Dr Lansman received MD and PhD (Biophysics) degrees in 1977 from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. He trained in cardiac surgery at S.U.N.Y. under Dr Randall Griepp, and in cardiac transplantation at Stanford University Hospital, under Dr Norman Shumway. In 1985, after serving as Interim Chief of Cardiothorac Surgery for SUNY Brooklyn, The Brooklyn VA Hospital, and Kings County Hospital, Dr Lansman joined the staff at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City to begin a heart transplant program. At Mount Sinai, he performed the first cardiac transplant with Dr Griepp in 1986 and through 2005, performed most of the program's cardiac transplant, assist device, and bridge-to-transplant procedures.
Primary Specialty
Thoracic Surgeon
GenderMale
EducationState University of New York Downstate College of Medicine
ServicesSteven Lansman, PhD MD provides thoracic surgery in Valhalla, NY. A Thoracic Surgeon is trained to perform surgery on the chest, diaphragm, lungs, esophagus, chest wall and heart valves. A Thoracic Surgeon also treats artery disease and cancer.
Please call Westchester Medical Center at (914) 493-7000 to schedule an appointment in Valhalla, NY or to get more information.