Umut Sarpel, MD Email Umut Sarpel
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- Position
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Surgery
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- Specialties
- Surgical Oncology
- Surgery
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- Languages
- Chinese (Cantonese)
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Turkish
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- Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West
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- Phone
- Hess Center for Science and Medicine 212-241-2891212-241-2891
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Umut Sarpel, MD, MSc, is a board-certified surgeon who specializes in Surgical Oncology. She received her Bachelor of Science degree with distinction in research from the University of Rochester, where she was selected to participate in the competitive “Take 5” Program. She earned her medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and completed her residency at one of the top general surgery programs in the country, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Sarpel then pursued an additional two years of specialty training in the field of surgical oncology while attaining a Master of Science in Clinical Research. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the Society of Surgical Oncology, the American HepatoPancreatoBiliary Association, and the International Liver Cancer Association. Dr. Sarpel is also the Associate Director of Cancer Quality at The Mount Sinai Hospital.
At The Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr. Sarpel specializes in the care of patients with cancers of the stomach, pancreas, liver, biliary tree, small bowel, and colon, as well as sarcomas. Her practice includes open and laparoscopic surgery, as well as novel robotic surgery for the pancreas, stomach, liver, and colon. In addition, she performs Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) for the treatment of carcinomatosis. A compelling story of Dr. Sarpel with one of her patients was featured in the book "Twelve Patients.”
Dr. Sarpel, who is heavily involved in clinical and outcomes research, has published several articles in the fields of surgical oncology, hepatobiliary surgery, and healthcare disparities. She is a recent recipient of a prestigious National Cancer Institute grant to investigate the disparities in the treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, the second leading cause of death from cancer in the world.
Dr. Sarpel is also strongly committed to medical education and has been honored with multiple teaching awards, including the Medical Student Teaching Award in Surgery, the House Staff Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award. She has authored chapters in "Acute Care Surgery" and "Chassin's Operative Strategy" textbooks, and is the sole author of “Surgery; An Introductory Guide,” a book for medical students on their surgical clerkship, now in its second edition.
Certification
American Board of Surgery
Clinical Focus
- Colon Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Hemangioma
- Jaundice
- Liver Cancer
- Melanoma
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Stomach Cancer
Research Topics
Cancer, Liver
Education
MD, S.U.N.Y, Buffalo - School of Med & Biomed Sciences
Residency, General Surgery
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Surgical Oncology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Languages
Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Spanish, Turkish
2018
Dr. Robert Paradny Teaching Award
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Surgery
Awarded to the attending of the year by the graduating chief residents.
2018
Selected participant, LEAD program: Leadership Emerging in Academic Departments
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2014
The Mount Sinai Hospital Faculty Council Award for Academic Excellence by a Junior Faculty member
The Mount Sinai Hospital
2013
The Medical Student Teaching Award in Surgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
2010
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
2007
House Staff Award for Excellence in Teaching
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
2006
Award for Outstanding Teaching
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2006
The Medical Student Teaching Award in Surgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
2006
Humanism and Excellence in Teaching - Certificate of Honorable Mention
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Surgery, New York, NY
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