Allison McLarty, MD, chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stony Brook Medicine’s Department of Surgery, has received the 2026 Health Care Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award from Long Island Business News (LIBN). Dr. McLarty was previously recognized by LIBN for her work with the Stony Brook Ventricular Assist Device Program.
The Health Care Heroes Awards recognize organizations and individuals who have contributed to improving healthcare on Long Island.
“I am humbled and grateful to receive the award; it’s been the honor of my lifetime career at Stony Brook Medicine to have worked with outstanding teams here to serve the people of Long Island and educate the healthcare providers of tomorrow,” said Dr. McLarty.
Dr. McLarty has served as a professor in cardiothoracic surgery since 1997 and became division chief in November 2025. She is also associate program director for the General Surgery Residency program, director of Mechanical Circulatory Support, surgical director of the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) program, and leads the Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) program for critically ill patients. Her previous roles include chief of surgery at Northport VA Medical Center and leader of Stony Brook Medicine’s multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Center.
She earned her medical degree from Columbia University in 1988, completed general surgery residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, and trained in cardiothoracic surgery at Mayo Clinic before joining Stony Brook Medicine. Her clinical and research interests include ECMO, LVAD, and aortic disease.
Dr. McLarty is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and holds memberships in several professional societies such as the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, and American Association of Thoracic Surgery. She has received multiple awards including Brookhaven Health Person of the Year, Brookhaven Woman of the Year in Medicine, Brookhaven’s Women’s Recognition Award for Medicine, Village Times Herald‘s Woman of the Year in Health, and Castle Connolly’s Exceptional Woman in Medicine award.
