The Mount Sinai Hospital Awarded Highest Quality Rating for Adult Cardiac Valve Surgery
Mount Sinai’s Cardiac Surgeon-in-Chief also receives top rating
The New York State Department of Health awarded The Mount Sinai Hospital its highest quality rating for adult cardiac valve surgery in 2019.
David H. Adams, MD, Cardiac Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery at Mount Sinai Health System, also received the highest quality rating and was recognized as the highest-volume valve surgeon in New York State, performing 1,051 valve surgeries. The report also noted that Mount Sinai’s program overall performs more valve surgery than any other in the state.
“I am very proud to lead a multidisciplinary team of professionals who are so committed to quality,” Dr. Adams said. “Our volume and outcomes are a testament to our team’s outstanding dedication to each and every patient with valvular heart disease whom we are honored to take care of at Mount Sinai.”