"Radiation Oncologist Inducted into Honorary Police Surgeons Society"
Richard Bakst, MD, associate professor of radiation oncology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, was appointed as a member of the Society of Honorary Police Surgeons of the City of New York (NYPD). Members of the Society are physicians who exhibit outstanding service and expertise in a specific medical specialty. When service members or their immediate family members are injured, the NYPD calls upon the closest and most appropriate Honorary Surgeon to tend to the patient upon his or her arrival at a medical facility. “As a native New Yorker, it is an honor and privilege to be inducted into the Society and be part of one of the best police departments in the country” said Dr. Bakst.
— Richard Bakst, MD, Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai