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Benjamin Samstein, M.D.

General Surgery
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Specialties
General Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Cancer Care,

Locations and Appointments

New Patients
Treats Children

Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation

1283 York Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY 10065
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iconAbout Benjamin Samstein, M.D.

Benjamin Samstein, MD is Chief of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery in the Department of Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine and Associate Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University. Dr. Samstein is the Surgical Director of the Living Donor Liver Transplant Program at NYP. Dr. Samstein is a renowned pioneer in minimally invasive liver surgery and state-of-the-art laparoscopic techniques for liver cancer. Dr. Samstein is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor.

Dr. Samstein heads up the multidisciplinary liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery team at NYP/Weill Cornell. His specialties include the most advanced laparoscop...

Board Certifications

  • Surgery

iconExpertise

  • Bile Duct Cancer
  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Colorectal Metastasis
  • Cystic Disease of Liver
  • Hepatic Adenoma
  • Hepatic Hemangioma
  • Hepato-Biliary Surgery

iconEducation

  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Medical School: State University of New York - Stony Brook Health Sciences Center
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

iconLanguages

  • English

iconTitles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell Univ
  • Director, Transplant Surgery Fellowship
  • Surgical Director, Living Donor Liver Transplant Program, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia

iconHospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital