Get to know the Providers at Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center, Inc.
All of our Physicians have admitting privileges at St. Lukes/Cornwall Hospital.
Internal Medicine
Jonathan M. Castro, MD
Residency: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY
MD: University of the Philippines, College of Medicine, Manila, Philippines
Fellowship: Endocrinology, SUNY Downstate Hospital in Brooklyn
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine
Board Certified: American Board of Endocrinology
Clinical Interests: Diabetes, Hypertension
Languages: Fluent in Tagalog
Renata Witkowska, MD
MD: Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
Residency: MCP Hahnemann, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Allergy/Immunology
University Of Medicine & Dentistry Of New Jersey Newark, NJ
Board Certified: American Board of Allergy and Immunology
Clinical Interests: Asthma
Language: Fluent in Polish
Chinyere (Chi) Oghide, FNP
Adult Nurse Practitioner, Internal Medicine
FNP: Mount Saint Mary College
Professional Membership: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Sigma Theta Tau International, Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State
Languages: Nigerian Ibo
Chanchal Singh, MD
Internist, Internal Medicine
MD: University of Maryland Medical System
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Medical System
Scheduled to sit for Board Certification: 8/13/2008
Clinical Interests: Mononeuritis Multiplex
Kenneth E. Zweig, MD
MD: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
Internship & residency: Beth israel Medical cenetr New York, NY
Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Daniel Pagnani, MD,
Chief Obstetrics & Gynecology
MD: Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Residency: Nassau Hospital, Mineola, NY
Board Certified: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Clinical Interests: Advanced laparoscopy, laser surgery, high risk pregnancy, mood disorders, menopause.
Languages: Fluent in Spanish
AWARDS: Attending of the Year, For 10 Years "The Best Doctors in Long Island", Best Doctors in America 2004
Norman M. Neches, MD
MD: State University of New York
Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Board Certified: American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Clinical Interests: Urogynecolgy
Scientific Awards & Prizes: 2nd prize at the 5th Annual Meeting, 1st prize at the Annual Scientific Meeting
Anhtho Kashyap (Tran), MD
MD: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies
Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
Board Certified: Connecticut Department of Health Services
New York State Licensure
Research: Brooklyn Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynecology Department
Research in “Maternal Age & Obesity Associated with Miscarriages”
Honors/Awards: American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
Language: Fluent in Vietnamese; some Spanish
Constance Kieltyka, CNM
Midwifery Degree: Stonybrook University, Stonybrook, NY
Clinical interests include: breastfeeding advocacy and medicinal herbs.
Partially Fluent in Spanish
Jill Mattern, MD
MD: St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies
Residency:: Fresno Medical Education Program, Fresno, California
Board Eligible
Honors/Awards: Clinical rotations in surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology, Internal Medicine and Psychiatry
Our Kid Friendly Pediatricians
All of our Pediatrician’s are Board Certified in Pediatrics and have admitting privileges at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital.
Alan Bernstein, MD, MPH, FAAP
MD: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center: NY, NY
Board Certified: American Board of Pediatrics
Dr. Bernstein is the former Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Brooklyn Hospital Medical Center in NY and Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Mass. ”Dr. B” is the author of a Q&A column Bit’s n’ Pieces in the Times Herald Record that helps hundreds of families in our area make healthy choices for their children. . Dr. B was chosen by the Consumers’ Research Council of America as one of the “Top Pediatricians in the Country” for 2008.
Clinical Interests: Adolescent Medicine, Behavioral Disorders
Languages: Fluent in Spanish and French
Adeola Ayodeji, MD, FAAP
Chief, Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
MD: College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Residency: New York Medical College/Metropolitan Hospital
Board Certified: American Board of Pediatrics.
Dr. Ayodeji was chose by the Consumers’ Research Council of America as one of the “Top Pediatricians in the Country” for 2007 and 2008.
Clinical Interests: Asthma, Preterm Infants
Languages: Spanish, Yoruba
Joanna Bochenek, MD, FAAP
MD: Medical Academy: Wroclaw, Poland
Residency: St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital: Paterson, NJ.
Board Certified: American Board of Pediatrics
Dr. Bochenek received the “Primus Inter Pares Aware”, the highest distinction for Polish medical students.
Clinical Interests: Allergies
Languages: Fluent in Polish
Avi Silber, MD, FAAP
MD: Temple University School of Medicine
Residency: St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center, NY, NY.
Board Certified: American Board of Pediatrics
Dr. Silber was the recipient of the “Jack Jacoby Award for Excellence” in the Care of Cystic Fibrosis patients during his residency.
Clinical Interests: Newborn Sleep Problems
Dental
Martha Severe, DDS
DDS: New York University
Residency: bronx Lebanon Hospital
Languages: French/Creole
Richard Gruffi, DDS
DDS: New York University
Residency: New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center: Valhalla, NY
Clinical Interests: Autofluorescence of Oral Lesions
Edwina Smith, R.D.H.
AAS: In Dental Hygiene, SUNY Farmingdale. Teaching Certificate in Dental Hygiene, SUNY Brockport
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