Minimally Invasive Surgery. Dr. Camacho is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Diastasis Recti, Obesity, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass.

Sheldon Marc Feldman, MD, is Chief, Breast Surgery and Breast Surgical Oncology, Professor, Surgery and Director, Breast Cancer Services at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus includes breast cancer, oncoplastic surgery with an emphasis on optimizing breast conservation, nipple-sparing mastectomy, minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment, intraoperative radiation, targeted tumor ablation, lymphedema prevention, and complementary integrative holistic care with an emphasis on physician-patient communication. Dr. Feldman is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Intraductal Papilloma, Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.

Prashanth Sreeramoju is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Sreeramoju is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Diastasis Recti, Hernia Surgery, and Small Bowel Resection.

Rebecca Levine is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Levine is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Anal Cancer, Encopresis, Bowel Incontinence, and Hemorrhoids.

Jenny Choi is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Choi is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Umbilical Hernia, Obesity in Children, Gastrectomy, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Erin Moran is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Moran is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hernia, Gallstones, Gastrectomy, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Freya Schnabel is a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Schnabel has been practicing medicine for over 44 years is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Intraductal Papilloma, Giant Mammary Hamartoma, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.

Linda Addonizio is a General Surgeon in New York,, New York. Dr. Addonizio is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Heart Block, and Heart Transplant.

Tanuja Damani is a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Damani is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Bonnie Lonze is a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Lonze is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

Sasan Roayaie, MD, provides individualized care for complex liver, bile duct, and pancreas cancers. He not only performs any needed operations, but he can also devise an entire treatment program for patients who are not eligible for surgery. He works closely with interventional radiologists, hematologists, and oncologists to implement the care plan. Dr. Roayaie is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Ampullary Cancer, Hepatectomy, and Pancreatectomy.

Pokala Kiran is a General Surgeon and a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Kiran is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Fistula, Rectal Prolapse, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Bladder Reconstruction, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Kiran is currently accepting new patients.

Jean Emond is a General Surgeon and a Pediatric Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Emond is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Cancer, Liver Failure, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Hepatectomy. Dr. Emond is currently accepting new patients.

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 highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Pancreatectomy, and Liver Transplant.

Tomoaki Kato, MD, is a noted pioneer in multiple-organ transplantation, pediatric and adult liver transplantation. Dr. Kato is Vice Chair for Transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and is a professor of surgery at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.Dr. Kato is known for unique and innovative surgeries for adults and children, including a six-organ transplant; a procedure called APOLT (auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation) that resuscitates a failing liver by attaching a partial donor liver, making immunosuppressant drugs unnecessary and the first successful human partial bladder transplantation involving the transplant of two kidneys together with ureters connected to a patch of the donor bladder. In a highly publicized case, he led the first reported removal and re-implantation, or auto-transplantation, of six organs to excise a hard-to-reach abdominal tumor.Previously the director of pediatric liver and gastrointestinal transplant and professor of clinical surgery at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Dr. Kato received his medical degree from the Osaka University Medical School in Japan and received his residency training in surgery at Osaka University Hospital and Itami City Hospital in Hyogo, Japan. He completed a clinical fellowship in transplantation at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, in Miami, Florida, where he was subsequently appointed to the surgical faculty in 1997, and promoted to full professor in 2007. He served as a surgeon and senior leader of the liver and transplantation center at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital, beginning in 1997, and at University of Miami Hospital (previously Cedars Medical Center), beginning in 2004. Dr. Kato is a member of numerous professional and honorary organizations, and the author or co-author of more than 180 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals.ResourcesFor more information, visit the Center for Liver Disease and TransplantationIf you need assistance in Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), please call 646-317-6325 or, visit the Columbia Liver Asian Outreach Office (English | Mandarin. Dr. Kato is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Failure, Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Hepatectomy.

A native of Westchester County, Dr. Kaare Weber joined the staff of White Plains Hospital in 2011, providing exceptional expertise in the minimally invasive surgical management of endocrine diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, something usually found only in large academic medical centers. A major focus is on cancers of the endocrine system. He currently serves as the Chief of Surgery at White Plains Hospital. Dr. Weber is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hyperparathyroidism, Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism, Osteitis Fibrosa, Parathyroidectomy, and Thyroidectomy.

Charles Decarlo is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Decarlo has been practicing medicine for over 10 years is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Thrombophlebitis, Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens, Stent Placement, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

Vincent Duron, MD is Co-Director of Fetal Therapy, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, and Director of Pediatric Trauma and Surgical Critical Care. He practices the full spectrum of pediatric general surgery. He is an expert in minimally invasive surgery, specializing in surgery for congenital anomalies, biliary atresia, lung anomalies, and pectus excavatum. He performs fetal surgery for various conditions, including fetoscopic repair of myelomeningocele/spina bifida and fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) for congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Dr. Duron is a well-funded surgeon-scientist. His research focuses on fluid optimization for critically ill children and fetal and neonatal diagnostics and surgery. He has received multiple research and teaching awards and is a frequently invited speaker, author, and reviewer. He is dedicated to global health and regularly returns to Iquitos, Peru, to train local surgeons in pediatric surgery. Dr. Duron is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Diaphragmatic Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Polyhydramnios, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Ratner is Professor of Surgery and Director of Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation at Columbia University. Prior to joining the faculty at Columbia, Dr. Ratner was on the faculty of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and served as the Chief of Solid Organ Transplantation at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Dr. Ratner was responsible for dramatic growth of the kidney transplant program at CUIMC. He also established the pancreas transplant program, and the Kidney Autotransplant Program. He introduced robotic surgery to our kidney transplant program. Access to organ transplantation has been Dr. Ratner's major academic interest. Dr. Ratner has been a leading innovator in transplantation for over two decades. In 1993, he performed the world's first dual renal transplant. In 1995 (with Dr. Louis Kavoussi) he performed the first laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, and set the stage for its widespread adoption, which resulted in a profound increase in living donor kidney transplantation. Dr. Ratner has made significant contributions in overcoming immunologic incompatibilities that prohibited transplantation. He devised the plasmapheresis/IVIg protocol for alloantibody desensitization in 1998. In 2001, Dr. Ratner orchestrated the second paired-kidney exchange in the U.S. Subsequently, he arranged the first paired kidney exchanges in both Pennsylvania and New York. More recently Dr. Ratner has been a leading proponent of including compatible donor/recipient pairs in kidney exchanges. And, his more contemporary work has looked at the organizational and regulatory barriers to access to care. All of these strategies have increased organ availability and access to transplantation. Additionally, he has made important contributions to improve living donor safety. For his work, Dr. Ratner has received numerous awards and honors. And, he has been invited to speak and operate at various venues around the world. Dr. Ratner has authored or co-authored over 240 peer-reviewed publications, and has been a federally funded investigator. His publications have been cited over 20,000 times. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the LiveOnNY (formerly the New York Organ Donor Network), and has served on numerous national committees including the Board of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). He recently completed a term as the President of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, and previously served as that Society's Treasurer.Dr. Ratner originally hails from Brooklyn, NY. He received his undergraduate education at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He received his M.D. from Hahnemann University. His general surgery training was obtained at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He completed a Fellowship in Transplantation Surgery and Immunology at Washington University. In 2011 Dr. Ratner completed a Master of Public Health with a focus on health care policy, administration and management. Dr. Ratner is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chylous Ascites, Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant.

Dr. Ananthakrishnan, Director of Breast Surgery, is a fellowship-trained breast surgeon whose practice is dedicated to the treatment of breast disease. She has extensive experience, previously serving on the faculty of the Cleveland Clinic and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She was the director of the Breast Surgery Fellowship at Columbia, and used her expertise to train the next generation of breast surgeons. She is the author of numerous publications on breast cancer surgery, and has presented her research at national and international meetings. Dr. Ananthakrishnan is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, and a member of the Society of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Ananthakrishnan is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Intraductal Papilloma, Lymphadenectomy, and Mastectomy.

Leonard Maffucci is a General Surgeon in New Rochelle, New York. Dr. Maffucci is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Hernia Surgery, and Small Bowel Resection.

Aaron Roth is a General Surgeon in Mount Vernon, New York. Dr. Roth is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Hernia Surgery, and Small Bowel Resection.

Nitya Abraham, MD, Professor of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, joined Montefiore in 2015 as a specialist in female pelvic medicine and lower urinary tract reconstruction. Upon graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut, Dr. Abraham completed her medical degree as well as her urology residency training at New York University. She completed her fellowship training in pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at Cleveland Clinic. At Montefiore, she established the pelvic floor program in collaboration with colleagues in the Ob/Gyn department, which offers state of the art treatment for pelvic floor disorders. She is an active member of the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU). She is also focused on medical education and was urology residency program director from 2020-2025 and chair of the MD curriculum committee from 2022-2025. She now serves as Vice Chair of the urology department. She has over 65 peer-reviewed publications and has been funded by research grants from the Department of Defense and SUFU. She specializes in treating urinary incontinence, vaginal prolapse, urethral reconstruction, urinary fistula, mesh complications, and more, using robotic, open, or vaginal approaches depending on what is best suited for her patients. Dr. Abraham is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Neurogenic Bladder, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

Stephen J. Forest, MD, is Surgical Director, Advanced Pulmonary Failure and Lung Transplantation and Associate Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. He has a clinical focus on the treatment of patients with end-stage heart and lung failure through the use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices and organ transplantation. He also has a clinical interest in arterial revascularization for the treatment of advanced ischemic heart disease, particularly in patients with severely reduced cardiac function. Dr. Forest is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Aneurysms of the Great Vessels, Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Dissection, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Melissa Laudano, MD is an Associate Professor of Urology at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Laudano specializes in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, as well as minimally invasive and robotic surgery. Dr. Laudano is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Frequent or Urgent Urination, Lithotripsy, and Sacral Nerve Stimulation.