Antonio Picon, MD, FACS

Dr. Picon, Graduated from University of Los Andes, Venezuela. He is a general surgeon and surgical oncologist. He completed his training in general surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Mount Sinai-Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. He completed the International Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and a travelling fellowship in Japan at the National Cancer Hospital, Tokyo. He is currently the Associate Program Director of the general surgery program, Clerkship Site Director for Columbia University medical students and the Director of Surgical Oncology at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut. He was awarded with the Educator of the Year Award in 2014 and Attending of the Year Award in 2016, 2020 and 2023. He is interested in surgical education and the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. He is also a triathlete and an “Ironman" and he has participated in full Ironman triathlon races in five continents.

Endocrine (Gland)

• adrenal cancers/tumors
• pancreatic endocrine tumors

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• bile duct malignancies
• bile duct surgery
• biliary tract disease
• cholecystectomy
• gallbladder cancer
• gallstone disease
• hepatobiliary surgery
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy
• liver surgery
• liver/hepatic disease
• pancreatic cancer
• pancreatic cysts
• pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• component separation
• epigastric hernia
• femoral hernia
• inguinal hernia
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Minimal Access Surgery

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• cellulitis
• skin and soft tissue infections
• skin biopsy
• skin gland tumors
• wound infections

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• anal cancer
• colectomy
• colon surgery
• colon/rectal cancer
• colonic polyps
• colostomy
• Crohn's disease
• diverticular disease
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• gastrointestinal cancer
• ileostomy
• intussusception
• laparoscopic colon surgery
• Meckel's diverticulum
• stomach cancer
• ulcerative colitis

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• laparoscopic surgery
• robotic surgery
• tumor ablation

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

• adrenal tumors
• anal cancer/tumors
• basal cell cancer
• biopsy of tumors
• colon cancer/polyps
• colon/rectal cancer
• endocrine cancer
• esophagus cancer/tumors
• gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
• melanoma
• neurofibromatosis
• pancreatic cancer/tumors
• pelvic tumors
• skin cancer
• stomach cancer/tumors

Thoracic

• esophageal surgery

Beth Israel Medical Center

New York, NY

Attending

07/2006—10/2010

Staten Island University Hospital

New York, NY

Director

11/2010—08/2020

Stamford Hospital

Stamford, CT

Director

08/2020—Present

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Bronx, NY

Assistant Professor

01/2007—12/2011

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Brooklyn, NY

Clinical Associate Professor

01/2012—10/2014

Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Assistant Professor

07/2016—Present