Edward H. Cussatti, MD, FACS
754 Montauk Highway
West Islip
New York 11795
Tel: (631) 422-0909

Biography

Dr. Edward H. Cussatti is a Board Certified General and Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Cussatti is a 2002 graduate of the General Surgery residency program at The Stamford HospitaI affiliate Columbia University. He underwent additional training in the field of Advanced Minimally Invasive surgery and Bariatric surgery at The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Dr. Cussatti is an active member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His private practice is focused on minimally invasive surgery, specializing on the surgical treatment and cure of obesity.

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Laparoscopic/Bariatrics Fellowship, June 2003
The Stamford Hospital, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons Stamford, CT; General Surgery Residency, June 2002
Howard University, College of Medicine, Washington, DC; MD, May 1997
Fordham University, New York, NY; B.A. Natural Sciences, May 1993

Practice Experience

Edward H. Cussatti, MD, PC, West Islip, New York
Private Practice in General Surgery, Advanced Laparoscopy and Bariatric Surgery. July 2003 to present.

Honors & Awards

The Stamford Hospital, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons,
SLS-Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Surgeon Award, 2002
First place in Clinical Cancer Research and Presentation Connecticut Society of the American Board of Surgeons, Connecticut Chapter of the ACS, 1997
Howard University College of Medicine
AOA, 7/103 class ranking
Academic Scholarship 1993, 1994, 1995
Fordham University
CSTEP (College Science and Technology Entry Program)
Award for Academic Achievement 1990, 1991

Research & Presentations

Cussatti EH, Ross H. Laparoscopic Restorative Proctocolectomy: Fruitful or Futile? Results of our Early Experience Submitted - Philadelphia Chapter of American Colorectal Society
Cussatti EH, Buyske J. Laparoscopic hiatal herniorrhaphy - results of gastrostomy/gastropexy in selected patients. Poster presentation SAGES, March 2003
Cussatti EH, Buyske J. Does inadvertent esophagotomy during laparoscopic Heller myotomy result in poor outcomes? Poster presentations SAGES, March 2003
Cussatti EH, Littlejohn C, Wilbanks TO, Barone JE, Tucker JB. A retrospective study of the value of liver function tests as a screening modality for metastasis in patients with a history of colo-rectal cancer. Presented at Annual Meeting, Connecticut Chapter of the ACS, December 1997
Cussatti EH, Barone JE, Tucker JB, Wilbanks TO, Tsai J. Electronic presentation for medical professionals. Presented at the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, January 2000
Barone JE, Bull MB, Cussatti EH, Miller KD, Tucker JB. Perioperative myocardial infarction; incidence, associated factors and outcomes. Presented at the New England Surgical Society, October 2000. J. Intensive Care Medicine 2002; 17: 250-255
Mitchell-Kiernan Surgical Research Fellowship, HUCM, Washington, DC, 1995
Studied the over-expression of the p53 anti-oncogene and plasminogen activator in squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck. Preceptor; Earnest M. Myers, MD, FACS Research Assistant, Fordham University, Department of Biology, Bronx, NY., 1990
Studied the accumulation of chromium in the hepato-pancreas of the terrestrial isopod, as a bio-indicator of environmental contamination. Responsible for atomic absorption spectrophotometry and scanning electron microscopy with elemental analysis.
Preceptor: Grace M. Vernon, Ph.D.

Affiliations

Fellow of American College of Surgeons
The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Regular Member of American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery