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Office
410 Celebration Pl
Ste 106
Celebration, FL 34747Phone+1 407-303-2615
Summary
- Dr. Rahila Essani, a colorectal surgeon in Celebration, FL, is affiliated with AdventHealth CFD. She earned her MD from AKU and has 13 years of practice. She specializes in MIS rectal cancer management, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, hemorrhoids, colon cancers. As national leader in robotic colorectal surgery, she has given many national talks. She has over 20 publications and 500+ citations.
Education & Training
- OhioHealth/Grant Medical CenterFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2010 - 2011
- Lankenau Medical CenterFellowship, Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2009 - 2010
- Stony Brook University HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2008 - 2009
- University of RochesterResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2008
- University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Surgery, 2002 - 2005
- Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- TX State Medical License 2012 - 2024
- PA State Medical License 2009 - 2012
- OH State Medical License 2010 - 2011
- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Teaching award Baylor Scott and white, 2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Bridging Quality Gaps in Rectal Cancer Care-Lessons From Knowledge Translation Intervention.Nicole M Saur, Rahila Essani, Isacco Montroni
JAMA Network Open. 2025-02-03 - 9 citationsOutpatient colectomy—a dream or reality?Stephen Campbell, Alessandro Fichera, Scott Thomas, Harry T. Papaconstantinou, Rahila Essani
Proceedings. 2021-09-16 - Prophylactic ureteral catheter placement for minimally invasive colorectal surgery.Katherine E. Dowd, Tommy O. Muse, Patrick S. Lowry, Rahila Essani
Proceedings. 2020-01-01
Committees
- Member, ASCRS program committee 2023 - Present
- Member, SAGES colorectal committee 2022 - Present
- Member, SAGES Development committee 2018 - Present
- Member, ASCRS fundamentals of rectal cancer surgery committee 2017 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- SAGESMember
- ASEMember
- American Women SurgeonMember
Other Languages
- Urdu
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