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Francisco Guzman, MD
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About Francisco Guzman, MD:

Dr. Francisco Guzman-Pruneda is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center. He is Board Certified in Surgery by the American Board of Surgery. He completed his Medical School training in Monterrey, Mexico, his residency in General Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and a fellowship in Bariatric Surgery at Mount Sinai in New York City.

In addition, Dr. Guzman-Pruneda completed two research fellowships: in Immunology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer and in Pediatric Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital (Baylor College of Medicine), and a Global Surgery Exchange Program in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Guzman’s clinical specialties include both laparoscopic and robotic approaches in general and bariatric surgery.

Expertise:

Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric/Weight Loss Surgery
Foregut Surgery
Gastric Bypass
Hiatal Hernia
Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
Metabolic Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Obesity Surgery
Surgery
Weight Loss Surgery
Weight Management

Languages:

Spanish
English

Appointments:

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Education:

Medical School: Tecnologico de Monterrey
Internship: Brigham and Women's Hospital (Harvard Medical School)
Residency: Ohio State University
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center

New Patients:

YES

Locations

Primary Locations:

CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

161 Fort Washington Avenue
Floor 5, Suite 524
New York, NY 10032

For new and current patient appointments, call:
(212) 305-4000

Insurances:

Please contact the doctor's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.

AETNA [NY Signature, Aetna Signature Administrators, NYP Employee Plan, Student Health]
Affinity Health Plan [Medicaid Managed Care, Essential Plan]
CIGNA [Medicare Managed Care, Great West (National), EPO, PPO, HMO, POS]
Emblem/GHI [PPO, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, PPO, PPO]
Emblem/HIP [Select Care (Exchange), Vytra, Medicare Managed Care, PPO, ConnectiCare, EPO, Essential Plan, POS, HMO, ConnectiCare, POS]
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Essential Plan, Child/Family Health Plus]
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield [EPO]
Fidelis Care [Medicaid Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus, Medicare Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care]
Healthfirst [Child/Family Health Plus, Leaf (Exchange), Medicare Managed Care]
Local 1199 [Local 1199, Local 1199]
MVP Health Care [Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care, Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
MagnaCare (National) [MagnaCare, MagnaCare]
Medicare [Traditional Medicare, Railroad]
Multiplan [Multiplan, Multiplan]
RiverSpring [Special Needs]
UnitedHealthcare [PPO, Empire Plan, Medicaid (Community Plan), POS, Compass (Exchange), HMO, Oxford Liberty, Oxford Freedom, Oxford HMO, HMO]
VNSNY CHOICE [Special Needs, Special Needs, Special Needs, SelectHealth]
WellCare [Medicaid Managed Care]
World Trade Center Health Plan [World Trade Center Health Plan]

Publications:

Guzman-Pruneda FA, Brethauer SA. Gastroesophageal Reflux After Sleeve Gastrectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 Feb;25(2):542-550. doi: 10.1007/s11605-020-04786-1. Epub 2020 Sep 15.

Guzman-Pruneda FA, Huang LC, Collins C, Renshaw S, Narula V, K Poulose B. Abdominal core quality of life after ventral hernia repair: a comparison of open versus robotic-assisted retromuscular techniques. Surg Endosc. 2021 Jan;35(1):241-248.

Paredes AZ, Guzmán-Pruneda FA, Abdel-Misih S, Hays J, Dillhoff ME, Pawlik TM, Cloyd JM. Perioperative Morbidity of Gastrectomy During CRS-HIPEC: An ACS-NSQIP Analysis. J Surg Res. 2019 Sep;241:31-39

Wiseman J, Guzmán-Pruneda FA, Xourafas D, Paredes AZ, Dillhoff M, Abdel-Misih S, Pawlik T, Vauthey JN, Cloyd J. Neoadjuvant Systemic Chemotherapy for Colorectal Liver Metastases Does Not Increase Postoperative Morbidity or Mortality Following Hepatectomy. J Am Coll Surg. 2019 Jul;229(1):69-77.e2

Guzmán-Pruneda FA, Husain S, Jones C, Beal EW, Porter E, Grove M, Moffatt-Bruce SM, Schmidt C. Compliance with Preoperative Care Measures Reduces Surgical Site Infection after Colorectal Operation. J Surg Oncol. 2018 Dec 24.