North Shore University Hospital

Department of Emergency Medicine                          
North Shore University Hospital

Over the course of one year, the Emergency Medicine Department at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) in Manhasset, Long Island, NY, sees approximately 85,000 patients. As a designated tertiary care center, we care for the most complicated cases, as well as routine emergency and urgent care patients.

For more information about the Department of Emergency Medicine at North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, Long Island, NY, contact :                                                     Nursing Director Kris Maurice, RN, at (516) 562-3090 or     one of our chairmen at (516) 562-4125.

Our Emergency Medicine Department provides many advanced programs to ensure that our patients get state-of-the-art care for virtually any illness or injury:

• Stroke Center Certified by New York State – The Emergency Medicine Department at North Shore University Hospital has the most advanced training, personnel and equipment to provide state-of-the-art care to patients suffering from ischemic strokes (the most common type) and hemorrhagic strokes. Receiving expert treatment for strokes can mean the difference between life and death.

North Shore University Hospital is also one of the few stroke centers to have the expertise to perform intravascular thrombolysis (clot removal through the arteries) for acute strokes.

North Shore University Hospital is one of 11 hospitals in North Shore-LIJ Health System to receive the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Achievement Awards. The awards recognize the hospitals' commitment and successes in implementing a higher standard of stroke care to ensure that stroke patients receive treatment in accordance with the latest evidence-based guidelines.

• Level I Trauma Center – This designation means that the experienced surgeons at  North Shore University Hospital's Emergency Medicine Department represent all the necessary surgical subspecialties to provide immediate state-of-the-art care to all trauma patients.

• Separate Pediatric Emergency Unit – Our separate emergency unit provides a pleasant child-friendly environment to treat our pediatric patients with the specialized care they deserve. Open 24 hours, 7 days a week, our 8-bed facility is staffed by attending physicians. 

• Separate Fast Track Unit – The fast track unit at North Shore University Hospital's Emergency Medicine Department allows patients with minor illnesses or injuries to be treated rapidly in an environment appropriate to the severity of their illness. Open daily from 11am to 11pm, our 7-bed unit is staffed by an attending emergency physician and attending doctors, residents, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. 

• Academic Tertiary Care Center – This designation means that you can expect the highest quality of emergency care available from experts who are renowned in their fields. Our senior physicians participate in scholarly research activities, teach at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine and provide supervision for doctors in training (residents). Learn more about our Emergency Medicine academic programs for residents.

• Advanced Emergency Observation Unit – In April 2012, we opened an advanced emergency observation unit for patients who require extended care that does not necessitate a prolonged inpatient hospital admission.

Dr. Andrew E. Sama, MD, FACEP
Chairman, Emergency Medicine
North Shore University Hospital

Gary S. Rudolph, MD, FACEP
Senior Associate Chairman, Emergency Medicine

Christopher C. Raio, MD, RDMS, FACEP
Associate Chairman, Emergency Medicine

Our Physicians 

• Andrew E Sama, MD
• Gary Steven Rudolph, MD
• Christopher C. Raio, MD
• Joseph Anthony Zito, MD
• Robert Matthew Bramante, MD
• Elizabeth Ann Brothers, MD
• Michael Cassara, DO
• Tracy Catlin, MD
• Hong Y Chong, MD
• Angela Rose Cirilli, MD
• Daniel Patrick Dexeus, DO
• Daniel Benjamin Frank, MD
• Robert Leonard Gekle, MD
• Brent E Gottesman, MD
• Howard Andrew Greller, MD
• Rashmeet Gujral, MD
• Christine Haines, MD
• Leonardo Huertas, MD
• Tadeusz Korszun, MD
• Dawne Drayton Kort, MD
• Joseph LaMantia, MD
• Tse Chiang Lau, MD
• David Chung-Sang Lee, MD
• Kyle Thomas Lennon, MD
• Brittany Faye Marcello, MD
• Veena A. Modayil, MD
• Joshua Brett Moskovitz, MD
• John Munyak, MD
• Mathew Jared Nelson, DO
• Petru Codrin Nemes, MD
• Joshua Nicholas Nogar, MD
• Gaurav Patel, MD
• Amy Shah Patwa, DO
• Ann Alexandrovna Prokofieva, MD
• John Sangeeth Rajkumar, MD
• Shyambhai Manubhai Rao, MD
• Lara V. Reda, MD
• Zhanna Roit, MD
• Francis Joseph Sabatino, MD
• Annabella V Salvador-Kelly, MD
• David William Silver, MD
• Todd Louis Slesinger, MD
• Sean Patrick Stickles, MD
• Andrew Patrick Sturm, MD
• Mark K Su, MD
• Cini Kuriachan Thayil, MD
• Vu Huy Tran, MD
• Mala Prakash Trivedi, MD
• Philipp J Underwood, MD
• Anna VanTuyl, MD
• Sandy Wang, DO
• Robert Leonard Wighton, MD
• Brian Joseph Wright, MD
• Qiuping Zhou, DO
• Kristine Elizabeth Cottral, MD
• Jon Christopher Kerr, MD
• Alyssa Michelle Abo, MD
• John Robert Acerra, MD
• Teresa Murray Amato, MD
• Isabel A Barata, MD
• Amanda Jean Kasem, MD
• Monica Kapoor, MD

Our location in Manhasset, NY, makes it easy for Nassau County residents and their families to benefit from the highest standard of emergency care. We welcome inquiries and comments.