Biographical Sketch
Victor Warren Fazio, MB, BS, FRACS, FACS, was born in Sydney, Australia. For more than 25 years, he has served as Chairman of Colorectal Surgery and Vice-Chairman of the Division of Surgery at Cleveland Clinic. He is also Professor of Surgery both in the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Cleveland Clinic through the Health Sciences Center of The Ohio State University, and at the Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University.
He is board-certified in colon and rectal surgery with many clinical interests, including Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis, colorectal cancer, and pelvic floor reservoir procedures for ulcerative colitis and familial polyposis. As an innovator, he also pioneered a technique allowing patients to avoid colostomies.
Dr. Fazio was given the Rupert B. Turnbull, Jr., M.D., Chair in 1995. He has been named one of the country's top cancer doctors for women by Good Housekeeping magazine, and one of the best doctors in America by American Health magazine. He also received the Premier Physician Award by the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation in 1992. Under his co-direction, treatment for digestive diseases at Cleveland Clinic is ranked #2 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report magazine's 2007 survey of America’s top hospitals.
In 2000, Dr. Fazio was the first recipient of Cleveland Clinic's Master Clinician Award, given to one of 1,500 Cleveland Clinic physicians annually. He was also the first to be awarded the Al and Norma Lerner Humanitarian Award, an honor awarded by Cleveland Clinic to individuals who exemplify the highest values of the medical profession.
A frequent invited lecturer at national and international medical meetings, Dr. Fazio has authored more than 500 scientific papers on colorectal topics, including ostomy management, surgical management of Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis, and surgical treatment for colorectal cancers. He has either authored or co-authored 10 books.
Specialty Interests
cancer and polyps of the colon and rectum, carcinoma of the colon, carcinoma of the rectum, colon & anus, colon and rectal cancer, colon and rectal surgery, Colon Cancer, colonic neoplasia, Colorectal Cancer, colorectal surgery, continent ileostomy procedure, Crohn's Disease, diverticiulitis pelvic pouch procedures for mucosal ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis sphincter-saving operations, diverticular disease, diverticulitis, familial inherited colorectal cancer, intestinal fistulae, intestinal stomas, inflammatory bowel disease, pelvic floor surgery, pelvic pouch procedures for ulcerative colitis and familial polyposis, rectum, rectal-sparing operations for carcinoma of the rectum, reoperative abdominal and pelvic surgery, reoperative surgery, Sphincter-preservation Surgery, sphincter-saving operations, sphincter-sparing procedures, stoma surgery, surgery for carcinoma of the colon and rectum reoperative abdominopelvic surgery, surgery for Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis, surgical treatment for mucosal ulcerative colitis, Ulcerative Colitis
Innovations & Patents
Dr. Fazio pioneered the use of innovative techniques that allow patients to avoid the need for colostomies.
Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate
with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries
to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide
medical education about recent trends. The
collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland
Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly
discloses payments to its physicians and scientists
for speaking and consulting of
$5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties,
and fiduciary relationships in companies with which
they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this
information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide
information as accurately as possible about its
doctors’ connections with industry and those of their
immediate family members. As of 10/10/2008, Dr.
Fazio has reported the financial relationships
with the companies listed below. Patients should feel
free to contact their doctor about any of the
relationships and how the relationships are overseen
by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the
Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with
industry and innovation management, go to
our Integrity in Innovation page.
Equity. Dr. Fazio owns stock or stock options in the following companies for activities as a founder, inventor, or consultant:
Genzyme Corporation
