Specialty	Surgery
Clinical Interests	Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
	Laparoscopic Colon Surgery
	Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
	Hiatal Hernia
	Achalasia
	Colon Cancer
	Diverticulitis
	Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
	Antireflux Surgery
	Ulcerative Colitis
	Crohn's Disease
Gender	Male
E-mail	edward.chin@mountsinai.org
Education and Training	MD, S.U.N.Y., Stony Brook Sch. of Med
	Residency, Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
	Fellowship, Laparoscopic Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
Awards	July 2007, July 2008, September 2008 Applause-o-gram for Excellence in Patient Care The Mount Sinai Medical Center
	2005 Stanley Edelman Fellowship in Surgery Mount Sinai School of Medicine
	2000 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Mu Chapter of New York, State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine

Dr. Chin graduated from Dartmouth College and the SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine. At Mount Sinai School of Medicine, he completed his General Surgery residency and subsequent fellowship training in Minimally Invasive Surgery. During his medical education, he was awarded membership into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.

Dr. Chin's clinical interests include colectomy for benign and malignant disease, hiatal hernia and antireflux surgery, abdominal wall hernia repair, weight loss surgery, and solid organ removal; including laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. He is board certified in surgery, and has been active in research, publishing on these topics in peer-reviewed journals, and presenting at national meetings. Dr. Chin also serves as a mentor for surgical residents and medical students, and holds positions on departmental and hospital-wide committees.

In the News

Dr. Chin discusses minimally invasive procedures for elderly patients in The Daily News feature "The Daily Check Up." View the PDF.

Education and Training	MD, S.U.N.Y., Stony Brook Sch. of Med
	Residency, Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
	Fellowship, Laparoscopic Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
Board Certification	Surgery

Specialty	Surgery
Clinical Interests	Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
	Laparoscopic Colon Surgery
	Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
	Hiatal Hernia
	Achalasia
	Colon Cancer
	Diverticulitis
	Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
	Antireflux Surgery
	Ulcerative Colitis
	Crohn's Disease
Board Certification	Surgery

MSMC - Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: More than 500 cases from 1996-2006. Investigator (2005-Present)

MSMC - Long-term results after laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair. Investigator (2005-Present)

MSMC- Outcomes of laparoscopic vs. open surgery in the elderly patient.  Investigator (2007- present)

Chin EH, Hazzan D, Herron DM, Ames SA, Gaetano J, Bromberg JS, Edye M. Laparoscopic Donor nephrectomy: Intraoperative safety, immediate morbidity, and delayed complications with 500 cases . Surg Endosc 2007; 21(4): 521-526.

Chin EH, Hazzan D, Sarpel U, Herron DM. Laparoscopic retrieval of intraabdominal foreign bodies . Surg Endosc 2007; 21(8): 1457.

Chin EH, Shapiro R, Hazzan D, Katz LB, Salky B. A Ten-Year Experience with Laparoscopic Treament of Splenic Cysts. JSLS 2007; 11(1): 20-23.

Chin EH, Hazzan D, Sarpel U, Herron DM. Laparoscopic repair of a perforated marginal ulcer 2 years after gastric bypass. Surg Endosc 2007; 21(11): 2110.

Malek MM, Greenstein AJ, Chin EH, Nguyen SQ, Sandler AL, Wong RK, Byrn JC, Katz LB, Divino CM. Comparison of iatrogenic splenectomy during open and laparoscopic colon resection . Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2007; 5: 385-387.

Hazzan D, Chin EH, Salky B. A review of laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair . Eur Surg 2007; 39(3): 174-179.

Nguyen SQ, Chin EH, Divino CM. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. In: Kaul A Mbbs, Misra MC Mbbs, editors. Textbook of Minimal Access Surgery.

Hazzan D, Chin EH, Salky BA. Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication. In: Cameron JL, editor. Current Surgical Therapy, 9th ed . Philadelphia, PA, Mosby, Inc; pp1312-1316.

Chin EH, Baril DT, Weber KJ, Divino CM. Laparoscopic Cortical Sparing Adrenalectomy for Bilateral Pheochromocytoma . Surg Endosc 2008; 22(9): 2075.

Greenstein AJ, Nguyen SQ, Buch KE, Chin EH, Weber KJ, Divino CM. Recurrence after Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: a Prospective Pilot Study of Suture versus Tack Fixation. Am Surgeon 2008; 74(3): 227-231.