BiliaryTractCancer near Centennial, CO

Care Philosophy: Dr. Kassai strives to provide safe, optimal, and timely surgical care. Her goal is to educate patients about surgical diseases and their treatments, providing them with the tools necessary to make informed decisions based on their individual values and needs. She treats her patients as she would want her own parents treated.

Biography: Dr. James Denton, MD is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in Aurora, CO. He is 61 years old and has been practicing for 34 years. Dr. James Denton, MD is affiliated with HCA HealthONE Aurora.

Care Philosophy: My goal is to provide the best possible surgical care to my patients while providing the flexibility they need. I believe that you are not your condition, but a person. I strive to treat you with professional and compassionate care during each step of your treatment. In most cases I am able to see new patients within a 24 hour period of calling my office.

Biography: Dr. Zihni is a foregut surgeon who joined SurgOne and the Denver Esophageal and Stomach Center in October, 2018. Dr. Zihni has particular interest in esophageal and stomach surgery including anti-reflux surgery, surgery for achalasia, gastric or esophageal cancer, and gastroparesis. He is trained in minimally invasive surgery, and can perform most procedures laparoscopically or endoscopically. Dr Zihni has published extensively on outcomes of minimally invasive surgery, as well as the ergonomics of surgical platforms and educational strategies in surgery.Dr. Zihni was born and raised in Queens, New York. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Stony Brook University with a degree in biochemistry and completed his medical degree at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. As a medical student, Dr. Zihni completed an additional year of research as a Doris Duke Fellow at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, where he studied burn immunology. Dr. Zihni completed A general surgery residency at Washington University in St Louis, where he spent an additional two years of research studying ergonomics of surgical platform, robotic surgical education, and outcomes of foregut surgery. Dr. Zihni went on to complete a fellowship in foregut surgery at The Oregon Clinic in Portland, Oregon before joining Dr. Kurian, another Oregon Clinic graduate, in private practice. In his free time, Dr. Zihni loves reading, playing video games, exploring Colorado and traveling to other destinations, and spending time with his family.?