Anibal Puente is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Puente is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Lymphadenectomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Joseph Vazzana is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Vazzana is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Sleeve Gastrectomy, 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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Jaundice, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy.

Prashanth Sreeramoju is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Sreeramoju is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Diastasis Recti, Hernia Surgery, and Small Bowel Resection.

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 Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Liver Cancer, Liver Failure, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Hepatectomy.

Calvin Lee is a Gastroenterologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Lee is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Gallstones, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy.

Kenneth Shapiro, MD, FACS, is an attending surgeon and Assistant Professor, Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Shapiro’s clinical focus is on hernia repairs and the gastrointestinal tract, utilizing state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgery techniques to provide optimal care. He is proud to have served the Bronx community for his entire career. Dr. Shapiro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Hernia Surgery, and Small Bowel Resection.

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

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 the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gallstones, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.

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

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 the treatment of Gallstones. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Pancreatectomy, and Liver Transplant.

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.

Francis B. Baccay, MD, is an attending surgeon at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Professor, Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Baccay’s clinical focus centers on general and acute care surgery. Dr. Baccay is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Gastrostomy.

Jenny Choi is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Choi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Umbilical Hernia, Obesity in Children, Gastrectomy, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Erin Moran is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Moran is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hernia, Gallstones, Gastrectomy, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

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 the treatment of Gallstones. Her top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Gallbladder Removal, and Hernia Surgery.

Barry Baker is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Baker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Enlarged Liver, Pediatric Myocarditis, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

Robert Plummer is a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Plummer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Fistula, Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Hilary Hertan is a Gastroenterologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Hertan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Gastritis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

Beth Hochman is a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Hochman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. Her top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Gallbladder Removal, and Hernia Surgery.