Natalie Kirilcuk, MD, FACS

Colorectal surgeon, Colon and rectal surgeon


Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery - General Surgery

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Additional Languages Spoken:
Slovak

Professional Summary


Education & Certifications
  • Fellowship: Washington University in St Louis Registrar (2011) MO
  • Medical Education: Stanford university School of Medicine (2005) CA
  • Internship: Stanford Hospital and Clinics - Dept of Surgery (2006) CA
  • Residency: Stanford Hospital and Clinics - Dept of Surgery (2010) CA
  • Board Certification: American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery (2012)
  • Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery (2011)

Administrative Appointments
  • Associate Program Director, General Surgery Training Program (2012 - Present)
  • UBMD Medical Director - E3, Stanford Health Care (2014 - Present)

Publications

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Practice Locations


Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Program in Palo Alto Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA

875 Blake Wilbur Drive

Palo Alto , CA 94304

(650) 498-6000

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Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Program in San Jose San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA

2589 Samaritan Drive

San Jose , CA 95124

(650) 498-6000

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Digestive Health Surgery at 875 Blake Wilbur Drive Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA

875 Blake Wilbur Drive

Palo Alto , CA 94304

(650) 498-6000

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Cancer Center in South Bay San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA

2589 Samaritan Drive

San Jose , CA 95124

+1 (833) 444-7622

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Patient Ratings

(112 Ratings)

Overall Rating
4.9/5

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4.9/5
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4.8/5
Explanations
Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition
4.9/5
Listens
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4.8/5
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5.0/5
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Patient Reviews

(162 reviews)

Every person I came in contact with was absolutely excellent
great doctor and surgeon
Great, clear, personable visit.
I am looking forward to meeting her in person.
Awesome Dr and great care provider
Very professional
Dr Kirilcuk is very thorough & explains things very clearly even using visual drawings to help.
Dr. Kirilcuk is a superb physican
She was extremely clear on the treatment options and provided very helpful information that helped me determine my choice.
Dr.Kirilcuk is a wonderful listener, answers questions and does it all in a very positive way!
This being the 1st time we have met my only comments would be positive observations I had from this meeting and those would be that the Dr is highly intelligent yet pleasently personable, very thorough yet able to relate complex systems and procedures down in to understandable terms to persons without the same education and knowledge. My final comment would be that I feel my life couldn't be in better hands than it is with Dr Kirilcuk and her nurse Tracy.
Very knowledgeable. I have a rare skin condition that Natalie Kirilcuk knew about and had treated. Another cancer center and 5 other doctors could not help me.
Very informative and easy to talk to about health issues
I am always impressed with Stanford Medical, from my surgery, to the hospital stay to my follow-up appointments i am always very happy.
They made me feel good about the next steps we are going to take….Confidence!! I love it
I have total support from her
I think Dr Kirilcuk is a wonderful doctor. I feel very happy to have her on my care team and to be able to have my surgeries done at Stanford. I like her directness and the time she takes to answer my questions. She does a great job of explaining what the next steps will be.
Very informative and I am really confident that she will take great care of me.
Excellence
Providers friendly and professional.
Natalie Kirilcuk is clearly a leader in her field
Good service by Dr Natalie rectologist
I love Dr. Kirilcuk. She is the best doctor I have ever had. She explains everything so well, and is genuinely concerned about my health and what she can do to improve my quality of life.
Explained everything about my health and options for me to think about my health.
This is, by far, the absolute best doctor I have seen in my life. So professional yet a wonderful bedside manner. Her communication skills are amazing. I believe it goes unsaid that she is a very talented surgeon and I am so lucky to be in her care, with her amazing staff and Stanford Medical University staff as well. The absolute best. Thank you, everyone, especially Dr. Natalie Kirilcuk.
all are very personable, and helpful for sure.
She’s kind and knowledgeable
Excellent
She is great
Totally Professional and understanding
I appreciated her time and candor.
She’s wonderful amazing doctor she listens to what patients say
Dr. Kirilkuk is an amazing physician - very knowledgeable, caring and personable. I've been to a number of different oncologists over the years, and she's among the best!
I had a wonderful experience
She was very prepared, answered all my questions, and was straight to the point without seeming rushed at all.
Dr Kirilcuk gets straight A's from me. I will always remember her with total admiration and deep respect. All the nurses at the hospital espescially Michelle, Eric and Anna were the best nurses I have ever had treatment from.,Anna were
Thank you, Dr Kirulcuk, for everything!
She was very helpful.
Dr. Kirilcuk is very nice, she spent time going over my post operative care. I feel comfortable addressing my health care needs with her.
I could not dream about the better specialist than Dr Kirilcuk. I am so grateful that she recognized what I was suffering from, decided on a right course of action and performed a surgery (complex one). Moreover, not only I did not suffer from all the possible negative side effects, but as well I recovered very quickly. She has a great sense of humor and just makes me feel looked after. Great medical skills and people’s skills! If there is an Oscar for colorectal surgeons, she definitely deserves one 😊
I really appreciate how Dr Natalie clearly explained to me her assessment of my case and what procedure she may take. How long I may stay in the hospital after surgery for observation. She concluded the interview after answering all my concerns. I’m very satisfied with the interview.
Great doctor, friendly and spoke up so I could hear her. Explained what we needed to know.
Very attentive, takes time to explain procedures.
I had a great first visit and everybody made me feel comfortable.
She wonderful doctor and I feel so calm and she makes me feel I’m in good hands
Good doctor
So nice people
Excellent
OK
I love seeing doctor Kirilcuk. She really listens understands and explains everything very well. Plus she's very positive and friendly.
Great doctor she had a good bedside manner and was willing to take the time to explain to me pretty much step by step how things went process of how things went and thank you very much doctor
Excellent
She was very professional and answered all my questions.
Natalie is excellent. Tops
The staff were caring and considerate
Dr Kirilcuk was onetime and efficiently completed the operation.
Outstanding Doctor and person. All Doctors should be like her.
She is always so gracious, comfortable and efficient & saved my life. I love her!! One of my very fav. drs, professional.. researches well & assures you... I recommend her alot!
I highly recommend Natalie Kirilcuk. She is friendly, upbeat, pragmatic, and communicates well. I never feel rushed. She answers all of my questions and provides helpful recommendations. I always feel good after visits with Natalie and her team.
She’s a great doctor, I find her very easy to understand and talk to.
Smart, knowledgable, crisp, straight forward, no bs.
Dr Kirilcuk is the best!!!
Dr. Kirilcuk is outstanding. She is informative, patient and relates well. One of the best that I have had.
She is very knowledgeable and very involved with every aspect of my health, mental and physical, and life in general. She truly cares for those in her care!
Staff were very efficient and friendly. Dr was on time
Amazing doctor and surgeon! Incredibly kind, patient, and caring! Always makes time to answer all questions and address concerns. Would highly recommend!
Outstanding doctor, so knowledgeable, so caring
Very good
I love her! She is easy to communicate with and I feel safe with her!!!very efficient and accessible.
Natalie is a great doctor and she care about her Patient
Dr. Kirilcuk and her nurse practitioner were both great. Friendly, explained things clearly, didn’t rush me. Very happy with my visit
Excellent Physician and pleased and confident with her..
We liked and trusted her immediately. We feel confident that she will follow up with GI to get us in, and is we still need surgery, we absolutely want her to be the surgeon
I think that she is a very good doctor and concerned about her patients you would be very lucky to have her as your healthcare provider
She seems engaging and thorough She does a good job communicating I much preferred my in person meeting with her-
She is fantastic. I am very happy with her services, she is an incredible surgeon.
Very courteous and very much attentive
I feel very confident and comfortable in her care.
Dr. Kirilcuk is highly recommended in her field of specialty
Dr Kirilcuk and all the staff are the best!!!!!
Professional, honest, helpful at answering questions, and kind.
She is a great doctor!
From my cancer diagnosis to discussion of treatment options to sensitivity of my anxiety about the outcome; the entire staff made me feel secure and cared for.
Always very good experience with Dr. Kirilcuk.
Dr. K. was VERY helpful & made me comfortable. She is very well versed in her specialty.
For me was excellent.
Dr. Kirilcuk is an exceptional professional. Very fortunate to have his care and skills!
Great!
Dr. Kirilcuk is a very compassionate doctor. Always do her best for the welfare & care of her patient I am very confident with her professional precisions. On regards to treating me & my disease. She is so down to earth that made me feel so comfortable even when I'm on the surgery table, cause I know that she will take care of me.
The doctor & I have had time to build trust over the past few months and I feel confident in her abilities.
Dr. Natalie Kirilcuk made me feel comfortable for my first visit to Stanford. I am very confident doing my surgery and procedure with her.
Dr. Kirilcuk is fantastic. She has a wonderful caring manner and is extremely knowledgeable, empathetic and professional/
All around a super positive experience.
Great team of staff and doctors, nurses, everybody at Stanford 5 stars.
Outstanding! Gave me confidence in present and future care through surgery and beyond. Very grateful!
Dr. Kirilcuk is great!
Good.
Excellent care by excellent provider.
You're all the best.
This care provider is very friendly/courteous, explained condition and gave good instructions for follow-up care.
Dr. Kirllcuk greatly improved my quality of life.
9-10. We'll see how she performs...
Dr. Kirilcuk is exceptionally clear, concise personable and skilled. Could not have asked for better care.
Dr. Natalie Kirilcuk
She was very kind & thorough as was the asst and nurses.
Dr. Kirilcuk & her nurse & assistants are the gold standard.
Dr. Kirilcuk was very pleasant and explained my procedure thoroughly with a picture. She addressed my concerns confidently and suggested additional diagnosis prior to my surgery. I like her, she is very professional, kind and friendly.
I came there very worried and confused about my health. the provider explained in heart detail and gave me a plan of care that set my mind and fears at ease. she gave me hope and confidence , something I didn't have before the visit!
I feel I'm in good hands with the physician and her nurse practitioner assistant - all questions were answered and I feel a very good level of skill, knowledge and safety at Standford clinics.
She is the best.
I am impress your care and kindness - Thank you again.
Dr. Kirilcuk is an outstanding physician. She listened well, addresses my questions and explained procedures/my condition thoroughly. She had a caring manner.
Very pleased with Dr. Kirilcuk.
Dr. Kirilcuk and her assistant listened to our concerns and involved with some of the recommended care.
The doctor even drew pictures to explain my procedure thoroughly.
Very good doctor for treatment. Very knowledgeable and skilled. But wish they had suggestions for long-term health/lifestyle changes that could help my diagnosis. Felt good about getting the needed surgery.
Dr. Kirilcuk was very pleasant & explained my upcoming procedure to me, showing me the concept with a diagram. She answered my questions & was very kind. I liked her confident & friendly manner.
The staff treats you like FAMILY!
Dr. Kirilcuk has greatly improved my quality of life! I have had no side effects from the surgeries she conducted.
It would have been nice if Dr. Kirilcuk introduced herself to my mother who was sitting next to me (whom she'd never met).
I am so thankful to be treated by Dr. Kirilcuk and her staff. They are so helpful, compassionate and competent. What a great team.
First time with a female doctor. I'm sold and any concerns related to the nature of my health issues - and being comfortable with a dr. of the opposite sex - no longer concerns.
The professionals were very courteous and patient.
Very pleased with providers.
I loved Dr. Natalie Kirilcuk her kindness preserverance very professional.
Dr. Kirilcuk went way out of her way to address my concerns about surgery after a test suggested it might be avoided. Very happy with her care & effort.
Absolutely the gold-standard in care!
Dr. Kirilcuk was complete as well as pleasant.
Friendly.
The diagram that she showed me explained my condition clearly.
Dr. Kirilcuk was outstanding! She was friendly, sensitive, and presented information in a positive way. I really like her.
One of the best dr. there.
There was no rushing on part of MD.
When I first got my cancer diagnosis, Dr. Kirilcuk told me "You and I are going to get to be old friends," referring humorously to the anticipated every-three-month followups I could anticipate. But in fact, her consistent care and support do make me feel like she's a friend. I have only the highest praise for her skill and for her concern. She remembered when she saw me that I'd been concerned when I saw her 3 months ago about finishing in time to get to an appointment, and asked me this week whether I'd made it. That's pretty remarkable, I think.
Dr. Natalie Kirlicuk was very professional and very understanding regarding my concerns.
She is the best.
I appreciate Doctor "K." There are many solutions to my problem, all of which she thoroughly described.
Excellent physicians & interns explained everything I fell very confident being under their care.
Dr Kirlcuk is an excellent Doctor. She is knowledgable and caring. I would highly recommend her
Dr. Kirilcuk is a wonderful doctor. I liked her very much & she was very reassuring but also forthcoming. She explained everything very well and made me feel at ease. She great & I'm thankful she was my surgeon.
Dr. Kirilcuk is on top of my care and progress.
Excellent.
the doctor, nurses, and everyone else I dealt with at Stanford were extremely kind and helpful
Dr. K. is the best.
She tended to speak fast (know time is at a premium) but it's hard to take in all the info, remember what was said when I got home, and/or form questions I still have but didn't express in the time allowed. Also, while I received a good list of to do's til next appt, handwriting is difficult to read. Thought I'd be getting a typed version. Front desk staff that day (1 - young lady seemed "put out." When I asked for my copy of biopsy results be returned. Some difficulty locating it.
Dr. Kirilcuk is very good at explaining your situation, status of your situation, what your options are and what you should consider in making your decision as to treatment options. She is also very professional and caring.
Very good. Took into consideration my wait time, very informative. I would recommend her if she wasn't at Stanford.
Best doctor I've ever had.
Dr. K saved my life thank you Dr. K and Stanford!!
I felt like I was treated more like just another patient, rather than like an individual.
During my first surgery, the prescription drugs needs 24-48 hours order time which caused inconvenience. Dr. can provide more information about the surgery rather than saying "it went well."
What can I say? Dr. Kirilcuk save my life. Thank you!
Physician brought in med student without asking.
Very good.
The doctor had prep herself on my case. Well informed about my problem.
Dr. Kirilcuk was kind and through.
Dr. Kirilcuk was very professional & explained my issues clearly with a diagram & outlined treatment choices.
Knowledgeable professional friendly!
Excellent care.
Very kind. Failed to discuss treatment options other than surgical. Later discovered other options through research. This greatly disappointed me.
Dr. Kirilcuk is an excellent doctor. One of the best!
This doctor also performed a difficult colonoscopy for me as a precaution. She is very thorough.

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