David A. Mayer, MD, JD, received his MD degree from Cornell Medical School, finishing first in his class. He then completed a residency in general surgery at New York Hospital-Cornell, which included a fellowship in oncologic surgery at Memorial Hospital-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Mayer is a Board Certified General Surgeon who practiced for over 30 years in the North-Shore-LIJ Health System in New York as a general, vascular and bariatric surgeon.He is Director of Surgery Emeritus at one of North Shore-LIJ’s preeminent teaching hospitals, and holds the academic rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery.