Gustavo Stringel’s Academic Leadership at New York Medical College

Since 1994, Gustavo Stringel has served the Valhalla, New York, community as Surgeon in Chief and Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery with the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at the Westchester Medical Center. He additionally holds tenure as Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics with New York Medical College in Valhalla.

At New York Medical College, Dr. Stringel supervises a diverse group of medical students, pediatric residents, and surgical residents. He notably collaborates with the surgery residency program director in the development and implementation of an educational curriculum focused on six core competency areas. Fostering students’ community involvement, he has helped develop health systems that allow underserved and uninsured populations to receive adequate care.

Gustavo Stringel’s contributions to New York Medical College extend well beyond the classroom. He assisted in establishing a new fully equipped surgical skills laboratory, successfully negotiating with medical industry entities for funding to develop educational simulators and modules. Dr. Stringel has additionally participated in efforts to revise and develop the Curriculum Objectives for Medical Students, a vital part of the re-accreditation process.

Throughout his years as a Professor, Gustavo Stringel has presented more than 100 papers at conferences and meetings. He has published 80 academic papers in refereed journals, as well as five textbook chapters. A dedicated researcher, Dr. Stringel is currently pursuing several unfunded projects, including a decades long study on “Applications of laparoscopic gastrostomy in children.” Since 2002, he has undertaken focused research on “Evaluation of bariatric surgical procedures in adolescents with morbid obesity,” as well as “Prevention of all-terrain vehicle injuries in children.”