Center of Excellence

The Cleveland Clinic

State

OH

Specialty

Colorectal Surgery

Dr. Fazio is currently the Chairman of Colorectal Surgery at Cleveland Clinic. He also serves as a Professor of Surgery at the Ohio State University Medical School at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Fazio's clinical interests are Crohn?s disease and ulcerative colitis, colorectal cancer, and pelvic floor reservoir procedures for ulcerative colitis and familial polyposis. He pioneered the use of innovative techniques that allow patients to avoid the need for colostomies. He received his medical degree from the University of Sydney Medical School and completed his surgical training at St. Vincent?s Hospital and at the Lahey Clinic in Boston. He concluded subspecialty training in collateral surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation under the mentorship of the late Rupert Turnbull. In 1995, he was given the Rupert B. Turnbull Chair at the Cleveland Clinic. He served as President of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons as well as President of the American Board of Colon Rectal Surgery. In 2000, Dr. Fazio was the first recipient of the Master Clinician Award, given to one of 1500 Cleveland Clinic physicians at the Cleveland Clinic. In addition, Dr. Fazio was named one of the country's top cancer doctors for women from Good Housekeeping magazine and one of the best doctors in America from American Health magazine. He also was awarded the Premier Physician Award from the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation in 1992. Dr. Fazio has authored or co-authored 10 books and over 500 articles. Dr. Fazio is Editor-in-Chief of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum and is on the editorial board of 10 scientific journals. Currently, he is the principal investigator for an international multi-center clinical trial on the use of colonic pelvic reservoirs with rectal resection for cancer to improve bowel function.