NestorEsnaolaMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Professor of Surgery

Telehealth Available

Overview of Dr. Esnaola

Dr. Nestor Esnaola is a general surgeon in Houston, TX and is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been in practice 29 years. He is one of 155 doctors at Houston Methodist Hospital who specialize in General Surgery. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He has more than 70 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
6550 Fannin Street
Suite 1501
Houston, TX 77030
Book by Phone+1(346) 594-0537

Fax+1 713-790-6470

Education & Training

University of Tennessee - KnoxvilleMBA, 2007 - 2008
University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2001 - 2003
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 2000
Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, 1997 - 1998
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2001 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2012 - 2018
SC State Medical License 2005 - 2013
MA State Medical License 1994 - 2001
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Best Doctors in America 2007-2014

Clinical Trials

Improving Resection Rates Among African Americans With NSCLC Start of enrollment: 2015 Apr 23
Completed
Not Applicable
Technology and Health Communication in Improving Health Outcomes in Patients Scheduled for Mammography Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 05
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Randomized, Controlled Trial Evaluating Perioperative Risk-stratification and Risk-based, Protocol-driven Management After Elective Major Cancer Surgery.
Nestor F Esnaola, Raju Chelluri, Jason Castellanos, Ariella Altman, David Y T Chen
Annals of Surgery. 2025-03-01
Association of chronic kidney disease with postoperative outcomes: a national surgical quality improvement program (NSQIP) multi-specialty surgical cohort analysis.
Carlos Riveros, Sanjana Ranganathan, Yash B Shah, Emily Huang, Jiaqiong Xu
BMC Nephrology. 2024-09-13
Extracellular Vesicles, Circadian Rhythms, and Cancer: A Comprehensive Review with Emphasis on Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Baharan Fekry, Lierni Ugartemendia, Nestor F Esnaola, Laura Goetzl
Cancers. 2024-07-16

Grant Support

Improving Resection Rates among African Americans with NSCLCNational Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities2012–Present

Research History

Postdoctoral Research FellowshipSurgical Oncology (U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center)2000 - 2001
Postdoctoral Research FellowshipTransplantation Biology (Massachusetts General Hospital)1996 - 1997