Peter Slotwiner is a Gastroenterologist in Scarsdale, New York. Dr. Slotwiner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Pancreatitis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Seth Cohen is a Gastroenterologist in New Rochelle, New York. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Gallstones, Gallbladder Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Gendler has been practicing gastroenterology since 1988, and in the Westchester area since joining the staff of White Plains Hospital in 2013. He received his medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago and completed his Internal Medicine residency and fellowship training in gastroenterology at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York. Immediately after fellowship, Dr. Gendler joined the staff of White Plains Hospital. To further his education, he spent a year as a visiting physician at Erasme Hospital, Universite de Brussels where he learned advanced techniques in lithotripsy for the management of gallstones and diagnostic and therapeutic biliary endoscopy (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticoscopy). Dr. Gendler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Visceromegaly, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Prasanta Basak is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in New Rochelle, New York. Dr. Basak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Cellulitis, Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

Mazan Rabadi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bronxville, New York. Dr. Rabadi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Necrosis, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

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 Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Jaundice, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy.

Neeraj Kaushik is a Gastroenterologist in Greenvale, New York. Dr. Kaushik is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Endoscopy, 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 Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Gastrostomy.

Kohtaro Ooka, MD, is an attending physician in Gastroenterology. His clinical focus is advanced endoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), pancreaticobiliary diseases and third space endoscopy. Dr. Ooka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Acute Pancreatitis, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Hepatitis C, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Rivas graduated from the University of Carabobo School of Medicine in Valencia, Venezuela, where she also spent her internship. After serving as a surgery assistant at Guerra Mendez Medical Center in Valencia, Dr. Rivas completed her Pediatric Residency at SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn and her Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship at Children?s Hospital at Montefiore. She directs the Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship Program at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore. Dr. Rivas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Newborn Jaundice, Jaundice, Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Choledocholithiasis, and Colonoscopy.

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

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

Scott Schafler is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Schafler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Sickle Cell Disease, Cellulitis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

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

Ian Harnik is a Gastroenterologist in Riverdale, New York. Dr. Harnik is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome, Cronkhite-Canada Disease, Thrombectomy, and Gastrectomy.

Nomeda Balcetis is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in White Plains, New York. Dr. Balcetis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Muscle Atrophy, and Heart Failure.

Board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Bryan Green is skilled in all aspects of general gastroenterology and hepatology, including quality performance of colonoscopies and upper endoscopies, and management of gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic cirrhosis, liver diseases, diarrheal illnesses, functional GI disorders, and nutrition. Dr. Green is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Visceromegaly, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

Marie Lamsen is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in White Plains, New York. Dr. Lamsen has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. Her top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis, Sepsis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Prostatectomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Charles M. Noyer is the Chief of Gastroenterology at White Plains Hospital. Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, he is an expert in all gastroenterology disorders and is one of the few doctors in the region to perform endoscopic ultrasounds. Dr. Noyer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Insulinoma, Esophageal Cancer, Glucagonoma, Endoscopy, and Pancreatectomy.

John Cosgrove is a General Surgeon in Glen Cove, New York. Dr. Cosgrove is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Childhood Pancreatitis. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Colostomy, and Gastrostomy.