Dr. Bruce Orkin
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Dr. Bruce Orkin's Credentials
Accepting New Patients
Yes, this doctor is accepting new patients
Biography
Bruce A. Orkin, MD, is the Program Director of the Colorectal Fellowship Program and a board certified colorectal surgeon. After earning his medical degree at the University of Minnesota, he was a general surgery resident at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He next completed fellowships in gastrointestinal research at the Mayo Clinic and in colon and rectal surgery at The Cleveland Clinic. An acknowledged authority on colorectal surgery, Dr. Orkin has published many articles and book chapters on topics including the role of surgery in constipation and functional anorectal disorders, anorectal disease, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, construction and complications of ostomies, and minimally invasive surgery for colon and rectal cancer. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
Education
- Univ of Mn Med Sch-Minneapolis, Minneapolis Mn (Grad. 1981)
- Univ Of Mn Med Sch-Minneapolis, Minneapolis Mn 55455 (Grad. 1981)
- University of Minnesota
Dr. Orkin is the best he explains everything to the T. I was transported to RUSH from Oswego due to a 3CM mass being found in my upper colon. The mass was bleeding and I was losing 2 units of blood a day. The Dr. and his entire staff visited me everyday up to the surgery reassuring me that this is what they train for and do everyday. The surgery was 10 hours and they kept updating my wife throughout. Dr. Orkin visited me during my recovery in the hospital and because he was instrumental he advised that I speak with an onocologist who has me in a premptive series of chemotherapy. Thank you to all the Staff at RUSH and especially Dr. Orkin~
Submitted March 6, 2017