Department Contact Information

For individual program information please select from the department list below. Fellowship program information can be found under the appropriate fellowship link or under the main department.

Anesthesiology

Department Chairperson:
Dennis Dimaculangan, MD

Program Director:
David J. Wlody, MD

Associate Program Director:
Joseph Schianodicola, MD

Administrator:
Jacqueline Dowling
(718) 270-1926

Coordinator:
Nicole Faulknor

Anesthesiology website

Dermatology

Department Chairperson:
Sharon Glick, MD

Program Director:
Sharon Glick, MD

Administrator:
Nancy Mingoia
(718) 270-1229

Coordinator:
Arlene Edwards-Bones

Pediatric Dermatology

Program Director:
Sharon Glick, MD

Coordinator:
Arlene Edwards-Bones

Dermatopathology

Program Director:
Edward Heilman, MD

Coordinator:
Arlene Edwards-Bones

Dermatology website

Emergency Medicine

Department Chairperson (Interim):
Teresa Y. Smith-Bellille, MD

Program Director:
James Willis, MD

Associate Program Directors:
James Hassel, MD, Maria-Pamela Janairo, MD, Natassia Buckridge, MD

Coordinators:
Chelsea Cole
(718) 245-4798

Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine/ Critical Care Medicine

Program Director:
Raymond Beyda, MD

Associate Program Director:
Allison Regan, MD

Coordinator:
Chelsea Cole
(718) 245-4798

Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Program Director: Ambreen Khan, MD
Coordinator: Melissa Ramsaroop

Emergency Medicine website

Family Medicine

Department Chairperson: Enitza George , MD

Program Director: Margaret Donat, MD

Coordinator: Mariaverna Sevilla (718) 270-2560

Family Medicine website

Internal Medicine / Emergency Medicine

Program Directors: Joshua Schechter, MD/Samy I. McFarlane, MD

Coordinators:
Chelsea Cole (718) 245-4798 (EM)
Melissa Ramsaroop
Meikayla Thomany
Chantal Littrean (718-270-1566 (IM)

Emergency Medicine website

Internal Medicine - Core Program

Department Chairperson: Moro Salifu, MD

Program Director: Samy I. McFarlane, MD

Executive Associate Program Director: Rovie Mesola MD / UHD

Associate Program Directors:
Tarik Al-Bermani, MD / KCHC
Pooja Belligund, MBBS / Brooklyn VA
Patricia Castro-Auvet, MD / KCHC
Prabash Koneru, MD / KCHC
Sabu John, MD / KCHC
Rovie Mesola MD / UHD
Debra Ponce, MD / Brooklyn VA
Mahamadu Zimpa, MD / KCHC

Assistant Program Directors:
Ahmed Awwad, MD / Brooklyn VA
Regina Miller, MD / KCHC
Daniel Shayowitz, MD /Brooklyn VA
Christine Yun, MD / KCHC

Administrator:
Chantal Littrean (718) 270-1566

Coordinator: Carletta Hanniford (718) 270-2353

Primary Care Internal Medicine
Program Director: Melissa Lee, MD
Coordinator: Fremci Rosario

Internal Medicine Residency website

Medicine Fellowship Programs

Allergy and Immunology
Program Director: Rauno Joks, MD

Associate Program Director: Maria-Anna Vastardi, MD
Coordinator: Vaneshia Smith (718) 270-2156

Cardiovascular Disease
Program Director: Louis Salciccioli, MD

Associate Program Director: Adam Budzikowski, MD
Coordinator: Velda Jones (718) 270-4388

Interventional Cardiology
Program Director: Erdal Cavusoglui, MD
Coordinator: Velda Jones (718) 270-4388

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Program Director: Adam Budzikowski, MD, PhD, FHRS
Coordinator: Velda Jones (718) 270-4388

Endocrine/Metabolism
Program Director: Maryann Banerji, MD
Coordinator: Velda Jones (718) 270-6324

Gastroenterology
Program Director: Savanna Thor, DO, MPH
Coordinator: Selina Adams (718) 270-1835

Geriatric Medicine
Program Director: Everton Prospere, MD
Coordinator: Gwendolyn McMichael (718) 270-3820

Hematology/Oncology
Program Director: Carol Luhrs, MD
Coordinator: Lois Cooper (718) 613-8678

Infectious Diseases
Program Director: Michael Augenbraun, MD
Associate Program Director: Marie Abdallah, MD
Associate Program Director: Manshia Singh MD
Coordinator: Kassaundra Johnson (718) 270-1432

Nephrology
Program Director: Subodh Saggi, MD Administrator: Leancia Tam

Coordinator: Dianne Edwards-Reid (718) 270-1585

Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine
Program Director: Robert Foronjy, MD
Coordinator: Shelly Anthony (718) 270-1770

Rheumatology
Program Director: Deana Lazaro, MD
Coordinator: Snobia Jardim (718) 270-1662

Department of Medicine website

Neurology

Department Chairperson: Daniel Rosenbaum, MD

Adult Neurology
Program Director: Jonathan Perk, MD
Associate Program Directors: Yaacov Anziska, MD, Helen Valsamis, MD, Nuri Jacoby, MD
Coordinator: Natsaha Sagal (718) 270-4232

Pediatric Neurology
Program Director: Alexandra Reznikov, M.D. (718) 270-3211
Coordinator: Kim Kearns (718) 270-2042

Neurophysiology
Program Director: Geetha Chari, M.D. (718) 270-3217
Coordinator: Kim Kearns (718) 270-2042

Vascular Neurology
Program Director: Nikolaos Papamitsakis, MD
Associate Program Director: Susan Law, MD
Coordinator: Natasha Sagal (718) 270-4232

Advanced Adult Neurology Program at OBH

Vice Chair: David Lerner, MD

Program Director: Lisa R. Merlin, MD
Associate Program Directors: Arthur Kay, MD, David Lerner, MD
Coordinator: Dorina Spinel (718) 240-8861

Neurology website

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Department Chairperson: Mudar Dalloul, MD

Program Director: Angeliki Papavlassopulos, MD

Assistant Program Director: Carla Liberatore, MD

Coordinator: Devareco Wilkie, MSc (718) 270-3320

Obstetrics and Gynecology website

Gynecologic Oncology
Interim Program Director: Camille A. Clare, MD
Coordinator: Devareco Wilkie, MSc (718) 270-2058

Outside website: http://www.downstategynonc.org

Ophthalmology

Department Chairperson: Roman Shinder, MD

Program Director: John Laudi, MD

Coordinator: Beatrice Pierre-Francoeur (718) 270-1962

Ophthalmology website

Orthopedic Surgery

Department Chairperson: William Urban, MD

Program Director: Carl Paulino, MD

Coordinator: Nina Jalowayski (718) 270-8652

Orthopedic Surgery website

Otolaryngology

Department Chairperson: Sydney Butts, MD

Program Director: Krishnamurthi Sundaram, MD

Coordinator: Takiya Swaby (718) 270-1638

Otolaryngology website

Pathology

Department Chairperson: Jenny M. Libien, MD, PhD

Program Director: Steven Kang, MD

Associate Program Directors: Jianying Zeng, MD, Anna Plourde, MD

Coordinator: Natasha Henry (718) 270-8173

Pathology website

Pediatrics - Core Program

Department Chairperson: Christina Guillen, MD

Core Program Director: Vivian Chin, MD

Associate Programs Directors: Amy Suss, MD, Lawrence Fordjour, MD

Coordinator: Kwame Luke (718) 270-2078

Pediatrics website

Pediatrics Fellowship Programs

Pediatrics Fellowships
Administrator: (718) 270-2078

Adolescent Medicine
Program Director: Amy Suss, MD
Coordinator:

Pediatric Endocrinology
Program Director: Vatcharapan Umpaichitra, MD
Coordinator: Omaira Carrington (718) 270-1626

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Program Director: Thomas Wallach, MD
Associate Program Director: Simon Rabinowitz, MD
Coordinator: Greta Tim (718) 270-1911

Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Program Director: Jeremiah Cleveland, MD (718) 613-8676
Associate Program Directors: Melvyn Braiman, MD, Melanie Cheng, MD
Coordinator: Greta Tim (718) 270-1911

Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Program Director: Margaret Hammerschlag, MD
Coordinator: Debrorah Pointer (718) 270-1694

Pediatric Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine
Program Director: Jacob Aranda, MD, PhD
Coordinator: Debrorah Pointer (718) 270-1694

Pediatric Nephrology
Program Director: Anil Mongia, MD
Coordinator: Debrorah Pointer (718) 270-1694

Pediatric Pulmonary Division
Program Director: Diana Weaver, MD
Coordinator: Omaira Carrington (718) 270-1626

Pediatrics website

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Sports Medicine

Department Chairperson: William Urban, MD

Program Director: Sanjeev Agarwal, MD

Coordinator: Sherly Boisrond (718) 270-8128

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation website

Sports Medicine
Program Director: Christine Persaud, MD

Associate Program Director: Patrick Cleary, DO

Coordinator: Debra Owens (718) 221-5148

Sports Medicine website

Podiatric Medicine & Surgery

Program Director: Michael Trepal, DPM
(718) 624-8022

Coordinator: Debra Owens (718) 221-5148

Psychiatry

Chairperson: Michael Reinhardt, MD

Program Director: Ramaswamy Viswanathan, MD, DSc (Interim)
Associate Program Director: Junaid Mirza, MD

Coordinator: Audra Koenig (718) 270-2137

Child Psychiatry
Program Director: Nasreen Akbar, M.D.
Tel (718) 245-2502
Fax (718) 245-5533

Program Coordinator: Toneisha Watson
Tel (718) 245-2507
Fax (718) 245-5533
watsont3@nychhc.org

Geriatric Psychiatry
Program Director: Michael Reinhardt, MD

Associate Program Director: Thulasiram Janardhanan, MD

Coordinator: Nathalie Mendez (718) 221-6580

Psychiatry website

Radiology

Department Chairperson: Deborah Reede, MD

Program Director: Rhonda Osborne, MD

Associate Program Director:
Vinodkumar Velayudhan, MD

Coordinator: Nicole Snead (718) 245-2682

Radiology website

Surgery

Department Chairperson: Panagiotis Kougias, MD