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Umut Sarpel, MD, General Surgery, New York, NY, The Mount Sinai Hospital

UmutSarpelMDMSc

General Surgery New York, NY

Colon & Rectal Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Associate Professor, Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Overview of Dr. Sarpel

Dr. Umut Sarpel is a general surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai West, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, and Valley Hospital. She received her medical degree from University at Buffalo School of Medicine and has been in practice 16 years. Dr. Sarpel accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 220 doctors at The Mount Sinai Hospital and one of 118 doctors at Mount Sinai Morningside who specialize in General Surgery. She also speaks multiple languages, including French and Turkish. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiM.S., Clinical Research, 2006 - 2008
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2006
  • Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
    Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 2001
  • New York Medical College
    New York Medical CollegeNo degree, Basic Medical Sciences Interdisciplinary Program, 1996 - 1997
  • University of Rochester
    University of RochesterB.S., Major in Neuroscience, minor in Philosophy, 1991 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Robert Paradny Teaching Award The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Surgery, 2018
  • Poster of Distinction, "Impact of the American Gastroenterological Association 2015 Guidelines on the Management of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms" 2016
  • Top scored poster, "Locoregional Therapies Improve Survival In Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated With Sorafenib" 2015
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Sites of recurrence following complete cytoreduction and HIPEC in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal & appendiceal adenocarcinoma - A tertiary cen...  
    Feferman Y, Solomon D, Feingold D, Sarpel U, Labow DM, Ann Surg Oncol, 1/1/2019
  • More Synchronous Peritoneal Disease but Longer Survival in Younger Patients with Carcinomatosis from Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermi...  
    Solomon D, DeNicola NL, Feferman Y, Bekhor E, Reppucci ML, Feingold D, Aycart SN, Magge DR, Golas BJ, Labow DM, Sarpel U, Ann Surg Oncol, 1/1/2019
  • Higher Growth Rate of Branch Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms Associates with Worrisome Features  
    Kolb JM, Argiriadi P, Lee K, Liu X, Bagiella E, Gupta S, Lucas AL, Kim MK, Kumta NA, Nagula S, Sarpel U, DiMaio CJ, Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Impact of the American Gastroenterological Association 2015 Guidelines on the Management of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms
    Weinstein Y, Welinsky S, Tabrizian P, Argiriadi P, DiMaio CJ, Lucas AL, Sarpel U, Digestive Disease Week, 1/1/2016
  • Locoregional Therapies Improve Survival In Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated With Sorafenib
    Sarpel U, Berger Y, Spivack JH, Heskel M, Aycart SN, Sweeney RE, Edwards MP, Schwartz ME, Kim E, International Liver Cancer Association, 1/1/2015
  • Extrahepatic Metastasectomy For Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Predictors Of Long Term Survival
    Berger Y, Heskel M, Aycart SN, Spivack JH, Labow DM, Sarpel U, International Liver Cancer Association, 1/1/2015

Lectures

  • Is Preoperative Jaundice Still a Contraindication to Surgical Resection in Gallbladder Cancer? 
    1/1/2019
  • Patterns of Recurrence In Gallbladder Cancer following Curative Resection 
    1/1/2019
  • Surveillance of Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms with Peritoneal Metastases After Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: Is 5-Yea... 
    1/1/2019
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Liver Cancer Screenings Need to Change for Black Americans: Here’s Why
    Liver Cancer Screenings Need to Change for Black Americans: Here’s WhyMarch 1st, 2021
  • Are Current Liver Cancer Screening Guidelines Failing African Americans?
    Are Current Liver Cancer Screening Guidelines Failing African Americans?February 26th, 2021
  • New Study Supports the Decrease in the Age of the First Colonoscopy
    New Study Supports the Decrease in the Age of the First ColonoscopyJanuary 31st, 2020
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • French, Turkish

Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Choice POS II
    Aetna HMO
    BCBS Blue Card PPO
    BCBS Texas BlueChoice
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    Empire BCBS PPO
    GHI PPO
    Healthfirst New York
    MagnaCare PPO
    Multiplan PHCS PPO
    Multiplan PPO
    Oxford Health Freedom
    Oxford Health Liberty
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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