
Kalmon D Post, MD Email Kalmon Post

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- Positions
- PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery
- PROFESSOR | Medicine
- PROFESSOR | Oncological Sciences
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- Specialty
- Neurosurgery
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- Languages
- English
- Spanish
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- Hospital Affiliation
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
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- Phone
- Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice 212-241-0933 212-241-0933
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Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice
5 East 98th Street
7th Floor
New York, NY 10029
Phone: 212-241-0933212-241-0933
Dr. Kalmon D. Post previously served as the Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Mount Sinai. He also chaired the Faculty Practice Associates and The Medical Board. Dr. Post is currently the Surgical Co-Director of the Pituitary Care and Research Center.
Dr. Post began his academic career in 1976 as an Instructor of Neurosurgery at Tufts University School of Medicine. He left Tufts four years later to join the faculty at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons as an Associate Professor. In 1984, he was named Vice Chair of the Department Neurosurgery and was promoted to Professor in 1987. In 1991 he joined the faculty at Mount Sinai. Dr. Post has been President of the New York Neurosurgical Society and the New York State Neurosurgical Society and is presently on the Editorial Board of Neurosurgery.
Dr. Post is internationally known for his work and results treating pituitary and parasellar tumors, as well as cerebellopontine angle tumors, particularly acoustic neuroma with hearing preservation. He is a member of the Endocrine Society and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Pituitary Society. In 2009 he was named Endocrinologist of the Year from the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology at Mount Sinai.
Certification
Neurological Surgery
Clinical Focus
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Acromegaly
- Arnold-Chiari Syndrome
- Brain Tumor And Brain Cancer
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniotomy
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Hearing Loss
- Meningioma
- Pituitary Adenoma
Education
MD, NYU Medical Center
Residency, Surgery/Neurosurgery
Bellevue Hospital Center
Languages
English, Spanish
2013
Super Doctors
Super Doctors
2009
Endocrinologist of the Year 2009
The Hilda and J Lester Gabrilove MD Division of Endocrinology Diabetes and Bone Diseases
2003
America's Top Doctors
Castle Connolly Guide
2003
Best Doctors in the New York Metro Area
Castle Connolly Guide
2000
Award for dedication to mentoring and support of women in neurosurgery
Friends of WINS
1979
Faculty teaching award from class of 1979
Tufts University School of Medicine
1967
Alpha Omega Alpha Society
Long term clinical outcome studies of acoustic neuroma and pituitary tumor patients.
Laboratory studies involving the molecular biology of pituitary tumors.
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Dr.Post did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2020 and/or 2021: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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