Dr. Francisco Guzman-Pruneda is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center. He is the Associate Program Director for the Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship Program, and the Surgical Director for the Gastroparesis program at Columbia University. He is Board Certified in Surgery by the American Board of Surgery, and is a member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric 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 practice focuses on minimally invasive (laparoscopic & robotic) bariatric and foregut surgery. In addition to performing first-time weight loss operations, a significant part of his practice includes revisional or corrective surgery to address problems with previous bariatric operations. From a foregut surgery perspective, he performs hiatal / paraesophageal hernia repairs and anti-reflux surgery. Additional areas of expertise include peritoneal dialysis access surgery and is leads the surgical management for advanced gastroparesis patients that fail to respond to medical therapy, including implantation of Enterra gastric stimulator device.
Please contact the doctor's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.
AETNA [Aetna Signature Administrators, Medicare Managed Care, HMO, PPO, POS, EPO, NY Signature, Student Health, AETNA Hudson Valley MG Local 1199]
Affinity Health Plan [Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
Amida Care [Special Needs, Amida Care Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care, Amida Care Hudson Valley MG HIV SNP]
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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.
