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Nabil Rizk, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Hackensack, NJ

NabilPRizkMDM.S., MPH, M.S

Thoracic Surgery Hackensack, NJ

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery

Division Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Hackensack Meridian Health; Co-Chief of Thoracic Oncology at John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center

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  • Office

    20 Prospect Ave Suite 501
    Hackensack, NJ 07601
    Phone+1 551-996-5960
    Fax+1 551-996-0684

Summary

  • I am a Board Certified Thoracic Surgeon, currently the chief of division in the largest hospital in New Jersey. Previously I worked at MSKCC for 11 years.

    In my current position, I have used what I learned in my MPH program to significantly increase the value of the care we provide, by both improving quality while also lowering costs by over 40%.
    I am seeking a position in a hospital where I can duplicate these results on a bigger scale and with a greater national profile.
  • Nabil Rizk, M.D., treats lung cancers, esophageal cancers, and cancers that have

    Dr. Nabil Rizk, chief of Thoracic Surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center and co-chief of Thoracic Oncology at the John Theurer Cancer Center treats...

Education & Training

  • Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University
    Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia UniversityM.P.H., Public Policy and Management, 2012 - 2014
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2002 - 2004
  • Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University
    Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia UniversityM.S., Biostatistics, 2001 - 2002
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1999
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 1992
  • Cornell University
    Cornell UniversityB.S., Biochemistry, 1984 - 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2000 - 2019
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2001 - 2017
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2002 - 2014
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1993 - 2003
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2014-2020
  • Clinical Investigator Award Society of Surgical Oncology, 2010
  • The Surgical Scholar Award Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1996
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Pretreatment Dysphagia in Esophageal Cancer Patients May Eliminate the Need for Staging by Endoscopic Ultrasonography  
    Ripley RT, Sarkaria IS, Grosser R, Sima CS, Bains MS, Jones DR, Adusumilli PS, Huang J, Finley DJ, Rusch VW, Rizk NP, Thorac Surg, 1/1/2016
  • Resected Lung Cancer Patients Who Would and Would Not Have Met Screening Criteria  
    Farjah F, Wood DE, Zadworny ME, Rusch VW, Rizk NP, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2016
  • International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer/American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society classification predicts occult lymph node metastasis in c...  
    Yeh YC, Kadota K, Nitadori J, Sima CS, Rizk NP, Jones DR, Travis WD, Adusumilli PS, Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Staging and Work Up of Esophageal cancers 
    1/7/2010
  • Oncologic indications for esophageal-sparing surgery in early-stage adenocarcinoma 
    Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2010
  • A more tailored approach to the management of esophageal cancer: considerations of tumor histology, tumor stage, and tumor location 
    Brisbane, Australia - 1/27/2009
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Press Mentions

  • Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Expands Programs for Interstitial Lung Disease and Other Advanced Pulmonary Diseases
    Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Expands Programs for Interstitial Lung Disease and Other Advanced Pulmonary DiseasesJuly 22nd, 2024
  • Why I’m Hopeful About Lung Cancer
    Why I’m Hopeful About Lung CancerNovember 7th, 2022
  • Virtual Lung Cancer Screenings Being Offered by Hackensack Meridian Health
    Virtual Lung Cancer Screenings Being Offered by Hackensack Meridian HealthApril 26th, 2021
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