Get to know Colorectal Surgeon Dr. Walter E. Longo, who serves patients in New Haven, Connecticut.

A dual board-certified and fellowship-trained colorectal surgeon, Dr. Longo serves as the Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Yale Medicine. He cares for patients who are 19 and older, using 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. Colorectal care has changed dramatically with the use of minimally invasive surgery, as well as chemotherapy, radiation, and biologic medicines. More research is focused on better drug delivery for treating inflammatory bowel disease and less invasive surgical techniques for all afflictions. “For a lot of problems that were chronic and sometimes ending in mortality, we are now improving survival and quality of life. In some cases, surgeons can take more conservative approaches to treating conditions for which surgery used to be the only solution” said Dr. 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.