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Office
760 Broadway
# Woodhull
Brooklyn, NY 11206Phone+1 718-963-8000Fax+1 718-630-3122
Summary
- Dr. Federico Gattorno is a general surgeon in Brooklyn, NY and is affiliated with NYC Health + Hospitals / Woodhull. He received his medical degree from Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela, then training in General Surgery at University Hospital and Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital NY and has been in practice 30 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish and Italian. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery and is experienced in minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, inguinal hernia, laparoscopic appendectomy and ventral abdominal hernia repair.
Education & Training
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 1997 - 1998
- Universidad Central de VenezuelaSpecialist, 1990 - 1995
- Universidad Central de VenezuelaSpecialist, 1995
- Universidad de CaraboboM.C., Medicine, 1983 - 1989
- University of Carabobo Faculty of Health SciencesClass of 1989
- La Salle SchoolCertificate, 1971
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2009 - 2025
- Venezuela Surgical SocietyGeneral Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Honor Physician Doctor's Recognition Day The Executive Committee and Board of the Medical Society of the County of Kings and The Academy of Medicine of Brooklyn, 2024
- Attending of the Year 2021 NYC + Hospitals-Harlem Graduate Medical Education Committee, New York, NY, 2021
- Attending of the Year 2019 Harlem Hospital - Woodhull Medical Center, 2019
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 73 citationsLaparoscopically assisted intestinal resection in 88 patients with Crohn’s diseaseJ. Canin-Endres, Barry Salky, F. Gattorno, Michael Edye
Surgical Endoscopy. 1999-06-01 - 75 citationsDurability of laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernia.Michael Edye, Jill Canin-Endres, Federico Gattorno, Barry Salky
Annals of Surgery. 1998-10-01 - 2 citationsOmental Infarction with Acute Appendicitis in an Overweight Young Female: A Rare Presentation.Vishnu R. Mani, Shantanu Razdan, Tonny Orach, Aleksandr Kalabin, Rinil Patel
Case Reports in Surgery. 2019-04-07
Journal Articles
- “Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy for the Management of Complex Surgical Wounds in a Minority Population.”Max Murray-Ramcharan • Michelle Feltes Escurra • Ryan Engdahl • Federico L. Gattorno, CUREUS, 3/22/2024
- Fl cierre de los puertos en cirugia laparoscopica utilizanddo un derivado adhesivo del cianocrilato Resultado de 100 casosGattorno FL, Revista Venezolana de Cirugia, 6/1/2009
- How to make a good oral presentation?Gattorno FL, Revista Venezolana de Cirugia, 6/1/2007
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Successful treatment in one step laparoscopic procedure using same ports access for a synchronous presentation of acute cholecystitis and acute appendicitisChua, AF; Bonner, K; Siller, R ; Gattorno, FL, 79th Annual Surgical Update of the International College of Surgeons-US Section, Seattle, WA, 6/2017
- A rare case of cocaine-induced intestinal necrosis resulting in delayed bowel perforationWhite-Gittens, IC; Chatoor, M; Gattorno, FL, Harlem Hospital – Residents’ Research Poster 2017; Harlem, NY March, 2017, Harlem, NY, 3/2017
- Case of idiopathic spontaneous pneumoperitoneum in a patient with pneumoniaSharma, S; Gattorno, FL, NYU School of Medicine-Woodhull Hospital/Harlem Hospital – Residents’ Research Poster 2017, Harlem, NY, 3/2017
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Lectures
- Laparoscopy in Emergency Surgery. Intra abdominal Compartmental Syndrome. How to Commitment with a Thromboprophylaxis Program.)Guatemala City, Guatemala - 1/1/2010
- Thromboprophylaxis in Laparoscopic SurgerySalvador, Brazil - 1/1/2010
- Laparoscopic Surgery and DVT risk. President Video session Bariatric Surgery. President of the Jury for video presentations Dr. Augusto Diez PrizeCaracas, Venezuela - 1/1/2009
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Other
- WEB site UNIQADelgado JF, Gattorno FL, Unidad Quirúrgica Avanzada-Centro de Cirugia Minima Invasiva
http://www.uniqa.org
Caracas, Venezuela - 1/1/2007 - Cura de eventracion por laparoscopiaGattorno FL, Ayala J, Martinez S, Ottolino P, LXII Jornadas de Cirugia. Sociedad Venezolana de Cirugia
Pto. La Cruz - 7/1/2005 - CYBERSURGERY; II Congreso AVEDEME; CD-ROM; ISBN: 980-07-8530-2; Asoc.Venz. Derecho MédicoGattorno FL
10/1/2002 - Join now to see all
Committees
- Member, Facility Based Collaboration Council Health Hospital Corporation Woodhull Hospital 2019 - Present
- Surgery Rep. Member, Anesthesia, Operative & Invasive Procedures Committee (AOIPC) Woodhull Medical Center-NYU School of Medicine. Brooklyn NY 2014 - Present
- Active member, SAGES Membership Committee 1999 - Present
- General Surgery Department Member, Specialist Advisory for EPIC Woodhull Medical Center-NYU School of Medicine. Brooklyn NY 2018 - 2018
- Member, Pain Management Committee. Woodhull Medical Center-NYU School of Medicine. Brooklyn NY 2014 - 2017
- Active Member, SAGES Global affairs Committee 2013 - 2015
- Board of Regents, Sociedad Venezolana de Cirugía. 2006 - 2008
- Member Advisory, Committees in Thromboprophylaxis Sanofi-Aventis, Caracas, Venezuela 2004 - 2007
- Active Member, SAGES International Liaison Group Members Committee 2004 - 2006
- President, Venezuela Chapter American College of Surgeons 2002 - 2004
- Active member, SAGES Fundamentals in Laparoscopic Surgery Committee 2000 - 2002
- Active member, SAGES Technology Committee 1999 - 2002
Research History
- Research AssistantMicrosurgery. Endothelium. Neo-intimal hyperplasia; proliferation studies. Microvascular Laboratory.Cardiovascular Institute. The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, N.Y1997 - 1998
Professional Memberships
- Member
- ALACE Latinamerican Association of Endoscopic SurgeonsMember
- Sociedad Venezolana de CirugiaMember
- Brooklyn Surgical SocietyMember
- European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)Member
- Sociedad Iberolatinoamericana de Cirujanos (SILAC)Member
- Federacion Latinoamericana de Cirugia (FELAC)Member
- New York State osteopathic Medical SocietyMember
- Fellow
- International College of SurgeonsFellow
Other Languages
- Spanish, Italian
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