Abier A. Abdelnaby, MD, is Director, Colon and Rectal Surgical Services and Associate Professor, Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. She is a fellowship-trained colon and rectal surgeon with a clinical focus on care for patients with all disorders of the colon, rectum and anus. Dr. Abdelnaby is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Genital Warts, Colorectal Cancer, Colostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Joseph Vazzana is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Vazzana is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Prashanth Sreeramoju is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Sreeramoju is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. 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 Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Liver Cancer, Liver Failure, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Hepatectomy.

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 Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Hernia Surgery, and Small Bowel Resection.

Anibal Puente is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Puente is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Lymphadenectomy, 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 Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Stomach Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Gallbladder Removal.

Roberto Bergamaschi is a Colorectal Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Bergamaschi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Diverticular Disease, Hemorrhoids, Ileostomy, and Colostomy.

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

Sean P. McGrath, MD, FACS, is a general surgeon and Associate Professor, Surgery at Montefiore-Einstein. With advanced training in minimally invasive surgical techniques and robotic surgery, Dr. McGrath’s clinical focus is on care for patients with disorders of the skin, gallbladder and small bowel/colon. He also has an interest in the use of minimally invasive techniques for the repair of various inguinal, ventral and incisional hernias, as well as the treatment of skin and soft tissue conditions such as lumps, bumps, cysts and tumors. Dr. Mcgrath is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy.

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

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 Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Cancer, Kidney Transplant, 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 Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Diastasis Recti, Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Gallbladder Removal, and Endoscopy.

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 Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Gastrostomy.

Patrick F. Timmins III, MD, FACOG, FACS, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Vice Chair, Legislative Affairs at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Timmins addresses the individual needs and demands of patients in a warm and caring environment, providing a full range of gynecologic oncology services, including advanced gynecologic surgery, robotic surgery, chemotherapy treatment and palliative care. Dr. Timmins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Endometrial Cancer, Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma, Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor, Bladder Reconstruction, and Hernia Surgery.

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

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 Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Gallbladder Removal, and Hernia Surgery.

Renee Huang, MD advances the treatment of rectal and other cancers at Montefiore with her expertise in using laparoscopic techniques. Dr. Huang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hernia Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Hemorrhoidectomy, and Colostomy.

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

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