International Patient Program at Montefiore
Meet the International Patient Program Physicians Team
Montefiore Medical Center (Montefiore), the academic Medical Center and University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein), is internationally recognized for clinical excellence— breaking new ground in research, training the next generation of healthcare leaders, and delivering science-driven, patient-centered care.
Montefiore is ranked among the top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. For more than 100 years, we have been innovating new treatments, new procedures and new approaches to patient care, producing stellar outcomes and raising the bar for medical centers in the region and around the world. As we build on this momentum, we continue to advance the practice of medicine and set the standard for excellence.
Montefiore is ranked among the top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. For more than 100 years, we have been innovating new treatments, new procedures and new approaches to patient care, producing stellar outcomes and raising the bar for medical centers in the region and around the world. As we build on this momentum, we continue to advance the practice of medicine and set the standard for excellence.
Team Leaders
Abbott, Ira R., MD

Title Acting Director, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery; Director, Surgical Neuro-Oncology, CHAM
Medical Education Baylor College of Medicine
Team Members
Ajaimy, Maria, MD

Medical Education Lebanese University
Bellin, Eran Y., MD

Medical Education Columbia Univ College of Physicians and Surgeons
Bent, John P., MD

Title Attending Physician
Medical Education Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Brandt, Lawrence J., MD

Medical Education SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Braunschweig, Ira, MD

Medical Education New York University School of Medicine
Camacho, Diego R., MD

Title Director, Minimally Invasive and Laparoscopic General Surgery; Site Director, Bariatric Surgery, Weiler Division
Medical Education Francisco Marroquin University
Camacho, Fernando J., MD

Title Attending Physician, Medical Oncology and Hematology, Montefiore; Director, Community Oncology Program, Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care
Medical Education State University of New York
Casale, Anthony J., MD

Title Director, Pediatric Urology and Program Director, Urology Residency
Medical Education University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Chuck, Roy S., MD, PhD

Title Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Medical Education Columbia Univ College of Physicians and Surgeons
Cohen, Steven R., MD

Title Chief, Dermatology, Montefiore
Medical Education University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
DeRose, Joseph J., MD

Title Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Medical Education Columbia Univ. College of Physicians & Surgeons
Fineberg, Susan A., MD

Medical Education SUNY Health Sciences at Stony Brook
Fisher, John D., MD

Title Attending Physician
Medical Education Wayne State University
Fox, Jana L., MD

Medical Education State University of NY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
Futterman, Donna C., MD

Title Director, Adolescent AIDS Program, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore; Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Medical Education Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Garcia, Mario J., MD

Title Chief, Division of Cardiology; Co-Director, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care
Medical Education Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena
Garfein, Evan S., MD

Title Chief, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Medical Education Columbia Univ College of Physicians and Surgeons
Garg, Madhur K., MD, MBA

Title Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology; Co-Director, Stereotactic Radiosurgery Program
Medical Education King George Medical College
Gartrell, Benjamin A., MD

Medical Education Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Goldstein, Daniel, MD

Title Vice Chairman, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery; Director, Mechanical Assistance Program; Co-Director, Center for Advanced Cardiac Therapy; Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation
Medical Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
Greenberg, Mark A., MD

Title Associate Chief, Clinical Affairs; Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology
Medical Education University of Illinois College of Medicine
Gucalp, Rasim A., MD

Medical Education Hacettepe Universitesi Tip Fakultesi
Guha, Chandan, MD

Medical Education Calcutta University
Gupta, Sanjeev, MD

Medical Education University of Rajasthan, Sardar Patel Med Coll
Ho, Sammy, MD

Medical Education State University of NY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
Hsu, Daphne T., MD

Title Division Chief, Pediatric Cardiology; Co-Director, Pediatric Heart Center, Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Medical Education Yale University School of Medicine
Jacobson, Mark I., MD

Medical Education University of Witwatersrand, S. Africa
Jan, Dominique M., MD

Title Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery; Director, Pediatric Transplantation Surgery
Medical Education Pierre et Marie Curie Universite
Kalnicki, Shalom, MD

Title Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology
Medical Education University of Sao Paulo
Kaskel, Frederick J., MD, PhD

Title Vice Chair, Affiliate and Network Relations, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Medical Education University of Cincinnati
Kaubisch, Andreas, MD

Medical Education Columbia Univ. College of Physicians & Surgeons
Kennedy, Gary J., MD

Medical Education University of Texas, San Antonio
Kinkhabwala, Milan M., MD

Title Chief, Transplantation; Director, Abdominal Transplantation
Medical Education Cornell University Medical College
Kuo, Dennis Y., MD

Medical Education New York University School of Medicine
Lee, Jimmy K., MD

Title Director, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service
Medical Education Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Levy, Adam S., MD

Title Medical Director, Pediatric Ambulatory Subspecialty Services, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Medical Education New York University School of Medicine
Levy, Paul A., MD

Medical Education Tulane University School of Medicine
Lipton, Richard B., MD

Medical Education University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Loehner, John, MD

Medical Education SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Louard, Rita J., MD

Medical Education Columbia Univ. College of Physicians & Surgeons
Medow, Norman B., MD

Title Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Service
Medical Education SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Mehta, Keyur J., MD

Medical Education Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Menegus, Mark A., MD

Medical Education Rutgers University Medical School
Michler, Robert E., MD

Title Surgeon-in-Chief; Chairman, Surgery; Chairman, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery; Co-Director, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care
Medical Education Dartmouth Medical School
Moshe, Solomon L., MD

Title The Isabelle Rapin Division of Child Neurology, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Medical Education University of Athens Medical School
Papalezova, Katia T., MD

Title Surgical Oncologist, Department of Surgery
Medical Education Sofia Medical School, Bulgaria
Perez-Soler, Roman, MD

Title Chairman, Department of Oncology; Chief, Division of Medical Oncology; Deputy Director, Albert Einstein Cancer Center
Medical Education Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona
Piperdi, Bilal, MD

Medical Education University of Hacettepe Medical School
Pullman, James M., MD, PhD

Medical Education University of Chicago
Rocca, Juan P., MD

Title Surgical Director, Kidney Transplantation
Medical Education Universidad De Buenos Aires
Shaparin, Naum, MD

Title Director, Pain Service
Medical Education University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Shinnar, Shlomo, MD, PhD

Title The Isabelle Rapin Division of Child Neurology, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Medical Education Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Sparano, Joseph A., MD

Medical Education New York Medical College
Suhrland, Mark J., MD

Medical Education SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Surks, Martin I., MD

Medical Education New York University School of Medicine
Tepper, Oren M., MD

Title Director, Craniofacial Surgery Program
Medical Education New York University School of Medicine
Thompson, John F., MD

Title Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Medical Education Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Verma, Amit K., MD

Title Director, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Program; Director, Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Oncology
Medical Education All-India Institute of Medical Sciences
Wolkoff, Allan W., MD

Medical Education Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Yassari, Reza, MD

Title Chief, Division of Spinal Neurosurgery; Director, Neurosurgery Residency
Medical Education Medical University of Vienna
Zingman, Barry S., MD

Medical Education New York University School of Medicine