
Shunpei Okochi, MD
Surgery
About Me
Dr. Shunpei Okochi is currently the Surgical Director of Pediatric Intensive Care for the PICU and is a board-certified pediatric surgeon, at Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Surgery. His academic expertise is in ECMO, surgical critical care, congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), and minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Okochi also has academic interests in abdominal and chest wall deformities, neonatal surgery, and solid tumors. He is also interested in research and is currently working on outcome research in ECMO and surgical critical care as well as CDH.
Dr. Okochi received his medical degree and completed his surgical internship at Downstate College of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at Columbia University in 2020. In 2017, he completed his ECMO fellowship at Columbia University; in 2022, he completed his fellowship in pediatric surgery at the Rady Children’s Hospital at the University of California San Diego; and in 2023, he completed his fellowship in Surgical Critical Care fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Okochi is passionate about providing excellent care to children and their families. He is currently a member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association. Additionally, Dr. Okochi currently holds positions on the APSA Critical Care Committee, the Society for Critical Care Medicine Committee, and the International Pediatric Endosurgery Group Committee.
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Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- The Derfner Foundation Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai West
About Me
Dr. Shunpei Okochi is currently the Surgical Director of Pediatric Intensive Care for the PICU and is a board-certified pediatric surgeon, at Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Surgery. His academic expertise is in ECMO, surgical critical care, congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), and minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Okochi also has academic interests in abdominal and chest wall deformities, neonatal surgery, and solid tumors. He is also interested in research and is currently working on outcome research in ECMO and surgical critical care as well as CDH.
Dr. Okochi received his medical degree and completed his surgical internship at Downstate College of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at Columbia University in 2020. In 2017, he completed his ECMO fellowship at Columbia University; in 2022, he completed his fellowship in pediatric surgery at the Rady Children’s Hospital at the University of California San Diego; and in 2023, he completed his fellowship in Surgical Critical Care fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Okochi is passionate about providing excellent care to children and their families. He is currently a member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association. Additionally, Dr. Okochi currently holds positions on the APSA Critical Care Committee, the Society for Critical Care Medicine Committee, and the International Pediatric Endosurgery Group Committee.
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- The Derfner Foundation Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Education
MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University - College of Medicine
Residency, General Surgery & Cardiothoracic Surgery
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Residency, General Surgery & Cardiothoracic Surgery
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University
Fellowship, Extracorporeal Life Support
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University
Fellowship, Pediatric Surgery
Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego
Fellowship, Pediatric Surgical Critical Care
Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh/UPMC Health System Main Campus
Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Am Board of Surgery (Sub: General Vascular Surg)
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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. Okochi 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.
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. Okochi 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.