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Office
20 Prospect Ave Suite 501
Hackensack, NJ 07601Phone+1 551-996-5960Fax+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.
Education & Training
- Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia UniversityM.P.H., Public Policy and Management, 2012 - 2014
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2002 - 2004
- Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia UniversityM.S., Biostatistics, 2001 - 2002
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1999
- Yale School of MedicineClass of 1992
- Cornell UniversityB.S., Biochemistry, 1984 - 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 2011 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2000 - 2019
- MI State Medical License 2001 - 2017
- FL State Medical License 2002 - 2014
- 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
- Quality of Life and Pain Outcomes Following Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Anatomic Lung Resection Versus Thoracotomy and Anatomic Lung Resection Start of enrollment: 2005 Feb 01
- Evaluate Mesothelin as a Biomarker for the Clinical Management of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma (EAC) Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
- Understanding Symptom Recognition and Treatment Decision-making in Hispanic/Latino Lung Cancer Patients Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 35 citationsVisceral Pleural Invasion Does Not Affect Recurrence or Overall Survival Among Patients With Lung Adenocarcinoma ≤ 2 cm: A Proposal to Reclassify T1 Lung AdenocarcinomaJun-ichi Nitadori, Christos Colovos, Kyuichi Kadota, Camelia S. Sima, Inderpal S. Sarkaria
Chest. 2013-11-01 - 92 citationsPhase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Bevacizumab Plus Chemotherapy and Adjuvant Bevacizumab in Patients with Resectable Nonsquamous Non–Small-Cell Lung CancersJamie E. Chaft, Valerie W. Rusch, Michelle S. Ginsberg, Paul K. Paik, David J. Finley
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2013-08-01 - 334 citationsOptimum lymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer.Nabil P. Rizk, Hemant Ishwaran, Thomas W. Rice, Chen Lq, Paul H. Schipper
Annals of Surgery. 2010-01-01
Journal Articles
- Pretreatment Dysphagia in Esophageal Cancer Patients May Eliminate the Need for Staging by Endoscopic UltrasonographyRipley 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 CriteriaFarjah 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
Lectures
- Staging and Work Up of Esophageal cancers1/7/2010
- Oncologic indications for esophageal-sparing surgery in early-stage adenocarcinomaPhiladelphia, PA - 1/1/2010
- A more tailored approach to the management of esophageal cancer: considerations of tumor histology, tumor stage, and tumor locationBrisbane, 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 DiseasesJuly 22nd, 2024
- Why I’m Hopeful About Lung CancerNovember 7th, 2022
- Virtual Lung Cancer Screenings Being Offered by Hackensack Meridian HealthApril 26th, 2021
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External Links
- HackensackUMChttps://www.hackensackumc.org/find-a-doctor/1578549168/rizk/
- Thoracic HMHhttps://www.hackensackumc.org/services/surgery/surgical-services/thoracic-surgery/
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