Members of the Long Island Transplant office include, far right, Priya Grewal, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine (Liver Diseases), with, from left, Taneil Wilson, Maureen O’Reilly, RN, and Geena Mapoy, RN.
Comprehensive pre- and post-surgical follow-up care for adult patients undergoing liver, kidney, and pancreas transplants at the Recanati/ Miller Transplantation Institute at Mount Sinai in Manhattan is now available at a new Mount Sinai Doctors facility in Hewlett, New York.
The Long Island Five Towns practice provides patients with the convenient expert care that is critical to their successful outcomes both in the weeks before surgery, when patients make regular office visits to check on their health and perform tests, and in post-surgical visits, when their immunosuppressant medications are carefully monitored.
“Patients are much happier, and they say they actually feel better knowing they don’t have to travel into the city for every visit,” says Priya Grewal, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine (Liver Diseases), who leads Mount Sinai’s liver transplant efforts on Long Island. The patients also understand that having the transplant procedure performed at The Mount Sinai Hospital is a critical component in ensuring a successful outcome.
“We have removed barriers and improved access to care,” says Vinita Sehgal, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine (Nephrology), who leads Mount Sinai’s kidney and pancreas transplant efforts on Long Island.
Removing the stress associated with traffic, parking, and longer commuting time makes the entire process easier on patients and their families. While the actual transplant surgeries will continue to take place at The Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, patients will be able to see the entire transplant team—doctors, nurses, social workers, nutritionists, and support staff—in the Long Island office. The location features a large, comfortable waiting room and plenty of parking.
Sander S. Florman, MD, Director of the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute, and the Charles Miller, MD Professor of Surgery, says the response to the opening of the Long Island office has been overwhelmingly positive and many patients are booking appointments there, a reflection of the reputation and track record of the transplant program at Mount Sinai.
“When considering a highly delicate and technical operation like a liver or kidney transplant, experience matters,” Dr. Florman says. The Institute, one of the largest and most comprehensive adult and pediatric abdominal transplantation centers in the world, has performed nearly 9,000 transplants and marked the 50th anniversary of its first kidney transplant this year. Having performed more than 4,000 liver transplants—many more than other Manhattan programs— Mount Sinai’s team is among the most experienced.
The new Long Island office is located within a large Mount Sinai Doctors practice, which also houses primary care physicians and specialists, and features expanded hours.