Peter L. Geller, MD, FACS |
Positions and Appointments |
| 2007-present | |
Director, Columbia University Hernia Center |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1994-present | |
Attending Surgeon |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1994-present | |
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery |
| Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY |
Clinical Specialties
Simple and complex abdominal wall hernias
Gallbladder disease
Benign and malignant diseases of the breast
Benign and malignant diseases of the stomach, small intestine, colon, and rectum
Lymph node disorders
Open and laparoscopic surgery
Research Interests
Complex and recurrent abdominal wall hernias
Breast conserving surgery for cancer
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Education and Training |
| 1985-1986 | |
Vascular Fellow |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1981-1985 | |
Resident, General Surgery |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1980-1981 | |
Intern, General Surgery |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1980 | |
MD |
| Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY |
| 1971 | |
BA, Philosophy |
| Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
Board Certifications
Diplomate of American Board of Surgery (1986, Recertified
1994, 2004)
Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care,
American Board of Surgery (1989)
New York State Triennial Certificate of Registration
Professional Experience
| 1987-1994 | |
Assistant Attending Surgeon, General Surgery Service |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1987-1994 | |
Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY |
| 1986-1987 | |
Assistant Attending Surgeon, Vascular Surgery Service |
| Kings County Hospital , Brooklyn, NY |
| 1986-1987 | |
Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| SUNY-Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY |
Professional Honors
Visiting Professorships
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois - April 1-2, 1992. Title of lecture: "The Significance of Local Recurrence after Lumpectomy"
George Dunlop, M.D. Visiting Professor of Surgery, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts - December 14, 1994. Title of lecture: "Lumpectomy and the Significance of Local Recurrence of Breast Cancer"
Professional Societies and Committees
Alpha Omega Alpha
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Association for Academic Surgery
Society of Critical Care Medicine
The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Medical Society of the State of New York
Collegium Internationale Chirurgiae Digestivae
New York Metropolitan Breast Cancer Group
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
American Hernia Society
Current Committee Memberships
Member, Diagnostic Laboratories Committee, College of
Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1995-present
Member, Board of Directors, Columbia Presbyterian
Physicians Network, 1998-present
Moderator, General Surgery Service Morbidity and Mortality
Conference, 2003-present
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Selected Publications
Geller, PL. Surgery (PreTest Series). Ninth Edition. McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Geller, PL and Nitzberg, RS. Surgery (PreTest Series). Eighth Edition. McGraw-Hill, 1997.
King, T, Geller, PL and Chabot, J. Surgery (PreTest Series). Seventh Edition. McGraw-Hill, 1990.
King, T, Geller, PL and Starker, P. Surgery (PreTest Series). Sixth Edition. McGraw-Hill, 1989.
Estabrook, A, Gump, F, Asch, T, and Geller, PL: Mammographic Features of Intracystic Papillary Lesions. Surg. Gynecol. Obst., February, 1990.
Bass, LS, Hovsepian, DM, Geller, PL. The "porcelain" gallstone: A radiologic imitator of porcelain gallbladder. Contemporary Surgery, July, 1989.
Richard Stillman, et al. Surgery: Diagnosis & Therapy, '89/'90. Appleton and Lange, 1989.
Geller, PL and Jaffe, BM: Reoperation for Intra-Abdominal Infection. In Reoperative Surgery, Appleton, Century & Crofts, 1988.
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Lectures
Surgical Treatment of Abdominal Wall Hernias. Given at New York General Surgery Board Review, November 3, 2006.
Surgical Treatment of Abdominal Wall Hernias. Given at New York General Surgery Board Review, July 13, 2005.
Bioethics Grand Rounds: A Critically & Terminally Ill Patient—The Physicians Say Treatment is Futile & The Family Demands Continued Aggressive Treatment. Given at The New York Academy of Medicine, February 19, 2002.
Peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. Given at The New York General Surgery Board Review, September 9-13, 2001.
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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia
Columbia Eastside Room 330
16 East 60th St.
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-326-5547
Fax: 212-326-5549
plg1@columbia.edu
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