Sander S. Florman

Sander S. Florman is an American transplant surgeon and the director of the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He is a member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, the American Society of Transplantation and the American College of Surgeons. Before moving to New York he directed the Transplant Institute at Tulane University in New Orleans, where his work earned local recognition: he was twice named a Health Care Hero by New Orleans CityBusiness, was chosen for Gambit Weekly's 40 Under 40 class of 2004, and was listed among Louisiana's top doctors in 2007 to 2009. His awards include the Kremetz Resident Research Award, the ASTS Vanguard Prize and Tulane University's Promise in Research Award, and he has written nine book chapters and more than 75 publications.