10.1177/10926429261444874.
How Does the Surgical Margin Status Affect the Association Between Mesorectal Excision Quality and Overall Survival in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer? A Contemporary Analysis From the NCDB.
Emile SH, Horesh N, Al Khaldi M, Bayat Z, Kahana N, Perets M, Maron D, Boutros M
J Surg Oncol. 2026 Aug 31 doi: 10.1002/jso.70378.
Long-term outcomes of non-operative compared to operative management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Kahana N, Boaz E, Emile SH, Reissman P, Rosenthal RJ, Wexner SD, Horesh N
Am J Surg. 2026 Nov;261:117203 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2026.117203.
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