Meet the Surgery Team
Team Leaders
Robert E. Michler, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief, Montefiore Health System, Chairman, Surgery, Chairman, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
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William S. Melvin, MD
Surgery, Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Oncology, Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
Vice Chairman for Clinical Surgery, Division Chief, General Surgery, Director, Advanced GI Surgery
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Dominique M. Jan, MD, PhD
Pediatric Surgery
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Director, Pediatric Transplantation Surgery
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Milan M. Kinkhabwala, MD
Surgery, Cancer, Hepatocellular Cancer (Liver Cancer), Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
Chief, Transplantation, Director, Abdominal Transplantation
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Evan S. Garfein, MD
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cancer
Chief, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
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Sheldon M. Feldman, MD
Surgery, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Oncology
Chief, Division of Breast Surgery & Breast Surgical Oncology, Director, Breast Cancer Services
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Physicians
Abier A. Abdelnaby, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Director, Colon and Rectal Surgical Services
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Francis B. Baccay, MD
Surgery
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Sarah Bellemare, MD
Surgery, Cancer, Hepatocellular Cancer (Liver Cancer), Pancreatic Cancer, Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
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Teresa Benacquista, MD
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Breast Cancer, Cancer
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Steven H. Borenstein, MD
Pediatric Surgery
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Diego R. Camacho, MD
Surgery
Director, Minimally Invasive and Laparoscopic General Surgery, Site Director, Bariatric Surgery, Weiler Division
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Jenny J. Choi, MD
Surgery
Director, Bariatric Surgery, Associate Director, Clinical Affairs
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Alexandre N. Darani, MD, MS
Pediatric Surgery
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Iyare Esemuede, MD
Surgery
Attending Physician
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Jay A. Graham, MD, MBA
Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Surgical Director, Kidney Transplantation
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Anjuli M. Gupta, MD
Surgery, Breast Cancer, Cancer
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Renee Huang, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
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Marie E. Le, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
Surgery
Surgical Director, Living Donor Kidney Program
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Rebecca A. Levine, MD
Surgery, Anal Cancer, Cancer
Colorectal Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Department of Surgery
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John C. McAuliffe, MD, PhD
Surgery, Cancer, Neuroendocrine Cancer
Attending Physician, Hepatobiliary and Upper GI Surgery
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Maureen P. McEvoy, MD
Surgery, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Oncology
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Sean P. McGrath, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
Surgery
General Surgeon
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Erin Moran-Atkin, MD
Surgery
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Kelly Nahum, DO
Surgery
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Katia T. Papalezova, MD
Surgical Oncology, Cancer, Melanoma, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Surgical Oncologist, Department of Surgery
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Jessica M. Pastoriza, MD
Surgery, Breast Cancer, Cancer
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Robert L. Plummer, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
Surgery
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Aravind Pothula, MD
Hand Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Attending Physician, Hand and Upper Extremity, Plastic Surgery
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Anibal O. Puente, MD
Surgery
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Pedro Salomao Piccinini, MD
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cancer
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Peter Shamamian, MD
Surgery
Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, Vice Chairman, Quality Improvement and Performance
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Kenneth Shapiro, MD
Surgery
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Nufar Sharon, MD
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
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Michele C. Siciliano, MD
Surgical Critical Care
Acute Care Surgeon
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Vance L. Smith, MD
Surgery
Director, Acute Care Surgery, Moses Campus
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Prashanth V. Sreeramoju, MD, PhD
Surgery
Site Director, General Surgery, Jack D. Weiler Hospital
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Mindy B. Statter, MD
Pediatric Surgery
Surgeon, Pediatric Surgery
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Oren M. Tepper, MD
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cancer
Director of the Craniofacial Surgery Program, Children's Hospital at Montefiore
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Joseph T. Vazzana, MD
Surgery
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David Weithorn, MD
Surgery
General Surgeon
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Othon Wiltz, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
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Hillary C. Yaffe, MD
Surgery
Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgeon, Program Director Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgery Fellowship
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- Abier A. Abdelnaby, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
- Francis B. Baccay, MD
- Sarah Bellemare, MD
- Teresa Benacquista, MD
- Steven H. Borenstein, MD
- Diego R. Camacho, MD
- Jenny J. Choi, MD
- Alexandre N. Darani, MD, MS
- Iyare Esemuede, MD
- Sheldon M. Feldman, MD
- Evan S. Garfein, MD
- Jay A. Graham, MD, MBA
- Anjuli M. Gupta, MD
- Renee Huang, MD
- Dominique M. Jan, MD, PhD
- Milan M. Kinkhabwala, MD
- Marie E. Le, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
- Rebecca A. Levine, MD
- John C. McAuliffe, MD, PhD
- Maureen P. McEvoy, MD
- Sean P. McGrath, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
- William S. Melvin, MD
- Robert E. Michler, MD
- Erin Moran-Atkin, MD
- Kelly Nahum, DO
- Katia T. Papalezova, MD
- Jessica M. Pastoriza, MD
- Robert L. Plummer, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
- Aravind Pothula, MD
- Anibal O. Puente, MD
- Pedro Salomao Piccinini, MD
- Peter Shamamian, MD
- Kenneth Shapiro, MD
- Nufar Sharon, MD
- Michele C. Siciliano, MD
- Vance L. Smith, MD
- Prashanth V. Sreeramoju, MD, PhD
- Mindy B. Statter, MD
- Oren M. Tepper, MD
- Joseph T. Vazzana, MD
- David Weithorn, MD
- Othon Wiltz, MD
- Hillary C. Yaffe, MD
