Jeffrey Avner is a Pediatrics provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Avner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. His top areas of expertise are Infantile Apnea, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Infantile Neutropenia.

Ari Moskowitz, MD, MPH, is Medical Intensive Care Unit Director and Associate Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Moskowitz’s clinical focus is in medical critical illness including acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis and cardiac arrest. Dr. Moskowitz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, COVID-19, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Michelle N. Gong, MD, MS, is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Population Health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is also the Chief of Critical Care Medicine, Associate Chief of Academic Affairs, and Director of Critical Care Research at Montefiore. Dr. Gong’s clinical focus is on critical care delivery, predictive analytics, and process improvements, such as the implementation of sedation and delirium protocols and early mobilization in the medical intensive care unit, which has reduced the duration of mechanical ventilation, length of stay, hospital costs, and ICU complications. She joined the Einstein/Montefiore faculty in July 2009. Dr. Gong received an Engineering degree at the University of Pennsylvania. She then went on to earn her Doctor of Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Beth Israel Hospital in medicine and at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the Harvard Combined Program in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Gong studied at the Harvard School of Public Health, receiving her Master’s Degree in Clinical Epidemiology. Dr. Gong has spent her career improving outcomes in patients along the entire continuum of critical illness, from its development to progression and recovery, with an overall focus on the prediction and prevention of acute organ failure and its complications. Her current research ranges from acute respiratory distress syndrome to prevention of delirium, treatment of severe influenza, big data and predictive analysis in risk prediction, and effective clinical decision support systems. Under her leadership, Montefiore/Einstein was selected as a clinical center for the NHLBI Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) Clinical Trials Network which represents the first representation of a medical center from the New York and the tri-state area. Collaborating with the research informatics and healthcare industries, Dr. Gong has fostered the application of informatic approaches to drive improvement in healthcare delivery and research. Dr. Gong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Cerebral Hypoxia.

Daniel G. Fein, MD, is Director, Inpatient Pulmonary Services, Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Director, Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Associate Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Fein’s clinical focus centers on emergency airway management, acute respiratory failure, shock and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Dr. Fein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Ali Sadoughi, MD, is Director, Interventional Pulmonology and Bronchoscopy and Associate Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. He specializes in interventional pulmonology, a subspecialty of pulmonary and critical care medicine that uses endoscopy and other minimally invasive tools to diagnose and treat patients with benign and malignant chest diseases. Dr. Sadoughi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer, Cerebral Hypoxia, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, and Endoscopy.

Raanan Arens, MD, is Professor, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. He specializes in the care of children with respiratory disorders affecting their breathing and sleep. Dr. Arens is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Obesity in Children, Cerebral Hypoxia, Anemia, and Adenoidectomy.

Selim Arcasoy is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Arcasoy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Lung Transplant.

Lynn Simpson is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in New York, New York. Dr. Simpson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. Her top areas of expertise are Omphalocele, Umbilical Hernia, Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, Myelomeningocele, and Endoscopy.

Richard Polin is a Neonatologist and a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Polin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. His top areas of expertise are Neonatal Sepsis, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Premature Infant, and Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

Jen-Ting (Tina) Chen, MD, is an Attending Physician of Critical Care Medicine at Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Since coming to Montefiore in 2015, her clinical focus has been primarily on acute respiratory failure, specifically acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and volume resuscitation in patients with shock. Dr. Chen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Cerebral Hypoxia, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and COVID-19.

Dr. Hope graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in biology and hispanic studies. He earned his medical degree at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine where he also completed a master's degree in clinical epidemiology. His post-graduate training was in primary care Internal Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, followed by training in pulmonary and critical Care medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, with a particular focus on integrating palliative care and geriatric principles into the critical care setting. Dr. Hope is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Long Haul COVID, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Gastrostomy.

Education. Dr. Islam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Cerebral Hypoxia, May Thurner Syndrome, Embolectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. David Prezant is the Chief Medical Officer at the Office of Medical Affairs for the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY). Dr. Prezant directs all medical protocol development for both day-to-day operations and homeland security issues. He is also Co-Director of the FDNY World Trade Center Medical Monitoring Program and the Senior Pulmonary Consultant for FDNY. Dr. Prezant is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. His top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Cerebral Hypoxia, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Occupational Asthma.

Peter Dicpinigaitis, MD, is a Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and an attending physician in the Division of Critical Care Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center. In addition to his clinical focus in care of critically ill patients, Dr. Dicpinigaitis is also founder and director of the Montefiore Cough Center, one of the few specialty centers in the world dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of patients with chronic cough. Dr. Dicpinigaitis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Exogenous Lipoid Pneumonia, Asthma, Embolectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Juan Robles is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Robles is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. His top areas of expertise are Brain Herniation, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Lung Transplant.

Praveen Ballabh, MD, is an attending neonatologist, Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscientist at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Montefiore-Einstein. For more than two decades, Dr. Ballabh’s clinical focus has been in neonatology, working in level IV NICUs. His research is focused on intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and he has made major contribution to the field. In fact, he has been one of the known world leaders in the field of IVH research. Dr. Ballabh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. His top areas of expertise are Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, Premature Infant, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Gastrostomy.

Gilda Diaz is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Diaz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Xiao P. Peng, MD, PhD, is Director of the Genetics of Blood and Immunity Clinic and Co-Director of the New York Center for Rare Diseases at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Peng cares for patients with complex, undiagnosed disorders, with unique and specific expertise in the diagnosis and care of genetically-driven disorders of blood and immunity (GBIs). She integrates the tools of molecular medicine and the conceptual understanding of human genetics and pathobiological mechanisms to identify novel disease-causing mechanisms and strategies for helping patients. Dr. Peng is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. Her top areas of expertise are Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Cerebral Hypoxia, and Beta-Ketothiolase Deficiency.

Heyi Li, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus is on the management of acute and chronic disorders of the lung and breathing, such as chronic obstructive lung diseases, asthma, interstitial lung diseases, infectious lung diseases and lung nodules. She performs airway and chest procedures including bronchoscopies and thoracentesis, and also provides consultations on smoking cessation and respiratory rehabilitation. Dr. Li is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Interstitial Lung Disease, and Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.

Clinical Specialty Areas. Dr. Appel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cerebral Hypoxia. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, Lung Metastases, and Legius Syndrome.