Steven G. Friedman, MD

Specialty: Vascular Surgery

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2800 Marcus Avenue Suite 205
Lake Success, NY 11042

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About Provider Steven G. Friedman, MD:

Steven G. Friedman, MD, MBA, is the Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery. He received a BA degree from Queens College, of the City University of New York, in 1976, and he received the rarely-conferred degree, MD With Distinction in Research, from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, in 1980. Dr. Friedman received an MBA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 2011. Dr. Friedman completed a general surgical residency at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital of Harvard University, in 1985, and a vascular surgery fellowship at N.Y.U. Medical Center, in 1986. In 1996, Dr. Friedman founded and directed the North Shore University vascular surgery fellowship program in Manhasset, N.Y., and in 2001, he founded and directed the vascular surgery fellowship program for the Northwell Health System. Dr. Friedman was the Chairman of the Department of Surgery at N.Y. Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital from 2004-2014, as well as the Chief Medical Officer from 2012-2014. He is the author of more than 80 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, numerous book chapters, the book, "A History of Vascular Surgery," and the short story, “Women at Work.” His work has also appeared in the N.Y. Times, New England Journal of Medicine, Midstream Magazine, Downtown Magazine, and the Blue Moon Literary & Art Review.

Dr. Friedman is a member of all of the major national and international vascular surgery societies and he is a distinguished member of the Society of Vascular Surgeons. Dr. Friedman is a past president of the New York Society of Vascular Surgery and he is Clinical Professor of Surgery at both the Weill Cornell Medical College and the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

Languages Spoken: English

Gender: Male

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Awards & Recognitions:

Castle Connolly Top Doctors: 2023, 2024
New York Magazine, Top Doctors: 2021-2024
Newsday - Top Doctors on Long Island: 2017-2024
Beth C Tortolani Foundation Special Recognition: 2018
NY Super Doctors: 2009-2022

Training:

Medical Education
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry: 1980

Internship
- Brigham and Women's Hospital: 1981

Residency
- Brigham and Women's Hospital: 1985

Fellowship
- New York University Medical Center: 1986

Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery: 1986

Affiliations

Hospital Affiliations:

North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY

Professional Affiliations:

Distinguished Fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Member of the Eastern Vascular Society
Member of the New York Society for Vascular Surgery
Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Publications

Friedman, SG. A History of Vascular Surgery: Second Edition. New York: Blackwell Futura Publishing Co., 2005.

Friedman, SG. Anyone in the OR? New York Times Guest Essay 2003 (June 10); 152: 29. http:www.nytimes.com20030610opinionanyone-in-the-or.html

Friedman, SG. Fifty Shades of Grief or: A Father Drops His Daughter Off at College. The Cornell Daily Sun. 2013; October 29. http:cornellsun.comblog20131029guest-room-fifty-shades-of-grief-or-a-father-drops-his-daughter-off-at-college

Friedman, SG. Korea, M*A*S*H, and the accidental pioneers of vascular surgery. J Vasc Surg 2017; 66: 660-70.

Friedman, SG. Women At Work. Blue Moon Literary and Art Review. 2021; 18: 116-28.

Friedman, SG. Terrorists in Hamburg Redux. Midstream Magazine. 2002; 48(3): 5-8. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Terrorists+in+Hamburg+redux.+(The+Shoah)-a086743022