NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn names new chief of surgery
Dr. Prashant Sinha Will Head Up Surgical Unit
Dr. Prashant Sinha has been named the new chief of surgery at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, taking the reins of a department that has become the Brooklyn hub of NYU Langone Health.
In addition to continuing to strengthen NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn’s surgical staff, developing new programs and increasing ambulatory services, Sinha also will manage the hospital’s surgical residency training.
Sinha is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at NYU School of Medicine and has been on staff since 2009. His personal expertise is in minimally invasive surgery and advanced laparoscopy to treat diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, including colon cancer, severe pancreatitis, perforations and complications of bariatric surgery.