I. Michael Leitman Explained

I. Michael Leitman
Birth Date:	1959
Birth Place:	Philadelphia, PA, USA
Education:	M.D. Boston University School of Medicine, 1985
Alma Mater:	Boston University
Employer:	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Occupation:	Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Professor, Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education, Professor, Department of Surgery
Website:	http://www.mountsinai.org/profiles/i-michael-leitman

I. Michael Leitman is an American surgeon and medical educator. He is Professor of Surgery and Medical Education and Dean for Graduate Medical Education^[1] at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He previously held the position of Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York City.

Education

A native of Philadelphia, Leitman received both his bachelor's degree and Medical Degree from Boston University. After medical school, Leitman moved to New York City to receive his training in General Surgery at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell and completed his fellowship in Surgical Critical Care at North Shore University Hospital-Weill Cornell. While at Cornell, Leitman was under the tutelage of American surgical pioneer G. Tom Shires.

Career

As an innovator of minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of abdominal conditions,^[2] Leitman is also known for his research on the outcomes following the surgical treatment of breast cancer,^{[3] [4]} colon cancer,^[5] lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage, gallbladder disease and morbid obesity. For more than 30 years, Dr. Leitman has served as a medical educator. In addition to his current role as Professor of Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Dr. Leitman has also served as a professor of Clinical Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York City.

Awards and honors

A fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and the Society of Surgical Oncology, Dr. Leitman has been recognized as a Harold C. Case Scholar and Commonwealth Scholar. Dr. Leitman is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons,^[6] and a member of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, American Board of Surgery and American Society of Clinical Oncology.

In addition, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha honor societies. The winner of the 2008 Murry G. Fischer Distinguished Educator Award, in 2013, Dr. Leitman is included in New York Magazine's (Castle Connolly) lists of "Top Doctors."^[7] In 2022, he was the recipient of the Mount Sinai Faculty Council Lifetime Achievement Award and he was awarded the Jacobi Medallion in 2023. In 2023, Dr. Leitman became the 106th President of the New York Surgical Society (founded in 1879).

Publications (partial list)

• Leitman IM, Paull DE, Barie PS, Isom OW, and Shires GT . Intra-abdominal Complications of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Operations . Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics . 165 . 3 . 251–254 . 1987 . 3498228 .
• Leitman IM, Paull DE, Barie PS, Isom OW, and Shires GT . Evaluation and Management of Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage . Annals of Surgery . 209 . 2 . 175–180 . 1989 . 2783842 . 10.1097/00000658-198902000-00007 . 1493912.
• Leitman IM . The Evolution of Surgery at The New York Hospital . Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine . 67 . 5 . 475–500 . 1991 . 1807983 . 1933072.
• Leitman, IM Sullivan J, Brams D, DeCosse, JJ . Multivariate Analysis of The Initial Surgical Management of Obstructing Carcinoma of The Colon . Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics . 174 . 6 . 513–518 . 1989 . 1595029.
• Leitman IM, Fisher ML, McKinley MJ, Rothman R, Ward RJ, Reiner DS, Tortolani AJ . The Evaluation and Management of Known or Suspected Common Bile Duct Stones in the Era of Minimal Access Surgery . Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics . 176 . 6 . 527–533 . 1993 . 8322123.
• Birmingham KL, Feigenbaum N, Leitman IM, Tortoloni AJ . Critical Comparison of Diagnostic Laparoscopy and Appendectomy versus Open Appendectomy for the Evaluation of Acute Right Lower Quadrant Pain . Current Surgery . 53 . 231–234 . 1996.
• Adusumilli PS, Leitman IM, Ben Porat L, Roesler D . The Prevalence and Predictors of Herbal Medicine Use in Surgical Patients . Journal of the American College of Surgeons . 198 . 4 . 583–590 . 2004 . 15051013 . 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2003.11.019.
• Taylor JD, Leitman IM, Hon P, Horowitz M, Panagopoulos G . Outcome and complications of gastric bypass surgery in super-super obesity versus morbid obesity . Obesity Surgery . 16 . 1 . 16–18 . 2006 . 16417751 . 10.1381/096089206775222087. 22555926 .
• Taylor JD, Leitman IM, Hon P, Horowitz M, Panagopoulos G . Is routine cholecystectomy necessary at the time of roux-en-y gastric bypass for morbid obesity? . Obesity Surgery . 16 . 6 . 759–761 . 2006 . 16756738 . 10.1381/096089206777346781. 25856013 .
• Taylor JD, Leitman IM, Rosser JC, Davis B, Goodman EC . Does the Position of the Alimentary Limb in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Make a Difference? . Gastrointestinal Surgery . 10 . 10 . 1397–1399 . 2006 . 17175460 . 10.1016/j.gassur.2006.09.007. 35380966 .
• Avgerinos D, Leitman IM, Martinez RE, Liao EP . Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in a Population of Obese Adults undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery . Journal of the American College of Surgeons . 205. 2 . 294–297 . 2006 . 17660076 . 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.02.078.
• Avgerinos A, Laguna OH, Leitman IM, Lo AY . Evolving management of iatrogenic colonoscopic perforations . J Gastrointest Surg . 12 . 10 . 1783–1790 . 2008 . 18683006 . 10.1007/s11605-008-0631-7. 20468167 .
• Clarke-Pearson EM, Jacobson AF, Boolbol SK, Leitman IM, Friedmann P, Lavarias V, Feldman SM . Quality Assurance Initiative at One Institution for Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsy as the Initial Diagnostic Technique . Journal of the American College of Surgeons . 208 . 1 . 75–79 . 2009 . 19228506 . 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.09.008.
• Llaguna D, Avgerinos J, Martz Lugo J, Leitman IM, Abbadessa B . Incidence and risk factors for the development of incisional hernia following elective laparoscopic versus open colon resections . American Journal of Surgery . 200 . 2 . 265–269 . 2010 . 20122681 . 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.08.044.
• Leitman IM, Sivaprasad L, Lipp M, Levin R, Bernard D, Friedmann P, Shulkin DJ . Quality and Financial Outcomes from Gainsharing for Inpatient Admissions: A Three-Year Experience . Journal of Hospital Medicine . 5 . 9 . 501–507 . 2010 . 20717892 . 10.1002/jhm.788. free .
• Eiref SD, Leitman IM, Riley W . Hand Sanitizer Dispensers and Associated Hospital Acquired Infections - Friend or Fomite? . Surgical Infections . 13 . 2 . 1–4 . 2012 . 22568918 . 10.1089/sur.2011.049.
• Leitman IM, Suzuki K, Wengrofsky AJ, Menashe E, Poplawski M, Woo KM, Geller CM, Lucido D, Bernik T, Zeifer B, Patton B . Early Recognition of Acute Thoracic Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm . World Journal of Emergency Surgery . 24499618 . 3874654 . 10.1186/1749-7922-8-47 . 8 . 1 . 2013 . 47 . free .
• Farivar BS, Flannagan M, Leitman IM . General Surgery Residents' Perception of Robot-Assisted Procedures During Surgical Training . J Surg Educ . 259–261 . 2014 . 25451717 . 10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.09.008 . 72. 2 .
• Edwards S, Leitman IM, Wengrofsky AJ, Giddins MJ, Mills CB, Fukuhara S, Cassaro S . Identifying Factors and Techniques to Decrease the Positive Margin Rate in Partial Mastectomies: Have We Missed the Mark? . The Breast Journal . 26854189 . 10.1111/tbj.12573 . 22 . 3 . 2016 . 303–9. 33596166 . free .
• Suzuki K, Bower M, Cassaro S, Patel RI, Karpeh MS, Leitman IM . Tube Cholecystostomy Before Cholecystectomy for the Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis . Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons . 200 . 2015 . 25848180 . 4376213 . 10.4293/JSLS.2014.00200 . 19. 1 .
• Lifting the Cap: Bills Seek More Medicare-Supported Residencies^[8]

External links

• Mount Sinai Physician Profile
• Icahn School of Medicine Faculty Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: I. Michael Leitman Faculty Profile.
2. Intra-abdominal Complications of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Operations. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics. 165. 3. 251–254. Shires. G. T.. Isom. O. W.. Barie. P. S.. Paull. D. E.. Leitman. I. M.. 3498228. 1987.
3. Web site: Study: 600,000 Women Get Unneeded Biopsies. CBS News. 2016-06-24.
4. News: Study of Breast Biopsies Finds Surgery Used Too Extensively. 2016-06-24. The New York Times. 2011-02-18. Grady. Denise.
5. Colon cancer screening: Where have we come from and where do we go?. 10.1002/jso.20008. 14696082. 85. 1. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 7–13. 2004. Chorost. Mitchell I.. Datta. Rajiv. Santiago. Rosemary C.. Lee. Byrne. Bollman. Jyoti. Leitman. I. Michael. Ghosh. Bimal C.. 29277369.
6. Web site: American College of Surgeons.
7. Web site: Castle Connolly Top Doctors. 2016-06-24.
8. Web site: AAMC Reporter: Lifting the Cap: Bills Seek More Medicare-Supported Residencies . 2016-06-24.