Professor of Thoracic Surgery, University Alabama

Thoracic Surgery

Robert Cerfolio practices Thoracic Surgery. He researched medicine at University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He received 45 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "Finalist National Clinical Excellence Award", "America's Top Doctors for Cancer", "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Nominated for the Argus Teaching Award for the Best Attending Teacher in the Surgical Clerkship", "First Inspiration Award in recognition of contribution or mentorship to medical student(s)/residents/fellows in cardiothoracic surgery.", "Tiki Award for most memorable slide or video", "Top Cancer Doctors in the World", "Presidents Teaching Award", "Argus Teaching Award", "Finalist for the Argus Teaching Award given to the best Clinical Teacher to the Medical Students during their surgical rotation", "Geriatric Patient Care Award", "One of the Best Doctors in America", "Nominated for the American Medal of Honor", "Nominated for Man of the Year", "Presidents Award, given to the best presentation and paper", "One of the busiest general thoracic surgeons in the world, in recognition of performing over 1000 operations a year.", "Voted one of the Best Doctors in America", "Center of Excellence Award, in recognition of being one of the 5 top centers and surgeons in the world who perform Photodynamic Therapy", "Voted as one of Americas Best Doctors by peers", "Osler - Abbott Award in recognition of giving the most memorable paper at the 47th Annual Meeting of The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association", "Inductee", "Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society", "Athletic Hall of Fame", "Finalist for the Balford Award given to the outstanding medical student, resident, or fellow for clinical and/or basic science research in any medical discipline", "Finalist for the Paul C. Samson Award given to the best resident paper and presentation", "O.T. Clagett Travel Award given to the outstanding resident or fellow for clinical and academic excellence in Thoracic or Cardiovascular Surgery", "Voted best General Surgery Resident Teacher at graduation ceremony by the 60 general surgical residents", "Citation for Excellence in Teaching", "Henry Mannix Scholarship for Resident Excellence and Best Endocrine Research Paper", "Best Surgical Resident Teacher by the University of Connecticut Medical Students", "Best Resident Teacher in all specialties by the University of Connecticut Medical Students", "Skip Ellis Scholarship for Best Resident Research paper and Presentation", "Division finalist for a Postgraduate scholarship given to only three student athletes across the United States", "First Team College Academic All-American Baseball Player (First person in the 125-year history of the University of Rochester)", "Phi Beta Kappa", "Whos Who in American Universities and Colleges"", "Team Award for Greatest Contribution to Baseball", "Rhodes Scholar Candidate", "Elected Member, One of the highest honors to only ten seniors at the University. Later voted Vice President.", "1980 All-American High School Athlete, in recognition of receiving All State and/or All League Honors in all three high school sports (football, hockey, and baseball) and holding 3 captaincies and/or assistant captaincies", "Rudolph H. Deetzen Scholarship given to the graduating high-school senior who best displays achievement and excellence in academics, character, and athletics"", "Deans List each academic semester for GPA of 3.5 or greater", "Top MD" and "Intuitive Surgical Innovator of the Year Award". Doctor Robert J. Cerfolio, MD is a published doctor. He has 85 papers published. The most current publication "Robotic surgery for posterior mediastinal pathology." Robert Cerfolio is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.

Publications

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• One Hundred Planned Robotic Segmentectomies: Early Results, Technical Details, and Preferred Port Placement.
• Decreasing the Preincision Time for Pulmonary Lobectomy: The Process of Lean and Value Stream Mapping.
• Robotic surgery for posterior Mediastinal pathology.
• Gamification in Thoracic surgical education: Using competition to fuel performance.
• Retention Rate of Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopic Placed Fiducial Markers for Lung Radiosurgery.
• Cardiac Paraganglioma.
• The efficacy of restaging endobronchial ultrasound in patients with non-small cell lung Cancer after preoperative therapy.
• The safety and efficacy of mediastinoscopy when performed by general Thoracic surgeons.
• The Incidence and Management of Postoperative Chylothorax After Pulmonary Resection and Thoracic Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection.
• Total Port Approach for Robotic Lobectomy.
• The Prevalence of Nodal Upstaging During Robotic Lung Resection in Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
• Performing Robotic Lobectomy and Segmentectomy: Cost, Profitability, and Outcomes.
• Satisfaction and compensatory hyperhidrosis rates 5 years and longer after video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathotomy for hyperhidrosis.
• Quality of life after Pulmonary resections.
• Optimal technique for the removal of chest tubes after Pulmonary resection.
• Pulmonary resection in the 21st century: the role of robotics.
• Technical aspects and early results of robotic esophagectomy with chest anastomosis.
• Survival and quality of life at least 1 year after pneumonectomy.
• Minimally invasive chest wall resection: sparing the overlying, uninvolved extraThoracic musculature of the chest.
• Complete Thoracic Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy Leads to a Higher Rate of Pathologically Proven N2 Disease in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
• Outcomes of patients with gynecologic malignancies undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and pleurodesis for Malignant pleural effusion.
• Thoracoscopic and robotic Dissection of mediastinal lymph nodes.
• The management of anticoagulants perioperatively.
• Operative techniques in robotic thoracic surgery for inferior or posterior Mediastinal pathology.
• Role of surgery following induction therapy for stage III non-small cell lung Cancer.
• Survival after resection of synchronous non-small cell lung Cancer.
• Initial consecutive experience of completely portal robotic Pulmonary resection with 4 arms.
• Daily Chest Roentgenograms Are Unnecessary in Nonhypoxic Patients Who Have Undergone Pulmonary Resection by Thoracotomy.
• Inflow and outflow occlusion technique of the Pulmonary artery and veins for the technically difficult left upper lobectomy.
• Starting a Robotic Program in General Thoracic Surgery: Why, How, and Lessons Learned.
• Management of thoracic Esophageal perforations.
• Efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound in patients with Esophageal cancer predicted to have N0 disease.
• Optimal care of patients with non-small cell lung Cancer reduces perioperative morbidity.
• General Thoracic surgery is safe in patients taking clopidogrel (Plavix).
• Digital and smart chest drainage systems to monitor air leaks: the birth of a new era?
• The management of chest tubes after Pulmonary resection.
• A large single-center experience of EUS-guided FNA of the left and right adrenal glands: diagnostic utility and impact on patient management.
• Bronchoscopic management of prolonged air leak.
• Diagnosis, staging and treatment of patients with non-small cell lung Cancer for the surgeon.
• Decision making in the management of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with severe emphysema.
• The analysis of a prospective surgical database improves postoperative fast-tracking algorithms after Pulmonary resection.
• Change in maximum standardized uptake value on repeat positron emission tomography after chemoradiotherapy in patients with Esophageal cancer identifies complete respo...
• Is botulinum toxin injection of the pylorus during Ivor Lewis [corrected] esophagogastrectomy the optimal drainage strategy?
• Counterpoint: Despite staging inaccuracies, patients with non-small cell lung Cancer are best served by having integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomogra...
• Cervical Esophageal perforations at the time of endoscopic ultrasound: a prospective evaluation of frequency, outcomes, and patient management.
• Restaging after neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy for N2 non-small cell lung Cancer.
• Does minimally invasive Thoracic surgery warrant fast tracking of Thoracic surgical patients?
• Angiomyolipoma of the anterior mediastinum.
• Impact of race on outcomes of patients with non-small cell lung Cancer.
• Rigid bronchoscopy and surgical resection for broncholithiasis and calcified Mediastinal lymph nodes.
• Transduodenal EUS-guided FNA of the right adrenal gland.
• Impact of staging transEsophageal EUS on treatment and survival in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.
• Results of a prospective algorithm to remove chest tubes after Pulmonary resection with high output.
• Is palpation of the nonresected pulmonary lobe(s) required for patients with non-small cell lung Cancer? A prospective study.
• The influence of preoperative risk stratification on fast-tracking patients after Pulmonary resection.
• Differences in epidemiology, histology, and survival between cigarette smokers and never-smokers who develop non-small cell lung Cancer.
• The role of integrated positron emission tomography-computerized tomography in evaluating and staging patients with non-small cell lung Cancer.
• The clinical stage of non-small cell lung Cancer as assessed by means of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomographic/computed tomographic scanning is less accurat...
• Women with pathologic stage I, II, and III non-small cell lung Cancer have better survival than men.
• Routine mediastinoscopy and Esophageal ultrasound fine-needle aspiration in patients with non-small cell lung cancer who are clinically N2 negative: a prospective study.
• Restaging patients with N2 (stage IIIa) non-small cell lung Cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a prospective study.
• Chylothorax after esophagogastrectomy.
• Intercostal muscle flap reduces the pain of thoracotomy: a prospective randomized trial.
• The management of chest tubes in patients with a pneumothorax and an air leak after Pulmonary resection.
• Recent advances in the treatment of air leaks.
• The maximum standardized uptake values on positron emission tomography of a non-small cell lung Cancer predict stage, recurrence, and survival.
• Does Lung volume reduction surgery really improve bone mineral density?
• The accuracy of endoscopic ultrasonography with fine-needle aspiration, integrated positron emission tomography with computed tomography, and computed tomography in re...
• Fast tracking after Ivor Lewis esophagogastrectomy.
• Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in the diagnosis of foregut duplication cysts: the value of demonstrating detached ciliary tufts in cyst fluid.
• Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery using single-lumen endotracheal tube anesthesia.
• EUS-guided FNA of the left adrenal gland in patients with Thoracic or GI malignancies.
• Intraoperative solumedrol helps prevent postpneumonectomy Pulmonary edema.
• A prospective, double-blinded, randomized trial evaluating the use of preemptive analgesia of the skin before thoracotomy.
• The role of FDG-PET scan in staging patients with nonsmall cell carcinoma.
• Intracostal sutures decrease the pain of thoracotomy.
• Positron emission tomography scanning with 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose as a predictor of response of neoadjuvant treatment for non-small cell carcinoma.
• Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with talc pleurodesis in the management of symptomatic hepatic hydrothorax.
• Chest tube management after Pulmonary resection.
• Predictors of alveolar air leaks.
• Air leaks and the Pleural space.
• Advances in thoracostomy tube management.
• Predictors and treatment of persistent air leaks.
• Comparing robotic Lung resection with thoracotomy and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery cases entered into the society of thoracic surgeons database.

Schools

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• University Of Rochester School Of Medicine and Dentistry

• University Conn

• Cornell New York Hospital

• Mayo Clinic Rochester

Procedures Preformed

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• Arterial Catheterization With Robotic Assistance
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
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Conditions Treated

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• Aortic Dissection
• Cardiomegaly
• Empyema
• Esophageal Cancer
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Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• America's Top Doctors
• Finalist National Clinical Excellence Award
• America's Top Doctors for Cancer
• Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Nominated for the Argus Teaching Award for the Best Attending Teacher in the Surgical Clerkship
• First Inspiration Award in recognition of contribution or mentorship to medical student(s)/residents/fellows in cardiothoracic surgery.
• Tiki Award for most memorable slide or video
• Top Cancer Doctors in the World
• President’s Teaching Award
• Argus Teaching Award
• Finalist for the Argus Teaching Award given to the best Clinical Teacher to the Medical Students during their surgical rotation
• Geriatric Patient Care Award
• One of the Best Doctors in America
• Nominated for the American Medal of Honor
• Nominated for Man of the Year
• President’s Award, given to the best presentation and paper
• “One of the busiest general thoracic surgeons in the world”, in recognition of performing over 1000 operations a year.
• Voted one of the Best Doctors in America
• Center of Excellence Award, in recognition of being “one of the 5 top centers and surgeons in the world who perform Photodynamic Therapy”
• Voted as one of America’s “Best Doctors” by peers
• Osler - Abbott Award in recognition of giving the “most memorable paper” at the 47th Annual Meeting of The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
• Inductee
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
• Athletic Hall of Fame
• Finalist for the Balford Award given to the outstanding medical student, resident, or fellow for clinical and/or basic science research in any medical discipline
• Finalist for the Paul C. Samson Award given to the best resident paper and presentation
• O.T. Clagett Travel Award given to the outstanding resident or fellow for clinical and academic excellence in Thoracic or Cardiovascular Surgery
• Voted best General Surgery Resident Teacher at graduation ceremony by the 60 general surgical residents
• Citation for Excellence in Teaching
• Henry Mannix Scholarship for Resident Excellence and Best Endocrine Research Paper
• Best Surgical Resident Teacher by the University of Connecticut Medical Students
• Best Resident Teacher in all specialties by the University of Connecticut Medical Students
• Skip Ellis Scholarship for Best Resident Research paper and Presentation
• Division finalist for a Postgraduate scholarship given to only three student athletes across the United States
• First Team College Academic All-American Baseball Player (First person in the 125-year history of the University of Rochester)
• Phi Beta Kappa
• “Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges"
• Team Award for Greatest Contribution to Baseball
• Rhodes Scholar Candidate
• Elected Member, “One of the highest honors to only ten seniors at the University.” Later voted Vice President.
• “1980 All-American High School Athlete,” in recognition of receiving All State and/or All League Honors in all three high school sports (football, hockey, and baseball) and holding 3 captaincies and/or assistant captaincies
• Rudolph H. Deetzen Scholarship given to the graduating high-school senior who “best displays achievement and excellence in academics, character, and athletics"
• Dean’s List each academic semester for GPA of 3.5 or greater
• Top MD
• Intuitive Surgical Innovator of the Year Award

Education

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• Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education
• New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus
• University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
• University of Rochester

Hospital

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• University of Alabama Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1245272483
NPPES Provider LastName		CERFOLIO
NPPES Provider FirstName		ROBERT
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		352491900
NPPES Provider State		AL
Specialty Description		Thoracic Surgery
Total Claim Count		187.0
Distinct Opioid Count		1.0
Opioid Claim Count		33.0
Percent Opioid Claims		17.65

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1245272483
Last Name Of The Provider	CERFOLIO
First Name Of The Provider	ROBERT
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