About Daniel M. Labow
Dr. Daniel M. Labow is a highly skilled and board-certified surgeon who specializes in Surgical Oncology. He currently holds the position of Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery, and Vice Chair of Quality for the Department of Surgery at the Mount Sinai Health System. Dr. Labow began his career at Mount Sinai in 2004 and has since held several leadership positions, including Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology, Vice Chair of Outpatient Services, Professor of Surgery, Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West campuses, and most recently, the Eugene W. Friedman endowed professorship in 2019.
He has a wide range of clinical and research interests, including the diagnosis and treatment of various types of malignancies such as gastric and esophageal cancer, pancreatic neoplasms, primary and metastatic liver malignancies, biliary tract disease, colon and rectal cancer, sarcoma, and melanoma. He has a particular focus on the application of minimally invasive techniques, including Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemoperfusion (HIPEC). He has performed over 600 HIPEC procedures since 2007 and has established one of the busiest HIPEC programs in the country at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Labow is a respected member of several physician organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, American Hepatopancreaticobiliary Association, and Society of Surgical Oncology. He also serves as the New York State Chair of the Commission on Cancer and Co-Chairs the Gastrointestinal Disease Focus Group at Mount Sinai Hospital. He has received several awards for his work, including the Robert Paradny Teaching award, and has been named one of New York Metro Area's Top Doctors by Castle Connolly. He is affiliated with several hospitals in the Mount Sinai Health System. He graduated from the Brown-Dartmouth Medical Program and completed a General Surgery Residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals and a Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.