Specialties:
Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery
Address:
Private Practice Suite
16 E 98Th St, New York 10029
(212) 423-9311 (Phone), (212) 423-9411 (Fax)
Procedures:
Bronchoscopy, Bullectomy, Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography), Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair, Decortication and Pleurectomy, Lobectomy, Open, Lung Cancer Treatment, Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open, Lung Resection, Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision, Mediastinal Surgery, Mediastinoscopy, Peripheral Artery Catheterization, Pleural Evacuation, Port Placements or Replacements, Thoracentesis, Thoracoscopic Lobectomy, Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy, Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection, Thoracotomy, Tracheal Surgery, Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary), Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy, Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
Conditions:
Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome, Aortic Valve Disease, Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation), Bullous Lung Disease, Cardiomyopathy, Carotid Artery Disease, Chest Wall Tumor, Congenital Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Empyema, Lung Abscess, Lung Cancer, Lung Diseases, Lung Neoplasms, Not Specified as Malignant, Lung Tumor, Mediastinal Tumors, Mitral Valve Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, Pericardial Disease, Pleura Cancer, Pleural Neoplasm, Malignant, Pneumothorax, Traumatic Injuries
Certifications:
General Surgery, Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, 1995, Thoracic Surgery
Awards:
Healthgrades Honor Roll, Americas Top Doctors by Castle Connolly Medical ltd., 2010, Newsweeks Best Doctors, -, New York;s Best Doctors, 2002-09, Various studies may be found on website
Hospitals:
Private Practice Suite
16 E 98Th St, New York 10029
Mount Sinai Hospital
1 Gustave L Levy Pl, New York 10029
Philosophy:
Every patient is treated as an individual.
Treatment of the patient as a whole.
Everything possible is done to reduce the anxiety and pain associated with the condition and surgery
Education:
Medical School
University At Buffalo State University Of New York School Of Medicine
Graduated: 1964
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Graduated: 1965
Graduated: 1972
Syracuse University
Graduated: 1960
PHD In Cardiac Electrophysiology, SUNY, Downstate
Graduated: 1973