Personal Profile Information
Display Name | Linda P. Zhang |
First Name | Linda |
Middle Initial | P. |
Last Name | Zhang |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Country | United States |
Primary Practice/Public Information
Primary Practice Name | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
Primary Practice Street Address (1) | 1 Gustave Levy Place |
Primary Practice Street Address (2) | P.O. Box 1259 |
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Primary Practice ZIP/Postal Code | 10029 |
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Primary Practice Phone Number | 212-241-0134 |
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Surgical Specialties | Hernia, Esophagus / Stomach, Bariatric / Weight Loss Surgery, Gallbladder, General Surgery |
Practice Description | Dr. Zhang received her Bachelor of Arts degree Magna Cum Laude in Anthropology and Psychology from Amherst College. She was accepted in the Humanities and Medicine Program and earned a Doctor of Medicine from Icahn School of Medicine, where she graduated AOA. She completed her residency in General Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was awarded the prestigious Mount Sinai Outstanding Clinical Housestaff Award, the Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, and the Arthur A. Aufses, Sr. Award for overall excellence in clinical surgery and teaching. Dr. Zhang then completed a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Zhang is a board certified general surgeon with clinical interests in foregut disorders, complex hernia repair, bariatric surgery, minimally invasive, and robotic surgery. She is experienced in complex foregut disorders, including surgical management of achalasia, paraesophageal hernia, GERD, and gastric disorders. With advanced training in robotics, Dr. Zhang utilizes the da Vinci surgical system for robotic foregut surgeries. She is an accredited bariatric surgeon by the Fellowship Council and will be an addition to our Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. Dr. Zhang’s expertise encompasses various methods of laparoscopic, endoscopic, and open surgical techniques for repair of recurrent and complex ventral hernias. Dr. Zhang is committed to reducing health disparities and has worked at various medical institutions abroad. She spent one year in South Sudan initiating a community health program that continued for 10 subsequent years. She is the Director of Global Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Surgery, overseeing the year-round resident global surgery rotations to Dominican Republic and Uganda. In collaboration with the Clinton Health Initiative, she worked on a capacity-building program in Monrovia, Liberia, deploying surgical faculty year round to establish the surgical residency program. She is the current Chair of the Global Affairs Committee in SAGES, bringing the Global Laparoscopic Advancement Program (GLAP) to surgeons in Mexico and Costa Rica. |
Primary Practice Address | One Gustave Levy Place, Box 1259 |