Sue J Hahn, MD

Dr. Sue Hahn is an Assistant Professor of Colon and Rectal Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital.

Dr. Hahn received her medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn. She completed her general surgery residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) in 2019 after which she completed a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, MA.

Dr. Hahn’s research has contributed to novel techniques to salvage ileal-pouch anal anastomoses to preserve the quality of life for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases. Most recently, she has been part of the team at UMass to investigate the taTME technique in patients with resectable rectal cancer who are eligible for sphincter preservation as part of the eagerly awaited US Multicenter Phase II Study of taTME. Clinically, Dr. Hahn is committed to the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the colon, rectum, and anus via abdominal and transanal minimally invasive surgery.

While in residency, Dr. Hahn received the prestigious Arthur H. Aufses, Sr. Prize in Surgery from ISMMS. She is an active member of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), among others. In 2020, she was a reviewer for the journal, Colorectal Disease, and is a member of the ASCRS program committee. She has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals and has been an invited speaker at national events.