The Department of Surgery provides a full range of general and highly specialized surgical procedures for adults and children. Our team of highly trained board certified surgeons and anesthesiologists provides an exceptional level of care that emphasizes patient safety, quality outcomes and service excellence.
Patients requiring elective or emergency surgical procedures receive the most technologically advanced surgical care available in state of the art facilities. Surgical services include general surgery and an array of surgical subspecialties, such as trauma surgery, gynecological surgery, ophthalmologic surgical procedures, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, orthopedic surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and otolaryngology and others.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln was named as one of the Surgical Safety Checklist Mentor Hospitals by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. The designation recognizes our achievements in guiding other healthcare providers to improve communication, prevent errors, and make surgery safer. Lincoln was one of only eight hospitals in the country to be designated mentors for leadership and success in adopting the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist.