Fabrizio Michelassi

Fabrizio Michelassi, M.D., F.A.C.S. is the Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor, and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine 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 in New York.^[1]

Career

After residency, Michelassi joined the University of Chicago 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 Lewis Atterbury Stimson 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 pancreatic^[2] and colorectal cancers,^[3] ulcerative colitis^[4] and Crohn's disease.^[5] Michelassi developed a novel bowel-sparing procedure, now known as the "Michelassi Strictureplasty",^[6] designed to avoid sacrificing large amounts of bowel during surgery.^[7] 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 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 University of Pisa 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

^ "Cornell".
^ Pedrazzoli, S; DiCarlo, V; Dionigi, R; Mosca, F; Pederzoli, P; Pasquali, C; Kloppel, G; Dhaene, K; Michelassi, F (1998). "Standard versus extended lymphadenectomy associated with pancreaticoduodenectomy in the surgical treatment of adenocarcinoma in the head of the pancreas: a multicenter, prospective, randomized study". Ann Surg. 228 (4): 508–517. doi:10.1097/00000658-199810000-00007. PMC 1191525. PMID 9790340.
^ Michelassi, F; Block, GE; Vannucci, L; Montag, A; Chappell, R (1988). "5- to 21-year follow-up and analysis of 250 patients with rectal adenocarcinoma". Ann Surg. 208 (3): 379–389. doi:10.1097/00000658-198809000-00016. PMC 1493650. PMID 3421761.
^ Michelassi, F; Lee, J; Rubin, M; Fichera, A; Kasza, K; Karrison, T; Hurst, RD (2003). "Long term functional results after ileal pouch anal restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis: a prospective observational study". Ann Surg. 238: 433–445. doi:10.1097/01.sla.0000086658.60555.ea. PMC 1422709. PMID 14501509. S2CID 44697047.
^ Michelassi, F; Balestracci, T; Chappell, R; Block, GE (1991). "Primary and recurrent Crohn's disease: Experience with 1,379 patients". Ann Surg. 214 (3): 230–240. doi:10.1097/00000658-199109000-00006. PMC 1358639. PMID 1929605.
^ Michelassi, F (1996). "Side-to-side isoperistaltic strictureplasty for multiple Crohn's strictures". Dis Colon Rectum. 39 (3): 345–349. doi:10.1007/BF02049480. PMID 8603560. S2CID 42067049.
^ Michelassi, F; Mege, D; Rubin, M; Hurst, R (August 2018). "Long-term results of the side-to-side isoperistaltic strictureplasty in Crohn disease: 25-year follow up and outcomes". Ann Surg (E-Pub).