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Office
515 Madison Ave
705
New York, NY 10022Phone+1 212-675-2997Fax+1 844-882-8583
Education & Training
Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State UniversityFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1986 - 1997- Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State UniversityResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1986 - 1987
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1984 - 1985
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Surgery, 1978 - 1983
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1979 - 2026- NY State Medical License 1978 - 2024
MI State Medical License 1986 - 1990- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Colon and Rectal SurgeryABSCRS
- American Board of SurgeryABS
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsStem Cells in Non-Crohn's Anorectal Fistula.Lester Gottesman
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2021-11-01 - 1 citationsAnismus Through Surgical EyesLester Gottesman
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2021-09-22 - 7 citationsAnorectal pathology in AIDS.Harpreet S. Brar, Lester Gottesman, Christina M. Surawicz
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America. 1998-10-01
Authored Content
- Zoom is the foie gras of the brainOctober 2020
Press Mentions
- Unconscious Biases Against Vitamins and Supplements [PODCAST]August 11th, 2021
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
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