Not seeing any times that work for you? Please call the practice. Dr. Sylla has been a leader in developing minimally invasive approaches to the surgical treatment of colon and rectal cancer. She joins Mount Sinai from Massachusetts General Hospital, where she practiced for seven years within the Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery and was an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. While there, Dr. Sylla developed a research and clinical program using Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). NOTES represents an innovative approach to transanal surgery, which may allow for faster recovery and fewer operative complications. In 2009, Dr. Sylla performed the first-ever rectal cancer surgery on a human using this approach. She has since extended this in a pilot study and is helping train surgeons in this technique. Dr. Sylla’s clinical interests include laparoscopic and robotic surgery for colon and rectal cancer, diverticulitis, rectal prolapse, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM), and treatment of benign anorectal disorders. Dr. Sylla received a Bachelor of Science degree Cum Laude in Biology from Georgetown University. She earned a Doctor of Medicine from Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Sylla completed residency training in Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center. Subsequently, she completed two fellowship training programs; Colon & Rectal Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Furthermore, Dr. Sylla has is highly trained and experienced in treating rectal prolapse and performing transanal endoscopic surgery.

Education & experience

Education

Medical School - Cornell University, Doctor of Medicine

Columbia University Medical Center, Residency in Surgery

Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Residency in General Surgery

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Massachusetts General Hospital, Fellowship in Minimal Invasive and Bariatic Surgery

Georgetown University (Bachelor's)

Practice

Mount Sinai Hospital Surgery

Certifications

American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery

American Board of Surgery

Awards and publications

Castle Connolly Top Doctor

SLS Young Educator Award, Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons in 2014.

SAGES Young Researcher Award, Society of American of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons in 2013.

Physician-Scientist Development Award, Massachusetts General Hospital in 2009.

Sylla P, Whelan RL. Immunological advantages of advanced laparoscopy. Surg Clin North Am 2005; 85(1): 1-18.

Ky A, Sylla P, Steinhagen E, Steinhagen R, Khaitov S, Lyn E. Collagen fistula plug for the treatment of anal fistulas. Dis Colon Rectum 2008; 51(6): 838-43.

Sylla P, Chessin D, Gorfine S, Roth E, Bub D, Bauer J. Evaluation of one-stage laparoscopic-assisted restorative proctocolectomy at a specialty center: comparison with the open approach.. Dis Colon Rectum 2009; 52(3): 394-9.

Background

Languages spoken

English

French

Gender

Female

NPI number

#1639212020

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