We hope you can join us for the 2019 Fall Conversation, Finding a Better Way: Innovations in Surgery at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, with Dr. Todd Francone and Dr. Charudutt Paranjape. Reception to follow.

Date:
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 

Time:
5:30 pm-6:00 pm Registration
6:00 pm-7:00 pm Conversation in Shipley Auditorium
7:00 pm-8:00 pm Reception in Second Century Cafe

Where:
Newton-Wellesley Hospital 
2014 Washington St.
Newton, MA 02462 

Speakers:

Todd Francone, MD, MPH, FACS, FACSRS

Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Associate Chair, New Technology and Innovation
Director of Robotic Surgery, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Staff Surgeon at MGH

Since 2017, Dr. Francone has served as Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery and Director of Robotic Surgery at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Dr. Francone earned his undergraduate degree from Binghamton University, his medical degree from Upstate Medical University, SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse, New York and completed his general surgery residency at NYP-Weill Cornell Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at Lahey Clinic in addition to a clinical colorectal oncology research fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in NYC.

Prior to joining Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Dr. Francone served as Assistant Professor for Surgery and Oncology at the University of Rochester Medical Center where he also obtained a master’s degree in public health. From there, he returned to Lahey Hospital & Medical Center to serve as Director for Robotic Colorectal Surgery as well as Program Director of the Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency Program. He also served as an instructor in medicine at Tufts Medical School. Dr. Francone is board certified in general surgery and colon and rectal surgery. He is the recipient of several prestigious awards and honors. Most recently, he was voted one of Boston’s Top Doctors in 2016-2018 by Boston Magazine. He has also authored numerous publications and chapters and has been involved in a variety of research studies.

Dr. Francone has a broad experience treating benign and malignant colorectal pathology particularly inflammatory bowel disease and cancer. His clinical expertise includes organ-preserving techniques especially as they are applied to rectal cancer such as Transanal Endoscopic Surgery (TES) including Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEMS) and Transanal Mimimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS). His expertise also includes advanced minimally invasive surgery including robotic- surgery, single-incision (SILS) and multi-port laparoscopic colectomy, Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). He has special interests in the geriatric population including pre-operative risk assessment and multidisciplinary care in the elderly. 

Charudutt Paranjape, MD

Chief of General and Acute Care Services,
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Staff Surgeon at MGH

Dr. Paranjape serves as the Chief of General and Acute Care Surgery at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.  He joined Newton-Wellesley in September 2017 from the Cleveland Clinic where he previously served as the Medical Director of the Acute Care Surgery Service and the Heartburn Center and Associate Medical Director of the Surgical ICU. He was also an Associate Professor of Surgery at Northeastern Ohio Medical University. Dr. Paranjape received his medical degree and master of surgery from B.J. Medical College, University of Pune in Pune, India. He completed his internship at the University of Pune and his residency at King Edward Memorial Hospital both in general surgery. After completing further international training in Japan and Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Paranjape completed an internship in general surgery at Case Western Reserve University, a junior residency in general surgery at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, a research fellowship in transplantation at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a senior residency at Cleveland Clinic Akron General followed by a fellowship in surgical critical care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is board certified in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care and holds added qualification in Neuro-Critical Care. He is a member of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and a fellow with the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Paranjape has represented in multiple national committees and has presented his clinical research nationally and internationally.

His clinical interests include GERD surgery, minimally invasive hernia repair, minimally invasive hiatal hernia surgery, minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery including robotics and single incision and incision-less surgery.

Dr. Paranjape leads Acute Care Surgery, which is a newer model of health care delivery that involves dedicated surgeons providing urgent assessment and treatment of general surgical emergencies involving adults. His expertise in critical care and minimally invasive surgery has expanded the growing surgical capabilities at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.