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About Nasrin Ghalyaie, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Dr. Ghalyaie is board certified and fellowship trained in colon and rectal surgery. She specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the colon, rectum and anus, including cancer and hereditary cancer syndromes, inflammatory bowel disease, and complex anorectal conditions.

Fluent in English and Farsi, Dr. Ghalyaie performs an array of minimally invasive surgical procedures such as robotic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). She also is skilled in performing sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal malignancies and inflammatory bowel disease to avoid the need for a permanent colostomy.

Dr. Ghalyaie completed medical school at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran before moving to the U.S. for internship training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Her five years of residency training spanned three institutions: Baylor College of Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, and Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Ghalyaie went on to complete colon and rectal surgery fellowship training at Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.

Positions

August 2018 - Present Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Abrazo Medical Group ‐ Arizona Cancer Surgery Specialist
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Present Faculty, Surgery, HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital, HCA Healthcare ‐ HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital
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March 2017 - August 2018 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch
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September 2016 - July 2018 Faculty Member, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center ‐ Department of Surgical oncology
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October 2014 - September 2016 Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona ‐ Dept of Surgical Oncology
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Research Interests

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Professional Service and Affiliations

Present Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Present Fellow, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Present Member, Association for Academic Surgery
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Honors and Awards

  • 2013 CARSITE Exam, Highest Score Nationwide Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellows in Training
  • 2012 Academic Achievement Award Saint Barnabas Medical Center Department of Surgery, Livingston, NJ
  • 2011 Academic Achievement Award Saint Barnabas Medical Center Department of Surgery, Livingston, NJ
  • 2011 Dennis R. Filippone Chairman Award Saint Barnabas Medical Center Department of Surgery, Livingston, NJ
  • 2010 Academic Achievement Award Saint Barnabas Medical Center Department of Surgery, Livingston, NJ
  • 2004 Honored Physician Award Kamyaran Hospital Kordestan, Iran

Education

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2013 - 2014 Fellowship -Colon and Rectal Surgery, Wayne State University ‐ Henry Ford Hospital
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2008 - 2013 General Surgery Residency, Saint Barnabas Medical Center
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2011 General Surgery Residency -Elective in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
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2007 - 2008 General Surgery Residency -Internship, Baylor University ‐ College of Medicine
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1998 - 2002 MD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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