Dr. Marco is a colon and rectal surgeon. His clinical interests include colon and rectal cancers; non-operative management of rectal cancer; Crohn’s disease; ulcerative colitis; diverticulitis; fecal incontinence; fistulas; and anorectal problems, such as hemorrhoids, fissures, and fistulae. He is also skilled in robotic surgery; advanced laparoscopic surgery; and nerve-sparing surgical techniques that can help to preserve anal, bladder, and sexual function and avoid colostomy. Dr. Marco received his MD from Cairo University Faculty of Medicine, in Cairo, Egypt. He did a general surgery residency at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, in Newark, and a colorectal surgery fellowship at NewYork–Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, in Manhattan, where he also did a postdoctoral research fellowship studying the colorectal cancer microenvironment. Dr. Marco’s research focuses on rectal cancer response to neoadjuvant treatments without need for surgery and watch-and-wait strategy. He has authored and co-authored book chapters and numerous scientific publications in prestigious peer-reviewed journals, including Nature Medicine, the Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. Dr. Marco is also a reviewer of medical journals such as OncoImmunology and Frontiers in Oncology. He is the recipient of many research awards and has presented his work nationally and internationally. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the Society of Surgical Oncology. In addition to English, Dr. Marco is fluent in Arabic.
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Languages Spoken
English
Location & Hours
350 Engle Street 6th Floor, Suite 6501, Berrie Center, Englewood, NJ 07631
Specialties Treated
Colorectal Surgery
Insurance Accepted
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Braven Health (Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey)