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Brian Housman, MD
Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
About Me
Dr. Brian Housman is a Thoracic Surgeon and an Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Dr. Housman completed his residency in General Surgery at New York – Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist and his fellowship in Thoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Dr. Housman’s practice includes all aspects of Thoracic Surgery with extensive training in Minimally Invasive approaches, including robotic surgery, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), and laparoscopic surgery. He has a particular clinical interest in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Reflux Disease (GERD), Benign Esophageal Disease, Mediastinal Masses and Chest Wall Reconstruction including the minimally invasive correction of Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum.
He is widely published in the treatment of esophageal cancer and minimally invasive techniques for lung surgery.
He currently sees patients in Manhattan and Greenlawn, Long Island and is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Language
English, Spanish
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Thoracic Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai South Nassau
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Acid Reflux / Heartburn
- Benign Neoplasm
- Carcinoid Tumors
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Consultation
- Chest Wall Mass
- Heller Myotomy
- Lung Cancer
- Mediastinal Abnormalities
- Mediastinal Adenopathy Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Narrow / Closed Esophagus
- Neurologic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Paraesophageal Hernia
- Paraesophageal Surgery
- Pectus Excavatum
- Surgery Second Opinion
- Thoracoscopy
- Thymic Cancer
- Thymus Gland Disorders
Education
MD, St. George's School of Medicine
Residency, Surgery (General Surgery)
New York Methodist Hospital of Brooklyn
Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery
Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center
Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Housman has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.