Michael E. Abel, MD is a general and colorectal surgeon. He is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCSF. He serves as Chair of the Department of Surgery at CPMC and Director of the Colorectal Cancer Center of Excellence Program. Dr. Abel earned his MD from Case Western Reserve, completed his general surgery residency training in a combined US Navy/UCSF program, and thereafter a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at Cook County Hospital in Chicago.
Dr. Abel has extensive expertise in the screening and treatment of benign and malignant colorectal disease and a broad range of gastrointestinal conditions. As an academically trained surgeon, Dr. Abel is highly skilledin laparoscopic surgery and other minimally invasive surgical techniques. Dr. Abel is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and numerous other professional societies and organizations. He has also authored numerous peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Abel served with honor and distinction in the United States Navy as a Lt. Commander at theNaval Hospital in Oakland, CA and as a surgeon aboard theUSS Enterprise.
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, M.D., Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland State University B.S., Magna Cum Laude, Cleveland, Ohio
Residencies
General Surgery Internship, Naval Regional Medical Center, Oakland, affiliated program of University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
General Surgery Residency, UCSF
Fellowships
Cook County Hospital/University of Illinois - Chicago, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Clinical Expertise
Anorectal Disease
Benign and Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors
Colon Cancer
Digestive Diseases
Endoscopy/Colonoscopy/Cancer Screening
Esophageal Cancer
Gall Bladder Disease
Hernia Surgery
Laparoscopic Surgery
Pelvic floor disorders and incontinence
Rectal Cancer
Surgical Oncology
Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
California Pacific Medical Center
Chinese Hospital
Davies Medical Center
Presidio Surgery Center
San Francisco Endoscopy Center
St. Luke’s Medical Center
St. Mary’s Hospital
Professional Associations
American College of Physician Executives
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
American College of Surgeons, Northern California Chapter
American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons
Northern California Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Asian Surgical Association
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons San Francisco Surgical Society
Michael E.Abel, MD is a general and colorectal surgeon. He is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCSF. He serves as Chair of the Department of Surgery at CPMC and Director of the Colorectal Cancer Center of Excellence Program.
Department administrators report to the hospital executives and manage the day-to-day operations of the hospital department structure. The chief of surgery, for example, is responsible for overseeing daily activities within the surgical department as well as performing surgery.
While it is a privately funded entity, CPMC has strong academic ties to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Stanford University Medical Center, as well as the Geisel School of Medicine of Dartmouth College.
A Colorectal Surgeon, formerly known as a proctologist, is a general surgeon who has undergone further training in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus.
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What Is a Chief of Surgery? As the chief of surgery, you are a medical physician that plays a leadership role on a hospital staff and are involved daily in surgical procedures at a hospital.
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