Dr. Sammy Ho is a board certified Gastroenterologist. He completed his general Gastroenterology fellowship at Winthrop University Hospital, and went on to pursue an advanced endoscopy fellowship at Duke University. Dr. Ho is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Jaundice, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy.

Dr. Gendler has been practicing gastroenterology since 1988, and in the Westchester area since joining the staff of White Plains Hospital in 2013. He received his medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago and completed his Internal Medicine residency and fellowship training in gastroenterology at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York. Immediately after fellowship, Dr. Gendler joined the staff of White Plains Hospital. To further his education, he spent a year as a visiting physician at Erasme Hospital, Universite de Brussels where he learned advanced techniques in lithotripsy for the management of gallstones and diagnostic and therapeutic biliary endoscopy (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticoscopy). Dr. Gendler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Visceromegaly, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Lebelt obtained her medical degree in Medical Academy in Bialystok, Poland. In the US, she finished her Internal Medicine residency at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center through New York Medical College. Her residency was followed up with a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the same institution. Dr. Skokowska is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Peter Slotwiner is a Gastroenterologist in Scarsdale, New York. Dr. Slotwiner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Pancreatitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Michel Kahaleh is a Gastroenterologist in Rochelle Park, New Jersey. Dr. Kahaleh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.

Mazan Rabadi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bronxville, New York. Dr. Rabadi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Necrosis, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Ammir Rabadi is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Yonkers, New York. Dr. Rabadi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

Helen Davido is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Davido is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Perforation, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Hernia Surgery, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Goel completed his medical degree and internship in India, followed by residencies in West Virginia and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center. He completed his first fellowship at the Department of Plastic Surgery/Burn at Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, and a second fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. His appointments prior to arriving at Columbia include Attending Surgeon at WestMed Medical Group and at Harlem Hospital Center. Dr. Goel received the 2014 Attending Teaching Award at Harlem Hospital Center, and was named Outstanding Resident Teacher three years in a row at Montefiore Medical Center (2005 – 2007). Dr. Goel has a special interest in abdominal wall hernia repair and bowel wall reconstruction. Dr. Goel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Prasanta Basak is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in New Rochelle, New York. Dr. Basak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Cellulitis, Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

Seth Cohen is a Gastroenterologist in New Rochelle, New York. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Gallbladder Disease, Nephrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Francis B. Baccay, MD, is an attending surgeon at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Professor, Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Baccay’s clinical focus centers on general and acute care surgery. Dr. Baccay is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Gastrostomy.

Vance Smith is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Small Bowel Resection.

Scott Schafler is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Schafler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Sickle Cell Disease, Cellulitis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

John C. McAuliffe, MD, PhD, FACS, is a Surgical Oncologist at Montefiore and an Associate Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Since joining the Montefiore team in 2016, his clinical focus has been on endocrine, neuroendocrine, and pancreaticobiliary benign and malignant diseases. In 2000, Dr. McAuliffe received his Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry at Baylor University. Following this, he received his Doctor of Philosophy in 2007 at the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston. He attended the McGovern Medical School in Houston, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 2009. Dr. McAuliffe began his postgraduate training in 2007 with a year-long fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Following this, he trained at the University of Alabama-Birmingham Hospital from 2009 to 2014. While there, he completed an internship and residency in General Surgery, becoming Administrative Chief Resident in his final year. He then completed a fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in 2016. Dr. McAuliffe’s research focuses on tumor biology, dissemination, and therapeutics in pancreatic adenocarcinoma via tumor-associated macrophages. He is also the Associate Program Director of Montefiore General Surgery Residency and Site Director for the medical student clerkships for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is the principal investigator on research projects focusing on surgical education quality improvement. His work has been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals and books and has been presented nationally. In 2018, Dr. McAuliffe participated in the American College of Surgeons as Educators. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology and is a member of numerous professional societies, including the Society of Surgical Oncology, Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society. Dr. Mcauliffe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Stomach Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Gallbladder Removal.

Dr. Charles M. Noyer is the Chief of Gastroenterology at White Plains Hospital. Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, he is an expert in all gastroenterology disorders and is one of the few doctors in the region to perform endoscopic ultrasounds. Dr. Noyer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Cancer, Insulinoma, Glucagonoma, Endoscopy, and Pancreatectomy.

Amy Tyberg is a Gastroenterologist in Rochelle Park, New Jersey. Dr. Tyberg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Cholecystitis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.

Maria Lufrano is a Gastroenterologist in Bronxville, New York. Dr. Lufrano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Hemorrhoids, Indigestion, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Zachary Sheingold is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bronxville, New York. Dr. Sheingold is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Osteomyelitis in Children, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Elena Tsai is a Gastroenterologist in Scarsdale, New York. Dr. Tsai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Diverticular Disease, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.