Faculty

Long Island College Hospital

Dr. Waseem Ashraf, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY, and Attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital and Lutheran Medical Center. He received his M.D. degree from Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan, 1994. He completed his anesthesiology training in at SUNY, 2002 and a fellowship in Ambulatory Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, 2003. Dr. Ashraf is board certified in Anesthesiology.

Dr. Chung Shin Chee, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY and Attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. He received his M.D. degree from the National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei - Taiwan, 1966 and completed his residency training at Westchester Medical Center, 1972. Dr. Chee is board certified in Anesthesiology.

Dr. Alan Coopersmith, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY and Attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital and Lutheran Medical Center, May 2003. He received his M.D. degree at Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico, 1992. Dr. Coopersmith completed his residency training at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, 1999 and then completed a regional anesthesia fellowship, 2003.

Dr. David Fishman, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, SUNY and Clinical Director of Anesthesiology at Long Island College Hospital. He received his M.D. degree from SUNY, 1994. He completed his residency training at SUNY, 1999. Dr. Fishman’s subspecialty is Pediatric Anesthesia. Dr. Fishman is board certified in Anesthesiology.

Dr. Marina Fishman, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. She received her M.D. degree from Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute in Romania, 1989. She completed her residency training at SUNY, 2003.

Dr. Elie Fried, Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, SUNY and Attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. He received his M.D. Degree from SUNY. 1988 and completed his residency training, 1992. Dr. Fried’s subspecialty is Ambulatory Surgery. Dr. Fried is board certified in Anesthesiology.

Dr. Craig Lazar, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY and Attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. He received his M.D. degree from Autonomous University, Guadalajara, Mexico and completed his residency training at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1992. Dr. Lazar’s subspecialty is Ambulatory Anesthesia and Office Based Anesthesia. He is board certified in Anesthesiology.

Dr. Helen Lauro, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY and Director Pediatric Pre-Anesthesiology Evaluation Program at Long Island College Hospital. She received her M.D. degree from SUNY, 1993 and completed her anesthesiology training at SUNY, 2000 and a one year fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2001. Her subspecialty is Ambulatory Surgery. She is board certified in Anesthesiology.

Dr. Kate Macjieka, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY and Attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. She received her M.D. degree from School Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Scineces in Poland, 1997. She completed her anesthesiology training SUNY, 2003 and a fellowship in Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, 2004.

Dr. Gina Matei, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY and Attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. She received her M.D. degree from Bucharest Institute of Medicine & Pharmacy, 1989. She completed her Anesthesiology training at SUNY, 2000 and completed a Neurosurgical Anesthesia Fellowship, 2001. She is board certified in Anesthesiology.

Dr. Khosrow Mojdehi, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Director of Pediatric Anesthesiology. He received his M.D. degree from Tehran University Medical School, 1967 and completed his residency training at SUNY, 1990. Dr. Mojdehi's subspecialty is Pediatric Anesthesia. He is board certified in Anesthesiology.

Dr. Nabendu Pandey, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY and Attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. He received his M.B.B.S. degree from R.G. Kar Medical College/University of Calcutta, India, 1963 and completed his residency training at University of Utah, 1971. Dr. Pandey's sub-specialty is General Anesthesia.

Dr. Andre Radianu, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY and Attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. He received his M.D. degree from C. Davilla University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania, 1989. He completed his anesthesia training at SUNY, 1998.

Dr. Aleksandr Rozenberg, Clinical Assistant Professor at SUNY and Attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. He received his M.D. degree from Ross University School of Medicine, 2000. He completed his residency training in Anesthesiology at SUNY, 2004.

Dr. Gloria B. Valdez, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY and Attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. She received her M.D. degree from Far Eastern University, Philippines, 1965 and completed her residency training at Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1974. Dr. Valdez's subspecialty is General Anesthesia.

Dr. Lela Weems, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY and Attending Anesthesiology at Long Island College Hospital. She received her M.D. degree from the University of Michigan Medical School, 1997. She completed her anesthesia training at Harvard Medical School, 2001.

Dr. Betka Zeleny, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. She received her M.D. degree from Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1965 and completed her residency training at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey, 1977. Dr. Zeleny's subspecialty is General Anesthesia.

Dr. Rumin Zhang, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, and attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. He received his M.D. degree from Tongji Medical University in China in 1985. He completed his Anesthesiology residency training at Downstate in 2004.

Dr. Lijin Liang, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY, and attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. She received her M.D. degree from Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China in 1990. She completed her Anesthesiology residency training at Downstate in 2005.

Dr. Young Ju Kwon, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY, and attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. He received his M.D. degree from the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, in New York in 1988. He completed his Anesthesiology residency training in 1997 and a fellowship in Obstetric Anesthesiology in 1999 at St Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York.

Dr. Jun Lin, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY, and attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. He received his M.D. degree from Inner Mongolia Medical School in China in 1985. He completed his Anesthesiology residency training in 2002 at Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Lin is board certified in Anesthesiology.

Dr. Allen Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at SUNY, and attending Anesthesiologist at Long Island College Hospital. He received his M.D. degree from The Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine in Betsheda, MD in 1991. He completed his Anesthesiology residency training in 2002 at Downstate Medical Center.