Steven T. Brower, MD

About Steven Brower

Dr. Brower is medical director of the Lefcourt Family Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center and chief of surgical oncology at Englewood Hospital. As a hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal cancer surgeon, he has performed hundreds of surgeries related to cancers of the liver, pancreas, stomach, and esophagus, as well as rare gastrointestinal tumors (carcinoids). He has specific interests in treating diseases affecting the Asian American population.

Previously, Dr. Brower was professor and vice chair of surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the chief of surgical oncology and director of strategic planning and extramural affairs at the Continuum Cancer Centers of New York. He is coeditor of the first evidence-based surgical textbook and author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles on gastrointestinal and surgical oncology.

Honors & Awards

2020-2018: Bergen Magazine Top Doctors

2020-2016: Castle Connolly Top Doctors New York Metro Area

2020, 2019: New York Magazine Best Doctors

2020-2014: Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor

2019-2016: Jersey's Best Top Doctors for Cancer

2019-2016: Jersey's Best Magazine Top Doctors

2019, 2018: (201) Magazine (Health) Bergen's Top Doctors

2017: Physician of the Year

2012-2011: Best Doctors in America

2011-2003: Distinguished Clinical Cancer Scholar, State of Georgia

2008-2007: Best Doctors in America

2007-2005: Honor Medical Society, Mercer University School of Medicine-Savannah

2008-1998: Dean's Nominee and Recipient, Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award, Committee of 1000

American Cancer Society Clinical Oncology Career Development Award

Recognized by American Health Magazine as One of the Nation's Top Surgical Oncologists.

Committees and Leadership Positions

Medical Director, Lefcourt Family Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center

Publications

Irianna Marie Torres, Leanora Hernandez, Jausheng Tzeng, Russell Schwartz, Alejandro Schaffer, Edward Gertz, Steven Brower, Miguel Sanchez, Gert Auer, Kerstin Heselmeyer-Haddad and Thomas Reid (2017). Single-cell genetic analysis of ductal carcinoma in situ with and without synchronous invasive breast cancer by multiplex FISH delineates specific patterns of tumor clonality and heterogeneity [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017; 2017 Apr 1-5; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 2908. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-2908

Aryeh Shander, Decision - MS#: AA-D-17-00936R1 "Do Allogeneic Blood Transfusions Cause Infection?" Steven T. Brower, 2017

Minimally immune surgery for Gastric Cancer: A Comparison between Robotic, Laparoscopic and open Surgery: World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2017, in press.

Robotic, Laparoscopic, and Open Surgery for Gastric Cancer Compared on Surgical, Clinical, and Oncological Outcomes: A Multi-Institutional Chart Review. Study Protocol of the International Study Group on Minimally Invasive surgery for Gastric Cancer - IMIGASTRIC. BMJ Open 2015, in press Steven T. Brower, et al.

Desiderio J, Brower ST, et. Al. Robotic, Laparoscopic, and Open Surgery for Gastric Cancer Compared on Surgical, Clinical, and Oncological Outcomes: A Multi-Institutional Chart Review. Study Protocol of the International Study Group on Minimally Invasive surgery for Gastric Cancer - IMIGASTRIC. BMJ Open 2015, in press.

Brower, ST., Edwards, SB., Marti, JL Surgical Endocrine Emergencies in the book Acute Care Surgery and Trauma: Evidence-Based PracticeStephen M. Cohn (Editor) 2015.

Huang, T.; Jiang, S.-W.; Qin, L.; Senkowski, C.; Lyle, C.; Terry, K.; Brower, S.; Chen, H.; Glasgow, W.; Wei, Y.; Li, J. Expression and Diagnostic Value of HE4 in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16, 2956-2970. 8. Iskandar, M., Kapur, V., Mannan, Rifat Abul Ala Syed, Brower, ST., Thiese, ND., Combined Hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (HCC-CC): A Case Series at a North American Center Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer Research, 2014

Fukuhara. S., Yabe, M., Montgomery, MM., Itagaki, S., Brower, ST., Karpeh, MS Jr.: Race/Ethnicity is predictive of lymph node status in patients with early gastric cancer Journal of gastrointestinal Surgery (October 2014)18(10):1744-51

Montgomery, M., Fukuhara, S. Karpeh, MS Jr., Brower, S.: Defining Surgical Quality in Gastric Cancer: Is It Time to Include Ethnicity? Journal of the American College of Surgeons (March 2014): 218 (3): 501-02

Reviews & Ratings

4.6 35 patient ratings Rating details

Provider showed concern	4.5
Provider explained things clearly	4.6
Provider included you in decisions	4.5
Provider discussed treatment options	4.5
Likelihood of recommending this provider	4.6

Recent comments

5.0 April 2024

"I have and will continue to recommend Englewood Hospital/ Dr Brower. He listened to me and took my concerns seriously."

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5.0 January 2024

"Very good professionals"

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