Meet Philip Paty: Colorectal Surgeon at MSK

Dr. Philip Paty, MSK’s longest-serving colorectal surgeon, treats colon, rectal, anal and appendix cancers using laparoscopic surgery that preserves bowel, bladder, and sexual function.
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Philip B. Paty, MD

Colorectal Surgeon

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Gastrointestinal cancers and conditions
  • Colon cancer
  • Rectal cancer

My Specialties

  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Preserving bowel, bladder, and sexual function
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Dr. Paty's Office Information
Languages: English
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Get to Know Me

I am a surgical oncologist with special training in cancers of the colon, rectum, appendix, and anus.

My interests include surgical techniques for rectal cancer that avoid colostomy and preserve bowel and sexual function, laparoscopic surgery for colorectal tumors, colon cancer in children and young adults, and liver metastases.

My laboratory studies the genetic basis underlying the growth and metastatic spread of colorectal cancer and is developing genetic tests to aid in the management of colon and rectal cancers.

What I Do at MSK

I'm a colorectal (KOH-loh-REK-tul) surgeon, which is a doctor with special training in surgery on the colon and rectum.

  • Attending Surgeon, Talcott Chair for Clinical Excellence
Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Gastrointestinal cancers and conditions
  • Colon cancer
  • Rectal cancer
  • Anal cancer
  • Appendiceal (appendix) cancer and conditions

My Specialties

  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Preserving bowel, bladder, and sexual function
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, Stanford University

Residencies

  • General Surgery - University of California San Francisco

Fellowships

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Board Certifications

  • Surgery

Awards and Honors

  • Castle Connolly: America’s Top Doctor (2025)
  • Castle Connolly: America’s Top Doctor (2024)
  • Top Doctors New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly (2023)
  • Castle Connolly: America's Top Doctors (2023)
  • Castle Connolly: New York Magazine Top Doctors (2006-2020)

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Contact and Location

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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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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.

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Research and Publications

Selected Book Chapters
“Carcinoid tumors.” Paty PB, Sigurdson E. In: Cancer of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus. Cohen A, Winawer S, eds. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1994.

“Sarcoma.” Paty PB, Sigurdson E. In: Cancer of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus. Cohen A, Winawer S, eds. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1994.

“Lymphoma.” Paty PB, Sigurdson E. In: Cancer of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus. Cohen A, Winawer S, eds. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1994.

“Molecular biology of non-familial colorectal cancer.” Guillem JG, Paty PB, Rosen N. In: Cancer of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus. Cohen A, Winawer S, eds. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1994.

“Straight colorectal and coloanal anastomosis.” Paty PB. In: Rectal Cancer Surgery: Optimization, Standardisation, Documentation. Soreide O, ed. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag; 1997.

“Technique for placement of the hepatic artery infusion pump.” Espat NJ, Paty PB. In: Handbook of Hepatobiliary Surgery. Chamberlain R, Blumgart LH, eds. Austin, TX: Landes Bioscience; 2000.

“Intra-arterial chemotherapy for liver tumors.” Kemeny NE, Sigurdson ER, Paty PB. In: Surgery of the Liver and Biliary Tract. Blumgart L, Fong Y, eds. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone; 2000.

“Surgery of colon cancer.” Culliford AT, Paty PB. In: Colorectal Cancer: Multimodality Management. Saltz LB, eds. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press; 2002.

“Colorectal cancer — metastatic (palliation).” D’Angelica M, Idrees K, Paty P, Blumgart L. The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Wolff BG, Fleshman JW, Beck DE, Pemberton JH, Wexner SD, eds. New York: Springer-Verlag; 2006.

 

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Paty’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

Members of the MSK Community 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. These activities outside of MSK further our mission, provide productive collaborations, and promote the practical application of scientific discoveries.

MSK requires doctors, faculty members, and leaders 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. Not all disclosed interests and relationships present conflicts of interest. MSK reviews all disclosed interests and relationships to assess whether a conflict of interest exists and whether formal COI management is needed.

Philip B. Paty discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

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