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.

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.

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.

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.

Saira Shahab is an Internal Medicine provider in Queens, New York. Dr. Shahab is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Myelitis, AIDS Dementia Complex, Prostatectomy, and Endoscopy.

Veronica Delaney is a Nephrologist in Hewlett, New York. Dr. Delaney is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Glomerulonephritis, Kidney Transplant, and Ureteroscopy.

Sumathi Kemisetti is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Valley Stream, New York. Dr. Kemisetti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Sepsis, Orthostatic Hypotension, Gastrostomy, and Liver Embolization.

James Wai is a Hospital Medicine provider in Valley Stream, New York. Dr. Wai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Gastrostomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Dolly Wahid is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Valley Stream, New York. Dr. Wahid is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. Her top areas of expertise are Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Eli Naghdi is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Valley Stream, New York. Dr. Naghdi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Pneumonia, Acute Kidney Failure, Ureteroscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Rakesh Goyal is a Hospital Medicine provider in Valley Stream, New York. Dr. Goyal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Beta-Mannosidosis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Akwasi Achampong is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine in Elmont, New York. Dr. Achampong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Gastrostomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Leonard Timpone is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Franklin Square, New York. Dr. Timpone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Dysgraphia, Vitamin D Deficiency, Gastrostomy, and Ureteroscopy.

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.

Lauren Schulz is an Urologist and a General Surgeon in Lawrence, New York. Dr. Schulz has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. Her top areas of expertise are Eosinophilic Cystitis, Acute Arterial Occlusion of Kidney, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

Brent Yanke is an Urologist in Lawrence, New York. Dr. Yanke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Boils, Folliculitis, Prostatectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Ivan Colon is an Urologist in Lawrence, New York. Dr. Colon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.