New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/24/2014 -- NYC metastatic colon cancer (to the liver) specialist surgeon, Dmitri Alden, MD, FACS, http://liversurgeryny.com announced today that he will be offering virtual consultations for colon cancer surgery / liver cancer surgery to patients & cancer specialists anywhere in the world. Dr. Alden offers remote colon cancer consultations to patients and medical professionals anywhere in the world via phone or SKYPE.
Dr. Alden runs a highly specialized state-of-the-art practice dedicated solely to liver, bile duct, and pancreatic surgery. The NYC liver cancer surgeon has performed over 3500 cancer surgeries in the past 11 years. Dr. Alden has been identified as America’s Top 100 Surgeons (Consumers Research Council of America) for his achievements as a cancer specialist and is top rated by his patients for his “bedside manner”.
Dr. Alden intimately understands that due to the diagnosed condition patients may be unavailable to travel and that virtual consultations are frequented desired and elected. Dr. Alden also wanted to make himself available to other doctors and oncological teams around the world who are seeking thought-leadership on best practices to handle a case – he is delighted to offer virtual though leadership to his peers in the discipline.
According to Dr. Alden, in many cases the liver cancer tumor (or tumors) can be potentially removed in one operation. In complex cases, staged surgery is planned. With staged surgery, the biggest part of the disease is removed in an initial surgery, with the rest removed in another surgery about 2 months later. In cases when the remaining liver volume would be too small after surgery, several techniques can be used to increase the size of the remaining liver before the surgery is attempted. These techniques dramatically increase the safety of the surgical operation.
This the state-of-the-art approach to liver metastases / colon cancer used in many highly specialized liver surgery centers throughout the world, including Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, New York, where the liver surgeon conducts his oncological surgeries. It is impossible to discuss every scenario. Every patient is unique and the liver surgeon’s world class team develops a personalized cancer treatment strategy for each patient based on the patient’s current and original liver scans, current liver function, overall health condition, and many other factors. The colon cancer surgery treatment (Liver Metastases Surgery) is always coordinated with all the doctors involved in the patient’s care.
Dr. Alden’s impressive credentials include:
Board Certified: American Board of Surgery
Fellow: American College of Surgeons
Member: International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists & Oncologists
Member: American Society of Transplantation
Member: Carcinoid Cancer Foundation
Member: International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
Member: New York Surgical Society
Member: American Compagnons Hepato-Biliaires
For patients who are interested in contacting the NYC Liver, Pancreatic & Bile Duct Oncological Surgeon, Dmitri Alden, MD, FACS, in regards to their colon cancer or liver cancer please phone his New York office (212) 434-6216 or emailing the colon cancer specialist surgeon at contact@liversurgeryny.com. More information pertaining to Dr. Alden’s colon cancer services can be found directly at http://liversurgeryny.com/colon-cancer-surgeon-nyc.
Contact Information:
Dmitri Alden, MD, FACS
http://liversurgeryny.com
contact@liversurgeryny.com
Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer & Bile Duct Cancer Oncological Surgeon
T: 212-434-6216
186 E 76th Street
New York, NY 10021