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Ellen Hagopian, MD, General Surgery, Jamaica, NY

EllenJoyceHagopianMD, MHPE, FACS, FSSO(She/Her)

General Surgery Jamaica, NY

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery

Director, Queens Cancer Center/NYC Health+Hospitals/Queens

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  • Office

    82-68 164th Street
    Room A-531
    Jamaica, NY 11432
    Phone+1 718-883-4031

Summary

  • Dr. Ellen Hagopian is a Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgeon and is the Director of the Queens Cancer Center at NYC Health+Hospitals/Queens in New York. Dr. Hagopian was trained in General Surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and subsequently in Laparoscopy at New York Medical College. She was further trained in Hepatobiliary Surgery at Centre Hépatobiliare, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France, under the tutelage of the Pr. Henri Bismuth.

    Dr. Hagopian has served on multiple educational committees for Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA), Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) and American College of Surgeons (ACoS). She has held multiple surgical education leadership positions, including Chair of the AHPBA Education and Training Committee, Chair of the ACoS previous National Ultrasound Faculty, and Chair of the AHPBA Ultrasound Subcommittee. She furthermore serves as Associate Editor for HPB.

    Dr. Hagopian is an accomplished educator and has been a leader in surgical training, including HPB ultrasound training. In 2012, she founded the annual AHPBA US training course and in 2020, the annual Advanced Liver Tumor Ablation Course. Recognized for her accomplishments in Hepatobiliary Surgery, Dr. Hagopian was induced as the first female American Surgeon into les Compagnons Hépatobiliaires, the International Hepatobiliary Fellowship Society of Professor Henri Bismuth. She was furthermore awarded with the 2024 Nonie Lowry Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor given by AHPBA.

    While Dr. Hagopian is an accomplished leader in medical and surgical education, she is a skilled and passionate surgeon and patient advocate. Dr. Hagopian’s philosophy is that of an individualized approach to each patient, and she values the patient as an active participant in his/her medical care. Reflecting this, she is a recipient of the Patients’ Choice Award in 2013 and the Patients’ Choice Compassionate Doctor Award in 2014.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1992 - 1998
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1992
  • Neumann College
    Neumann CollegeBS, Cum Laude, 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1995 - 2026
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2008 - 2025
  • Surgery
    American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2014
  • Patients’ Choice Compassionate Doctor Award Vitals, 2014
  • Patients’ Choice Award Vitals, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Pregnancy following Radical Resection of Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas  
    O’Brien, JM, Gussman D, Hagopian E, Matulewicz T., Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1/1/2014
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is the Preferred Approach in Cirrhosis: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study  
    Chmielecki D, Hagopian EJ, Kuo YH, Kuo YL, Davis J., HBP (Oxford), 1/1/2012
  • A Comparison of Percutaneous Cryosurgery and Radiofrequency for Unresectable Hepatic Malignancies  
    Adam R, Hagopian EJ, Cailliez V, Linhares M, Krissat J, Savier E, Castaing D, Bismuth H, Archives of Surgery, 1/1/2002
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Acute Pancreatitis in Cardiac and Renal Allograft Recipients - A Grave Complication.
    Hagopian EJ, Chabot JA, Finegold J, Stevens PD, Fayter JA, Hahn YH, Benvenisty AI, Oluwole SJ, Hardy MA., Second World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, HPB Surgery, Bologna (Italy), 1/2./1996

Lectures

  • Surgical Stapling: From Curiosity to Reality: What the Perioperative Staff Needs to Know 
    1/13/2006
  • Ultrasound in HPB Surgery: The Current State of Training in HPB Fellowship Programs 
    Sao Paolo, Brazil - 1/22/2016
  • Gallbladder Disease: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment 
    Four Seasons Senior Center, Manasquan, NJ - 1/29/2010
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