Staten Island University Hospital

Anesthesia Department Mission Statement:

We are committed to the Staten Island Community, Staten Island University Hospital North and South divisions as well as the Cardiac Open Heart Tower and the new state of the art Center for Ambulatory Surgery to provide patients with safe, high quality medical care.  We pledge to deliver to our patients, comprehensive anesthesia services in a caring and compassionate manner.

Staten Island University Hospital Anesthesia Department:

The Seaview Medical Anesthesia Group provides anesthesia at Staten Island University Hospital North and all of its satellite locations on Staten Island.  Our department consists of 47 Anesthesiologists, 9 CRNA’s and 6 technicians.  We are a multi-specialty group providing anesthesia services in all the following areas:  Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, Cardio thoracic, Neuro, Plastic surgery, Orthopedics, General surgery, ENT, Bariatric Surgery, Major Vascular and Trauma.  The Group is devoted to the education of the Anesthesia Residents and students in all aspects of anesthetic and perioperative care.

Department Directors:

Dr. Charles T. Vonfrolio

Director of Anesthesia
Dr. Indra Ananda

Assistant Director of Anesthesia

Dr. Faiz Hasham

Director of OB Anesthesia

Dr. Scott Sadel

Director of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia

Dr. Michael Silverberg

Director of Center for Ambulatory Surgery Anesthesia

Dr. Jack Hajjar

Assistant Director of Center for Ambulatory Surgery Anesthesia

Anesthesia Department

Anesthesiologist - O.R.

Certification

Specialty Credentials

Carlos Alcala, M.D.

B.E.

Fellowship Pediatrics / Downstate Medical Student Liaison

Indra Ananda, M.D.

B.C.

Assistant Director of Anesthesia / Speaks Tamil and Singhalese

Simon Avshalumov, M.D.

B.C.

Speaks Russian

Than Than Aye, M.D.

B.E.

Speaks Burmese

Donald Baldovin, M.D.

B.C.

Emergency Medicine B.E. / Split Fellowship in Pain and Pediatric Anesthesia

Peter Bennardo, M.D.

 

Circulating Anesthesiologist in charge of OR North

Nicola Bereanda, M.D. B.C. Cardiovascular and Thoracic Fellowship/ Speaks Romanian

Anurag Bhatia, M.D.

B.C.

Subspecialty: Pain Management B.C.

Lourdes Bondoc, M.D.

 

 

Xuan Joy Cai, M.D.

B.C.

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Fellowship / Speaks Chinese

Michel Costes, M.D.

B.C.

Speaks French

Flynn Joseph Delaney, M.D.

B.C.

 

Joseph De Sena, M.D.

B.C.

Associate Director of Resident Education, Associate Director of Continuing Medical Education Program

Mariam Doss, M.D.

 

Speaks Arabic

Robert Gasalberti, M.D.

B.C.

Internal Medicine B.C. / Associate Director of Continuing Medical Education Program

Sameh S. George, M.D.

B.E.

Research 1 year - Speaks Arabic

Paul Grube, M.D.

B.C.

10 years Cardiothoracic Attending / B.E. Pediatrics / Speaks French / Associate Director of Resident Education

Veeranjaneya Guttikonda, M.D. B.C. Speaks Telugu

Jack Hajjar, M.D.

B.C.

Assistant Director - Center for Ambulatory Surgery / Pediatric Anesthesia Training / Speaks Arabic

Dewan Haque, M.D. B.C. Fellowship Pediatrics / Speaks Bengali

Faiz Hasham, M.D.

B.C.

Director OB Anesthesia / OB Anesthesia Fellowship / Speaks Swahili, Hindi and French

Jeffrey Lampert, M.D.

B.C.

Pediatrics B.C.

Oliver Lee, M.D.

B.C.

Speaks Chinese (Mandarin)

Brian McHugh, M.D.

B.C.

5 years Cardiothoracic Attending

Radika Rampa, M.D. B.E. Speaks Hindi

John Rottkamp, M.D.

B.C.

Pain Management Partial Fellowship

Vadim Roytenberg, M.D. B.C. Speaks Russian

Scott Sadel, M.D.

B.C.

Director of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia

Roland Salinas, M.D.

B.C.

Pediatrics B.C.

Henry Sasso, M.D.

 

Speaks Italian

A. Satchi, M.D.

B.C.

Speaks Tamil

Steven Shery, D.O.

B.C.

 

Michael Silverberg, M.D.

B.C.

Director - Center for Ambulatory Surgery

Jing Song, M.D.

B.C.

Pain Management Partial Fellowship/ Speaks Chinese

Tamana Soomro, M.D.

B.C.

Fellowship Regional Anesthesia / Speaks Shindi and Hindi

Charles Suede, M.D.

B.C.

Pain Management Partial Fellowship

Michael Tawfellos, MD B.C. Speaks Arabic

Eric Thantun, M.D.

 

Research - 1 year

Shan Theventhiran

B.C.

Speaks Tamil

Mahrous Tobia, M.D.

B.C.

Speaks Arabic

Carmelo Turrisi, M.D.

 

 

Hasumati Vashi, M.D.

B.C.

Speaks Hindi

Eric Villafane, M.D. B.C. Fellowship Pediatrics

Charles Vonfrolio, M.D.

B.C.

Director of Anesthesia/ Internal Medicine B.C.

Lawrence Wine, M.D.

B.C.

 

Michael Youssef, M.D.

B.E.

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist

Evelen Zaky, M.D.

B.C.

 

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists

Amy Barreda, CRNA

Corazon Gatchalian, CRNA

Kenneth Truesdale, CRNA

Joseph Caputo, CRNA

Ann Keaney, CRNA

Babi Usman, CRNA

Alesia Kelsey Gadraj, CRNA

Shailendra Sinha, CRNA

 


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