As Senior Vice President of the Urology Service Line, Chair of theSmith Institute for Urology, and Chair of Urology at the Zucker Schoolof Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Samir Taneja, MD will establish hisclinical practice at Lenox Hill Hospital and Long Island Jewish MedicalCenter focused on the surgical management of prostate cancerand renal tumors. He is an expert in urologic oncology, renowned fortransforming the field of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatmentby improving methods of prostate imaging, cancer detection, anddisease localization. Having performed thousands of robotic, ablative,laparoscopic and open surgical procedures, his specific clinical focushas been in improving prostate cancer patient outcomes throughpioneering techniques for focal ablative therapy, refining surgicaltechniques for robotic prostatectomy and partial nephrectomy,devising accelerated recovery pathways for robotic prostatectomy/partial nephrectomy, and providing muti-modal surgical approachesfor patients with high risk and recurrent prostate cancer. As leader ofthe department, he will strive to ensure individualized care of urologicdisease through state-of-the-art surgical approaches and multi-disciplinary care.Prior to joining Northwell, Dr Taneja was a faculty member of NYUGrossman School of Medicine for 29-years as a tenured professorof urology, radiology, and biomedical engineering. Most recently heserved as Director of the Division of Urologic Oncology and ViceChair in the Department of Urology at NYU Langone Health, as well asGenitourinary Program Leader in the Perlmutter Cancer Center.Dr. Taneja has conducted extensive clinical research on the use ofimaging in prostate cancer and is considered a pioneer in the use ofMRI to diagnose and localize prostate cancer and the emerging field ofprostate cancer focal therapy. He has authored more than 250 articles,30 book chapters, and six textbooks and monographs on urologiccancer and surgery. He is the editor of Taneja's Complications ofUrologic Surgery: Prevention and Diagnosis, one of the most widely readtextbooks in American Urology. Dr. Taneja is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Prostatectomy, and Nephrectomy.

Sergio Suarez is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Freeport, New York. Dr. Suarez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Sitosterolemia.

Wayne Sebastiano is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Baldwin, New York. Dr. Sebastiano is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Tracheitis, Lymphangitis, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

Gary Shore is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Merrick, New York. Dr. Shore is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

Eric Thall is an Urologist in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Thall is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Obstructive Uropathy, UPJ Obstruction, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

Muhammad Ahmad is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Oceanside, New York. Dr. Ahmad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Insomnia, Asthma, Asthma in Children, and Grass Allergy.

Olga Morim is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Bellmore, New York. Dr. Morim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Grass Allergy, Lung Metastases, and Gastrostomy.

Jeff Kopelman is an Otolaryngologist in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Kopelman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Familial Deafness, Mastoiditis, and Empyema.

Todd Halper is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Halper is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Juvenile Paget's Disease, Hypophosphatasia (HPP), Childhood Hypophosphatasia (HPP), and Hypophosphatemia.

Reza Naghavi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Naghavi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pemphigus, Heart Murmurs, Asthma in Children, and Asthma.

Raymond Sultan is an Urologist in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Sultan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

Eric Last is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Wantagh, New York. Dr. Last is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

Rupal Shah is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics in Hempstead, New York. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Anemia, High Cholesterol, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

Mohammed Mojid is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in East Meadow, New York. Dr. Mojid is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Parainfluenza Virus Type 3, Parainfluenza, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), and COVID-19.

Jagadish Akella is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in East Meadow, New York. Dr. Akella is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Orville Mclenan is an Urologist in East Meadow, New York. Dr. Mclenan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Hydronephrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

Russell Beckhardt is a Pediatrics provider in Garden City, New York. Dr. Beckhardt is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder, and Jones Syndrome.

Joseph Capo is an Otolaryngologist in Levittown, New York. Dr. Capo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder, DFNB1, Infant Hearing Loss, and Jones Syndrome.

Moshe Ephrat is an Otolaryngologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Ephrat is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, Infant Hearing Loss, and Nasal Polyps.

Nina Hicks is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Freeport, New York. Dr. Hicks is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Cirrhosis.