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Nasrin Ghalyaie, MD, FACS, FASCRS

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    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.

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    Education/Academic qualification

    Henry Ford Hospital, Fellowship -Colon and Rectal Surgery, Wayne State University

    20132014

    General Surgery Residency, Saint Barnabas Medical Center

    20082013

    General Surgery Residency -Elective in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic

    … → 2011

    College of Medicine, General Surgery Residency -Internship, Baylor University

    20072008

    MD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

    19982002

    External positions

    Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Abrazo Medical Group

    Aug 1 2018 → …

    Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch

    Mar 1 2017Aug 1 2018

    Faculty Member, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Sep 1 2016Jul 1 2018

    Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona

    Oct 1 2014Sep 1 2016

    Research Interests

    • Colorectal Surgery

    Disciplines

    • Medicine and Health Sciences
    • Surgery