Camilo Correa, MD
Hepatobiliary Surgical Oncologist
Mount Sinai Health System · New York, NY
Background
About Dr. Correa
I am a surgical oncologist specializing in pancreatic and hepatobiliary disease. My practice focuses on cancers of the pancreas, liver, and biliary system — where treatment decisions are often complex and not always straightforward.
I work within a multidisciplinary team and am closely involved in coordinating care across surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, and gastroenterology. Many of the patients I see have already been evaluated elsewhere or present with problems that do not have a single obvious solution.
My practice is at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, where I operate as part of a high-volume program with access to advanced imaging, interventional endoscopy, liver-directed therapies, and clinical trials.
Clinical Philosophy
How I Approach Decisions
Surgical oncology is as much about judgment as it is about technique.
Judgment Over Protocol
A large part of surgical oncology is not technical — it is judgment. The question is rarely “can an operation be done,” but whether it should be done, when, and under what conditions.
Honest Uncertainty
The available data is often incomplete or conflicting. Guidelines are useful, but they do not resolve every case. Decisions require weighing risk and recognizing when multiple reasonable paths exist.
Multidisciplinary by Default
No single specialist has the full picture. Every complex case benefits from review across surgery, medical oncology, radiology, gastroenterology, and radiation oncology before a decision is made.
The goal is to make decisions that are oncologically sound, technically appropriate, and aligned with what matters to the patient.
Clinical Areas
Surgical Expertise
Training & Credentials
Education & Training
Appointments
Current Positions
Certifications
Board Certifications
Research
Selected Publications
A selection of peer-reviewed publications by disease area. View full bibliography on PubMed →
Pancreatic Cancer & Cysts
Li J, Li TM, Geffner A, Neugarten S, Correa-Gallego C, et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026.
Correa-Gallego C, Miyasaka Y, Hozaka Y, et al. Pancreatology. 2023.
Kaslow SR, Hani L, Cohen SM, Wolfgang CL, Sacks GD, Berman RS, Lee AY, Correa-Gallego C. J Surg Oncol. 2023.
Kaslow SR, Sacks GD, Berman RS, Lee AY, Correa-Gallego C. Ann Surg. 2023.
Kaslow SR, Vitiello GA, Prendergast K, Hani L, Cohen SM, Wolfgang C, Berman RS, Lee AY, Correa-Gallego C. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022.
Correa-Gallego C, Dinkelspiel HE, Sulimanoff I, Fisher S, Viñuela EF, Kingham TP, Fong Y, DeMatteo RP, D'Angelica MI, Jarnagin WR, Allen PJ. J Am Coll Surg. 2014.
Correa-Gallego C, Do R, Lafemina J, Gonen M, D'Angelica MI, DeMatteo RP, Fong Y, Kingham TP, Brennan MF, Jarnagin WR, Allen PJ. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013.
Correa-Gallego C, Ferrone CR, Thayer SP, Wargo JA, Warshaw AL, Fernández-Del Castillo C. Pancreatology. 2010.
Liver Tumors
Li J, Waller G, Qin Y, Yu AT, Li T, Li D, Srouji R, Correa-Gallego C, et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026.
Birgin E, Hetjens S, Tam M, Correa-Gallego C, Rahbari NN. Cancers (Basel). 2023.
Correa-Gallego C, Maddalo D, Doussot A, Kemeny N, Kingham TP, Allen PJ, D'Angelica MI, DeMatteo RP, Betel D, Klimstra D, Jarnagin WR, Ventura A. PLoS One. 2016.
Correa-Gallego C, Tan KS, Arslan-Carlon V, Gonen M, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2015.
Correa-Gallego C, Gavane S, Grewal R, Cercek A, Klimstra DS, Gewirtz AN, Kingham TP, Fong Y, DeMatteo RP, Allen PJ, Jarnagin WR, Kemeny N, D'Angelica MI. HPB (Oxford). 2015.
Kingham TP, Correa-Gallego C, D'Angelica MI, Gönen M, DeMatteo RP, Fong Y, Allen PJ, Blumgart LH, Jarnagin WR. J Am Coll Surg. 2015.
Correa-Gallego C, Berman A, Denis SC, Langdon-Embry L, O'Connor D, Arslan-Carlon V, Kingham TP, D'Angelica MI, Allen PJ, Fong Y, DeMatteo RP, Jarnagin WR, Melendez J, Fischer M. HPB (Oxford). 2015.
D'Angelica MI, Correa-Gallego C, Paty PB, Cercek A, Gewirtz AN, Chou JF, Capanu M, Kingham TP, Fong Y, DeMatteo RP, Allen PJ, Jarnagin WR, Kemeny N. Ann Surg. 2015.
Gastric & Upper GI Cancer
Waller GC, Khan TM, Correa-Gallego C. Surg Clin North Am. 2025.
Kaslow SR, He Y, Sacks GD, Berman RS, Lee AY, Correa-Gallego C. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023.
Leder Macek AJ, Wang A, Turgeon MK, Lee RM, Russell MC, Porembka MR, Alterio R, Ju M, Kronenfeld J, Goel N, Datta J, Maker AV, Fernandez M, Richter H, Berman RS, Correa-Gallego C, Lee AY. J Surg Oncol. 2022.
Kaslow SR, Ma Z, Hani L, Prendergast K, Vitiello G, Lee AY, Berman RS, Goldberg JD, Correa-Gallego C. J Surg Oncol. 2022.
Vitiello GA, Hani L, Wang A, Porembka MR, Alterio R, Ju M, Turgeon MK, Lee RM, Russell MC, Kronenfeld J, Goel N, Datta J, Maker AV, Fernandez M, Richter H, Correa-Gallego C, Berman RS, Lee AY. J Surg Res. 2021.
General Surgical Oncology
Khajoueinejad N, Sarfaty E, Yu AT, Buseck A, Troob S, Imtiaz S, Mohammad A, Cha DE, Pletcher E, Gleeson E, Macfie R, Carr J, Hiotis SP, Golas B, Correa-Gallego C, et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024.
Valsangkar NP, Ingkakul T, Correa-Gallego C, Mino-Kenudson M, Masia R, Lillemoe KD, Fernández-del Castillo C, Warshaw AL, Liss AS, Thayer SP. Surgery. 2015.
View the complete list of publications on PubMed.
About This Site
What This Site Is For
This site is an extension of the clinical approach described above. It is intended to make complex problems more understandable without oversimplifying them.
Some content is written for patients and families navigating a new diagnosis. Other sections are aimed at referring providers looking for clinical criteria and referral pathways. All of it is meant to clarify how decisions are actually made in practice — including where uncertainty remains.
This is not a substitute for medical advice. It is a way to make clinical discussions more informed and more productive.
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