Surgery (General Surgery)

One of the key benefits of receiving care from Mount Sinai Doctors-Forest Hills is the ability to receive treatment from our Surgery Department. Should you ever require surgery, we collaborate with your primary care physician and other specialists on your health care team – all under one roof. This is how we are bringing a new concept of care to the Forest Hills/Rego Park area. Whether a patient requires surgery due to an infection, a tumor, an acute condition, or a chronic condition, our surgeons are able to assist.

We treat many conditions, including the following:

• Appendicitis
• Colon
• Gallbladder
• Hernia
• Skin tumors
• Thyroid disease
• Vascular disease

Services offered include:

• General surgery including appendectomies, hernias, lacerations, and foreign body removal 
• Breast surgery, sentinel node biopsies 
• Laparoscopic procedures 
• Minor office surgery such as excisions, biopsies, and wound care 
• Treatment of varicose veins 
• Vascular approach for spinal surgery 
• Vascular surgery 

Mount Sinai Doctors-Forest Hills patients receive pre- and post-operative care at our state-of-the-art facility in the Forest Hills/Rego Park area, a familiar, convenient location close to home. Surgeries will take place at one of the seven Mount Sinai Health System campuses throughout New York City. For complex surgeries and advanced care, patients have access to the full constellation of services of the entire Mount Sinai Health System.