Christopher Towe, MD
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Specialty: Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery
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Primary Location: 11100 Euclid Ave (0 mi.)
Other Locations - Languages Spoken: English
Office Locations
UH Seidman Cancer Center (0 mi.)
11100 Euclid Ave
1st Floor
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-844-3800
UH Parma Medical Arts Building 2 (11 mi.)
6707 Powers Blvd
Medical Arts Cntr 2 Ste 205
Parma, OH 44129
440-743-8115
Biography: Christopher Towe, MD
Expertise
Titles
- Clinical Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
- Charles A. Hubay, MD, Chair in Surgery, University Hospitals
Certifications & Memberships
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery - American Board of Thoracic Surgery
- Surgery - American Board of Surgery
Education
Fellowship | Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery - New York University School Of Medicine And Langone Medical Center (2011 - 2014)
Residency | General Surgery
General Surgery - New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center (2009 - 2011)
Research Fellowship | Surgical Oncology
Surgical Oncology - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (2007 - 2009)
Residency | General Surgery
General Surgery - New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center (2005 - 2007)
Internship | General Surgery
General Surgery - New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center (2004 - 2005)
Medical Education
Weill Cornell Medical College (2004)
Undergraduate
Brown University (1998)
About
Christopher W. Towe, MD is an esophageal and thoracic surgeon at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH) Division of Thoracic & Esophageal Surgery and is a clinical assistant professor, surgery – Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine.
Dr. Towe is board certified in esophageal and thoracic surgery. His special interest is designing an improved minimally invasive specimen removal device for laparoscopic procedures. He joined University Hospitals in 2014.
He completed his residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery last year from the New York University Medical Center, NY after finalizing his fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center in 2007.
Dr. Towe earned his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical Center and has contributed to book chapters in his specialty. Additionally he has provided insight in abstracts and presentations.
He also earned the Hassan Naama Award for “Embodying the character and spirit of Hassan Naama: charisma, compassion, and, generosity” while at Weill Cornell Medical and was the 2010 winner of the Surgical Forum / Excellence in Research Award at the 96th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons: ‘Creation and Validation of a Set of Simulation Exercises for Advanced Laparoscopy’ in Washington, D.C.
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Patient Experience Reviews
Dr Towe is awesome, sets me at ease takes away worries, answers questions, I feel confident with his ability and happy to have him as my Dr
Dr Towe provided a second opinion regarding a growth on my lung. He was very professional and and engaging with constant eye contact between my daughter and I Dr Towe took his time with his explanation and allowed us plenty of time to ask questions. When I was leaving I was very satisfied with his prognosis and care going forward
Dr Towe has reassured me since day 1. He is a very good surgeon and very personable.
Dr Towe is fantastic. He always listens to my concerns and comes up with a great plan for how to treat me.
Great care. ***
Dr. Chris Towe was upfront and very professional when explaining the diagnosis. He was very intune to all our questions. He diagramed each specific step in the various choices and scenarios. We valued his expertise and opinions in each option. He was totally confident in the area he recommended. We were very pleased and blessed with Him, His staff, in-house care and aftercare. We would totally recommend Him and *** to anyone.
Dr. Towe saved my life. I have complete faith and confidence in him. He gave me the best medical advice which fortunately I acted on. I appreciate having my CT scan and meeting with him right after the scan for the results. He is an excellent physician and the staff in his office are wonderful.
Dr. Towe is fantastic. He always asks me if I have any questions,but he has already completed that. I would recommend Dr. Towe to anyone. Very,very pleased
I was impressed with how Dr. Towe listened to me regarding where my pain was. Rarely has any doctor listen or believed me. I told him my pain was higher than the typical *** pain and he confirmed I was right after surgery. He was very open about potential outcomes and we talked through the various options he may depending on what he found in surgery.
Dr. Towe explained and showed Everything in detail. He is reaching out to other specialist so that they can come together and find a solution. He was very thorough and a caring concern doctor.
Good experience.
Patient clear explanations efficient pleasant
The office staff and doctor are great as they always are.
Dr. Towe and his team are hands down 1 of the best units I have seen. Their bedside manner, even at 3am was excellent. And caring
Dr.Towe new what he was doing.
Good experience
Doctor Towe and his team are the best.
Dr. Towe, Staff & other UH Parma colleges all have been very attentive, thorough, professional, friendly.
Good
The doctor explained the procedure and let me know that I would be in the hospital overnight.
My husband was very impressed with the way he explained what his test results were. Even drew a diagram to explain them...both good & bad. I was kind of in denial or shocked during the visit. My husband was more level headed about it. I appreciate the honesty of the Doctor afterwards..we thought of more questions...the nurse, Erin, kindly followed up with us and answered them for us. We are thankful for both Dr. Towe & Erin. We have been very happy with our treatments at University Hospital at Parma & University Broadview Heights, the two locations that we have had been to in the last 25 years.
Was a excellent Doctor
Very good experience, office professional, friendly. Doctor personable, spoke so that we understood, overall good experience
I thought Dr. Towe was terrific and explained everything to my husband, myself and my son in terms that we could understand!
I am very pleased with the care Dr. Towe and his staff have provided.
Very efficient and caring as usual.
Received great care by both the physician and the staff
I always look forward to this visit because I know I am in good hands.
Excellent
Dr Towe was very good. He explained my path to good health.
Really liked him. He was upbeat, kind and patient with my lack of medical knowledge and background. Excellent communicator!
Dr. Towe and his team are amazing care providers. I trust him with my life and feel very fortunate that he is my doctor.
Awesome experience The doctor was awesome and also the nurse and office workers. Ty so much because I was nevorus
Great provider, staff was wonderful and caring
One of the most wonderful doctors I've ever encountered. He seemed very caring and actually concerned. Excellent, excellent doctor!
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