Walter E. Longo, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS, is a Leading Colorectal Surgeon with Yale Medicine in New Haven, CT

Walter E. Longo, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS, is a top colorectal surgeon who lends his skills and expertise to serve patients at Yale Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. He serves as Professor of Colon and Rectal Surgery (Gastrointestinal), Chief of the Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Director of Colon and Rectal Surgery, and Director of Surgical Education. Dr. Largo additionally can be found on staff at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale New Haven Hospital. With thirty years of experience as a colorectal surgeon, he specializes in in the surgical and non-surgical treatment of colon and rectal problems. Dr. Longo employs surgical and nonsurgical approaches to treat problems ranging from hemorrhoids to Crohn’s disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and ulcerative colitis, as well as anal, colon, and rectal cancers. “Being a surgeon is a calling. You can have people who are very sick, and you can perform an operation and quickly improve their quality of life. I like colorectal surgery because you can take care of simple things, complex illnesses, benign disease, and cancer. It gives you a whole spectrum”, expressed Dr. Longo. For more information about Dr. Walter E. Longo, please visit https://www.yalemedicine.org/specialists/walter_longo or https://www.yalemedicine.org/specialists/walter_longo.

Walter E. Longo, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS, is a 1984-graduate of New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY. His postgraduate training includes his internship (1984-1985), general surgery residency ((1985-1987 and 1989-1990) and chief Residency (1990), as well as a research fellowship (1988-1989) conducted at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Longo completed his colorectal surgery fellowship at Cleveland Clinic via scholarship (1990-1991). He attained board certification in general surgery with the American Board of Surgery (1991) and in colorectal surgery with the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery (1995). In 2001, Dr. Longo received a Master of Business Administration degree from St. Louis University, followed by a Master of Arts degree Honoris Causa at Yale University in new Haven, CT in 2004. Furthermore, he has gained Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and a Fellowship of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (FASCRS). Over the years, he has been listed in Connecticut Magazine’s Top Docs (2015-2016), New York Magazine’s Top Doctors (2005-2014), Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors (2016-2020), New York Metro Area Top Doctors, and America’s Top Doctors for Cancer. For more information about Dr. Walter E. Longo, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2531242-Walter-Longo-colon-and-rectal-surgeon-New-Haven-CT-06519.