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Gabriela C. Poles, M.D., M.P.H.

Gabriela C. Poles, M.D., M.P.H.

Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery, Cancer

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Contact

Appointment (585) 273-2727

Locations

Colorectal Surgery

90 Crittenden Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14642

Colorectal Surgery

1000 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620

Surgery Center at Sawgrass

180 Sawgrass Drive, Suite 100
Rochester, NY 14620

About Me

Dr. Gabriela Poles received her Medical Doctorate and her Master of Public Health from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2012. She then completed her General Surgery Residency at Maine Medical Center in 2017, followed by a Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at St. Mark's Hospital in 2018.

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Dr. Gabriela Poles received her Medical Doctorate and her Master of Public Health from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2012. She then completed her General Surgery Residency at Maine Medical Center in 2017, followed by a Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at St. Mark's Hospital in 2018.

Dr. Poles' special interests are minimally invasive surgery, including laparoscopic, robotic and trans-anal surgery. She provides services for the breadth of colorectal surgery, including colorectal, appendiceal and anal cancer, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, pelvic floor disorders and anorectal diseases. Dr. Poles has a particular interest in inflammatory bowel disease and complex diverticulitis. Her other interests include outcomes research and community health.

Dr. Poles' goal is to provide treatment to her patients with compassion, education, and patient partnership. She believes that this approach, combined with the most current knowledge available, achieves the best outcomes in the ever-changing field of medicine.

Dr. Poles is a member of the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and the Massachusetts Medical Society.

Outside of work, Dr. Poles enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, hiking, biking and skiing.

Certified Specialties

Colon & Rectal Surgery - American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery

Surgery (General Surgery) - American Board of Surgery

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Surgery, Colorectal Surgery (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Colon & Rectal Surgery, St. Marks Hospital. 2017 - 2018

Residency, Surgery (General Surgery), Maine Medical Center. 2013 - 2017

Internship, Surgery (General Surgery), Maine Medical Center. 2012 - 2013

Education

MD | Tufts University School of Medicine. 2012

Publications

Journal Articles

Surgical Informed Consent: A Scoping Review of Physician-facing Decision Support Tools.

Melucci AD, Erlick MR, Loria A, Russell MM, Temple LK, Poles GC

Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches.. 2023 March 4 (1):e259. Epub 01/30/2023.

Evaluating Age as a Predictor of Postoperative Opioid Use and Prescribing Habits in Older Adults With Cancer.

Melucci AD, Lynch OF, Wright MJ, Baran A, Temple LK, Poles GC, Moalem J

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2022 March 2 Epub 03/02/2022.

Motivations and Barriers Toward Implementation of a Rectal Cancer Synoptic Operative Report: A Process Evaluation.

Bidwell SS, Poles GC, Shelton AA, Staudenmayer K, Bereknyei Merrell S, Morris AM

Diseases of the colon and rectum.. 2022 March 165 (3):353-360. Epub 1900 01 01.

Colorectal carcinoma in pediatric patients: A comparison with adult tumors, treatment and outcomes from the National Cancer Database.

Langer M, Vasudevan SA, Nuchtern JG, Doski JJ, Goldin A, Gow KW, Goldfarb M, Beierle EA, Mayo SW, Clark DE, Poles GC

Journal of pediatric surgery.. 2016 July 51 (7):1061-6. Epub 12/01/2015.

Differential effects of blockade of dopamine D1-family receptors in nucleus accumbens core or shell on reinstatement of heroin seeking induced by contextual and discrete cues.

Bossert JM, Poles GC, Wihbey KA, Koya E, Shaham Y

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.. 2007 November 1427 (46):12655-63. Epub 1900 01 01.

Systemic and central amygdala injections of the mGluR2/3 agonist LY379268 attenuate the expression of incubation of sucrose craving in rats.

Uejima JL, Bossert JM, Poles GC, Lu L

Behavioural brain research.. 2007 August 6181 (2):292-6. Epub 05/01/2007.

The mGluR2/3 agonist LY379268 attenuates context- and discrete cue-induced reinstatement of sucrose seeking but not sucrose self-administration in rats.

Bossert JM, Poles GC, Sheffler-Collins SI, Ghitza UE

Behavioural brain research.. 2006 October 2173 (1):148-52. Epub 07/10/2006.

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