It is with great honor to introduce Dr. Sander Florman back to Mount Sinai Medical Center as the Director of the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute as well as the Professor of Surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Florman is returning from New Orleans where he most recently served as the Director of the Tulane Abdominal Transplant Institute and also the Surgical Director of Transplantation at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans. A leader in multi-organ abdominal transplantation and complex hepatobiliary surgery, Dr. Florman will be a tremendous addition to the team here at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Florman earned his reputation for being a strong leader and team player during the nation’s worst natural disaster. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck and destroyed Tulane University Hospital, including its transplant program. “We had a flooded city and a flooded hospital,” says Dr. Florman. “The biggest challenge was retaining staff, and many staff who did return to work lived in FEMA trailers. No one had to come back, but those who did, myself included, felt a deep commitment to the city. We felt compelled to rebuild.” Dr. Florman worked to restore the program, and one year later, patients had not only returned, but the number of patients had increased from prior to the storm.
Dr. Florman is eager to be working with familiar faces again, many of which he knows from his time spent at Mount Sinai during his fellowship in multi-organ transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery. “I am very excited to be back at Mount Sinai,” says Dr. Florman. “I look forward to rebuilding a great team and recommitting to the program by always putting patients first.” The team is composed of extraordinarily talented people and will sore to new heights of excellence with the leadership of Dr. Florman
