Meet Your Thoracic Anesthesiology Team
Our thoracic anesthesiologists provide the latest, clinically proven care for patients undergoing advanced thoracic and esophageal surgeries, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Our team collaborates closely with Montefiore Einstein’s Thoracic Surgery and Invasive Pulmonology teams to ensure a comprehensive, safe and comfortable anesthesia plan for each patient.
Team Leader / Division Director
Jay S. Berger, MD, PhD
Director, Thoracic Anesthesiology Division
Physicians
Vilma A. Joseph, MD, MPH
Site Director for Anesthesia Services at Montefiore Medical Center, Weiler Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology
Tomer Kotek, MD
Senior Medical Director for the Department of Anesthesiology
William J. Sauer, MD
Director, Critical Care Anesthesiology Division
Bilal Tufail, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology