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José Gaston Guillem, MD, FACS, FACRS
Professor of Surgery; Chief, Gastrointestinal Surgery
UNC Health Provider
UNC Health providers are employed by an organization within UNC Health.
Specialties
Gastrointestinal Surgery, Cancer
(984) 974-0150
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMClosed Today Closed Today 
Accepting New Patients
Location Information
UNC Hospitals Multispecialty Surgery Clinic
On Public Transportation, Handicap Accessible
101 Manning Drive
First Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
US
On Public Transportation, Handicap AccessiblePhone:
(984) 974-0150
Fax:
(984) 974-1330
Hours
| Day of the Week | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
About the Provider
Specialties
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Cancer
Subspecialties
- Colo-Rectal Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Oncology
Provider Details
Type: Clinician
Gender: Male
About José Gaston Guillem, MD, FACS, FACRS
UNC Health Affiliations
- UNC Hospitals
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Medical School
- Yale University, 1979 - 1983
Fellowship
- Lahey Clinic, 1990 - 1991
- Area: Colorectal Surgery
Internship and Residency
- Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1983 - 1990
- Area: Surgery
Bachelor of Arts
- New York University, 1974 - 1978
- Area: Biochemistry
Master of Public Health
- Yale University, 1986 - 1988
Research Fellowship
- Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1985 - 1987
Master of Business Administration
- Brandeis University, 2017 - 2019
Certifications
- Surgery, Board Certified, 1991
- Colon and Rectal Surgery, Board Certified, 1994
Procedures for malignant and benign diseases of the colon, rectum and anus including colon, rectal and anal cancer; inflammatory bowel disease; rectal prolapse; diverticulitis; risk-reducing surgery for Lynch Syndrome; polyposis syndromes; young-onset and other forms of inherited colorectal cancer with a focus on minimally invasive techniques including laparoscopic, robotic and transanal microscopic surgery leading to preservation of gastrointestinal, bladder and sexual function
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Commercial Plans (Other than Aetna Whole Health)
- Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans (Other than Aetna Prime HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina Medicaid
- BCBSNC Commercial Plans
- North Carolina State Employees Health Benefit Plan (Active employees)
- BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance
- BCBSNC Medicare Advantage (Other than Experience Health)
- Healthy Blue Medicaid
- Carolina Complete Health Medicaid (Centene)
- Cigna Commercial Plans (Other than Cigna Connect)
- Cigna Secure Medicare Advantage
- Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only)
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
- Humana Medicare Private Fee-for-Service
- North Carolina State Employee Health Benefit Plan (Medicare Advantage for retirees)
- Liberty Advantage Medicare Advantage
- MedCost PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Commercial Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Exchange (ACA) Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Medicaid
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellCare of North Carolina Medicaid
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