Overview

• Colleagues, patients and community members gathered at Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead on July 17 for a prayer service celebrating Dr. Sultan’s life.
• Northwell Health lauded his tenure as chair of orthopedic surgery and his role in elevating Peconic Bay Medical Center’s hip and knee replacement program.
• Sultan was celebrated for easing patient anxieties through impromptu piano serenades in the hospital lobby alongside musical partner Jerome Foster Lewis.
• He collapsed during the third leg of the annual Jamesport Triathlon on July 13 and could not be revived, prompting widespread grief across Long Island.
• He is survived by two children and siblings who have emphasized his unwavering devotion to family alongside his professional accomplishments.