Yoram A. Puius, MD, PhD, is an attending physician, Associate Professor, Medicine and Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus centers on treating infections in the immunocompromised host, including recipients of solid organ transplants, patients with hematologic malignancies and recipients of cellular therapy. Dr. Puius is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. His top areas of expertise are Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, and Malaria.

Maria Ajaimy, MD, earned her medical degree at Lebanese University School of Medicine in Beirut, Lebanon. She completed a clinical fellowship in the Renal Division at SUNY downstate, NY, followed by a clinical transplant fellowship in the Renal Division at BIDMC, Harvard teaching hospital. Dr. Ajaimy is a UNOS certified transplant nephrologist and brings to Montefiore more than a decade of expertise in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplantation. Dr. Ajaimy is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Nephrology. Dr. Ajaimy is a member of several societies. She has been the principal investigator in several trials and has written numerous articles on complex issues in kidney transplantation. Dr. Ajaimy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

Luz Liriano-Ward, MD received her MD degree at Weill Cornell Medical College. She then completed internal medicine residency at NYU Langone Medical Center, followed by 2-years of nephrology fellowship and 1 year of transplant nephrology at Mount Sinai Hospital – Icahn School of Medicine. Dr. Liriano-Ward is a UNOS certified transplant nephrologist. Dr. Liriano-Ward is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Nephrology. Dr. Liriano-Ward is a member of the American Society of nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation. She has special interest in medical education and acts as the director for the transplant nephrology fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center. She is also the director for the medical students’ nephrology rotation at Albert Einstein College of medicine / Montefiore Medical Center. She serves in multiple committees at the local and national level, including the Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Training Accreditation Program (TNFTAP) for the American Society of Transplantation. Dr. Liriano is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Kidney Transplant.

Dr. Rachel Bartash received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and her medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency training at the University of Michigan. Following completion of her residency, she was an Instructor in the Department of General Medicine at the University of Michigan and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare system. She returned to NY in 2015 when she began her fellowship training in Infectious Diseases at Montefiore Medical Center. During her fellowship, Dr. Bartash was an integral part of the antimicrobial stewardship program and her research focused the use of MRSA screening as a tool for de-escalation of antibiotics. Dr. Bartash is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Febrile Neutropenia, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, and Visceral Larva Migrans.

Enver Akalin, MD, earned his medical degree at Ege University School of Medicine in Izmir, Turkey. He completed a research fellowship in the Renal Division at Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, followed by a clinical fellowship in the Renal Division at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Akalin completed his residency in Internal Medicine as well as a clinical transplant nephrology fellowship in the Renal Division at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr Akalin is a UNOS certified transplant nephrologist, and brings to Montefiore more than a decade of expertise in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplantation. Prior to joining Montefiore, Dr. Akalin served as the Medical Director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Program and the Director of the Transplant Nephrology Fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Akalin is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Nephrology. Dr. Akalin is a member of several societies, has served on the American Society of Transplantation Clinical Trials Committee and Renal Accreditation Committee, the American Society of Nephrology Transplant Advisory Group and the Medical Board of New York Organ Donor Network. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Clinical Journal of The American Society of Nephrology and Transplantation. Dr. Akalin has been the principle investigator in several trials and has written numerous articles on complex issues in kidney transplantation. Dr. Akalin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, and Kidney Transplant.

Infectious complications of HIV. Dr. Minamoto is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis, Myelitis, HIV/AIDS, and AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome.

Cindy T. Pynadath, DO, is a Transplant Nephrologist and Assistant Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus centers on kidney and pancreas transplantation. Dr. Pynadath is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Polycystic Kidney Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Febrile Neutropenia, and Kidney Transplant.

Yorg Al Azzi, MD, earned his medical degree at Saint-Joseph University – Faculty of Medicine in Beirut, Lebanon.  Dr. Al-Azzi completed his residency in Internal medicine at Staten Island University Hospital, followed by 2-year of nephrology fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital – Icahn School of Medicine and one year of transplant nephrology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. Dr. Al Azzi is a UNOS certified transplant nephrologist. Dr. Al Azzi is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Nephrology. Dr. Al Azzi is a member of several societies including American Society of nephrology where he acts as a Fellow member and he is also member of the American Society of Transplantation. He has special interest in medical education and acts as the Director for Nephrology rotation for internal medicine residents at Albert Einstein College of medicine / Montefiore Medical Center. He also served as a mentor for medical students at the STAR program of the American Society of Nephrology.  He also has special interest in clinical research, especially in COVID-19 and kidney transplantation. He was one of the co-authors of first report of COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients published in NEJM. He is also the lead author of many papers discussing COVID-19 and kidney transplantation published in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Azzi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, Acute Tubular Necrosis, and Kidney Transplant.

Daniel Burack is an Infectious Disease provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Burack is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cytomegalovirus Infection, Febrile Neutropenia, Chickenpox, and Shingles.

Helen Tsai is an Infectious Disease provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Tsai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Febrile Neutropenia, Asymptomatic Bacteriuria, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, and Cytomegalovirus Infection.

Betsy Herold, MD, is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vice Chair for Research at Children's Hospital at Montefiore. Dr. Herold is also a Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology & Immunology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She specializes in pediatric infectious diseases. Dr. Herold received her Bachelor of Arts in Biology in 1978 from Brown University and went on to receive her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1982. Dr. Herold completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at Children's Memorial Hospital, where she became a Chief Resident in 1985. She then began a fellowship in research at Hagedorn Research Laboratory in Gentofte, Denmark. In 1987, Dr. Herold began a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Children's Memorial Hospital, followed by a Research Associate/Postdoctoral Virology Fellowship in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Northwestern University in Chicago. Dr. Herold's clinical research focuses on the prevention and treatment of infections in solid and stem cell transplant patients and other immunocompromised patients. Dr. Herold has also been involved in research in Kawasaki disease and the emergence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community. Dr. Herold directs a basic and translational research program on the prevention of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and HIV infections through the development of vaccines and novel antivirals. The current major focus of her lab is on a novel, paradigm-shifting, single-cycle vaccine to prevent HSV-1 and HSV-2. She has been continuously funded by the NIH since 1989. Dr. Herold has over 150 peer reviewed publications in peer-reviewed journals and has presented her work internationally. In 2012, Dr. Herold received the Clinical Science Faculty Mentor Award from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She has also been awarded the Henry and Jacob Lowenberg Prize in Pediatrics and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Young Investigator Award. Dr. Herold is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics and in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Dr. Herold is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Oral Herpes, Genital Herpes, Neonatal Herpes, HIV/AIDS, and Tissue Biopsy.

Marc D. Foca, MD, is Attending Physician, Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical focus is on transplant infectious diseases. Dr. Foca is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Togaviridae Disease, Infantile Neutropenia, and HIV/AIDS.

Infections in solid organ and bone marrow transplant recipients. Dr. Muggia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Myelitis, HIV/AIDS, AIDS Dementia Complex, and AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome.

Vagish Hemmige is an Infectious Disease provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Hemmige is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Strongyloidiasis, Rhabditida Infections, and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA).

Marcus Pereira is an Infectious Disease provider in New York, New York. Dr. Pereira is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. His top areas of expertise are Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, HIV/AIDS, and COVID-19.

Genovefa Papanicolaou is an Infectious Disease provider in New York, New York. Dr. Papanicolaou is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Cytomegalovirus Infection, Sepsis, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, and Pneumonia.

Judith Benstein is a Nephrologist in New York, New York. Dr. Benstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Tubular Necrosis, and Acute Kidney Failure.

Vasishta Tatapudi is a Nephrologist in New York, New York. Dr. Tatapudi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, D-Plus Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Kidney Transplant, and Bladder Reconstruction.

Esther Sultan is an Infectious Disease provider in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Sultan has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Swimming Pool Granuloma, and Cryptococcosis.

Geoffrey Dube is a Nephrologist in New York, New York. Dr. Dube is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. His top areas of expertise are Acute Kidney Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.