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Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD

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(Nasser Khaled Altorki, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery and General Surgery

Cairo University, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine (1977)

Professional interests include: excision, robotic surgery, esophageal surgery, and more.

525 East 68th Street M-404
New York, NY 10065

(212) 746-5156

Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD is a thoracic surgeon in New York, NY specializing in thoracic surgery and general surgery. He graduated from Cairo University, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine in 1977 and has 48 years of experience. Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine, WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL and Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Office Locations

Address:

525 East 68th Street M-404
New York, NY 10065

Some issues Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD can help you with:

Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic surgery is a kind of minimally invasive surgery using a thin, narrow tube called a laparoscope. Usually performed on the abdomen or the pelvic region, the surgeon makes a few very small incisions instead of one large one.

During the procedure, the surgeon inserts the laparoscope, which contains a light and camera that allows the surgeon to see what is happening inside the body. Then tiny tools are placed through the small openings and used to perform the surgery.

The most common laparoscopic surgery is gallbladder removal, but laparoscopic surgery may also be used for the removal of a kidney or appendix, to treat certain cysts and tumors, for bariatric surgery, for some GERD treatments, or for hernia repairs, among others.

Because laparoscopic surgery only uses a few tiny incisions, the scars are minimal and recovery is easier than with open surgery.

Robotic Surgery

Robotic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery, using a tiny opening to get inside the body instead of making a large cut. It uses small tools attached to a thin robotic arm, which is controlled by the surgeon. Robotic surgery may be referred to by the specific kind of robot that is used. The most advanced robot currently in use is called the da Vinci, and surgery using it is sometimes called da Vinci surgery.

There are many benefits to robotic surgery, both for the patient and the surgeon. Robotic surgery allows for more precise movements and increased control during very delicate surgical procedures. This makes performing surgery accurately much easier for surgeons and reduces fatigue. The smaller 'hand' of the robot can enter the body via a much smaller opening, which reduces the risk of infection and scarring and leads to a faster recovery. The robotic hands also contain tiny moveable cameras among their tools, giving surgeons a much closer view of the procedure than would be possible with traditional surgery.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Nasser Altorki, a professor at Weill Cornell Medical College and the study's chief investigator, reports the lung cancer study in today's Journal of Clinical Oncology.”—"Study says drug for arthritis helps shrink some tumors / Small research project is first time Celebrex is proved effective against active growths", SFGATE, January 2012

“Dr. Nasser Altorki of Weill Medical College of Cornell University said that 80 percent of lung cancer tumors made cox-2, but that the adjacent normal cells did...”—"Aspirin, and Cousins, Take a New Role in the War on Cancer (Published 2003)", New York Times, March 2003

"https://weillcornell.org/news/patient-centered-approach-in-treating-thymoma", Weill Cornell Medicine

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	45
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	67

dissection	37
doctor visit	508
excision	36
gastrointestinal procedures	24
lobectomy	29
lymph node procedures	37
minimally invasive procedures	88
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	64

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	36
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	33
Dementia	4
Cancer	71

dissection	38
doctor visit	483
excision	53
lobectomy	27
lymph node procedures	38
minimally invasive procedures	77
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	79

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	642
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	78
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	6
Cancer	62

dissection	38
doctor visit	413
excision	48
gastrointestinal procedures	11
lobectomy	34
lymph node procedures	38
minimally invasive procedures	92
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	81

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	12
Hispanic	15
Asian	14
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	29
Less than 65	11

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	64

dissection	31
doctor visit	484
excision	48
lobectomy	23
lymph node procedures	31
minimally invasive procedures	68
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	70

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	37
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	65

dissection	36
doctor visit	448
excision	48
lobectomy	23
lymph node procedures	36
minimally invasive procedures	82
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	84

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	69

dissection	35
doctor visit	369
excision	48
lobectomy	19
lymph node procedures	35
minimally invasive procedures	64
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	66

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	68

dissection	28
doctor visit	297
excision	27
lobectomy	19
lymph node procedures	28
minimally invasive procedures	43
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	45

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	71

dissection	77
doctor visit	666
excision	113
gastrointestinal procedures	13
lobectomy	33
lymph node procedures	77
minimally invasive procedures	184
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	171

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in New York, NY were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and dissection.

dissection	39
doctor visit	468
excision	53
gastrointestinal procedures	15
lobectomy	27
lymph node procedures	39
minimally invasive procedures	91
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	84

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD.

**Gender**
Female	175
Male	126

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	262
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	12

**Age**
85 and over	22
75 to 84	140
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	120

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	53
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD graduated from Cairo University, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine in 1977. He completed residency at University of Cairo, Faculty of Medicine (Egypt). He is certified by the American Board of Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Cairo University, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine (1977)

Residency: University of Cairo, Faculty of Medicine (Egypt)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NewYork-Presbyterian

Weill Cornell Medicine

WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL

Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna - NYP, Oxford Health Plans, UnitedHealthcare, Emblem/Hip, GHI, United Healthcare, Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP), AETNA, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Health Insurance Plan of New York (HIP), EmblemHealth, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare Empire Plan, Aetna, United Healthcare Compass, Affinity Health Plan, United Healthcare, Oxford Health Plans, Medicare, Medicaid, Cigna, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Mediblue (Senior), EPO, EPO/POS, WorldWide Medical, Liberty, HMO, Blue Access, Blue Connection, Rockefeller University - Trustmark, PPO, CBP, Community Plan, Freedom, Metro/Core/Charter and CHP.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna - NYP

Oxford Health Plans

UnitedHealthcare

Emblem/Hip

GHI

United Healthcare

Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)

AETNA

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

Health Insurance Plan of New York (HIP)

EmblemHealth

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare Empire Plan

Aetna

United Healthcare Compass

Affinity Health Plan

United Healthcare

Oxford Health Plans

Medicare

Medicaid

Cigna

Fidelis Care

Healthfirst

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

Mediblue (Senior)

EPO

EPO/POS

WorldWide Medical

Liberty

HMO

Blue Access

Blue Connection

Rockefeller University - Trustmark

PPO

CBP

Community Plan

Freedom

Metro/Core/Charter

CHP

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG	$25,113 TECENTRIQ $21,563	$3,550
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$13,734 LIBTAYO $7,819	DUPIXENT $5,915
AstraZeneca UK Limited	$10,189 TAGRISSO $4,430	IMFINZI $1,342	$4,416
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$6,166 IMFINZI $5,927	$239
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$5,655 $5,655
Other	$13,466 Da Vinci Surgical System $3,500	TECENTRIQ $2,965	Endo Stapling $2,829	Signia $2,625	LINX $144	Other $1,404

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$49,572
Travel and Lodging	$12,999
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$5,425
Education	$4,528
Food and Beverage	$1,798

Research Payments

Dr. Nasser Altorki, MD has received 65 research payments totaling $1,834,935.

Biography

Dr. Nasser Altorki sees patients in New York, NY. His medical specialties are general surgery and thoracic surgery. He attended medical school at Cairo University, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Altorki's areas of expertise include the following: thoracic outlet syndrome, achalasia, and lung cancer surgery. He usually honors United Healthcare Compass, Health Insurance Plan of New York (HIP), and Blue California, in addition to other insurance carriers. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Altorki include: Honor Society, Cairo University; American Cancer Society Award and Fellowship; and Rated one of New York Magazine's Best Doctors. Dr. Altorki is affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. He has an open panel in according to Weill Cornell Medicine.