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Daniel G Nicastri, MD
Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
About Me
Daniel G. Nicastri, MD (former Commander, U.S. Navy), a decorated military veteran, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He was born in Brooklyn, and is a graduate of Dartmouth College, and the New York University School of Medicine. After completing his General Surgery Residency at Mount Sinai he went on to serve one year abroad in Guantanamo Bay as the Staff Surgeon. There, he received the Joint Service Achievement, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement, and Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary medals. Following this military assignment, he completed a cardiothoracic surgery residency at New York Presbyterian—Weill Cornell, and a minimally invasive fellowship at Mount Sinai.
He next spent 3 years with the U.S. Navy on Active Duty. While stationed in the D.C. area, he was a staff thoracic surgeon at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and also served the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital as Chief of Thoracic Surgery, and Chairman of the Cancer Care Committee. During this time, he deployed to the distinguished NATO Role 3 Trauma Hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan. There, as Department Head of Surgery, he received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation, Afghanistan Campaign, Overseas Service, and NATO, medals and ribbons.
He joined Mount Sinai in 2014, after completing his Navy Active Duty service. As a board-certified Thoracic and General surgeon, his expertise includes minimally invasive lung and esophageal surgery, thoracic trauma, as well as robotic surgery. He has published extensively concerning early lung cancer screening and surgery, minimally invasive (VATS) lung cancer surgery, lung cancer surgery outcomes, chest wall tumors, and tracheal surgery in both peer-reviewed journals and textbooks.
He currently sees patients in Manhattan and Westchester and has been designated a Castle Connolly Top Doctor in 2020 and 2021.
Language
English, Italian, Spanish
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Thoracic Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Achalasia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm
- Cancer Treatment
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Consultation
- Chest Wall Mass
- Chondrosarcoma
- Emphysema
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagectomy
- GERD
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Hiatal Hernia
- Hyperhidrosis
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Mediastinal Abnormalities
- Mediastinal Tumor Resection
- Mesothelioma
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Pectus Excavatum
- Robot-Assisted Thoracic Procedures
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thoracic Surgery
- Thymoma
- Tracheal Stenosis
Education
BA, Dartmouth College
MD, New York University School of Medicine
Residency, Surgery (General Surgery)
Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell
Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery
Mount Sinai Hospital
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
- 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. Nicastri 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.