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Lester Gottesman, M.D.
Phone: 212-523-8417
Email: lg40@columbia.edu
Departments:
Colorectal Surgery, Oncology Surgery
Specialties:
Colon Rectal Surgery
Medical School:
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, MD, 1978 Rutgers University, AB, 1974, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Henry Rutgers Fellow Biology
Post Grad:
Roosevelt Hospital, Surgery 1978-1983
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Surgical Oncology 1985
Ferguson Clinic, Colorectal Surgery 1987
Publications:
1. Gottesman L. Expert Commentary for article "The Hazards of Anal Sexual Eroticism. Perspectives Colon Rectal Surgery 1994;7:55-6
2. Gottesman L. expert Commentary for article "Benign anal lesions and the risk of anal cancer". Colon and Rectal Surgery Outlook. 1995; 8:3-4
3. Irrizarry E, Gottesman L. Rectal sexual trauma including foreign bodies. Int J STD & AIDS. 1996;7:166-169.
4. Gottesman L. Adjunvant operative bed alfa-interferon 2b for peristent and recalcitrant anal condylomata acuminata. Dis Colon Rectum 1996;39:A27.
5. Modesto, V, Gottesman L. Surgical debridement and intralesional steroid infection in the treatment of idiopathic AIDS-related anal ulcereations. Am Journal Surgry 1997;174: 439-441.
Case Reports:
Gottesman, L., Marks, R., Khoury, B., Wichern, W. Diagnosis of Isolated Perforation of the Gallbladder Following Blunt Trauma using Sonography and CT Scan. J Trauma 1984;24: 280-281.
Reviews, Chapter, Editorials:
1. Wisher J, Gottesman L. Sexually transmitted diseases. In Keighley, 2nd Edition Surgery of the Anus, Rectum and Colon. 1998.
2. Modesto, V, Gottesman L. Anorectal Venereal Infection. In Fazio, Current Therapy in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2nd Edition. 1998.
3. Bernstein M, Gottesman L Colorectal Surgery. In Flum and Wallach, The Role of Surgery in AIDS 199 Lippincott Williams and Wildins. 1999, pp 97-120
4. Tarrantino,D, Gottesman L. Anorectal Disease in the Gay Patient. In Cameron's Current Surgical Therapy, in print 2001.
5. Aleali,M and Gottesman L. Anorectal disease in the HIV-Positive Patient. In Clinic in Colon Rectal Surgery Thieme Publishing, Beck and Basilevsky (ed) 14(3), pp265-275, 2001
Books:Editor
1. Editor, Anorectal disease in AIDA. Edward Arnold Publishers, London 1991
Editorial Board apppointment as "Associate Editor" of Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, November 2000
3.Editor, Seminars in Colon Rectal Surgery Vol 9 #2 June 1998: HIV and the Colon Rectal Surgeon, Saunders Publishing Co.
Presentations:
1. Med Center of Central Massachusetts, George Dunlop Visiting Professor of Surgery June 1995
St.Luke's Hospital, Dept of Surgery Grand Rounds Aug 1996
2. Fairview Hospital "Surgical Aspects of Hepatitis and HIV" Visiting professor Oct 1996
Monmouth Surgical Society. Surgical treatment of constipative disorders. May 1997
Mount Sinai Hospital, NY. Colorectal Grand rounds speaker.Dec 2000 and April 2001
Scientific Meetings:
1. Gottesman L. When to operate on HIV. NY Society of Colon Rectal Surgery. Nov 1996.
Gottesman L. HIV associated lesions. Am College of Surgery. Oct 1997
2. Gottesman L. Moderator, Benign Anal Disease. Am Soc of Colon Rectal Surgery, June 1997
4. Gottesman L. Lecturer. Fecal incontinence. Current Surgical Options and Diagnostic Techniques. Nov. 1998. Northeast Regional Conference of Enterostomal Therapists
5. Gottesman L. Tricks in anorectal surgery and colonoscopy. American College of Surgery Oct 2000.
General Media:
Intervies WCR Radio, Washington August 1991.
Blood banks vigilant but vouch for safety. NY Times Interview July 1992, pB2
Interview Long Island Newsday p E3, May 1997.
Participant Renaisance Weekend XXX,Dec 1998-Jan 1998, Hilton Head, North Carolina
Participant Renaisance Weekend XXXI Dec 1999-Jan 1999 Hilton Head, North Carolina
Honors:
Fellowship/grant support:
Educational grant by 3M; principal investigator in multicenter national trial beginning 1999.
"Best Teacher Award" chosen by surgery residents of St.Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center for Academic Year 1995
Other:
General Surgery 1984
Colon Rectal Surgery 1988
Recertified General Surgery 1993
Professional Organizations and Societies:
NY County Medical Society
NY State Medical Society
AMA
NY Society of Colon Rectal Surgeons, Fellow
NY Cancer Society
NY Gastroenterological Society (President 1999-2000)
American College of Surgeons (Fellow)
Research Foundation, American Society of Colon Rectal Surgeons
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, member
Credentialing American College of Surgery Fellowship
Research committee-Program Directors, Am Board of Colon Rectal Surgery
Associate Prof. of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Dept of Surgery
Director, Division of Colon Rectal Surgery
Program Director, fellowship, Colon Rectal Surgery
President, Madison Surgical Associates, PC(subchapter S professional corporation)
Departmental and University Committees:
Executive Committee, Dept of Surgery
Teaching experience and responsibilities:
Surgical Conference, biweekly
Colorectal Conference, weekly
Director, Colon Rectal Surgery Fellowship
Pospective study of comparison of pudendal nerve terminal motor latencies t surgace anal electromyography in patients with fecal incontinence
Prospective study of patient's self representation of pelvic floor disorders compared to objective findings by cinedefecography
Gene expression for mRNA coding for opiate receptors in patients with colonic inertia vs. control-collaboration with Rocekefeller University, NY
Participant in multicenter trial on use of Seprafilm on adhesion formation in loop ileostomy vs controls.
Pending trial of Aldara cream to be use adjubantly for treatment of external anal condyloma acuminata to be started in 1999.
Insurance:
Aetna,United Healthcare, PHS, PHCS