Zeph Okeke, MD is a board certified urologic surgeon specializing in endourology, minimally invasive surgery and laparoscopy. He is known for developing and being the principal investigator of the novel S.T.O.N.E. classification system for kidney stones.His expertise is in using minimally invasive techniques for the management of complex kidney and ureteral stone disease, and urothelial cancers (transitional cell carcinoma) of the kidney and ureter. He also has special interest and expertise in Holmium and Thulium laser enucleation (HOLEP and ThuLEP) for enlarged prostates (BPH).In addition to treating patients and conducting research, Dr. Okeke serves as co-director of the Smith Institute for Urology endourology and laparoscopy fellowship training programs. He lectures at the American Urological Association s annual meetings and is frequently invited to speak before the World Congress of Endourology. A mentor and teacher, Dr. Okeke also serves as a surgeon and lecturer for live surgical demonstration courses at various international meetings.Dr. Okeke earned his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York City. He completed his Urology residency and served as Chief Resident in the Department of Urology at the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons.Dr. Okeke's research interest includes surgical outcomes of kidney stone patients, grading and characterizing complex kidney stones to guide surgery and counseling with respect to outcomes. He has published in leading journals and textbooks including the Smith's Textbook of Endourology, Journal of Urology, Urology and Cancer.He is the recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award at the North Shore LIJ Health System. Dr. Okeke also received the prestigious Arnold P. Gold Foundation Teaching Award for Humanism and Excellence in Teaching. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons awarded its first Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Okeke for medical student teaching during his residency. Dr. Okeke is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Horseshoe Kidney, Bladder Stones, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy.

Gideon Richards is an Urologist in Garden City, New York. Dr. Richards is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Hydronephrosis, Obstructive Uropathy, Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy.

David M. Hoenig, MD, is a specialist in kidney stone treatment and minimally invasive surgery, including laparoscopic surgery. His specific clinical interests include all phases of kidney stone disease, from surgical treatment, to medical management, and to prevention. Dr. Hoenig completed medical school at the University of Rochester (Rochester, NY), and residency in Urology at Brown University (Providence, RI). He went on to one of the premier Laparoscopy and Endourology Fellowships in the country, under Dr. Ralph V. Clayman, one of the pioneers of minimally invasive urologic surgery, at Washington University (St. Louis, MO).After Fellowship training, Dr. Hoenig became a Clinical Instructor at the Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann under the auspices of Allegheny University, and was then recruited to Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine to become the Director of Laparoscopy and Endourology and promoted to Assistant Professor. While at Montefiore, Dr. Hoenig assumed many administrative roles, as co-founder and co-Director of the Robotic, Laparoscopy, and Endourology Fellowship, Residency Program Director, and Practice Manager. After more than 14 years at Montefiore/Albert Einstein, he was recruited to North Shore- Long Island Jewish Hospital in 2013 with a promotion to Professor, and a shift of administrative roles to Chief of Urology Service at LIJ Hospital Campus. Dr. Hoenig's research interests are in all phases of minimally invasive urologic surgery, with particular attention to kidney stone disease, and both ablative and reconstructive minimally invasive renal surgery. His most recent publications explore the association of obesity with urological diseases, with new associations discovered between types of obesity and certain kidney stones. This research focus is a priority, given the national trend of increasing obesity, and will lead to exciting basic science exploration of these conditions.As a clinician, Dr. Hoenig's priority is treating patients with respect and empathy. He believes strongly in educating patients about their conditions, so as to equip them with the necessary information to make them a partner in their health care. Dr. Hoenig is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Medullary Sponge Kidney, Perirenal Abscess, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy.

Raymond Sultan is an Urologist in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Sultan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

Michael Herman is an Urologist in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Herman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Uropathy, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, UPJ Obstruction, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

Dmitry Bogomolskiy is a Hospital Medicine provider in Valley Stream, New York. Dr. Bogomolskiy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Gastrostomy and Ureteroscopy.

Dr. Rofeim joined the medical staff of the Smith Institute for Urology and the Hofstra NS-LIJ School of Medicine in July 2012 after being in private practice in the New York area for 10 years. After completion of general surgery training at LIJ and Beth Israel Medical Centers, he continued with urology residency at LIJ Medical Center where he served as the chief resident under the mentorship of Drs. Arthur Smith and Gopal Badlani. He graduated magna cum laude from CUNY-Queens College and cum laude from SUNY-Downstate Medical Center.During his undergraduate training, he won numerous awards including the Donald E. Lancefield Prize, the Howard Hughes Summer Fellowship Award for undergraduate research, the Robert Keating Memorial Award and was included in the National Dean's List. He received the prestigious American Medical Association Physician Recognition Award and AUA/Praecis Gerald P. Murphy Scholar Award for Distinction in the study of prostate cancer. During his residency training, he won the Academic Annual Research Competition at LIJ Medical Center.He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society where he served as the vice president, the American Urologic Society and the New York Section of the American Urologic Society. Dr. Rofeim is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology (Board certified) and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has published several articles and a book chapter in the fileds of fertility and incontinence and has presented numerous abstracts at the American Urologic Association annual meetings and other prestigious societies in topics of fertility and interstitial cystitis. Interests include:Enlarged ProstateErectile DysfunctionGeneral UrologyIncontinenceKidney StonesUrologic Cancers. Dr. Rofeim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Diphallia, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), and Ureteroscopy.

Dr. Adam Cole is a board-certified urologist. He is an attending urologist at the Smith Institute for Urology at Northwell Health, Associate Residency Program Director and an Assistant Professor of Urology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University. A native of Michigan, Dr. Cole completed medical school and urology residency at University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He has clinical expertise in prostate cancer detection, treatment of enlarged prostate (BPH), and kidney stones, and treats a wide breadth of urologic diseases and conditions. He has over 20 scientific publications and has received grants for research. He has received multiple awards for clinical care and research, including Michigan Medicine's Making a Difference Award,University of Michigan's James B. Angell Scholar designation, and Academy of Academic Surgeon's Outstanding Medical Student award.Dr. Cole sees patients at the Smith Institute for Urology offices at Garden City and Great Neck, and operates at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. He lives on Long Island with his wife and two children. Dr. Cole is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Malakoplakia, Obstructive Uropathy, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

Charles Mitgang is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Mitgang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Stroke, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection, Gastrostomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Farid Shahkoohi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Shahkoohi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Fainting, Sepsis, Dysgraphia, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

Alexey Yanilshtein is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Yanilshtein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Gastrostomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Naveed Akhtar is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Akhtar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Low Sodium Level, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Neal Sckolnick is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Sckolnick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Anemia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Eric Thall is an Urologist in Rockville Centre, New York. Dr. Thall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Obstructive Uropathy, UPJ Obstruction, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

Steven Harris is an Urologist in Oceanside, New York. Dr. Harris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Obstructive Uropathy, and Ureteroscopy.

Cheriyan Thomas is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Oceanside, New York. Dr. Thomas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Sepsis, Atypical Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Keith Brennan is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Oceanside, New York. Dr. Brennan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Gangrene, Peptic Ulcer, Gastrostomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Jamil Ahmed is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Oceanside, New York. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pancreatitis, Acute Kidney Failure, Pleurisy, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Alexander Gorny is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Oceanside, New York. Dr. Gorny is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Herpangina, Peptic Ulcer, Ureteroscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Naeem Rehman is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Oceanside, New York. Dr. Rehman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Sepsis, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Colonoscopy, and Gastrostomy.