Radiology

Faculty

John Amodio
Riffat Chaudary
Jai Choi
Maria Corsaro
Woo Choi
Brian Gale
Arash Gohari

Oded Greenberg
Claire Hanley
Michael Herskowitz
Alan Kantor
Dogan Kizilay
Kolla Srinivas
H. Liu

Sundeep Mangla
Catherine Mason
Jaya Nath
Steven Ostrow
Amiram Samin
Salvatore Sclafani
Keivan Shifteh

Michael Siegel
Arnold Strashun
Tsz Ng
Amy Yaghmai
Daniel Zinn
Harry Zinn

John Amodio, MD
Pediatrics

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Jai Choi, M.D

Medical School-SUNY Downstate
Radiology Residency-SUNY Downstate
Fellowship- Yale University School Of Medicine, Neuroradiology

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Corsaro, Maria, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiology

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1993
Residencies: Maimonides Medical Center 1994-98

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Woo Choi
CT

Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology is the Director of Information. Dr. Gale functions as the medical director of ultrasound at University Hospital of Brooklyn. Dr. Gale is MQSA certified in mammography.

Dr. Gale obtained IRB approval for work in Sentinel Lymph Node scintigraphy in breast cancer. He participates in a multi center study of tailored CT in the diagnosis of hematuria. Dr. Gale has authored several recent publications.

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Greenberg, Oded, M.D.

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Hanley, Claire , M.D.

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Herskowitz, Michael, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiology

I teach residents during interventional cases at all 3 hospitals, participate in surgical and medical conferences, and give monthly 12 P.M. department lectures. Training as fellowship in Interventional Radiology, 19 years experience and CAQ in same.

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Kantor, Alan, M.D.

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Kizilay, Dogan , M.D.

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Mason, Catherine, M.D.

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Nath, Jaya, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neuroradiology

CAQ in neuroradiology. Involved in neuroradiology training for Radiology Residents. Also involved in Interdepartmental teaching conferences with Neurology/Neurosurgery.

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Steven Ostrow, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology is a magna cum laude graduate of Brown University (BA) and Columbia University (MD). Dr. Ostrow was appointed Director of Undergraduate Education within the Department of Radiology after completing his residency at Downstate and obtaining ABR certification in radiology. An excellent educator in the tradition of Dr. Lucy Squire, Dr. Ostrow was named "Outstanding Educator of the Year" by the 1988 graduating class. In 2000, he was awarded faculty memberships in Apha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. In 2001, he was named "Teacher of the Year" by the class of 2003. Dr. Ostrow also has special training in Ultrasonography and is actively involved in this clinical service.

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Amiram Samin, M.D.
Dr Amiram Samin is the director of Gastrointestinal Radiology.

Holds a faculty position in Downstate since 1987.
Attended Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical school in Jerusalem and graduated 1979.
Radiology trainnig in SUNY HSC Syracuse 1983-1987.

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Sclafani, Salvatore, M.D.

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Siegel, Michael, M.D.
Clinical Asst. Professor

Medical School: SUNY Downstate 9/72- 6/76
Residencies: SUNY Downstate 7/77- 6/80
Certifications: ABR (1998)
HSCB Committee Memberships: RSNA, ACR, SCIVR

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Dr. Arnold Strashun
Professor of Clinical Radiology

Dr. Arnold Strashun, Director of Nuclear Medicine at Kings County Hospital and University Hospital since 1987, was appointed Radiology Residency Program Director in November 2000. Dr. Strashun also directs Radiology Research for the department, as well as the Radiology Quality Assurance program.

Born in Houston, Texas, he attended University of Texas (BA '70), Baylor College of Medicine (M.D. '74), trained in Internal Medicine (ABIM '77), and Nuclear Medicine (Mt. Sinai, NYC, ABNM '79). His contributions include numerous scientific papers in nuclear cardiology and the neurosciences. He has served as Chairman of SUNY Downstate Centerwide Committee of the Faculty, President of the New York Academy of Medicine Nuclear Medicine Section, and is currently a Trustee of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. He serves as Chairman of Education and Training for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and is a member of the Executive Editorial Board of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. He was again recognized by New York Magazine in 2001 as one of NYC's Best Physician.

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Zinn, Daniel, M.D.

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine-Detroit Michigan
Residency: Diagnostic Radiology-Long Island College Hospital-Brooklyn NY
Fellowship: Body Imaging-Mount Sinai Medical Center-NY NY

Dr. Zinn is the director of the division of Womens and Childrens Imaging and is section chief of Ultrasound. His area of clinical expertise is CT, US, MR.

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Dr. Harry Zinn
Assistant Professor of Radiology

Dr.Harry Zinn is Assistant Professor of Radiology and Chairman of the Radiology Manpower Committee.He attended University of Pennsylvania Medical School and completed his radiology training at SUNY Downstate. His clinical focus is on Body Imaging(CT and MRI) and his academic focus is on GU radiology.He is married with four children and resides in Long Island.