Meet the General Surgery Team
Team Leader
![William S. Melvin, MD, Vice Chairman for Clinical Surgery, Division Chief, General Surgery, Director, Advanced GI Surgery, Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Oncology, Stomach (Gastric) Cancer](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Melvin_W_Scott_MD_11120893.jpg)
William S. Melvin, MD
Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Oncology, Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
Title: Vice Chairman for Clinical Surgery, Division Chief, General Surgery, Director, Advanced GI Surgery
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Physicians
![Abier A. Abdelnaby, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons, Director, Colon and Rectal Surgical Services, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery, Colorectal Cancer](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Abier_Abdelnaby_MD_420x504.jpg)
Abier A. Abdelnaby, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery, Colorectal Cancer
Title: Director, Colon and Rectal Surgical Services
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![Francis B. Baccay, MD, Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Baccay_Francis_B_MD_11122007.jpg)
Francis B. Baccay, MD
Surgery
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![Diego R. Camacho, MD, Director, Minimally Invasive and Laparoscopic General Surgery, Site Director, Bariatric Surgery, Weiler Division, Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Camacho_Diego_MD_420x504.jpg)
Diego R. Camacho, MD
Surgery
Title: Director, Minimally Invasive and Laparoscopic General Surgery, Site Director, Bariatric Surgery, Weiler Division
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![Jenny J. Choi, MD, Director, Bariatric Surgery, Associate Director, Clinical Affairs, Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/9e6a5f70-2372-11ef-ad34-9d5d531b46fd.jpg)
Jenny J. Choi, MD
Surgery
Title: Director, Bariatric Surgery, Associate Director, Clinical Affairs
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![Helen T. Davido, MD, Attending Surgeon, Critical Care - Surgery, Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/d53fa930-c80a-11ec-a978-19533470ee81.jpeg)
Helen T. Davido, MD
Critical Care - Surgery, Surgery
Title: Attending Surgeon
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![Iyare Esemuede, MD, Attending Physician, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/fcd013d0-5fbf-11ec-8136-139dc31b73e2.jpg)
Iyare Esemuede, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery
Title: Attending Physician
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![Renee Huang, MD, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery, Colorectal Cancer](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/14849cb0-0175-11ed-8f9b-9df338ec346d.jpg)
Renee Huang, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery, Colorectal Cancer
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![Rebecca A. Levine, MD, Colorectal Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Department of Surgery, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery, Anal Cancer](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/9daf82c0-0175-11ed-ab16-49eb4b6c91a3.jpg)
Rebecca A. Levine, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery, Anal Cancer
Title: Colorectal Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Department of Surgery
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![John C. McAuliffe, MD, MD, PhD, Attending Physician, Hepatobiliary and Upper GI Surgery, Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Neuroendocrine Cancer](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/69c7c400-aa4c-11ee-bc20-6b61c568473c.jpg)
John C. McAuliffe, MD, MD, PhD
Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Neuroendocrine Cancer
Title: Attending Physician, Hepatobiliary and Upper GI Surgery
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![Erin Moran-Atkin, MD, Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Moran-Atkin_Erin_MD.jpg)
Erin Moran-Atkin, MD
Surgery
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![Katia T. Papalezova, MD, Surgical Oncologist, Department of Surgery, Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Melanoma, Soft Tissue Sarcoma](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Papalezova_Katia_T_MD_11118256.jpg)
Katia T. Papalezova, MD
Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Melanoma, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Title: Surgical Oncologist, Department of Surgery
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![Robert L. Plummer, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons, Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Plummer_Robert_MD_420x504.jpg)
Robert L. Plummer, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
Surgery
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![Anibal O. Puente, MD, Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Puente_Anibal_MD_420x504.jpg)
Anibal O. Puente, MD
Surgery
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![Peter Shamamian, MD, Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, Vice Chairman, Quality Improvement and Performance, Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Shamamian_Peter_MD_420x504.jpg)
Peter Shamamian, MD
Surgery
Title: Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, Vice Chairman, Quality Improvement and Performance
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![Kenneth Shapiro, MD, Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/34c2e470-6f18-11ee-9e09-8d281394143a.jpg)
Kenneth Shapiro, MD
Surgery
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![Vance L. Smith, MD, Director, Acute Care Surgery, Moses Campus, Critical Care - Surgery, Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Smith_Vance_MD_420x504.jpg)
Vance L. Smith, MD
Critical Care - Surgery, Surgery
Title: Director, Acute Care Surgery, Moses Campus
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![Prashanth V. Sreeramoju, MD, MD,MPH, Site Director, General Surgery, Jack D. Weiler Hospital, Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Sreeramoju_Prashanth_MD_420x504.jpg)
Prashanth V. Sreeramoju, MD, MD,MPH
Surgery
Title: Site Director, General Surgery, Jack D. Weiler Hospital
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![Joseph T. Vazzana, MD, Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Vazzana_Joseph_T_MD_11122165.jpg)
Joseph T. Vazzana, MD
Surgery
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![Othon Wiltz, MD, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery, Colorectal Cancer](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Wiltz_Othon_MD_420x504.jpg)
Othon Wiltz, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgery, Colorectal Cancer
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- Abier A. Abdelnaby, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
- Francis B. Baccay, MD
- Diego R. Camacho, MD
- Jenny J. Choi, MD
- Helen T. Davido, MD
- Iyare Esemuede, MD
- Renee Huang, MD
- Rebecca A. Levine, MD
- John C. McAuliffe, MD, MD, PhD
- William S. Melvin, MD
- Erin Moran-Atkin, MD
- Katia T. Papalezova, MD
- Robert L. Plummer, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
- Anibal O. Puente, MD
- Peter Shamamian, MD
- Kenneth Shapiro, MD
- Vance L. Smith, MD
- Prashanth V. Sreeramoju, MD, MD,MPH
- Joseph T. Vazzana, MD
- Othon Wiltz, MD