Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Program Director: Randolph Steinhagen, MD
Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Box 1259
Mount Sinai Medical Center
One Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, New York 10029
Phone: (212) 241-5871 Fax: (212) 534-2654
Email: randolph.steinhagen@mountsinai.org 
Web site: http://www.mssm.edu/surgery/colon.shtml

Number of Residents (per year): 1

Number of Faculty (ABCRS Certified): 6

Salary/Year: $63,299

Case mix/number of cases: Approx: 175 anorectal, 250 abdominal, 200 rigid and flexible endoscopy.

Strengths of program: Large volume of IBD surgery including pelvic pouches, large volume of complex reoperative surgery and broad laparoscopic experience, strong academic program, integration with general surgery teaching program, strong faculty dedicated to teaching, major medical center in New York City.

Clinic or office experience: The structure of program is such that the CRS resident spends two to four months with each of four surgical attendings (3 CRS trained; and one general surgeon whose practice is >90% abdominal colorectal surgery). During that time the CRS resident scrubs with the assigned attending on all his/her cases and goes to the office with him/her during the time he/she sees patients. There is also a weekly CRS Clinic that is run by the CRS resident under the supervision of one of the CRS trained attendings

Interaction with general surgery residents: Close cooperation between the CRS resident and the general surgery residents is required for a successful experience. There is a team of general surgery residents consisting of a chief resident (PGY-5), two seniors (PGY-3 & 4); and three-four junior residents (PGY 1 &2). They take care of all the patients and scrub on the cases of the attendings other than the one the CRS resident is assigned to (or on the cases of the CRS resident's attending, when the CRS resident is otherwise occupied with other responsibilities such as colonoscopy or clinic). The CRS resident functions as the chief of the service consisting of the patients of his assigned attending and the clinic patients. The junior general surgery residents assist the CRS resident. One junior general surgery resident is designated "Rectal Resident" for the month, and comes to CRS clinic with the CRS resident, and scrubs on the cases of the CRS clinic patients.

Conferences: "Attending Rounds" - run by the general surgery residents; attended by all the CRS attendings, residents and medical students on the CRS service; case presentations and formal presentations on various topics, 90% of which are related to CRS; the CRS resident functions as a junior attending.

General surgery M & M: Once/week

General surgery Grand Rounds: Once/week

Colorectal Surgery conference: Once/week – the CRS resident is responsible for preparation of CRS M&M once/month and preparation of a formal lecture presentation once/2 months

GI Endoscopy conference: Once/week – presentation of endoscopy and laparoscopy interesting cases by GI fellows and attendings and surgical attendings

GI pathology conference: Once/week – run by GI pathology attendings; attending by pathology residents, GI & medicine residents and CRS resident

Research year: Not offered

Requirement for paper: Must submit at least one abstract for presentation at ASCRS annual meeting

Opportunities to attend meetings: Expected to attend all meetings of New York Society of CRS (no charge); paid trip to any and all national meetings at which the CRS resident has a podium or poster presentation; will pay for one other trip to any national meeting relevant to CRS; will pay for travel to dry lab and animal laparoscopy courses sponsored by ASCRS