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Mark Bennett Pochapin, M.D.

Sholtz/Leeds Professor of Gastroenterology; Professor; ; Dir Div of Gastroenterology Dept of Medicine
Department of Medicine (Gastro Div)

Clinical Addresses

NYU Women's Center
207 E. 84TH STREET, 2ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10028
Hours: Wed. 8 - 5
Handicap Access: yes
Phone: 646-501-6760
Fax: 646-501-6767

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Medical Specialties

Gastroenterology

Medical Expertise

Colon Cancer Screening, Advanced Endoscopy, Pancreatic Disease, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cysts, Gastrointestinal Cancers

Dr. Mark B. Pochapin is the Sholtz/Leeds Professor of Gastroenterology and Professor of Medicine at the NYU School of Medicine, and Director of the Division of Gastroenterology at NYU Langone Medical Center. Dr. Pochapin is widely known for his dedication to the advancement of clinical excellence, to humanism in patient care, and to the education of medical students and physicians in both the science and art of medicine.

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Board certified in Gastroenterology, Dr. Pochapin's patient practice is focused primarily on advanced gastrointestinal endoscopy, and the prevention, early detection, and treatment of gastrointestinal cancers including colorectal, pancreatic, and stomach cancers. His research interests have been centered on innovative endoscopic technologies; prevention of colorectal polyps and cancer; early identification and treatment of pancreatic cysts; and the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic cancer.

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Dr. Pochapin received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian /Weill Cornell Medical Center and his fellowship in Gastroenterology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Center.

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Currently serving on the Board of Trustees of the American College of Gastroenterology, Dr. Pochapin is also a fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American College of Physicians. He is the author of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Colorectal Cancer.

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Dr. Pochapin was formerly the Director of The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health and Chief of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College, where he was recognized with over 25 teaching awards. He also received the Inaugural Physician of the Year Award from the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Department of Nursing and the Voices Award from the Colon Cancer Alliance for national leadership and advocacy. Dr. Pochapin was presented twice with the prestigious Elliot Hochstein Teaching Award, considered the highest faculty award given by vote of the graduating medical school class to a faculty member, for "the qualities of compassion, skill, and distinction as a physician and teacher." In addition, he received the Humanism in Medicine Award in recognition of "compassion, sensitivity, respect, and cultural competence in the delivery of care to patients and their families." Dr. Pochapin has been named eight times to New York Magazine's Best Doctors in New York.

Languages

Spanish

Insurance

EBCBS EPO, EBCBS HLTHY NY, EBCBS HMO, EBCBS INDEMNITY, EBCBS MEDIBLUE, EBCBS POS, EBCBS PPO, Medicare, NY MEDICAID, NYS EMPIRE PLAN, UHC MEDICARE, UHC TOP TIER

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Board Certification

2004 — Ab Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)

Education

1984-1988 — Cornell University Medical College, Medical Education
1991-1993 — Montefiore Medical Center (Gastroenterology), Clinical Fellowships

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Quality commitment: the newly established American College of Gastroenterology Quality Council to meet the needs of clinical gastroenterology
Kane, Sunanda; Leighton, Jonathan; Kefalas, Costas; Cohen, Lawrence; Katz, Philip; Rizk, Maged; Pike, Irving; Lashner, Bret; Ho, Immanuel; Pochapin, Mark; Seabrook, March; Greenwald, David; Demarco, Daniel; Johnson, David
2013 Jan;108(1):7-9, American journal of gastroenterology
— id: 288742, year: 2013, vol: 108, page: 7, stat: Journal Article,

Commercial molecular panels are of limited utility in the classification of pancreatic cystic lesions
Panarelli, Nicole C; Sela, Raanan; Schreiner, Andrew M; Crapanzano, John P; Klimstra, David S; Schnoll-Sussman, Felice; Pochapin, Mark B; Yantiss, Rhonda K
2012 Oct;36(10):1434-1443, American journal of surgical pathology
— id: 178209, year: 2012, vol: 36, page: 1434, stat: Journal Article,

Increasing incidence of rectal cancer in patients aged younger than 40 years: an analysis of the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database
Meyer, Joshua E; Narang, Tarun; Schnoll-Sussman, Felice H; Pochapin, Mark B; Christos, Paul J; Sherr, David L
2010 Sep;116(18):4354-4359, Cancer
— id: 157934, year: 2010, vol: 116, page: 4354, stat: Journal Article,

A rare case of duodenal immunoglobulin m infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Narang, Tarun K; Schnoll-Sussman, Felice H; Yantiss, Rhonda; Ely, Scott A; Alyea, Edwin Pascal 3rd; Pochapin, Mark B
2009 Nov;104(11):2862-2863, American journal of gastroenterology
— id: 157935, year: 2009, vol: 104, page: 2862, stat: Journal Article,

Understanding the risks of colonoscopy: looking forward
Pochapin, Mark B
2009 Mar;69(3 Pt 2):672-674, Gastrointestinal endoscopy
— id: 157936, year: 2009, vol: 69, page: 672, stat: Journal Article,

Asymptomatic ileitis: past, present, and future
Greaves, Mark L; Pochapin, Mark
2006 Apr;40(4):281-285, Journal of clinical gastroenterology
— id: 166767, year: 2006, vol: 40, page: 281, stat: Journal Article,

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology diagnosis of solid-pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: a rare neoplasm of elusive origin but characteristic cytomorphologic features
Bardales, Ricardo H; Centeno, Barbara; Mallery, J Shawn; Lai, Rebecca; Pochapin, Mark; Guiter, Gerardo; Stanley, Michael W
2004 May;121(5):654-662, American journal of clinical pathology
— id: 166769, year: 2004, vol: 121, page: 654, stat: Journal Article,

Devastating presentations of regional enteritis (Crohn's disease): two reports of survival following severe multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
Grossman, Catherine J; Hydo, Lynn J; Wang, John C L; Pochapin, Mark; Barie, Philip S
2004 Fall;5(3):301-307, Surgical infections
— id: 166768, year: 2004, vol: 5, page: 301, stat: Journal Article,

Comparison of linear array endoscopic ultrasound and helical computed tomography for the staging of periampullary malignancies
Rivadeneira, David E; Pochapin, Mark; Grobmyer, Stephen R; Lieberman, Michael D; Christos, Paul J; Jacobson, Ira; Daly, John M
2003 Oct;10(8):890-897, Annals of surgical oncology
— id: 166770, year: 2003, vol: 10, page: 890, stat: Journal Article,

The use of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas in children
Nadler, Evan P; Novikov, Anna; Landzberg, Brian R; Pochapin, Mark B; Centeno, Barbara; Fahey, Thomas J; Spigland, Nitsana
2002 Sep;37(9):1370-1373, Journal of pediatric surgery
— id: 45246, year: 2002, vol: 37, page: 1370, stat: Journal Article,

Safety and efficacy of two reduced dosing regimens of sodium phosphate tablets for preparation prior to colonoscopy
Rex, D K; Chasen, R; Pochapin, M B
2002 May;16(5):937-944, Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
— id: 157937, year: 2002, vol: 16, page: 937, stat: Journal Article,

Protein-Losing Enteropathy and Gastropathy
Landzberg, BR; Pochapin, MB
2001 Feb;4(1):39-49, Current treatment options in gastroenterology
— id: 157939, year: 2001, vol: 4, page: 39, stat: Journal Article,

Enteroclysis: a multidisciplinary approach
Teeger, S; Pochapin, M
2001 Sep-Oct;26(5):481-482, Abdominal imaging
— id: 166771, year: 2001, vol: 26, page: 481, stat: Journal Article,

Treatment of complicated sarcoidosis with infliximab anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha therapy
Yee, A M; Pochapin, M B
2001 Jul;135(1):27-31, Annals of internal medicine
— id: 157938, year: 2001, vol: 135, page: 27, stat: Journal Article,

Realizing the potential of clinical judgment: a real-time strategy for predicting outcomes and cost for medical inpatients
Charlson, M E; Hollenberg, J P; Hou, J; Cooper, M; Pochapin, M; Pecker, M
2000 Aug;109(3):189-195, American journal of medicine
— id: 166772, year: 2000, vol: 109, page: 189, stat: Journal Article,

The effect of probiotics on Clostridium difficile diarrhea
Pochapin, M
2000 Jan;95(1 Suppl):S11-S13, American journal of gastroenterology
— id: 166773, year: 2000, vol: 95, page: S11, stat: Journal Article,

Fecal occult blood testing in hospitalized patients
Pochapin, M B; Fine, S N; Eisorfer, R M; Rigas, B
1994 Dec;19(4):274-277, Journal of clinical gastroenterology
— id: 157940, year: 1994, vol: 19, page: 274, stat: Journal Article,

Incorporation of fluorescently labeled actin and tropomyosin into muscle cells
Dome, J S; Mittal, B; Pochapin, M B; Sanger, J M; Sanger, J W
1988 Mar;23(1-2):37-52, Cell differentiation
— id: 158682, year: 1988, vol: 23, page: 37, stat: Journal Article,

Stress fiber and cleavage furrow formation in living cells microinjected with fluorescently labeled alpha-actinin
Sanger, J M; Mittal, B; Pochapin, M B; Sanger, J W
1987 ;7(3):209-220, Cell motility & the cytoskeleton
— id: 158683, year: 1987, vol: 7, page: 209, stat: Journal Article,

Myofibrillogenesis in living cells microinjected with fluorescently labeled alpha-actinin
Sanger, J M; Mittal, B; Pochapin, M B; Sanger, J W
1986 Jun;102(6):2053-2066, Journal of cell biology
— id: 158684, year: 1986, vol: 102, page: 2053, stat: Journal Article,

Observations of microfilament bundles in living cells microinjected with fluorescently labelled contractile proteins
Sanger, J M; Mittal, B; Pochapin, M; Sanger, J W
1986 ;5:17-44, Journal of cell science. Supplement
— id: 166774, year: 1986, vol: 5, page: 17, stat: Journal Article,

Midbody sealing after cytokinesis in embryos of the sea urchin Arabacia punctulata
Sanger, J M; Pochapin, M B; Sanger, J W
1985 ;240(2):287-292, Cell & tissue research
— id: 157944, year: 1985, vol: 240, page: 287, stat: Journal Article,

Microinjection of Lucifer yellow CH into sea urchin eggs and embryos
Pochapin, M B; Sanger, J M; Sanger, J W
1983 ;234(2):309-318, Cell & tissue research
— id: 157945, year: 1983, vol: 234, page: 309, stat: Journal Article,