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• Allergy & Immunology

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• Anticoagulation Services

• Cardiology

• Critical Care

• Endocrinology & Metabolism

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• Geriatrics

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Division of Allergy & Immunology

Kristine Krol, MD Director.
Education: SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn; Staten Island University Hospital; Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston Children's Hospital.
Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine.
Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

Division of Ambulatory Care Medicine

Suzanne El-Sayegh, MD Director of Ambulatory Care Medicine.
Education: Lebanese University, Faculty of Medical Sciences.
Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Nephrology, UNOS Transplant Certification.
Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn; Volunteer Faculty, Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Marianne Smith, MD Associate Director of Medicine/Assistant Director of Ambulatory Care Medicine.
Education: Universidad del Noreste; Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; Beth Israel Medical Center.
Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine.
Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

Anticoagulation Services

Homam Alkaied, MD, Director.
Education: Damascus University Medical School.
Board Certifications: American Boards of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and, Nutrition.

Appointments: Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

Division of Cardiology

Thomas Costantino, MD, FACP Director.
Education: Georgetown University School of Medicine; New York Hospital.
Board Certifications: American Boards of Internal Medicine and Cardiology.
Appointments: Clinical Associate Professor, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn. Fellow of American College of Cardiology, Fellow of American College of Physicians, and Fellow of American College of Chest Physicians.

Division of Critical Care Medicine
Theodore Maniatis, MD, FACP, FACCP Director.
Education: SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse; Staten Island University Hospital; UMDNJ.
Board Certifications: American Boards of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism

Jeffrey Rothman, MD

Director of Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Division of Gastroenterology
Elias Purow, MD, Director.

Division of Geriatric Medicine
Donna Seminara, MD, FACP Director.
Education: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine (Fifth Pathway); Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Medico y Cirujano; Princeton University; Staten Island University Hospital.
Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine with added qualifications in Geriatric Medicine.
Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

Division of Hematology/Oncology & Palliative Care
Frank Forte, MD, FACP Director.
Education: Creighton University School of Medicine; Staten Island University Hospital.
Board Certifications: American Boards of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology.
Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

Hospitalist Services

Aaron Gottesman, MD, FACP, Director.

Medical Education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Residency Training: Staten Island University Hospital.

Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine.

Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

Division of Infectious Diseases
Jordan B. Glaser, MD Director.
Education: SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn; Staten Island University Hospital.
Board Certifications: American Boards of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.
Appointments: Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

Division of General Internal Medicine

Theodore Strange, MD, FACP

Associate Chairman of Medicine.

Education: SUNY Downstate Medical Center; Staten Island University Hospital.
Board Certifications: American Boards of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Quality Assurance and Utilization Review.
Appointments: Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

Division of Nephrology
Subodh Saggi, MD Director.

Division of Neurology
Souhel Najjar, MD Director. Also: Director of SIUH Epilepsy Program.
Education: Albany Medical College, New York University Medical Center.
Appointments: Assistant Professor of Neurology, New York University Medical Center.

Division of Medical Nutrition
Rama Z. Koslowe, MD Director.
Education: SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn; Staten Island University Hospital; Fellowship in Medical Nutrition, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Center.

Appointments: Clinical Instructor, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

Division of Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine
Michael Castellano, MD, FACP Director.
Education: University of Bologna; Staten Island University Hospital; New York University; Bellevue Medical Center.
Board Certifications: American Boards of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

Division of Rheumatology
Mark Goldstein, MD Director.
Education: New York Medical College; Montefiore Hospital; Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Board Certifications: American Boards of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

Division of Women's Health
Mario Castellanos, MD Director.
Education: Albany Medical College; New York Hospital; Staten Island University Hospital; Albert Einstein Medical Center.
Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine.
Appointments: Clinical Instructor, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn.

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