Vinay Kapoor is an Internal Medicine specialist and an Adolescent Medicine provider in Bayside, New York. Dr. Kapoor is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hyperthyroidism, Gallbladder Removal, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Mark Talamini is a General Surgeon in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Talamini is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia, Gallbladder Removal, and Endoscopy.

Celia Divino is a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Divino is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. Her top areas of expertise are Hernia, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Endoscopy.

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

Kelly D. Nahum, DO, is an attending surgeon at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is in emergency general surgery and surgical critical care. Dr. Nahum is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. Her top areas of expertise are Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Gallbladder Removal, and Hernia Surgery.

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 Gallbladder Removal. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Stomach Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Gallbladder Removal.

Sarah Bellemare, MD, FRCS, is an attending physician in surgery and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Montefiore-Einstein. She leads the pancreas cancer tumor board at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care and is the UNOS Surgical Director of both the Live Donor Liver Transplant and Pediatric Liver Transplant Programs at Montefiore-Einstein. A recognized master surgeon, Dr. Bellemare’s clinical focus is on complex hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer vascular reconstruction. She is also skilled in minimally invasive cancer surgery and is a core member of the multidisciplinary liver and pancreas cancer teams. Dr. Bellemare is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Pancreatectomy, and Liver Transplant.

David Weithorn, MD, is a general surgeon and Assistant Professor, Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. A fellowship-trained minimally invasive general surgeon, Dr. Weithorn focuses on using minimally invasive techniques, including robotic surgery, to treat a wide range of surgical diseases, including gallstones (gallbladder removal), hiatal hernia repair, anti-reflux surgery, diverticulitis, colon cancer, ventral and inguinal hernias including complex hernias, recurrent ventral and inguinal hernias, and neurectomy procedures for chronic inguinal pain after inguinal hernia repair. Dr. Weithorn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. His top areas of expertise are Diastasis Recti, Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Gallbladder Removal, and Endoscopy.

W. Scott Melvin, MD, is Vice Chairman, Clinical Affairs, Professor, Surgery, Division Chief, General Surgery and Director, Advanced GI Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. He is a nationally recognized clinical specialist in gastrointestinal diseases and minimally invasive approaches to their management. Dr. Melvin specializes in treating conditions such as esophagus and swallowing disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gallstones, and cancers and disorders of the GI tract. Dr. Melvin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gallstones, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.

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 Gallbladder Removal. His top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Cancer, Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant.

David B. Erlichman, MD, is an Attending Radiologist specializing in body imaging at Montefiore. He is also an Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Erlichman’s clinical focus is on CT, MR and US imaging of the abdomen and pelvis, as well as CT and US-guided interventional procedures. Dr. Erlichman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. His top areas of expertise are Ureterocele, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 2, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 3, and Gallbladder Removal.

Tamar B. Nobel, MD, MPH, is an attending thoracic surgeon at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery and Epidemiology and Population Health at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Nobel’s clinical focus centers on thoracic oncology, including minimally invasive surgery for lung and esophageal cancer. She is also interested in mediastinal and chest wall tumors, metastasectomy for lung metastases from other cancers, tracheal disorders and benign esophageal disease. Dr. Nobel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. Her top areas of expertise are Esophageal Cancer, Pneumomediastinum, Lung Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gallbladder Removal.

Nisha Suda, MD, MHA, is an Attending Physician at Montefiore and an Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Since joining the Montefiore team in 2018, her clinical focus has been on the treatment of patients with metabolic dysfunctions, including pituitary and neuroendocrine disorders, osteoporosis and metabolic calcium and phosphate diseases, diabetes, weight management, thyroid hormone dysfunction, infertility, hypogonadism, and polycystic ovary syndrome. Dr. Suda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. Her top areas of expertise are Thyroid Storm, Hyperthyroidism, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Graves Disease, and Gallbladder Removal.

Hongdau Liu is a Surgical Oncologist in Bronx, New York. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.

Minimally Invasive Surgery. Dr. Camacho is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Diastasis Recti, Obesity, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass.

Michele C. Siciliano, MD, is an acute care surgeon at Montefiore Einstein. She specializes in the care of patients who require urgent or emergent general surgical operations as well as critically ill patients in the Intensive Care unit. She also provides elective general surgical care. Dr. Siciliano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. Her top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Gallbladder Removal, and Hernia Surgery.

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 Experienced provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Jaundice, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy.

Iyare Esemuede, MD, is an attending surgeon and Assistant Professor at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus is in minimally invasive and robotic surgery for the management of colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and diverticular disease. He also treats various anorectal diseases, such as hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and anal fistulas, and manages some general surgical conditions such as gallbladder disease and appendicitis. Dr. Esemuede is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. His top areas of expertise are Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Diverticular Disease, Hemorrhoidectomy, and Colostomy.

Amin Madani is a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Madani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Adrenal Cancer, Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism, Gallbladder Removal, and Endoscopy.

Rasa Zarnegar is a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Zarnegar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gallbladder Removal. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Thyroidectomy, and Parathyroidectomy.