The Pre-admission Surgical Testing (PAST) office is under the clinical supervision of the Medical Director, PAST Office and is staffed by physician assistants and nurse practitioners who provide basic history and physical examinations, ECGs, venipuncture and medical consultations for surgical ambulatory patients and AM admission patients.

Location:
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Main Building — 1st Floor
Room D-109

Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday
8:00 am – 2:00 pm

Telephone Number:
(516) 734-8000

Appointments:
Appointments are made through the Operating Room
Booking Office at (718) 470-7472

 

Faculty: Click for biographies

Rosemund Acquah, MD; Attending		Ira Lieberman, MD; Attending
Maria Adragna, MD, Attending		Jonathan Leiderman, MD; Attending
Kevin Barcohana, MD, Attending		Dave Livingstone, MD; Chief, Pain Management
Samuel Barst, MD; Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology		Claudio Lumerman, MD; Attending
Cristian Bartoc, MD; Attending		Monika Malesinska, MD; Attending
Ignat Bashkirov, MD; Attending		Avraham Markowitz, MD; Attending
Steven Bernstein, MD, DDS; Attending		Craig Merola, MD; Director, Pediatric Ambulatory Anesthesiology
Martin Boorin, DMD; Attending		James Mihalcik, MD; Head, Systems/Outcome
Alan Butler, MD; Attending		Bernard Milman, MD; Attending
Kenneth Cordero, MD; Attending		Sheldon Newman, MD; Attending
Brett Danzer, MD; Co-Director, Obstetric Anesthesiology		Shital Pasricha, MD; Attending
Philip Devine, MD; Attending – Chief of Critical Care Anesthesia		Raymond Pesso, MD; Attending
Thomas Eide, MD; Attending		Taifa Price, MD; Anesthesiology
Beatrice Ferretti, MD; Attending		Luis Rivera, MD; Critical Care Anesthesiology
David Glatt, MD; Attending		James Robins, MD; Attending
Mark Glick, MD; Attending		Diana Santiago, MD; Anesthesiology
Susan Gordon, MD; Attending		Gerald Schiff, MD; Clinical Director
Michael Hanania, MD		Richard Siegenfeld, MD; Attending; Associate Director to Quality Assurance/Continuing Medical Education
Michele Hendler, MD; Attending		Joseph Simpson, MD; Head, Quality Assurance/Continuing Medical Education
David Hersch, MD; Attending		Edwin Tavarez, MD; Anesthesiology
Sanjoy Joshi, MD; Attending		Kevin Whitrock, MD; Attending
Ariel Jurmann, MD; Attending		Les Yarmush, MD; Chief, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Ellen Kavee, MD, Attending		Yoram Yossefy, MD; Attending
Harold Kim, MD, Attending		Baber Younas, MD; Anesthesiology
Ramesh Kodavatiganti, MD; Attending
Richard Krauss, MD; Attending
Debra Lederman, DO; Attending
Michael Liang, MD; Attending

Rosemund Acquah, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra, India

Residency Training:
Pediatrics, St. Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York
Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York

Anesthesiology Fellowship:
Pediatric Anesthesiology, Long Island Jewish Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York

Board Eligibility/Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Maria Adragna, MD, Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Kevin Barcohana, MD, Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Board Certification:
Diplomate, National Board of Osteopathic Anesthesiology
Diplomate, National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners

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Samuel Barst, MD; Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Residency Training:
Pediatrics, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York
Anesthesiology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York
Advanced clinical training in Pediatric Anesthesia, Babies Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York

Subspecialty Training:
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Babies Hospital, Columbia- Presbyterian Medical Center, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

Academic Title:
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

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Cristian Bartoc, MD; Attending
(718) 470- 7390

Medical School:
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Bucharest, Romania

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology
St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital Center
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, New York

Fellowship:
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomat, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Ignat Bashkirov, MD; Attending
(718) 470- 7390

Medical School:
Russian State Medical University
Moscow, Russia

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York

Surgery:
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York

ENT Clinical Specialization
1 Children Hospital
Moscow, Russia

Fellowship:
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomat, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Steven Bernstein, MD, DDS; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Dental & Medical School:
New York University College of Dentistry
Hahnemann University School of Medicine

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York

Clinical base in General Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center,
New York

Fellowship:
Advanced Clinical Anesthesiology, New York University Medical
Center, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

Academic Title:
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

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Martin Boorin, DMD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Dental School:
University of Connecticut, School of Dental Medicine,
Farmington, Connecticut

Residency Training:
General Practice Dental Residency
Dental Anesthesiology residency
Long Island Jewish Medical Center,
New Hyde Park, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Dental Board of Anesthesiology
Diplomate, American Board of OroFacial Pain

Academic Title:
Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine

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Alan Butler, MD; Attending
(718) 470- 739

Medical School:
University of Maryland School of Medicine,
Baltimore, Maryland

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology
New York- Cornell University Medical College
New York, New York

Fellowship:
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Children’s National Medical Center,
Washington, DC

Board Certification:
Diplomat, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Kenneth Cordero, MD; Attending
(718) 470- 7390

Medical School:
St. Georges University
Grenada, West Indies

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology
Connecticut – Yale University School of Medicine

Yale New Haven Hospital, New Have Connecticut

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Brett Danzer, MD; Co-Director, Obstetric Anesthesiology
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Residency Training:
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Francis Hospital,
Pittsburgh, PA

Anesthesiology, St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Fellowship:
Obstetrical Anesthesiology, SUNY at Stony Brook, NY

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Philip Devine, MD; Attending – Chief of Critical Care Anesthesia
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Albany Medical College, Albany, New York

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York

Fellowship:
Critical Care
Harvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology
Special Qualifications in Critical Care Medicine

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Thomas Eide, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass

Fellowship:
Clinical Fellow in Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass

Subspecialty Training:
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

Academic Title:
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

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Beatrice Ferretti, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Technological Institute of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York

Anesthesiology
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida

Fellowship:
Critical Care
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York

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David Glatt, MD; Attending
(718) 470- 7390

Medical School:
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine/New York
Institute of Technology
New York

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology
University of Maryland Medical Center. Maryland

Board Certification:
Diplomat, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Mark Glick, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Queen’s University of Medicine, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York New York

Surgery
The New York Hospital – Cornell University Medical Center
New York, New York

Fellowship:
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Susan Gordon, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, New York University Medical Center, New
York, New York

General Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center,
New Hyde Park, New York

Subspecialty Training:
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (6 months)
Neurosurgical & Vascular Anesthesiology (6 months)
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Michael Hanania, MD
(516) 719-PAIN (7246)

Medical School:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

Subspecialty Training:
Pain Management
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology – Added
Qualifications in Pain Management

Academic Title:
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

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Michele Hendler, MD; Attending
(718)-470-7390

Medical School:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

Fellowship:
Obstetrical Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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David Hersch, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Autonomous University of Guadalajara School of Medicine, Guadalajara, Mexico

Residency Training:
Resident 7 Chief Resident in Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Subspecialty Training:
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (6 months), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Sanjoy Joshi, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Residency Training:
Resident & Chief Resident in Anesthesiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

Resident in Internal Medicine, New York Methodist Hospital of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York

Junior Resident, Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi, India

Fellowship:
Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital at University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Ariel Jurmann, MD; Attending
(718) 470- 7390

Medical School:
State University of New York at Stony Brook, College of Medicine, New York

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology – Chief Resident, NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Center
New York, New York

Surgery:
State University of New York,
University Hospital at Stony Brook

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Ellen Kavee, MD, Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, New York University Medical Center, New York

Fellowship:
Pediatric Anesthesiology/ Critical Care
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Board Certification:
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

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Harold Kim, MD, Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, NY

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Ramesh Kodavatiganti, MD; Attending
(718) 470- 7390

Medical School:
Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University
New Delhi, India

Residency Training:
Surgery
R.M.L. Hospital
New Delhi, India

Anesthesiology
Maulana Azad Medical College
New Delhi, India

Anesthesiology – Senior Resident
G.B. Pant Hospital
New Delhi, India

Fellowship:
Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio

Board Certification:
Diplomat, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Richard Krauss, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York

Residency Training:
Pediatrics, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York

Anesthesia, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York

Fellowship:
Pediatric Anesthesia, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Debra Lederman, DO; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY

Residency Training:
Resident & Chief Resident, Anesthesia, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York

Fellowship:
Cardiac Anesthesia, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY

Cardiac Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Cardiac Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Michael Liang, MD; Attending
(718) 470- 7390

Medical School:
Medical School: SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York

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Ira Lieberman, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, New York University Medical Center, NY, NY

Fellowship:
Cardiac Anesthesia, New York University Medical Center, NY, NY

Obstetrical Anesthesia, New York University Medical Center, NY, NY

Advanced Clinical Anesthesiology , New York University Medical Center, NY, NY

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiologists
Diplomate, American Academy of Pain Management

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Jonathan Leiderman, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Fellowship:
Pediatric & Critical Care Anesthesiology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Dave Livingstone, MD; Chief, Pain Management
(516) 719-PAIN (7246)

Medical School:
Stony Brook School of Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York

Residency Training:
Resident & Chief Resident in Anesthesiology, St. Luke’s - Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York

Fellowship:
Pain Management, St. Luke's – Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology Diplomate
American Board of Anesthesiology with Added Qualifications in Pain Management

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Claudio Lumerman, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
University de Buenos Aires, School of Medicine Buenos Aires, Argentina

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology
Ezeia Zonal Hospital
Maimonides Medical Center

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Monika Malesinska, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Academy of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland

Residency Training:
Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Subspecialty Training:
Pain Management (3 months)
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (3 months)
Pediatric Anesthesiology (3 months)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Avraham Markowitz, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York

Subspecialty Training:
Pediatric Anesthesiology (3 months)
Obstetric Anesthesiology (3 months)
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (6 months)
Montefiore Medical Center
Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein
College of Medicine, Bronx, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American board of Anesthesiology

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Craig Merola, MD; Director, Pediatric Ambulatory Anesthesiology
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, University Hospital Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook, New York

Subspecialty Training:
Pediatric Anesthesiology
University Hospital Health Sciences Center,
Stony brook, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

Academic Title:
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

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James Mihalcik, MD; Head, Systems/Outcome
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
University of Florida, School of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla.

Residency Training:
Resident & Chief Resident in Anesthesia, New York
University Medical Center, New York, New York

Fellowship:
Clinical Fellow in Cardiac Anesthesia, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Bernard Milman, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Medical School: Tashkent State Medical Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(Former USSR)

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York

Fellowship:
Obstetric Anesthesiology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Sheldon Newman, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

Residency Training:
Resident & Chief Resident, Anesthesiology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York

Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York

Fellowship:
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Shital Pasricha, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.

Fellowship:
Cardiovascular & Obstetric Anesthesiology, St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Raymond Pesso, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

Residency Training:
Anesthesia, Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, NY

Internal Medicine, Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, New York

Subspecialty Training:
Pediatric Anesthesiology (6months)
Obstetric Anesthesiology (3 months)
Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York
General Anesthesiology (3 months)
Nassau County Medical Center
East Meadow, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Taifa Price, MD; Anesthesiology
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Pritzker School of Medicine University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Residency Training:
Anesthesia, Brigham And Women’s Hospital
Harvard Affiliated Institution, Boston Massachusetts

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Luis Rivera, MD; Critical Care Anesthesiology
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York

Residency Training:
Internal Medicine, The Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT

Anesthesiology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center,
New York, New York

Fellowship:
Critical Care Medicine, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology
Special Certificate of Clinical Competence in Critical Care
Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology

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James Robins, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, State University of New York Health Science
Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York

Urology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

Surgery, State University of New York health Science Center
at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York

Fellowship:
Pediatric Anesthesia, State University of New York Health
Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York

Cardiac Anesthesia, State University of New York Health
Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Diana Santiago, MD; Anesthesiology
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Residency Training:
Anesthesia, Yale University School of Medicine
Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven Connecticut

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Gerald Schiff, MD; Clinical Director
(718) 470-7394

Medical School:
New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York

Residency Training:
Internal Medicine, The Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, New York

Anesthesia, State University of New York, Health
Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York

Fellowship:
Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, State University of New York,
Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiologists

Academic Title:
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

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Richard Siegenfeld, MD; Attending; Associate Director to Quality Assurance/Continuing Medical Education
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
New York University School of Medicine, New York, N.Y.

Residency Training:
Anesthesia Resident & Chief Resident, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California

Subspecialty Training:
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (3 months)
Obstetric Anesthesiology (3 months)
Pediatric Anesthesiology (3 months)
University of California, Irvine, California

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Joseph Simpson, MD; Head, Quality Assurance/Continuing Medical Education
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York

Residency Training:
Resident & Chief Resident in Anesthesia, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York

Fellowship:
Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, SUNY – Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

Academic Title:
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

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Edwin Tavarez, MD; Anesthesiology
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, New Jersey

Residency Training:
Anesthesia, Yale University School of Medicine
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Kevin Whitrock, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Residency Training:
Resident & Chief Resident in Anesthesiology, SUNY at Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York

Subspecialty Training:
Intensive Care Medicine Anesthesiology (6 months)
Pediatric Anesthesiology (6 months)
State University of New York at Stony Brook University Hospital, stony Brook, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Les Yarmush, MD; Chief, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

Residency Training:
Anesthesia, Staten Island Hospital, Staten Island, New York

Fellowship:
Cardiac Anesthesia, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York

Pediatric Anesthesia, New York University Medical Center, New York,
New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Yoram Yossefy, MD; Attending
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Technion School of Medicine, Haifa, Israel

Residency Training:
Anesthesiology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York

Subspecialty Training:
Pediatric anesthesiology
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New Hyde Park, New York

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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Baber Younas, MD; Anesthesiology
(718) 470-7390

Medical School:
Saint George’s University of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies

Residency Training:
Anesthesia, New York University Medical Center
Bellevue Hospital, New York

Internal Medicine
St. Barnabas Medical Center

Board Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

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