NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island

12/23/2025

Santa—also known as Levittown resident Larry Burke—has plenty to be thankful for this holiday season after the cardiology team at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island saved his life just in time for Christmas.

When Larry learned his heart valve needed to be replaced just before Thanksgiving, he worried he wouldn’t be able to spread holiday cheer to children in our pediatric unit this year. He turned to interventional cardiologists Dr. Darko Boljevic and Dr. Richard Schwartz, who performed a minimally invasive valve replacement that got him back in his Santa suit in record time.

“What I’m most grateful for is to still be here with my wife, my kids, and my grandkid,” Larry says. “On the way home from the hospital, my wife joked about how NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island saved Santa’s life.”

Watch ABC7NY's coverage of Larry’s recent visit with patients, plus a reunion with his care team: https://7ny.tv/4qhzqSw

Larry Burke returned to NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola on Wednesday, where he's been delivering toys to sick kids for the last five years.

12/18/2025

Robotic surgery has transformed minimally invasive procedures, helping patients recover faster and with less pain. Now, the technique is entering a new era with single-port robotic surgery.

Rather than making several incisions, surgeons can perform complex procedures through just one small opening. At NYU Langone Health, single-port robotic surgery is already being used in urologic, thoracic, and colorectal surgeries, as well as procedures for living kidney donors.

At NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, two surgeons are pioneering the use of this technology. Dr. Tara Martinez is one of only two physicians in New York State certified to perform colorectal surgery with the technique, and Dr. Anthony Corcoran is the only surgeon on Long Island offering a specific type of kidney tumor removal with single-port surgery. He’s also performing single-port transvesicle prostatectomy, a procedure where part or all of the prostate gland is removed through an incision in the bladder.

Curious how it works? Watch Dr. Martinez and Dr. Corcoran walk through the process, and learn more about how we’re leading the way on Long Island: https://bit.ly/3L3xr5k

12/05/2025

Amy Scolieri was first diagnosed and treated for breast cancer in 2010, but she was diagnosed again in 2023 after 13 years of remission. This time she turned to NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island for her care, where our Symptom Management Program—the first of its kind in New York State—helped her manage disruptive side effects from her treatment.

Learn more about our Symptom Management Program and Amy’s story: https://bit.ly/3Y54o48

A collaborative program at NYU Langone, the first of its kind in New York State, eases the suffering of patients plagued by cancer treatment side effects.

11/28/2025

11/19/2025

Two years after a hip replacement, 70-year-old retiree and grandmother of six Karen Woodward received an unexpected diagnosis: a large, rare pelvic tumor. Thanks to a specialized procedure and expert, interdisciplinary care at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, she’s now disease-free.

When Karen began feeling unwell, her doctor ordered an MRI that revealed a pelvic mass more than 8 inches in diameter pressing on her uterus. She met with her gynecologic oncologist, Dr. Edward A. Jimenez, and quickly underwent a radical hysterectomy. Pathology confirmed a low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN)—a tumor that originates in the appendix and can spread throughout the abdomen, causing pseudomyxoma peritonei, a condition that disrupts organ function and digestion.

Fortunately, Karen’s tumor presented with a favorable outcome. She returned to the operating room with surgical oncologist Dr. Zachary Brown, who removed the remaining tumor and performed hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), a specialized heated chemotherapy technique designed to prevent the cancer from coming back.

Today, Karen is grateful to be living cancer-free and spending time with her family, grandchildren, and friends. She credits her entire care team for their compassion and positivity throughout her treatment. “It sounds corny, but it gives me more of an appreciation for health and life,” she says.

11/13/2025

NYU Langone hospitals received an “A” grade in patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, joining just one percent of hospitals nationwide to receive this distinction 11 times consecutively.

The “A” rating applies to our Tisch Hospital and Kimmel Pavilion in Manhattan, NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island, and NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn. Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk advanced from a "C" to a "B" Leapfrog grade just eight months after completing its merger with the health system.

“NYU Langone’s reputation in the communities we serve is built on a foundation of safe, top quality care, thanks to our teams who put their patients first every day,” said Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD, Dean and CEO of NYU Langone Health. “Leapfrog is one of the best barometers patients can look to in determining where to receive their care, and we are proud of these ratings. This includes NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk, where the pace of improvements has been extraordinary, because of the incredible work of our teams there.”

Learn more about this achievement: https://bit.ly/43pNEIe

11/05/2025

Just 10 months after a devastating ACL injury, Long Island University soccer player Joseph Cerrato is back on the field thanks to surgery by Dr. Mark G. Grossman, chief of sports medicine at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island and the university’s head team physician.

After tearing his ACL during a game last year, Joseph feared his college soccer career might be over. But with Dr. Grossman’s expert reconstruction and months of intensive physical therapy, Joseph beat the odds—returning to play this season faster than most athletes recover from an ACL injury.

“All I could think about was getting back to my team, and I couldn’t have done it without him,” Joseph says of Dr. Grossman.

Read how Joseph’s determination and Dr. Grossman’s guidance helped him make his comeback: https://bit.ly/47VqAUa

NYU Langone sports medicine expert Dr. Mark Grossman performed game-saving ACL surgery on college soccer star Joseph Cerrato, getting him back in the game.

10/31/2025

10/22/2025

Join us tomorrow!

What does the future of surgery look like? Learn all about it at our Annual Kenneth Whitney Robotic Surgery Symposium!

At this free event, you’ll hear from more than a dozen NYU Langone surgeons who will debunk myths, learn about safety and recovery from a multidisciplinary team, and listen to real patient experiences. You’ll also see a live demonstration by an expert surgeon and even get the chance to try a hands-on robotic surgery simulation yourself.

Registration is required. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3WgP6st

10/16/2025