Meet Dr. Parrish

Dr. Parrish’s Affiliations

Hospitals

Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose

Surgery Centers

Silicon Valley Surgery Center
National Ambulatory Surgery Center

Specialties

Colonoscopies
Anal Fissures
Anal Fistulas
Diverticulitis Treatment

Aaron B. Parrish, M.D.

Dr. Parrish grew up in Saratoga, California. His father Richard Parrish, M.D. was a cardiologist at Good Samaritan Hospital. As a kid, he became adept at reading EKGs with his father at the hospital and decided to pursue a career in medicine.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in biopsychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating with high honors. He obtained his medical degree at the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, and returned to California to complete his surgical residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. There he met his wife, Jennifer Parrish, who is a pulmonary and critical care physician at Good Samaritan Hospital.

After training to become a colorectal surgeon at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, he returned to San Jose and Good Samaritan Hospital to serve his hometown community.

In residency and fellowship, Dr. Parrish has numerous presentations and publications; selected publications below:

• Parrish AB, Zaghiyan K, Fleshner P. Laparoscopic Colectomy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Indications and Special Considerations. Ann Laparosc Endosc Surg 2019;4:13
• Parrish AB, O’Neill SM, Crain SR, Russell TA, Sonthalia D, Nguyen V, Aboulian A. An Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol for Ambulatory Anorectal Surgery Reduced Postoperative Pain and Unplanned Returns to Care After Discharge. World J Surg. 2018 Jan 9
• Parrish AB, Sanaiha Y, Petrie BA, Russell MM, Chen F. Examining the Quality of Rectal Cancer Operative Reports in Teaching Institutions: Is There an Opportunity for Resident Education? Am Surg. 2016 Oct;82(10):1023-1027

Education

• Fellowship | Colorectal Surgery
  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – Los Angeles, CA
• Internship/Residency | General Surgery
  Harbor-UCLA Medical Center – Torrance, CA
• Medical School
  Tufts University School of Medicine – Boston, MA
• Undergraduate Education
  University of California, Santa Barbara

Professional Organizations

• American Board of Surgery – Board Certified in General Surgery
• American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery – Board Certified in Colon and Rectal Surgery
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons

Advantages of Robotic Surgery