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Alexis Grucela, MD

Chief Colon & Rectal Surgery; Director of Robotics
Northern Westchester Hospital
Northern Westchester Hospital
Bedford , NY, United States

Alexis L. Grucela, MD, FACS, FASCRS serves as the Chief of Colon & Rectal Surgery and Director of Robotics & Minimally Invasive Surgery
at Northern Westchester Hospital, Northwell Health, Mount Kisco, NY. Dr. Grucela is a Robotic Colon and Rectal Surgeon. She is regarded as a top female Colon and Rectal Surgeon in Northern Westchester. Dr. Grucela comes to Optum Health from NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, where she served as the Program Director for the Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Director of Robotics Education, and was an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery.

During her undergraduate studies, she was an EMT/firefighter, and loved being able to help people. She realized she wanted to be involved with patient care, and this, combined with her lifelong interest in science, led to her pursuit of medicine. Dr. Grucela received her M.D. from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2005 after completing her B.S. from Cornell University graduating Cum Laude in Biological Sciences. She completed General Surgery residency training at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2005-2010). She then went on to complete her clinical fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, 2011. She is board certified in both Colorectal and General Surgery.

Academically involved at local, national, and international levels, Dr. Grucela is widely published and contributes to scientific advancement in the field of Colon and Rectal Surgery. She has lectured nationally and internationally. She has specific focus on Enhanced Recovery, SSI prevention, and Narcotic Free Anesthia Protocols to improve patient outcomes and experiences. With her expertise and enthusiasm, using a multidisciplinary and robotic approach, she will help care for patients with colon and rectal surgical issues, and treat them as if they were her own family.

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