Dennis G. Begos, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S.

Background

Dr. Begos was born and raised in New York. He graduated from New York Medical College and also spent 2 years studying in Dublin at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

He did his general surgery residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital where he spent one year doing research in laparoscopy and intestinal wound healing. He was honored by being named Administrative Chief Resident his final year there.

After Yale he spent a year doing a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio.

Boad certification

Dr. Begos is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and in colon and rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

Clinical Interests:

Dr. Begos’s practice covers the full spectrum of colon and rectal surgery and general gastrointestinal surgery. He also has an interest in hernia repair, both inguinal and ventral/incisional hernias, and minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery for hernia repair.

He has a particular interest in surgery for colon and rectal cancer, especially in sphincter preservation for rectal cancer (surgery without the need for a permanent colostomy). He also has a strong interest and considerable experience in laparoscopic colon resections for cancer and for benign disease such as diverticulitis and colon polyps. He has published numerous papers on this topic, has spoken at national meetings, and has taught and supervised other surgeons in laparoscopic colon surgery.

Dr. Begos also has considerable experience in surgery for inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. He has performed numerous laparoscopic bowel resections for patients with Crohn’s disease, and has performed many restorative proctocolectomies (J-pouches) for ulcerative colitis.

Other interests include new, less painful techniques for hemorrhoid surgery such as PPH hemorrhoidectomy, office treatment of hemorrhoids, surgery for fecal incontinence, surgery for gall bladder disease (laparoscopic cholecystectomy), and surgery for benign and malignant gastric diseases.