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Walter Longo, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS

Professor of Surgery (Colon and Rectal Surgery)
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Chief, Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery

Director of Surgical Education

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Professor of Surgery (Colon and Rectal Surgery)

Chief, Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery; Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery; Director of Surgical Education

Biography

Walter E Longo, MD, MBA , FACS, FASCRS, Is one of five Yale surgeons who is board-certified specifically in colorectal cancer. He earned his medical degree from New York Medical College. He is fellowship trained and is a Board Certified General Surgeon and a Board Certified Colon and Rectal Surgeon.

Dr. Longo is committed to providing patients with the highest standards for the diagnosis and medical and surgical management of the diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus using minimally invasive techniques. Watch a video with Dr. Walter Longo >>


He specializes in screening and management of colon cancer; rectal cancer; anal cancer; sphincter preserving surgery; transanal removal of cancer; diverticulitis; inflammatory bowel disease; stricturoplasty; bowel resection; ostomy; polyposis syndromes and adenomatous polyps; hemorrhoids; fissures; fistulas; anal abscesses; disorders of continence; and pelvic floor disorders.

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Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

MBA
St. Louis University (2001)
Fellow
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (1991)
Chief Resident
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (1990)
Senior Resident
Yale Medical Center, New Haven, CT (1989)
Research Fellow
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (1988)
Junior Resident
Yale University Medical Center, New Haven, CT (1987)
Intern
Yale University Medical Center, New Haven, CT (1985)
MD
New York Medical College (1984)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Gastrointestinal Diseases; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Walter Longo's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    Connecticut Magazine Top Docs 2016

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    Connecticut Magazine Top Docs 2015

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    Master of Arts, Honoris Causa

  • honor

    Medical Student Class of 2003, Award in Excellence in Surgical Education

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    Alpha Epsilon Delta

Clinical Care

Overview

Walter Longo, MD, MBA, cares for patients who are 19 and older, using surgical and nonsurgical approaches to treat problems ranging from hemorrhoids to Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and ulcerative colitis, as well as anal, colon, and rectal cancers.

Colorectal care has changed dramatically with the use of minimally invasive surgery, as well as chemotherapy, radiation, and biologic medicines, Dr. Longo says. More research is focused on better drug delivery for treating inflammatory bowel disease and less invasive surgical techniques for all afflictions. "For a lot of problems that were chronic and sometimes ending in mortality, we are now improving survival and quality of life," he says. In some cases, surgeons can take more conservative approaches to treating conditions for which surgery used to be the only solution, he says.

Dr. Longo chose to become a doctor because he wanted to pursue a life of service. "My father was a surgeon. I watched his life, and I admired the fact that he changed people's lives for the better. Being a surgeon is a calling. You can have people who are very sick, and you can perform an operation and quickly improve their quality of life. I like colorectal surgery because you can take care of simple things, complex illnesses, benign disease, and cancer. It gives you a whole spectrum."

Many of Dr. Longo's patients come to him with problems they find difficult to talk about. "As a doctor, you have to listen and say, 'I really appreciate what you're going through, and I know this is more common than you think. You're here because you're either concerned about having a disease or you're sick, and we're here to make you better.' "

Clinical Specialties

Colorectal Surgery

Fact Sheets

Board Certifications

  • Colon and Rectal Surgery

    Certification Organization
    AB of Colon and Rectal Surgery
    Latest Certification Date
    2015
    Original Certification Date
    1995

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Mailing Address

Colorectal Surgery

PO Box 208062

New Haven, CT 06520-8062

United States

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