About SLRHC

About St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

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History

A Heritage of Surgical Excellence

Academic Affiliation

Academic Affiliation with Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Division of Breast Surgery

	Alison Estrabrook, MD,FACS
	Paul I. Tartter, MD, FACS
	Sharon Rosenbaum Smith, MD, FACS
	Ayemoe Thu Ma, MD, FACS

Roosevelt Comprehensive Breast Center

St. Luke’s Breast Services

Division of Cardiac Surgery

	Sandhya K. Balaram, MD, PhD
	Daniel Swistel, MD
	Karan Omidvari, MD

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SLR Robotics
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Division of Colorectal Surgery

	Nipa D. Gandhi, MD
	Lester Gottesman, MD, FACS, FASCRS
	Richard L. Whelan, MD, FACS, FASCRS
	Fadi F. Attiyeh, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Research
Colorectal Fellowship
Colonoscopy

Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery

	Scott J. Belsley, MD, FACS
	Faiz Bhora, MD, FACS
	Cliff Connery, MD, FACS
	Grace J. Kim, MD, FACS
	Ninan Koshy, MBBS
	James J. McGinty, Jr., MD, FACS
	Julio Teixeira, MD, FACS
	Richard L. Whelan, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Research

Division of Pediatric Surgery

Leif O. Holgersen, MD, FACS
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians

Under the leadership of Leif....

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Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

	Joseph Dayan, MD
	Richard H.S. Karpinski, MD
	William Samson, MD
	Mark L. Smith, MD
	Mark Sultan, MD, FACS

The Division of Plastic Surgery is an extraordinarily active...

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Division of Thoracic Surgery

	Cliff P. Connery, MD, FACS
	Faiz Y. Bhora, MD, FACS
	Yvonne Cruz, RN
	Renee Cortez, RN
	Andy Nabong, MA
	Patricia Stacey

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Transplant Surgery

	Alan I. Benvenisty, MD, FACS
	Germaine Chan, MD
	Stanley Cortell, MD, MPH
	Melvin Gilbert, MD
	James Jones, MD
	Fred Kimmelstiel, MD,FACS
	Ira Meisels, MD
	James J. McGinty, Jr., MD, FACS
	Steven Smith, MD
	Julio Teixeira, MD, FACS
	Vaughn Whittaker, MBBS
	Tracy Zivin-Tutela, MD

Division of Trauma and Critical Care

	Ninan Koshy, MBBS
	Danne Lorieo, MD
	James J. McGinty, Jr., MD, FACS
	Susan Talbert, MD
	Raymond V. Wedderburn, MD

The Trauma Center at St. Luke's Hospital is one of the five state…
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Division of Vascular Surgery

	Alan I. Benvenisty, MD, FACS
	John C. Lantis, MD, FACS
	Donna M. Mendes, MD, FACS
	George J. Todd, MD, FACS

Vascular Lab
Diseases Treated
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Division of General Surgery

	Fadi Attiyeh, MD, FACS
	Arnold Belgraier, MD
	Scott Belsley, MD, FACS
	Cliff Connery, MD, FACS
	Alison A. Estabrook, MD, FACS
	Grace J. Kim, MD, FACS
	Fred M. Kimmelstiel, MD, FACS
	Ninan Koshy, MBBS
	Danne Lorieo, MD
	James J. McGinty, Jr., MD, FACS
	Eric D. Moore, MD
	Geoffrey Pollack, MD
	Susan Talbert, MD
	Julio Teixeira, MD, FACS

Aneurysm Center

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Aneurysm Center

Bariatric

Bariatric Surgery Program

Endovascular

Endovascular Surgery Program

Hepatobiliary

Hepatobiliary Surgery Program

Latin Initiative

Latin Initiative Program

Limb Salvage & Wound Healing

Limb Salvage & Wound Healing Program

Robotics

Robotic Surgery Program

Residency Program

Surgical Residency Training Program
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Contact Information

Physicians

Geoffrey J. Pollack, MD

Contact

211 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
T: (212) 873-6175
F: (212) 873-6231

Education

BA - Columbia College of Columbia University, 1975

MD - Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1979

Internship

General Surgery: Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
1979-1980

Residency

General Surgery: Mount Sinai Hospital, 1980-1981

Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 1981-1983

Chief Residency

Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 1983-1984

Visiting Clinical Fellow

Department of Otolaryngology of the College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1981-1984

Awards

Coakley Memorial Prize for Excellence in Otolaryngology awarded by Trustees of Columbia University

Board Certification

American Board of Otolaryngology

Medical Licensure

New York State

Professional Societies

American Medical Association
American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
New York Medical Society

Past and Present Affiliations

Associate Attending in Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY

Instructor in Clinical Otolaryngology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons

Consultant in Otolaryngology, Columbia University Health Services

Otolaryngology Consultant, IPRO

Past Hospital Affiliation

Operating Room Committee, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center

CME/Education Committee, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Committees

On-Site Director of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Clinic Chief, Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Publications

Emergency Room Trauma Manual for the Head and Neck/ENT, Harlem Hospital Center (Draft)

“Cryptosporidiosis of Nasal Mucosa in a Patient with AIDS,” TT. Giang, G. Pollack, D. Kotler, AIDS 1994 8:555-565

Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management, Ed. Admir Hadzic, Section 4: Blocks of the Head and Neck, 2007 McGraw-Hill

“Parathyroid Surgery and Methylene Blue: A Review with Guidelines for a Safe Intra-Operative Use,” G. Pollack, A.Pollack, J. Delfiner, J. Fernandez, Laryngoscope 119, October 2009

Professional Interests

Head and Neck Surgery with an emphasis on thyroid and parathyroid surgery. In this regard, I performed the first minimally-invasive, video-assisted parathyroid surgery at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center.

Meet Our Physicians

Fadi F. Attiyeh, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 307-1144

Arnold Belgraier, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 877-2265

Scott Belsley, MD, FACS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 523-8041

Cliff Connery, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 523-7475

Alison A. Estabrook, MD, FACS
Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 523-7500

Grace J. Kim, MD, FACS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 523-8700

Fred M. Kimmelstiel, MD, FACS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 362-6060

Ninan Koshy, MBBS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 523-5295

Danne Lorieo, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 523-5295

James J. McGinty, Jr., MD, FACS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 636-1000

Eric D. Moore, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 247-6575

Geoffrey Pollack, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
Head and Neck Surgeon
(212) 873-6175

Susan Talbert, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 523-5295

Julio Teixeira, MD, FACS
Chief of Division, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 636-1000

E. John Harvey, MD, MRCS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University
(212) 636-1000

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