Reducing Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Dr. Pricolo joined Southcoast Health in October 2012 as Chief of General Surgery and Colorectal Surgery. He had been practicing for over twenty years in Rhode Island as the Director of Colorectal Surgery and full Professor at the Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University since 1999. In 2013 Dr. Pricolo was appointed Cancer Liaison Physician to the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer.

Dr. Pricolo is board certified in surgery and is a pioneer of endoscopic and minimally invasive surgery and continence-preserving procedures in colon and rectal surgery. He received his medical degree from the University of Milan in his native Italy. He completed a surgical residency at Brown University, followed by additional training in basic science research, gastrointestinal surgical endoscopy and colon and rectal surgery at Brown, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Pricolo is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals and book chapters and an invited lecturer by national and international medical schools and surgical training programs.