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
- English
- Spanish
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 - Colon and Rectal Surgery
- American Board of 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, 2018-2026
- Castle Connolly's Top Doctors, Colorectal Surgery, 2012-2019
Patient Comments
Superb
Dr. Poggio took great care in mapping out the eventualities for which I should be prepared, while keeping me grounded in the assurance that I'm in the right place at the right time.
Very, very good!!!
The Dr. Was very thorough in making sure he had all the right information for my visit and future visit. He was very warm and had a kind approach.
I was very impressed with the doctor. He was pleasant, informative, and Showed concern and gave me valuable information.