Paula I. Denoya, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery

Board Certifications

Training

Medical School
  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2002)
Residency Training
  • General Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Fellowship Training
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL

Affiliated Specialty Center

Clinical Interests/Expertise

  • Laparoscopic and conventional surgery for colon and rectal cancer, familial polyposis, diverticulitis, and rectal prolapse
  • Inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis
  • Transanal excision of rectal polyps
  • Treatment of anorectal abscess, fistula, fissure, anal condyloma, hemorrhoids, constipation, and fecal incontinence
  • Incisional/ventral hernia
  • Colonoscopy
  • Anorectal physiology/manometry studies
  • Anorectal ultrasound
Paula I. Denoya, MD

Contact Information

Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Department of Surgery, Health Sciences Center T18-046B
Stony Brook Medicine
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8191
Tel: 631-444-2704
Fax: 631-444-7784

Practice Locations

Surgical Care Center
37 Research Way
East Setauket, NY 11733
Tel: 631-444-4545
Fax: 631-444-6176


Smithtown Office
222 Middle Country Road, Suite 209
Smithtown, NY 11787
Tel: 631-444-4545
Fax: 631-638-2830


  • Personal Statement
  • Honors
  • Publications
  • Additional

My practice comprises all aspects of colon and rectal surgery, along with anal surgery and pelvic floor dysfunction. My interests include minimally invasive surgery, colorectal cancer, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, reoperative surgery, fecal incontinence, and anorectal reconstruction. I also perform anal physiology studies such as anal ultrasound and anal manometry at Stony Brook’s GI Motility Center. I am actively involved in teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows, and in clinical research activities relating to colorectal diseases. My goal is to provide high-quality, up-to-date, and compassionate care to all my patients.

  • Selected for inclusion in the Guide to America's Top Surgeons published by the Consumers' Research Council of America (2009)
  • Third Prize for Clinical Research, South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (2008)
  • Eugene W. Friedman MD Award for Clinical Excellence, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2002)
  • Baril DT, Denoya PI, Ellozy SH, Carroccio A, Marin ML. Endovascular repair of a traumatic arteriovenous fistula 34 years after the injury: report of a case. Surg Today 2007;37:78-81.
  • Denoya P, Canedo J, Berho M, Bennett A, Rosen L, Hull T, Wexner S. Granulomas in Crohn's disease: does progression through the bowel layers affect presentation or predict recurrence? Colorectal Dis 2010t;13:1142-7. .
  • Denoya P, Divino C, Khalili M, Petersen B. Histiocytic sarcoma of the spleen. Surg Rounds 2005;28:214+.
  • Denoya P, Sands D. Anorectal physiologic evaluation of constipation. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2008;21:114-21.
  • Denoya P, Wang H, Sands D, Nogueras J, Weiss E, Wexner SD. Short-term outcomes of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Surg Endosc 2010;24:933-8.
  • Denoya PI, Schluender SJ, Bub DS, Gorfine SR, Bauer JJ. Delayed Kock pouch nipple valve failure: is revision indicated? Dis Colon Rectum 2008;51:1544-7.
  • Denoya PI, Weiss EG. Surgery for pilonidal disease and hydradenitis suppurativa. In: Whitlow CB, Beck DE, Margolin DA, Hicks TC, editors. Improved Outcomes in Colon and Rectal Surgery. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009: 215-25.
  • Denoya PI, Wexner SD. Ileus. Epocrates Online. 2009.
  • Shawki S, Bashankaev B, Denoya P, Seo C, Weiss EG, Wexner SD. What is the definition of "conversion" in laparoscopic colorectal surgery? Surg Endosc 2009;23:2321-6.
  • Wang H, Safar B, Wexner S, Denoya P, Cruz-Correa M, Berho M. The clinical significance of fat clearance lymph node harvest for invasive rectal adenocarcinoma following neoadjuvant therapy. Dis Colon Rectum 2009;52:1767-73.
  • Wexner SD, Denoya P. 19th Annual International Colorectal Disease Symposium. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008;2:315-7.
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
  • Member, New York Surgical Society