NYC Health + Hospitals Honors 25 Outstanding Physicians at Annual “Doctors’ Day” Celebration
Jun 01, 2017
In honor of Doctors’ Day, NYC Health + Hospitals recognized 25 physicians for excellence and their ongoing commitment to patient care. The annual celebration honors outstanding physicians from across the health system who have distinguished themselves as leaders amongst their peers.
Physicians from the health system’s hospitals and community health centers, as well as its MetroPlusHealth Health Plan, were recognized for their commitment to providing the highest quality health care to New Yorkers. Reflecting a range of specialties and years of service, the award-winning physicians were drawn from NYC Health + Hospitals’ multi-ethnic and multi-cultural workforce, showcasing the health system’s strength in providing culturally competent care to all, without exception.
“Our physicians are at the core of NYC Health + Hospitals’ deep community roots and of our promise to deliver safe, high-quality, culturally responsive care,” said Stanley Brezenoff, interim president and chief executive officer of NYC Health + Hospitals.
“Today’s honorees have chosen to spend their professional lives caring for the most vulnerable among us. They have applied themselves to advance the public health system’s essential mission of providing care for all who seek it and to help every New Yorker live his or her healthiest life,” said Machelle Allen, MD, chief medical officer of NYC Health + Hospitals.
“NYC Health + Hospitals and all of the doctors and nurses who work there do so much for New York City,” said Council Member Andrew Cohen. “For this Doctor’s Day Celebration, I thank the doctors all over the city who have dedicated their lives to helping save others.”
See honoree photos and bios:
NYC Health + Hospitals Doctors’ Day Awards
Brooklyn
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/CONEY ISLAND
Iosif Fradlis, MD
Director, Behavioral Medicine and Integrated Care Department of Behavioral Health
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/GOTHAM HEALTH, CUMBERLAND
Alla Shigol, MD
Primary Care Physician – Pediatrician
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/GOTHAM HEALTH, EAST NEW YORK
Marie-Pierre Castermans, MD
Associate Medical Director, Family Health Services
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/KINGS COUNTY
Renuka Ananthamoorthy, MD
Chief of Behavioral Health Sciences
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/MCKINNEY
Ray Ivanovs, DPM
Director, Podiatric Medicine
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/WOODHULL
Anastasia Asanov, MD
Ambulatory Director of Medicine
Queens
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/ELMHURST
Konstantinos Margetis, MD, PhD
Associate Director of Neurosurgery
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/QUEENS
Liana Leung, MD, MPH, FACP
Associate Director, Department of Ambulatory Care and
Associate Director, Internal Medicine Program
The Bronx
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/GOTHAM HEALTH, BELVIS
Marie M. Alizi-Greene, OD
Optometrist
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/JACOBI
Nermica Sarcevic, MD
Director, Inpatient Psychiatry
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/LINCOLN
Moiz Mansur Kasubhai, MD, MRCP
Associate Chair of Medicine and Chief Hospitalist
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/GOTHAM HEALTH, MORRISANIA
Swarupa Rani Gaddipati, MD
Primary Care Physician
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/NORTH CENTRAL BRONX
Haseen Sharma-Cooper, MD
Director, Department of Psychiatry
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/SIMULATION CENTER
Suzanne Bentley, MD, MPH, FACEP
Medical Director, Elmhurst Satellite Simulation Center
MetroPlusHealth Health Plan
Glendon Henry, MD
Associate Medical Director, Utilization Management
Manhattan
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/BELLEVUE
Elena Wachtel, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Neonatal ICU
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/CARTER
Michael Schuster, MD
Attending Physician
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/COLER
Ponnusamy Shanmugham, MD
Attending Physician
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/GOTHAM HEALTH, GOUVERNEUR
Gloria Rubin, MD
Primary Care Physician, Judson Health Center
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/GOUVERNEUR
Alexander Kolessa, MD
Attending Physician
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/HARLEM
Matthews K. Hurley, MD
Former Attending Emergency Room Physician
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/METROPOLITAN
Jason S. Mack, MD, FAAP
Director, Pediatrics Ambulatory Care
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/GOTHAM HEALTH, SYDENHAM
Arthur R. Dove, MD
Attending Physician
Staten Island
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/SEA VIEW
Rufina Santos-Binlayo, MD
Attending Physician
NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/CORRECTIONAL HEALTH
Svetlana Kalimulina, MD
Attending Physician