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Overview

Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi, the Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor of Surgery and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and Surgeon-in-Chief at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, is a gastrointestinal surgeon with expertise in the surgical treatment of gastrointestinal cancers and inflammatory bowel diseases.

His experience and expertise in treating Crohn’s disease led him to develop a novel bowel-sparing procedure, now known as the Michelassi strictureplasty.  He has edited a book on operative strategies in inflammatory bowel disease and has produced many motion pictures on the surgical treatment of complications of Crohn’s disease.

Highlights

  1. 1
    Annals of surgery · 2020
    FMFabrizio Michelassi
    PMID: 30720502DOIFirst author33 citations
  2. 2
    Annals of surgery · 2020
    FMFabrizio Michelassi
    PMID: 30080737DOISenior author22 citations
  3. 3
    Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A · 2021
    LCLea Channah LowenfeldFMFabrizio Michelassi
    PMID: 34265212DOISenior author1 citations

Publications

193 publications

Funding

6 grantsView NIH portfolio on RePORTER ↗

Active

4 grants
  • Co-I
    Is the Kono-S Anastomosis Protective of Surgical and Endoscopic Recurrence in Crohn's Disease in Long-term 10-year Follow-up? Multicenter Prospective RCT
    The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust · 2025–2030
    HCT 254605-01
  • PI
    Is the Kono-S Anastomosis Protective of Surgical Recurrence in Crohn's disease? A Prospective RCT
    Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America · 2022–2027
    CCFA #878684
  • Co-I
    Histological Predictors of Recurrence in Crohn's Disease: A Multicenter Study
    Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America · 2025–2026
    CCFA #1454068
  • PI
    Analysis of biologic signatures in Crohn's patients undergoing surgery
    Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America · 2023–2026
    CCFA #1068936
Completed grants (2)
  • PI
    Prospective randomized study of the Kono-S anastomosis versus the side-to-side functional end anastomosis in the prevention of post-operative recurrence of Crohn's disease
    Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America · 2018–2024
    721141-02
  • MPI
    Atomic basis for chloride channel and transporter gating and selectivity
    National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2019–2023
    R01GM128420-01A1

Clinical research

1 study
Completed & closed trials (1)
  • PI
    Analysis of Biologic Signatures in Crohn's Patients Undergoing Surgery
    NA · Weill Medical College of Cornell University · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)
    Crohn Disease
    NCT06146335

News mentions

6 mentionsView all WCM news ↗
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External relationships

Advisory/Scientific Board Member

Tsumura, Inc.

Other Interest

Tsumura, Inc.