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Advanced Physician Services PHYSICIAN DIRECTORY 2014-2015 physician DIRECTORY contents CARDIOLOGY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Westchester Heart & Vascular CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Westchester Heart & Vascular MEDICINE Internal Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Endocrinology & Metabolic Disorders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Rheumatology & Immunology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Hematology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 NEUROSURGERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 ADVANCED OB/GYN ASSOCIATES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Urogynecology, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Maternal/ Fetal Medicine Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Division of Gyn/Oncology & Robotic Surgery Gynecologic Surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 ONCOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 PATHOLOGY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 PLASTIC SURGERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 PSYCHIATRY & MENTAL HEALTH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 RADIOLOGY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 TRANSPLANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 TRAUMA SURGERY, BURN & WOUND CARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 VASCULAR SURGERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Westchester Heart & Vascular Advanced Physician Services 19 BRADHURST AVENUE, HAWTHORNE, NY 10532 855.DR.AT.APS (855) 372-8277 physician DIRECTORY Previously, in Washington, DC, Dr. Panza held appointments as WESTCHESTER HEART & VASCULAR Director of the Division of Cardiology at Washington Hospital Center; director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program at Georgetown University Hospital–Washington Hospital Center; and professor of medicine (cardiology) at Georgetown University. 19 Bradhurst Avenue Suite 3850 Hawthorne, NY 10532 (914) 909-6900 Hasan A. Ahmad, MD Interventional Cardiology Hawthorne 575 Hudson Valley Avenue Advanced Physician Services, PC Suite 200 EDUCATION New Windsor, NY 12553 Medical School University of Texas at San Antonio (845) 561-2773 Residency Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado, Denver Fellowship Cardiology at the University of Colorado, Denver Fellowship New York Hospital–Cornell CLINICAL INTEREST General cardiology, non-invasive cardiology, and Julio A. Panza, MD, FACC Chief, Cardiology Hawthorne interventional cardiology CARDIOLOGY WESTCHESTER HEART & VASCULAR Cardiology Dr. Ahmad is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and interventional cardiology. Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School School of Medical Sciences at the National University of Rosario, Argentina Residency Cardiology at the Italian Hospital, Buenos Aires Residency Internal Medicine at the Italian Hospital, Buenos Aires Fellowship National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, in Bethesda, MD Wilbert Aronow, MD Cardiology Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION CLINICAL INTEREST General cardiology, ischemic heart disease, Medical School Harvard cardiomyopathies Medical School RESEARCH INTEREST Myocardial viability, coronary artery disease, Residency Michael Reese Hospital vascular biology Medical Center Dr. Panza is certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease Dr. Aronow is Professor of Medicine, Senior Associate Program by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a fellow of the Director of the Cardiology Fellowship Program, Senior Research American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association Mentor of the Residency and Fellowship Programs in the Department and a member of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Association of Specialty Professors. 2 continued on page 4 3 physician DIRECTORY Howard A. Cooper, MD, FACC of Medicine, and Senior Associate Director, Center for Educational Innovations Project Quality Research at Westchester Medical Center/ Director, Inpatient Cardiology New York Medical College. He has edited 12 books and is the author Hawthorne or coauthor of 1,378 papers and of 2,581 publications. He has served on 3 national guidelines commitees (2 on hypertension and 1 on heart Advanced Physician Services, PC failure) and is the first author of the American College of Cardiology/ EDUCATION American Heart Association 2011 expert consensus document on Medical School Duke University hypertension in the elderly. School of Medicine Residency Duke University Medical Center Martin B. Cohen, MD, FACC Fellowship National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute / Georgetown Director, Cardiac Outreach CLINICAL INTEREST Critical care cardiology, acute myocardial Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School SUNY Downstate Medical Center Residency SUNY Downstate Medical Center Fellowship Interventional Cardiology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center Fellowship Interventional Cardiology at Westchester Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST Clinical electrophysiology and device University Hospital infarction, decompensated heart failure, malignant arrhythmias, and severe valvular heart disease. RESEARCH INTEREST Dr. Cooper is widely published in the field of cardiac critical care, particularly in the areas of cardiogenic shock and intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation. Dr. Cooper has special interests in the use of therapeutic hypothermia in survivors of cardiac arrest and in the care of patients with infective endocarditis. He is also the Program Director of the Cardiovascular CARDIOLOGY WESTCHESTER HEART & VASCULAR continued from page 3 Disease Fellowship Program. Dr. Cooper is board certified in Cardiovascular Medicine. implantation as well as cardiac catheterization and stenting. He has a special interest in devices such as implantable cardioverter defibrillators and pacemakers. Tanya Dutta, MD, FACC, FASE, FASNC RESEARCH INTEREST Stem cell infusions for patients with myocardial infarctions. Director, Cardiac Research Dr. Cohen is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular Hawthorne disease, clinical electrophysiology, and interventional cardiology. He is Advanced Physician Services, PC a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. EDUCATION Dr. Cohen is one of very few physicians in the country certified in Medical School Cornell University electrophysiology and interventional cardiology. He has been voted ‘Best Doctor’ in New York Magazine and Castle Connolly since 1999. Medical College Residency Internal Medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital–Cornell Fellowship Cardiology at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY Fellowship Cardiac MR at St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY Fellowship Cardiac CT at St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY CLINICAL INTEREST Valvular heart disease, heart disease in women, and coronary artery disease continued on page 6 4 5 physician DIRECTORY RESEARCH INTEREST Stress MRI perfusion and imaging in structural articles and an investigator in studies on transplantation and cardiac heart disease assist devices. Dr. Dutta is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, nuclear Dr. Gass is on the advisory board of HealthCorps and was appointed cardiology, echocardiography, and cardiac CT. as the Integrative Medical Education Director for the National Dr. Dutta is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a Institute of Whole Health. member of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Previously, he served as medical director of Mount Sinai Hospital’s American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. Heart Transplant Program. Dr. Gass specializes in transplantation and cardiac assist devices and has been recognized internationally for his work in tailored, minimal immunosuppression after transplant. Anthon R. Fuisz, MD Dr. Gass is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Non-invasive Cardiology Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Joseph A. George, MD, FACC Medical School Georgetown University Non-invasive Cardiology Residency Oregon Health Services New Windsor Fellowship University of Alabama, Advanced Physician Services, PC Birmingham EDUCATION CLINICAL INTEREST Cardiac MRI and CT, Ischemic heart disease, CARDIOLOGY WESTCHESTER HEART & VASCULAR continued from page 5 Medical School University of Navarra, Cardiomyopathy Pamplona, Spain Residency Internal medicine at the RESEARCH INTEREST Perfusion imaging, Tissue Characterization Cooper Medical Center, Camden, NJ Fellowship Cardiology at Rutgers Medical School, Piscataway, NJ Alan L. Gass, MD, FACC CLINICAL INTEREST Cardiology Medical Director, Heart Transplant and Dr. George is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a Mechanical Circulatory Support member of the Medical Society of the State of New York and of the Hawthorne Orange County Medical Society. Advanced Physician Services, PC Previously, Dr. George was chair of the Department of Medicine at EDUCATION St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital as well as chair of the Department of Medical School University of Sassari Cardiology. Residency Long Island Jewish Medical Center Fellowship Cardiology at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Dr. George holds board certifications in cardiology and internal medicine. Fellowship Cardiac Transplantation at Stanford University CLINICAL INTEREST Transplantation and cardiac assist devices and has been recognized internationally for his work in tailored, minimal immunosuppression after transplant. RESEARCH INTEREST Dr. Gass is the author of numerous journal 6 7 physician DIRECTORY Joseph M. Harburger, MD, FACC New Windsor Non-invasive Cardiology Advanced Physician Services, PC Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School Damascus EDUCATION Medical School, Syria Medical School Yale School of Residency Our Lady of Mercy Medicine Medical Center Residency Internal Medicine at Yale School of Medicine Fellowship Cardiology at New York Medical College–Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center Fellowship Cardiology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York CLINICAL INTEREST Interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular CLINICAL INTEREST Diagnosis and treatment of all forms of cardiac disease and vascular disorders. Dr. Hadid is board certified in interventional cardiology and nuclear RESEARCH INTEREST Cardiac lyme disease and atrial fibrillation cardiology. Dr. Harburger is board certified in internal medicine, Dr. Hadid is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a echocardiography, cardiology, and nuclear cardiology. He is registered member of the Medical Society of the State of New York and the in vascular interpretation. He is a fellow of the American College of Orange County Medical Society. Cardiology. Previously, Dr. Harburger served as attending physician in internal medicine at Yale–New Haven Hospital. Ahmad B. Hadid, MD, FACC CARDIOLOGY WESTCHESTER HEART & VASCULAR Interventional Cardiology Ahmad A. Hadid, MD, FACC Interventional Cardiology New Windsor Sei Iwai, MD, FACC, FHRS Advanced Physician Services, PC Director, Cardiac EDUCATION Electrophysiology Service Hawthorne Medical School Damascus University, Syria Advanced Physician Services, PC Residency Internal Medicine at EDUCATION Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Medical School Columbia College of Bronx, NY Physicians and Surgeons, New York Fellowship Cardiology at Westchester Medical Center Residency Internal Medicine at CLINICAL INTEREST Interventional Cardiology and general Columbia-Presbyterian cardiology practice RESEARCH INTEREST Advanced treatment for coronary artery disease and valvular heart disease Dr. Hadid is board certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, and internal medicine. Dr. Hadid is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Medical Center, New York Fellowship Cardiovascular Disease at New York Hospital-Cornell, New York Fellowship Cardiac Electrophysiology New York Hospital-Cornell, New York CLINICAL INTEREST Therapies for cardiac arrhythmias including: endocardial and epicardial catheter ablation of arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, SVT, and ventricular tachycardia; implantation continued on page 10 8 9 physician DIRECTORY of cardiac pacemakers, transvenous and subcutaneous ICDs RESEARCH INTEREST Molecular cardiovascular imaging; (defibrillators), and biventricular devices; laser lead extraction; and cardiotoxicity of cancer chemotherapy; behavior, mental stress and left atrial appendage occlusion device placement. heart disease; cardiovascular pharmacotherapy. RESEARCH INTEREST Dr. Iwai has authored over 60 articles and Dr. Jain is Board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular book chapters, in areas such as sudden cardiac death, syncope, Medicine and Nuclear Cardiology. He is a fellow of the American atrial fibrillation, atrial tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, and College of Cardiology and American Society of Nuclear Cardiology ICDs. Dr. Iwai lectures nationally, and is part of the faculty at various and a member of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular international cardiology conferences. Imaging. Dr. Iwai is certified in cardiovascular disease and cardiac electrophysiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is Cardiology. Gregg M. Lanier, MD, FACC Dr. Iwai is named as one of New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors”, Director, Pulmonary Hypertension a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society and the American College of Program and Associate Director of Castle Connolly’s “America’s Top Doctors”, and Westchester the Heart Failure Service Magazine’s “Top Doctors”. Hawthorne Dr. Iwai served previously as Director of the Complex Arrhythmia Advanced Physician Services, PC Ablation Program as well as the Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship EDUCATION Program at Stony Brook University Hospital, and prior to that, as a Medical School Northwestern Cardiology and Electrophysiology faculty member and Director of the Cardiology Fellowship Program at New York Presbyterian HospitalCornell, in Manhattan. University Medical School, Chicago Residency Cardiology at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York CARDIOLOGY WESTCHESTER HEART & VASCULAR continued from page 9 Fellowship Mount Sinai Hospital, New York Fellowship Advanced Heart Failure at New York Presbyterian Diwakar Jain, MD, FACC Director, Nuclear Cardiology Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School Medical College, Rohtak (Kurukshetra University), India Residency Internal medicine at the Post Graduate Institute of Hospital–Columbia University CLINICAL INTEREST Heart failure and pulmonary hypertension as well as general cardiology conditions. Dr. Lanier’s clinical interests include a dedication to education in medicine, and he serves as associate director of the fellowship program at Westchester. Dr. Lanier is board certified in internal medicine and cardiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, India Fellowship Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, India Fellowship Northwick Park Hospital, Clinical Research Center, Harrow, UK Fellowship Yale University School of Medicine CLINICAL INTEREST Cardiovascular imaging, general cardiology, heart disease in patients with cancers, stress and heart disease 10 11 physician DIRECTORY John F. Tighe, MD, FACC Non-invasive Cardiology Non-invasive Cardiology New Windsor New Windsor Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School University of L’Aquila Medical School Loyola University School of Medicine and Surgery in Stritch School of Medicine L’Aquila, Italy Residency Internal Medicine at the Residency Internal Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Fellowship Cardiology at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Fellowship Cardiovascular Disease at the Walter Reed Army Medical in the Bronx, NY Center, in Washington, DC CLINICAL INTEREST General cardiology CLINICAL INTEREST Medical imaging, Echocardiology, Angiography Dr. Lazar specializes in clinical cardiology and is board certified in RESEARCH INTEREST Valvular heart disease cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. Dr. Tighe is board certified in cardiovascular diseases and Dr. Lazar is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a cardiovascular computed tomography and a testamur of the National member of the Medical Society of the State of New York and the Board of Echocardiography. Orange County Medical Society. Dr. Tighe is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a Previously, Dr. Lazar served as chair of the Department of Medicine member of the Society for Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and subsequently as vice president and then president of medical the Medical Society of the State of New York, and the Orange County staff at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital. Medical Society. Joshua A.B. Melcer, MD, FACC Non-invasive Cardiology Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School Sackler School of Medicine, in Tel Aviv, Israel Residency Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY Fellowship Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY CLINICAL INTEREST Non-invasive cardiology, including echocardiography, stress testing and management of blood pressure, cholesterol, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, congestive heart failure and arrhythmias. CARDIOLOGY WESTCHESTER HEART & VASCULAR Stephen Lazar, MD, FACC Robert J. Timmermans, MD, FACC Director, Cath Lab Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School New York University School of Medicine Residency NYU Medical Center Fellowship Interventional cardiology at NYU Medical Center Fellowship Cardiology at NYU Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST Transradial artery cardiac catheterization. Previously, Dr. Timmermans served as an attending physician at St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY, and at Danbury Hospital, in Connecticut. Dr. Melcer is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the American Heart Association and American Society of Echocardiography. 12 13 physician DIRECTORY WESTCHESTER HEART & VASCULAR minimally invasive approaches, OPCAB, and particularly, mitral valve repair procedures. Previously, he served as interim chief for SUNY Brooklyn, the Brooklyn VA Hospital, and Kings County Hospital. He then joined the staff at 100 Woods Road Mount Sinai Hospital to begin its heart transplant program. Valhalla, NY 10595 (914) 493-8793 Masashi Kai, MD Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Steven L. Lansman, MD, PhD Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Medical School Jikei University, Japan Residency Kyoto University, Japan Fellowship Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic surgery at New York University Medical Center EDUCATION Fellowship Heart Transplantation at New York Presbyterian Hospital– Medical School State University of Columbia University Medical Center New York Health Science Center Fellowship Mechanical Circulatory support device transplantation at at Brooklyn New York Presbyterian Hospital–Columbia University Medical Center Residency Albert Einstein–Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY Fellowship Cardiac Surgery at the State University of New York Fellowship Cardiac Transplantation at Stanford University Hospital CLINICAL INTEREST Cardiac surgery, heart transplantation, assist CLINICAL INTEREST General cardiac surgery and mechanical circulatory devices, with a clinical focus on surgery for heart failure. RESEARCH INTEREST Treatment of Cardiogenic shock, Ventricular Assist Devices and Extra Corporeal Oxygenation devices, aortic aneurysm surgery, coronary bypass surgery, aortic Dr. Kai is certified by the Japanese Board of Cardiovascular Surgery. valve and mitral valve surgery, and transcatheter aortic valve He is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons as well as the replacement for high-risk patients. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY WESTCHESTER HEART & VASCULAR Cardiothoracic Surgery RESEARCH INTEREST Aortic aneurysm surgery and has, for the past 20 years, organized The Aortic Symposium series, an internationally recognized forum for aortic surgery. Dr. Lansman is a member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the New York Society for Thoracic Surgery. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. While heart transplantation, assist devices, surgery for heart failure, and aortic aneurysm surgery remain Dr. Lansman’s special interests, coronary bypass surgery, aortic valve, and mitral valve surgery comprise most of his caseload; in these areas, his interests include 14 15 physician DIRECTORY Dr. Malekan is a Diplomate of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery as well certified by the National Valhalla Board of Medical Examiners. Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School New York Medical College Residency General Surgery at David Spielvogel, MD New York Medical College– Program Director, Heart Westchester Medical Center Transplantation and Mechanical Residency Cardiothoracic Surgery at Albert Einstein–Montefiore Circulatory Support Medical Center, Bronx, NY Valhalla Fellowship Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Jacobi Advanced Physician Services, PC Medical Center EDUCATION CLINICAL INTEREST Cardiac and general thoracic surgery. Medical School SUNY Health Science Dr. Lafaro is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Center, Brooklyn American Board of Thoracic Surgery, the American College of Residency General Surgery at SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn Cardiology, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Residency Cardiothoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center Board of Surgery, the American Heart Association, the Society of Specialist Registrar Cardiothoracic surgery at Harefield Hospital Thoracic Surgeons, and the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. in the UK Dr. Lafaro is board certified in cardiothoracic surgery. Fellowship Mount Sinai School of Medicine CLINICAL INTEREST Cardiothoracic surgery, aortic surgery, heart transplant, and mechanic circulatory support. In addition to the Ramin Malekan, MD preceding, his clinical focus is in cardiac surgery, coronary artery Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery bypass, and valve repair and replacement. Valhalla RESEARCH INTEREST Dr. Spielvogel has written extensively on Advanced Physician Services, PC thoracic aortic aneurysm repair and has helped pioneer many of EDUCATION the surgical techniques now used in treating this condition. He has Medical School Mount Sinai School of Medicine Residency General surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center lectured at national meetings, prestigious American medical centers and internationally on his widely adopted method of aortic arch replacement. He has won numerous awards for his work, presented at a wide range of professional conferences and co-authored more than Residency Cardiothoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center 75 original peer-reviewed articles, books and chapters. Fellowship Harrison Department of Surgical Research at the University Dr. Spielvogel is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners, of Pennsylvania the American Board of Surgery, and the American Board of Thoracic CLINICAL INTEREST Cardiac surgery, cardiac transplantation, and Surgery. He is also a member of the New York Society of Thoracic circulatory assist devices. His clinical focus is in mitral valve repair and surgery for atrial fibrillation. RESEARCH INTEREST Aortic dissection, cardiac bypass surgery as well as surgical treatment of heart failure. In addition, Dr. Malekan has presented at national and international conferences including the CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY WESTCHESTER HEART & VASCULAR Rocco J. Lafaro, MD Surgeons, the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons. Previously, Dr. Spielvogel served as program director of heart transplantation at Mount Sinai Medical Center. American Heart Association. 16 17 physician DIRECTORY Director, Valve Disease Center Internal Medicine Cardiothoracic Surgery 19 Bradhurst Ave Valhalla Suite 3090 Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School University of Toronto Hawthorne, NY 10532 (914) 592-2400 Residency Cardiac Surgery at the University of Toronto Fellowship Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, in complex mitral valve repair and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) Hospital Services 100 Woods Rd Fellowship TAVR at the University of Pennsylvania and at the Leipzig Taylor Care Heart Center as the Edward Diethrich International Traveling Fellow Valhalla, NY 10595 CLINICAL INTEREST Advanced cardiac life support, aortic surgery, (914) 493-6616 coronary bypass, endovascular surgery, heart valve surgery, high-risk INTERNAL MEDICINE APS MEDICINE Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD, MSc, MBA, FRCSC cardiac surgery, minimally invasive valve surgery, mitral valve surgery, thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), percutaneous mitral valve repair. RESEARCH INTEREST Valvular heart disease, aortic disease, TAVR, William H. Frishman, MD cardiac and structural heart imaging, medical innovation, clinical trials. Director, Medicine Dr. Tang is board certified in cardiac surgery by the Royal College of Hawthorne Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He is a fellow of the Royal College Advanced Physician Services, PC of Surgeons of Canada and a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American Heart Association, and the New York Society EDUCATION of Thoracic Surgery. Medical School Boston University Residency Albert Einstein–Montefiore Previously, Dr. Tang held an appointment as clinical instructor of Medical Center surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Fellowship New York Hospital–Cornell Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST Cardiology and cardiovascular pharmacology. RESEARCH INTEREST Cardiovascular pharmacotherapeutics, complimantary and integrative therapies for cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular regeneration and stem cell therapy, and hypertension Dr. Frishman holds certifications in internal medicine, cardiology, and clinical pharmacology. His clinical focus is in cardiology and cardiovascular pharmacology. Dr. Frishman is a master of the American College of Physicians and a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and the American Heart Association. Dr. Frishman served previously as associate chair and chief of medicine at Albert Einstein–Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. 18 19 physician DIRECTORY Maria F. Capparelli, MD, MS Chief, Internal Medicine and Director Internal Medicine of the Adult Primary Care Center Hawthorne Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School New York Medical School Albert Einstein College Medical College of Medicine Internship Westchester Medical Center Residency Internal Medicine at the Residency Westchester Medical Center Jacobi Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST Health promotion, disease prevention, health CLINICAL INTEREST Internal Medicine, with a clinical focus in primary maintenance, patient education, and diagnoses and treatment of care and medical education. acute and chronic illness. Dr. Forman is a member of the American College of Physicians and Dr. Capparelli is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine. She is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member Previously, Dr. Forman served as director of occupational health at of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society. She is also Director of Westchester Medical Center and as clerkship director, Department of Patient Satisfaction. Internal Medicine, New York Medical College. Dr. Capparelli previous experience includes a position as a research INTERNAL MEDICINE APS MEDICINE Leanne Forman, MD assistant in the Department of Pharmacology, where she studied the vascular and renal mechanisms of blood pressure regulation. Arif Mumtaz, MD Chief, Internal Medicine Hawthorne Christine E. Carosella, MD Advanced Physician Services, PC Internal Medicine Hawthorne EDUCATION Advanced Physician Services, PC Medical School King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan EDUCATION Residency New York Medical College– Medical School New York Westchester Medical Center Medical College Internship Westchester Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST Internal Medicine, with a clinical focus as a Residency Westchester Medical Center hospitalist in inpatient care. Dr. Mumtaz is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Mumtaz is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and member of the Society of General Medicine and the Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America. CLINICAL INTEREST Primary care and the coordination of care in complex patient populations. Dr. Carosella is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Carosella is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the Society of General Internal Medicine. Previously, Dr. Carosella served as attending physician at St. Agnes Hospital and as its site director of the fifth pathway. 20 21 physician DIRECTORY Internship Calcutta Medical College Internal Medicine Residency internal medicine at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Valhalla CLINICAL INTEREST Internal Medicine, with a clinical focus on Advanced Physician Services, PC occupational health and policy, wound and hyperbaric medicine, EDUCATION outpatient and inpatient care, and medical student and resident Medical School New York training and education. Medical College Dr. Kar is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Residency Mount Sinai Hospital member of the American Medical Association and the Alliance for CLINICAL INTEREST Internal Medicine, Academic Internal Medicine. with a focus on clinical practice and residency training. Dr. Gennarelli is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Bernard J. Katz, MD Internal Medicine Valhalla Carol L. Karmen, MD Associate Chief, Internal Medicine Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School Albert Einstein College of Medicine Internship Westchester Medical Center Residency New York Medical College– Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION INTERNAL MEDICINE APS MEDICINE Melissa D. Gennarelli, MD Medical School St. George Hospital University School of Medicine Residency Brooklyn and Elmhurst Hospitals CLINICAL INTEREST Inpatient medicine Dr. Katz is board certified in internal medicine and geriatrics. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. Previously, Dr. Katz served as attending physician at Lincoln Hospital. CLINICAL INTEREST Primary Care Internal Medicine. Dr. Karmen is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Karmen is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Randy A. Goldberg, MD, MPH member of the Society of General Internal Medicine and the Alpha Internal Medicine Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Kausik Kar, MD Internal Medicine and Medical Director at the Occupational Health Center and Hyperbaric Medicine Unit Valhalla Medical School New York Medical College Residency Westchester Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST Hospital Medicine, Gay and Lesbian Health Advanced Physician Services, PC RESEARCH INTEREST Patient safety, Medical education, Cost EDUCATION effectiveness/Comparative Efficiency Medical School Medical College of the Dr. Goldberg is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, University of Calcutta, India with a Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine. Dr. Goldberg is a fellow of the American College of Physicians as well as a member of the AMA and the GLMA. 22 23 physician DIRECTORY Gary Rogg, MD Internal Medicine Internal Medicine Valhalla Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School Shanghai First Medical School New York University Medical College Internship Bronx Municipal Residency New York Medical College Hospital Center CLINICAL INTEREST Internal Medicine. CLINICAL INTEREST General Medical Care Dr. Guo is a member of the American Medical Association. RESEARCH INTEREST Preventative aspects of healthcare, signs and symptoms of disease Stephen A. Lobo, MD Dr. Rogg is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. Internal Medicine Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School University of Louisville School of Medicine INTERNAL MEDICINE APS MEDICINE Gary G. Guo, MD, PhD Tushar Shah, MBBS Internal Medicine Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Residency UMDNJ–Robert Wood EDUCATION Johnson Medical School Medical School N.H.L Municipal Fellowship Infectious Diseases Medical College at New York Medical College Residency Westchester Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST General Internal Medicine Christopher C. Nabors, MD Director, Center for Educational Innovations Project Quality Research Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Sachin S. Sule, MD Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program Hawthorne EDUCATION Advanced Physician Services, PC Medical School Louisiana State EDUCATION University Residency New York Medical College CLINICAL INTEREST Quality improvement, patient safety, and educational initiatives, and he has focused on improving handoff communication through technological innovation. Medical School T. N. Medical College at the University of Mumbai, India Residency Westchester Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST Internal Medicine, with a clinical focus in hospital medicine Dr. Sule is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. continued on page 26 24 25 physician DIRECTORY Dr. Sule is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine. Previous positions include an appointment as associate professor of clinical medicine at New York Medical College. Eric R. Wold, MD, MS Internal Medicine Valhalla Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine 100 Woods Rd Macy Pavilion - Pulmonary Lab Advanced Physician Services, PC Valhalla, NY 10595 EDUCATION (914) 493-7518 Medical School University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Internship Yale–New Haven Hospital Residency Yale–New Haven Hospital Fellowship Medical Ethics at University of Chicago Fellowship Clinical Epidemiology at Weill-Cornell New York Hospital CLINICAL INTEREST General Internal Medicine George P. Maguire, MD Dr. Wold is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Shick H. Yu, MD EDUCATION Internal Medicine Medical School SUNY Downstate, Hawthorne Brooklyn Advanced Physician Services, PC Residency SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn EDUCATION Fellowship SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn Medical School SUNY Upstate–Health CLINICAL INTEREST Respiratory failure and COPD. Science Center at Syracuse Internship North Shore University Hospital, Manhassett, NY Residency Memorial Sloan-Kettering Residency North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY CLINICAL INTEREST General Internal Medicine, with a clinical focus in preventative medicine and hypertensive diseases. PULMONARY, CRITICAL CARE & SLEEP MEDICINE APS MEDICINE continued from page 25 Dr. Maguire is certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, critical care medicine, and sleep medicine. His clinical focus is in respiratory failure and COPD. Dr. Maguire is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Chest Physicians and a member of the American Thoracic Society. Dr. Yu is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. 26 27 physician DIRECTORY Stuart G. Lehrman, MD Co-Director, Neuro Intensive Care Unit Director, Pulmonary Function, Exercise Valhalla Physiology and Sleep Medicine Advanced Physician Services, PC Valhalla EDUCATION Advanced Physician Services, PC Medical School University of Calcutta, EDUCATION India Medical School SUNY Downstate, Residency Internal Medicine at Brooklyn New York Medical College Residency Cedars-Sinai Medical Fellowship Pulmonary/Critical Care at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Center, Los Angeles New York Fellowship Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles CLINICAL INTEREST Holds certifications in internal medicine, CLINICAL INTEREST Critical care and sleep medicine. pulmonary disease, sleep medicine, neurocritical care, and critical care medicine, with a particular focus on neurocritical care. Dr. Chandy currently serves as Vice-President of the New York State Thoracic Society and is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Thoracic Society, the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors, Mensa, and the Neurocritical Care Society. Dr. Lehrman is certified in internal medicine, pulmonary care, critical care, sleep medicine, and neurocritical care. Dr. Lehrman is a member of the American Thoracic Society, the Neurocritical Care Society, and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Previously, Dr. Lehrman held an appointment as assistant professor of medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine. Lisa P. Paul, MD Lawrence J. DeLorenzo, MD Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Director, Chest Clinic and Director, Medicine and Director of Medical Adult Cystic Fibrosis Intensive Care Unit Valhalla Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School PSG Institute of Medical School New York Medical Sciences and Research, India Residency New York Medical College Medical College Residency Internal Medicine at Metropolitan Hospital Center–New Fellowship New York Medical College York Medical College CLINICAL INTEREST Neurocritical care, EBUS, and cystic fibrosis. Fellowship Pulmonary medicine at Metropolitan Hospital Center– New York Medical College CLINICAL INTEREST Respiratory failure and COPD. Dr. DeLorenzo is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary care, PULMONARY, CRITICAL CARE & SLEEP MEDICINE APS MEDICINE Dipak Chandy, MD Dr. Paul is certified in pulmonary medicine, critical care, neurocritical care and internal medicine. Dr. Paul is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Thoracic Society, and the Neurocritical Care Society. and critical care medicine. Dr. DeLorenzo is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Chest Physicians and a member of the American Thoracic Society. 28 29 physician DIRECTORY Michael Goldberg, MD Endocrinology Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC APS MEDICINE EDUCATION Medical School New York University 19 Bradhurst Ave School of Medicine Suite 3070 Residency NYU–Bellevue Hospital Center Hawthorne, NY 10532 Fellowship Mount Sinai School of Medicine (914) 372-7887 CLINICAL INTEREST Diabetes, thyroid disorders, metabolic bone disease, adrenal disorders, and pituitary disorders. Dr. Goldberg holds certifications in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Irene A. Weiss, MD Chief, Endocrinology Hawthorne Dr. Goldberg is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and of the American College of Endocrinology. Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Harriette R. Mogul, MD, MPH Medical School Cornell University Medical College Endocrinology Internship University Hospital Hawthorne of Cleveland Advanced Physician Services, PC Residency University Hospitals of Cleveland–Cleveland VA Hospital EDUCATION Fellowship Mount Sinai Hospital, New York Medical School Albert Einstein CLINICAL INTEREST Endocrinology and metabolism, with a clinical Medical School focus in diabetes and thyroid disorders. Residency Bronx Municipal Hospital Center Dr. Weiss is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Dr. Weiss is a member of the Endocrine Society and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Weiss’s previous positions include serving as associate chief of the Division of Endocrinology at Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York. ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLIC DISORDERS APS MEDICINE Endocrinology & Metabolic Disorders Fellowship Westchester Medical Center Master of Public Health Columbia University School of Public Health (Epidemiology) CLINICAL INTEREST Women’s Health, with a focus on weight gain, obesity management, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, menopause, osteoporosis, and pituitary disease RESEARCH INTERESTS Dr. Mogul designed and conducted various clinical trials, including multicenter studies of adults with Prader Willi Syndrome, menopausal women in an inner city setting, and the recently completed EMPOWIR (Enhance the Metabolic Profile of Women with Insulin Resistance) Trial which targeted peri-menopausal women with midlife weight gain and insulin elevations. continued on page 32 30 31 physician DIRECTORY for Medical Research in Women Rheumatology & Immunology Dr. Mogul is a member of the Societies of Endocrinology, Obesity APS MEDICINE Dr. Mogul was previously Director of Health Services at Barnard College and Director and Founder of the Barnard-Columbia Institute and IGF-1. 19 Bradhurst Ave Monica G. Schwarcz, MD Suite 3070 Endocrinology Hawthorne, NY 10532 Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC (914) 372-7887 EDUCATION Medical School Howard University Residency Columbia Presbyterian Fellowship Harbor – UCLA Julia Y. Ash, MD Medical Center Associate Chief, Rheumatology CLINICAL INTEREST Diabetes, Thyroid Diseases, Osteoporosis, Hawthorne Hypercalcemia-high/low calcium, Pituitary Diseases/Tumors, Adrenal Advanced Physician Services, PC Disease-nodule/insufficiency, Cushings Syndrome, Polycystic Ovarian EDUCATION Syndrome-PCOS, Hirsutism, Lipid disorders, Thyroid U/S and FNA Medical School State University of and Biopsy. New York at Stony Brook Dr. Schwarcz is board certified in Endocrinology. Internship Winthrop University RHEUMATOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY APS MEDICINE continued from page 31 Medical Center Residency Winthrop University Medical Center Fellowship Massachusetts General Hospital Guy Valiquette, MD Fellowship New York University Medical Center Endocrinology CLINICAL INTEREST Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and scleroderma Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC Dr. Ash is board certified in rheumatology. She is a member of the American College of Rheumatology. EDUCATION Medical School McGill University, Montreal, Canada Internship Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada Residency Université de Montréal Fellowship Université de Montréal Royal Victoria Hospital CLINICAL INTEREST Endocrinology, with a clinical focus in pituitary disease. He is certified by the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. Dr. Valiquette’s previous positions include an appointment as assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University. He is a member of the Endocrine Society. 32 33 physician DIRECTORY Rheumatology Hawthorne HEMATOLOGY APS MEDICINE Ioannis Tassiulas, MD, PhD Hematology APS MEDICINE Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION 19 Bradhurst Ave Medical School Aristotle University Suite 3070 School of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece Internship National Institute Health, Hawthorne, NY 10532 (914) 372-7887 Bethesda, Maryland Internship Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia Residency Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia Fellowship Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University CLINICAL INTEREST Rheumatology, with a clinical focus in Robert G. Lerner, MD rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathies, systemic lupus Chief, Hematology and Hemostasis erythematosus, and vasculitis. Hawthorne Dr. Tassiulas is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Physician Services, PC and Rheumatology. EDUCATION Dr. Tassiulas is affiliated with the American College of Rheumatology Medical School New York University and the American College of Physicians. School of Medicine Internship Bellevue Hospital CenterNYU Residency Bellevue and Montefiore Hospitals Fellowship NIH fellowship in Hematology at the University of Southern California and Los Angeles County Hospital CLINICAL INTEREST Hematology, with a clinical focus in general hematology and hemostasis and thrombosis. Dr. Lerner is certified in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology. Dr. Lerner is president of Westchester County Medical Society and member of the Medical Society of the State of New York, the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis, the American Medical Association, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Heart Association, and the American Society of Hematology. Previously, he served as an attending physician at Metropolitan Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital. 34 35 physician DIRECTORY John Abrahams, MD Neurosurgery Hawthorne 19 Bradhurst Ave Advanced Physician Services, PC Suite 3040N EDUCATION Hawthorne, NY 10532 Medical School New York NEUROSURGERY Neurosurgery Medical College (914) 493-2363 Residency University of Pennsylvania Fellowship Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania CLINICAL INTEREST Brain tumors, spine tumors, spinal cord tumors and pituitary tumor Michael F. Stiefel, MD, PhD Chief, Neurovascular Surgery and Director, Neurovascular Institute Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School Medical College of Virginia, MD, PhD Dr. Abrahams has successfully treated hundreds of brain aneurysms using state-of-the-art technology and protocols. A full-time faculty member, Dr. Abrahams is an associate professor of Neurosurgery at New York Medical College. Dr. Abrahams also invented and developed a new medical hydrogel to substantially reduce bleeding during surgery, as well as an injection to treat back pain. Dr. Abrahams is a member American Board of Neurological Surgeons Internship University of Pennsylvania Residency University of Pennsylvania Fellowship Barrow Neurological Institute, University of Pennsylvania CLINICAL INTEREST Cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery. Yin C. Hu, MD Cerebrovascular/Endovascular Neurosurgery Dr. Stiefel performs microsurgical and endovascular procedures for Hawthorne the treatment of cerebral aneurysms, arteriovenous malformaitons Advanced Physician Services, PC (AVMs), arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs), carotid stenosis, intracranial stenosis, stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, stenting and bypass procedures. EDUCATION Medical School Chicago Medical School Residency Neurosurgery at Case Western Research University, RESEARCH INTEREST Developing novel endovascular techniques for Cleveland the treatment of cerebral aneurysms and ischemic stroke. Fellowship Endovascular Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Dr. Stiefel is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Institute, Phoenix, AZ Fellowship Cerebrovascular/skull base neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ CLINICAL INTEREST Microsurgical and neurointerventional neurosurgery techniques for complex neurovascular diseases and tumors of the brain and spine. RESEARCH INTEREST Acute Stroke, Malformations, Brain, Aneurysm, Cavernous, Coiling Surgery, Stent Surgery, Craniotomy, Bypass Surgery, Acute stroke interventions 36 37 physician DIRECTORY 19 Bradhurst Avenue Suite 2700 Hawthorne, NY 10532 (914) 493-2280 ADVANCED OB/GYN ASSOCIATES Advanced Ob/Gyn Associates Howard Blanchette, MD, FRCS(C), FACOG Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School McGill University, Montreal, Canada Residency University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles Dr. Blanchette has held teaching appointments at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Yale University, and the University of Southern California School of Medicine, where he is an Emeritus Clinical Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Senior Examiner for and Director of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Blanchette has also been inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha chapter at New York Medical College. Dr. Blanchette has published and presented on many obstetric and gynecological topics throughout the country including, “The Rising Cesarean Delivery Rate in America: What are the Consequences?” published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 38 39 physician DIRECTORY Chief, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC Dr. Ballard-Basile is a board-certified physician with the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Previously, Dr. Ballard-Basile worked in private practice in the Hudson Valley and helped initiate the robotic surgery program at Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern. EDUCATION Medical School Albert Einstein College of Medicine Residency Obstetrics and Gynecology at Albert Einstein–Montefiore Medical Center General Obstetrics and Gynecology CLINICAL INTEREST Contraception, family planning, high-risk Hawthorne pregnancies, and minimally invasive surgery. Advanced Physician Services, PC RESEARCH INTERESTS Complementary and alternative medicine, EDUCATION cord blood and endothelial progenitor cells, microbiome aspects of Medical School Ross University perinatal health. Residency Danbury Hospital Dr. Kessler is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and is a CLINICAL INTEREST Adolescent health, fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. pelvic pain, and sexual dysfunction. Previously, Dr. Kessler worked as a clinical instructor and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and as a staff attending at Jacobi Medical Center, in the Bronx, NY. RESEARCH INTEREST Breast feeding Dr. Kapoor is certified by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She currently serves as the on-site Residency Director. Karen S. Ballard-Basile, DO, MPH, FACOG Dhruti Mehta, MD, FACOG General Obstetrics and Gynecology General Obstetrics and Gynecology Hawthorne Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School Oklahoma State Medical School Howard University University College of Osteopathic Residency New York Medical College Medicine Residency OB/GYN residency at Texas Tech University’s Health Sciences Center, Amarillo Master’s in Public Health East Carolina University CLINICAL INTEREST Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and in managing and treating dysplasia and women’s health 40 Monica Kapoor, MD, FACOG ADVANCED OB/GYN ASSOCIATES Michael S. Kessler, MD, FACOG CLINICAL INTEREST General obstetrics and gynocology Dr. Mehta is a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is experienced in minimally invasive surgeries, such as laparoscopic surgery and hysteroscopy, as well as diagnosis of cervical/vaginal pathology through colposcopy. 41 physician DIRECTORY Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialists ADVANCED OB/GYN ASSOCIATES Suite 2700 ADVANCED OB/GYN ASSOCIATES 19 Bradhurst Avenue Hawthorne, NY 10532 19 Bradhurst Avenue (914) 493-2280 Suite 2700 Hawthorne, NY 10532 (914) 493-2280 Arash Rahi, MD, MSc, FACOG Andrew Elimian, MD, FACOG Chief, Urogynecology, Female Pelvic Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Hawthorne Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School Faculty of Health Medical School New York University Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria School of Medicine Residency Internal Medicine at Nassau Residency Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY Pennsylvania Residency Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York Medical College Fellowship Urogynecology at NYU School of Medicine Fellowship Maternal Fetal Medicine at New York Medical College CLINICAL INTEREST Minimally invasive surgery, natural body CLINICAL INTEREST Prematurity, fetal diagnosis and treatment, orifice surgery, robotic and laparoscopic surgery, urinary and medical disorders of pregnancy, intrapartum fetal surveillance, and fecal incontinence, pelvic pain, pelvic organ prolapse, large uterus perinatal research. hysterectomy, urogynecology, and pelvic reconstruction. RESEARCH INTEREST Advanced vaginal surgery Dr. Rahi is board certified in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. He is also board certified in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Rahi also serves his community as a Firefighter, Emergency Medical Services Quality Improvement Chief, NYS Police Surgeon Dr. Elimian is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and in maternal-fetal Medicine and is a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. UROGYNECOLOGY | MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE ADVANCED OB/GYN ASSOCIATES Urogynecology, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Dr. Elimian previously served as faculty at Stony Brook University and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, where he established the fellowship program in Maternal Fetal Medicine. while also serving in the Coast Guard Auxilary Services. 42 43 physician DIRECTORY Maternal Fetal Medicine Yvonne S. Thornton, MD, MPH, ScD(hon), FACOG, FACS Hawthorne Maternal Fetal Medicine Advanced Physician Services, PC Hawthorne EDUCATION Advanced Physician Services, PC Medical School University of Manitoba, EDUCATION Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Medical School Columbia University Residency Health Sciences Center, Residency Roosevelt Hospital Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Fellowship Royal College of Surgeons of Canada Fellowship Columbia University CLINICAL INTEREST Dr. Thornton was the first African-American CLINICAL INTEREST Application of dynamic ultrasound in the woman in the United States to be board-certified in High-Risk identification of the fetus at risk in-utero; development of the standard obstetrics (Maternal-Fetal Medicine), to be accepted into The New method for amniotic fluid volume measurement and interpretation. York Obstetrical Society and to be invited as an oral board examiner RESEARCH INTEREST Authored more than 170 peer-reviewed scientific articles, hundreds of invited articles, and 7 books including a single author textbook in Maternal Fetal Medicine. Dr. Manning is an honorary member of 70 national and international OB/GYN and medical societies. Among his previous positions was an appointment to a one-year teaching exercise at Oxford University. Geetha Rajendran, MD, FACOG Maternal Fetal Medicine Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Thornton was one of the original American investigators who pioneered early prenatal diagnostic testing known as CVS (chorionic villus sampling). Dr. Thornton has served on the faculties of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Cornell (Weill) University Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She joined the faculty of New York Medical College in 2008 and is a Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. RESEARCH INTEREST Dr. Thornton past research interests in Maternal-Fetal Medicine have been conducted at The Rockefeller University, the National Institutes of Health Pregnancy Research Branch, National Naval Medical Center, Naval Medical Research EDUCATION Institute, and New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. Her most Medical School New York recent research has been focused on obesity in pregnancy. Her Medical College biography is presently in Who’s Who in America, Wikipedia and Who’s Residency Obstetrics and Gynecology at Who in the World. She has been listed in The Best Doctors——New New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn York Metro Area, as well as in New York Magazine as one of the top Fellowship Maternal Fetal Medicine at Westchester Medical Center ten Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists in New York City. CLINICAL INTEREST Preeclampsia, premature and maternal-fetal Dr. Thornton was the first female African American Perinatologist. MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE ADVANCED OB/GYN ASSOCIATES Frank A. Manning, MD, FACOG medical complications Dr. Rajendran is certified by the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She specializes in care of high-risk pregnancies. Dr. Rajendran is a member of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 44 45 physician DIRECTORY Dr. Wong is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and NTQR. Maternal Fetal Medicine Dr. Wong is a member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. EDUCATION Medical School Morehouse School Catherine B. Karimov, MD, FACOG, FACMG of Medicine, Atlanta, GA Residency Obstetrics and Gynecology Chief, Clinical Genetics for Women’s at State University of New York, Health Downstate Medical Center Hawthorne Residency Obstetrics and Gynecology at Kings County Hospital, Advanced Physician Services, PC Brooklyn EDUCATION Fellowship Maternal Fetal Medicine at Johns Hopkins University Medical School Temple University School of Medicine Residency Obstetrics and Gynecology CLINICAL INTEREST Prevention of preterm birth and medical complications of pregnancy. at Winthrop University Hospital Fellowship Medical Genetics at Harvard University RESEARCH INTEREST Preterm birth CLINICAL INTEREST Fetal anomalies and ultrasound for prenatal Dr. White is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and in diagnosis of genetic syndromes. Managment of women with maternal fetal medicine. underlying Genetic disorders Dr. White is a member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine RESEARCH INTEREST Cord blood stem cells and connective tissue Society and the American Congress of Obstetricians and disorders Gynecologists. Dr. Karimov is a fellow of both the American College of Medical Previously, Dr. White served as Residency Program Director for Genetics and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Nassau University Medical Center, East Gynecologists. Meadow, NY. Previously, Dr. Karimov served as director of the Division of Genetics at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE ADVANCED OB/GYN ASSOCIATES Desmond A. White, MD, FACOG Jennifer L. Wong, MD, FACOG Maternal Fetal Medicine Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School Medical College of Georgia Residency Stamford Hospital Fellowship Mount Sinai Hospital CLINICAL INTEREST Diabetes, multiple gestations, preterm labor, and cervical insufficiency. RESEARCH INTEREST Prenatal diagnosis, Preterm labor, Multiple gestations 46 47 physician DIRECTORY Tana Pradhan, DO, FACOG Gynecologic Oncology and Robotic Gynecologic Surgery Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC ADVANCED OB/GYN ASSOCIATES EDUCATION Medical School University of Medicine 19 Bradhurst Avenue and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Suite 2575 Osteopathic Medicine Residency Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics Hawthorne, NY 10532 and Gynecology (914) 493-2181 Fellowship State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST Minimally invasive surgery Member of NRG Oncology (formerly Gynecologic Oncology Group), Society of Gynecologic Oncology, International Gynecological Cancer Society, ACOG, ASCO Sean Tedjarati, MD, MPH, FRCS, MPH, FACOG Chief, Gynecologic Oncology and Robotic Gynecologic Surgery Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School Spartan Health Sciences University, School of Medicine Residency The Ohio State University, College of Medicine and Public Health Fellowship The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center and Research Institute CLINICAL INTEREST Cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, women’s health throughout the world Member of World Health Organization, NRG Oncology (formerly Gynecologic Oncology Group), Society of Gynecologic Oncology, International Gynecological Cancer Society, ACOG, Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, ASCO 48 Tarah Pua, MD, MS, FACOG Gynecologic Oncology and Robotic Gynecologic Surgery Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School New York University School of Medicine Residency New York University Langone Medical Center Fellowship New York University Langone Medical Center Fellowship in Integrative Medicine-University of Arizona (2012-present) CLINICAL INTEREST Integrative Medicine Member of NRG Oncology (formerly Gynecologic Oncology Group), Society of Gynecologic Oncology, ACOG, ASCO DIVISION OF GYN/ONCOLOGY & ROBOTIC GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY ADVANCED OB/GYN ASSOCIATES Division of Gyn/ Oncology & Robotic Gynecologic Surgery 49 physician DIRECTORY Pathology 19 Bradhurst Ave 100 Woods Road Suite 2575 Macy 1421 Hawthorne, NY 10532 Valhalla, NY 10535 (914) 493-2181 (914) 493-8796 ONCOLOGY | PATHOLOGY Oncology John Fallon, MD Michael Fanucchi, MD Medical Oncology Director, Pathology Services Valhalla Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School Columbia University Medical School Albany College of Physicians and Surgeons Medical College Residency Bronx Municipal Hospital Residency Massachusetts General Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Fellowship Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Cornell University CLINICAL INTEREST Lung Cancer, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, General Oncology RESEARCH INTEREST Lung Cancer, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Personalized Oncology Fellowship Harvard Medical School CLINICAL INTEREST Cardiovascular pathology RESEARCH INTEREST Transplant pathology, Next Generation sequencing Dr. Fallon is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology in anatomic pathology. In addition, he currently holds the position of Professor of Pathology and Medicine at New York Medical College, Dr. Fanucchi is the Medical Director of Westchester Advanced and he is an adjunct professor of pathology at Mount Sinai School Oncology and Infusion Center, a partnership with Memorial Sloan of Medicine. Kettering Cancer Center. He is a Professor of Medicine at New York Dr. Fallon chairs multiple committees at New York Medical College and Medical College. is a member of the Medical Executive Committee, Cancer Committee, Executive Quality Council, Tissue and Procedure Committee, and the coordinator of the Tumor Registry Data Quality Committee at Westchester Medical Center. Dr. Fallon is Chairman of Pathology, New York Medical College. 50 51 physician DIRECTORY Chief, Pathology Services Valhalla RESEARCH INTEREST HIV-associated nephropathy, thrombotic Advanced Physician Services, PC microangiopathy, and hypertension with regards to renin- EDUCATION angiotensin-aldosterone system. Medical School Dhaka Medical College, Dr. Chander has collaborated on several NIH and American Heart Bangladesh Association funded studies and published in renal pathology. She Residency Westchester Medical serves on several medical school and hospital committees and Center/New York Medical College contributes towards pathology teaching at New York Medical Fellowship New York University Medical Center, NY College. CLINICAL INTEREST Blood and lymphoid neoplasms (leukemia Dr. Chander is Professor of Pathology at New York Medical College and lymphoma) and is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology. PATHOLOGY Humayun Islam, MD, PhD Dr. Islam is Director of the Pathology Residency Program at New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center. He also has an appointment as Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Larissa Debelenko, MD Medicine at New York Medical College. Dr. Islam is a skilled Pathology surgical pathologist. Valhalla Dr. Islam received his Ph.D. degree from Hokkaido University School Advanced Physician Services, PC of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. He completed his residency in combined EDUCATION anatomic and clinical pathology and later he completed a fellowship in Medical School Bogomolets National hematopathology. Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine Dr. Islam is board certified in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Residency New York Presbyterian and Hematology by the American Board of Pathology. Hospital – College of Physician and Dr. Islam serves on various committees at New York Medical College and Westchester Medical Center including IRB, Oncology Panel at NYMC, and GME Executive Committee at WMC. Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY Fellowship Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, fellowship in surgical pathology and Boston Children’s Hospital – Harvard Medical School, fellowship in pediatric pathology CLINICAL INTEREST Solid tumors Praveen Chander, MD RESEARCH INTEREST Tumor suppressor genes, tumor predisposition Director, Renal Pathology syndromes. Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School All India Institute of Medical Sciences Residency Metropolitan Hospital Medical Center and Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospital, NY and New York Medical College Fellowships Kidney Institute of the State of New York, Albany and Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, NY CLINICAL INTEREST Liver Pathology, Transplant Pathology, Renal Pathology 52 53 physician DIRECTORY in charge of the pathology resident teaching in cytopathology and Pathology gynecologic pathology. Valhalla Dr. Liying Han is board certified in anatomic pathology, clinical Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION pathology, and cytopathology. She is Director of Cytopathology, and PATHOLOGY Julia de La Garza, MD Assistant Professor of Pathology, New York Medical College. Medical School St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies George M. Kleinman, MD Residency Mount Sinai Medical Center and School of Medicine, NY and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL Pathology Fellowship Jackson Memorial Hospital Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC CLINICAL AND RESEARCH INTEREST Autopsy: Adult and Pediatric, Inflammation & Repair, Infectious Disease, Genetics, Congenital EDUCATION Anomalies, Renal, Liver and GI transplant, Lymphoma, and Leukemias Medical School State University of New York at Buffalo Dr. de la Garza is an assistant professor of Pathology in the Residency Massachusetts Department of Pathology and the assistant director of the Pathology General Hospital Teaching Program at New York Medical College Dr. de la Garza completed residencies in anatomic and clinical CLINICAL INTEREST Brain tumor and skeletal muscle pathology pathology and completed an immunology and transplant pathology fellowship then a forensic pathology fellowship at the Miami Dade Medical Examiner’s Office in Miami, Florida. Prior to joining the staff at APS she was a forensic pathologist/medical examiner with the City Patrick Lento, MD of New York. She is board certified in Anatomic Pathology. Pathology Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Liying Han, MD, PhD Medical School Georgetown University Pathology of Medicine Valhalla Residency The Mount Sinai Hospital Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School Fourth Military Medical University Residency North Shore University Hospital - NYU School of Medicine Fellowship Detroit Medical Center - Wayne State University CLINICAL INTEREST Cytopathology, gynecologic pathology, and molecular pathology Dr. Han is active in teaching and research. She teaches the pathology/ pathophysiology courses for the 2nd year medical students at New York Medical College. She teaches Neoplasia and Female Genital Fellowship The Mount Sinai Hospital CLINICAL INTEREST Medical education, Autopsy pathology, Cardiovascular pathology Dr. Lento is professor of pathology and clinical medicine in the Department of Pathology and the director of the pathology teaching program at New York Medical College. He is also on staff as an attending in the Department of Pathology at Westchester Medical Center. Dr. Lento is a member of the Georgetown chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) and is board certified in internal medicine and anatomic and clinical pathology. System to New York Medical College masters students. She is also 54 55 physician DIRECTORY Monghao Zhong, MD, PhD Pathology Pathology Valhalla Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School Sir Salimullah Medical Medical School Tongji Medical College College, Dhaka, Bangladesh of Huazhong University of Science and Residency Oregon Health and Science Technology University Residency University of Medicine and Fellowship Vanderbilt University Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST Hematopathology and Surgical Pathology RESEARCH INTEREST Cytogenetics of Hematological Malignancies Dr. Shakil is an attending physician in the Department of Pathology and Assistant Professor at New York Medical College. She received her Ph.D. in Cytogenetics from Hiroshima University, Japan. She completed her residencies in both anatomic and clinical pathology and did a two year fellowship in hematopathology. Dr. Shakil is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and hematology. PATHOLOGY Fouzia A. Shakil, MD, PhD Dentistry of New Jersey Fellowship Mount Sinai Medical Center, Northwestern University CLINICAL INTEREST Genitourinary malignancies, Molecular pathology, surgical pathology RESEARCH INTEREST Biomarkers and molecular mechanisms of Urologic Cancers, Next generation sequence application in clinical tests. In addition to his extensive basic research training, Dr. Zhong obtained further clinical expertise in pathology and expanded his exposure to translational research during residency training at New Jersey Medical School. He also had training in both molecular pathology and genitourinary pathology at Mount Sinai Hospital and Northwestern Yasmin Yusuf, MD University. Dr. Zhong continues to work in surgical pathology and molecular pathology. His research goals are to pursue studies that Pathology ultimately impact the diagnosis and treatment of cancer at the Valhalla molecular level. Advanced Physician Services, PC Prior to coming to Westchester Medical Center, Dr. Zhong was trained EDUCATION in basic research and pathology. After graduating from Tongji Medical Medical School Dow Medical College, University in China, he obtained his PhD in molecular biology in the Pakistan, College of Physicians and laboratory of Dr. David Foster at Hunter College of The City University Surgeons, Pakistan of New York. Subsequently, he completed his postdoctoral training at Residency Westchester Medical Rockefeller University with Dr. James Darnell. Center/Metropolitan Hospital Fellowship New York Medical College CLINICAL INTEREST Breast Pathology/Cytopathology Dr. Yusuf is an attending pathologist at APS. She also has a teaching appointment as Assistant Professor, New York Medical College. Dr. Yusuf received her training at Westchester Medical Center for anatomic, clinical, and cytopathology. She is board certified in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, and cytopathology. She is a skilled surgical and cytopathologist. 56 57 physician DIRECTORY Nitin K. Sekhri, MD Medical Director, Pain Management Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION 100 Woods Road Medical School Albert Einstein College Valhalla, NY 10595 of Medicine (914) 493-1990 Residency Columbia University Medical Center Fellowship Columbia University Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Palliative Care. Dr. Sekhri is Board Certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Mario Nelson, MD He is a member of the American Medical Association and American Director, Rehabilitation Medicine Society of Anesthesiology. Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School State University of Kin Tsoi, MD Haiti School of Medicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Metropolitan Hospital Valhalla Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services, PC Fellowship Westchester Medical Center PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation EDUCATION Dr. Nelson is Board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Medical School St. George’s University, He is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and School of Medicine Rehabilitation. Residency Brookdale University Hospital, Brooklyn, NY Fellowship Spinal and Skeletal Pain and Medicine and Minimally Negin Gohari, DO Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of NYIT Invasive Pain Institute, Utica, NY CLINICAL INTEREST EMG/NCS, Minimally invasive spine surgery, Endoscopic Discectomy, Lumbar discography Dr. Tsoi is fully board certified in Internal Medicine and a member of the American Medical Association, Medical Society of the State of New York, International Spinal and Intervention Society, and the North American Spine Society. Residency North Shore LIJ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Dr. Gohari is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 58 59 physician DIRECTORY Psychiatry/Mental Health 7 Coates Drive 100 Woods Road Suite 5 Behavioral Health Center Goshen, NY 10924 Valhalla, NY 10595 (845) 294-3312 (914) 493-7088 Francis V. Winski, MD Stephen Ferrando, MD Plastic Surgery Chief, Psychiatry Goshen Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School New York Medical Medical School Northwestern College University Medical School Internship Metropolitan Hospital Residency Psychiatry University of Residency Westchester Medical Center California Residency New York Medical College Fellowship Cornell University Medical College Residency George Washington University CLINICAL INTEREST Neurological disease, Psychosomatic Medicine CLINICAL INTEREST Abdominoplasty, Blepharoplasty, Body RESEARCH INTEREST Quality of Life aspects of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis Contouring (After Weight Loss Surgery), Botox® Injection, Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction, Captique™ Injections, Collagen Injections, Correction of Protruding Ears, Cosmetic Laser Surgery, Dressing and/or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn; Ear Pinning, Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue, Tissue Transfer, Facial Reconstruction, Full Face Lift, Hylaform Injections, Incisional/Ventral Hernia Repair, Open Liposuction, Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision, Mastectomy, Restylane® Injections, Tattoo removal, Varicose Vein Procedure Dr. Winski is certified in Plastic Surgery through the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. PLASTIC SURGERY | PSYCHIATRY/MENTAL HEALTH Plastic Surgery Dr. Ferrando has authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and is a peer-reviewer for journals that span multiple medical specialties. He is Editor-In-Chief of “Neurobehavioral HIV Medicine,” a peer-reviewed journal; Senior Editor of “Psychiatry-inReview,” a multi-media Psychiatry board review guide; as well as “Clinical Manual of Psychopharmacology in the Medically Ill,” published by the American Psychiatric Press, Inc. Dr. Ferrando is past president of the New York Area Society for Liaison Psychiatry; is a Fellow of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine and is a 15-year member of the American Psychiatric Association Committee on AIDS. Dr. Ferrando served as a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Clinical Public Health as well as Vice Chair for Psychosomatic Medicine and Departmental Operations in the Department of Psychiatry at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He was also Dewitt Wallace Senior in the Department and the Associate Medical Director and Vice Chair for Clinical Programs for New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College’s Westchester Division. 60 61 physician DIRECTORY Martha C. Gamboa, MD Psychiatry Psychiatry Valhalla Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School University of Illinois Medical School La Universidad del at Chicago Valle, Cali, Colombia Residency Psychiatry at the Mount Residency New York Medical College Sinai Hospital, New York City Fellowship New York Medical College Fellowship Psychosomatic medicine at NYU School of Medicine PSYCHIATRY/MENTAL HEALTH Catherine Daniels, MD CLINICAL INTEREST Liver, Kidney and Heart Transplant Programs CLINICAL INTEREST General psychiatry and consultation-liaison as a Transplant Psychiatrist, prognostic and rehabilitative factors for psychiatry, with a special interest in women’s mental health. Hepatic Encephalopathy in post-liver transplant patients Dr. Daniels is board certified in psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine. Dr. Gamboa is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the New York Medical College. She evaluates patients directly, supervises residents and medical students in their clinical work and also participates in their academic development through Jay Draoua, MD formal lectures and journal clubs relevant to the Psychosomatic Psychiatry Medicine areas. Valhalla Dr. Gamboa is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Advanced Physician Services, PC Sciences at the New York Medical College. She evaluates patients EDUCATION directly, supervises residents and medical students in their clinical Medical School INESSM Algiers Residency New York Medical College Fellowship College of Physicians work and also participates in their academic development through formal lectures and journal clubs relevant to the Psychosomatic Medicine areas. and Surgeons of Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute CLINICAL INTEREST Integration between education and clinical services. RESEARCH INTEREST Pharmacokinetic Drug Interaction and Pharmacogenomics Dr. Draoua is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Director of Undergraduate Medical Education at the New York Medical College. He completed a two year certification training program in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at New York Medical College. 62 63 physician DIRECTORY Alexander Lerman, MD Psychiatry Clinical Director, Valhalla Adult Out-Patient Clinic Advanced Physician Services, PC Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School Indiana University EDUCATION Residency Albert Einstein College Medical School Downstate College of Medicine of Medicine Internship Kings County Hospital Fellowship Albert Einstein College of Medicine CLINICAL INTEREST Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry RESEARCH INTEREST Addiction treatment, Psychosomatic Medicine Dr. Kemker is a member of the Consultation-Liaison Team. Previously, she had worked with hospitalized patients at New York Hospital, North Central Bronx Hospital, the AIDS Care Center, and the medical and surgical units at Westchester Medical Center. Dr. Kemker currently is working as the ACT Team Psychiatrist and as a supervising psychiatrist in the Outpatient Division. Throughout her career, her major interest has been in working with multidisciplinary teams; particularly when the patients and their families are struggling with psychiatric illness complicated by medical problems and addiction. Dr. Kemker is Board Certified in Psychiatry, with additional qualifications in Psychosomatic Medicine. Fellowship New York Hospital CLINICAL INTEREST Diagnostic assessment, treatment of adolescent behavioral and emotional problems, integration of neuropsychiatric treatment with evidence-based and humanistic disciplines of psychological, family, and creative arts therapy. Early in his career, Dr. Lerman served as a member of the Westchester Medical Center Mobile Crisis team, a unique organization with a deep commitment to community psychiatry and patient care. Dr. Lerman is trained in adult and child psychiatry and is a cum laude graduate of Downstate College of Medicine. He completed psychoanalytic training at the Columbia University Psychoanalytic Center, where he now serves as a faculty member. Dr. Lerman has served as a consultant to numerous school districts and educational institutions, and as an educator of mental health professionals in a variety of venues. Lidia Klepacz, MD Olga Lev, MD Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry Psychiatry Valhalla Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School Medical University, Medical School Kuibishev Medical Lublin, Poland Institute, Russia Residency St. Luke’s - Roosevelt Residency New York Medical College Hospital Fellowship Samara Medical University, Russia Fellowship NYU School of Medicine CLINICAL INTEREST Psychiatry Trauma & Geriatrics Dr. Klepacz did four years psychiatry training at the Department of Psychiatry, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland. She is Board PSYCHIATRY/MENTAL HEALTH Susan Kemker, MD Dr. Lev has extensive training in Psychiatry and in Clinical supervision of psychiatric and neurology residents. She is ECFMG and ABPN certified. certified in both specialties Adult Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry. 64 65 physician DIRECTORY Melissa Otero, PsyD Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry Psychiatry Valhalla Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School New York University Medical School Ferkauf Graduate Residency Psychiatry at the College of School of Psychology at Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia Yeshiva University University and the New York State CLINICAL INTEREST Childhood and Psychiatric Institute Fellowship Columbia and the New York State Psychiatric Institute for a 2-year joint Research Fellowship in Affective Disorders and adolescent psychology Dr. Otero is a licensed psychologist who currently works in the Child Psychobiological Sciences & Adolescent Outpatient Department. CLINICAL INTEREST Geriatric Psychiatry Dr. Otero has received advanced training in group psychotherapy Dr. Nobler remained as faculty at Columbia and the New York State Psychiatric Institute as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator in several federally-funded research grants in Electroconvulsive Therapy, Neuroimaging, and Late-Life Depression. Dr. Nobler specializes in adult psychiatry and sub-specializes in geriatric psychiatry. He is board certified in Adult Psychiatry, with added qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry. PSYCHIATRY/MENTAL HEALTH Mitchell S. Nobler, M.D. from the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, the regional affiliate of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. Dr. Otero has also received training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy through Behavioral Tech, LLC and is a member of the DBT team in the outpatient clinic. Dr. Otero is fluent in Spanish, and provides individual psychotherapy in Spanish for those individuals who feel most comfortable speaking in their native language. Dr. Otero works in individual, family, and group formats with children and adolescents who struggle with mood issues, anxiety, self-injury, social skills deficits, disruptive behaviors, trauma-related issues, Melissa Nord, PsyD chronic illness, and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, particularly Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Program Director, Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Santhi Ratakonda, MBBS General Psychiatry EDUCATION Valhalla Doctoral School Clinical Child Advanced Physician Services, PC Psychology from the Ferkauf Graduate EDUCATION School of Psychology at Yeshiva University Internship St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center Fellowship St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center Medical School SV Medical College, India Residency Psychiatry at New York Hospital-Cornell CLINICAL INTEREST Treating children, adolescents, and young adults Fellowship Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons who struggle with anxiety, depression, and attentional difficulties. studying the diagnoses and treatment of psychotic disorders Dr. Nord is the Program Director of the Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry Unit (B1) and Director of the Westchester Medical Center Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program. 66 continued on page 68 67 physician DIRECTORY CLINICAL INTEREST General psychiatry and works in the acute adult Pamela P. Siller, MD inpatient unit. Acting Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Dr. Ratakonda specializes in general psychiatry and works in the acute Valhalla adult inpatient unit. He is board certified in psychiatry. Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School BA/MD program from Gary Schultheis, MD Brooklyn College/SUNY Downstate Individual and Group Therapy Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School University of Pittsburgh Internship Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Hospital, NY Residency Psychiatric training at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Medical School Residency North Shore University Hospital Fellowship Long Island Jewish, Zucker Hillside Hospital. CLINICAL INTEREST Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Mood Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. RESEARCH INTEREST Anxiety Disorders Dr. Siller is a Board Certified Psychiatrist in Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry. Dr. Siller serves on the Executive Board of NEFESH International, and CLINICAL INTEREST Individual and group therapy treatment of highly is a representative of the Greater Long Island Psychiatric Society, a impaired outpatients. division of the American Psychiatric Association. She is an Assistant Dr. Schultheis served for 20 years as Medical Director of Geriatric PSYCHIATRY/MENTAL HEALTH continued from page 67 Clinical Professor at New York Medical College. Psychiatry, and Adult Outpatient Psychiatrist, at the SoundviewThrogs Neck Community Mental Health Center, an affiliate at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he was Assistant Professor Yvette Smolin, MD of Psychiatry. Director, Consultation-Liaison For the past 9 years Dr. Schultheis has worked and supervised at the Psychiatry Behavioral Health Center, Adult OPD, as an Attending Psychiatrist, Valhalla and also as Supervising Psychiatrist of a number of Intensive Advanced Physician Services, PC Outpatient Programs. He is also Supervising Psychiatrist at the Aids Care Center of Westchester Medical Center. He has been a EDUCATION faculty member of New York Medical College as Assistant Professor Medical School New Jersey of Psychiatry. Medical School Residency Psychiatry at Albert Einstein Dr. Schultheis is board certified in psychiatry. College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center Fellowship Psycho-oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY CLINICAL INTEREST Medically ill patients who have psychiatric symptoms/disorders. Dr. Smolin is board certified in psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine. She specializes in working with the medically ill who have psychiatric symptoms/disorders. 68 69 physician DIRECTORY Child Psychiatry Valhalla Radiology Advanced Physician Services, PC 19 Bradhurst Avenue EDUCATION Suite 1000 Medical School Albert Einstein College Hawthorne, NY 10532 of Medicine Internship Pediatrics and Residency RADIOLOGY David Steinberg, MD (914) 493-2500 in Psychiatry at Einstein Residency Psychiatry at Einstein Fellowships Child Psychiatry at UCLA and Psychiatric Epidemiology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons CLINICAL INTEREST Early intervention and developmental delay 100 Woods Road Valhalla, NY 10595 (914) 493-6692 RESEARCH INTEREST Early Neurological Development Disorder Dr. Steinberg is board certified in Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Hiejin Yoon, MD Zvi Lefkovitz, MD, FACR Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Director, Radiology Valhalla Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School Ewha Women’s Medical School Rosalind Franklin University School of Medicine, University of Medicine and Science South Korea Residency Diagnostic Radiology at Residency Medical College Maimonides Medical Center, of Wisconsin Brooklyn, NY Fellowship Long Island Jewish Medical Center, School of Medicine Fellowship Interventional Radiology/CT at SUNY Health Sciences at Hofstra University Center, Brooklyn, NY CLINICAL INTEREST Child and Adolescent psychiatry focusing CLINICAL INTEREST Diagnostic radiology, with a clinical focus in on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Eating Disorder and thoracic radiology. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) for youth RESEARCH INTEREST Improving self-control among youth with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) RESEARCH INTEREST Use of regional PACS and reducing radiation doses. Dr. Lefkovitz is certified by the American Board of Radiology. He Dr. Yoon currently serves as medical director in the Child and specializes in diagnostic radiology, with a clinical focus in thoracic Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, Behavioral Health Center at Westchester radiology. Medical Center. She also serves as consulting child and adolescent psychiatrist of Maria Fareri Children’s hospital. Dr. Yoon exhibits her expertise by serving as a peer reviewer and sitting on the editorial board for highly regarded academic journals in her field, such as Psychiatry Investigation and Child Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience. She is board certified in Dr. Lefkovitz is a fellow of the American College of Radiology and a member of the Radiology Society of North America, the American Roentgen Ray Society, and the New York Roentgen Society. Previously, Dr. Lefkovitz served as vice chairman of the Department of Radiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York. general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry. 70 71 physician DIRECTORY Perry Gerard, MD, FACR Neuroradiology Director, Nuclear Medicine Valhalla Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School University Medical School Ross University School of Minnesota of Medicine Residency Diagnostic Radiology at the Residency Diagnostic Radiology at the Mayo Clinic Maimonides Medical Center Fellowship Neuroradiology at the Mayo Clinic CLINICAL INTEREST Advanced MR and CT imaging and its clinical Fellowship Nuclear Medicine/Imaging at the Maimonides Medical Center application to diverse pediatric adult central nervous system diseases, CLINICAL INTEREST All aspects of clinical and therapeutic nuclear including brain tumors and epilepsy. medicine. Dr. Bobra is certified by the American Board of Radiology, with an Dr. Gerard is certified by the American Board of Radiology in nuclear added qualification in neuroradiology. radiology and holds an additional board certification in nuclear Dr. Bobra is a member of the American Society of Neuroradiology and the Radiological Society of North America. RADIOLOGY Shalabh Bobra, MD cardiology. His clinical focus is in all aspects of clinical and therapeutic nuclear medicine. Dr. Gerard is a member of the American College of Radiology, the Society of Nuclear Medicine, and the Radiological Society of North Adele R Brudnicki, MD America. Chief, Body Imaging and Director, Pediatric Radiology Valhalla Anthony G. Gilet, MD Advanced Physician Services, PC Director, Radiology Residency Program EDUCATION and Director, Body MRI Valhalla Medical School Mount Sinai School of Medicine Advanced Physician Services, PC Residency Long Island College Hospital EDUCATION Fellowship Babies Hospital at Columbia–Presbyterian Medical Center Medical School SUNY Upstate Medical CLINICAL INTEREST Emergency Pediatric Imaging, Minimizing University, Syracuse Residency Diagnostic Radiology at radiation dose in pediatric imaging. RESEARCH INTEREST Investigator in premature infant neuroprotective drug trial and multi institutional screening trial for venous clot development in a critical care setting. Dr. Brudnicki is certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology, with a Certification of Added Qualification in pediatric radiology. Dr. Brudnicki is a member of the Society for Pediatric Radiology, the Radiological Society of North America, and the American Roentgen Ray Society. 72 Stony Brook University Medical Center Fellowship MRI at New York University Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST MRI, body imaging, and cardiac imaging, with a particular focus in MR enterography, prostate MRI, pelvic MRI, MR urography, liver MRI, and MRCP. RESEARCH INTEREST Dose optimization in CT scanning, Female pelvic MRI, Prostate MRI, Advanced renal MRI, MR imaging in pregnancy. Dr. Gilet is certified by the American Board of Radiology, in cardiac MRI and cardiac CT. He specializes in MRI, body imaging, and cardiac 73 physician DIRECTORY Shekher Maddineni, MD pelvic MRI, MR urography, liver MRI, and MRCP. Vascular/Interventional Radiology Valhalla Dr. Gilet is a member of the American College of Radiology, the Advanced Physician Services, PC Radiological Society of North America, the American Roentgen Ray Society, the Association of Program Directors in Radiology, the EDUCATION NYRRS, and the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. Medical School New York University RADIOLOGY imaging, with a particular focus in MR enterography, prostate MRI, School of Medicine Residency Harlem Hospital, Beth Israel Andrezej Jedynak, MD Body Imaging Medical Center Fellowship Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Montefiore Valhalla Medical Center, Bronx, NY Advanced Physician Services, PC CLINICAL INTEREST Fibroid embolization, vericocele embolization, EDUCATION microwave ablation, chemo embolization, and trauma. Medical School University of Medicine Dr. Maddineni is certified by the American Board of Radiology, with a and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Certification of Added Qualification in interventional radiology. Jersey Medical School Residency Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital-New Jersey Medical School Dr. Maddineni is a member of the Radiological Society of North America and the Society of Interventional Radiology. Fellowship Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI CLINICAL INTEREST Abdominal MRI with a focus on liver, abdomen/ pelvic CT, Musculoskeletal imaging Samuel McCabe, MD Vascular/Interventional Radiology Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Lesli M. LeCompte, MD Medical School SUNY Buffalo Pediatric Radiology Residency University of Rochester Valhalla Fellowship Mount Sinai School of Advanced Physician Services, PC Medicine EDUCATION CLINICAL INTEREST Interventional oncology, portal hypertension, and Medical School New York hepatobiliary and genitourinary intervention. Medical College Residency Westchester Medical Center–New York Medical College Fellowship Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania CLINICAL INTEREST Pediatric MR imaging, including MR urography, MR enterography, and fetal MR imaging. Dr. LeCompte is certified by the American Board of Radiology, with a Certification of Added Qualification in pediatrics. Her clinical focus is in pediatric MR imaging, including MR urography, MR enterography, and fetal MR imaging. 74 75 physician DIRECTORY Himanshu Patel, MD Body Imaging Director, Musculoskeletal Radiology Valhalla Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School New York University Medical School Mount Sinai School of Medicine School of Medicine Residency St. Luke’s Roosevelt Residency Westchester Medical Center Hospital Center, New York Fellowship Hospital for Special Surgery Fellowship Cross sectional imaging at Tufts/New England Medical Center, Boston RADIOLOGY Steven Medwid, MD CLINICAL INTEREST Musculoskelatal ultrasound and image guided therapeutic joint injections CLINICAL INTEREST Body imaging, chest imaging, mammography. RESEARCH INTEREST Cartilage sensitive MRI techniques. Dr. Patel is certified by the American Board of Radiology. His clinical Hasit Mehta, MD Neuroradiology Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC focus is in Cartilage Sensitive MRI and diagnostic and therapeutic injections. Dr. Patel is a member of the Radiological Society of North America and the American Roentgen Ray Society. EDUCATION Grigory N. Rozenblit, MD Medical School School of Medicine Director, Vascular and Interventional at the State University of New York Radiology at Buffalo Valhalla Residency Parkland Hospital at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Advanced Physician Services, PC Fellowship Neurological Institute at Columbia University EDUCATION CLINICAL INTEREST Advanced MR imaging Medical School Kuibyshev Medical Dr. Mehta is certified by the American Board of Radiology and holds a Residency Department of Radiology at School, Russia Certification of Added Qualification in Neuroradiology. St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York Dr. Mehta is a member of the American Society of Neuroradiology. Fellowship Cardiovascular Radiology at New York Hospital–Cornell University Medical Center Fellowship Interventional Radiology at New York Hospital–Cornell University Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST Vascular and interventional radiology. RESEARCH INTEREST Interventional Oncology, Portal Hypertension Dr. Rozenblit is certified by the American Board of Radiology in diagnostic Radiology, with a Certification of Added Qualification in Vascular and Interventional Radiology. Dr. Rozenblit is a fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology. a member of the Radiological Society of North America and the American Roentgen Ray Society. 76 77 physician DIRECTORY Robert S. Shapiro, MD Director, Breast Imaging Medical Director, Advanced Imaging; Hawthorne Director, Clinical Affairs and Quality Advanced Physician Services, PC Assurance EDUCATION Hawthorne Medical School New York University Advanced Physician Services, PC Residency State University of EDUCATION New York Health Science Center, Medical School Mount Sinai School Brooklyn, NY of Medicine CLINICAL INTEREST Breast malignancy and Medical Ethics Residency Diagnostic Radiology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine Dr. Sanchez previously served as attending radiologist at St. John’s CLINICAL INTEREST Body imaging, with a clinical focus in body CT Riverside Hospital, in Yonkers, NY. He is an Assistant Professor in and hepatic imaging. Radiology. Dr. Shapiro is certified by the American Board of Radiology and Dr. Sanchez is certified by the American Board of Radiology and a a member of the Radiological Society of North America and the member of the American College of Radiology, the Society of Breast American Roentgen Ray Society. Imaging, and the New York Breast Imaging Society. Dr. Shapiro served previously as vice chair of radiology and director of RADIOLOGY Julian W. Sanchez, MD body imaging at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York. Amar Shah, MD Director, Cardiovascular MR and CT Pierre-Yves J. Sonke, MD Hawthorne Body Imaging Advanced Physician Services, PC Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School State University of EDUCATION New York at Stony Brook Medical School Erasmus Medical Residency University of Pittsburgh School, Rotterdam, Netherlands Fellowship Massachusetts Residency Nuclear Medicine at North General Hospital CLINICAL INTEREST Diagnostic radiology, with a clinical focus in cardiac imaging, thoracic imaging, and vascular imaging. RESEARCH INTEREST Dr. Shah has authored numerous scientific publications. He is on the faculty of New York Medical College and is an Assistant Professor in Radiology. Dr. Shah holds certifications with the American Board of Radiology and the Certification Board of Cardiac Computed Tomography. Dr. Shah is a member of the Radiology Society of North America, the Shore Hospital, Long Island, NY Fellowship Cancer Research, Amsterdam, Holland CLINICAL INTEREST Lymphoscintigraphy, body CT, MR and ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and PET CT. Dr. Sonke is an attending physician in Body Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, and PET CT at Westchester Medical Center. Dr. Sonke is certified by the American Board of Radiology. His clinical focus is in lymphoscintigraphy, body CT, MR and ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and PET CT. American College of Radiology, the American Roentgen Ray Society, the North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging, the Society for Cardiac Computed Tomography, the Society for Cardiovascular MRI, and the Society for Thoracic Imaging. 78 79 physician DIRECTORY Director, Neuroradiology Valhalla TRANSPLANT Michael S. Tenner, MD Transplant Advanced Physician Services, PC 100 Woods Road EDUCATION Valhalla, NY 10595 Medical School University of Maryland, (914) 493-8916 Baltimore Residency University Hospital, Baltimore Fellowship Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia–Presbyterian Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST Stroke, carotid stenosis, cerebral aneurysm, Youmin Wu, MD arterial venous malformations, brain and central nervous system Chief, Intra-Abdominal Transplant & disease, and tumor evaluations. Hepatobiliary Surgery Dr. Tenner is certified by the American Board of Radiology with a Valhalla Certification of Added Qualification in neuroradiology. Advanced Physician Services, PC Dr. Tenner is a member of the American Society of Neuroradiology, EDUCATION the American Medical Association, and the Radiological Society of Medical School Nanjing Medical North America. University, Nanjing, China Residency First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing, China Fellowship Thomas Starzl Transplant Institute at the University of Pittsburgh, PA After completing his training, Dr. Wu went on to build outstanding programs in liver, kidney and small bowel transplantation. He then joined the University of Iowa in 1993, where he spent 10 years building one of the nation’s most vibrant multi-organ transplant programs. Dr. Wu has performed over 1000 liver and kidney transplants throughout his career and may be best known for pioneering cavaplasty, one the most widely used surgical techniques in liver transplant today. Some of his other noteworthy accomplishments include setting four world records in liver transplant, including a record for performing a transplant on the youngest recipient, a 19-day-old baby. 80 81 physician DIRECTORY Thomas Diflo, MD Gastroenterology and Hepatology Surgical Director, Kidney Valhalla Transplantation Advanced Physician Services, PC Valhalla EDUCATION Advanced Physician Services, PC Medical School Carol Davila University EDUCATION of Medicine & Pharmacy, Bucharest, Medical School Boston University Romania School of Medicine Residency New York Medical College Residency Surgery at Boston University Fellowship New York Medical College Fellowship New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts CLINICAL INTEREST Complications of Cirrhosis, Endoscopic therapy RESEARCH INTEREST Myfortic Conversion in Post-Operative Renal of portal hypertension and management of viral hepatitis per post- Transplant Patients liver transplantation. TRANSPLANT Roxana Bodin, MD Dr. Diflo has performed nearly 1,000 kidney and liver transplants, and Dr. Bodin is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and his scientific interests include the mechanisms of chronic rejection, Transplant Hepatology. She serves as an Assistant Professor of Clinical and the pharmacokinetics and mechanisms of action of various Medicine at New York Medical College, and an Attending Transplant immunosuppressant medications. Hepatologist at Westchester Medical Center. Dr. Bodin is fluent in Romanian, Spanish, French and English. Since 2001 Dr. Diflo has become a widely recognized expert on the international trade of transplanted organs, with a particular interest in the transplantation of the organs of executed prisoners in China. Abhay Dhand, MD Director, Transplantation Infectious Daniel Glicklich, MD Diseases Program Medical Director, Valhalla Kidney Transplantation Advanced Physician Services, PC Valhalla EDUCATION Advanced Physician Services, PC Medical School All India Institute of EDUCATION Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Medical School Albert Einstein College Residency Internal Medicine of Medical School Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY Internship Harlem Hospital and Fellowship Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, TuftsNew England Medical Center, Boston, MA Dr. Dhand is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious diseases. Medical Montefiore Medical Center Residency Harlem Hospital and Medical Montefiore Medical Center Fellowship Nephrology at Harlem Hospital and Medical Montefiore Medical Center Having published more than 65 peered-reviewed papers, Dr. Glicklich is well known for his work and academic interest in complications and management of chronic renal failure following transplantation. He has a strong commitment to medical education and has trained more than 150 Nephrology fellows. Dr. Glicklich is the founding member of the New York Transplant Nephrology Consortium. 82 83 physician DIRECTORY Transplant David C. Wolf, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF Valhalla Medical Director, Liver Transplantation Advanced Physician Services, PC Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School Iran University of EDUCATION Medical Sciences and Health Services Medical School Columbia University (IUMS), Tehran College of Physicians and Surgeons Residency St. Barnabas Hospital, Weill Residency Internal Medicine at Cornell Medical College, Bronx, NY Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Fellowship Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC and Fellowship Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA Fellowship Bronx Municipal Hospital, Albert Einstein College Dr. Tabriziani is a member of the American Society of Transplant TRANSPLANT Hossein Tabriziani, MD of Medicine (AST), American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and the American Dr. Wolf is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of College of Physicians (ACP) Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Diseases at the New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY. Previously he served on the faculties at the University of Cincinnati and the Mount Sinai School Gregory Veillette, MD Intra-abdominal Transplantation Surgery Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC of Medicine. In 1996, Dr. Wolf established the Liver Transplant Program at the Westchester Medical Center, where he continues to serve as its Medical Director. He has published more than 30 papers and 60 abstracts, primarily focusing upon the variceal bleeding and liver cancer. EDUCATION Medical School University of Connecticut School of Medicine Internship General Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital Residency Massachusetts General Hospital Fellowship Transplantation Biology Research Center at Harvard Medical School Dr. Veillette is a board-certified surgeon with expertise in the areas of adult and pediatric liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation, split-liver and living donor transplantation, laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, and hepatobiliary/pancreatic surgery. His research interests include the mechanisms of immunologic tolerance and the effects of donor brain death on tolerance induction and allograft function. 84 85 physician DIRECTORY Residency Surgery at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn Residency Plastic surgery at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC Dr. Golembe is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 19 Bradhurst Ave the New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Suite 3050N Surgeons, the Medical Society of the County of Kings, the Undersea Hawthorne, NY 10532 and Hyperbaric Medical Society, and the Wound Healing Society. (914) 493-7065 Dr. Golembe is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is board certified in undersea and hyperbaric medicine. 7 Coates Drive Goshen, NY 10924 Dmitriy V. Karev MD, PhD (845) 294-3312 (Office) General Surgeon and Surgical Critical Care Surgery Hawthorne TRAUMA SURGERY, BURN & WOUND CARE Trauma Surgery, Burn & Wound Care Advanced Physician Services, PC Corrado P. Marini, MD EDUCATION Chief, Surgical Critical Care Surgery Medical School Kharkov Medical Hawthorne Institute Advanced Physician Services, PC Internship North Shore-LIJ Medical Center, NY EDUCATION Residency Brooklyn Hospital Center Medical School University of Naples Fellowship UMDNY – University Hospital Residency Maimonides Hospital CLINICAL INTEREST Trauma, Abscess, Bronchoscopy, Fractured Ribs, Fellowship Maimonides Hospital Wound Infection, Hernia and Colectomy CLINICAL INTEREST Trauma, Fractured Ribs, Hernia, Abscess, Wound Infection, Colectomy and Bronchoscopy Gary G. Lombardo, MD General Surgery and Surgical Critical Edward Golembe, MD Wound Care Specialist Valhalla Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School Catholic University, Louvain, Belgium Medical School New York Medical College Care Surgery Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School Ross University Internship St. Vincent Medical Center Residency St. Vincent Medical Center Fellowship University of Pennsylvania CLINICAL INTEREST Trauma, Fractured Ribs, Hernia, Abscess, Wound Infection, Colectomy and Bronchoscopy 86 87 physician DIRECTORY Joseph Turkowski, MD General Surgery, Trauma, and Director, Burn Services Critical Care Hawthorne Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION EDUCATION Medical School Rush Medical College Medical School Creighton University Internship St. Vincent’s Medical Center, School of Medicine NY Residency General Surgery at Residency St. Vincent’s Medical Center, New York Medical College Fellowship Surgical Critical Care at Westchester Medical Center CLINICAL INTEREST Trauma, Hernia Repair, Appendectomy Dr. Policastro is affiliated with the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the New York State Medical Society, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and Westchester County Medical Society. Dr. Policastro holds certifications in general surgery and surgical NY Fellowship Weill Cornell Medical College TRAUMA SURGERY, BURN & WOUND CARE Anthony J. Policastro, MD critical care. Cordelia V. Sharma, MD Medical Director, Trauma Services Hawthorne Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School Stanley Medical College Residency Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Fellowship University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Dr. Sharma is board certified in Critical Care Medicine 88 89 physician DIRECTORY Sateesh Babu, MD, FACS Chief, Vascular and Endovascular WESTCHESTER HEART & VASCULAR Surgery Hawthorne and Mount Kisco 19 Bradhurst Avenue Advanced Physician Services, PC Suite 3850 EDUCATION Medical School University of Hawthorne, NY 10532 Karnataka, India (914) 909-6900 Residency General Surgery at Metropolitan Hospital 103 South Bedford Road Residency General Surgery at New York Medical College Fellowship Vascular Surgery at Metropolitan Hospital Suite 207 Fellowship Vascular Surgery at New York Medical College Mt Kisco, NY 10549 CLINICAL INTEREST Corotid disease, aneurysms (914) 241-3204 RESEARCH INTEREST Vascular Disease in end stage renal disease patients. 15 North Broadway, Suite D White Plains, NY 10601 (914) 593-1234 Dr. Babu is a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery and was awarded its Certification of Special Qualification in vascular surgery. He is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of numerous regional, national, and international vascular surgery societies. 670 Stoneleigh Avenue Suite C-118, Francis X. Carroll, MD, FACS, FCCP Carmel, NY 10512 Vascular/Thoracic Surgery VASCULAR SURGERY WESTCHESTER HEART & VASCULAR Vascular Surgery New Windsor and Carmel (845) 278-9670 Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School SUNY College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY Residency General Surgery at St. Vincent’s Hospital, NY Fellowship Cardiovascular Surgery at SUNY Brooklyn,NY CLINICAL INTEREST Minimally invasive thoracic surgery, Endovascular procedures, and varicose vein treatments. Procedures include EVAR for AAA peripheral interventions including angiography, angioplasty, stents anatheractomy. continued on page 92 90 91 physician DIRECTORY His clinical interest is in minimally invasive thoracic surgery, Igor Laskowski, MD, PhD, FACS, RVI, RPVI endovascular procedures, and varicose vein treatments. Vascular Surgery Dr. Carroll is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and Mount Kisco & Hawthorne Dr. Carroll is double board certified in surgery and thoracic surgery. a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons including VAT Advanced Physician Services, PC lobectomy, EBUS, EMNB and video media stinoscopy and the New EDUCATION York Society of Vascular Surgeons.. Medical School Warsaw Medical University Residency General Surgery at Arun Goyal, MD, FACS, RPVI Director, Laser Vein Center Mount Kisco & White Plains Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School New York Columbia–Presbyterian Medical Center Fellowship Vascular Surgery at New York University Medical Center Fellowship Transplant Immunology at Harvard Medical School CLINICAL INTEREST Aortic surgery, minimally invasive treatment of vascular diseases, limb salvage surgery, and treatment of advanced venous disease Medical College Dr. Laskowski is an author and co-author of a number of peer- Residency General Surgery at reviewed publications and has presented his results in national Mount Sinai Hospital, NY conferences. Fellowship Vascular Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital, NY Dr. Laskowski is board certified in vascular surgery. He specializes CLINICAL INTEREST Minimally invasive treatment of varicose veins. in the treatment of venous disease. He is a fellow of the American RESEARCH INTEREST Endovenous treatment, minimally invasive College of Surgeons. vascular disease Having completed over 3,000 closure procedures and laser treatments, Dr. Arun Goyal is a pioneer in the field of minimally Romeo B. Mateo, MD invasive treatment of varicose veins. The closure procedure is a Vascular Surgery minimally invasive procedure done under local anesthesia and has Hawthorne & New Windsor replaced the vein stripping and ligation surgery which was common Advanced Physician Services, PC in the past. EDUCATION Dr. Goyal is board certified in general and vascular surgery and Medical School Brown University specializes in the minimally invasive treatment of varicose veins. Residency General Surgery at VASCULAR SURGERY WESTCHESTER HEART & VASCULAR continued from page 91 Rhode Island Hospital Dr. Goyal is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellowship Vascular Surgery at the member of the American College of Phlebology. Cleveland Clinic CLINICAL INTEREST Endovascular surgery and the minimally invasive treatment of vascular diseases. RESEARCH INTEREST Endovascular surgery and the minimally invasive treatment of vascular disease. Dr. Mateo is board certified in general surgery and has a Certification of Added Qualification in vascular surgery. His clinical focus is in endovascular surgery and the minimally invasive treatment of vascular diseases. 92 93 Dr. Mateo is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Medical Association, the American Medical Student Association, the Rhode Island Medical Society, the International Society for Endovascular Surgery, and the New York Society of Vascular Surgery. Pravin M. Shah, MD, FACS, RVT Vascular Surgery Hawthorne & Mt. Kisco Advanced Physician Services, PC EDUCATION Medical School Bombay University, India Residency Misericordia-Fordham University Fellowship Ellis Hospital CLINICAL INTEREST Skin laser, sclerotherapy, ultra sound-guided sclerotherapy, mini phlebectomy, and VNUS closure Dr. Shah has authored numerous scientific publications. He is on the faculty of New York Medical College and holds the rank of professor of surgery. Dr. Shah is a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery and holds a Certificate of Special Qualification in vascular surgery. He is also a diplomate of the American Board of Phlebology and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. 94
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