Medical/Dental Staff Officers

President
Mathew Cholankeril, MD

Vice President
Salvador Cuadra, MD

Secretary Treasurer
Robert Czyzewski, MD

Immediate Past President
Carlos Remolina, MD

Chair, Department of Anesthesia
Joshua Spruell, MD

Vice Chair, Department of Anesthesia
Steven Dumbroff, MD

Chair, Division of Cardiology
Mathew Cholankeril, MD

Vice Chair, Division of Cardiology
Ghassan Chehade, MD

Chair, Dentistry
George Flugrad, DMD

Vice Chair, Dentistry
Richard Olin, DMD

Co-Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Mityanand Ramnarine, MD

Co-Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Lauren Beth Trattner, DO

Chair, Department of Family Practice
Joseph M. Schulman, DO

Vice Chair, Department of Family Practice
Sabeen Khan, MD

Chair, Division of Gastroenterology
David Wexler, MD

Vice Chair, Division of Gastroenterology
Pavan Sachan, MD

Chair, Division of Hematology-Oncology
Pawan Gundavaram, MD

Vice Chair, Division of Hematology-Oncology
Avishek Kumar, MD

Chair, Division of Infectious Disease
Juan Baez, MD

Vice Chair, Division of Infectious Disease
Pardip Shah, MD

Chair Department of Medicine
Anubha Sinha, MD

Vice Chair Department of Medicine
Matthew G. Cholankeril, MD

Chair, Division Nephrology
Geronimo Banayat, MD

Vice Chair, Division Nephrology
Michael Imbriano, DO

Chair, Division of Ophthalmology
Anthony Inverno, MD

Vice Chair, Division of Ophthalmology
John Wilgucki, DO

Chair, Division of Orthopedics
David Rojer, MD

Vice Chair, Division of Orthopedics
Christopher Ropiak, MD

Chair, Division of Otolaryngology
Radha Vinnakota, MD

Chair Department of Pathology
Michael Gistrak, MD

Vice Chair Department of Pathology
Barry Benisch, MD

Chair, Division of Plastic Surgery
Jerrold Zeitels, MD

Vice Chair, Division of Plastic Surgery
Richard Tepper, MD

Chair, Division of Podiatry
Chudi Mgbako, DPM

Vice Chair, Division of Podiatry
Jason Galante, DPM

Chair, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Ramamurthy Bangalore, MD

Vice Chair, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Rashpal Singh, MD

Chair, Department of Radiology
Abhishek Shrivastava, MD

Chair, Surgery, General
Anish Nihalani, MD

Chair, Department of Surgery
Salvador Cuadra, MD

Chair, Division of Urology
Brett Opell, MD

Chief Medical Officer
Carol Ash, MD

Members at Large
Stephen Ford, MD
Marshall Feldman, DPM
Robert Czyzewski, MD




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