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American Board of SurgeryNational Board of Medical ExaminersPatient Rating
5.0 /5( out of 18 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
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Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.February 16, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr Contreras was very good at explaining care and very caring easy to talk with made sure you knew all my options
January 21, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Contreras was amazing from my first appointment, through surgery and post-operative care. He took all the time needed to explain my condition and options for treatment. I really appreciated the thoroughness of explaining the surgery and the risks associated with the procedure. He put my mind at ease and was very compassionate. My surgery went great and Dr. Contreras came to my room the next day to check on me and explain how the surgery went. I had a great experience! Thank you Dr. Contreras, I really appreciate your help and kindness!
January 14, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERThis was my first time meeting him and he was very respectful and included me in his thoughts process which I appreciated
December 19, 2023HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Contreras was very kind and thorough in explaining my health diagnosis and the remedy. Super patient and did a great job explaining everything in common terms and answering questions.
December 16, 2023HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Contreras is a great surgeon and he cares about what I need and tell you like it is !! Awesome person!!
December 10, 2023HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Contreras is careful to listen and explain. I am confident having him as my doctor.
December 01, 2023HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERAmazing thoughtful and caring
November 18, 2023HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERHe gave me a good explanation and eased my stress.
November 10, 2023HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr Contreras was extremely professional and spent time listening to my concerns.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Surgery -Primary Academic Divisions Cardiothoracic Surgery
Board Certification American Board of SurgeryNational Board of Medical ExaminersEducation history
Fellowship Cardiothoracic Surgery - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Fellow General Surgery - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science Chief Resident Residency General Surgery - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science Resident Medicine - Mayo Medical School M.D. Undergraduate Biochemistry - Gonzaga University B.S. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Contreras N, Litle VR (2022). Pulmonary Segmentectomy: Does Virtual Reality Have Bite? Ann Thorac Surg, 115(5), 1255-1256. (Read full article)
- Contreras N, Litle VR (2022). Follow the Leader? Can Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Follow Non-small Cell Lung Cancer's Lead With Immunotherapy? Ann Thorac Surg, 114(5), e361. (Read full article)
- Contreras N, Litle VR (2022). Systemic Disease and the Impact on Esophageal Carcinoma Management: The Big Picture. Ann Thorac Surg. (Read full article)
- Contreras N, Litle VR (2022). Invited Commentary: COVID-19 and Cancer Casualty: Managing Esophageal Cancer. J Am Coll Surg, 235(2), 184-185. (Read full article)
- Liu S, Contreras N, Krezalek MA, Abd El Aziz MA, Merchea A, Kelley SR, Behm K (2022). Robotic transanal minimally invasive surgery: a single institutional experience. Updates Surg, 74(3), 1011-1016. (Read full article)
- Krezalek MA, Contreras-Peraza N, Parker ME, Kelley SR, Behm KT (2020). Hybrid Robotic Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery Approach to Large and Low-Lying Rectal Polyps. Dis Colon Rectum, 63(7), 1001-1006. (Read full article)
- Contreras N, Jakub JW (2019). The achilles heel of minimally invasive inguinal lymph node dissection: Seroma formation. Am J Surg, 219(4), 696-700. (Read full article)
- Hernandez MC, Khasawneh M, Contreras-Peraza N, Lohse C, Stephens D, Kim BD, Zielinski MD (2019). Vaccination and splenectomy in Olmsted County. Surgery, 166(4), 556-563. (Read full article)
- Khasawneh MA, Contreras-Peraza N, Hernandez MC, Lohse C, Jenkins DH, Zielinski MD (2019). Outcomes after splenectomy in children: a 48-year population-based study. Pediatr Surg Int, 35(5), 575-582. (Read full article)
- Contreras N, Joyce DD, Van Handel AC, Farley DR (2015). Video voiceover feedback: economised surgical skills training. Med Educ, 49(11), 1146. (Read full article)
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