Robert A Aldoroty, MD, PhD

Dr. Aldoroty is the Clinical Chief of the Department of Surgery at Mount Sinai Downtown-Union Square and Mount Sinai Beth Israel.

Dr. Aldoroty received his Doctorate of Philosophy in Anatomy and Cell Biology from the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and his Doctorate of Medicine from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his residency in general surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

His career began in 1989 as an Assistant Attending at The Mount Sinai Hospital and its affiliate, Elmhurst Hospital Center.  Early in his tenure, he introduced general surgery laparoscopy to Elmhurst Hospital Center and trained his peers in the specialty. Dr. Aldoroty became the Director of Trauma Services at The Mount Sinai Hospital and Elmhurst Hospital Center in 1991; a role he held for seven years. In 2006, he became the Director of Minimally Invasive and General Surgery at the Mount Sinai affiliate, North General Hospital, in New York City.

Dr. Aldoroty has held various academic roles, including acting as a lecturer and preceptor for our medical students. He sat on multiple committees for the Mount Sinai Alumni Association and served on the Executive Board of the Mount Sinai Attending Association, and the departmental QI Committee.