Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation
41 Elizabeth Street
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New York, NY 10013
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About 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
Expertise
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Colorectal Metastasis
- Cystic Disease of Liver
- Hepatic Adenoma
- Hepatic Hemangioma
- Hepato-Biliary Surgery
- Hepatobiliary Cancer
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Laparoscopic Procedure for Liver Surgery
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Disease
- Liver Resection Surgery
- Liver Surgery
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplantation
- Liver Tumor
- Living Donor Transplant
- Minimally Invasive Solid Organ Surgery
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- PSC (Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis)
- Surgical Procedure, Laparoscopic
Education
- 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
Languages
- English
Titles & 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
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Education
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Medical School: State University of New York - Stony Brook Health Sciences Center
Awards & Honors
- Arnold P. Gold Award for Humanism in Medicine, 2003-2004
- NIH National Research Service Award, 2000-2001
- NIH Gastrointestinal Training Grant, Mayo Clinic, 1999-2000
Titles & 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
Board Certifications
- surgery
Languages Spoken
- english
In the News
NYP Articles & Features
Living with Gratitude: Life-Saving Transplant Care Brings New Beginnings
Health Matters•November 04, 2024A Return to Rhythm: Life After Liver Transplant
Health Matters•October 03, 2023How Is The Liver Like a Starfish and a Lizard?
Health Matters•April 27, 2023‘The Greatest Act of Love’
Health Matters•February 14, 2023Organ Donor Facts vs. Myths
Health Matters•October 06, 2021
Research
Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation and Postoperative Survival in Patients with Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Retrospective Multicenter Study.
July 16, 2026Safety and effectiveness of ETHIZIA versus TachoSil for hemostasis during open liver surgery: a randomized controlled multicenter trial.
May 07, 2026Early graft failure after adult living donor liver transplantation: A multicenter risk analysis and development of the early allograft failure in living donor liver transplantation (EAGLE-LDLT) model.
February 10, 2026