Mount Sinai South Nassau

A study on the outcomes of 19,754 lung cancer surgery patients showed that patients who were treated by board-certified thoracic surgeons experienced better long-term outcomes than patients who were treated by non-specialists.

Craig Levitz, MD, is enrolling candidates for a pivotal clinical trial that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of CAIS for the surgical treatment of articular cartilage tears (lesions) of the knee.

A study published in Spine magazine found that patients who underwent surgery for lumbar disc herniation achieved greater improvement in all primary and secondary outcomes as compared to patients who received a regimen of non-operative treatment.