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James Nitzkorski, MD, General Surgery, Poughkeepsie, NY

JamesR.NitzkorskiMDFACS

General Surgery Poughkeepsie, NY

Colon & Rectal Surgery, Melanoma, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery

Surgical Oncologist Program Director, General Surgery Residency Nuvance Health Vassar Brothers Medical Center

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  • Office

    7 Fox St
    2nd Floor - Surgical Oncology
    Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
    Phone+1 845-483-6920
    Fax+1 845-483-6922

Education & Training

  • Temple University Hospital/Fox Chase Cancer Center
    Temple University Hospital/Fox Chase Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2009 - 2011
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/West
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestChief Residency, Surgery, 2008 - 2009
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/West
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2008
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/West
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestInternship, Surgery, 2004 - 2005
  • Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
    Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 2004, MD, Cum Laude

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2006 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2009 - 2012
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctor Award Castle Connolly, 2018-2022
  • John A. Ridge, MD, PhD Fellowship Fox Chase Cancer Center, 2011
  • Oncology Trainee Travel Award ASCO- American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2010
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • A Survival Comparison of Stage III Rectal Adenocarcinoma Down Staged by Preoperative Chemo-radiation with a Comparable Stage II Cohort
    Siripurapu, V., Nitzkorski, J, 64th Annual Cancer Symposium, Society of Surgical Oncology, San Antonio, TX, 2011
  • Association of Race and Socioeconomic Status and Outcomes with Patients with Rectal Cancer
    Nitzkorski, J.R., Willis, A.I., Farma, J.M., Cohen, S.J., Zhu, F., Nick, D.M., Sigurdson, E.R., ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 2011
  • Predicting Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer using FDG PET/CT
    Shanmugan S., Arrangoiz, R., Nitzkorski, J.R., Yu, J.Q., Konski, A.A., Farma, J.M., Sigurdson, E.R., ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 2011
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Lectures

  • Melanoma: What You Don’t Know May Kill You 
    College of Mount Saint Vincent, Bronx NY - 9/2017
  • Melanoma: Update on Immunotherapy 
    Vassar Brothers Medical Center Oncology Teaching Day, Culinary Institute - 5/2017
  • Nutrition in the Acutely Ill Hospital Patient 
    Vassar Brothers Medical Center Hospital Medicine Conference - 4/2017
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Press Mentions

  • Norwalk Hospital to Collect Plasma for Coronavirus Treatment
    Norwalk Hospital to Collect Plasma for Coronavirus TreatmentApril 28th, 2020

Committees

  • Medical Director, Nutrition Committee, Vassar Brothers Medical Center
  • Surgical Oncologist, Cancer Cluster Committee, Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Professional Memberships