Richard Barakat

Richard Barakat, MD, MBA, is an internationally recognized gynecologic-oncology surgeon and clinical investigator who serves as Adjunct Professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and directs all cancer services and research for Northwell Health, overseeing more than 19,000 new cancer patients annually. He leads the Barakat Laboratory at CSHL and holds an active Northwell Health institutional profile.

Education & Training:

• MD – SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, United States
• MBA – Columbia University, New York, United States

Research Focus: Dr. Barakat’s scientific program centers on advancing surgical and multimodal treatment paradigms for uterine, cervical and ovarian cancers. His investigations integrate minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques, sentinel lymph-node mapping with novel fluorescence imaging, cost-effectiveness analyses, and translational genomics to personalize therapy and optimize patient outcomes.

Publication Landscape: A bibliometric analysis of his extensive portfolio (>360 papers) reveals sustained productivity since 2013. The 15 most recent publications emphasize three dominant themes: (1) surgical innovation—robotics, sentinel-node mapping, and cytoreductive techniques; (2) health-services research—cost-effectiveness and quality-of-care metrics; and (3) precision-pathology applications—ultrastaging and molecular classification of gynecologic malignancies.

Scientific Recognition & Awards:
While specific named awards are not enumerated in the provided text, his designation as an "internationally recognized surgeon and clinical investigator" and his leadership of the Northwell Cancer Institute underscore substantial peer recognition.

Mentorship & Collaborations: Dr. Barakat directs a large interdisciplinary team including clinical fellows, research scientists, and administrative staff across Northwell’s Cancer Institute and CSHL’s Barakat Laboratory. The extensive co-authorship networks evidenced in his publications (>20 collaborators per paper) highlight a robust commitment to training and collaborative science.

Laboratory & Institutional Affiliations:

• Barakat Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• Cancer Institute, Northwell Health