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- Steven Abramson
- H. Michael Belmont, M.D.
- Jill Buyon, M.D.
- Bertha Bauer, M.D.
- Stephen Bernstein, M.D.
- Michael Colin, M.D.
- Robert Fafalak, M.D.
- Brian D. Golden, M.D.
- Kathleen A. Haines, M.D.
- Stephen Honig, M.D.
- Euna Lee, M.D.
- Sicy Lee, M.D.
- Laureano Lopez-Garrido, M.D.
- Michael Pillinger, M.D.
- Soumya Reddy, M.D.
- Pamela B. Rosenthal, M.D.
- Lanny Schwartzfarb, M.D.
- Harry Shen, M.D.
- Stephen Smiles, M.D.
- Gary Solomon, M.D.
- Elinor Stockheim, M.D.
- Omar F. Suarez, DMD
- Chung-E Tseng, M.D.
- Anthony Vuong, D.D.S.
- Gary Zagon

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- Mona Bashar, M.D.
- Eszter Boksay, M.D.
- Laszlo Feher, M.D.
- Betty Greenspan, D.D.S.
- Yevgeniya Kaykova, M.D.
- Adam Karp, M.D., F.A.C.P.
- Edward Katz, M.D.
- Ram D. Phull, D.D.S.
- Roshini Rajapaksa, M.D.
- David Steiger, M.D.

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Faculty — Rheumatology

STEVEN B. ABRAMSON, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Rheumatology and Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Pathology, NYU School of Medicine;
Director, Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine
301 E. 17th St., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6119

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Subspecialty: Rheumatoid Arthritis (Clinical), Osteoarthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis
    Research: Mechanisms of Inflammation
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1977; Rheumatology, 1980
    Medical School: Harvard Medical School
    Internship: NYU Medical Center (Medicine)
    Residency: NYU Medical Center (Medicine)
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center (Medicine)

 

 

H. MICHAEL BELMONT, M.D.
Medical Director, Hospital for Joint Diseases
Associate Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Subspecialty: Lupus, Scleroderma, Vasculitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Antiphospolid Antibody Syndrome
    Research: Mechanism of Vascular Injury in SLE; Lupus Nephritis
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1983; Rheumatology, 1986
    Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Internship: Mt. Sinai Hospital, NY (Medicine)
    Residency: Mt. Sinai Hospital, NY (Medicine)
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center (Rheumatology)
    WEB Sites:
    http://cerebel.com/lupus
    http://www.cerebel.com/lupus/overview.html
    http://www.cerebel.com/lupus/nephritis.html

 

 

JILL BUYON, M.D. Vice Chairman of Rheumatology at Hospital for Joint Diseases
Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
Principal Investigator, NIH Research Registry for Neonatal Lupus
301 E. 17th St., Room 1608, New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Subspecialty: Pregnancy & Rheumatic Disease, SLE
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1981; Rheumatology, 1984
    Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
    Internship: Bronx Municipal Hospital Center
    Residency: Bronx Municipal Hospital Center
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center (Rheumatology)

 

 

BERTHA BAUER, M.D.
Attending Rheumatology and Medicine
Asst. Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University College of
Physicians & Surgeons
108 E. 96th St.
New York, NY 10128
212-828-7933
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Subspecialty: Women's Health/Fibromyalgia
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1980; Rheumatology, 1996
    Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, NY
    Internship: New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA (Medicine)
    Residency: New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA (Medicine)
    Fellowship: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (Rheumatology)

 

 

STEPHEN BERNSTEIN, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine,
NYU School of Medicine
923 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021
212-535-3222

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1980; Rheumatology, 1982
    Medical School: University of Rome
    Internship: New Britain General Hospital, CT
    Residency: New Britain General Hospital, CT
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center

 

MICHAEL COLIN, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine,
NYU School of Medicine
923 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021
212-535-3222

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1974; Rheumatology, 1976
    Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
    Internship: Beth Israel Medical Center, NY
    Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center, NY
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center (Rheumatology)

 

 

ROBERT FAFALAK, M.D.
Clinical Instructor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
4 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010
212-533-2760

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1990; Rheumatology, 1992
    Medical School: NY Medical College, Valhalla, NY
    Internship: New York Hospital/Cornell Medical College
    Residency: New York Hospital/Cornell Medical College
    Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery (Rheumatology)

 

 

BRIAN D. GOLDEN, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Attending, Rheumatology & Medicine
305 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003
212-598-6516
186 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-858-3263

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Subspecialty: Osteoporosis
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1994; Rheumatology, 1997
    Research: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoporosis
    Medical School: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
    Internship: Mt. Sinai Hospital
    Residency: Mt. Sinai Hospital
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center (Rheumatology)

 

 

KATHLEEN A. HAINES, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics & Medicine, NYU School of
Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

    Specialty: Pediatric Rheumatology; Pediatric & Adult Allergy/Immunology
    Subspecialty: Pediatric Asthma, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Dermatomyositis
    Research: Cell Interaction in Inflammation
    Special Note: NIH USPHS Research Award, Executive Board, NY Allergy Society
    Board Certification: Pediatrics, 1980; Pediatric Rheumatology, 1992
    Allergy/Immunology, 1981, added qualification
    Clinical and Laboratory Immunology, 1994
    Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Internship: New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center
    Residency: New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center
    Fellowship: New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center (Allergy & Immunology); NYU Medical Center (Rheumatology)

 

 

STEPHEN HONIG, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
301 E. 17th St., Suite 1101, New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6367

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Subspecialty: Metabolic Bone Disease, Chronic Pain, Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Research: Mechanisms of Pain Production
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1975; Rheumatology, 1978
    Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
    Internship: St. Vincent's Hospital, NY
    Residency: St. Vincent's Hospital, NY
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center (Rheumatology)

 

 

EUNA LEE, M.D.
Clinical Instructor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
133-47 Sanford Avenue, Suite 1E
Flushing, NY 11355
718-539-5555
Fax: 718-539-9113

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 2000; Rheumatology, 2002
    Medical School: Chicago Medical School
    Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2000
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center/Hospital for Joint Diseases, 1984

 

 

SICY LEE, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Special Interests: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoporosis
    Research: Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1982; Rheumatology, 1984
    Medical School: University of Cincinnati
    Internship: Good Samaritan Hospital
    Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center

 

 

LAUREANO LOPEZ-GARRIDO, M.D.
Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Medical School: University of Medicine Dentistry of NJ
    Internship: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
    Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
    Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

 

 

MICHAEL H. PILLINGER, M.D.
Chief of Rheumatology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, Director of Medical Education
Hospital for Joint Diseases, Department of Rheumatology
423 E. 23rd St., New York, NY 10010
(212) 951-3328

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Subspecialty: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthropathy
    Research: Cell Signaling in Inflammatory Arthritis
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1990; Rheumatology, 1992
    Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
    Internship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Medicine)
    Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Medicine)
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center/Hospital for Joint Diseases

 

 

SOUMYA REDDY, M.D.
Clinical Instructor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
Seligman Center for Advanced Therapeutics
246 East 20th Street
New York, N.Y. 10003
646-356-9400
Fax: 646-356-9400

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Subspecialty: Psoriatic Arthritis, General Rheumatology, Vasculitis
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1999; Rheumatology, 2002
    Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
    Residency: NYU/Bellevue Hospital, 2000
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center/Hospital for Joint Diseases, 2002

 

 

PAMELA B. ROSENTHAL, M.D.
Clinical Instructor, NYU School of Medicine
Seligman Center for Advanced Therapeutics
246 East 20th Street, Suite 101
New York, N.Y. 10003
646-356-9400
Fax: 646-356-9448

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Subspecialty: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Inflammatory Myopathies
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1998; Rheumatology, 1999
    Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
    Residency: NYU Medical Center, 1996
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center/Hospital for Joint Diseases, 2000

 

 

LANNY SCHWARTZFARB, M.D.
Clinical Instructor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
315 E. 69th St., New York, N.Y. 10021
212-734-5670

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1975; Rheumatology, 1978
    Medical School: NY Medical College
    Internship: NY Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital
    Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center (Medicine)
    Fellowship: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center

 

 

HARRY SHEN, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Subspecialty: Pain Management
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1978; Rheumatology, 1996
    Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
    Internship: Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, NJ
    Residency: Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, NJ
    Fellowship: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY

 

 

STEPHEN SMILES, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
305 Second Ave., Suite 16
New York, N.Y. 10003
212-473-3280
Fax: 212-473-3342

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Subspecialty: General Rheumatology, Gout, Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, SLE
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1977; Rheumatology, 1979
    Medical School: SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine
    Residency: NYU Medical Center-Bellevue Hospital, 1977
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center-Bellevue Hospital, 1979

 

 

GARY SOLOMON, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
305 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Subspecialty: Connective Tissue Diseases associated with Silicone; Medical Orthopaedics; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Sero-Negative Arthritis
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1980; Rheumatology, 1982
    Medical School: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NY
    Internship: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NY
    Residency: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NY
    Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y.

 

 

ELINOR STOCKHEIM, M.D.
Clinical Instructor, NYU School of Medicine
305 Second Ave., Suite 16
New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516
Fax: 212-598-6212

    Specialty: Internal Medicine
    Subspecialty: General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1984
    Medical School: NYU School of Medicine
    Residency: Cabrini Medical Center, 1977
    Fellowship: Cabrini Medical Center, 1983

 

 

OMAR F. SUAREZ, DMD
Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU School of Dentistry, President of the New Jersey Orofacial Pain Association, 1996 - Present
30 Ferry St., Newark, NJ 07105
973-589-5900
301 E. 17th St., 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003
212-598-6321

    Specialty: Temporomandibular Disorders, Orofacial Pain, Orthotics and Xerostomia (dry mouth)
    Board Certification: Diplomate, American Board of Orofacial Pain
    Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

 

 

CHUNG-E TSENG, M.D.
Attending, Rheumatology & Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
305 Second Avenue, Suite 16, New York, NY 10003
212-598-6516
133-47 Sanford Ave., Suite 1E, Flushing, NY 11355
718-539-5555

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Subspecialty: Lupus, Arthritis
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1993; Rheumatology, 1996
    Research Interests: Lupus, Arthritis
    Medical School: SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
    Internship: Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Albert Einstein School of Medicine
    Residency: Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Albert Einstein School of Medicine
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center (Rheumatology)

 

 

ANTHONY VUONG, D.D.S.
Attending, TMJ-Rheumatology
790 Madison Avenue, Suite 502
New York, N.Y. 10021
212-717-5341

    Specialty: Dentistry, TMJ
    Dental School: NYU School of DentistryResidency: The Catholic Medical Center

 

 

GARY ZAGON, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
614 Second Ave., Suite 26
New York, NY 10016
212-684-3315

    Specialty: Rheumatology
    Subspecialty: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Scleroderma, Vasculitis, Soft Tissue Rheumatism, Osteoporosis
    Research: Triggers for Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine 1990
    Rheumatology 1993
    Medical School: NYU School of Medicine
    Internship: Cornell-New York Hospital (Medicine)
    Residency: Cornell-New York Hospital (Medicine)
    Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery (Rheumatology)

 

Faculty — Medicine

DOREEN J. ADDRIZZO-HARRIS, M.D.
Program Director, Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
305 Second Avenue, Suite 16, New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6091

    Specialty: Internal Medicine
    Subspecialty: Pulmonary and Critical Care
    Research: Lung Cancer
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1992; Pulmonary/Critical Care, 1996/1997
    Medical School: New York University
    Internship: NYU Medical Center (Medicine)
    Residency: NYU Medical Center (Medicine)
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center (Pulmonary/Critical Care)

 

MONA BASHAR, M.D.
SCU Attending Physician
305 Second Avenue, Suite 16, New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6091/6516

    Specialty: Internal Medicine
    Subspecialty: Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
    Research: Lung Cancer
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1999; Pulmonary Medicine, 2001; Critical Care Medicine, 2002
    Medical School: New York University
    Internship: NYU Medical Center
    Residency: NYU Medical Center
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center

 

ESZTER BOKSAY, M.D.
Medical Director, Initiative for Women with Disabilities (IWD)
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
HJD, Primary care clinic 2nd Floor, 301 E. 17th St, New York, NY 10003
212-598-6738
530 First Avenue, Ste. 4J, New York, NY 10016
212-263-8077

    Specialty: Internal Medicine
    Subspecialty: Geriatrics
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1994; Geriatric Medicine, 1995
    Medical School: Semmelweis School of Medicine, 1989
    Internship: NYU Medical Center (Medicine)
    Residency: NYU Medical Center (Medicine)

 

LASZLO FEHER, M.D.
Attending, Department of Medicine
Clinical Instructor, NYU School of Medicine
301 E. 17th St., New York, NY 10003
212-598-6738

    Specialty: Internal Medicine
    Subspecialty: Pulmonary and Critical Care
    Research: Lung Cancer
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine
    Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Internship: Roosevelt Hospital (Medicine)
    Residency: Roosevelt Hospital (Medicine)
    Fellowship: NYU/Bellevue Hospital Center (Geriatric Medicine)

 

BETTY GREENSPAN, D.D.S.
Department of Rheumatology, TMJ
790 Madison Avenue, NY, NY
212-717-5341

    Specialty: TMJ Disorders
    Dental School: NYU College of Dentistry

 

YEVGENIYA KAYKOVA, M.D.
Attending, Department of Medicine
Clinical Instructor, NYU School of Medicine
251 E. 33rd St., Ste. IN
New York, NY 10016
212-213-0800

    Specialty: Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1995; Infectious Diseases, 1997
    Research: Infectious Diseases, HIV
    Medical School: Leningrad Medical School
    Internship: Beth Israel Medical Center (Medicine)
    Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center (Medicine)
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center (Infectious Diseases)

 

ADAM KARP, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Director, General Medicine Clinics
Director of Primary Care
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Hospital for Joint Diseases
301 East 17th Street
New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6738

    Specialty: Internal Medicine
    Subspecialty: Geriatrics
    Research: Falls Assessment, Pre-operative assessment
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1990; Geriatrics 1992
    Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Internship: Maimonides Medical Center
    Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center/Bellevue, Geriatrics

 

EDWARD KATZ, M.D.
Attending, Department of Rheumatology and Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
305 Second Avenue, Suite 16, New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

    Specialty: Cardiology
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1986; Cardiovascular Diseases, 2001
    Medical School: NYU School of Medicine
    Internship: NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital
    Residency: NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital

 

RAM D. PHULL, D.D.S.
Clinical Director, Department of Rheumatology-TMJ
Clinical Professor, Orofacial Pain and TMD Service, NYU College of Dentistry
Port Jervis Professional Plaza, 16 Front Street, Port Jervis, New York 12771
845- 856-3700

    Specialty: TMJ Disorders
    Advanced Training: NYU College of Dentistry: Advanced Training in Clinical Diagnosis & Management of Temporomandibular Disorders

 

ROSHINI RAJAPAKSA, M.D.
Attending, Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine
Clinical Instructor, NYU School of Medicine
530 1st Avenue, HCC Suite 4G. 10016
212-263-7229

    Specialty: Gastroenterology
    Research: Colon Cancer Screening
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 2000; Gastroenterology, 2003
    Medical School: NYU School of Medicine
    Internship: NYU Medical Center (Medicine)
    Residency: NYU Medical Center (Medicine)
    Fellowship: NYU Medical Center (Gastroenterology)

 

DAVID STEIGER, M.D.
Director, Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
305 Second Avenue, Suite 16, New York, N.Y. 10003
212-598-6516

    Specialty: Pulmonary/Critical Care/Internal Medicine
    Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 1987; Pulmonary Medicine, 1992, 2002; Critical Care, 1995
    Medical School: Leeds Medical School, Leeds, United Kingdom
    Internship: NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital
    Residency: St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital
    Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco

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