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Ankesh Nigam MD
Board Certification:
American Board of Surgery, 1999
(General Surgery)
Contact Information:
AMC General Surgery Group
50 New Scotland Avenue MC-193
6th Floor
Albany, NY 12208
Tel: (518) 262-0940
Fax: (518) 262-4926
General Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery
Fellowship
Surgical Oncology
07/1998 - 06/1999
Johns-Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Residency
General Surgery
07/1995 - 06/1998
Johns-Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Residency
Surgical Oncology
07/1992 - 06/1995
Johns-Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Residency
General Surgery
07/1991 - 06/1992
Johns-Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Internship
General Surgery
07/1990 - 06/1991
Johns-Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Medical Education
MD
1986 - 1990
NYU Medical Center
New York, NY
Dr. Ankesh Nigam has performed some of the most complex cancer surgeries in the nation. He has expertise in pancreatic and liver tumors and advanced training in gastrointestinal surgery. Dr. Nigam performs intra-operative guided ultrasound dissections, which optimize outcomes by increasing resectability and diminishing blood loss. He operates on large multi-vessel tumors when necessary. Dr. Nigam uses tissue expanders in the abdomen to allow for full-dose abdominal radiation for sarcomas.
