John F. Reinus, MD, is Emeritus Medical Director, Liver Transplantation and Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. His work centers on liver transplantation, end-stage liver disease and viral hepatitis. Dr. Reinus is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, and Liver Transplant.

Hatef Massoumi is a Transplant Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Massoumi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Thrombectomy, and Liver Transplant.

Kristina R. Chacko, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY.  She joined the Einstein-Montefiore Liver Center in 2013 after completing a fellowship in Transplant Hepatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY.  She received her bachelor of arts in philosophy at Boston College and attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.  She completed her internal medicine residency at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and gastroenterology fellowship at New York University.  Her clinical and research interests include the diagnosis and management of alcoholic hepatitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune liver diseases, and liver transplantation.  As the program director of the ACGME-accredited transplant hepatology fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center, she is directly involved in the development and execution of the hepatology curriculum for gastroenterology and hepatology fellows. Dr. Chacko is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis A, Visceromegaly, Hepatitis C, and Liver Transplant.

Jean Emond is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Emond is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Liver Cancer, Liver Failure, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Hepatectomy.

Robert Brown is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in New York, New York. Dr. Brown is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, and Liver Transplant.

Gene Im is a Hepatologist in New York, New York. Dr. Im is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.

Jonathan M. Schwartz is a board Certified Transplant Hepatologist.  He is a graduate of Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine. He was an Internal Medicine Resident at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a Fellow in Gastroenterology/Transplant Hepatology at the University of Washington in Seattle.  He returned to New York in 2011 from Portland, Oregon where he served as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health and Sciences University. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Reynolds Syndrome, and Budd-Chiari Syndrome.

Clara Y. Tow, MD, is Clinical Site Director, Hepatology, Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases Fellowship Program, Co-Course Director, Gastroenterology & Hepatology Systems Course and Assistant Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Tow specializes in the treatment of complications of advanced liver diseases, liver cancer and liver transplant. She believes every patient is an integral part of the Montefiore Einstein family and that patient knowledge is power. Her goal is to provide patients and their families with the best medical care embedded in kindness, dignity and respect. Dr. Tow is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Failure, and Liver Transplant.

Laura J. Hodges, MD, is Attending Physician at Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Radiology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her practice specialty is breast imaging and interventional radiology, with a clinical focus on women’s interventional procedures, specifically uterine artery embolization for fibroid disease. Dr. Hodges is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. Her top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Cirrhosis, and Pleurisy.

Hilary Hertan is a Gastroenterologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Hertan has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Gastritis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

Akhilesh Sista is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in New York, New York. Dr. Sista is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are SVC Obstruction, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Embolectomy, and Thrombectomy.

Kopal Kulkarni is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in New York, New York. Dr. Kulkarni is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. Her top areas of expertise are Ascites, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Uterine Fibroids, and Peritonitis.

Jeremy Horn is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in New York, New York. Dr. Horn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Visceromegaly, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Sanjaya K. Satapathy is the medical director of the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at the Northwell Transplant Institute, program director of Northwell's Transplant Hepatology Fellowship, and professor of medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.His path to medicine began in India, where he was inspired by his father an engineer with a passion for homeopathy to pursue a career in healthcare. He earned his medical degree from Veer Surendra Sai Medical College, followed by fellowship training in gastroenterology and hepatology in the early 2000s. During that time, he witnessed the profound need for liver transplantation in India, where access remained scarce.While presenting his research at a conference in the United States, Dr. Satapathy was drawn to the opportunities and possibilities for advancing transplantation in America. He decided to continue his career in the United States, completing additional residency and fellowship training before serving as a transplant hepatologist in Memphis. In 2019, he was recruited to Northwell.It was a dream to begin from zero and build a transplant program that could be a model not just for the area or the state, but for the country, says Dr. Satapathy. Within only a few years, we've been able to achieve that goal, because Northwell has all the elements and resources to be one of the best programs in the nation. The expertise we have is unparalleled, with a collaborative team that encompasses all levels of care.The program was founded just in time for a huge surge in demand for liver transplants in the area, he adds. Liver disease and other liver issues are on the rise, making the need for an extensive program crucial for those in the New York region. Part of the program's strength is innovation. For example, Northwell is utilizing an approach that allows donated organs to be safely preserved for a longer period of time, which means needed organs can travel longer distances even from as far away as Hawaii. Northwell is also running several clinical trials on transplant medications and operates a robust transplant hepatology fellowship program to train the next generation of doctors a program Dr. Satapathy launched.I'm passionate about this work, and particularly about my patients, he says. I see every patient as my family, and my focus is on what I can do next to help them. Dr. Satapathy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Rebecca Roediger, MD, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus centers on transplant hepatology, alcohol-associated liver disease and viral hepatitis. Dr. Roediger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. Her top areas of expertise are Macroamylasemia, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Visceromegaly, and Hepatitis.

Milan Kinkhabwala, MD, FACS, is Chief, Division of Transplantation Surgery and Professor of Surgery and Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. He is also Director, Hepatobiliary Cancer at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care and Director, Abdominal Transplantation at Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation. He joined the Montefiore team in 2007 to help build the Transplant Center of Excellence, which included the development of a new liver disease program in adults and children. Dr. Kinkhabwala is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Cancer, Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant.

Shabnam A. Fidvi, MD, is an Attending Physician at Advanced Imaging at Montefiore Medical Park and Associate Professor of Radiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Since joining the Montefiore team, her clinical focus has been abdominal imaging, including computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound modalities, and CT oncologic imaging, with a special interest in colorectal and pancreatic malignancies. Dr. Fidvi completed her medical school training at the University of Mumbai. She began her postgraduate training in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Mumbai, B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital. Following this, she completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the New York Medical College, becoming Chief Resident in 2002. Dr. Fidvi went on to pursue a fellowship in Cross-Sectional Imaging at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Fidvi?s research focus on oncologic imaging expands from her clinical practice. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed articles. She is active in teaching medical students and radiology residents and is a participant at weekly Tumor Board Conferences at Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center. Dr. Fidvi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. Her top areas of expertise are Boils, Neuroendocrine Tumor, WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, and Ureterocele.

Marjorie Werner Stein, MD, has been an attending in ultrasound and body imaging at Montefiore/ Weiler Hospital since 1991. She is an alumna of Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she finished medical school and completed her residency in diagnostic radiology. She also holds a fellowship in body imaging at North Shore University Hospital and is a fellow of the American College of Radiology. Dr. Stein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. Her top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Ureterocele, Ascites, and Boils.

Mordecai Koenigsberg, MD, is Director of Ultrasound and Director Emeritus of the Diagnostic Residency Program at Montefiore. He is also a Professor of Radiology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Koenigsberg’s clinical focus is on ultrasound applications in diagnostic imaging. Dr. Koenigsberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Ureterocele, Scrotal Swelling, and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Robert Berkenblit, MD, FACR, is Associate Medical Director at the Montefiore Imaging Center and Associate Professor of Radiology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Since joining the Montefiore team in 1996, his clinical interests include utilizing CT scans, ultrasound, and MRIs to evaluate the abdomen and pelvis, particularly the genitourinary system and the adrenal glands. He also has a special interest in utilizing an open MRI system to evaluate the abdomen and pelvis. Dr. Berkenblit is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alcoholic Cirrhosis. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Boils, and Chronic Cough.