Brian Mercer, M.D., M.S., is a fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in spinal surgery. He treats the full range of spinal disorders including degenerative spine disorders, spinal cord and nerve decompression, and spinal reconstruction.After his orthopedics residency at Boston University Medical Center, where he served as administrative chief resident, he completed a spine fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Mercer has extensive training in cutting-edge surgical techniques. These advanced approaches allow the highest level of surgical precision, improving patient outcomes and speeding recovery.As a chief resident, he was nominated as an Emerging Leader in The American Orthopaedic Association. He joined Orlin & Cohen in 2020 following completion of his fellowship training. Dr. Mercer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Muscle Spasms, Spondylolisthesis, Invertebral Disc Disease, and Bursitis.

Gus Katsigiorgis is an Orthopedics provider in Valley Stream, New York. Dr. Katsigiorgis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Achilles Tendon Rupture, Tendinitis, Laminectomy, and Hip Replacement.

Nasim Chowdhury is a Physiatrist in Fresh Meadows, New York. Dr. Chowdhury is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Decerebrate Posture, Decorticate Posture, Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia, Meige Disease, and Hip Replacement.

Moiz Manaqib, M.D., is a fellowship-trained sports medicine specialist who practices both surgical and nonsurgical management of athletic injury, including open and arthroscopic treatment of shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle pathology.Dr. Manaqib has previously served as assistant team physician for the NBA's Boston Celtics, Mount Ida College football, and Princeton University football, and has extensive experience treating patients from the professional to amateur levels. He has written and lectured on a variety of orthopedic and sports medicine topics, including ACL reconstruction, microfracture and arthroscopic hip surgery. His focus remains on evidence-based medicine and providing best practice treatments for his patients. Dr. Manaqib is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, Frozen Shoulder, and Hip Replacement.

Dr. Alfred Faust is the Chief of Spine Surgery at Orlin & Cohen and Northwell-LIJ Valley Stream Hospital. He specializes in all structural disorders of the spine with a particular interest and expertise in minimally invasive techniques. Dr. Faust is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Herniated Disk, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery.

A board-certified, fellowship-trained physician, Eric P. Keefer, M.D., joined Orlin & Cohen's well-respected team in 2008. He focuses on sports medicine cases, specifically those related to treatment of the shoulder, knee and elbow.A member of Orlin & Cohen's prestigious sports medicine practice, Dr. Keefer completed his fellowship training at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham when he participated as the medical moderator of the ASMI Forum, an online resource for information on orthopedic and sports medicine topics. He also is a well-respected researcher who has published the results of his studies and presented his findings at professional conferences. Dr. Keefer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Bursitis, Osteoarthritis, and Tenosynovitis.

Joshua Mitgang, M.D., is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of hand and upper extremity injuries, including those that are sports related. The recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, he was named the Emanuel Kaplan Hand Surgery Fellow at the prestigious NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City.Dr. Mitgang specializes in caring for patients with acute traumatic or sports-related hand and upper extremity injuries, nonoperative and operative treatment of fractures and dislocations, finger and elbow joint replacement as well as osteoporosis management. A member of the Orlin & Cohen team since 2014, the board-certified specialist also has extensive experience with minimally invasive hand surgery, including bladeless treatment of trigger fingers and Dupuytren's disease. Dr. Mitgang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Radial Nerve Dysfunction, Tennis Elbow, Trigger Thumb, Rhizarthrosis, and Hip Replacement.

Chief of sports medicine, Craig Levitz, M.D., is a board-certified and fellowship-trained sports medicine specialist who is known for his use of minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures for knee and shoulder repair.My goal is to always try to repair your rotator cuff arthroscopically, without an open incision. Dr. Levitz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Osgood-Schlatter Disease, Osteochondritis Dissecans, Tendinitis, and Bursitis.

Allison Keneski is a Physician Assistant in Rockville Center, New York. Ms. Keneski has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. Her top area of expertise is Muscle Spasms.

Michael Otugh is a Nurse Practitioner in West Hempstead, New York. Mr. Otugh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top area of expertise is Muscle Spasms.

Madankumar Raj is a Pain Medicine specialist and a Physiatrist in West Hempstead, New York. Dr. Raj is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Macrophagic Myofasciitis, Myositis, Opisthotonos, and Muscle Spasms.

Faisal Hamid is a Nephrologist and a Hospital Medicine provider in Valley Stream, New York. Dr. Hamid is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST), Muscle Spasms, and Necrosis.

Robert Moldwin, MD, FACS is Director of the Pelvic Pain Center at The Arthur Smith Institute for Urology and serves as physician-in-charge of Urologic Infectious/Inflammatory Diseases. He is Professor of Urology at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine.A world-renowned leader in the field of pelvic pain, Dr. Moldwin has special interests in varied pain syndromes of the bladder and pelvis. His other clinical and research interests range from urinary incontinence to infectious diseases of the urinary tract. Dr. Moldwin is published in peer-reviewed journals including Cancer, The Journal of Urology, The British Journal of Urology International, The British Medical Journal, Contemporary Urology and Urology. Dr. Moldwin is an expert consultant, lecturing to audiences of physicians, patients, and members of the media on issues such as incontinence, urological health, interstitial cystitis, and pelvic disorders. He currently serves on multiple medical advisory boards, including the Interstitial Cystitis Association, and has been a member of their Board of Directors for over a decade.Dr Moldwin is affiliated with numerous medical societies including the American Urological Association, International Association for the Study of Pain and The Society for Female Urology and Urodynamics. He is past president of the Society for Infections and Inflammation in Urology. He was also co-chairperson for the recently completed Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Chronic Urologic Pelvic Pain (MAPP), a research initiative sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Dr Moldwin is currently a committee reviewer for the American Urological Association IC/BPS Guidelines and serves as Vice-President for the International Society for the Study of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (ESSIC).After earning his medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Dr. Moldwin completed his general surgical training and urology residency at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He also served as a Valentine Fellow through the New York Academy of Medicine, studying infectious and inflammatory urological diseases in the Department of Urology at Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Dr. Moldwin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Interstitial Cystitis, Frequent or Urgent Urination, Bacterial Prostatitis, and Vulvodynia.

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 Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

Niki Caggiano is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Merrick, New York. Dr. Caggiano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Obesity, Obesity in Children, and Asthma.

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

Andrew Tarleton is an Orthopedics provider in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Tarleton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Spondylosis, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery.

Fernando Checo is an Orthopedics provider in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Checo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Cervical Spondylosis, Bursitis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

Artem Vaynman is a Neurosurgery provider in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Vaynman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Spinal Stenosis, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery.

Jacob Rauchwerger is a Pain Medicine provider in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Rauchwerger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Spasms. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Facet Joint Syndrome, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, and Herniated Disk.