Juan Lucas Poggio, MD

Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology

Specialties

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Areas of Expertise

Colorectal Cancer

Treatment Focus

Benign and malignant colorectal surgery conditions, HRA (high resolution anoscopy), anal dysplasia and anal cancer in patients living with or without HIV disease, colon and rectal cancer, robotic surgery and laparoscopic surgery, recurrent colon and rectal cancer.

Distinctions

Language(s) Other than English

Spanish

Treatment Philosophy

I believe in that the best interest of our patients comes first as the Mayo brothers said. I also strongly believe in treating my patients like they were my family and providing my patients with the best care I can give.

Clinical Locations

Temple Surgery at Jeanes Campus
7604 Central Avenue
Friends Hall, Suite 101
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Phone: 800-836-7536
Temple Surgery
3509 N. Broad Street
Boyer Pavilion, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Phone: 800-836-7536
Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Phone: 888-369-2427

Educational Background

Fellowship, Colon and Rectal Oncologic Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Fellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Residency, General Surgery, Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital, Darby, PA
Residency, General Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
MS, Tumor Biology, Mayo Graduate School, College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
MD, Universidad Del Salvador Medical School, Argentina

Certifications

American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery - Surgery

Memberships

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
American College of Surgeons
Pennsylvania Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Association for Academic Surgery
International Anal Neoplasia Society

Honors & Awards

Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors, 2023-2024
Top Doctor, Color & Rectal Surgery, Philadelphia Magazine, 2018-2019
Castle Connolly's Top Doctors, Colorectal Surgery, 2012-2019

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