Overview of Dr. Afaneh
Cheguevara Afaneh, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He was recently named the Associate Program Director of the Advanced GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He specializes in General surgery, Foregut surgery, Bariatric surgery, as well as gastroesophageal motility disorders and colorectal disorders. He has a special interest in minimal access surgery, including single-incision laparoscopy and single-incision robotic surgery, offering patients improved cosmesis and potentially less postoperative pain. He also has expertise in Endoscopy (both EGDs and Colonoscopies), BRAVO wireless pH probe monitoring, and High-resolution esophageal manometry.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2014 - 2015
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 2007 - 2014
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 2007
University of MiamiB.S., Majors: Biology & Chemistry, Minors: Mathematics & Spanish, 2001 - 2003
Certifications & Licensure
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- SSAT Residents and Fellows Research Conference Presentation Award Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2015
- Resident Teaching Award 13th Annual Hassan Naama, 2014
- 2nd Place Top Gun Competition at Society for Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS), 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
EUS-guided Braun-type enteroenterostomy for management of an afferent limb-type obstruction in a patient with prior surgical gastrojejunostomy.
Kamal M Hassan, Mohamad-Noor Abu-Hammour, Enad Dawod, Cheguevara Afaneh, Reem Z Sharaiha, Kartik Sampath> ;Videogie. 2023 Nov 1Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and its role in the treatment of obesity: a systematic review.
Salvatore Docimo Jr, Laura Aylward, Vance L Albaugh, Cheguevara Afaneh, Sofiane El Djouzi, Mohamed Ali, Maria S Altieri, Jonathan Carter> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2023 Nov 1- 1 citations
Bariatric emergencies for the general surgeon.
Maria S Altieri, Ann Rogers, Cheguevara Afaneh, Fady Moustarah, Brandon T Grover, Zhamak Khorgami, Dan Eisenberg> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2023 May 1 - Join now to see all
Journal Articles
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Intravenous Acetaminophen on Hospital Length of Stay in Obese Individuals Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy
Peter A Goldstein, Cheguevara Afaneh, Jon D Samuels, Alfons Pomp, Farida Gadalla, Gregory F Dakin, Obesity SurgeryLaparoscopic Appendectomy: Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Improves Outcomes in Basic Laparoscopic Procedures
Katherine D Gray, Gregory Dakin, Cheguevara Afaneh, Maureen D Moore, Alfons Pomp, World Journal of SurgeryGeneral surgery training and robotics: Are residents improving their skills?
Finnerty BM, Afaneh C, Aronova A, Fahey TJ 3rd, Zarnegar R, Surg Endosc, 5/28/2015- Join now to see all
Books/Book Chapters
Bariatric Surgery Complications and Emergencies
Chapter: Enteric Leaks after Gastric Bypass: Prevention and Management
Cheguevara Afaneh and Gregory DakinEditors: Herron.SpringerEdition 1st,2014Evidence-based Approach to Minimally Invasive Surgery
Chapter: Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Cheguevara Afaneh and Alfons PompEditors: Kenric Murayama.SpringerEdition 2nd,2014Crohn's Disease: Basic Principles
Chapter: Bowel Sparing Procedures in Crohn's Disease of the Small Intestine
Cheguevara Afaneh and Fabrizio MichelassiEditors: Alessandro Fichera and Mukta Krane.Springer2014- Join now to see all
Abstracts/Posters
The Evolution of Bariatric Procedures: State-level Analyses of Patient Variables & Outcomes
Cheguevara Afaneh, Adam Levy, Gregory Giambrone, Licia Gaber-Baylis, Akshay U. Bhat, Ramin Zabih, Gregory Dakin, Alfons Pomp, Peter Fleischut, Obesity Week, Boston, MA, 11/1/2014A Single Center Validation of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Risk Calculator for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Cheguevara Afaneh, Adam Levy, Gregory Dakin, Alfons Pomp, Obesity Week, Boston, MA, 11/1/2014General Surgery Training and Robotics: Are Residents Improving Their Skills?
Brendan M. Finnerty, Anna Aronova, Cheguevara Afaneh, Thomas J. Fahey, III, Rasa Zarnegar, American College of Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 10/1/2014- Join now to see all
Committees
- Committee Member, ASMBS Clinical Issues Committee 2016 - Present
- Committee Member, ASMBS Flexible Endoscopy Committee 2015 - Present
- Committee Member, SSAT Advanced GI Surgery Training Presidential Task Force 2015 - Present
Professional Memberships
Other Languages
- Arabic, Spanish
