Our divisions include surgeons that are world-renowned in their respective fields.
Bariatric Surgery
The NYU Program for Surgical Weight Loss is one of most highly regarded and experienced centers of its kind, offering adjustable gastric band, roux-en-y gastric bypass, and biliopancreatic diversion.
- 23-hour stay for nearly all thyroid surgeries – simple overnight stay allows patients to recover at home.
- Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy - often performed on an outpatient basis using local anesthesia with sedation.
- Intraoperative monitoring of parathyroid hormone levels during all parathyroid operations to help assure successful surgery.
- Radioguided parathyroid surgery in selected cases (Dr. Karen Hiotis)
- Laparoscopic Adrenal Surgery (Dr. Leon Pachter)
- Physician-performed thyroid and parathyroid ultrasonography – available during the initial consultation with ultrasound-guided needle biopsy and immediate interpretation when appropriate (Dr. Keith Heller)
Areas of Specialty
Other Conditions We Commonly Treat
Colitis
Colon/Colorectal Cancer:
General Information | Common and Curable | Condition In Depth | Fighting Colon Cancer
Crohn's Disease | Additional Information
Diverticulitis
Gall Stones | Condition In Depth | Anatomy of a Gall Stone
Gastric/Stomach Cancer | Condition In Depth
Pancreatic Cancer
Rectal/Colon Cancer
Stomach/Gastric Cancer | Condition In Depth
The following is a partial list of conditions treated by the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. To find out if we treat a particular condition, please contact us.
Corrective Jaw Surgery/Orthognathic Surgery
Dental Alveolar Reconstruction
Oral Cancer
Sleep Apnea
Temporomandibular Disorders/Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ)
Tooth Extractions including Wisdom Teeth
Diseases of the Abdomen
Adrenal tumors (adrenalectomy)
Appendicitis: Overview
Appendicitis: What You Need to Know
Biliary atresia
Cholecystitis
Choledochal cyst
Crohn's disease
Diaphragmatic hernias
Duodenal atresia/annular pancreas
Failure to thrive/need for feeding access
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Gastroschisis
Hernias (abdominal wall)
Hirschsprung's Disease
Hydroceles
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Imperforate anus
Inguinal hernias: Overview
Intussusception (bowel obstruction)
Jejunal or ileal atresias
Kidney Tumors (Wilms')
Liver tumors
Malrotation of the intestines/midgut volvulus
Neuroblastoma
Obesity: Overview
Obesity: In Depth
Omphalocele
Ovarian cysts/tumors
Ovarian torsion
Pancreatic cysts
Pancreatic tumors: Diagnosis and Prognosis
Pancreatic tumors: InDepth
Pyloric stenosis
Retroperitoneal and intraperitoneal tumors
Splenic Cysts
Ulcerative colitis
Umbilical hernias
Complex Central venous access
Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid malformation
Diaphragmatic hernias and eventrations
Empyema or complicated pneumonia
Esophageal atresia
Lobar Emphysema
Mediastinal tumors
Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum Pnemothorax
Pulmonary sequestration
Tracheo-esophageal fistula
Tracheomalacia
Bladder outlet obstruction
Hydroceles
Hypospadias
Kidney Tumors (Wilms')
Meatal stenosis
Megaureter
Patent urachus
Posterior urethral valves
Testicular torsion
Testicular tumors
Undescended testes (cryptorchidism)
Ureterocele
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction
Urinary reflux
Other Diseases
NYU's pediatric surgeons treat a variety of skin and soft tissue tumors, vascular malformations, and nearly everything else that is not brain, bone, or heart.
If you have questions about whether we treat a particular condition, please use our Ask a Doctor form.
Areas of Specialty
Breast Plastic Surgery
Craniofacial Anomalies
Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
Craniofacial Prosthetics
Craniofacial Surgery
Microtia and Aural Atresia (Ear)
Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery
Vascular Anomalies
Head and Neck and Hemangiomas
Trunk and Extremity
Transplant Surgery
The Mary Lea Johnson Richards Transplant Center offers a variety of services including liver transplantation, living donor liver transplantation, kidney transplantation, living donor kidney transplantation, laparoscopic kidney transplantation, kidney-pancreas transplantation and pancreas transplantation.
Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
The division is responsible for the surgical intensive care units among the various NYU affiliate hospitals.
