Lynn O’Connor

Dr. O’Connor’s passion and dedication to promoting a healthy lifestyle drives her work alongside her patients to help them achieve this goal. Dr. O’Connor also shares her knowledge to form a better community of medical protocols and practices. She has given hope and inspiration to her colleagues, while also empowering her patients and educating the public. Most recently, Dr. O’Connor has been named Section Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Mercy Medical Center and St. Joseph Hospital in New York. “The health and well-being of my patients is of paramount importance to me,” she says. “Both hospitals have a longstanding tradition of administering quality health care and I am proud to be part of a health system that embodies the shared values of patient centered care and service to the surrounding community,” Along with helping her patients, Dr. O’Connor is a noted lecturer, speaking nationally on advanced techniques related to minimally invasive colorectal surgery, colon cancer screening and colorectal health. She has published multimedia and peer-reviewed journal articles, and has been featured in many media outlets including NBC News, Sirius/XM, TodayShow.com and Men’s Health Magazine.