Transplant/Vascular Access/Hepatobiliary

General Surgery

Alex W. Cantafio practices General Surgery. He graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. He received awards:"ATC Young Investigator Award", "Top Ten Abstract ASTS Winter Symposium" and "Fellow". Alex Cantafio has written publications. He has 6 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Use of the PD-1 pathway inhibitor nivolumab in a renal transplant patient with malignancy.' Alex W. Cantafio, MD accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Successful rescue therapy with plasmapheresis and intravenous immunoglobulin for acute humoral renal transplant rejection.
• Pilot-Scale Selenium Bioremediation of San Joaquin Drainage Water with Thauera selenatis.
• Risk stratification of kidneys from donation after cardiac death donors and the utility of machine perfusion.
• Fermented whey--an inexpensive feed source for a laboratory-scale selenium-bioremediation reactor system inoculated with Thauera selenatis.
• Use of the PD-1 pathway inhibitor nivolumab in a renal transplant patient with malignancy.

Schools

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• Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

• Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency

• University Of Washington Seattle

• Georgetown University

Procedures Preformed

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• Adrenalectomy
• Arteriovenous Fistula Repair
• Arteriovenous Shunt Creation
• Colectomy
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Conditions Treated

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• Abdominal Pain
• Anal and Rectal Cancer
• Atelectasis
• Bile Duct Cancer
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Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• ATC Young Investigator Award
• Top Ten Abstract ASTS Winter Symposium
• Fellow

Education

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• Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
• Georgetown University

Hospital

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• University of Tennessee Medical Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1235184656
NPPES Provider LastName		CANTAFIO
NPPES Provider FirstName		ALEX
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		379202244
NPPES Provider State		TN
Specialty Description		Vascular Surgery
Total Claim Count		695.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1235184656
Last Name Of The Provider	CANTAFIO
First Name Of The Provider	ALEX
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