Meet the Surgery Team
Team Leaders
![Robert E. Michler, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief, Montefiore Health System, Chairman, Surgery, Chairman, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/4c095d20-b884-11ee-946e-1f574f05546e.jpg)
Robert E. Michler, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart), Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)
Title: Surgeon-in-Chief, Montefiore Health System, Chairman, Surgery, Chairman, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
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![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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![Dominique M. Jan, MD, PhD, Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Director, Pediatric Transplantation Surgery, Pediatrics - Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/d882b270-c3d0-11eb-a1b3-af964b18991d.jpg)
Dominique M. Jan, MD, PhD
Pediatrics - Surgery
Title: Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Director, Pediatric Transplantation Surgery
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![Milan M. Kinkhabwala, MD, Chief, Transplantation, Director, Abdominal Transplantation, Surgery, Hepatocellular Cancer (Liver Cancer), Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/62273b00-d180-11ec-900c-3512e46a9890.jpg)
Milan M. Kinkhabwala, MD
Surgery, Hepatocellular Cancer (Liver Cancer), Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
Title: Chief, Transplantation, Director, Abdominal Transplantation
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![Evan S. Garfein, MD, Chief, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/9f1bca60-849b-11ee-bbe8-d94b407b9399.jpg)
Evan S. Garfein, MD
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Title: Chief, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
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![Sheldon M. Feldman, MD, Chief, Division of Breast Surgery & Breast Surgical Oncology Director, Breast Cancer Services Professor, Department of Surgery, Surgery, Breast Cancer, Oncology](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/8b39c6a0-c3d2-11eb-9ea2-7374238588d1.jpg)
Sheldon M. Feldman, MD
Surgery, Breast Cancer, Oncology
Title: Chief, Division of Breast Surgery & Breast Surgical Oncology Director, Breast Cancer Services Professor, Department of 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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![Sarah Bellemare, MD, Surgery, Hepatocellular Cancer (Liver Cancer), Pancreatic Cancer, Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/05048470-62dd-11ed-a6be-9d15c7e145c8.jpg)
Sarah Bellemare, MD
Surgery, Hepatocellular Cancer (Liver Cancer), Pancreatic Cancer, Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
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![Teresa Benacquista, MD, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Breast Cancer](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Benacquista_Teresa_MD_3987.jpg)
Teresa Benacquista, MD
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Breast Cancer
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![Steven H. Borenstein, MD, Pediatrics - Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Borenstein_Steven_H_MD_11115837.jpg)
Steven H. Borenstein, MD
Pediatrics - 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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![Alexandre N. Darani, MD, MS, Pediatrics - Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/0f789490-d155-11ee-aceb-2dd319e76c8c.jpg)
Alexandre N. Darani, MD, MS
Pediatrics - Surgery
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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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![Benjamin A. Farber, MD, Pediatrics - Surgery, Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/eac0a250-470e-11ec-9350-298b34a4a389.jpg)
Benjamin A. Farber, MD
Pediatrics - Surgery, Surgery
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![Jay A. Graham, MD, MBA, Surgical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Surgery, Transplant Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Graham_Jay_A_MD_11121336.jpg)
Jay A. Graham, MD, MBA
Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Title: Surgical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
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![Anjuli M. Gupta, MD, Surgery, Breast Cancer](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/8e6ee220-67e4-11ee-a947-03271f18f730.jpg)
Anjuli M. Gupta, MD
Surgery, Breast Cancer
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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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![Marie E. Le, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons, Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Le_Marie_MD_420x504.jpg)
Marie E. Le, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
Surgery
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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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![Maureen P. McEvoy, MD, Surgery, Breast Cancer, Oncology](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/McEvoy_Maureen_P_MD_11117822.jpg)
Maureen P. McEvoy, MD
Surgery, Breast Cancer, Oncology
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![Sean P. McGrath, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons, General Surgeon, Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/ac0a3120-c80a-11ec-9dd0-4774562b5ae5.jpeg)
Sean P. McGrath, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
Surgery
Title: General Surgeon
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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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![Kelly Nahum, DO, Critical Care - Surgery, Surgery](https://montefiore-find-a-doctor.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/default-doctor-image-blue.png)
Kelly Nahum, DO
Critical Care - Surgery, 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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![Jessica M. Pastoriza, MD, Surgery, Breast Cancer](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/61af9810-56c0-11ec-a12b-63debfbf42ce.jpg)
Jessica M. Pastoriza, MD
Surgery, Breast Cancer
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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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![Aravind Pothula, MD, Attending Physician, Hand and Upper Extremity, Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Pothula_Aravind_MD_420x504.jpg)
Aravind Pothula, MD
Hand Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Title: Attending Physician, Hand and Upper Extremity, Plastic 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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![Joseph A. Ricci, MD, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Ricci_Joseph_MD_420x504.jpg)
Joseph A. Ricci, MD
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
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![Pedro Salomao Piccinini, MD, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/7f685a30-fe53-11ee-9bf0-e37209e93e09.jpg)
Pedro Salomao Piccinini, MD
Plastic & Reconstructive 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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![Nufar Sharon, MD, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/61d82fd0-fe54-11ee-9bf0-e37209e93e09.jpg)
Nufar Sharon, MD
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
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![Michele C. Siciliano, MD, Acute Care Surgeon, Critical Care - Surgery, Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/4efe7c40-f783-11ec-8593-13ee6ececaa5.jpg)
Michele C. Siciliano, MD
Critical Care - Surgery, Surgery
Title: Acute Care Surgeon
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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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![Mindy B. Statter, MD, Surgeon, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatrics - Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Statter_Mindy_MD_420x504.jpg)
Mindy B. Statter, MD
Pediatrics - Surgery
Title: Surgeon, Pediatric Surgery
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![Oren M. Tepper, MD, Director of the Craniofacial Surgery Program, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/580a0ef0-35cf-11ed-8123-8ffce84a9f6a.jpg)
Oren M. Tepper, MD
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Title: Director of the Craniofacial Surgery Program, Children's Hospital at Montefiore
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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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![David Weithorn, MD, General Surgeon, Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/b2d59140-f783-11ec-8593-13ee6ececaa5.jpg)
David Weithorn, MD
Surgery
Title: General Surgeon
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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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![Hillary C. Yaffe, MD, Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgeon, Program Director Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Yaffe_Hillary_MD_420x504.jpg)
Hillary C. Yaffe, MD
Surgery
Title: Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgeon, Program Director Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgery Fellowship
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- Abier A. Abdelnaby, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
- Francis B. Baccay, MD
- Sarah Bellemare, MD
- Teresa Benacquista, MD
- Steven H. Borenstein, MD
- Diego R. Camacho, MD
- Jenny J. Choi, MD
- Alexandre N. Darani, MD, MS
- Helen T. Davido, MD
- Iyare Esemuede, MD
- Benjamin A. Farber, MD
- Sheldon M. Feldman, MD
- Evan S. Garfein, MD
- Jay A. Graham, MD, MBA
- Anjuli M. Gupta, MD
- Renee Huang, MD
- Dominique M. Jan, MD, PhD
- Milan M. Kinkhabwala, MD
- Marie E. Le, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
- Rebecca A. Levine, MD
- John C. McAuliffe, MD, MD, PhD
- Maureen P. McEvoy, MD
- Sean P. McGrath, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
- William S. Melvin, MD
- Robert E. Michler, MD
- Erin Moran-Atkin, MD
- Kelly Nahum, DO
- Katia T. Papalezova, MD
- Jessica M. Pastoriza, MD
- Robert L. Plummer, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
- Aravind Pothula, MD
- Anibal O. Puente, MD
- Joseph A. Ricci, MD
- Pedro Salomao Piccinini, MD
- Peter Shamamian, MD
- Kenneth Shapiro, MD
- Nufar Sharon, MD
- Michele C. Siciliano, MD
- Vance L. Smith, MD
- Prashanth V. Sreeramoju, MD, MD,MPH
- Mindy B. Statter, MD
- Oren M. Tepper, MD
- Joseph T. Vazzana, MD
- David Weithorn, MD
- Othon Wiltz, MD
- Hillary C. Yaffe, MD