Leadership

Medical and Dental Staff Officers

  • PRESIDENT: Abu Alam, MD
  • VICE-PRESIDENT: Peter Lenchur, MD
  • SECRETARY/TREASURER: Kevin Lukenda, DO
  • MEMBER AT-LARGE: Michael Brescia, MD
  • MEMBER AT-LARGE: Aravinda Reddy, MD
  • CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER: John D’Angelo, DO
  • DEPT. OF MEDICINE DELEGATE: Gerardo Capo, MD

Department and Division Leadership

  • ANESTHESIA

CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIR
Leon Pirak, MD Steven Carvalho, MD
DIVISION: CHIEF:
Pain Management Edward Shen, MD

  • EMERGENCY MEDICINE

CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIR
Darren P. Mareiniss, MD Lani Lee, MD

  • FAMILY MEDICINE

CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIR
Kevin Lukenda, DO Ariel Quinones, MD

  • MEDICINE

CHAIRMAN

VICE CHAIR

Clark Sherer, MD

Muniba Naqi, MD

DIVISION:

CHIEF:

Allergy and Immunology

Thomas Golbert, MD

Cardiovascular Disease

Peter Lenchur, MD

Dermatology

Open

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Manthan Pandya, MD

Gastroenterology

Kunal Grover, MD

Hematology

Gerardo Capo, MD

Infectious Diseases

Julius Salamera, MD

Internal Medicine

Muniba Naqi, MD

Nephrology

James McAnally, MD

Neurology

Ying Tao, MD

Oncology

Michelle Cholankeril, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Open

Pulmonary

Carlos Remolina, MD

Rheumatology

Open

  • OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY

CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIR
Abu Alam, MD Open

  • ORTHOPEDICS

CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIR
Richard Mackessy, MD Chris Ropiak, MD

  • PATHOLOGY

CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIR
Heidi Fish, MD Surya Guha, MD

  • PEDIATRICS

CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIR
Olga Park, MD Sumati Pande, MD

  • PSYCHIATRY

CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIR
Georgios Petrides, MD Rehan Malik, MD

  • RADIATION ONCOLOGY

CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIR
Clarissa Henson, MD Robert Cole, MD

  • RADIOLOGY

CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIR
Eugene Kennedy, MD Albert Li, MD

  • SURGERY

CHAIRMAN

VICE CHAIR

Rodolfo Colaco, MD

Sergio Baerga, MD

DIVISION:

CHIEF:

Dentistry

John Matos, DDS

General Surgery

Pedro Cordero, MD

Neurological Surgery

David Poulad, MD

Ophthalmological Surgery

Christine Zolli, MD

Otolaryngological Surgery

Boris Paskhover, MD

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Joseph D. Alkon, MD

Podiatric Surgery

George Kotzias, DPM

Thoracic Surgery

Justin Sambol, MD

Urology Surgery

Robert Weiss, MD

Vascular Surgery

Michael Curi, MD

Senior Administration

Nancy M. DiLiegro, Ph.D., MS, MPA, FASHP, FACHE
President and CEO

John D’Angelo, DO
Vice President, Chief Quality and Chief Medical Officer

Mary McTigue, DNP, RNC, CENP
Vice President Patient Care Services, Chief Nursing Officer

Muniba Naqi, MD, MBA, CHCQM, CPE, FACP
Vice President, Clinical Operations and Physician Services, Chief Clinical Officer
Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine Residency Program

David A. Gallinetti, CPA
Site Finance Officer

Sister Rosemary Moynihan, SC, PhD, LCSW
Vice President, Mission Integration

Lisa Dressner, MSW, LCSW
Vice President, Behavioral Health and Psychiatry

Laura Ciraco, MBA
Vice President, Development

Curry Bucu, BA, MS
Interim Vice President, Human Resources

Hisham Santiago, DNP, MBA, RN, CNOR
Assistant Vice President, Perioperative Services and Invasive Procedures

Philip E. Solomon, MA, CHMM, CET-CIT
Assistant Vice President, Support Services, Safety Officer

Maria Auciello
Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Public Relations

Jaime J. Paredes
Director, Information Technologies and Security

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