Oleg Katcher, MD
Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition
Dr. Katcher
Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition
Dr. Oleg Katcher is board certified in Gstroenterology and Clinical Nutrition. He has more than 16 years of experience treating patients with various gastrointestinal problems. Dr. Katcher underwent rigorous training at some of the best medical centers in the United States: Mount Sinai Hospital, Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He worked with the best experts in the field of gastroenterology and endoscopy. Dr. Katcher has particular expertise and interest in screening for gastrointestinal cancers, and treating such GI disorders as hemorrhoids, IBS, GERD, gastroparesis, constipation, incontinence, and liver disease. He is fluent in Russian, and speaks conversational Spanish. Dr. Katcher is affiliated with New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.
Education
- New York University: graduated with highest honor Summa Cum Laude
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine: graduated with highest honor Alpha Omega Alpha
Postgraduate Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Medical Center: Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Teaching Experience
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University Physician Assistant Program, Instructor in Pathophysiology course, 1999-2004
- Metropolitan Hospital Center - Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, 2003–2007
Honost & Awards
- 2006 American College of Gastroenterology / Poster presidential Award
- 2004 American College of Gastroenterology / Astra Zeneca Clinical Vignette Award
- 2002 Poster of Distinction, Digestive Disease Week, San Francisco, CA
- 2001 American College of Gastroenterology / Astra Zeneca Senior Fellow Award
- 1997 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- 1997 Harold Elster Memorial Prize for Highest Academic Standing, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- 1994 Summer Research Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- 1993 Summa Cum Laude, New York University
- 1993 Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, New York University
- 1993 Founder’s Day Award, New York University
- 1992 Intercollegiate Athletic Committee Honor Roll, New York University
Publications
- Rosenthal L, Mirchandani J, Martinez M, Katcher O, et al. Enrollment and education initiative dramatically increases colorectal cancer screening by colonoscopy in a predominantly Latino inner city population. Suppl. Am J Gastro 2005; Presented at the 2006 Am College of Gastroenterology. ACG Presidential award.
- Martinez M, Katcher O, et al. A case report of diagnosing parasitic infestation during capsule endoscopy. Suppl. Am J Gastro 2005; Presented at the 2005 Am College of Gastroenterology.
- Mirchandani J, Katcher O, Martinez M, Williams S, Dhanuka P. Carbonated soda lavage as a treatment for large phytobezoar – the first US report. Am J Gastro 2004; 99:10, S214. Winner of 2004 American College of Gastroenterology / AstraZeneca Clinical Vignette Award.
- Katcher O, Carlson D, Klimstra D, Winawer S. Hyperplastic Polyposis Syndrome: unique entity or variant of genetic syndromes? Gastroenterology 2002; 122(4), W-1239. Poster of Distinction, 2002 Digestive Disease Week, San Francisco, CA.
- Zauber A, Bushey M, Katcher O, Mandelson M, Church T, Bond J, Feld A, Jordan P, O’Brien M, Mills G, Winawer S. Familial risk in an asymptomatic general population cohort: preliminary results of the national colonoscopy study (NCS). Gastroenterology 2002; 122(4), A-298. Oral presentation, 2002 Digestive Disease Week, San Francisco, CA.
- Katcher O, Zauber AG, Winawer SJ. Association of hyperplastic polyps and advanced adenomas: are there high-risk hyperplastic polyps? Am J Gastro 2001; 96:9. Oral presentation, 2001 American College of Gastroenterology Meeting, Las Vegas, NE. Winner of 2001 American College of Gastroenterology / AstraZeneca Senior Fellow Award.
- Katcher O, Simon N, Birch M, Schattner M, Klang M, Barrera R, Shike M. Infectious complications in home parenteral nutrition patients: 30 years of experience at a comprehensive cancer center. Clinical Nutrition. 2001; 20 (supl.3): 72. Poster, 2001 Congress of European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Munich, Germany.
- SimonN, Katcher O, Birch M, Schattner M, Bueno J, Klang M, Barrera R, Shike M. Infectious complications in home parenteral nutrition patients with primary mucosal gastrointestinal pathology. Clinical Nutrition. 2001; 20 (supl.3): 57. Poster, 2001 Congress of European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Munich, Germany.
- Katcher O, Winawer SJ, Klimstra D, Markowitz A. Hyperplastic Polyposis Syndrome confers an increased personal and familial risk of adenomas and colorectal cancer. Gastroenterology 2001; 120: A-801. Poster, 2001 Digestive Disease Week, Atlanta, GA.
- Katcher O, reviewer for gastroenterology chapter of eRw!se.com, on-line Field Manual of Emergency Medicine 2000, editor Rami Jacobi, MD, MBA
- Katcher O, Lee A, Kornbluth A. A lost opportunity for cancer screening: are gastroenterologists and urologists performing “incomplete” digital rectal exams? Gastroenterology 1997; 112: A-894. Poster, 1997 Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, CA.
- Pfister DG, Ruchlin HS, Harrison L, Katcher O, Malone T. The different “languages” of larynx organ/preservation: lessons for cost-effectiveness analyses. Proc of Am Soc Clin Oncol 1997; 16:413a.
- Pfister DG, Harrison LB, Kraus DH, Katcher O, O’Maley B. Therapeutic fact or technological artifact? The impact of local / regional stage migration on reported outcomes in larynx preservation trials. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol 1995;4:308.