Dr. Hiram S. Cody, MD

General Surgeon

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Dr. Cody practices General Surgery in New York, New York.

Physician Profile for Dr. Hiram S. Cody, MD

Address:: 1275 York Avenue; New York, NY 10065

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Gender unknown; Physician Website: http://www.mskcc.org
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Interests:: Breast Cancer; Sentinel-Node Biopsy

Patient / Medical Philosophy: My surgical practice and clinical research focus entirely on the treatment of breast cancer. My research interests have included patterns of loco-regional spread, long-term outcomes of breast cancer surgery, the impact of screening mammography and, most recently, sentinel lymph node biopsy. This procedure involves removing the first few lymph nodes draining from the breast ('sentinel nodes'), and checking for the presence of cancer. If the sentinel nodes are cancer free, then the remaining nodes don't need to be removed and the side effects of the surgery are minimized.

I am currently the principal investigator of MSKCC's sentinel-node biopsy program, which has the world's largest experience with this exciting new operation. My colleagues and I continue to study and refine the procedure. We have presented and published our work worldwide and have taught the procedure to hundreds of practicing surgeons and trainees. I lecture widely and am the editor of a new multi-author textbook on sentinel-node biopsy.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: General Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Hiram S. Cody, MD is board certified by the American Board of Surgery); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, NY

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Hiram S. Cody, MD as of 11/27/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History

Closed Malpractice Claims:: Malpractice History Found; State: NY; Claim Type: Judgment; Note: HealthGrades collects malpractice and lawsuit information for the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
• New York reports judgments within the last 10 years; and settlements when 3 or more settlements, or any patient-safety-related settlements within the last 10 years.

Closed Malpractice Claims:: Malpractice History Found; State: NY; Claim Type: Settlement; Note: HealthGrades collects malpractice and lawsuit information for the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
• New York reports judgments within the last 10 years; and settlements when 3 or more settlements, or any patient-safety-related settlements within the last 10 years.

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