Mount Sinai Announces Opening of Head and Neck Institute in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Brooklyn residents now have access to advanced head and neck cancer care with the opening of the Mount Sinai Head and Neck Institute in Bay Ridge. The comprehensive outpatient facility offers high-quality care for head and neck cancers and skull-base tumors, as well as salivary, thyroid and parathyroid diseases.
“The opening of this Institute in central Brooklyn represents a new standard of personalized specialty care for each patient’s unique needs,” said Eric M. Genden, MD, FACS, Dr. Isidore Friesner Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Mount Sinai Health System. “Mount Sinai will meet an unmet need in this community, as well as the neighboring communities of Staten Island, Queens, and Long Island.”
Multidisciplinary Team Treating Head and Neck Conditions
Physicians located in the Bay Ridge office include Daniel Buchbinder, DMD, MD; Raymond Chai, MD; Boris Chernobilsky, MD; Anthony Del Signore, MD; and Ilya Likhterov, MD. Together they comprise a multidisciplinary group offering a full range of services, including diagnostics, minimally invasive robotic surgery, facial reconstruction, and skull-base and endoscopic sinus surgery.
“Our team brings unique expertise in cancer treatment, reconstruction and dental surgery,” said Dr. Buchbinder, Chief of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Mount Sinai. “Our goal is to provide access to physicians who are among the best in their fields, state-of-the-art diagnostic tools, and specialized care that is conveniently located close to home. We have streamlined a high level of care for patients with complex conditions, with the ultimate goal of a fast recovery and quick return to daily routines.”
The Institute at Bay Ridge offers treatment of all types and stages of head and neck cancers, various oral and maxillofacial conditions, sleep apnea, and sinus, thyroid, and salivary diseases. Surgical procedures take place at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in lower Manhattan, but all other appointments and follow-up visits can now occur at the Bay Ridge office.
For information or to make an appointment, please visit www.mountsinai.org/entbayridge or call (718) 951-9007.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the nation’s leading integrated academic health systems and one of the largest in the New York metropolitan area. Its comprehensive system includes seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, over 600 research and clinical laboratories, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing. Together, the Health System comprises approximately 48,000 employees, more than 9,000 physicians, and 8,600 nurses.
As a leading learning health system, Mount Sinai combines clinical expertise with scientific discovery to improve patient care while training the next generation of health care and biomedical leaders. The Health System provides care across every stage of life, from prenatal care through geriatrics, while advancing personalized medicine through artificial intelligence, data science, and biomedical research.
Mount Sinai is consistently recognized among the nation’s leading academic health systems for patient care, research, and education. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 1 in New York by Newsweek and No. 5 on the magazine’s World’s Best Hospitals list. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranks No. 11 among U.S. medical schools and No. 1 among freestanding medical schools for National Institutes of Health funding, reflecting the strength of its scientific enterprise and leadership in biomedical research.
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