CheguevaraAfanehMD

Bariatric Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery

Assistant Professor of Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College

Overview of Dr. Afaneh

Cheguevara Afaneh, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He was recently named the Associate Program Director of the Advanced GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He specializes in General surgery, Foregut surgery, Bariatric surgery, as well as gastroesophageal motility disorders and colorectal disorders. He has a special interest in minimal access surgery, including single-incision laparoscopy and single-incision robotic surgery, offering patients improved cosmesis and potentially less postoperative pain. He also has expertise in Endoscopy (both EGDs and Colonoscopies), BRAVO wireless pH probe monitoring, and High-resolution esophageal manometry.

Office
520 East 70th Street
Starr Pavilion, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10021
Book by Phone+1(929) 325-2790

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2014 - 2015
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 2007 - 2014
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 2007
University of MiamiB.S., Majors: Biology & Chemistry, Minors: Mathematics & Spanish, 2001 - 2003

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2009 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American College of SurgeonsFellow

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

SSAT Residents and Fellows Research Conference Presentation Award Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2015
Resident Teaching Award 13th Annual Hassan Naama, 2014
2nd Place Top Gun Competition at Society for Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS), 2014
1st Place Resident Research Award Scott & White's Surgical Innovations Conference, 2012
Falcon Award New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Dept of Surgery, 2011
Poster of Distinction American Transplant Congress, 2011
VIP of the Year Selection 2010
Clinical Science Award Genzyme Fellow's Conference 2010, 2010
Best Abstract by a Young Investigator Award European Renal Association - European Dialysis & Transplantation Association, 2010
Young Investigator Award Astellas/The Transplantation Society, 2010
Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals Cambridge, 2009
Alpha Omega Alpha 2007
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
Predictive Factors for Developing GERD After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Is Preoperative Endoscopy Necessary?
Omar Bellorin, James C Senturk, Mariana Vigiola Cruz, Gregory Dakin, Cheguevara Afaneh
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2022-05-01
9 citations
BRAVO esophageal pH monitoring: more cost-effective than empiric medical therapy for suspected gastroesophageal reflux
Cheguevara Afaneh, Veronica Zoghbi, Brendan M. Finnerty, Anna Aronova, David A. Kleiman
Surgical Endoscopy. 2016-08-01
59 citations
Gastroesophageal reflux disease: A review of surgical decision making.
Maureen D. Moore, Cheguevara Afaneh, Daniel Benhuri, Caroline Antonacci, Jonathan S. Abelson
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2016-01-27

Journal Articles

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Intravenous Acetaminophen on Hospital Length of Stay in Obese Individuals Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy
Peter A Goldstein, Cheguevara Afaneh, Jon D Samuels, Alfons Pomp, Farida Gadalla, Gregory F Dakin, Obesity Surgery
Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Improves Outcomes in Basic Laparoscopic Procedures
Katherine D Gray, Gregory Dakin, Cheguevara Afaneh, Maureen D Moore, Alfons Pomp, World Journal of Surgery
General surgery training and robotics: Are residents improving their skills?
Finnerty BM, Afaneh C, Aronova A, Fahey TJ 3rd, Zarnegar R, Surg Endosc, 5/28/2015
Pancreatic Cancer Surgery and Nutrition Management
Afaneh C, Gerszberg D, Slattery E, Seres DS, Chabot JA, Kluger MD, Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr, 8/6/2014
Obesity Does Not Increase Morbidity of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Afaneh C, Abelson J, Rich B, Dakin G, Zarnegar R, Barie PS, Fahey TJ, Pomp A, J Surg Res, 8/1/2014
A Prospective Randomized Control Trial Assessing the Efficacy of Omentopexy During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Reducing Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Afaneh C, Costa R, Pomp A, Dakin G, Surg Endosc, 6/25/2014
A Randomized, Prospective, Parallel Group Study of Laparoscopic vs Laparoendoscopic Single Site Donor Nephrectomy for Kidney Donation
Aull MJ, Afaneh C, Charlton M, Serur D, Douglas M, Christos PJ, Kapur S, Del Pizzo JJ, Am J Transplant, 3/1/2014
The International Experience of Single Incision Pediatric Endosurgery: Current State of the Art
Rich BS, Creasy J, Afaneh C, Muensterer OJ, J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A, 1/1/2014
Image of Surgical Infections: Contained Cecal Perforation within a Strangulated Scrotal Hernia
Afaneh CI, Fish D, Rich B, Barie P, Surgical Infections, 10/1/2013
Image of the Month-Quiz Case
Marcotte E, Afaneh C, Pomp A, Cherqui D, JAMA Surg, 1/1/2013
Laparoscopic Liver Resection: Lessons at the End of the Second Decade
Afaneh C & Kluger MD, Semin Liver Dis, 1/1/2013
Minor Fluctuations of Renal Function May Alter Therapeutic Drug Concentrations Substantially during High-dose, Continuous-infusion Beta-lactam Therapy of Multi-drug-re...
Afaneh CI, Ho VP, McWhorter P, Nicolau DP, Barie PS, Surg Infect (Larchmt)., 12/1/2012
Early Corticosteroid Withdrawal in High Risk Recipients of Renal Allografts: A Single Center Report of Ethnically Diverse Recipients and Recipients of Marginal Decease...
Aull MJ, Dadhania D, Afaneh C, Leeser DB, Hartono C, Lee JB, Serur D, Del Pizzo JJ, Suthanthiran M, Kapur S, Transplantation, 10/1/2012
Laparoendoscopic Single-site (LESS) Live Donor Nephrectomy: Single Institution Report of Initial 100 Cases
Wang GJ, Afaneh C, Aull MJ, Charlton M, Ramasamy R, Leeser DB, Kapur S, and Del Pizzo JJ, J Urol, 12/1/2011
Comparison of Laparoendoscopic Single Site Donor Nephrectomy and Conventional Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: Donor and Recipient Outcomes
Afaneh C, Aull MJ, Gimenez E, Wang G, Charlton M, Leeser DB, Kapur S, and Del Pizzo JJ, Urology, 12/1/2011
Comparison of Complications in Laparoscopic Versus Laparoendoscopic Single Site Donor Nephrectomy Using the Modified Clavien Grading System
Ramasamy R, Afaneh C, Aull M, Leeser DB, Kapur S, and Del Pizzo JJ, J Urol, 10/1/2011
Use of Meropenem by Continuous Infusion to Treat a Blakpc-2-Positive Klebsiella pneumoniae Blood Stream Infection
Ho VP, Jenkins SG, Afaneh CI, Turbendian HK, Nicolau DP, and Barie PS, Surg Infect (Larchmt), 8/1/2011
Is Right Sided Laparoendoscopic Single Site (LESS) Donor Nephrectomy Feasible?
Afaneh C, Ramasamy R, Leeser DB, Kapur S and Del Pizzo JJ, Urology, 6/1/2011
The Evolution of Laparoscopic Right Donor Nephrectomy: Progression to Single Site Surgery
Afaneh C, Ramasamy R, Aull MJ, Leeser DB, Sosa RE, Kapur S, Del Pizzo JJ, J Transplant Technol Res, 1/1/2011
Induction Therapy: A Modern Review of Kidney Transplantation Agents
Afaneh C, Aull MJ, Schubl S, Leeser DB, Kapur S, J Transplant Technol Res, 1/1/2011
Urinary Cell Levels of mRNA for OX40, OX40L, PD-1, PD-L1 or PD-L2 and Acute Rejection of Human Renal Allografts
Afaneh C, Muthukumar T, Lubetzky M, Ding R, Seshan S, Snopkowski C, Sharma C, Dadhania D, Suthanthiran M, Transplantation, 12/27/2010
Steroid Avoidance in 2-Haplotype Matched Living Donor Renal Transplants with Basiliximab Induction Therapy
Afaneh C, Halpern J, Cheng E, Aull MJ, Figueiro J, Kapur S, and Leeser D, Transplant Proc, 12/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters

Bariatric Surgery Complications and Emergencies
Chapter: Enteric Leaks after Gastric Bypass: Prevention and Management
Cheguevara Afaneh and Gregory DakinEditors: Herron.SpringerEdition 1st,2014
Evidence-based Approach to Minimally Invasive Surgery
Chapter: Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Cheguevara Afaneh and Alfons PompEditors: Kenric Murayama.SpringerEdition 2nd,2014
Crohn's Disease: Basic Principles
Chapter: Bowel Sparing Procedures in Crohn's Disease of the Small Intestine
Cheguevara Afaneh and Fabrizio MichelassiEditors: Alessandro Fichera and Mukta Krane.Springer2014
Textbook of Complex General Surgical Oncology
Chapter: Mid-stage Gastric Cancer: Surgical Resection Techniques
Cheguevara Afaneh and Vivian StrongEditors: Morita, Balch, Klimberg, Posner, Schulick, Tanabe.McGraw-Hill2014
Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery
Chapter: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Technique
Cheguevara Afaneh and Alfons PompEditors: Philip R. Schauer, Bruce D. Schirmer, and Stacy A. Brethauer.Springer2014
Current Concepts in Kidney Transplantation
Editors: Sandip Kapur, Cheguevara Afaneh, and Meredith J. Aull.2012
Current Concepts in Kidney Transplantation
Chapter: Modern Immunosuppression Regimens in Kidney Transplantation
Cheguevara Afaneh, Meredith J. Aull and Sandip KapurEditors: Sandip Kapur, Cheguevara Afaneh and Meredith J. Aull.InTech2012
Current Concepts in Kidney Transplantation
Chapter: Evaluation of Kidney Transplant Candidates: An Update in 2012
Cheguevara Afaneh and Choli HartonoEditors: Sandip Kapur, Cheguevara Afaneh and Meredith J. Aull.InTech2012
Current Concepts in Kidney Transplantation
Chapter: Expanding Opportunities for Kidney Transplantation
Cheguevara Afaneh, Meredith J. Aull, Anthony Watkins, Jim Kim and Sandip KapurEditors: Sandip Kapur, Cheguevara Afaneh and Meredith J. Aull.InTech2012
Current Concepts in Kidney Transplantation
Chapter: Complications of Kidney Transplantation: Effects of Over-Immunosuppression
Meredith J. Aull, Cheguevara Afaneh and Sandip KapurEditors: Sandip Kapur, Cheguevara Afaneh and Meredith J. Aull.InTech2012
Current Concepts in Kidney Transplantation
Chapter: Surgical Management of the Kidney Transplant Recipient
Cheguevara Afaneh, Meredith J. Aull, Anthony Watkins, Sandip Kapur and Jim KimEditors: Sandip Kapur, Cheguevara Afaneh and Meredith J. Aull.InTech2012
Current Concepts in Kidney Transplantation
Chapter: Surgical Advances in Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
Cheguevara Afaneh, Meredith J. Aull, Joseph J. Del Pizzo and Sandip KapurEditors: Sandip Kapur, Cheguevara Afaneh and Meredith J. Aull.InTech2012
Immunosuppression - Role in Health and Diseases
Chapter: Induction Therapy in Renal Transplant Recipients
Cheguevara Afaneh, Meredith J. Aull, Sandip Kapur and David B. LeeserEditors: Suman Kapur and Maristela Barbosa Portela.InTech2012
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Abstracts/Posters

A Single Center Validation of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Risk Calculator for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Cheguevara Afaneh, Adam Levy, Gregory Dakin, Alfons Pomp, Obesity Week, Boston, MA, 11/1/2014
The Evolution of Bariatric Procedures: State-level Analyses of Patient Variables & Outcomes
Cheguevara Afaneh, Adam Levy, Gregory Giambrone, Licia Gaber-Baylis, Akshay U. Bhat, Ramin Zabih, Gregory Dakin, Alfons Pomp, Peter Fleischut, Obesity Week, Boston, MA, 11/1/2014
General Surgery Training and Robotics: Are Residents Improving Their Skills?
Brendan M. Finnerty, Anna Aronova, Cheguevara Afaneh, Thomas J. Fahey, III, Rasa Zarnegar, American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 10/1/2014
The Versatility of Robotics in General Surgery at a Tertiary-Care Teaching Institution
Cheguevara Afaneh, Brendan M. Finnerty, Rasa Zarnegar, Minimally Invasive Surgery Week (Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons), Las Vegas, NV, 9/1/2014
A Three State Analysis of Bariatric Procedures: Trends and Outcomes
Cheguevara Afaneh, Gregory Giambrone, Jonathan Eskreis-Winkler, Akshay U. Bhat, Ramin Zabih, Gregory Dakin, Alfons Pomp, Peter Fleischut, Digestive Disease Week (SSAT), Chicago, IL, 5/1/2014
Laparoscopic versus Open Appendectomy: Three State, 5-year Analysis of Trends & Outcomes
Cheguevara Afaneh, Gregory Giambrone, Kseniya Slobodyanyuk, Akshay U. Bhat, Ramin Zabih, Alfons Pomp, Peter Fleischut, Digestive Disease Week (SSAT), Chicago, IL, 5/1/2014
Population-Based Trends of Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Temporal and Age-Related Outcomes
Cheguevara Afaneh, Paul O'Mahoney, Gregory Giambrone, Jonathan Eskreis-Winkler, Akshay U. Bhat, Ramin Zabih, Fabrizio Michelassi, Peter Fleischut, Digestive Disease Week (SSAT), Chicago, IL, 5/1/2014
A Prospective Randomized Control Trial Assessing the Efficacy of Omentopexy During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Reducing Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Cheguevara Afaneh, Ricardo Costa, Alfons Pomp, Gregory Dakin, SAGES 2014, Salt Lake City, Utah, 4/1/2014
Advanced Laparoscopic Fellowship Training Decreases Conversion Rates During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Biliary Diseases
Cheguevara Afaneh, Jonathan Abelson, Barrie Rich, Gregory Dakin, Rasa Zarnegar, Philip Barie, Thomas J. Fahey, Alfons Pomp, SAGES 2014, Salt Lake City, UT, 4/1/2014
Obesity Does Not Increase Surgical Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
C. Afaneh, J. Abelson, B. Rich, G. Dakin, R. Zarnegar, P. Barie, T.J. Fahey, A. Pomp, 9th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA, 2/1/2014
Results of Early Corticosteroid Withdrawal Under rATG Induction in Hepatitis C Positive Kidney Transplant Recipients: Inferior Yet Improved Outcomes
M J Aull, J Guerrero, C Afaneh, D Dadhania, J K McDermott, J Kim, A Watkins, and Sandip Kapur, American Transplant Congress American Transplant Congress, Seattle, WA, 5/1/2013
Laparoendoscopic Single Site Donor Nephrectomy in the Older Donor Population: Donor, Recipient, & Allograft Outcomes
C Afaneh, MJ Aull, Schubl S, Charlton M, Kapur S, Leeser DB, Del Pizzo JJ, American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, 6/1/2012
Induction Therapy in Pancreas Transplant Recipients on a Steroid-Maintenance Immunosuppression Regimen: Choosing the Preferred Agent
C Afaneh, M Aull, S Schubl, D Leeser, S Kapur, American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, 6/1/2012
Preliminary Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Laparoendoscopic Single Site Donor Nephrectomy vs. Conventional Donor Nephrectomy for Living Kidney Donors
Meredith J. Aull, Cheguevara Afaneh, Marian B. Charlton, Emily Rand, Sandip Kapur, David B. Leeser, Joseph J. Del Pizzo, American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, 6/1/2012
Recipients of Expanded Criteria Donor Kidney Transplants Undergoing Early Corticosteroid Withdrawal Using rATG Induction Are Not at Higher Risk of Acute Rejection
M.J. Aull, C. Afaneh, S. Schubl, J.K. Walker, D.B. Leeser, S. Kapur, American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, 6/1/2012
Preliminary Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Laparoendoscopic Single Site Donor Nephrectomy vs. Conventional Donor Nephrectomy for Living Kidney Donors
Cheguevara Afaneh, Meredith J. Aull, Sandip Kapur, David B. Leeser, Joseph J. Del Pizzo, Scott & White Surgical Innovations Conference, Bastrop, TX, 6/1/2012
Comparison of Laparoendoscopic Single Site Donor Nephrectomy and Conventional Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: Donor and Recipient Outcomes from the Initial 100 LESS Ca...
Cheguevara Afaneh, Ranjith Ramasamy, Meredith Aull, David B. Leeser, Sandip Kapur & Joseph J. Del Pizzo, American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 5/1/2011
The Evolution of Right Donor Nephrectomies at a Single Institution
Cheguevara Afaneh, Ranjith Ramasamy, Meredith Aull, David B. Leeser, Sandip Kapur & Joseph J. Del Pizzo, American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 5/1/2011
A Molecular Mechanism for Successful Kidney Transplantation in HIV Patients
C Afaneh, T Muthukumar, R Albaz, R Ding and M Suthanthiran, American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 5/1/2011
Early Preparation of Machine Perfused Marginal Donor Kidneys Increases the Incidence of Delayed Graft Function
Afaneh C, Cheng E, Aull M, Abreu-Goris M, Figueiro J, Leeser D, and Kapur S, American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 5/1/2011
Pancreas Transplantation Outcomes Considering Body Mass Index
C. Afaneh, B. Rich, M. Aull, C. Hartono, J. Figueiro, D.B. Leeser, and S. Kapur, American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 5/1/2011
HIV Positive Renal Allograft Recipients Are Molecularly Quiescent and Clinically Stable on a Steroid-Sparing Immunosuppressive Protocol
C Afaneh, T Muthukumar, C Hartono, D Serur, J Lee, D Dadhania, R Bologa, S Saal, R Riggio, D Leeser, S Kapur and Manikkam Suthanthiran, American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 5/1/2011
Comparison of Complications in Laparoscopic Versus Laparoendoscopic Single Site Donor Nephrectomy Using the Modified Clavien Grading System
Cheguevara Afaneh, Ranjith Ramasamy, Meredith Aull, David B. Leeser, Sandip Kapur & Joseph J. Del Pizzo, American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 5/1/2011
Lower Morbidity for Older Patients Undergoing Pancreas Transplantation
C. Afaneh, B. Rich, M. Aull, C. Hartono, J. Figueiro, D.B. Leeser, and S. Kapur, American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 5/1/2011
mRNA Expression Profiles of Complement and Complement Regulatory Genes Are Informative of Human Renal Allograft Status
C. Afaneh, T. Muthukumar, M. Lubetzky, R. Ding, S. Seshan, C. Snopkowski, V. Sharma, D. Dadhania, M. Suthanthiran, American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 5/1/2011
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Other

Laparoscopic Resection of a Cystadenoma of the Cystic Duct
Eric Marcotte, Cheguevara Afaneh, Daniel Cherqui, Alfons Pomp, American College of Surgeons, 98th Annual Clinical Congress
Chicago, IL - 10/1/2012

Committees

Committee Member, ASMBS Clinical Issues Committee 2016 - Present
Committee Member, SSAT Advanced GI Surgery Training Presidential Task Force 2015 - Present
Committee Member, ASMBS Flexible Endoscopy Committee 2015 - Present