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Gene Coppa, M.D., FACS
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Gene Coppa, M.D. is a graduate of New York University School of
Medicine. Dr. Coppa remained at New York University where he
completed his surgical residency in 1979. Following this training
period, he accepted a position as surgical faculty, receiving a
tenured position in 1989. Dr. Coppa has extensive experience in
surgery, having practiced surgery for over 25 years.
Dr. Coppa is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member
of The American Society of Bariatric Surgeons, as well as a member
of numerous regional, national, and international medical and surgical
societies. His clinical and academic pursuits include research and
publications in the areas of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic surgery,
Colorectal cancer, Bariatric surgery, Trauma, Surgical Infectious
Disease, and Laparoscopic surgery.
He is currently the Chairman of Surgery at Staten Island University
Hospital. He has been named one of the New York metro area's Best
Doctors. He was also named as one of New York's top 100 Minimally
Invasive Surgeons.
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