MD, FACOG – Obstetrician-gynecology
Our Multidisciplinary Team:
Dr. Fay is a world expert in the treatment of orbital vascular lesions. He attended Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons before completing his residency in ophthalmology at the Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute. He went on to a 2-year combined fellowship in ophthalmic pathology and oculoplastic surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) and Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Fay has attended on the Oculoplastics and Orbital Surgery service since 1999, and was promoted to Department Director in December 2006. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. He also has a joint appointment as the Director of Occuloplastic Surgery at the Vascular Birthmark Institute of NY.
Dr. Fay became interested in the field of vascular lesions of the orbit, and working closely with Dr. Waner, solved many of the orbital problems that these children faced. He has become an international authority in this field and has accumulated a wide range of experience. Dr. Fay’s research interest and clinical expertise lie in the study and treatment of periocular vascular anomalies. Dr. Fay is widely published and has authored over 100 scientific papers. He has written numerous textbook chapters on orbital vascular malformations and has edited the definitive text on Orbital surgery. He is a founding member of the Massachusetts General Hospital Hemangioma and Vascular Malformations Clinic. He was awarded 2007 Physician of the Year by the Vascular Birthmark Foundation. Current research is focused on the immunohistopathology of orbital vascular lesions, and early interventions for lymphatic malformations and hemangiomas.
Dr. Rosen is internationally recognized as a leader in the field of interventional radiology and endovascular surgery. He pioneered several techniques and medical devices now in common use. He attended college and medical school in Philadelphia, receiving his medical degree from Hahnemann University and post graduate training in Interventional Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. After completing fellowship in 1980, he was recruited to establish the Division of Interventional Radiology at New York University Medical Center, where he remained for 25 years, performing over 70,000 interventional and endovascular procedures. He trained 45 Fellows, several of whom have become leaders in the field in their own right. In April 2005, Dr. Rosen joined the newly formed multidisciplinary cardiovascular group at Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute in New York, where he continues to treat patients, train fellows, and conduct clinical research.
Dr. Rosen is best known for his original work in the management of children and adults with congenital vascular malformations. Patients travel from around the world with these disorders. He has also developed techniques and instrumentation for the treatment of patients with aortic aneurysms, atherosclerosis, hepatic tumors and uterine fibroids. He holds several patents for medical devices and has published nearly 100 original scientific papers and two textbooks, as well as book chapters in several standard medical texts. He also lectures extensively and has been a Visiting Professor in institutions throughout the United States and abroad. He was the youngest individual ever elected to fellowship in the Society for Interventional Radiology and is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, the Radiological Society of North America and the Cardiovascular Council of the American Heart Association.
Dr. Fifi is a board-certified neuroendovascular surgeon and a Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Radiology. She is also Associate Director of the Cerebrovascular Center, Co-Director of the Pediatric Neuroendovascular Program, and Co-Director of the Neuroendovascular Surgery Fellowship Program. Dr. Fifi specializes in the endovascular treatment of cerebrovascular disorders in both adults and children, including stroke, intracranial and carotid stenosis, brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and fistulas of the brain and spine, and pre-operative embolization of tumors, vein of Galen malformations, as well as craniofacial vascular lesions.
Born in the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, Dr. Fifi earned a combined biomedical engineering and medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine. She performed her medicine internship and neurology residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Fifi completed a clinical fellowship in stroke and cerebrovascular disorders at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. While at the NIH, she was co-investigator of several phase II and phase III clinical trials for treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Dr. Fifi then trained in Interventional Neuroradiology at Washington Hospital Center and at Columbia University. After her neurointerventional training, Dr. Fifi completed further studies in pediatric neurointervention under the tutelage of Alejandro Berenstein, MD at Mount Sinai West. During this period, she was invited to join the neuroendovascular group as a staff physician where she has developed a clinical practice taking care of patients with vascular disorders of the brain, spine, head and neck. Dr. Fifi continues her clinical research as an investigator in several multi-center trials.
Dr. Daniel Lefton, MD, is a distinguished neuroradiologist with extensive expertise in diagnostic imaging of the brain and spine. He graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Boston University, earning his undergraduate degree in Medical Science. He received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Lefton completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, where he served as Chief Resident, and went on to complete a two-year Neuroradiology Fellowship at New York University Medical Center.
Following his fellowship, Dr. Lefton joined the faculty at NYU and was later recruited to serve as Director of MRI at the Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. He currently holds the position of Director of Neuroradiology at Mount Sinai West, where he continues to contribute to advancements in the field and provide expert diagnostic care.
Jason A. Ellis, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Northwell Health’s Lenox Hill Hospital. He treats patients with complex cerebrovascular and skull base conditions. He has expertise in the use of microsurgical, neuroendoscopic, and minimally invasive approaches to the brain and spine. Dr. Ellis treats people with conditions including brain and spinal cord tumors, cerebrovascular malformations, brain aneurysm, carotid stenosis, Moyamoya disease, acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma), meningioma, Chiari malformation, trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm and stroke.
Dr. Ellis frequently performs intricate microneurosurgical procedures including cerebral bypass surgery to restore blood flow to the brain after stroke; minimally invasive cerebral endoscopy to treat deep-seated brain lesions; and non-invasive gamma knife radiosurgery. Dr. Ellis has developed special microsurgical techniques using exoscopes to perform complex brain surgery.
Dr. Ellis earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Harvard University then a got a medical degree from Columbia University. He completed neurosurgery residency at the Neurological Institute of New York/Columbia University Medical Center and a cerebrovascular neurosurgery fellowship at Emory University Hospital.
At Lenox Hill, Dr. Ellis works with a multidisciplinary group of specialists including neurologists, neuro anesthesiologists, pathologists, oncologists, interventional neuroradiologists, head and neck surgeons, radiation oncologists, and neurocritical care providers.
Dr. Ellis is an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and co-director of the cerebrovascular surgery fellowship at Lenox Hill. He is also the principal investigator of several clinical trials that seek to improve the surgical care of patients with tumors and vascular conditions of the nervous system.
Brett Broussard is a Surgical Neurophysiologist who is at the top of his field in Electroneurodiagnostic Monitoring. Brett began his career in Louisiana 13 years ago where he became a Board Certified Neurodiagnostic Intraoperative Monitor. There he developed his skills in Neuro and Facial Nerve Monitoring.
In 2015 Brett moved to NYC to advance his career and improve his skills providing monitoring for some of the top surgeons in the world. He began working alongside Dr. Milton Waner and Dr. Teresa O in 2016. With them he has become one of the top of his field in Facial Nerve Monitoring, providing care to patients worldwide.
Dr. Kohan is Associate Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology at New York University School of Medicine, Director of Otology/Neurotology at Lenox Hill Hospital/Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital (MEETH). He was the former Medical Co-Director of the Center for Communication (also known as The League for the Hard of Hearing). He is currently a voluntary attending surgeon at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Dr. Kohan is involved in educating medical students and residents at these institutions. In addition, he is involved in several research projects in Otology/Neurotology. Using the latest treatments and technology, Dr. Kohan delivers compassionate care and educates his patients and their families about their medical conditions.
Dr. Amilia Schrier earned her medical degree and completed her ophthalmology residency at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. She went on to complete a Cornea External Disease fellowship at North Shore University/Cornell.
She went on to become the Director of Clinics at Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital (MEETH) for 6 years. She then joined the faculty at Columbia University, Harkness Eye Institute, where she became the DeVoe-Srinivasan Professor and Director of Eye Clinics. She then went on to join Northwell Health as Professor of Ophthalmology at the Zucker School of Medicine. She is the Director of Education, and Director of the Cornea External Disease Fellowship at MEETH, and now most recently adding a new chapter as the Director of Greenwich Village Ophthalmology.
Dr. Schrier has authored, and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and presentations related to anterior segment, cataract, cornea, and infectious disease, presenting and teaching nationally and internationally. Pioneering work with penetration of fluoroquinolones, cross linking and infectious keratitis, and immunotherapies related to graft rejection are some of the subjects she has presented. She is founding member of the New York Chapter of Women in Ophthalmology and is an active member of The New York Ophthalmologic Society. Her clinical practice includes research and teaching within the Northwell Health System and extends to Cornell and Downstate.
She has received numerous Master Teacher Awards from MEETH, Columbia, and Downstate throughout the years, having dedicated most of her career to training medical students, residents, and fellows. She has received recognition from Castle Connolly, New York Times Best Doctors, and New York Best Doctors.
Dr. Schrier is passionate about the importance of teaching and has been privileged to organize or be a part of several global missions to Haiti, Peru, and India.
Dr. Emily Ceisler is a board certified pediatric ophthalmologist and strabismus surgeon with a private practice in Manhattan and Westchester County. She performs the majority of her pediatric eye surgery at the NYU Medical Center. She is also an attending surgeon at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary.
Dr. Presti received his medical degree at the Universita Cattolica of Rome Italy. He did the pediatric residency at SUNY Downstate Brooklyn and Lenox Hill Hospital and Pediatric Cardiology fellowship at NYU. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at NYU School of Medicine and Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Lenox Hill Hospital/NSLIJ. He has been previously Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Long Island College Hospital and Roosevelt-St. Luke’s Hospital. He has been listed in the Best Doctors List of New York Magazine for 16 years in a row from 1998 to 2013. He conducts a private practice of Pediatric Cardiology in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
He did the pediatric residency at SUNY Downstate Brooklyn and Lenox Hill Hospital Dr. Presti received his medical degree at the Universita Cattolica of Rome Italy.and Pediatric Cardiology fellowship at NYU. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at NYU School of Medicine and Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Lenox Hill Hospital/NSLIJ. He has been previously Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Long Island College Hospital and Roosevelt-St. Luke’s Hospital.
Dr. Amaral is an Associate Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Cohen s Children’s Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedics at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He focuses on scoliosis and pediatric spine surgery, hip reconstruction, fractures, sports medicine, and pediatric foot and ankle disorders.
Dr. Amaral received his undergraduate degree at the University of Rhode Island and his medical degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in the Bronx, NY. He completed his internship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University/ Montefiore Medical Center and fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery/New York Hospital/ Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York, NY.
He is a fellow of the Scoliosis Research Society, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is also a member of the American Medical Association. He is involved in clinical research in pediatric orthopaedics and has published and presented at conferences such as Scoliosis Research Society and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. He is also actively involved in mentoring and teaching medical students and residents.
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Mark A. Steele
MD, P.C.
Emily J. Ceisler
MD
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MD
Marc J. Lustig
MD, PH.D
Shirah R. Schwartz
MD
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