Archives: Team

Dr. Jason D’Cruz was born and raised in Mumbai, India, the largest and most populous city in India. Both his parents are physicians. His father is a head and neck cancer surgeon, and his mother is a pathologist. After spending some time shadowing his father at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, one of the busiest […]

As a board-certified colorectal surgeon, Cesar Sanz, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, brings advanced education, training, and experience to the team at Colon & Rectal Surgical Specialists of New York. Headquartered in Garden City, NY, our practice provides access to a diverse team of specialists. Dr. Cesar Sanz has served as an attending colon and rectal surgeon […]

Dr. Soleh is a Board-certified General Surgeon and fellowship-trained colon and rectal surgeon. She joined our practice after completing two fellowships in colon and rectum surgery. Dr. Soleh specializes in state-of-the-art, minimally invasive robotic colon and rectal surgery. Her practice consists of complex and routine colon and rectum procedures.

Dr. Caliendo was born and raised on Long Island. He attended Hofstra University where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology with a minor in music. He then went on to receive his Medical Degree at The University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School. From there he completed five years of General Surgery training […]

Certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Dean Paul Pappas, MD is a highly skilled and experienced colorectal surgeon providing comprehensive care at his practice in Garden City, New York. Dr. Pappas serves as Senior Vice President of the Mount Sinai Health Network and is the […]

Dr. Mala Balakumar, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, Vice Chair of the CME committee of ASCRS, joins our Garden City practice after 7 years of private practice in New Rochelle, NY and was the Division Chair of Colorectal Surgery at Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester. Dr. Balakumar is certified by the American Board of Colon and […]