Meet the Surgical Oncology Physicians
Team Leader

Brendon M. Stiles, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic), Esophageal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer
Title: Chief, Divisions of Thoracic Surgery & Surgical Oncology, Associate Director, Surgical Oncology, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Physicians

Abier A. Abdelnaby, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery, Colorectal Cancer
Title: Director, Colon and Rectal Surgical Services
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Vijay Agarwal, MD
Neurological Surgery, Acoustic Schwannoma, Meningioma, Pituitary Adenoma, Primary Brain Tumor, Skull Base Tumor
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Sarah Bellemare, MD
Surgery, Hepatocellular Cancer (Liver Cancer), Pancreatic Cancer, Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
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Neel P. Chudgar, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic), Esophageal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Emad N. Eskandar, MD, MBA
Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor, Dystonia, Epilepsy, Essential Tremor, Meningioma, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Parkinson Disease, Trigeminal Neuralgia
Title: Chair of Neurological Surgery, Director of Epilepsy and Facial Pain Centers, David B. Keidan Chair of Neurological Surgery
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Sheldon M. Feldman, MD
Surgery, Breast Cancer, Oncology
Title: Chief, Division of Breast Surgery & Breast Surgical Oncology Director, Breast Cancer Services Professor, Department of Surgery
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David S. Geller, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery, Ewing’s Sarcoma, Orthopedic Oncology, Osteogenic Sarcoma, Pediatric Cancer, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Title: Vice-Chairman, Strategy and Innovation, Co-Director, Orthopedic Oncology
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Anjuli M. Gupta, MD
Surgery, Breast Cancer
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Bang H. Hoang, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery, Ewing’s Sarcoma, Orthopedic Oncology, Osteogenic Sarcoma, Pediatric Cancer, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Title: Co-Director, Orthopedic Oncology, Director, Musculoskeletal Oncology Lab, Research Director, Orthopedic Surgery
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Renee Huang, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery, Colorectal Cancer
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Milan M. Kinkhabwala, MD
Surgery, Hepatocellular Cancer (Liver Cancer), Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
Title: Chief, Transplantation, Director, Abdominal Transplantation
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Patrick A. Lasala, MD
Neurological Surgery, Abdominal Imaging, Acoustic Schwannoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Epilepsy, Glioblastoma, Meningioma, Neuro-oncology, Oligodendroglioma
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Rebecca A. Levine, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery, Anal Cancer
Title: Colorectal Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Department of Surgery
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John C. McAuliffe, MD, PhD
Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Neuroendocrine Cancer
Title: Attending Physician, Hepatobiliary and Upper GI Surgery
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Maureen P. McEvoy, MD
Surgery, Breast Cancer, Oncology
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Vikas Mehta, MD, MPH
Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (ENT), Head and Neck Cancer
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W. Scott Melvin, MD
Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Oncology, Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
Title: Vice Chairman for Clinical Surgery, Division Chief, General Surgery, Director, Advanced GI Surgery
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Thomas J. Ow, MD
Head and Neck Surgery , Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (ENT), Head and Neck Cancer
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Katia T. Papalezova, MD
Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Melanoma, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Title: Surgical Oncologist, Department of Surgery
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Jessica M. Pastoriza, MD
Surgery, Breast Cancer
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Alexander I. Sankin, MD
Urology, Genitourinary (GU) Cancer, Prostate Cancer
Title: Attending Physician
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Bradley A. Schiff, MD
Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (ENT), Head and Neck Cancer
Title: Attending Physician
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Mark P. Schoenberg, MD
Urology, Bladder Cancer, Genitourinary (GU) Cancer
Title: University Professor & Chairman
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Richard V. Smith, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (ENT), Head and Neck Cancer
Title: Chair, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
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Marc Vimolratana, MD, MS
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic), Esophageal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Othon Wiltz, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery, Colorectal Cancer
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Rui Yang, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery, Ewing’s Sarcoma, Orthopedic Oncology, Osteogenic Sarcoma, Pediatric Cancer, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Title: Director, Orthopedic Oncology Fellowship, Attending Physician, Orthopedic Oncology
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Reza Yassari, MD
Neurological Surgery, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease
Title: Chief, Division of Spinal Neurosurgery, Director, Neurosurgery Residency
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- Abier A. Abdelnaby, MD
- Vijay Agarwal, MD
- Sarah Bellemare, MD
- Neel P. Chudgar, MD
- Emad N. Eskandar, MD, MBA
- Sheldon M. Feldman, MD
- David S. Geller, MD
- Anjuli M. Gupta, MD
- Bang H. Hoang, MD
- Renee Huang, MD
- Milan M. Kinkhabwala, MD
- Patrick A. Lasala, MD
- Rebecca A. Levine, MD
- John C. McAuliffe, MD, PhD
- Maureen P. McEvoy, MD
- Vikas Mehta, MD, MPH
- W. Scott Melvin, MD
- Thomas J. Ow, MD
- Katia T. Papalezova, MD
- Jessica M. Pastoriza, MD
- Alexander I. Sankin, MD
- Bradley A. Schiff, MD
- Mark P. Schoenberg, MD
- Richard V. Smith, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
- Brendon M. Stiles, MD
- Marc Vimolratana, MD, MS
- Othon Wiltz, MD
- Rui Yang, MD
- Reza Yassari, MD