Anna Serur, MD
Dr. Serur was born and raised in Moscow, Russia. She immigrated to the US with her parents at t
he age of sixteen. She then enrolled in the seven-year combined BA/MD program at Brooklyn College and
then SUNY-Downstate Medical School. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree Summa cum Laude and
Medical Degree Magna cum Laude, Dr. Serur completed a General Surgery residency at New York
Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. There she trained with
Dr. Douglas Wong, a leading colorectal oncologic surgeon and the president of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Society, and Dr. Jeffrey Milsom, one of the "fathers" of Laparoscopic colorectal surgery. During her
residency, she spent two years working in basic science research laboratory at Columbia University.
She was involved in research in the Pediatric Oncology Department trying to identify novel therapies
for solid organ cancer. She then chose to pursue specialty training in Colon and Rectal Surgery at
North Shore-LIJ Health System. Before completing her specialty training, Dr. Serur was recruited to
stay on staff at North Shore University Hospital's Center for Colon and Rectal Diseases.
Along with expertise in treating colon and rectal disease, Dr. Serur has a vast experience in laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery. Her clinical interests include carcinoma of the rectum, inflammatory bowel disease and complex anal and rectal procedures.
Dr. Serur is Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery and eligible for certification by Board of Colon and Rectal
Surgery. She is a member of American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. She has written book chapters and multiple research manuscripts, and presented at the national and regional meetings.
Dr. Serur lives in Englewood, NJ with her husband David and their four children. She enjoys literature,
history and traveling.
Education
1995-1999
State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
M.D., Magna cum Laude
1991-1995
City University of New York-Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, New York
B.A., History, Summa cum Laude
Post-Graduate Training
2006-2007
Fellow in Colon and Rectal Surgery
North Shore LIJ Health System
Great Neck, NY 11021
2005-2006
Administrative Chief Resident in General Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
2003-2005
Resident in General Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
2001-2003
Clinical Fellow in Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
2000-2001
Resident in General Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
1999-2000
Intern in General Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
Academic Positions
2001-2003
Research Fellow in Surgery
Columbia University
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Children's Hospital
New York, New York
1996-1997
Teaching Assistant in Department of Anatomy
State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York
Licensure
New York Board of Medical Examiners
Certifications
Board Certified in General Surgery
Honors and Awards
2006 - Outstanding Resident Achievement Award, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
1999 - Alpha Omega Alpha
1999 - Samuel L. Koontz Award for Excellence in Surgery
1999 - Women in Surgery Scholarship
1995 - Excellence in History Award
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Kim ES, Serur A, Huang J, Manley CA, McCrudden KW, Frischer JS, Soffer
SZ, Ring L, New T, Zabski S, Rudge JS, Holash J, Yancopoulos G, Kandel JJ,
Yamashiro DJ. Potent VEGF blockade causes regression of coopted vessels in a
model of neuroblastoma. PNAS. 2002; 99(17): 11399-11404.
Lee A, Frischer JS, Serur A, Huang J, Bae JO, Kornfield ZN, Eljuga L, Shawber
CJ, Feirt N, Mansukhani M, Stempak D, Baruchel S, Bender JG, Kandel JJ,
Yamashiro DJ. Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 disrupts tumor vascular mural cell
recruitment and survival signaling. Cancer Res. 2006 Apr 15;66(8):4378-84.
Frischer JS, Huang J, Serur A, Kadenhe-Chiweshe A, McCrudden KW, O'Toole K,
Holash J, Yancopoulos G, Yamashiro DJ, Kandel JJ. Effects of potent VEGF
blockade on experimental Wilms tumor and its persisting vasculature. Int J Oncol.
2004 Sep; 25(3):549-53.
Huang J, Frischer JS, New T, Kim ES, Serur A, Lee A, Polleya DA, Yokoi A, Holash
J, Yancopoulos G, Yamashiro DJ, Kandel JJ. TNP-470 promotes initial vascular
sprouting in xenograft tumors. Mol Cancer Ther. 2004 Mar; 3(3): 335-43.
Frischer JS, Huang J, Serur A, Kadenhe A, Yamashiro DJ, Kandel JJ. Biomolecular
markers and involution of hemangiomas. J Pediatr Surg. 2004 Mar; 39(3): 400-4.
Yokoi A, McCrudden KW, Huang J, Kim ES, Soffer SZ, Frischer JS, Serur A, New
T, Yuan J, Mansukhani M, O'Toole K, Yamashiro DJ, Kandel JJ.
Human epidermal growth factor receptor signaling contributes to tumor growth via
angiogenesis in her2/neu-expressing experimental Wilms' tumor.
J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Nov; 38(11):1569-73.
Kaicker S, McCrudden KW, Beck L, New T, Huang J, Frischer JS, Serur A,
Kadenhe-Chiweshe A,Yokoi A, Kandell JJ, Yamashiro DJ. Thalidomide is anti-
angiogenic in a xenograft model of neuroblastoma. Int J Oncol. 2003 Dec;
23(6): 1651-5.
Yokoi A, McCrudden KW, Huang J, Kim ES, Soffer SZ, Frischer JS, Serur A, New
T, Yuan J, Mansukhani M, O'Toole K, Yamashiro DJ, Kandel JJ. Blockade of
her2/neu decreases VEGF expression but does not alter HIF-1 distribution in
experimental Wilms tumor. Oncol Rep. 2003 Sep-Oct; 10(5): 1271-4.
Huang J, Frischer JS, Serur A, Kadenhe A, Yokoi A, McCrudden KW, New T,
O'Toole K, Zabski S, Rudge JS, Holash J, Yancopoulos G, Yamashiro DJ, Kandel JJ
Regression of established tumors and metastases by potent vascular endothelial
growth factor blockade. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Jun 24; 100(13): 7785-90.
Epub 2003 Jun 12.
McCrudden KW, Hopkins B, Novikov A, Frischer J, Huang J, Kadenhe A,
Yamashiro DJ, Kandel JJ, Middlesworth W. Anti-VEGF antibody in
experimental hepatoblastoma: suppression of tumor growth and altered
angiogenesis. J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Mar;38(3):308-14; discussion 308-14.
Nadler EP, Novikov A, Landsberg BR, Pochapin MB, Centano B, Fahey TJ,
Spigland N. The Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Solid
Pseudopapillary Tumors of the Pancreas in Children. J Pediatr Surg 2002 Sep; 37(9):
1370-3.
Book Chapters
Serur A, Caliendo F, Angel L, Procaccino J. "Chronic Ulcerative Colitis". In Cameron
JL (ed): Current Surgical Therapy, 9th edition, 2008.
Rivadeneira DA, Novikov A, Park B., Ginsberg R. "Management of
Malignant Pericardial and Pleural Effusions". In Cherny, N(ed.): The
Management of Advanced Cancer, Oxford University Press.
Presentations and Abstracts
Serur A. Resident Research Competition, Department of Surgery, New York
Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University. "From Inception to Resistance-a Possible
Universal Mechanism for Initial Tumor Growth and Subsequent Resistance to Anti-
Angiogenic Agents", New York, NY; 2002.
Serur A, New T, Frischer J, Huang J, McCrudden K, Yokoi A, Kandel J, Yamashiro
D. High-Affinity VEGF Blockade Promotes Differentiation of Experimental
Neuroblastoma. Presented at 34th Annual Meeting of American Pediatric Surgery
Association, Fort Lauderdale, Fl; May 2003.
Frischer J, Huang J, Serur A, Yokoi A, Yamashiro D, Kandel J. Biomolecular
Markers and Involution in Common Hemangiomas. Presented at 34th Annual Meeting
of American Pediatric Surgery Association, Fort Lauderdale, Fl; May 2003.
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