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Pediatrics

Avi Silber, MD, FAAP


Medical Director

MD: Temple University School of Medicine
Residency: St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center, NY, NY. 
Board Certified: American Board of Pediatrics
Clinical Interests: Newborn Sleep Problems

Dr. Silber was the recipient of the “Jack Jacoby Award for Excellence” in the Care of Cystic Fibrosis patients during his residency.


 

Tracy Lucas, FNP

Chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics
FNP: Dominican College, Masters of Science in Nursing (2001)
Fellowship: Helene Fuld Fellow, Binghamton University
Clinical Interests: Premature infants, Developmental Disabilities
Clinical Preceptor in Pediatrics - 2005 to present


 

Adeola Ayodeji, MD, FAAP


MD: College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Residency: New York Medical College/Metropolitan Hospital
Board Certified: American Board of Pediatrics.
Clinical Interests: Asthma, Preterm Infants
Languages: Spanish, Yoruba

Dr. Ayodeji was chose by the Consumers’ Research Council of America as one of the “Top Pediatricians in the Country” for 2007 and 2008.


Hanna Beruke, MD

MD:Adelphi University (2004), Stony Brook School of Medicine (2009)
Residency:Jacobi Medical Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine


Mukai Jaravaza, MD

MD:St. George's University Medical School  (2005)
Residency: Brooklyn Hospital - Pediatrics


Internal Medicine

Chanchal Singh, MD


Chief,Internal Medicine

MD: Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, India
Residency: Maryland General Hospital, University of Maryland Medical System
Board Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Interests: Anti Aging and Wellness Therapies


Janice Wolf, MD

MD: Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Residency: Elmhurst Hospital Center; Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Bariatrics


Frank Morales, RN, FNP-BC

MSN in Family Nurse Practitioner -Pace University (2003)
Residency: Montifiore Medical Center
Board Certified: ANCC Family Practice Clinical Interests: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine


H. Janelle Carr, FNP

MSN in Family Nurse Practitioner -Pace University (2008)
Residency: Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Board Certified: ANCC Family Practice
Clinical Interests: Critical Care, Gastroenterology

 


Family Medicine

Rocco Russo, MD

MD: University of Minnesota School of Medicine (1985)

Residency: Santa Monica Hospital- Family Medicine (1988)


Koreen E. Thomas, FNP

FNP - SUNY Buffalo (1993) Pace University (1988)
Board Certified: ANCC


Jody Buckle, FNP- C , CDE

FNP - Mount St. Mary College (1996), Columbia University (2002), Stony Brook University (2010)
Board Certified: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners


Urgent Care

Vince Bosco, PA


Sophie Davis School of Biomedicine (NY)
Board Certified: NCCPA
Clinical Interests: Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, & Pediatrics


Kate Michalak L.Ac., RPAC

MS in Physician Assistant Studies 
PANCE Eligible
Clinical Interests: Acupuncture and Herbology


Gilly Arthurs, FNP

FNP : College of New Rochelle
Residency : St. Agnes Hospital/Greenburgh Health Center
Board Certified: NCCPA
Clinical Interests: Family Medicine

 


 

Women's Health

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


 

Diana Wallace, MD

MD: University of Guadalajara School of Medicine
Residency: St Luke’s Hospital & Health Network Bethlehem, PA
Board Eligible
Clinical Interests: Bariatrics & Women's Health
Language: Fluent in Spanish

Julie A. O'Conner, CM, LM, MS

CM: Master of Science-Midwifery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 
Board Certified: American Midwifery Certification Board, New York State Licensure
Languages: Spanish


Stanley Swaby, DO

DO: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (1995)
Residency: Bronx Lebanon Hospital/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Board Certified: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology


Anhtho Kashyap (Tran), MD

MD: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies

Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
Board Eligible
Research: Brooklyn Hospital, OB/GYN Department
Research in “Maternal Age & Obesity Associated with Miscarriages”
Honors/Awards: American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
Language: Fluent in Vietnamese; some Spanish


Iris Rubin, FNP

FNP: Columbia University (1995) – Master of Science in Nursing
Board Certified : Family Practice


Raphael Osei, MD

Residency: Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Il
MD: Howard University - College of Medicine 
Board Eligible: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Languages: Fluent in Spanish


Dental

Guillermo Torres DDS. MS

Chief, Dental Services
DDS: Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University
Residency: Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Languages: English/Spanish


Richard Gruffi, DDS

DDS: New York University
Residency: New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center: Valhalla, NY
Clinical Interests: Auto fluorescence of Oral Lesions


Tom Morales, DDS

DDS: University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO (2009)
Residency: Erie County Medical Center
Languages: English/Spanish

Richard Herman, DDS

DDS: Columbia University School of Oral Medicine (1974)


Rossarin Mitsumoto, DDS

DDS: Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (2000)
University of Rochester (2009)
Residency: Columbia University (2010)
Pediatric Dentistry, St. Barnabas Hospital (2012)

 

 


 

Edwina Smith, RDH

AAS: In Dental Hygiene, SUNY Farmingdale. Teaching Certificate in Dental Hygiene, SUNY Brockport


Christina Garufi , RDH


AAS: Dental Hygiene, SUNY Orange. Certified to Perform Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide
Awards: DHSNY President's Award for Excellence


Yesenia Rivera, RDH

AAS: Dental Hygiene, SUNY Orange.
Certifications: National Board of Dental Hygiene

 

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