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Surgeon Garrett Nash

Garrett M. Nash, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCRS

Colorectal Surgeon

My Role at MSK

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Gastrointestinal Cancers
  • Carcinoid/Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Peritoneal Surface Malignancies
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About Me

What I Do at MSK
  • Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Surgery
Get To Know Me

I am a surgeon with specialized training in cancers of the colon, rectum, anus, appendix, and peritoneum. The focuses of my practice include minimally invasive techniques for colorectal cancer (including laparoscopy, single-incision laparoscopy, and robotic surgery), avoiding colostomy while preserving bowel, bladder, and sexual function, and the management of peritoneal surface malignancies (including pseudomyxoma peritonei and mesothelioma).

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My clinical research involves prospective clinical trials of new technology and surgical techniques for advanced colorectal, appendiceal, and peritoneal malignancies, as well as optimizing surgical margins and lymph node retrieval for colon and rectal cancers.  I am the primary investigator for the ICARuS Trial (Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy After cytoReductive Surgery). This is a randomized clinical trial investigating the benefit of intraperitoneal chemotherapy for metastatic appendiceal and colorectal cancer.  It will be the first-ever prospective trial with the primary goal of measuring the efficacy of intraperitoneal chemotherapy for appendix cancer worldwide and the first randomized trial of intraperitoneal chemotherapy for colorectal cancer in the United States.

I have authored papers on a variety of subjects including cytoreductive surgery, intraperitoneal chemotherapy, minimally invasive surgery, sphincter-sparing rectal surgery, mechanisms of tumor progression, and predictors of outcome following surgery.

I have raised over $75,000 to support cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering by completing eleven races for Fred’s Team —  NYC Half Marathons each year from 2010 through 2014 and  NYC Marathons in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017. This November, I will be running the NYC Marathon to raise money for cancer research at MSK.

If you wish to make a donation for cancer research or learn more about Fred’s Team, please visit this website: Garrett Nash on Fred’s Team.

My Role at MSK

A colorectal (KOH-loh-REK-tul) surgeon is a doctor with special training in surgery on the colon and rectum.

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Gastrointestinal Cancers
  • Carcinoid/Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Peritoneal Surface Malignancies
  • Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
  • Mesothelioma
  • Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
  • Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
  • Clinical Trials in Surgery
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, Columbia University

Residencies

  • Surgery - University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Surgery - New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College

Awards and Honors

  • Top Doctors New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly (2023)
  • Castle Connolly: America's Top Doctors (2016-2023)
  • Castle Connolly: New York Magazine Best Doctors (2017-2022)

Fellowships

  • Colon and Rectal Surgery – NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia and Weill Cornell
  • Colorectal Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Board Certifications

  • Surgery
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery

Insurance Information

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Aetna

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant

Aetna Medicare Advantage (City of NY retirees only, starting 9/1/23)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield New York

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS

Blue Cross Health Plus

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Carrum Health

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

Cigna

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Connecticare

In Network Coverage Type
POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Emblem Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Empire Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO, DSN

Empire Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Fidelis

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO

Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Fidelis Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

First Health

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Healthfirst

In Network Coverage Type
EPO, HMO, PPO, POS

Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

Healthsmart

In Network Coverage Type
PPO EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier I (EPO)

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier II (EPO)

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

Horizon Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Husky CT Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Magnacare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO

Straight NJ Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Straight NY Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

In Network Coverage Type
Federal Government

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

MVP

In Network Coverage Type
PPO/OAP

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

In Network Coverage Type
TBD

Oscar

In Network Coverage Type
HMO/EPO

Oxford

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, EPO

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Qualcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Tricare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

UMR

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS

United Healthcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

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If you don't have health insurance or are worried that your care may not be fully covered, our financial assistance programs may be able to help.

If you have questions about insurance, call us at 646-497-9176.

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Contact and Location

Dr. Nash sees patients at one location.

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Location
New York, NY
Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion
160 East 53rd Street New York NY 10022
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Colleagues

Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering work as teams, with specialists from all different areas. This allows us to consider all your needs together, and to give you the best possible care.

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Clinical Trials

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Find a Clinical Trial for You

Memorial Sloan Kettering's doctors and scientists are constantly developing new treatments for cancer. MSK is typically running hundreds of clinical trials at a given time.

You may be able to participate in a clinical trial even if you are new to MSK. Search our online directory to find trial information and see more about who can participate.

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Research and Publications

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Nash’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Garrett M. Nash discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

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If you’re a patient at MSK and would like more information about your doctor’s external relationships, please talk with your doctor.

The information published here is for a specific annual disclosure period. There may be differences between information on this and other public sites as a result of different reporting periods and/or the various ways relationships and financial interests are categorized by organizations that publish such data.

This page and data include information for a specific MSK annual disclosure period (January 1, 2022 through disclosure submission in spring 2023). This data reflects interests that may or may not still exist. This data is updated annually.

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