Dr. Stephen Unger, one of the longest-tenured surgeons at Mount Sinai (practicing general and vascular surgery), was recently awarded the “Distinguished Service Award” given by SAGES: the Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. Dr. Unger also chaired a panel discussion on managing the treatment of the gall bladder at the recent SAGES meeting in Montreal Canada.
He is currently serving a three-year term as president of the SAGES Education and Research Foundation.
