Clinical Interests
- Benign and malignant colorectal surgery conditions
- HRA (high resolution anoscopy)
- Anal dysplasia and anal cancer in patients living with or without HIV disease
- Colon and rectal cancer
- Robotic surgery and laparoscopic surgery
- Recurrent colon and rectal cancer
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Education
- MS, Tumor Biology, Mayo Graduate School, College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
- MD, Universidad Del Salvador Medical School, Argentina
Training
- Fellowship, Colon and Rectal Oncologic Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
- Fellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
- Residency, General Surgery, Mercy Catholic Medical Center-Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital, Darby, PA
- Residency, General Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Board Certifications
- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Surgery - Surgery
Memberships
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
- Pennsylvania Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- Association for Academic Surgery
- International Anal Neoplasia Society
Awards and Honors
- Top Doctor, Color & Rectal Surgery, Philadelphia Magazine, 2018-2025
- Castle Connolly's Top Doctors, Colorectal Surgery, 2012-2019
Patient Comments
Dr.Poggio was very professional and addressed all my concerns.
Dr.Puggio was outstanding in both his professional and personal approach to my care.
Dr Poggio was very understanding of my medical condition and very informative. I would highly recommend him.
Dr Poggio is very attentive and caring. I will recommend him to family and friends.
Once I met and spoke with Dr Poggio, I didn't min the wait time. He made me feel so comfortable and like I've known him forever.