Faculty & Staff Directory

Louis Salciccioli, MD

Assistant Professor, Non-Invasive Cardiology
Cardiology

louis.salciccioli@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1568

Moro Salifu, MD, MBA, MPH, MACP

Chair of the Department of Medicine
Tenured Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

moro.salifu@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3174

Margaret Salisu, Ph.D

Senior Diversity Program- Coordinator and Evaluator / Early Medical Education (EME) Program Coordinator
Office for Institutional Equity
Office of Diversity, Education and Research

margaret.salisu@downstate.edu

Jerome Keith Salvani, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Co-Director, Hospitalist Division
Department of Medicine

Renata Sanders, MD

Associate Program Director
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
Psychiatry

Rebecca Schaefer, MS

Lecturer
College of Nursing

rebecca.schaefer@downstate.edu

Janet Schneller, MD

Clinical Professor of Pathology
Department of Pathology

janet.schneller@downstate.edu
(718) 270-7319

Alexander Schwartzman, MD, MBA, FACS

Vice Chairman and Professor, Department of Surgery
Division of General Surgery

alex.schwartzman@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1791

Steven Schwarz, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition
Department of Pediatrics

(718) 270-4714

Wayne L. Scott, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology

Francesco M. Serafini, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Attending Surgeon

francesco.serafini@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1421

Mariaverna Sevilla

Residency Program Coordinator
Department of Family and Community Medicine

mariaverna.sevilla@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2560

Nataliya Shaforost, DNP FNP-C CDCES

Director, Advanced, Level Program, Doctor of Nursing Practice Track
College of Nursing

nataliya.shaforost@downstate.edu

Sabnam Shakya, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Attending
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care / Department of Medicine

sabnam.shakya@downstate.edu

Sherene Sharath, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director of Clinical and Health Services Research, Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Department of Surgery

Sherene.Sharath@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3340

David M. Sherer, MD, FACOG

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director of Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology

david.sherer@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3901

Prakash C Shetty, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Attending Physician, Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine, KCHC

pcshetty51@aol.com

John M. Shields, MD

Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Urology
Staff Urologist, Kings County Hospital Center

Roman Shinder, MD, FACS

Interim Chairman Dept. of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology
Director of Oculoplastics

Eric M. Shrier, DO, FAAO

Director of Retinal Service
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology

eric.shrier@downstate.edu

Aleksandr Shteynberg, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery

aleksandr.shteynberg@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1421

Abraham Shulman, MD

Professor
Otolaryngology

Haseeb A. Siddiqi, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology

Haseeb.Siddiqi@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1610

Jennifer Sidoti, DNP FNP-BC

Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Nursing

Jennifer.Sidoti@Downstate.edu

Daniel Siegel, MD, MS, FAAD, FACMS, CPCD

Clinical Professor of Dermatology
Department of Dermatology

daniel.siegel@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1910

Mark Silverberg, MD FACEP

Associate Residency Director
Emergency Medicine
Education

silverfish8@yahoo.com
(718) 245-3318

Pamela B Simmons, PhD, APRN (ret.), FNP-BC, CNE

Clinical Professor
College of Nursing

Pamela.Simmons@downstate.edu

Richard Sinert, DO

Professor & Vice Chairman for Research
Research

Richard.Sinert@Downstate.edu
(718) 245-2973

Manisha Singh, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Infectious Diseases
Attending, Department of Medicine

manisha.singh@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2471

Edward F. Smith, MD

Local Director Ophthalmology, Department of Veterans Affairs, New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology

Esmith6960@aol.com
(718) 836-6600

Elizabeth Smith, BA

Senior Associate Dean for Administration
College of Medicine

elizabeth.smith@downstate.edu

Jamila Smith

Admin and OutPatient Biller
Department of Psychiatry

jamila.smith@downstate.edu

Sean Smith, CPA, FHFMA

Interim Senior Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
University Hospital at Downstate

Sheryl S. Smith, PhD

Distinguished Professor
Physiology and Pharmacology

sheryl.smith@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2226

Teresa Y. Smith, MD, MSEd, FACEP

Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and Affiliations
Designated Institutional Official
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine