BiliaryTractCancer near Lone Tree, CO

Biography: Dr. Boris Sepesi, MD, FACS is a board-certified surgeon, certified in general surgery and thoracic surgery with extensive expertise and experience in the comprehensive treatment of thoracic and upper gastrointestinal oncological diagnoses, specifically lung cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, chest wall tumors, tracheal and airway tumors, thymomas, thymic carcinomas, mesothelioma and other thoracic oncological diagnoses. His unique training, knowledge and research interests in immunotherapy, targeted therapy, chemotherapy and clinical trials enable him to offer consultation and recommendations for multi-disciplinary perioperative therapy for complex thoracic oncologic diagnoses that require surgical management.From surgical standpoint, Dr. Sepesi is highly experienced in all surgical techniques: minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), robotic assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) as well as complex open surgical techniques for the surgical treatment of thoracic and upper gastrointestinal malignancies. He personalizes treatment, surgical decisions and patient care based on the symptoms, diagnosis, disease stage, disease extent, body type, and patients' preferences to achieve the most optimal short-term and long-term outcomes and quality of life.Along with his extensive expertise in the treatment of thoracic oncological diagnoses, he also manages patients with benign and infectious thoracic and esophageal diseases such as esophageal reflux disease, hiatal hernias, esophageal motility disorders, pleural infections, pneumothorax, or undiagnosed pulmonary nodules and ground glass opacities.

Biography: Dr. James Denton, MD is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in Aurora, CO. He is 61 years old and has been practicing for 34 years. Dr. James Denton, MD is affiliated with HCA HealthONE Aurora.

Biography: Dr. Naveed Ismail, MD is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in Greenwood Village, CO. He is 61 years old and has been practicing for 35 years. Dr. Naveed Ismail, MD is affiliated with HCA HealthONE SKY Ridge.

Biography: Dr. Zihni is a foregut surgeon who joined SurgOne and the Denver Esophageal and Stomach Center in October, 2018. Dr. Zihni has particular interest in esophageal and stomach surgery including anti-reflux surgery, surgery for achalasia, gastric or esophageal cancer, and gastroparesis. He is trained in minimally invasive surgery, and can perform most procedures laparoscopically or endoscopically. Dr Zihni has published extensively on outcomes of minimally invasive surgery, as well as the ergonomics of surgical platforms and educational strategies in surgery.Dr. Zihni was born and raised in Queens, New York. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Stony Brook University with a degree in biochemistry and completed his medical degree at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. As a medical student, Dr. Zihni completed an additional year of research as a Doris Duke Fellow at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, where he studied burn immunology. Dr. Zihni completed A general surgery residency at Washington University in St Louis, where he spent an additional two years of research studying ergonomics of surgical platform, robotic surgical education, and outcomes of foregut surgery. Dr. Zihni went on to complete a fellowship in foregut surgery at The Oregon Clinic in Portland, Oregon before joining Dr. Kurian, another Oregon Clinic graduate, in private practice. In his free time, Dr. Zihni loves reading, playing video games, exploring Colorado and traveling to other destinations, and spending time with his family.?