Scott Scheinin is a Professor in the Thoracic Surgery Department at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. He completed his MD studies at the Baylor College of Medicine. He received special recognition from The Methodist Hospital Nurse Practitioner Program in appreciation and recognition of his work, and the Kathleen Sazama Award for The Society For The Advancement of Blood Management (SABM) in 2015. He has extensive experience and expertise in the surgical treatment of end-stage cardiopulmonary disease, including lung transplantation, heart/lung transplantation, lung volume reduction surgery, and treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).